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Title: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: MP-Ryan on August 25, 2014, 10:00:03 am
:p

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/British+embassy+apologizes+tweet+celebrating+200th+anniversary/10146883/story.html

Frankly, I can't believe they apologized.  That's too funny.  You Americans celebrate kicking the British out; it's only fair to celebrate a retaliation on an American attack where the British and Canadians waltzed down to Washington, had a party and a big bonfire, then went home.... ;)
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: Mr. Vega on August 25, 2014, 10:15:33 am
Be grateful you aren't typing that in German. ;)
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: Lorric on August 25, 2014, 10:44:51 am
https://twitter.com/UKinUSA/status/503668849750056960/photo/1

That's cute. :D
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: MP-Ryan on August 25, 2014, 10:50:42 am
Be grateful you aren't typing that in German. ;)

I live in Canada.  Even had the Nazis managed to cross the Atlantic and invade, they'd be living it up in sunny Florida, not freezing their asses off 8 months out of the year up here :p

Suddenly I have an urge for...

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--BLtcH4nEH4/UXRBMrd7JuI/AAAAAAAAALY/CB64j2bbLGM/s1600/marshmallow.jpg)
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: Dragon on August 25, 2014, 12:54:28 pm
Makes sense. I suspect that British embassy has some Canadians on staff. That would explain both the celebrations and the prompt apology. :)
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: InsaneBaron on August 25, 2014, 01:30:15 pm
 :lol: :lol:

Quote
Makes sense. I suspect that British embassy has some Canadians on staff. That would explain both the celebrations and the prompt apology. :)

 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Yes, I'm American. Yes, I'm as patriotic as the next man. But I'm sportsman enough to get a good laugh out of this. :)
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: MP-Ryan on August 25, 2014, 01:32:28 pm
Makes sense. I suspect that British embassy has some Canadians on staff. That would explain both the celebrations and the prompt apology. :)

:wakka: OK, you win the thread, everybody out, we're done here.
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: Lorric on August 25, 2014, 02:37:23 pm
It amused me very much too. :)
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: mjn.mixael on August 25, 2014, 05:38:07 pm
:p

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/British+embassy+apologizes+tweet+celebrating+200th+anniversary/10146883/story.html

Frankly, I can't believe they apologized.  That's too funny.  You Americans celebrate kicking the British out; it's only fair to celebrate a retaliation on an American attack where the British and Canadians waltzed down to Washington, had a party and a big bonfire, then went home.... ;)

Yeah this one was blown out of proportion. The comment was clearly in jest. However, I will say there is a difference in Americans celebrating kicking the British out from the celebration of burning down THE monumental building that symbolizes our nation. :) Many nations celebrate their independance. Not many celebrate attacking Parliament or somesuch. I think that's why people got bent out of shape.
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: Nuke on August 25, 2014, 05:45:34 pm
burn all the things!
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: Mongoose on August 25, 2014, 06:46:49 pm
I still think the most amusing thing to come out of the War of 1812 was the Battle of New Orleans, which was a resounding US victory...after the war had been declared over via treaty.  Speed of communication was a fun thing back then. :p
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: Dragon on August 25, 2014, 07:39:55 pm
Yeah, that one was fun:
Johnny Horton says it best. :)
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: Nuke on August 25, 2014, 08:06:17 pm
i want death metal versions of all of johnny horton's material.
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: headdie on August 25, 2014, 08:21:05 pm
:p

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/British+embassy+apologizes+tweet+celebrating+200th+anniversary/10146883/story.html

Frankly, I can't believe they apologized.  That's too funny.  You Americans celebrate kicking the British out; it's only fair to celebrate a retaliation on an American attack where the British and Canadians waltzed down to Washington, had a party and a big bonfire, then went home.... ;)

Yeah this one was blown out of proportion. The comment was clearly in jest. However, I will say there is a difference in Americans celebrating kicking the British out from the celebration of burning down THE monumental building that symbolizes our nation. :) Many nations celebrate their independance. Not many celebrate attacking Parliament or somesuch. I think that's why people got bent out of shape.

every 11th of november the UK celebrate a plot to blow up our own parliament, so everyone else is fair game :D
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: Dragon on August 25, 2014, 08:28:45 pm
That's a bit different. You celebrate this plot being stopped. :) The sacking of White House actually succeeded.
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: Lorric on August 25, 2014, 08:30:25 pm
:p

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/British+embassy+apologizes+tweet+celebrating+200th+anniversary/10146883/story.html

Frankly, I can't believe they apologized.  That's too funny.  You Americans celebrate kicking the British out; it's only fair to celebrate a retaliation on an American attack where the British and Canadians waltzed down to Washington, had a party and a big bonfire, then went home.... ;)

Yeah this one was blown out of proportion. The comment was clearly in jest. However, I will say there is a difference in Americans celebrating kicking the British out from the celebration of burning down THE monumental building that symbolizes our nation. :) Many nations celebrate their independance. Not many celebrate attacking Parliament or somesuch. I think that's why people got bent out of shape.

every 11th of november the UK celebrate a plot to blow up our own parliament, so everyone else is fair game :D
It's the 5th and the "celebration" is that the plot failed.

Nowadays it's just an excuse to light fires and shoot off fireworks and have a party.
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: swashmebuckle on August 25, 2014, 08:45:21 pm
Nothing like celebrating something not blowing up by blowing something up.
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: headdie on August 25, 2014, 08:46:41 pm
:p

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/British+embassy+apologizes+tweet+celebrating+200th+anniversary/10146883/story.html

Frankly, I can't believe they apologized.  That's too funny.  You Americans celebrate kicking the British out; it's only fair to celebrate a retaliation on an American attack where the British and Canadians waltzed down to Washington, had a party and a big bonfire, then went home.... ;)

Yeah this one was blown out of proportion. The comment was clearly in jest. However, I will say there is a difference in Americans celebrating kicking the British out from the celebration of burning down THE monumental building that symbolizes our nation. :) Many nations celebrate their independance. Not many celebrate attacking Parliament or somesuch. I think that's why people got bent out of shape.

every 11th of november the UK celebrate a plot to blow up our own parliament, so everyone else is fair game :D
It's the 5th and the "celebration" is that the plot failed.

Nowadays it's just an excuse to light fires and shoot off fireworks and have a party.

/headdesk

Nothing like celebrating something not blowing up by blowing something up.

the greater the tonnage the better lol
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: karajorma on August 27, 2014, 08:15:32 am
How did you fail to "Remember, remember the 5th of November"? :p
Title: Re: Happy belated "Torch the White House" Day!
Post by: headdie on August 27, 2014, 01:26:04 pm
trust a fellow brit to bring that up lol

Remember, remember, the fifth of November, Gunpowder Treason and Plot"