20 Funny Pics To Make You Laugh On The 4th of July

 It's that time of year again: it's Independence Day in the U.S. of A., and you know what that means.It's time to take a moment to reflect upon the progress our great nation has made, and to express our patriotism and love of our countrymen. 

In honor of the 4th of July, here are 20 very funny pictures to keep you busy in between burgers and beers. Stay safe out there, friends. Don't forget to wear sunscreen, don't drink too much, and try not to lose any digits while lighting off those illegal backyard fireworks. Above all, though, have a great Independence Day, and Happy Birthday, America!

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Grill All the Things

Grill All the Things Illustration

 Pop Sugar

Or we could just grill lots of meat and meat products, get drunk, and blow stuff up.

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Fireworks

A man holds an armful of fireworks in this meme

Uberhumor 

Okay, scary stalker guy. If you need explosives to get her attention, maybe it's not a good idea.

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Sparklers

A man cringes while holding a sparkler

Sparklers

Hey, those sparklers are a menace. You can get a nasty first-degree burn that requires a dab of ointment and possibly even a band aid. Scary stuff. 

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Manly Man

A man shies away from a firework as it launches

The Meta Picture

Very manly! 

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Three-Fingered Eddie's

A man displays fireworks near a sign for "Three Finger Eddie's"

Chacha

Pro tip: Never buy explosives from a guy who's missing fingers. 

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American Gothic

An altered image of the famous American Gothic painting

Freaking News

American Gothic? No way; this is American EPIC. They were goth before it was cool.

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Grilling Founding Fathers

A cartoon portraying the American Founding Fathers in a modern 4th of July scenario

Florida Today

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Ben Franklin

(Except oops... it appears that Ben Franklin didn't really say that; but it's still a great quote.) 

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Dog Photobomb

Dogs photobomb a 4th of July photo of two boys

Motivationals

Live free and PHOTOBOMB, y'all! 

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Captain America

A meme of Captain America punching Hitler

Mothers Day Images 

Take that, Hitler! POW!

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Willy Wonka

A Willy Wonka meme about posting photos of fireworks

Meme Generator

Condescending Wonka is getting pretty sick of seeing all those firework photos in his Facebook news feed, and frankly... we are too. 

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Repeat Customers

A cartoon about people injuring themselves with fireworks

Dave Granlund

Combining beer and explosives: What could possible go wrong? 

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Stoned Guy

A stoned guy meme about the date of 4th of July

Know Your Meme

Ummm....

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Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan meme about 4th of July

Quickmeme

Comedian Jim Gaffigan nails it yet again. 

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Liberal... with BBQ Sauce

Hillbilly meme about 4th of July

Quickmeme

I see what you did there. 

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Honor the flag

A man honoring the America flag, as worn by two older people

The FW

"I pledge allegiance to these old people, of the United States of America..." 

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May the 4th

A May 4th meme with Luke Skywalker

DIYLOL

Han Solo for the win! Technically, this meme is meant to appear on May 4th, or Star Wars Day. This would fit in nicely on our list of Star Wars memes: The Force Is Strong In These Funny Star Wars Memes

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Steve-O

A motivational image feature Steve-O from Jackass

Motivational-ish

That's gonna leave a mark. 

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Patriot

A very patriotic American

Reddit

'MURICA!  Woohoo!  *shoots off guns Yosemite Sam style*

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Bald Eagle

Bald eagle meme

Meme Generator

Who's fat now, b*tch? (Oh, it's me. Still me. Damn.) 

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Brace Yourself

Brace yourself for lame fireworks

We Know Memes

Happy Independence Day!