# Happy 4th! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 4, 2007, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476 "2007-07-04T07:07:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/1 "2007-07-04T07:07:27Z")
Hey everyone! Happy 4th of July! Let’s get crunk! (responsibly) ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/2 "2007-07-04T07:19:11Z")
Happy Independence Day to you too, and all our fellow American dopers! Have fun and be safe, everyone! _Lights sparkler_ ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/3 "2007-07-04T07:33:33Z")
Happy Independence Day! ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/4 "2007-07-04T07:47:12Z")
Hah - my ‘get crunk’ plan didn’t work out so fab but that’s ok anyway. I sat up and talked to my daughters for a couple hours, then fixed a FAB plate of chef salad which I’m demolishing at the moment. Hopefully I’ll be off to the land of Nod soon … tomorrow I have ZERO plans (heh). My son has been planning a big bash with friends which is out of town! So his car is all packed up and ‘bye-bye’ he can be host for once . 😃 Everyone have a safe and happy 4th ! ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/5 "2007-07-04T09:04:06Z")
Oh go on then, happy 4th you guys ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/6 "2007-07-04T11:50:52Z")
**HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!** ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/7 "2007-07-04T11:52:45Z")
Happy 4th to those who are celebrating, and happy Wednesday to the rest of us! ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/8 "2007-07-04T11:56:34Z")
Glad to see there’s no hard feelings! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/9 "2007-07-04T18:45:21Z")
Happy 4th of July, folks! 🙂 * * * ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/10 "2007-07-04T18:52:35Z")
Cheers neighbours. Have a cold one for me. {clink} ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/11 "2007-07-04T18:56:02Z")
Happy Independence Day, guys! ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/12 "2007-07-04T19:00:10Z")
A pleasant Independence Day for the Americans, and a happy Good-Riddance Day for the Brits! And an early Happy Birthday to myself for tomorrow! ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/13 "2007-07-04T21:07:43Z")
Celestial red, white, and blue for today’s Astronomy Picture of the Day: [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070704.html](http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070704.html) ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/14 "2007-07-04T21:45:24Z")
[QUOTE=rowrrbazzle] Celestial red, white, and blue for today’s Astronomy Picture of the Day: [APOD: 2007 July 4 - Red, White, and Blue Sky](http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070704.html) [/QUOTE] Now _that’s_ cool! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/15 "2007-07-04T22:08:09Z")
Happy Birthday America! ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/16 "2007-07-04T22:08:17Z")
Oh, if you must, then. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/17 "2007-07-04T22:45:23Z")
What about the third? Nobody wants a happy third? ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th/410476/18 "2007-07-04T23:47:51Z")
Remember. If you go forth on the forth with a fifth, you may not be able to go forth on the fifth.