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Even the most hardened of New Yorkers know that watching the city's fireworks is a special experience. For just 40 minutes, we try to forget our Blue State sensibilities and celebrate the spirit of our nation with warm, patriotic fuzzies from our jaded hipster hearts. To wit, a brief list of the sentiments overheard during a crowded fireworks celebration on a downtown rooftop:

• "Bombs over Baghdad!"
• "Aaaaaahhhhhhh..."
• "Don't look in that direction; those are the Jersey fireworks."
• "Happy Macy's Day!"
• "Oooooooooooooooooooooooh..."
• "I can't wait to put these pictures on Flickr."
• "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
• "That's a really crappy looking heart. Oh, it's an apple?"
• "Wooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww..."
• "The Empire State building looks like a Bomb Pop, doesn't it?"
• "Blueberries in sangria? Who knew? Delish!"
• "Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!"
• "Well, that was anticlimactic."