Happy 4th!

Mappie · 4th Jul 2003, 10:39 AM

Well to all of us in the United States I just wanted to wish all you a Happy Inependence day. Ill prolly go see fireworks this evening. What are yalls plans?

Thrash123 · 4th Jul 2003, 11:03 AM

I have no idea what I'm going to do. Usually someone calls me wanting me to go with them to see the fireworks locally, so we'll wait and see.

RogueLeader · 4th Jul 2003, 11:41 AM

I work tonight. What a better way to celebrate what America is all about than performing my duties as a wage slave to a large corporation?

SlagterAbe · 4th Jul 2003, 11:45 AM

I too work during celebrationizing, and I'm getting ****ed up not in joyous terms but to dull the agonizing pain in my head caused by living in this country and not being able to get out for at least another 4 years.

Zundfolge · 4th Jul 2003, 02:04 PM

Well, we made it 2 posts before the Anti-America crap

Mappie · 4th Jul 2003, 07:20 PM

I know, its a pitty, forgive me for tryin to show some patriotism. But i dont know if he was being anti-american. It would be great to have atleast 1 thread without destroying the United States though

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Dank · 4th Jul 2003, 08:01 PM

Yay, lets all celebrate the fact that a bunch of white slave owning aristocrats didn't wanna pay their taxes by setting off thousands/millions of dollars worth of fireworks that money could be used to feed starving children in 3rd world countries. Yay for capitalism.

God bless america.

TheShiningWizard · 4th Jul 2003, 09:24 PM

I spent about 10 hours working for a small company run out of someone's house, making 15/hr

Thrash123 · 4th Jul 2003, 09:31 PM

Nice FTU

I just spent all day finishing up a cover of a song, and watching the MASH marathon. Heck yeah, good day.

TheShiningWizard · 4th Jul 2003, 10:13 PM

Gah! I wish I'd known about the MASH marathon. I definitely would've taped it. Oh well...

Do you know if there are any plans to release MASH on DVD?

ghostdaemon · 4th Jul 2003, 10:16 PM

I think some of you are totally missing the point of the 4th of July.

There's at lot of things I don't agree with what our government does now, but it was a crucial step in a better direction. It wasn't just about taxes. Many of the signers of the constitution and people who fought in the war had family members that were killed, or died themselves, or were severely ****ted on. I know a few of them had problems with slaverly, but since the majority of the people back then didn't there wasn't much they could do.

And it didn't just effect the U.S., it helped spark revolutions in other countries.

Shooting of fireworks has nothing to do with capitalism, thats democracy at work. Most people approve of our taxes being spent on celeberating this day.

To me it's more about people who risked or sacrificed their lives to build a better government. Its far from perfect, but its not all black and white.

Anyway... I'm going back out...

GenoOfTheCrayon · 5th Jul 2003, 02:21 AM

Just watched Brave Heart with my dad. What better way to celebrate recieving our independence than watching another country recieve theirs? Hell, it was even from the same country that they won it from

A_Rimmerlister · 5th Jul 2003, 03:20 AM

I never knew Scotland was independent of the UK ...

Original9 · 5th Jul 2003, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FeelTheUniverseXXX

I spent about 10 hours working for a small company run out of someone's house, making 15/hr

For a second I thought you were getting payed to run out of peoples homes.

das_ben · 5th Jul 2003, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A_Rimmerlister

I never knew Scotland was independent of the UK ...

Scottish history.

Became independent under Robert the Bruce in 1314 but lost their independence again later.

McMuffin · 5th Jul 2003, 05:57 AM

I set off some 48 year old cherry bombs.

Mappie · 5th Jul 2003, 09:51 AM

Lol some friends of mine were idiots and threw some firweorks in a manhole......damn that was loud.

Scuddie · 5th Jul 2003, 09:58 AM

*cough* ahem...

You have no idea how much fun my family had this 4th. My uncle, who is a maniac, did a finale project like noone has ever seen. The bastard spent about $350 on fireworks, not including the imports (he wouldnt tell me how much

). He put it on a 2x5 ft board, welded all the fuses to chain react, and showed it off. It went from a half-inch fountain, all the way to those two minute finale cylinders. He lit the half-incher, and it was on it's way.

Funny thing happened though, about five seconds after he lit it off, a police car was in the area patrolling for possible problems, it was common sense to check out the board, so he came by. Everyone freaked out, because they knew there were tons of banned fireworks on the board. The cop came out of his car to check out the area, and one of the arrays (yes, arrays) of Romans went off. The spectacular beauty of the pyrotechnic art caught the cop's eye, and he was speechless as the presentation continued. The thing lasted about ten minutes, ending with 12 airshells going at once. By that time, the whole block was gathered around the site, and everyone was amazed. The police officer who had a big smile on his face, said it was absolutely spectacular, but sadly he had to give my uncle a citation. He said if it was his choice, he would have just watched the thing and taken off. Well, afterwards we roasted marshmallows over the bonfire of once wonderful pyrotechnics.

In short: BEST. 4th. EVER!

Laziness count++

Thrash123 · 5th Jul 2003, 10:07 AM

FTU: The first season is already out on DVD

TheShiningWizard · 5th Jul 2003, 01:21 PM

Whoo! www.deepdiscountdvd.com has seasons 1-4 in a $117 boxed set!

Hmm.... Now I get to be torn between food, fuel, insurance and MASH...

4th Jul 2003, 10:39 AM	#1
Mappie --Total World Domination-- Join Date: Nov. 9th, 2002 Location: maryland, USA Posts: 297	Happy 4th! Well to all of us in the United States I just wanted to wish all you a Happy Inependence day. Ill prolly go see fireworks this evening. What are yalls plans?

4th Jul 2003, 11:03 AM	#2
Thrash123 Obey Leash Laws Join Date: Jul. 19th, 1999 Location: Nowhere to be found. Posts: 4,761	I have no idea what I'm going to do. Usually someone calls me wanting me to go with them to see the fireworks locally, so we'll wait and see. __________________ My Portfolio \| My Music

4th Jul 2003, 11:41 AM	#3
RogueLeader Tama-chan says, "aurf aurf aurf!" Join Date: Oct. 19th, 2000 Location: Indiana. Kill me please. Posts: 5,314	I work tonight. What a better way to celebrate what America is all about than performing my duties as a wage slave to a large corporation? __________________ <SaraP> I have no interest in putting pocky, of any flavor, in my panties

4th Jul 2003, 08:01 PM	#7
Dank Mac Guru Join Date: Sep. 18th, 2000 Location: Genesis 1:12 Posts: 1,641	Yay, lets all celebrate the fact that a bunch of white slave owning aristocrats didn't wanna pay their taxes by setting off thousands/millions of dollars worth of fireworks that money could be used to feed starving children in 3rd world countries. Yay for capitalism. God bless america. __________________ Dank adj. dank·er, dank·est adv. dank·ly n. dank·ness Disagreeably damp or humid. A moist place in a field, possibly akin to damp or to daggle dew. Damp; moist; humid; wet. Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire. --Milton.

4th Jul 2003, 09:24 PM	#8
TheShiningWizard Because it's more fantastical. Join Date: Jun. 26th, 2000 Location: New England Posts: 2,644	I spent about 10 hours working for a small company run out of someone's house, making 15/hr __________________

4th Jul 2003, 11:45 AM	#4
SlagterAbe Registered User Join Date: Jun. 14th, 2003 Location: Bible Belt, America Posts: 4	I too work during celebrationizing, and I'm getting ****ed up not in joyous terms but to dull the agonizing pain in my head caused by living in this country and not being able to get out for at least another 4 years.

4th Jul 2003, 02:04 PM	#5
Zundfolge Registered User Join Date: Dec. 13th, 1999 Location: USA Posts: 5,703	Well, we made it 2 posts before the Anti-America crap

4th Jul 2003, 07:20 PM	#6
Mappie --Total World Domination-- Join Date: Nov. 9th, 2002 Location: maryland, USA Posts: 297	I know, its a pitty, forgive me for tryin to show some patriotism. But i dont know if he was being anti-american. It would be great to have atleast 1 thread without destroying the United States though .

4th Jul 2003, 09:31 PM	#9
Thrash123 Obey Leash Laws Join Date: Jul. 19th, 1999 Location: Nowhere to be found. Posts: 4,761	Nice FTU I just spent all day finishing up a cover of a song, and watching the MASH marathon. Heck yeah, good day. __________________ My Portfolio \| My Music

4th Jul 2003, 10:13 PM	#10
TheShiningWizard Because it's more fantastical. Join Date: Jun. 26th, 2000 Location: New England Posts: 2,644	Gah! I wish I'd known about the MASH marathon. I definitely would've taped it. Oh well... Do you know if there are any plans to release MASH on DVD? __________________

4th Jul 2003, 10:16 PM	#11
ghostdaemon STS member Join Date: Sep. 2nd, 2001 Location: Plymouth, Michigan, USA Posts: 90	I think some of you are totally missing the point of the 4th of July. There's at lot of things I don't agree with what our government does now, but it was a crucial step in a better direction. It wasn't just about taxes. Many of the signers of the constitution and people who fought in the war had family members that were killed, or died themselves, or were severely ***ted on. I know a few of them had problems with slaverly, but since the majority of the people back then didn't there wasn't much they could do. And it didn't just effect the U.S., it helped spark revolutions in other countries. Shooting of fireworks has nothing to do with capitalism, thats democracy at work. Most people approve of our taxes being spent on celeberating this day. To me it's more about people who risked or sacrificed their lives to build a better government. Its far from perfect, but its not all black and white. Anyway... I'm going back out... Last edited by ghostdaemon; 4th Jul 2003 at 10:17 PM.*

5th Jul 2003, 02:21 AM	#12
GenoOfTheCrayon l33t 14 year old with an iron sight RC50 Join Date: Sep. 30th, 2001 Location: Middleof Nowhere Posts: 936	Just watched Brave Heart with my dad. What better way to celebrate recieving our independence than watching another country recieve theirs? Hell, it was even from the same country that they won it from __________________ Morp.

5th Jul 2003, 03:20 AM	#13
A_Rimmerlister JaFO(JBE\|JBM) Join Date: Aug. 3rd, 2001 Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands Posts: 2,920	I never knew Scotland was independent of the UK ... __________________ - Festina Lente - Fac Omniae Mente -

5th Jul 2003, 05:57 AM	#16
McMuffin The sh¡ttiest Infiltrator Join Date: Jul. 30th, 2000 Location: OR Posts: 950	I set off some 48 year old cherry bombs. __________________ [19:45] <Geno\|Morp> I'm a scottish national rock-thrower disguised as a clown who molests children!

5th Jul 2003, 09:51 AM	#17
Mappie --Total World Domination-- Join Date: Nov. 9th, 2002 Location: maryland, USA Posts: 297	Lol some friends of mine were idiots and threw some firweorks in a manhole......damn that was loud.

5th Jul 2003, 09:58 AM	#18
Scuddie I am probably better than you. Join Date: Sep. 29th, 2001 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 379	cough ahem... You have no idea how much fun my family had this 4th. My uncle, who is a maniac, did a finale project like noone has ever seen. The bastard spent about $350 on fireworks, not including the imports (he wouldnt tell me how much ). He put it on a 2x5 ft board, welded all the fuses to chain react, and showed it off. It went from a half-inch fountain, all the way to those two minute finale cylinders. He lit the half-incher, and it was on it's way. Funny thing happened though, about five seconds after he lit it off, a police car was in the area patrolling for possible problems, it was common sense to check out the board, so he came by. Everyone freaked out, because they knew there were tons of banned fireworks on the board. The cop came out of his car to check out the area, and one of the arrays (yes, arrays) of Romans went off. The spectacular beauty of the pyrotechnic art caught the cop's eye, and he was speechless as the presentation continued. The thing lasted about ten minutes, ending with 12 airshells going at once. By that time, the whole block was gathered around the site, and everyone was amazed. The police officer who had a big smile on his face, said it was absolutely spectacular, but sadly he had to give my uncle a citation. He said if it was his choice, he would have just watched the thing and taken off. Well, afterwards we roasted marshmallows over the bonfire of once wonderful pyrotechnics. In short: BEST. 4th. EVER! Laziness count++

5th Jul 2003, 10:07 AM	#19
Thrash123 Obey Leash Laws Join Date: Jul. 19th, 1999 Location: Nowhere to be found. Posts: 4,761	FTU: The first season is already out on DVD __________________ My Portfolio \| My Music

5th Jul 2003, 01:21 PM	#20
TheShiningWizard Because it's more fantastical. Join Date: Jun. 26th, 2000 Location: New England Posts: 2,644	Whoo! www.deepdiscountdvd.com has seasons 1-4 in a $117 boxed set! Hmm.... Now I get to be torn between food, fuel, insurance and MASH... __________________

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