# Enjoy your 4th **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 3, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151 "2012-07-03T23:10:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/1 "2012-07-03T23:10:17Z")
See ya later, be safe. ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/2 "2012-07-04T00:11:42Z")
…and remember… If you go forth on the fourth with a fifth, you may not go forth on the fifth…😃 ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/3 "2012-07-04T00:32:45Z")
My 4th what? ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/4 "2012-07-04T00:38:17Z")
There will be a conflagration of Indiana-style fireworks at my house the likes of never before seen! ---
**Author:** ![I.B.Pimpin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@I.B.Pimpin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I.B.Pimpin)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/5 "2012-07-04T03:47:02Z")
Later my dude. Eat a rib for ya boy. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/6 "2012-07-04T03:50:41Z")
> **[Independence Day (United States)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_of_july)** > > Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America. > The Founding Father delegates of the Second Continental Congress declared that the Thirteen Colonies were no longer subject (and subordinate) to the monarch of Britain, King George III, and were now united, free, and independent state... Happy 236th Independence Day, everybody! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/7 "2012-07-04T06:13:12Z")
The morons started with the illegal fireworks several days ago. If past years are any indication, this will continue for the next month. I hate July 4th. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/8 "2012-07-04T07:50:34Z")
Happy 4th of July, guys! I’ll be cooking hamburgers tonight in honor of my American heritage. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/9 "2012-07-04T08:43:34Z")
Ah, yes! Hamburgers, watermelon and beer. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/10 "2012-07-04T10:42:24Z")
Happy-in-de-pants dance day! ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/11 "2012-07-04T11:05:24Z")
Happy 'murica day, everyone! I am celebrating by drinking German beer and watching, as I do every year, [1776](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068156/). So far it seems like a pretty winning combination. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/12 "2012-07-04T12:31:03Z")
Bah humbug… we’re having a drought and they have banned the use of personal fireworks in my county. What is the point of being a patriot if I can’t get drunk and blow stuff up? Sure, I’ll still grill up some burgers, corn on the cob, watermelon and lots of ice cold beer, but I’m going to sit with my arms crossed firmly across my chest and a snarl on my face as I drag the chair to the clearing where I can watch the community display. A fourth without burning up a few hundred dollars worth of fireworks is like a birthday cake without icing. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/13 "2012-07-04T12:41:19Z")
We have our steaks marinating in a mesquite marinade already. Spuds and lemonade. Should be a nice dinner. Haven’t fooled with fireworks in over 20 years. Just not my thing. We’re under a burn ban anyhow this year. Hope Everyone has a happy 4th of July and stays safe. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/14 "2012-07-04T13:12:21Z")
Happy Independence Day to all my American Doper friends! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/15 "2012-07-04T17:53:04Z")
Thank god Independence Day is in July. Imagine the kids with sparklers, BBQing, and lighting off fireworks in the sleeting rain of November. Our forefathers were thinking ahead. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/16 "2012-07-05T03:02:04Z")
My day included a parade straight out of Norman Rockwell, hot dogs and potato salad in the backyard, and fireworks in the town park - huzzah for the United States! ---
**Author:** ![ExcitedIdiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@ExcitedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExcitedIdiot)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-4th/627151/17 "2012-07-07T17:23:04Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > The morons started with the illegal fireworks several days ago. If past years are any indication, this will continue for the next month. I hate July 4th. I agree. Also, get off my lawn!