Fourth of July
33. 4th July 2021
Shall we have a barbecue
And a massive party
And fireworks
And booze?
No, it’s raining.
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We could put up a tent
And use gasoline on the barbie
And drink too much
And have fireworks?
No, it’s raining.
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We could do hot dogs in the oven
(not real dogs, sausages, ok?)
And drink too much
And have fireworks?
Please, pretty please?
No, it’s raining.
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OK, no fireworks.
No barbie, no dogs
(hot or hairy),
But booze. We can have booze?
Right?
Yes. It’s raining.
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PS. This needs explanation. I’m English so I don’t generally do the Fourth of July but my late husband was American and always wanted to — in the teeth of typical English summer weather involving gales, rain and possibly hail.
PPS. Pimms is the traditional English summer drink, a little like sangria. Wonderful stuff and very comforting as the rain lashes down.
PPPS. Gasolene was my ex-USAF father-in-law’s preferred method for getting the barbecue to light in England.
