Happy Fourth of July! - What Did You Folks Do?

[JDogindy]

Me? I'm not going to be here, since the libraries are all closed. But, I'll be occupied with playing video games and enjoying CourtTV's marathon of World's Wildest Police Videos (just got cable a few days ago)

I won't have any fireworks to play, because you all remember me talking about firing a Roman Candle at my face by accident last year. But I'll probably find a way to get a close view of the Freedom Blast here in Indy.

So, whatdya gonna do tomorrow? Picnic? Vacation? Fire bottle rockets at one another?

[mrc1214]

Im having a big BBQ at my house like very year. My family , friends and neighbors come over someone usually brings fireworks. And once the drinking starts firecrackers usually start getting thrown at one another. Just at peoples feet we dont usually get crazy.

[Forefinger]

I'm going to work.......well if I can call this work.......

[JDogindy]

I'm going to work.......well if I can call this work.......
Well, what is it then? You better not celebrate our countries' independence by blowing up a part of it.

http://www.duffzone.co.uk/framegrabs/3f22/12112002181433.jpg

http://www.duffzone.co.uk/framegrabs/3f22/12112002181508.jpg

Now, that's a weapon of mass destruction.

[Guapo Méndez]

Well, what is it then? You better not celebrate our countries' independence by blowing up a part of it.

http://www.duffzone.co.uk/framegrabs/3f22/12112002181433.jpg

http://www.duffzone.co.uk/framegrabs/3f22/12112002181508.jpg

Now, that's a weapon of mass destruction.


Homer buying illegal fireworks gotta be one of the funniest moments in the series.

[jessecuster3]

Its my birthday tomorrow so we are having a BBQ.

[glue]

I'm going to sit on my couch, watch PARANOIA AGENT since I've got it on DVR and read Ostrander's MARTIAN MANHUNTER and Simonson's THOR runs (well what I own of them).

[glue]

Its my birthday tomorrow


That's very patriotic of you.


*salute*

[Lubichev]

Well, I'm not American yet, but..........
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c368/Lubichev/CHA.gif
I'm performing THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (abridged)

"600 Years of History in 6000 seconds! From Washington to Watergate, yea verily from the Bering Straits to Baghdad, from New World to New World Order, three cultural guerillas from three differents parts of the world will take you on a ninety minute rollercoaster ride through the glorious quagmire that is American History."

Happy Fourth. Whatever it means to you.

[EZMOHR]

I'm gonna sleep, and then have to go into work 5 hours early for the Fourth to catch all the drunks. It's Independence Day, you would think we could give the drunks the night off.

[Valmore]

I'm going to sleep. Feed the baby. Rock the baby to sleep. Maybe eat a little something. And enjoy having the day off for once.

[Forefinger]

I'll probably masterbate at some point, but not at work.

[Lubichev]

That is America to me.

[Forefinger]

That is America to me.
I'm glad that I set such a good example.

[Mike Smith]

I'm going to spend time with friends/family, build a fire and BBQ massive amounts of meat, and then watch a big firework show.

[Deathstroke]

I hope to do as little as possible. I will probably read and listen to a CD to write a review.

[Jasper]

Lay in bed, do homework, draw...

Whatever it is it will not be getting off my lazy rear...

[darkkeeperjr]

Grill some dogs and burgers. relaunch My Star Wars model rocket. I may go to the fair grounds and see some fire works.

[Cei-U!]

I hate the 4th (or as I call it, National Drunks-Playing-with-Explosives-in-the-Driest-Part-of-the-Year Day) so I imagine I'll spend it praying that the little jackasses next door don't burn my apartment building down.

Cei-U!
Bah, humbug!

[Dan Apodaca]

I'm gonna set off a shitload of fireworks. And then get druuuuuuuuunk.

[Aelo]

If everything goes as planned, I'll be performing at a BBQ. I wonder if they're gonna feed me... I like it when I get fed...

[Murphman]

i got a buddy (well, ok...he's actually the husband of my wife's friend from high school, which SORTA makes him my buddy by default) who invited me to go to work with him on the 4th. he's a member of a firework squad and he'll be working some carnival with his team and i get to go "backstage" with them and they'll let me shoot off some rounds. i'm pretty stoked about it cuz i've always wanted to know how they go off...are they like mortar rounds or do they have fuses? are they all set up in advance and the guys go hide and press buttons or are they constantly loading up the next shell after the previous one goes off. is it a choreographed or predetermined order or are they just randomly picking up things out of a box and shooting them off?

i'll have all these answers and more, probably on the 5th.

[phoenixrising]

I'm taking my little brother (17's little still, right?) who's visiting from out of town to the Reds/Brewers game. And we'll be the obnoxious Reds fans.

[Deathstroke]

I'm taking my little brother (17's little still, right?) who's visiting from out of town to the Reds/Brewers game. And we'll be the obnoxious Reds fans.

You know I'd never have pictured the lovely and demure Pho as an obnoxious baseball fan.:evilsmile

[Maniacle Mike]

Mmm, BBQ at a friends. Not too original, but it works.

Allready had a blast with fireworks tonight! (yes, overused pun, I know)

[Mick Martin]

I'm going to work, get paid time-and-a-half for it, and every now and then stick my head out the front door to watch the cops drag away the college kids across the street.

[hoffmandu]

Happy Fourth of July everyone. Independence.......mmmmm, feels good.

[hoffmandu]

What, nobody celebrates the 4th? Or is it more of a personal thing towards me?

[Deathstroke]

and every now and then stick my head out the front door to watch the cops drag away the college kids across the street.

Well at least you have your entertainment planned well.

[mrc1214]

Happy 4th of July to you and everybody else on here. Have fun at your BBQs or whatever your doing.

[Shellhead]

Generally, these boards are fairly inactive on family holidays like the Fourth.

Personally, I'm not particularly excited about the Fourth anymore. There have been more fireworks casualties on the Fourth of July than during the original Revolutionary War. I picture a lot of drunken rednecks throwing illegal fireworks at each other until somebody gets hurt. My apartment complex even banned fireworks this year, because some idiots accidentally set fire to a boat in the parking lot with their bottle rockets. I live walking distance from a pretty good fireworks show, but it's pretty much the same old "Ooh" and "Ah" every year, plus lots of mosquitos.

[DonC]

Happy 4th of July, my fellow Americans. (That's right, Americans. Not "United Statesians" or whatever dumbass, politically correct name some people want to use.)

Let's give a thought to all the men and women who have died for our freedoms in the last 230 years.

And to all the men and women out there who hate the United States and the freedoms we enjoy...

This is for you. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/Don3172/uncle_sam.jpg)

[bert]

I was gonna sit inside, in the air conditioning, and read comics all day (and maybe mow the lawn, if it doesnt' rain).

but Nick's friends are having a pool party, and Nick said it "would be really nice if I came with". .

so it looks like that's the plans.

It's no biggie, I like everyone who is gonna be there. . . but that means from my 4 days off, I :

Sat) went to a big, gay, pool party. . got drunk, came home and slept.

Sun) planned to go to Six Flags w/ my friends, but it rained. Instead we went to the San Marcos outlet mall for 9 hours. . then got drunk, and slept.

Mon) Nick had to work, so I went and got the oil changed, and got my car registration done. then drove up to Nick's work, and met him for lunch, then went home and cleaned for 4 hours. Nick picked me up on the way home from work, ate dinner, and I read Previews, while Nick watched his 6 episoded so Star Trek (next gen) that he had DVRd.

so today, was my lay around doing nothing, relax day.

oh well.

at least it's only a 2 1/2 day work week for me (took a 1/2 day off on Friday to go to Houston w/ Nick to visit our folks).

[Jeff Brady]

Currently listening to:

http://www.britannica.com/psychedelic/images/opsyroc005p4.jpg

It's the only version of the song I can stand, and fullfills my patriotic duty for the day.

[Justin D.]

Generally, these boards are fairly inactive on family holidays like the Fourth.

Personally, I'm not particularly excited about the Fourth anymore. There have been more fireworks casualties on the Fourth of July than during the original Revolutionary War. I picture a lot of drunken rednecks throwing illegal fireworks at each other until somebody gets hurt. My apartment complex even banned fireworks this year, because some idiots accidentally set fire to a boat in the parking lot with their bottle rockets. I live walking distance from a pretty good fireworks show, but it's pretty much the same old "Ooh" and "Ah" every year, plus lots of mosquitos.

I know it's only halfway through the year, but I think we have a winner for Most Cynical Post of the Year.

[Grazzt]

I know it's only halfway through the year, but I think we have a winner for Most Cynical Post of the Year.

Really? While that is somewhat cynical, I don't think that its going to be a shoe-in for most cynical post of the year. Isn't this an election year in the States (not PotUS, I know, but Congress and the Senate)? Plus the Liberal leadership race in Canada happens later on. I'm sure we'll get much more cynicism in a few months.

[Dennis K]

Happy 4th of July

[sirgod]

One burnt apartment Does not a Nation Build.

Happy 4th you all. Also, A happy canada day for those the other day.

Stephen

[Justin D.]

Really? While that is somewhat cynical, I don't think that its going to be a shoe-in for most cynical post of the year. Isn't this an election year in the States (not PotUS, I know, but Congress and the Senate)? Plus the Liberal leadership race in Canada happens later on. I'm sure we'll get much more cynicism in a few months.

Ok, what about Most Out of the Blue Cynical Post?

It reminded me of that episode of Seinfeld where Jerry was pretending to be a downer and said birthdays signified nothing more than being another year closer to death.

[Deathstroke]

Sat) went to a big, gay, pool party. . got drunk, came home and slept.


Dare I ask the difference between a big gay pool party and a regular pool party?

[Jade69/Legolaslady]

I went to lunch at Sam's grandparents' house for burgers, hot dogs, deviled eggs and such, then hung out for a bit and came home for the first time in about a week and a half.
I dun wanna go back to work tomorrow :(
I will say, on a more serious note that I'm very glad to have been born here. In the newspaper they put a few of the potential questions people have to answer in order to become a US Citizen, and dang, without multiple choice I doubt I would have gotten half of them right.

[bert]

Dare I ask the difference between a big gay pool party and a regular pool party?

a PfoB as Nick put it. . . (a Pool full of Bears).

the difference would be, lots of bears, a couple of them w/ pink terrycloth bathrobes and pumps, only one woman, and a bunch of folks wearing speedo type trunks who really, really shouldn't.

oh, and lots of "c-rings" under swimsuits. . if you know what that means.

[Deathstroke]

a PfoB as Nick put it. . . (a Pool full of Bears).

the difference would be, lots of bears, a couple of them w/ pink terrycloth bathrobes and pumps, only one woman, and a bunch of folks wearing speedo type trunks who really, really shouldn't.

oh, and lots of "c-rings" under swimsuits. . if you know what that means.

I guess it is true, you do learn something new every day.

[david r]

I took my mother out. She has severe health problems, and she wanted to get out of her house for the 4th. We went and saw The DaVinci Code she's really been wanting to see it.

It's not dark out yet, so I'm not sure what fireworks I will go see. Going to work tomorrow kind of dampens my enthusiasm.

[Rachel Grey]

Normally I dont give a crap about the 4th as we dont celebrate it here in .au but Happy 4th from Azeroth! Wooohooo free magic beer!

[Poka Lola Luau]

I went to the International Freedom Festival on the 28th, watched Greenfield Village's fireworks from the side of the freeway a few days later, and on the 4th saw Superman Returns in IMAX 3D and went to a barbecue.

[Justin D.]

I went to the International Freedom Festival on the 28th, watched Greenfield Village's fireworks from the side of the freeway a few days later, and on the 4th saw Superman Returns in IMAX 3D and went to a barbecue.

...International..Freedom Festival? As in other countries besides USA? This is not their thread! This is our thread! Out!

[mrc1214]

I had a BBQ, it rained for a while and I came on here yesterday. Around like 8 alot of people around here had fireworks so i went outside and watched. Pretty fun 4th of July. We also had a big beer pong tournament which was fun.

[Poka Lola Luau]

...International..Freedom Festival? As in other countries besides USA? This is not their thread! This is our thread! Out!

Heh, well a few people on our side of the river booed the Canadian flag as the plane carrying it went by, if that makes you feel better.

[Copper]

My family's italian. This meant we chowed down on hamburgers and hot dogs and the other 5000 pounds of food relatives brought. Afterwards, I got to watch the family burst a few blood vessels when Italy was playing Germany in the World Cup.

[tricksterpup]

We were at a park and watched rescue crews look for a drowned body.
http://www.startribune.com/462/story/532921.html

So it turned out to be a pretty crappy 4th for me and my Girlfriend.

[Forefinger]

I played Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and watched The Matrix while getting paid $ 18 an hour yesterday.

[Justin D.]

I went to a barbecue during the day where I didn't know the people who owned the house until I got there. Cool people.

For the night, I stood in the rain on a bridge with other people and watched an amazing fireworks show over the water. By other people, I don't mean I was with them, but that there were a lot of other people on the bridge. Alone or not, it was an awesome show. I think the rain actually made it feel cooler.

[Loren]

I hung out at my folks house, did some reading on a bizarre trial about a conspiracy to kill MLK, had dinner with the family, and then sang with my chorus at a local 4th of July city celebration. Then I went home and recorded me singing the Star-Spangled Banner (http://www.geocities.com/lorencollins/SSB.mp3) in seven languages.