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Topic: To our american collectors 4th July
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paul prendergast
Member Posts: 429
From: crawley west sussex UK
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 07-04-2004 04:14 AM
   
Just to wish you all a great 4th of July, we do not have any thing like that over the pond. So have a great day.(61 days to go for the LA show )
Whose counting |
Kirsten
Member Posts: 536
From: Delft, Netherlands
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 07-04-2004 04:50 AM
Let me second Paul - Happy 4th ! Kirsten
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icarkie
Member Posts: 618
From: BURTON ON TRENT /England
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 07-04-2004 04:56 AM
I'll second that.
Happy 4th July you C/s guy's and gal's from the States.
Paul said we don't have anything like this over here,
I know there's people here in the UK don't realized what the date means.
have a good weekend.
Ian |
paul prendergast
Member Posts: 429
From: crawley west sussex UK
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 07-04-2004 05:48 AM
The only day that we could have over in the Uk would be,
1,Nelson Day
2,Princess Di Day
3,Great Britain Day
when it comes to having national holidays we are not very inventive, if the 07/04/04is on a Sunday, to compenstate do our fellowcollectors in the States get the Monday off as a public holiday to make up for the day on a sunday.
Paul
still 61 to go
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Aztecdoug
Member Posts: 1405
From: Huntington Beach
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 07-04-2004 10:28 AM
quote:
Originally posted by paul prendergast:
we do not have any thing like that over the pond. So have a great day.(61 days to go for the LA show )
Whose counting
Nothing? A day where high explosives are heavily intermingled with alcohol? It is truly a great day! ;-) Thank you all for the kind words! ------------------
Warm Regards Douglas Henry Enjoy yourself and have fun.... it is only a hobby! |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-04-2004 12:47 PM
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Originally posted by paul prendergast:The only day that we could have over in the Uk would be,
2,Princess Di Day
Paul, Puh-leese, NO!
If anything, we need Churchill Day, or St George's day. It's about time for a new one - we have the fewest bank holidays in Europe. Maybe there ARE some benefits to European unionism after all <ROFL>.
Happy 4th to all. Paul Bramley
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november25
Member Posts: 646
From: Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 07-05-2004 01:18 PM
Hi,
We on the Isle of Man- have ben celebrating
TYNWALD DAY- the Manx parliament day- which is when theis island became not part ogf the UK- we have our own money,government, and the prices overhere are a lot dearer than the mainland. Also we do celebrate the
4th July-as well, since most of the inhabitants on this island are desendents from USA with connections in most states, and we are a weird lot- tailess cats, we talk to fairies, and today-we all celebrated
for the 4th July and TYNWALD all dancing round a maypole,getting drunk, and generally
enjoying ourselves, apart from the rain, hence we party indoors now.
Just checking my e-mail,then back to the booze- {no babysitting tonight} WITH GRANDSON. TOOO-DRUNK--------
cheers from Brenda
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STEVE SMITH
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posted 07-05-2004 10:05 PM
Actually, several of my British freinds have told me you do celebrate the 4th of July I believe it was called "Good Riddance Day" Seriously,thank you.We owe a lot to our shared British culture, plus we are very blessed with several other wonderful cultures, coming into one. We are still inventing Ameica is this ever shrinking World and Universe. |
collshubby
Member Posts: 591
From: Madisonville, Louisiana
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-05-2004 10:47 PM
As a Yank in Australia, I was "sick" from work on the Monday after the 4th. I reckon the boss knew better, but he is a man of good humor and didn't care.British heritage goes far and wide, even if many Australians want to be a republic. I still say "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!" ------------------
Brian Peter
astronautbrian@hotmail.com |
Carrie
Member Posts: 225
From: Syracuse, New York, USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 07-06-2004 08:32 PM
A friend of mine who's British but now lives here in the States had a "Colonists Got Uppity Day" party. Admission was a dish to pass or 228 years of back taxes.  |
machbusterman
Member Posts: 1778
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted 07-07-2004 06:49 AM
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Originally posted by gliderpilotuk:
Paul,Puh-leese, NO!
If anything, we need Churchill Day, or St George's day.
Paul Bramley
Paul, Being a Scotsman there's no way we'd celebrate St George's day.. given the choice of working or having a day off to celebrate an English Saint we'd take the former everytime <G> VBR, Derek |
pokey
Member Posts: 361
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 07-07-2004 11:41 AM
Just got married on the 4th. Will have to go through painful process of changing my last name from the easy for everyone Poe to the difficult to spell and pronounce Giusti. But he's worth it. :-)An easy anniversary day to remember. |
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