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    16 Less Than Thrilling 4th Of July Moments

    We've all been there.

    1. All the lobster butter hardening

    2. Something brushing against your leg while swimming

    3. Hearing too much John Philips Sousa

    4. Coping with children near you screaming for parade vendor toys

    5. Trying to leave your family party without eating something drizzled in mayonnaise

    6. Leaving a younger cousin in your dust because she can't run for the ice cream truck fast enough

    7. Forgetting to cross your legs while tubing and finding refuge in a porta-potty

    8. Trying to find a lost flip flop

    9. Getting a dud Sparkler

    10. Star shaped Jello molds

    11. The neighbor's dog dealing with fireworks at midnight

    12. Dealing with a pre pubescent party guest who takes Kan Jam way too seriously

    13. The local pageant queen who can't throw tootsie rolls far enough back for you to catch one

    14. Your clarinet reed breaks right before the parade

    15. A surly four year old shaking her towel up wind from you

    16. Having a loose grip on your sandwich and falling victim to a seagull