July 4, 20214 yr Go out there and barbecue, mother****ers!🎇🇺🇸🎇 🇺🇸RFK Jr 2024🇺🇸 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
July 4, 20214 yr Yes, Happy 4th July American members 🥂🍾 "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
July 4, 20214 yr Just for today: (...RIP Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Isles, et al.) Edited July 4, 20214 yr by Bartimaeus Quote Against stupidity we have no defense. Neither protests nor force can touch it. Reasoning is of no use. Facts that contradict personal prejudices can simply be disbelieved - indeed, the fool can counter by criticizing them, and if they are undeniable, they can just be pushed aside as trivial exceptions. So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self-satisfied. In fact, they can easily become dangerous, as it does not take much to make them aggressive. For that reason, greater caution is called for than with a malicious one. Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous.
July 4, 20214 yr Author 10 minutes ago, Bartimaeus said: Just for today: Kevin Costner's body is ready. Edited July 4, 20214 yr by Keyrock 🇺🇸RFK Jr 2024🇺🇸 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
July 4, 20214 yr twitch..... twitch..... must not comment.... nooooo........ IT'S NOT AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY! IT'S THE DAY THE UNITED COLONIES DECLARED INDEPEDENCE (WAR) FROM ENGLAND! THE UNITED STATES ACTUAL BIRTHDAY WAS SEPTEMBER 9TH 1776 WHEN THE THE COLONIES BECAME STATES. OR JUNE 21 1788 WHEN THE CONSTITUTION WAS RATIFIED! NOT HISTORICALLY ACCURATE! I'm soooo sorry... I can't stop myself.... I need help! "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
July 4, 20214 yr is ez to forget that the british remained the single greatest foreign threat to the US until into the 20th century, and it took wwi to kinda/sorta change that pov. pretend like revolution, and then that little misunderstanding in 1812, were just kinda aberrations in a long and friendly relationship 'tween the US and the brits ignores history. heck, were brit engineers who functional designed much o' the japanese navy, and they did so knowing that there would be increasing tension 'tween us and imperial japan. so, as is our tradition, we warn sweary forthcoming Spoiler also not pimping samsung, but it kinda makes us smile. HA! Good Fun! ps sands the shouting, we will once again question gd's history on this. symbolism is important, nevertheless, july 2 or july4 is swell as to ratification by the continental congress dates... with july 2nd most appropriate. august 2, 1776 is fine if you is a stickler for signing as were the original complaint on this matter. Constitution or articles of confederation has little to do with independence, so will ignore those dates. Edited July 4, 20214 yr by Gromnir "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
July 4, 20214 yr Today is also my nephew's birthday. No, I'm not the uncle of Uncle Sam. If I were I'd made sure his mama did a better job of disciplining him. Edited July 4, 20214 yr by the_dog_days
July 4, 20214 yr 39 minutes ago, Gromnir said: is ez to forget that the british remained the single greatest foreign threat to the US until into the 20th century, and it took wwi to kinda/sorta change that pov. pretend like revolution, and then that little misunderstanding in 1812, were just kinda aberrations in a long and friendly relationship 'tween the US and the brits ignores history. heck, were brit engineers who functional designed much o' the japanese navy, and they did so knowing that there would be increasing tension 'tween us and imperial japan. so, as is our tradition, we warn sweary forthcoming Reveal hidden contents also not pimping samsung, but it kinda makes us smile. HA! Good Fun! ps sands the shouting, we will once again question gd's history on this. symbolism is important, nevertheless, july 2 or july4 is swell as to ratification by the continental congress dates... with july 2nd most appropriate. august 2, 1776 is fine if you is a stickler for signing as were the original complaint on this matter. Constitution or articles of confederation has little to do with independence, so will ignore those dates. But the US as the political entity it is today technically didn’t exist until the current Constitution was adopted. So it’s not out of the ballpark to suggest that date. After all the Articles of Confederation would have led to a very different country had they been kept. But you do realize I am sure I’m not being serious or critical with the whole NOT HISTORICALLY ACCURATE schtick. It was just a little joke from the movie thread that’s probably getting stale "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
July 4, 20214 yr @Guard Dogthe word is "independence." what is day of independence? the suggestion there were no independence 'til 1787 beggars the imagination. articles and constitution are a non issue. funny. you are trying to rulez lawyer this for some reason. you think you found a flaw in the reasoning and logic, but you is utter missing. sheesh. so, happy independence day. done. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
July 4, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, Gromnir said: @Guard Dogthe word is "independence." what is day of independence? the suggestion there were no independence 'til 1787 beggars the imagination. articles and constitution are a non issue. funny. you are trying to rulez lawyer this for some reason. you think you found a flaw in the reasoning and logic, but you is utter missing. sheesh. so, happy independence day. done. HA! Good Fun! 😆 i’m sorry I thought the title of this thread was happy birthday! "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
July 4, 20214 yr apologies. one last try. the thread is also tagged as "independence day." is quibble over nomenclature. in korea, people are considered a year older than what would be their western birth date, 'cause conception matters to 'em. argue over what constitutes the birth o' the nation? fine. whatever. independence day were alternative july 2 or july 4, 1776 and if you get shorts in twist over signing of documents, then august 2 o' same year works. three good dates for independence and all have their place in the utter pointless argument over birthday of the nation which, as it turns out, is a somewhat arbitrary distinction for the existence o' a nation. go ahead and tell us what is rome's birthday. equal pointless. is pivotal dates worth knowing, but a specific birthday is gonna be debatable, and debatable only to a handful o' uptight scholars and perhaps a few history nerds who started their independence day drinking a bit early. HA! Good Fun! ps not continuing the argument, but am gonna suggest that for a few o' us the united states were restless gestating 'til at least 1865 when georgia final ratified the 13th amendment on december 2, abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to any and all native born, with the notable exception o' native americans who were not afforded such a right until june 2, 1924. fun fact: mississippi did not ratify the 13th amendment until 1995. am now gonna go get our pre grilling prepared, 'cause barbeque (used as a verb) is something else. barbeque v. grill is actual worth fighting 'bout btw. Edited July 4, 20214 yr by Gromnir "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
July 4, 20214 yr Happy B-day to my country! Hopefully we'll get our s--t together soon so we can have another prosperous 245 years and not go the wayside. Even so, if we wind up a 2nd rate country in the near future, I'd say it's better to be a happy and peaceful 2nd rate country, then a miserable and violent superpower. The next few years will determine our future.
July 4, 20214 yr Author I didn't want to name the thread "Happy Independence Day" because people might post references to an overrated 1996 movie. 🇺🇸RFK Jr 2024🇺🇸 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
July 4, 20214 yr Hurray for us! I mean, US. Thanks. May freedom endure all the travails. 🇺🇸 "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
July 4, 20214 yr 46 minutes ago, Keyrock said: I didn't want to name the thread "Happy Independence Day" because people might post references to an overrated 1996 movie. "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "I love cheese despite the pain and carnage." - ShadySands
July 4, 20214 yr Still gaming with my 9900k/2080ti/32 ram. One day I suppose a game may inspire me to finally upgrade. Maybe.
July 4, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, Gromnir said: @Guard Dog so, happy independence day. "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
July 4, 20214 yr Author 26 minutes ago, LadyCrimson said: I gotta admit that it doesn't get much more American than referencing an overrated 25 year old movie to peddle mediocre at best beer. I do love me some grizzled Bill Pullman, though. Edited July 4, 20214 yr by Keyrock 🇺🇸RFK Jr 2024🇺🇸 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
July 5, 20214 yr Author Outta nowhere! 🇺🇸RFK Jr 2024🇺🇸 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
July 6, 20214 yr Washington's finishing move was called "Crossing the Delaware" apparently. Surprised it looks like a 3/4 facelock jawbreaker though; always figured it'd be more of a crucifix powerbomb. The things you find out these days with all the scholarship into the history of professional wrestling in the US. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
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