Comments on: America’s Birthday http://real.theoffside.com/team-news/americas-birthday.html News from Real Madrid Spanish football team Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:57:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Christian http://real.theoffside.com/team-news/americas-birthday.html#comment-6847 Christian Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:48:58 +0000 http://real.theoffside.com/team-news/americas-birthday.html#comment-6847 Corey, God Bless America! Even though the Chinese invented fireworks, what is more American than grilling burgers and dogs, drinking beer and blowing stuff! Best holiday EVER! Corey,
God Bless America! Even though the Chinese invented fireworks, what is more American than grilling burgers and dogs, drinking beer and blowing stuff! Best holiday EVER!

]]> By: -nickt.- http://real.theoffside.com/team-news/americas-birthday.html#comment-6833 -nickt.- Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:00:27 +0000 http://real.theoffside.com/team-news/americas-birthday.html#comment-6833 i'm not sure the provenience for boobs lies with america. that is unless you are speaking of the word itself. i'll grant you hot dogs and light beer. not sure i'd claim those though. boobs: "breasts," 1929, U.S. slang, probably from much older term boobies (late 17c.), related to 17c. bubby, perhaps ult. from L. puppa, lit. "little girl," hence, in child-talk, "breast" (cf. O.Fr. pope, popel "breast," Ger. dial. Bubbi, etc.). i’m not sure the provenience for boobs lies with america. that is unless you are speaking of the word itself. i’ll grant you hot dogs and light beer. not sure i’d claim those though.

boobs:
“breasts,” 1929, U.S. slang, probably from much older term boobies (late 17c.), related to 17c. bubby, perhaps ult. from L. puppa, lit. “little girl,” hence, in child-talk, “breast” (cf. O.Fr. pope, popel “breast,” Ger. dial. Bubbi, etc.).

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