O Say Can You Singe
I’m sitting with my friends in their backyard for a July 4th BBQ. One of our friends has a coworker with him who is new to the USA and it’s their first Fourth Of July.
Friend: “So we just chill at the BBQ for now, and then later we drive down to the park to watch the fireworks.”
Friend’s Coworker: “Sounds fun!”
The host, on the grill, suddenly screams and steps back at the oil from the new burgers causing a mini flare.
Host: “BBQ d*** near killed me.”
Friend’s Coworker: “Is that grill safe?”
Host: “S’all good as long as I still got my eyebrows.”
Then we hear a boom. A neighbor launches a firework early, and it screeches across the sky sideways before exploding behind a tree.
Host: “I love how we celebrate independence by nearly setting the suburbs on fire.”
Friend: *To his Coworker.* “What you gotta understand is it’s not July 4th unless something’s on fire and no one’s worried about it.”
