That’s right… It’s the two hundred and seventy first birthday of George III… Ha, and you all thought it was Independence Day, commemorating the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776… Wrong… It was actually signed on August 2nd, 1776. Which shows how much you colonials know about this shit. Mind you, back then they didn’t have Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and all that other crud people need these days to know what fucking day of the week it is. George Washington had the right idea though, every Fourth of July, he gave the troops a double ration of rum. No wonder he became known as the Father of the Nation! Double ration of Boddingtons for me. Cheers/George
My great, great, great, grand dad!
it's a beautiful day to be off,regardless of who's birthday it is, plus the Tour starts today!
Posted by: the lower depths | July 04, 2009 at 09:34 AM
Still sore about the ass kicking, George? Can't we all just get along?
@ld--Who cares about some glorified cyclotourist event? `cross starts in October.
Posted by: phillybikeboy | July 04, 2009 at 10:13 AM
GP: Decided to look up your little rabble-rousing fact. July 4th was when the wording was approved by the Congress of the time. Then the document was printed in broadside format and widely distributed to the public. Then on Aug. 2, THE declaration was signed. That one is the one in the National Archives (my favorite federal building in DC).
But you know what I miss most this July 4th season? All the obnoxious car-dealership ads. Oh, and Billy Mays. Pitchmen was a great show. Should be running on Discovery a few more times, for those who didn't get to see it.
Posted by: Alex Chesbro | July 04, 2009 at 11:27 AM
@philly...
We're fucking coming back, once you've sorted the country out. Ooops, I guess that means never.
Lance is getting his arse kicked in the TT... Guess he needs a new pair of Black "Porn" socks... Or some new drugs... Wanker... Why do these fuckers never retire gracefully.
Cheers/George
Posted by: George Parker | July 04, 2009 at 11:29 AM
@Alex...
Yeah, I miss those free hot dogs if you "come on down" and buy a fucking Hummer!
Cheers/George
Posted by: George Parker | July 04, 2009 at 11:33 AM
Of course we'll never sort it out. That's the true beauty of America, the hopelessness and confusion. That and the lack of cricket.
Posted by: phillybikeboy | July 04, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Actually, the country was only a piece of paper until the Colonials bottled up Cornwallis at Yorktown, and the French Admiral Compte De Grasse blocked reinforcements at the Chesapeake Bay. That was 1782.
Doesn't that really piss you off? The whole colonies thing didn't actually happen until the French kicked the shit our of the British.
Anyway, Happy 4th.
Posted by: Dave | July 04, 2009 at 12:55 PM
THIS WAS THE KING who couldn't speak English?
Georg Der Dritte?
Posted by: Herr | July 04, 2009 at 04:00 PM
@Herr...
That's OK, most Americans don't speak English.
Cheers/George
Posted by: George Parker | July 04, 2009 at 05:03 PM
@george: we don't really care about Lance, it's Le Grand Boucle and it carries itself as the spectacle, although if i were a betting man, i'd lay 10 on Contador or the Schleck Bros.
@phillybikeboy: the global audience of over 50 million viewers actually care quite a bit as opposed to watching guys try to swim their bikes through the mud patches… it's HUGE in terms of viewership, which is why proposed that Amex buy into the sport a few years back when Postal became Discovery… it was a valiant effort but they like golf and tennis more! can you imagine? lol
Posted by: the lower depths | July 05, 2009 at 06:32 AM