UP THE REBELS! DOWN THE BRITISH!

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Some of the lads after a bit of skirmishing with those damn settlers!!!

Just to remind our American chums, who’s language they speak? I think we won 😉

Hi
actually living this side of the pond,
they dont speak english ….
cheers
jerry

Hi
soon it maybe unity day 3 oct,
if germany continues buying up the big american companies
cheers
jerry

You need to be careful, before you know it, you will have some of the inmates in from HMP Australia regaling their woes too :p

A ‘appy birthday America.

Apology unconditionally accepted! 🙂

And we’re so very, very sorry for Hollywood. And Happymeals. And President Obama.

You buy next round!

And TIGHAR… deeply and bitterly ashamed of TIGHAR…

I believe that covers it. Bottoms up, all.

…In the words of Professor Elemental, we’re so very, very sorry about Piers Morgan

Apology unconditionally accepted! 🙂

And we’re so very, very sorry for Hollywood. And Happymeals. And President Obama.

You buy next round!

Moggy, and (willingly?) embracing the spirit of the post!

Totally willingly.

We have just returned from the giant American party on RAF Feltwell and as always found their hospitality exceptional (Though a pale shadow of the glory days of Air Fete)

A little friendly sniping is fun

Moggy

Just to remind our American chums, who’s language they speak? I think we won 😉

In the words of Professor Elemental, we’re so very, very sorry about Piers Morgan

A couple of facts that the colonials convieniently forget.
1). The highly taxed tea that was thrown overboard into Boston Harbour was CHEAPER than the tea being sold by the tea smugglers who chucked the cargo overboard.

2). Up to point where the FRENCH navy turned up off New York and forced a surrender the British were ahead in the war of Independance.

You paint with too broad a brush, friend.

Wherever did you get the impression that these two points are conveniently forgotten by Americans?

I certainly have never suggested otherwise in 27 years of teaching US History. I can’t think of any of my fellow professionals who have done so either.

Now then…school’s out! First round’s on me!

And here’s another correction to the mythology: It wasn’t using Boston harbour to make a vast brew that caused the original problem, it was the imposition of the Stamp Act.

A couple of facts that the colonials convieniently forget.
1). The highly taxed tea that was thrown overboard into Boston Harbour was CHEAPER than the tea being sold by the tea smugglers who chucked the cargo overboard.

2). Up to point where the FRENCH navy turned up off New York and forced a surrender the British were ahead in the war of Independance.

With my moderator hat on – this thread isn’t really Historic Aviation, but it can run for today for polite and friendly banter.

It’s their holiday – we all want them to enjoy it.

Moggy

Truly appreciate the rule bending, Moggy, and (willingly?) embracing the spirit of the post!

As to being a day late, rest assured the celebrating on the correct side of the Pond began with Canada Day (July 1), Recovery Day (July 2…to recover from Canadian grog), Independence Eve, Independence Day, and ultimately concludes with Oshkosh. A grand month is July. The trick is remembering where one parked the car.

And as long as I’m waxing nostalgic: In not so many weeks the calendar marks a certain bicentennial, as the occupants of the White House were once mercilessly harassed and the place torched. Might one request a re-enactment? 😀

😀 😀 😀

…a nice cup of tea!

Well, it does make for a convenient argument if you quietly forget that it was the British v the British in this contest. Amd the winner is………….?

GOOD RIDDANCE!!! DON’T COME BACK!!!!

We prefer to celebrate on the 16th September and the departure of the Pilgrims from these shores :highly_amused:

Lest anyone think the sense of humour failure was universal in the US, I showed it to a load of people at work and they found it hilarious.

Mind you, there appears to have been some sense of humour failure across the Atlantic

Moggy

With my moderator hat on – this thread isn’t really Historic Aviation, but it can run for today for polite and friendly banter.

It’s their holiday – we all want them to enjoy it.

Moggy