Have fun, smoke some great cigars, maybe have a few drinks and some good food, but be careful with those fireworks! We don't want to hear about anybody coming back here on Monday telling us that maybe we should call them Lefty because they had a little mishap lighting off a few M-80's.
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What a buzzkill.
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Mission accomplished, Debbie Downer.
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Buzz Killington.


Happy Independence Day all!
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Happy Independence Day!
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Hiya to all my BOTL south of the 49th.
Have a great day tomorrow.
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Nothing like a good cigar to celebrate our win in the war with Canada. :-)
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I just learned you can split firewood with "M-80s".
Independence Day weekend is a great reason to make a bunch of noise. Nobody out here moved here for the peace and quiet.
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:-):-)
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Happy Fourth everyone!
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Ah no - that would be your war with the old country. You guys lost the one with Canada in 1812 remember ? :-)

It's the soft wood lumber dispute you seem to be winning.... :-)
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Happy 4th!!!:-)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StDpLge_ITM
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I remember now, the Thrashers all defected to Winnipeg! :-)

Who wants to fight for soft wood, Neil? :-)
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Nobody even told me we finally beat Canada. What'd we win?

A cute historical FYI...
That really neato and super-memorable painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence up there ^ is a complete fiction.
It was placed before John Adams when he was super old and curmudgeonly for his thoughts on it. He suggested it be used for ass wiping, or something of the like.

No considerable number of signers were ever in the same room together, the document traveled between constituents.
It was either CNN or FOX news that had this painting commissioned, proving that even in Colonial times, a good fiction foisted on the masses is always more entertaining than the truth.

I'll admit that I think it was a great idea.
Take the freedom to spew bullsh1t, place it in front of the people for their dissection, and let them decide for themselves what is true.
This way incites discussion, passion, and consideration to the birth of our Liberty.
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Jonathan Toews, and then 3 Stanley Cups. God Bless America! :-)

Is that Brian Williams on the far left?
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Fifty-four forty or fight! Stand on guard of THIS! :-)

Happy 4th, all.
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Staying pretty safe today. 1776 the musical with coffee this morning. Then a Bahia Maduro. Soon I'll wrap up the night with episode two of John Adams.

Pretty lame but Sam Adams my golden retriever doesn't like fireworks.
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Errrr.... He's Canadian. From Winnipeg. But then you knew that Tom, you're just taunting me......
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