# "Saturday, in the park, I think it was the 4th of July..." **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 27, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289 "2011-08-27T14:28:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/1 "2011-08-27T14:28:38Z")
Ya think? Let’s see, ya also remember a lot of firecrackers, cherry-bombs, and stuff like exploding all around you? Might be a clue there, Einstein… ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/2 "2011-08-27T14:58:57Z")
The guy was high as fuck at the time. It could have been the Fourth of July, but it could have been any old day with a gang war nearby. Or Chinese New Year ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/3 "2011-08-27T15:37:59Z")
I’m not convinced it was even really Saturday. It could have been Tuesday Afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/4 "2011-08-27T15:39:37Z")
> [@Bumbershoot](#): > > I’m not convinced it was even really Saturday. It could have been Tuesday Afternoon. He probably didn’t even know what time it was. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/5 "2011-08-27T15:41:59Z")
Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/6 "2011-08-27T15:47:02Z")
Funny days in the park Every day’s the 4th of July ---
**Author:** ![Belowjob2.0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/7 "2011-08-27T15:57:01Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? 25 or 6 to 4. ---
**Author:** ![monkeylucifer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@monkeylucifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monkeylucifer)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/8 "2011-08-27T16:00:20Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? It is currently half past 25 or 6 to 4. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/9 "2011-08-27T16:05:29Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > Ya think? Let’s see, ya also remember a lot of firecrackers, cherry-bombs, and stuff like exploding all around you? Might be a clue there, Einstein… Coulda been the Fifth of November or Le Quatorze Juillet, you Americocentric old cuss, you. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/10 "2011-08-27T16:13:46Z")
> [@Belowjob2.0](#): > > 25 or 6 to 4. > [@monkeylucifer](#): > > It is currently half past 25 or 6 to 4. Sorry. I don’t really care. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/11 "2011-08-27T16:15:17Z")
Ridiculous! It was the third of June - another sleepy, dusty, Delta day. ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/12 "2011-08-27T16:20:53Z")
Hrm. Whatever date/time it was, I’m sure it was a Monday, Monday. Unless it was another Pleasant Valley Sunday, here in status-symbol land. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/13 "2011-08-27T16:22:44Z")
Remember – the sixth of November. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/14 "2011-08-27T16:25:38Z")
It was only the beginning…only the beginning… Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/15 "2011-08-27T16:28:04Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Remember – the sixth of November. I remember what the Dormouse said. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/16 "2011-08-27T16:28:40Z")
Was that the same night that the lights went out in Georgia? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/17 "2011-08-27T16:36:09Z")
It was the night Chicago died. Brother what a night it really was! ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/18 "2011-08-27T16:37:10Z")
Whatever day it was, I had Friday on my mind. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/19 "2011-08-27T16:37:49Z")
I don’t know…I was trying to remember a time in September. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289/20 "2011-08-27T16:42:24Z")
It was the third of September, that day I’ll always remember. 'Cause that was the day that my daddy died. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-in-the-park-i-think-it-was-the-4th-of-july/594289.md?page=2)