|
Korean Job Discussion Forums
"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!"
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
|
 Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:21 pm Post subject: Happy 230th Fellow Yanks! |
 |
|
Happy Independence Day, guys. Hope you get to have a hot dog or something to celebrate.
(It's also the 180th anniversary of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Kinda miss those guys.) |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Why would you eat a hotdog to celebrate anything, damn that's rank... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
seoulkitchen
Joined: 28 Dec 2004
Location: Hub of Asia, my ass!
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:13 pm Post subject: Migook is mygook.... |
|
|
Well, since July 4 here is still July 3 across the pond, here's a tribute to July 3:
Lee Defeated At Gettysburg
On the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate
General Robert E. Lee's last attempt at breaking the Union line
ended in disastrous failure, bringing the most decisive battle
of the American Civil War to an end.
On July 3, Lee, planned an assault on the center of the Union
line. A 15,000-man strong column under General George Pickett
was organized, and Lee ordered a massive bombardment of the
Union positions. The 10,000 Federals answered the Confederate
artillery onslaught, and for more than an hour the guns raged in
the heaviest cannonade of the Civil War.
At 3 p.m., Pickett led his force into no-man's-land and found
that Lee's bombardment had failed. As Pickett's force attempted
to cross the mile distance to Cemetery Ridge, Union artillery
blew great holes in their lines. Meanwhile, Yankee infantry
flanked the main body of "Pickett's charge" and began cutting
down the Confederates. Only a few hundred Virginians reached the
Union line, and within minutes they all were dead, dying, or
captured. In less than an hour, more than 7,000 Confederate
troops had been killed or wounded.
Both armies, exhausted, held their positions until the night of
July 4, when Lee withdrew. The Army of the Potomac was too weak
to pursue the Confederates, and Lee led his army out of the
North, never to invade it again. The Battle of Gettysburg was
the turning point in the Civil War, costing the Union 23,000
killed, wounded, or missing in action. The Confederates suffered
some 25,000 casualties.
On November 19, 1863, President Lincoln delivered his famous
Gettysburg Address during the dedication of a new national
cemetery at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Civil War
effectively ended with the surrender of General Lee's Army of
Northern Virginia in April 1865.
And for July 4, cheers to all the gals workin' hard at Hooters!
Bravo your cleavage!
God bless 'em and hot damn! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
formerflautist
Joined: 30 May 2006
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| What I wouldn't give to be at a cookout eating a hamburger burnt with love. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
HapKi
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I'm in Iowa for the 4th.
And all the food that comes with it, for the next 3 weeks.
Jealous much? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
LexLibra
Joined: 09 Jun 2006
Location: in the library
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| YYEEEAAAAHHHH!!! Lots 'o burgers on the grill & a looovely vodka & grapefruit juice cocktail in hand. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!! Happy 4th all you MiGuks!!! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
LexLibra
Joined: 09 Jun 2006
Location: in the library
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| OK, why does c*cktail get bleeped out?? I'm over 21... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
canuckistan
Mod Team
Joined: 17 Jun 2003
Location: Training future GS competitors.....
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Haven't taken the pledge of allegiance yet but in the mean time I'll help make some noise at the Rockies game tomorrow night.
Have a great Independence Day! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject: Re: Migook is mygook.... |
|
|
| seoulkitchen wrote: |
Well, since July 4 here is still July 3 across the pond, here's a tribute to July 3:
Lee Defeated At Gettysburg
On the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate
General Robert E. Lee's last attempt at breaking the Union line
ended in disastrous failure, bringing the most decisive battle
of the American Civil War to an end.
On July 3, Lee, planned an assault on the center of the Union
line. A 15,000-man strong column under General George Pickett
was organized, and Lee ordered a massive bombardment of the
Union positions. The 10,000 Federals answered the Confederate
artillery onslaught, and for more than an hour the guns raged in
the heaviest cannonade of the Civil War.
At 3 p.m., Pickett led his force into no-man's-land and found
that Lee's bombardment had failed. As Pickett's force attempted
to cross the mile distance to Cemetery Ridge, Union artillery
blew great holes in their lines. Meanwhile, Yankee infantry
flanked the main body of "Pickett's charge" and began cutting
down the Confederates. Only a few hundred Virginians reached the
Union line, and within minutes they all were dead, dying, or
captured. In less than an hour, more than 7,000 Confederate
troops had been killed or wounded.
Both armies, exhausted, held their positions until the night of
July 4, when Lee withdrew. The Army of the Potomac was too weak
to pursue the Confederates, and Lee led his army out of the
North, never to invade it again. The Battle of Gettysburg was
the turning point in the Civil War, costing the Union 23,000
killed, wounded, or missing in action. The Confederates suffered
some 25,000 casualties.
On November 19, 1863, President Lincoln delivered his famous
Gettysburg Address during the dedication of a new national
cemetery at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Civil War
effectively ended with the surrender of General Lee's Army of
Northern Virginia in April 1865.
And for July 4, cheers to all the gals workin' hard at Hooters!
Bravo your cleavage!
God bless 'em and hot damn! |
Virgil Caine is my name and I served on the Danville train
'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again
In the winter of sixty-five
We were hungry just barely alive
By May tenth Richmond had fell
It was a time I remember oh so well
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the people were singing, they went
La la la la la la, la la la la la la la la, la
Like my father before me I will work the land
And like my brother above me who took a rebel stand
He was just eighteen, proud and brave
When a Yankee laid him in his grave
I swear by the mud below my feet
You can't raise a Cain back up when he's in defeat
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the people were singing, they went
La la la la la la, la la la la la la la la, la
Back with my wife in Tennessee when one day she called to me
Virgil, quick come see, there goes Robert E Lee
Now I don't mind choppin' wood
And I don't care if the money's no good
You take what you need and you leave the rest
But they should never have taken the very best
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the people were singing, they went
La la la la la la, la la la la la la la la, la |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MorgolKing
Joined: 18 May 2006
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:03 pm Post subject: |
|
|
w00t w00t Happy 4th of July everyone!!
(this is my 3rd year in a row I'm abroad and missing it  )
Anyone doing anything tonight in the Incheon/Seoul area? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: |
I'm in Iowa for the 4th.
And all the food that comes with it, for the next 3 weeks.
Jealous much?
|
[ARG! If there is any justice in the world, you are in the far north and will leave just before the corn gets ripe.]
Those are my real thoughts, but I'm trying to be a better person this year, so I won't say that and just say, "Happy 4th, HapKi! Eat a pork tenderloin for me." |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:38 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| MorgolKing wrote: |
w00t w00t Happy 4th of July everyone!!
(this is my 3rd year in a row I'm abroad and missing it )
Anyone doing anything tonight in the Incheon/Seoul area? |
yeah, let's shoot off fireworks all night and keep the Koreans up!!!
Actually, I'll put of celebrating until Friday night. Got the WC at 4 am and then off to work at 9:30 am. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| So why do Americans order the date British-style on this day only? 4th of July and not July 4th. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
death from above
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: in your head
|
| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:09 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: |
| why do Americans order the date British-style |
because we're that cool.
(oh and in the south being called a yank is like being called a sh*tbag.)
anyway, down with the evil redcoats!!
all you subjects(slaves) of the queen must be jealous now!
let's get drunk and sacrifice some virgins!
woooo hoooo! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
