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We should never despair, our Situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth New Exertions and proportion our Efforts to the exigency of the times.
~ George Washington, Jul. 15, 1777
George is so cool. He's the coolest.
Americans celebrate this day on the 4th, but it was on July 2nd, 1776, that the Second Continental Congress first voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence, so i figgered i would split the difference and post today.
besides, i am eating watermelon and technically, as soon as the watermelon is cracked open, the celebration commences.
i officially adopt all of my non-American flisters (whether you want to be adopted or not) and make you honorary citizens for the weekend so that you can have hot dogs and watermelon and fireworks too. enjoy!
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~ George Washington, Jul. 15, 1777
George is so cool. He's the coolest.
Americans celebrate this day on the 4th, but it was on July 2nd, 1776, that the Second Continental Congress first voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence, so i figgered i would split the difference and post today.
besides, i am eating watermelon and technically, as soon as the watermelon is cracked open, the celebration commences.
i officially adopt all of my non-American flisters (whether you want to be adopted or not) and make you honorary citizens for the weekend so that you can have hot dogs and watermelon and fireworks too. enjoy!
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But, whilst enjoying your hot dogs and cherry pie (or apple, whatever) you must remember George's 95th rule of civility and decent behavior:
'Put not your meat to your Mouth with your Knife in your hand neither Spit forth the Stones of any fruit Pye upon a Dish nor Cast anything under the table.'
The whole thing is here: http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/manners/rules2.cfm
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thus, i will try to keep my pye pits to myselfe and cast nothing under the table that will not be eaten by the dogge.
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Why, if it was on the 2nd, is it celebrated on the 4th? Was there something else? Am I missing something here? (the answer: probably)
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~ answer: because it took the Congress two days to approve revisions to the Declaration, print it, and began to distribute the booger.
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that's just all sorts of wrong ~ hahahahahahaha.
and yet so so right.
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Do you know how many people actually believe that drek? They seem to forget (or were never properly taught) that the Declaration and the Constitution are two entirely separate documents.
Happy 4th to ya, Boots.
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[that's my impersonation of the current administration ~ pretty good huh?]
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Here, let me try... We'll see if I can do as well as you.
"The Constitution? Isn't that what we threw in the bathroom when we ran out of toilet paper?"
How was that?
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: o p
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