4th of July Plans

Athena · Post by **Athena** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:14 pm

[QUOTE=Magrus]good nug there too. But SHHH![/QUOTE]
(poking my head in) thank you capitan obvious!

@ Darth ME!

Darth Zenemij · Post by **Darth Zenemij** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:16 pm

Well, this country wwould be allright, if goerge bush was a bit smarter, and the majority of us weren't rednecks.

Athena · Post by **Athena** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:19 pm

Ha! Now I wanna tell redneck jokes.

Darth Zenemij · Post by **Darth Zenemij** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:27 pm

Just not like jeff foxworthey, he sucks. Horribly.

Athena · Post by **Athena** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:29 pm

Funny you mentioned him.

Cuchulain82 · Post by **Cuchulain82** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:36 pm

I was thinking of heading to Rhode Island. My family has a house on Naragansett Bay. You don't have any hot friends down there Mag, do you?

Magrus · Post by **Magrus** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:44 pm

Rhode Island....I have a step-brother in Maryland. Closest thing. You could try kidnapping Jenica on your way through Pennsylvania, in Allentown if you wanted.

ik911 · Post by **ik911** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:07 pm

[QUOTE=moltovir]I wonder why Americans bother so much with the 4th of juli. Here it's the 21st of juli (might be august too), and for one day the king comes out of his palace, some old F16's fly over Brussels and a group of 80-year old royalists goes to a military parade. The other 99,97% of Belgium stays home and drinks a beer. I never really understood the fuss about a national holiday

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I could explain why independence days are celebrated everywhere in the world except Belgium, from a nationalistic Dutch point of view. But it would be lame.

Sytze · Post by **Sytze** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:36 pm

[QUOTE=ik911]I could explain why independence days are celebrated everywhere in the world except Belgium, from a nationalistic Dutch point of view. But it would be lame.

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I haven't heard that one yet, care to elaborate and amuse me?

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:42 pm

[QUOTE=moltovir]I wonder why Americans bother so much with the 4th of juli. [/QUOTE]

Because nationalism is cultivated as a part of American society. In most of Europe, especially in the urban population, nationalism is not viewed as something positive.

In Sweden, the national day was installed as a public holiday for the first time this year. According to polls, less than 10% celebrated it. I worked, but many people simply took the opportunity to see friends, party, be with the family or other non-related-to-nationalism activities. Some anti-racist organisations demonstrated and burned flags at the streets in the most touristed area in Stockholm, which caused some confusion among the many foreign tourists who thought Swedes celebrated the national day in a highly unusual way.

ik911 · Post by **ik911** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:57 pm

[QUOTE=Sytze]I haven't heard that one yet, care to elaborate and amuse me?

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No. (Their independence day is the official break-up with glorious Holland... Why celebrate such a huge mistake?)<-- Highlight only if you have nothing better to do.

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 6:09 pm

[QUOTE=Denethorn]fable the casanova

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You find that making love to one's partner automatically implies playing the field?

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:28 pm

@ Magrus,

I should warn you, July 1 is Canada's national holiday, so chances are that there will still be lingering drunkeness

Have you been to Toronto before? Try to check out a district called The Annex. It's pretty cool and funky, with various good drinking establishments, restaurants etc. I think you might like it

Magrus · Post by **Magrus** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:00 pm

Drunken people around me is encouraged when I've been drinking, no worries. I earned a few nicknames for the encouragements I give to anyone and everyone I see to do shots and keep up with me.

If you see a town full of people passed out drunk on the news, I've been there.

I haven't been there since I was oh, 15 or so and with my parents. Never "off the leash" I would say. Although, the police did ask my parents to bring me home asap on that visit.

The Annex hmm? I'll see if my friends know of it. If not, they're dragging me with them, they're taking me! I'll check it out.

Mangle Me Elmo · Post by **Mangle Me Elmo** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:27 pm

I don't know what I'm doing for the 4th. You'd think it would be a big deal in a Bush house, but it isn't. Last year I departed for Tokyo on exactly the 4th of July. I'm still loving the irony.

moltovir · Post by **moltovir** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:39 am

[QUOTE=C Elegans]
In Sweden, the national day was installed as a public holiday for the first time this year. According to polls, less than 10% celebrated it. I worked, but many people simply took the opportunity to see friends, party, be with the family or other non-related-to-nationalism activities. Some anti-racist organisations demonstrated and burned flags at the streets in the most touristed area in Stockholm, which caused some confusion among the many foreign tourists who thought Swedes celebrated the national day in a highly unusual way.[/QUOTE]

LMAO!

I know national holidays are celebrated with more enthousiasm in Southern Europe, but nearly none of the northern european countries (Germany, the Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands, ...) seem to make a big fuss about it. I guess we don't care much about when exactly our country became independent

Sytze · Post by **Sytze** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:47 am

[QUOTE=ik911]No. (Their independence day is the official break-up with glorious Holland... Why celebrate such a huge mistake?)<-- Highlight only if you have nothing better to do.[/QUOTE]
And here I was expecting a Belgium joke.
Making me happy with a dead bird you are.

frogus23 · Post by **frogus23** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:14 am

I'm gonna probably go swimming on the 4th July, whether permitting.

@CE - I think you may have a miopic view in claiming that nationalism is not seen as positive throughout Europe, even among the urban population. Nationalism is not taught in schools here, but take a look at UEFA cup matches and you will find evidence of abundent nationalism.

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:21 am

[QUOTE=frogus23]@CE - I think you may have a miopic view in claiming that nationalism is not seen as positive throughout Europe, even among the urban population. Nationalism is not taught in schools here, but take a look at UEFA cup matches and you will find evidence of abundent nationalism.[/QUOTE]

Myopic.

I think cheering at your countries football team is highly different from the idea that your nation and your culture is superior to others.

Denethorn · Post by **Denethorn** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 12:00 pm

[QUOTE=fable]You find that making love to one's partner automatically implies playing the field?

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Not at all. I ment it as the more complimentary prolific lover. Apologies, I just found it a slight change from the wise moderator type image (as seen in giles' gallery

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