Okay it's a pet peeve of mine, but it's founded in a deep love for my country. Please don't call the celebration of our nation's Independence "The Fourth of July." Nobody says, "Happy October 31st" or "Merry December 25th." So why does everyone say, "Happy 4th" instead of "Happy Independence Day?" Doing this over and over starts to water down its meaning. Hello? We're celebrating something big here folks! Please do not take our freedom for granted. Not today, not ever.
Unfortunately for many Americans, 4th of July means swimming pools, hot dogs, and fireworks. Or they remember it as the day those sick dudes stuff down 137 wieners, along with the 137 water soaked hot dog buns. But it's not supposed to be a freak show. Independence Day is the greatest All-American holiday, second only to Thanksgiving ... or should I just call it "The 4th Thursday in November?"
And now that the world's gone twitter-happy, the situation is only going to get worse because no one wants to eat into their 140 characters. Why tweet about "Independence Day" when "7/4" will do? No, I say we must put and end to this now.
There's an old, silly joke that asks, "Do they have July 4th in England?" And of course, the answer is yes they do, it comes right after July 3. They just don't call it "Independence Day." Well, now you know exactly why we should.
