Bored on the Fourth of July

Takimag Bored on the Fourth of July Happy Fourth of July! Whatever that means—I dunno, I’m English. TakiMag Steven Tucker Jul 3, 2026 12:03 AM Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... My cousin was born on the Fourth of July. He wasn’t Tom Cruise in a wheelchair, just an ordinary English boy to whom, other than the annual anniversary of his own existence, the occasion meant absolutely nothing whatsoever. Sometimes, when he was very small, his parents would highlight footage of Fourth of July celebrations taking place thousands of miles away across the Atlantic whenever they appeared in Hollywood movies, and lie that such pretty fireworks were all being staged for his own personal birthday benefit. He believed them. My cousin was not, and is not, a retard.

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