Happy 4th of July to everyone on this side of the pond

[tthurman]

Don't do anything stupid...

[Draco1962]

Same to you. Seems like only yesterday my friends and I were setting off bottle rockets in tree fort to tree for battles, dropping strings of black cats in our friends' mail slots and boxes, launching M80s with Wristrockets, etc... sigh., The good ol' days!

[tthurman]

We used vacuum attachments, like shop vac tubes, for launching them out of the back of my 78 accord hatchback. Geez, I guess everyone was a bit of a hellion at some point right? We used to aim them into people's homes who left their garage open a few feet at the bottom for the cat. One cul-de-sac we frequented a few to often times, and were welcome by some dude with a shotgun one night

One night Vic thought she was throwing a lit brick into a buddy's ex girlfriends mailbox, out my window naturally. Problem was my window was up. You should have seen me driving during the get away phase whilst having my jewels and seat blown to shit!

[Draco1962]

Thought I'd post something from the UK perspective a few hundered years ago...

[stigzler]

I wouldn't wish us on anybody these days - it was a wise decision to invite the Brits to "do one..." So congratulations to our American cousins over the pond and enjoy the day (I sure as hell would be mullered if I could gain my own independence from the UK!)

Have a 'Kegger,' a 'Hirchee' and a game of 'Beer Pong' for me. Oh, but please do start spelling 'colour' correctly.

[Draco1962]

I'll spell color correctly if you will forgo using metrics. Deal?

[stigzler]

No deal. I like Base 10. It makes more sense. Additionally, you guys can have the word "empathetic" back. We will in return keep Piers Morgan here so you don't have to suffer him again. And you can keep Morrissey.

[Draco1962]

OK, you have a deal. I knew we'd find a way to rid ourselves of Piers Morgan! But the former Top Gear blokes are always welcome!

[nullPointer]

We've been duped! The legacy of The Smiths notwithstanding, now we need to find some other rube to dump this Morrissey chump on! Maybe Ben will take him and we'll agree to keep Mel Gibson in continued quarantine?

[Draco1962]

Wasn't Australia oringally a penal colony? Or was it just Botany Bay?

[tthurman]

well, this one took a turn