EPTHappy 4th of July - Page 14
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Gaga
Germany433 Posts
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Psychonian
United States2322 Posts
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PeT[uK]
United States412 Posts
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DeepElemBlues
United States5079 Posts
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
On July 05 2012 02:58 Probe1 wrote: You know his namesakes are all across America? Public parks, street names, buildings, bridges, so on. Even if most of us do not remember who Gilbert du Motier was, we will always know the name Lafayette. I've both lived and worked on Lafayette streets. | ||
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farvacola
United States18826 Posts
On July 05 2012 03:13 DeepElemBlues wrote: Here's a great article about the "America Effect" on immigrants: http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2012/0704/The-America-effect-How-immigrants-fall-crazy-in-love#disqus_thread It is the American people who have created this strong, vibrant society that is so attractive to so many. Happy 4th! For once we agree good sir, and I too believe that on days such as today, it certainly bears worth mentioning that there are reasons why immigrants the world over consider the US such an attractive place to migrate to. | ||
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MemenTo
France27 Posts
On July 05 2012 02:58 Probe1 wrote: You know his namesakes are all across America? Public parks, street names, buildings, bridges, so on. Even if most of us do not remember who Gilbert du Motier was, we will always know the name Lafayette. I do, sacré Gilbert :p. Rochambeau, de Grasse and many others should be remembered too. Unfortunately few people know about them. The interesting thing about Lafayette's tomb is that almost no one in Paris knows where it is since he wasn't buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery. He lies in a private cemetery with an entry fee, meters from a mass grave containing the remains of 1300 victims of the guillotine. Even today there were no more than 4 to 5 persons at a time in the cemetery, most quiet place in Paris ! Ok, enough about history it's time to go drink some wine in their honor ! | ||
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DeepElemBlues
United States5079 Posts
On July 05 2012 03:31 MemenTo wrote: I do, sacré Gilbert :p. Rochambeau, de Grasse and many others should be remembered too. Unfortunately few people know about them. The interesting thing about Lafayette's tomb is that almost no one in Paris knows where it is since he wasn't buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery. He lies in a private cemetery with an entry fee, meters from a mass grave containing the remains of 1300 victims of the guillotine. Even today there were no more than 4 to 5 persons at a time in the cemetery, most quiet place in Paris ! Ok, enough about history it's time to go drink some wine in their honor ! They should all definitely be remembered, especially LaFayette - if Washingon was the "indispensable man" to the Revolution, LaFayette was the "indispensable man" to Washington. And without Rochambeau and De Grasse the arms smuggling to the Revolutionaries through the Caribbean would have been significantly hampered by the Royal Navy. Plus we wouldn't have been able to besiege Cornwallis at Yorktown and force him to surrender. French-American cooperation during the war once France came in was incredibly tight and well-executed, a testament to both sides. | ||
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Shortround90
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
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HQuality
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On July 05 2012 03:17 PeT[uK] wrote: u know it should be captain Russia here. with sergeants France and England | ||
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Leporello
United States2845 Posts
On July 05 2012 00:27 Emix_Squall wrote: This is the day Will Smith crashed a plane in a giant spaceship preparing to destroy the Earth right? Yes, but you're missing the point. None of that would've been possible without Jeff Goldblum's Macintosh. | ||
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NrG.Bamboo
United States2756 Posts
On July 05 2012 05:31 HQuality wrote: u know it should be captain Russia here. with sergeants France and England Not sure why, but captain Russia never ended up being very popular here in comparison. | ||
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WoodenSpider
United States85 Posts
On July 05 2012 05:31 HQuality wrote: u know it should be captain Russia here. with sergeants France and England Yeah, fuck you. Happy fourth of july everyone!! had to get drunk alone because I'm studying in spain, but happy independence day you americans! down with the fucking brits! | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
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Tewks44
United States2032 Posts
On July 05 2012 06:58 WoodenSpider wrote: Yeah, fuck you. Happy fourth of july everyone!! had to get drunk alone because I'm studying in spain, but happy independence day you americans! down with the fucking brits! how delightfully... inappropriate | ||
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Kinuzki
Finland16 Posts
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Introvert
United States4748 Posts
On July 05 2012 07:02 Kinuzki wrote: Just another day. Who cares. You Americans just make such a big deal out of everything. Your negativity is pointless. Everyone else: Happy 4th! | ||
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Zhou
United States832 Posts
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
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