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irisblue

(38,366 posts) Fri Jul 3, 2026, 02:18 PM Jul 3

'That's due tomorrow?' from twitter

Link to tweet

PS the 1972 movie musical 1776 with William Daniels, Ken Howard & Howard Silva as J.Adams, Jefferson & Franklin is on you tube

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A favorite scene from the movie...Sit Down John

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'That's due tomorrow?' from twitter (Original Post) irisblue Jul 3 OP

That's funny. I'd like to have him/her as a neighbor.. hlthe2b Jul 3 #1

Me too irisblue Jul 3 #2

Franklin: "Treason is a charge invented by the winner as an excuse for hanging the loser." Aristus Jul 3 #3

Clever ProfessorGAC Jul 3 #4

hlthe2b

(115,546 posts)

1. That's funny. I'd like to have him/her as a neighbor..

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 02:25 PM

Jul 3

irisblue

(38,366 posts)

2. Me too

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 02:28 PM

Jul 3

Aristus

(72,859 posts)

3. Franklin: "Treason is a charge invented by the winner as an excuse for hanging the loser."

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:51 PM

Jul 3

Adams: "Well, I have more to do than stand here listening to you quote yourself..."

Franklin: "No! That was a new one!..."

ProfessorGAC

(77,847 posts)

4. Clever

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 04:50 PM

Jul 3

Wrong, but clever.
It was actually completed on the 2nd, but the signatories present got together on the 4th.
It took over another 2 months for reps of all the colonies to get to sign it.
So TJ wouldn't have freaked out on the 3rd. He did his homework ahead of time!
Still funny, though!

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