Happy Independence Day, Drunks!

[NYDingbat]

To all our US co-drunkards, have a great day.

Thank you! Glad there's no hard feelin's. Slainte!

[mistah willies]

Here's to being drunk until July 8th.

You got Friday off as well?

Time for some Draaanking.

Here's Chewbacca, good man.


Cheers

[Palinka (RIP)]

...Here's Chewbacca, good man...

What a Wookie!

[Mr. Viking]

happy birthday. Hope the aliens don't give you too much hassle

[peetie44]

To all our US co-drunkards, have a great day.

Jimi sez, "No taxation without representation, bitches!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euVR0QrGyfk

[Palinka (RIP)]

To all our US co-drunkards, have a great day.

Thank you! Glad there's no hard feelin's. Slainte!

None whatsoever, on my part. I spent two entertaining 4th Julys in the US; the first was in DC, which had a great fireworks show but was a bit worrying due to the huge crowds and the equally huge amount of huge people with huge weapons, who were giving the huge crowds the watchful eye and generally unnerving people (it was the first time that I experienced "Kettling"), I later passed out in The Raven bar. The second time was a far nicer and more relaxed experience; I was with the Judge and Mrs Judge and the junior Judges and even the odd Judglet or two. We went to the Judge's local bar, The Nutty Irishman, and started the day with Gibsons and vodka shots (and several people warmly invited me to have a "Great 4th" and when I sheepishly but slighly curmudgeonly (albeit in an attempted jocular way) told one, quite elderly, chap that, as a Brit it wasn't really my holiday, he was kind enough not only to not take offence but instead proffered his hip-flask and gently told me that it was everyone's holiday; at which point I noticed his discreetly worn medals which, amongst other things, showed that he had been on the beaches for the Normandy Landings and had taken part in the Liberation of Europe, so I bought him a beer (he wouldn't accept anything else) and stopped being a git). We then went back to Chez Judge and had a bang-up barbecue with a great many drinks and the day finished with the Judge and I watching "Independence Day", with more drinks and hi-jinx. It was a very fine day, indeed.

Jimi sez, "No taxation without representation, bitches!"

Strange, though, that he had to come to the UK to get creative respresentation...

[Shane-O-Matic]

Happy 4th of July to you all.

Last time I was in the US was about 20 years ago. I was four or five years old. The memories are few, but all good. Naturally, I'd like my memories of my next visit (next year?) to be exactly the same.

Will raise a glass with you all later tonight.

[mistah willies]

To all our US co-drunkards, have a great day.

Thank you! Glad there's no hard feelin's. Slainte!

None whatsoever, on my part.

...he was kind enough not only to not take offence but instead proffered his hip-flask and gently told me that it was everyone's holiday...

...It was a very fine day, indeed.

Thank you for your elucidation on this, and well met. Indeed, Independence should be a human right.

CHEERS!

Here's Leia handing Luke a beer.

[aloysius]

It was a good scrap, you got to admit: the big ol' Kingdom of Britain against a few ale-swilling radicals wanting a mutiny. America won! America was born!

Then we scrapped around a bit in 1812, then we called a truce, and then WW2 happened and America was like, "We know where we come from. This damn Nazi Scourge needs to be wiped out." The Brits were like, "Damn right, gov'nor!" and helped us bomb the living Christ out of those Huns. God love the RAF.

It's my understanding that the Germans still feel some shame over their country's past. I say, "Hey, we've all got some rotten shit in our past. Doesn't matter what country you're from, the very fact that you've managed to establish a state means you've had to trample over some toes."

So Germans, raise a glass with us in the USA. You've got some great beers and some of the most beautiful women in the world. All is forgiven on this end.

[coqui_chris]

I love living in America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWHXQWFaD9o

Crown thy good with brotherhood:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmpNGvIXnG4

[treetop]

this. it's imperfection is what makes it perfect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXSfd3bE_24
oklahoma gal singing for the U.S.A. at UCONN.
represent, bambam!

[Mr Boozificator]

Happy birthday cousins, I'll soon be enjoying your hospitality again!

[ThirstyDrunk]

Yeah cheers man thanks alot but hey
we're the big boys on this marble so get over it sissies
(also avialable in Mandarin)

[Lush City]

There are some really dumb people around and I'm sure they don't drink because they would end up killing themselves. This screenshot has been making the rounds of some really brilliant Twitter type tweets on Thurs. July 4th 2013. Happy birthday America, you are 2013 years old.

[Mr Boozificator]

There are some really dumb people around and I'm sure they don't drink because they would end up killing themselves. This screenshot has been making the rounds of some really brilliant Twitter type tweets on Thurs. July 4th 2013. Happy birthday America, you are 2013 years old.

Well, at least they are being enthusiastic, I'll drink to that. And then try to forget about it.