Spawning New Independence Traditions
For the past three years my friends and I have had a tradition. One of them owns a house near the plaza where they shoot off the fireworks. So every year we drink too much and climb up on her roof to watch the display. It never fails to impress, as long as you follow the one simple rule: don't walk too close to the edge of the roof.
Last year one of my buddies, in a moment of true inspiration, yelled out something so obvious yet so funny that I nearly did fall off. Inbetween two bursts, he yells out, "ENGLAND SUCKS!!!"
Mind you, I have nothing against England as a country or its people. But something about that line just struck me as downright funny, if only because as a country we sometimes lose sight of what we're really celebrating. And phrases like that bring you right back.
So next year as the hot dogs are crisp and the burgers are overdone, remember to shout obscenities at the king of Britain. You can even use colorful slurs like, "Redcoats" or "lobsterbacks." After all, it's what your forefathers would have wanted.
posted by BJC @ 6:33 PM
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Hey, as long as it's not Canada sucks....
I loved it... I'll steal it next year.
Don't worry, Canada's safe, Michelle. They weren't the ones who colonized us.
Plus that one's a lot easier to mess up when you're druk. Rexation without... wait... uhhh... TAXES SUCK!!
AND QUIT TAXING OUR TEA YOU LIMEY BASTARDS!!!
oh, wait, sorry, we already did that one. That fight's over.
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