HAPPY BIRTHDAY, America!

[Smellincoffee]

'Tis the day when we read the first line of the Declaration of Independence and say good things about guys in wigs fighting those bad men in red coats. It's a day to love, or hate, America.

I always gear up for the holiday by reading a few books related to the subject: this year I chose biographies of Charles Carroll and John Dickinson, followed by a novel (The Whiskey Rebels) set during Washington's administration. Tomorrow I'll cook a picnic ham at my grandmother's and cajole people into watching John Adams with me, if possible.

Celebrate safe!

 

[cybrxkhan]

Some idiots near where I live are setting off (probably illegal) fireworks even though it's not the fourth of july yet. Granted I'm currently living smack dab right next to my college, so it's probably just some stupid college kids.

As it isn't that day yet where I live (we got about an hour to go), I shall refrain from saying any congratulations to the United State of America until the proper time has come.

 

[Kyriakos]

'This will be our independence day'

 

[FriendlyFire]

Spoiler language :

Moderator Action: I put the Polandball comic in a spoiler because of language.

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

2015 years old and still sticking. Amazing!

 

[Kyriakos]

2015 years old and still sticking. Amazing!

 

[Terxpahseyton]

Her mother nations understand all too well her apprehension towards abortion.

 

[Kyriakos]

 

[Arakhor]

That Polandball article has infractable language in it.

 

[Borachio]

Yes. Happy Birthday, the US of A. And many happy returns of the day.

Now, please just take a deep breath (before you blow your candles out) and remember that 95% of the world isn't you.

 

[Kyriakos]

Happy birthday USA

(and for a second wish: be better in the future, and the same wish for the rest of the countries in our planet)

 

[shadowplay]

HaPpY FouRTh! Now go forth and eat hot dogs and blow crap up!

 

[Formaldehyde]

Some idiots near where I live are setting off (probably illegal) fireworks even though it's not the fourth of july yet. Granted I'm currently living smack dab right next to my college, so it's probably just some stupid college kids.

They started going off here as soon as the vendors started selling them.

Florida has a goofy law that states farmers can legally purchase them to scare varmints off their land. So they have you sign a statement that you are buying them for agricultural uses.

At least locals don't typically shoot their guns into the air anymore...

 

[cybrxkhan]

Ok, now it is July 4th where I am.


'MVRICA!!!
'MVRICA!!!
'MVRICA!!!
'MVRICA!!!
'MVRICA!!!

They started going off here as soon as the vendors started selling them.

Florida has a goofy law that states farmers can legally purchase them to scare varmints off their land. So they have you sign a statement that you are buying them for agricultural uses.

At least locals don't typically shoot their guns into the air anymore...

So it's basically a formality sort of thing that everyone knows is a sham, kind of like porn laws in Japan.

 

[Mechanicalsalvation]

God bless America and no one else.

 

[warpus]

Happy Birthday America! Please continue going after FIFA. Jail those bastards!

 

[Kyriakos]

The land of the #Free

and the home

of the

#Brave

 

[cybrxkhan]

Also, here's another obligatory Polandball comic:

 

[sophie]

My only regret is not buying obnoxious american flag paraphernalia

 

[madviking]