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WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
snubnose:
--- Quote from: Andy147 on 04 Jul 2011, 12:30 ---? The British national anthem is "God Save the Queen", and basically fits the "more honest" theory given by VonKleist above.
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Uh hu ummmm.
Ok, I might be wrong. I think I remember it was the british one that mentioned world peace (in one of its many strophes). It was some years ago that I checked out all kinds of national anthems and was deeply annoyed almost all of them only mentioned freedom, but didnt specified WHAT KIND (theres a lot of kinds of freedom, including truely evil ones, for example the nazis announced proudly at some point that "Berlin is free of jews", and invading armies like to call their conquering "freeing the country").
VonKleist:
There are a few national anthems that have no words to go with their tunes, at least no official ones. Spains "Marcha Real" is one of those rarities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcha_Real
They had lyrics during the Franco reign, which were of course abandoned, and since then there´s never been any consensus over any of the proposed lyrics (last someone tried they were deemed "too nationalistic" so...)
:-D
The anthem of the 2. spanish republic was all about "fight to death" and the usual banter..
Muirghiel:
Seriously, Jeph, you've been doing this a long time. If you need to take a Sabbatical, by all means do it.
Feel better!
Skewbrow:
--- Quote from: VonKleist on 05 Jul 2011, 02:27 ---There are a few national anthems that have no words to go with their tunes, at least no official ones. Spains "Marcha Real" is one of those rarities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcha_Real
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The Russians used Glinka's Patriotic song as an anthem (for the purposes of sporting events at least) before they went back to the Soviet anthem. IIRC that song didn't have any lyrics? I guess that was one of the reasons it didn't last as an anthem?
LTK:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 05 Jul 2011, 00:32 ---Last two tweets;
Feeling pretty discouraged about things.
(13 hours ago)
there isn't enough booze in my house #thingsyouneverwanttohearmesay
(23 hours ago)
He's mentioned before that alchohol combines with his anxiety meds in an undesireable way - I'm guessing he's not having a good independence day.
We may get a guest comic. Or, for the first time in a looooong time, nothing but apologies.
I hope he's not injured. Fireworks can do some pretty serious damage...
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I was wondering that as well. Usually there's at least one tweet suggesting what is up around this time, but "feeling pretty discouraged about things" isn't very specific. I hope he's just asleep and nothing's wrong.
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