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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

Vedakathryn Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2004/05/28	2004/07/04, 02:34 PM I just wanted to wish you all a Hapy Fourth of July and hope you all enjoy yourselves and stay safe! If your as bored as me today, as my husband sits and plays Xbox for four hours, you could read up on what the past President's did on the Fourth of July here: http://www.american.edu/heintze/FourthPres.htm Hey - did you know the origin of the song Yankee Doodle Dandy? Yankee Doodle went to town, Riding on a pony; He stuck a feather in his cap And called it macaroni. During the War of Independence this song was sung with derision by the British troops about the American soldiers, however after the battle of Bunker Hill, the Americans took it up as a war cry. The phrase Yankee Doodle Dandy was supposedly coined by Dr. Richard Shuckburgh, an English surgeon and wit in 1775. He used it to describe the Colonial troops at the time. No one is absolutely sure where the word Yankee came from. The most likely explanation was told by an officer in General Burgoyne's army who wrote, "It is derived from a Cherokee word, 'eankke,' which signifies coward and slave. This epithet, 'Yankee,' was bestowed upon the residents of New England by Virginians for not assisting them with the war with the Cherokees." The 'macaroni' was not a pasta but a fancy item worn by a 'fop' or 'dandy.' Doodle was a word to describe a fool or slow witted person. -------------- Veda MISERY IS OPTIONAL ***When you are up to your ears in trouble, try using the part that is not submerged. ***The difference between a dream and a goal is a plan. HAVE A GREAT DAY!
vixylouisevarly Posts: 4 Joined: 2004/06/29	2004/07/04, 02:37 PM you are so gorgeous
fsdsk Posts: 959 Joined: 2003/11/30	2004/07/04, 02:37 PM Wow, you are bored. :big_smile: Interesting Happy 4th
phimugirl1 Posts: 267 Joined: 2004/06/22	2004/07/04, 05:50 PM Happy 4th of July!!! :) No cookouts today, but we just got back from seeing Spiderman 2. It was really cool. I hope you're enjoying your day!! -------------- Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again. James R. Cook
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2004/07/04, 05:59 PM Yes my 4th is pretty boring too. I was so bored I worked out! Hubby called earlier to say he will be leaving Baghdad soon, and will be home on the 6th.....woohoo. Happy 4th everyone. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...Do not be discouraged; everyone who got where he is, started where he was.--anon ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
phimugirl1 Posts: 267 Joined: 2004/06/22	2004/07/04, 06:02 PM That's wonderful news azredhead57!!! -------------- Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again. James R. Cook
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/07/04, 06:56 PM My wife and I have literally done nothing. We are slugs. It is 6:55 and she just got dressed. I think I may do the same. We still don't know what we want to do. -------------- This message has been approved by the moderators. If you have a problem with it please contact Asimmer.
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/07/04, 06:59 PM Oh yeah I almost forgot. I want to send a shout out to everyone who made my freedom possible. Specifically: George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thank you founding fathers. Thank you city of Philadelphia. Thank you to all who have died so that we may be free. -------------- This message has been approved by the moderators. If you have a problem with it please contact Asimmer.
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/07/04, 07:00 PM Also, Triston why don't you get a life? -------------- This message has been approved by the moderators. If you have a problem with it please contact Asimmer.
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/07/04, 07:08 PM Happy 4th to the people south of the 49th parallel. Maybe it was a chinese name....Yan-Kee! -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/07/04, 07:40 PM happy 4th every one try not to blow your hands off with the fire works. -------------- I am that which must be feared, worshipped and adored. The world is mine now and forever.No one holds command over me. No man. No god. I am ANIMAL! and that is enough.