Happy Independence Day!

     Or "Fourth of July" to the rest of the world.

    Yes, yes, sigh, I know.  Many other countries, other than the United States, have independence days.  Just give us this one.  We might not be around much longer.


"Okay, let's see if I got everyone's lunch order right...General Washington will have a BLT with American cheese and slice of cherry pie...well, of course, I have a turkey sub with chips for Hamilton...excuse me, what the hell is a sub?, Jefferson will have a broccoli rob...whatever that is, Mr. Frenchy McFrenchface, Madison, the suck-up, a Philly Cheesesteak, Adams will have a big salad...good call, John, the buttons on your breeches are getting ready to pop right off and kill us all, and Franklin will have fish and chips.  FISH AND CHIPS!!??  Seriously, Ben, do you even know WTF we're doing here???" 











9 comments:

  1. Franklin wouldn't have the Philly Cheesesteak? Well, I'm not well-versed on the Founding Fathers, so I'll bow to your superior wisdom.

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    1. That would have been funnier, now that I consider it. I could have had Madison, say, get the fish and chips.
      Missed comedic opportunity...

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  2. I would think Ben would have a Franklin-furter...

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    1. With extra kraut. I think a lot of German-speaking people lived in Pennsylvania.

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  3. I liked this but I doubt that food would have been on offer

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    1. Except Adams. I bet that boy never met an all-you-can-eat buffet he didn't like.

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