mentalfloss.com— Memorial Day is more than just a three-day weekend and a chance to get the year?s first sunburn. Here?s a handy 10-pack of facts to give the holiday some perspective.
May 25, 2008View in Crawl 4
Greenville. The business climate in Northern Michigan has taken a dive and I have to get out of here before I end up penniless. I have a old school friend who moved there 15 years ago, and I'm going there to see him in a couple of weeks. Officially, it's a vacation. Unofficially, it's job and house hunting.
sodade...... GROW THE f**k UP..... I am really sorry that you are still pissed that you are still living with your parents or grandparents. Its a bitch isnt it?Do you really think that anyone is impressed that you have to rag on your grandparents who arguably are the greatest generation of our recent history? They survived a depression, fought a two ocean war simultaneously suffering mind boggling losses in life and broken bodies.Its pathetic to place blame on them for what is happening now and give everyone else a free pass. At least they voted, meanwhile YOUR GENERATION had the LOWEST voter turn out of all. Why? I guess there must have been a party that night which was way more important.You are nothing more than a winney ass, self absorbed bitter punk.
America's Answer In Flanders Field by R. W. Lilliard Rest ye in peace, ye Flanders dead.The fight that ye so bravely ledWe've taken up. And we will keepTrue faith with you who lie asleepWith each a cross to mark his bed,In Flanders fields. Fear not that ye have died for naught.The torch ye threw to us we caught.Ten million hands will hold it high,And Freedom's light shall never die!We've learned the lesson that ye taughtIn Flanders fields.
11. Remember that Memorial Day is a very unpleasant day for a lot of vets. I worked at Starbucks a few years ago and I asked a regular what he was going to do for Memorial Day and he said "I'm gonna avoid people and not watch TV." His memories are not beer and bbq.
Closed AccountMay 26, 2008
If you look at the history of the holiday, especially the part concerning its roots in the war between the states, then that would make sense.
roscoMay 26, 2008
Greenville. The business climate in Northern Michigan has taken a dive and I have to get out of here before I end up penniless. I have a old school friend who moved there 15 years ago, and I'm going there to see him in a couple of weeks. Officially, it's a vacation. Unofficially, it's job and house hunting.
kilofoxMay 27, 2008
sodade...... GROW THE f**k UP..... I am really sorry that you are still pissed that you are still living with your parents or grandparents. Its a bitch isnt it?Do you really think that anyone is impressed that you have to rag on your grandparents who arguably are the greatest generation of our recent history? They survived a depression, fought a two ocean war simultaneously suffering mind boggling losses in life and broken bodies.Its pathetic to place blame on them for what is happening now and give everyone else a free pass. At least they voted, meanwhile YOUR GENERATION had the LOWEST voter turn out of all. Why? I guess there must have been a party that night which was way more important.You are nothing more than a winney ass, self absorbed bitter punk.
jashobeam5May 27, 2008
Great quote.
jashobeam5May 27, 2008
America's Answer In Flanders Field by R. W. Lilliard Rest ye in peace, ye Flanders dead.The fight that ye so bravely ledWe've taken up. And we will keepTrue faith with you who lie asleepWith each a cross to mark his bed,In Flanders fields. Fear not that ye have died for naught.The torch ye threw to us we caught.Ten million hands will hold it high,And Freedom's light shall never die!We've learned the lesson that ye taughtIn Flanders fields.
Closed AccountMay 27, 2008
11. Remember that Memorial Day is a very unpleasant day for a lot of vets. I worked at Starbucks a few years ago and I asked a regular what he was going to do for Memorial Day and he said "I'm gonna avoid people and not watch TV." His memories are not beer and bbq.
jordanlgtaMay 28, 2008
No one read your reply but me. Congratulations.