How to celebrate your independence like an American
By Regina Luz / current.com / @CurrentRegina
As our nation's birthday quickly approaches, families will roll out the sparklers, couples will enjoy the fireworks, and I will be offline, eating pie and watching "Independence Day," obviously. Here are some ideas to celebrate America's big 236!
1. Grab some friends and carry oversized flags all over Washington, D.C.
2. Wear flag prints — if you don't have any, start knitting right now!
3. Wear red, white and blue face paint. No pouting allowed! (We see you, Sasha.)
4. Have you always wanted to meet a president? Easy! Grab some stilts and suit up as Uncle Sam.
5. Stock up on fireworks.
6. Participate in a hot-dog-eating contest, then vomit your patriotism all over the competition.
7. Party like it's 1776!
8. Don't sweat the small stuff.
9. Take a nap — it's only Wednesday, and you forgot to take the rest of the week off work.
Have a safe Fourth of July, everybody!
(Photo: Getty Images)
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JanforGore
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In all seriousness, I can't believe you placed pictures of Bush in here as if all is forgiven. Al Gore should have been in these photos instead since he was the man elected president. I know, I know, humor, right? I'm not in the facepaint, chestbeating, hot dog, sparkler crowd. I'm going to watch John Adams and lament what we the people have allowed this country to become because we are so distracted by all of this jingoistic noise that we have lost sight of what this day is really all about. And I will thank the people of this nation who birthed it thinking the people they were leaving it to would bring us to that perfect union while also being prescient to see where it could all lead when political parties and corporate interests get their hands on it. Flags, pins and facepaint don't make Americans American. Standing up against tyranny however, does. But are we truly standing? Do we really have much to celebrate? Or should we actually be ashamed of ourselves as a whole for our total lack of true love for this country and what this day stands for by allowing it to be sold to the highest bidder? Oh, but I know, too serious, right? Let's party and have fun. We can always think about the more serious stuff ...when?
- 11 months ago
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JanforGore
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coldwarkid
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JanforGore:
We can always think about the more serious stuff...uhm, probably when not posted under a section called humor & culture. You're like that grumpy uncle that has to bring up your aunties serious problem with alcohol during thanksgiving dinner. thanks man, for ruining July 4th.
- 11 months ago
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coldwarkid
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JanforGore
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coldwarkid:
You're welcome.
- 11 months ago
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JanforGore
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Incredulous
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coldwarkid:
in all seriousness, aunties' serious problem with alcohol usually brings itself up during Thanksgiving dinner, and I too am offended by dubyah's image in this photo montage.....course the hot dog eating contest is pretty gross too. Okay, maybe this is a relevant commentary on who we are.....
- 11 months ago
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Incredulous
