The burning of Washington, D.C., 200 years ago this week

[Dickie]

Been there, done that….. Ha!

[mstone]

Best. Commemoration. Ever.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/08/25/british-embassy-apologizes-for-tweet-commemorating-the-burning-the-white-house-but-not-for-the-actual-burning-of-the-white-house/

[Terpfan]

@mstone 93278 wrote:

Best. Commemoration. Ever.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/08/25/british-embassy-apologizes-for-tweet-commemorating-the-burning-the-white-house-but-not-for-the-actual-burning-of-the-white-house/

The one Twitter response was equally pretty epic–

“I got a kick out of @UKinUSA’s White House tweet. Looking forward to @GermanEmbassy dropping firecrackers on a London-shaped cake in 2140.”

[dbb]

@Dickie 93276 wrote:

Been there, done that….. Ha!

I’ll vote for Dickie as our Captain if he is buying at the pub. No warm beer please.

[rcannon100]

@dbb 93282 wrote:

I’ll vote for Dickie as our Captain if he is buying at the pub. No warm beer please.

He can lead us wearing a red jersey

[dasgeh]

@mstone 93278 wrote:

Best. Commemoration. Ever.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/08/25/british-embassy-apologizes-for-tweet-commemorating-the-burning-the-white-house-but-not-for-the-actual-burning-of-the-white-house/

Eh. Should have been a flambeed cake. That would have been funny.

[mstone]

@dasgeh 93298 wrote:

Eh. Should have been a flambeed cake. That would have been funny.

too soon

[baiskeli]

We need to lighten up (no pun intended). We could learn from a country that has an informal holiday commemorating some random loon’s attempt to blow up its own parliament.

[Terpfan]

@baiskeli 93315 wrote:

We need to lighten up (no pun intended). We could learn from a country that has an informal holiday commemorating some random loon’s attempt to blow up its own parliament.

I think we’re good at co-opting other country’s holidays to serve as drinking holidays stateside… Mardis Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo, Okotoberfest. But you’re right, there is room to grow!

[dbb]

@baiskeli 93315 wrote:

We need to lighten up (no pun intended). We could learn from a country that has an informal holiday commemorating some random loon’s attempt to blow up its own parliament.

The problem seems to be that loons around here are far too prevalent to be considered random!

@Terpfan 93318 wrote:

I think we’re good at co-opting other country’s holidays to serve as drinking holidays stateside… Mardis Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo, Okotoberfest. But you’re right, there is room to grow!

I’ll drink to that!

[lordofthemark]

@baiskeli 93315 wrote:

We need to lighten up (no pun intended). We could learn from a country that has an informal holiday commemorating some random loon’s attempt to blow up its own parliament.

Guy Fawkes day was celebrated in the colonies off and on. I believe George Washington put the kabosh on it as “anti catholic” Go call HIM PC, I dare anyone.

[PotomacCyclist]

@Terpfan 93318 wrote:

I think we’re good at co-opting other country’s holidays to serve as drinking holidays stateside… Mardis Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo, Okotoberfest. But you’re right, there is room to grow!

Plus the music for the Star-Spangled Banner was originally part of a song called “To Anacreon in Heaven,” which seems to have been a drinking song and the official song of a gentlemen’s club of amateur musicians in London.

http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/the-melody.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Anacreon_in_Heaven

[PotomacCyclist]

@dbb 93282 wrote:

I’ll vote for Dickie as our Captain if he is buying at the pub. No warm beer please.

So has the secret of the monthly happy hours been revealed? That it’s not really a social gathering of area cyclists, but rather, training sessions for the future defense of Washington D.C. (and Arlington) against a British invasion?

[Dickie]

@PotomacCyclist 93337 wrote:

So has the secret of the monthly happy hours been revealed? That it’s not really a social gathering of area cyclists, but rather, training sessions for the future defense of Washington D.C. (and Arlington) against a British invasion?

Too late.

[rcannon100]

One if by sea, two if by land, three beers if by bicycle.

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