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Happy 4th of July!

post #1 of 115
7/4/08 at 1:00am
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Wang Chi: Here's to the Army and Navy and the battles they have won; here's to America's colors, the colors that never run.
Jack Burton: May the wings of liberty never lose a feather.

Happy Fourth of July all! I invite everyone to join me in a nice cold beer as I prep for the annual BBQ. This is America, time to drink ourselves silly, eat some fatty ass food and blow some shit up!
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post #2 of 115
7/4/08 at 1:18am
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post #3 of 115
7/4/08 at 1:57am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2_YKQGE_U
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post #4 of 115
7/4/08 at 2:07am
Happy Birthday, America! For a young country your ass sure is fat. Here's a crappy supermarket toy I bought on the way to the party.

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post #5 of 115
7/4/08 at 2:22am
Captain America: World Policeman
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post #6 of 115
7/4/08 at 2:44am
Today's my birthday. 27 years old!
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post #7 of 115
7/4/08 at 4:19am
Anderson and Olson, I'll see your Capt. America and raise you a "Great American"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMuE47Zp2hY

Happy birthday Sam Strange! ^^
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post #8 of 115
7/4/08 at 4:46am
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Originally Posted by Anderson View Post
Looks like you were beaten to the punch, old chum. Gotta be PRET-ty quick on the draw to beat me, I'm afraid.
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post #9 of 115
7/4/08 at 9:24am
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Originally Posted by Chris Olson View Post
What he said.
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post #10 of 115
7/4/08 at 10:11am
Happy Independence Day guys. Enjoy your day off.
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post #11 of 115
7/4/08 at 10:17am
Happy birthday, fuckers. And don't worry. Soon you'll be out of puberty and you'll start behaving normally.
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post #12 of 115
7/4/08 at 10:20am
This! Is! America!
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post #13 of 115
7/4/08 at 10:50am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRGUq...eature=related
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post #14 of 115
7/4/08 at 10:52am
Enjoy.
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post #15 of 115
7/4/08 at 11:40am
It's not just anybody, mofos....

It's NEIL, at his most dramatic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3S7mlRYL-8
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post #16 of 115
7/4/08 at 11:49am
This ain't a patriotic party until our leader makes an appearance:







Happy Fourth, everyone! Stay safe, and try not to strangle those obnoxious neighbors who think they're pyrotechnics experts...
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post #17 of 115
7/4/08 at 11:55am
Happy 4th, folks! May it be safe, sunny, and spectacular for all of you. Thanks especially to England for getting the ball rolling in the first place oh so many centuries ago (War of 1812 made us even, ok?).

On a personal note, maybe THIS year will be the year my asshole neighbors across from us will finally get busted for their pissant and illegal fireworks show. Or blow some fingers off, I ain't picky.
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post #18 of 115
7/4/08 at 12:04pm
http://youtube.com/watch?v=83nl5yqmVOI
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post #19 of 115
7/4/08 at 12:30pm
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Originally Posted by Chris Olson View Post
Looks like you were beaten to the punch, old chum. Gotta be PRET-ty quick on the draw to beat me, I'm afraid.
Well, shit.

Here's my second salvo.

Try beating me to the punch now, Olson!
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post #20 of 115
7/4/08 at 12:54pm
Take that, England!
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post #21 of 115
7/4/08 at 1:13pm
And as a birthday present from me, the number one viewed result on youtube when you search for 'national anthem'.

You're welcome.
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post #22 of 115
7/4/08 at 1:21pm
Ah the day the USA gets to make fun of England...

wait thats every day,

To all the chewers who celebrate it - have a great weekend!
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post #23 of 115
7/4/08 at 1:28pm
And Jesse Helmes is dead.

GOD BLESS US, EVERY ONE (AMERICANS ONLY)
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post #24 of 115
7/4/08 at 1:45pm
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Originally Posted by Tati View Post
Happy Independence Day guys. Enjoy your day off.
No one told my boss it's the 4th of July. I work until 10:00 PM.
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post #25 of 115
7/4/08 at 1:55pm
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Originally Posted by Andre Dellamorte View Post
And Jesse Helmes is dead.

GOD BLESS US, EVERY ONE (AMERICANS ONLY)
There has been no greater of a combination since the day Supreme Court struck down anti-sodomy laws and Strom Thurmond kickin the bucket. HUZZAH!
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post #26 of 115
7/4/08 at 1:58pm
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Originally Posted by Justin Clark View Post
"Tonight, we dine in VIRGINIA!"
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post #27 of 115
7/4/08 at 2:24pm
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Originally Posted by Eric Cordo View Post
No one told my boss it's the 4th of July. I work until 10:00 PM.
I work from 6 til midnight.

On all working today, I at least bid you to enjoy your time and a half.
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post #28 of 115
7/4/08 at 2:26pm
I just hope you guys are getting some sweet-ass overtime.
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post #29 of 115
7/4/08 at 2:27pm
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Originally Posted by Justin Clark View Post
I work from 6 til midnight.

On all working today, I at least bid you to enjoy your time and a half.
Now that I think about it, I don't think I got paid time and a half last year for the 4th... Does holiday pay go state to state or is it just in general for a national holiday?
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post #30 of 115
7/4/08 at 2:34pm
Generally, nationwide, any decent employer pays time and a half for a holiday, but it's not a government-upheld standard. Again, though, with the decency: If they don't consider working a holiday worth the extra money and you're not a cop/firefighter/etc, you're kinda being screwed.
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post #31 of 115
7/4/08 at 2:37pm
Our owner is a horrible, horrible person that still has people illegally working for minimum wage. So I doubt I'm getting overtime for today.
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post #32 of 115
7/4/08 at 2:42pm
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Originally Posted by Justin Clark View Post
Generally, nationwide, any decent employer pays time and a half for a holiday, but it's not a government-upheld standard. Again, though, with the decency: If they don't consider working a holiday worth the extra money and you're not a cop/firefighter/etc, you're kinda being screwed.
It's as if the labor movement never existed for you guys. Are there really no laws for this kind of stuff over there?
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post #33 of 115
7/4/08 at 2:46pm
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Originally Posted by Eric Cordo View Post
Our owner is a horrible, horrible person that still has people illegally working for minimum wage. So I doubt I'm getting overtime for today.
Steal some shit.
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post #34 of 115
7/4/08 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by Ken Savage View Post
Ah the day the USA gets to make fun of England...
I can never get tired of this one;



Washington, Washington ...

Happy 4th, careful with those fireworks folks!
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post #35 of 115
7/4/08 at 2:57pm
Thank you, Cap! I had totally forgotten about that one!

I'm sitting here with a fresh lemonade, watching The Twilight Zone marathon on SciFi. I've got a sunburn from the Drive-By Truckers concert I went to yesterday and I only got out of my pajamas an hour ago. I'm pretty sure that this is what Jefferson was going on about.
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post #36 of 115
7/4/08 at 3:01pm
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Originally Posted by stelios View Post
It's as if the labor movement never existed for you guys. Are there really no laws for this kind of stuff over there?
Nope. But, again, normally, it's not even a question: holidays=overtime pay. I've yet to hold a job where that wasn't the case.

I think Tati's onto something, Eric. Go for it. It's the American way.
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post #37 of 115
7/4/08 at 3:12pm
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I think Tati's onto something, Eric. Go for it. It's the American way.
Fuck. Yeah.
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post #38 of 115
7/4/08 at 3:22pm
Flying out in a few minutes to visit the heart of America - Las Vegas!

Enjoy the holiday weekend, everyone. Eat heartily, get very drunk and/or stoned, have some energetic sex, and come back with all your fingers.
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post #39 of 115
7/4/08 at 4:35pm
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post #40 of 115
7/4/08 at 4:52pm
THAT'S what our boys are fighting for! Thanks, Diva!
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post #41 of 115
7/4/08 at 5:07pm
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post #42 of 115
7/4/08 at 5:33pm
What's more patriotic than Sam the Eagle?

How about fireworks? Here's the guy to get 'em for ya.
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post #43 of 115
7/4/08 at 5:42pm
Happy 4th everyone! It was raining earlier today, so no barbecue, but I still ate a nice lunch with my girlfriend, Dad, and Grandparents.

I wouldn't have minded working today, for time and a half, but a three day weekend is too friggin' good to pass up, and the evening is only going to get better. Taking the girlfriend out, and we're going to see The Strangers.
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post #44 of 115
7/4/08 at 6:59pm
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I love my wife. On the way home from picking up some steaks (grilling out for some friends we have in town) she picked me up a 12 pack of the greatest American beer to help celebrate the day.

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post #45 of 115
7/4/08 at 7:40pm
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Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post
I'm sitting here with a fresh lemonade, watching The Twilight Zone marathon on SciFi. I've got a sunburn from the Drive-By Truckers concert I went to yesterday and I only got out of my pajamas an hour ago. I'm pretty sure that this is what Jefferson was going on about.
Oh, I hear you. An all day Law and Order marathon, interrupted only by JAWS at 8 PM, gallons of ice water to drink - those founding fathers sure had the right idea.

And seriously, I DO think it's appropriate that Helms kicked the bucket today. Now every American has yet another reason to celebrate on this holiday, because if there was anyone who had no clue what the word "freedom" meant, it was that guy.

Eric, your boss blows. Steal some stuff and call it your own Boston Tea Party-style rebellion.
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post #46 of 115
7/4/08 at 8:45pm
Oh bougie? Just watched TV Funhouse after watching Batman Begins Blu-Ray, now watching Trading Places Blu-Ray, might follow it with The Ruins (BR). Then go out dancing, if my back feels better. Drinking Stone IPA and Ace Cider.
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post #47 of 115
7/4/08 at 9:00pm
Just got back from The Wackness, gonna continue watching Duck, You Sucker and probably hit the pool after I stop eating chips.
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post #48 of 115
7/4/08 at 9:02pm
Man, I haven't had a 4th of July off in I don't know how long. Sounds like everyone had a good one, though. Enjoy.
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post #49 of 115
7/4/08 at 9:03pm
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Originally Posted by Ken Savage View Post
Ah the day the USA gets to make fun of England...

wait thats every day,
No No No, today we make fun of England. Every other day we go back to making of France. Get it right.
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post #50 of 115
7/4/08 at 10:51pm
God bless America, for its potential and gift for invention is limitless...

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