Happy 4th, fellow Yanqui Peegdogs. Suck on it, Brits.

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Ed Anger

#30
July 04, 2011, 02:45:56 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 04, 2011, 01:32:49 PM
Boner is going through Tim-bashing withdrawal. :lol:

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HVC

#31
July 04, 2011, 02:52:50 PM
lash out at lustindarkness. he's the only other rican around.
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Ed Anger

#32
July 04, 2011, 02:57:51 PM
Quote from: HVC on July 04, 2011, 02:52:50 PM
lash out at lustindarkness. he's the only other rican around.

I like him. And stop stalking me.
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HVC

#33
July 04, 2011, 03:00:26 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 04, 2011, 02:57:51 PM
Quote from: HVC on July 04, 2011, 02:52:50 PM
lash out at lustindarkness. he's the only other rican around.

I like him. And stop stalking me.
:o first time i've replied to you in like 4 days :lol:

*second now, before you get all technical :D
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

jimmy olsen

#34
July 04, 2011, 05:16:12 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 04, 2011, 12:12:55 PM
Honest question: what were the grammatical rules on capitalization in the 18th century?  Seeing older documents, words are often capitalized in the middle of a sentence though I don't know why.
It was okay to capitalize stuff for emphasis back then.
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garbon

#35
July 04, 2011, 05:22:32 PM
Quote from: HVC on July 04, 2011, 02:33:32 PM
True.... america has several more fools :P

Well yes that naturally follows from having a larger population.
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grumbler

#36
July 04, 2011, 06:54:41 PM
Quote from: Barrister on July 04, 2011, 02:39:43 PM

:blink:

You made one good point, but not two.  The words "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" appears in the Declaration of Independence - which was the document quoted by the original poster.

A preamble to a constitution is a pretty good guide to the motives and desires of that state (or at least it's government).  Since Canada at least does not have an equivalent to the Declaration of Independence it is a good comparison.
That you found the buzzphrase you were looking for in the preamble to the Canadian constitution implies nothing whatever about the absence of that buzzphrase from the preamble of the PRC constitution, as the absence of the other buzzphrase from the preamble of the US constitution demonstrates. :contract:
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DGuller

#37
July 04, 2011, 07:55:47 PM
I'm living right on the Hudson, so all I have to do is step outside to watch the fireworks.  However, for some reason, lots of bright colors don't excite me anymore.

DGuller

#38
July 04, 2011, 07:58:09 PM
I have a question:  what was the deal with Canada before 1776?  Where they the same kind of colonies that the thirteen colonies were, and just made a different choice that defined their history?  Or were they special right from the start, and were in some way profoundly different from what was the future US?

Maximus

#39
July 04, 2011, 07:59:18 PM
They were mostly French before the loyalists arrived.

Razgovory

#40
July 04, 2011, 07:59:25 PM
Quebec has an open invitation to join the US if it wants.
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DGuller

#41
July 04, 2011, 08:00:58 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 04, 2011, 07:59:25 PM
Quebec has an open invitation to join the US if it wants.
God, no, just no. :x

Eddie Teach

#42
July 04, 2011, 08:22:23 PM
Good to know CDM's calendar has been fixed.

Happy Fourth. :unclesam:
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garbon

#43
July 04, 2011, 08:28:41 PM
Quote from: DGuller on July 04, 2011, 07:58:09 PM
I have a question:  what was the deal with Canada before 1776?  Where they the same kind of colonies that the thirteen colonies were, and just made a different choice that defined their history?  Or were they special right from the start, and were in some way profoundly different from what was the future US?

Get a history book. :hug:
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Habbaku

#44
July 04, 2011, 08:50:48 PM
Quote from: DGuller on July 04, 2011, 08:00:58 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 04, 2011, 07:59:25 PM
Quebec has an open invitation to join the US if it wants.
God, no, just no. :x

Why not?  They'd probably displace Mississippi as the poorest state.

Oh, wait, I get it.  Nevermind.  :x
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