Happy Independence Day! (mk. 2)

DiscoZombie · July 2005

I have no clue how the other thread wound up with flame wars, talking about the WTC and global warming, so I'm just starting a new thread 'cuz I'm feeling a bit psyched and patriotic. I just got to see the fireworks from the seventy-first floor of the empire state building. there were four barges in the east river firing off synchronized fireworks right in front of us, and we had a perfect view - we were level with some and above most of the display. it was so quiet - all we could hear was the crackle of the explosions and distant cheers of the crowds... fireworks will never be the same from the ground again <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /> only downside was only 2 elevators were running to get everyone in the building out once we were done watching... 20 minutes waiting for one, and about 15 minutes in the full-to-capacity elevator stopping on every floor going down...anyway, happy 4th, though it's now 2 minutes into the 5th here on the east coast :>

BulletHead · July 2005

lol, yeah, same here <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Just finished watching the Boston Pops Orchestra *melts* THEYARESO****INGAWSOMEOHMGODGOODGAMEBARBEEQUEYAY!

flintlock · July 2005

Fireworks tonight were okay, rainy though.

Now, two(three technically) days ago at a 4th party...yes, on the 2nd...the guy pulls in with his work truck full of illegal fireworks, so i think, alright, good show tonight. He gets out, gets a burger, everythings cool. Then his truck explodes.

I ran like heck outta there man, and coming back when the dust is settled, i'm glad i did, the truck was totalled, hood flew about 25 feet forward of the vehicle, seats and the rear of the cab pushed up to the steering column, windshield blown clear off. Then shelves in back had been full of brass fittings, nails, piping...propane tanks, and of course the fireworks, so basically the truck turned into a frag grenade. Metal pieces of truck weighing any were from a few ounces to 10-15 pounds were all over within a 20-30 foot arc of the vehicle.

And somehow, no one died.

Happy 4th of July.

BulletHead · July 2005

God must have jumped on that Frag Nade to keep anyone from dying... he took one for the team... God is the Uber Soldier for sure <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

Caboose · July 2005

I went to a fireworks show, and got rained on my ash, 'twas fun. I also spent most of my day at work talking in an English accent to the customers at the theater for some reason, it was mucho fun.

Splinter_Steve · July 2005

I went to one of the yearly fireworks games that the Phillies play. Of course they always lose, and people cheer when the last guy strikes out, because it's FIREWORKS TIME! It's seriously impressive, they get the most gigantic stuff ever, and of course all the games sell out fast.

On the actual 4th of July though, I hadn't (past tense since it's the 5th now) lit fireworks in my driveway for the first year ever. I passed up indulging my pyro side, sheesh I must be lazy.

CommunistWithAGun · July 2005

Im really getting tired of hearing fireworks at 3 am

Thaldarin · July 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DiscoZombie @ Jul 5 2005, 04:58 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I have no clue how the other thread wound up with flame wars, talking about the WTC and global warming, so I'm just starting a new thread 'cuz I'm feeling a bit psyched and patriotic. I just got to see the fireworks from the seventy-first floor of the empire state building. there were four barges in the east river firing off synchronized fireworks right in front of us, and we had a perfect view - we were level with some and above most of the display. it was so quiet - all we could hear was the crackle of the explosions and distant cheers of the crowds... fireworks will never be the same from the ground again <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /> only downside was only 2 elevators were running to get everyone in the building out once we were done watching... 20 minutes waiting for one, and about 15 minutes in the full-to-capacity elevator stopping on every floor going down...anyway, happy 4th, though it's now 2 minutes into the 5th here on the east coast :>  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
It started because we were celebrating the birth of the biggest polluter and cause of global warming. Just so Quaunaut doesn't turn this in to a flame thread I will make it "America is contributing towards global warming shown by statistic from every researching country <b>except</b> the United States of America."

funbags · July 2005

Happy fourth, fellas. I've had enough of Roman Candle wars for this year.

NeonSpyder · July 2005

Face the facts people, You just cannot have a thread celebrating america without someone(everyone) getting **** about one thing or another relating to america.

My advice? Don't celebrate >:D

Blindside · July 2005

Goodbye, Comprox.

Chrono · July 2005

i got drunk and played with explosives just like everyother day <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

[WHO]Them · July 2005

I learned two things tonight as I hosted a 4th of july party.

1. Smirnoff sour apple is now my favorite flavor of alcohol with corona being a close second to balance it out.

2. You can totally entrust illegal fireworks to people you don't even know.

EDIT: and to add a 3rd thing I learned tonight. Thaldarin is going to be the first person banned from the planet.

Blindside · July 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (T h e m @ Jul 5 2005, 02:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> EDIT: and to add a 3rd thing I learned tonight. Thaldarin is going to be the first person banned from the planet.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Why? Because he doesn't respect the great USA?

[WHO]Them · July 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Blindside @ Jul 5 2005, 01:18 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (T h e m @ Jul 5 2005, 02:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> EDIT: and to add a 3rd thing I learned tonight. Thaldarin is going to be the first person banned from the planet. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Why? Because he doesn't respect the great USA?  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
No, because he can't shut up about it for 1 goddamned day.

Blindside · July 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (T h e m @ Jul 5 2005, 03:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Blindside @ Jul 5 2005, 01:18 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (T h e m @ Jul 5 2005, 02:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> EDIT: and to add a 3rd thing I learned tonight. Thaldarin is going to be the first person banned from the planet. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Why? Because he doesn't respect the great USA? </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
No, because he can't shut up about it for 1 goddamned day.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
As far as I can recall this is the first time I've seen him talk about it <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' />

Leaderz0rz · July 2005

by your post count i can see you can't recall a long period of time

CommunistWithAGun · July 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Leaderz0rz @ Jul 5 2005, 03:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> by your post count i can see you can't recall a long period of time  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Right because ones postcount is a great tool when gauging tact or ones opinions.

Chrono · July 2005

this thread is going downhill fast

Cold_NiTe · July 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Jul 5 2005, 12:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Im really getting tired of hearing fireworks at 3 am </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
I'm tired of them causing wildfires outside my brother's apartment complex. Stupid ****ing drunk Texans lighting it up after a heat wave.

::EDIT::
Isn't that just another multi-accounter? Like Jezpuh or someone else just making another account? You can't judge by postcount in that case.

Thaldarin · July 2005

Jezpuh? Maybe but it's a bit hard to tell.

Independence day, from what everyone keeps posting seems like a cheap excuse to let off fireworks and royally p*ss off your neighbours. What's so great about that? I would probably kill half my neighbours if I was American.

Cold_NiTe · July 2005

When they're drunk they do a lot of other things besides setting off fireworks that will make your blood boil. But I'd rather not go into it.

Snidely · July 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thaldarin @ Jul 5 2005, 04:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Jezpuh? Maybe but it's a bit hard to tell.

Independence day, from what everyone keeps posting seems like a cheap excuse to let off fireworks and royally p*ss off your neighbours. What's so great about that? I would probably kill half my neighbours if I was American. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
We have bonfire night.

Is it really so hard to not rain on the yanks' parade? Just for one thread? Anyway, I hope you guys had a good 'un. You got the day off work, right?

Blindside · July 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Leaderz0rz @ Jul 5 2005, 03:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> by your post count i can see you can't recall a long period of time  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
I've been here longer than you.

Thaldarin · July 2005

If your profile didn't say you were 99 years old Snidely I might take you seriously <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Bonfire <i>night</i>. Independence <i>day</i>.

Quite alot of people don't take part in shows nor go over the top and do 24/7 fireworks in the UK as opposed to those that do for Independence day in America.

As for raining on their parade I think Bush did that leading up to the G8 summit, which was discussed in the other thread.

Gwahir · July 2005

here in philadelphia we went to the 4th of July concert and fireworks... the concert wsa more of an aids awareness thing with a tiny bit of 4th of july mixed in... Elton John played at the end of the concert... which we thought odd since he's a knighted Brit playing at the celebration of America's independence from britain...

Snidely · July 2005

So what? What's wrong with going over the top every now and again? Especially if you're not even <i>there</i>. I can see why Americans would complain about constant fireworks, but you really have no reason to.

If you want to discuss global warming, G8 summit, whatever, make a thread in the discussions topic. This isn't the place to talk about it. Bringing it up here is just going to put people's backs up.

AlienCow · July 2005

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY AGAIN TO ALL THE YANKEES! WOOHOOO!

Gadzuko · July 2005

I wish people got banned for trolling threads with ridiculous garbage like that, I wouldn't come into a thread about a European holiday and talk about how much Europe sucks and I would expect people to have that same respect for the US.

That being said, happy 4th. Woo.

panda_de_malheureux · July 2005

I don't really like fireworks. It goes up, there's a sound, it does that thing, yay. It was ok the first few times, but now it's just getting old.

AlienCow · July 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (panda de malheureux @ Jul 5 2005, 11:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I don't really like fireworks. It goes up, there's a sound, it does that thing, yay. It was ok the first few times, but now it's just getting old.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
!!?!?!?!?!!?

Bonfire Night! Awesome! Wait, you probably don't have the whole Guy Fawkes thing in the US. Meh.

Happy Independence Day! (mk. 2)

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