4th of July Hypocricy (was: OT Celebration)

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Thu Jul 5 10:40:42 2001

Well, by all means, GO!

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ford" <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 6:37 PM
Subject: RE: 4th of July Hypocricy (was: OT Celebration)


> >Pretty much most people have given in and said the hell with the fireworks -
> >they've been so harrassed about them on "public service" commercials, laws,
> >etc and when they go to a fireworks stand they see the prices for cheap crap
> >that spits some sparks and just say the hell with it. It's quiet here in
> >rural KY too and the local displays really suck. No more of the aerial
>
> My dad used to tell me about 4th of July when he was a kid. They used to
> play "war" games with roman candles, and not some little sissy version, but
> 2 ft long tubes that would shoot a fireball quite a distance. Everybody
> with a gun would fire off a few patriotic rounds too.
>
> Now to have a little fun you have to go to Iraq or something.
>
>
>
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