Woo hoo!! Our 3rd Qtr 2008 Freepathon is now underway!! [Thread II]

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[Jim Robinson]

Happy Independence Day America!!

Thank you, Lady Jag

[don-o]

First

[don-o]

RE: Thread header - I never knew Lady Liberty had legs!

[Lady Jag]

SEOND THAT!

[Jim Robinson]

She’s got legs, Lt. Dan.

[Lady Jag]

Now we know you never peeked under her skirt!

[SE Mom]

[don-o]

Now we know you never peeked under her skirt!

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, SE Mom!!

Woo hoo!!

Another $100 just in from California!!

Thank you California!!

[Lady Jag]

[Lady Jag]

[Lady Jag]

 

On Jeopardy the other night, the final question was How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns ------ All three missed it ---

This is really an awesome sight to watch if you've never had the chance Very fascinating.



1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the

tomb of the Unknowns and why?

21 steps. It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute, which is the

highest honor given any military or foreign dignitary.

2. How long does he hesitate after his about face to begin his

return walk and why?

21 seconds for the same reason as answer number 1

3. Why are his gloves wet?

His gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his grip on the

rifle.
 

4. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time

and if not, why not?

He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb.

After his march across the path, he executes an about face

and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.

5. How often are the guards changed?

Guards are changed every thirty minutes,

twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year.
 

6. What are the physical traits of the guard limited to?

For a person to apply for guard duty at the tomb, he must be

between 5' 10" and 6' 2" tall and his waist size cannot exceed 30." Other

requirements of the Guard: They must commit 2 years of life to guard the

tomb, live in a barracks under the tomb, and cannot drink any alcohol on

or off duty for the rest of their lives. They cannot swear in public for the

rest of their lives and cannot disgrace the uniform {fighting} or the tomb in

any way. After two years, the guard is given a wreath pin that is worn on

their lapel signifying they served as guard of the tomb. There are only

400 presently worn. The guard must obey these rules for the rest of their

lives or give up the wreath pin.

The shoes are specially made with very thick soles to keep the heat

and cold from their feet. There are metal heel plates that extend to the

top of the shoe in order to make the loud click as they come to a halt.

There are no wrinkles, folds or lint on the uniform. Guards dress for duty

in front of a full-length mirror.

The first six months of duty a guard cannot talk to anyone, nor

watch TV. All off duty time is spent studying the 175 notable people laid

to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. A guard must memorize who they are

and where they are interred. Among the notables are: President Taft, Joe

E. Lewis {the boxer} and Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy, {the most

decorated soldier of WWII} of Hollywood fame.

Every guard spends five hours a day getting his uniforms ready for

guard duty.

ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.

In 2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was approaching Washington, DC, our

US Senate/House took 2 days off with anticipation of the storm. On the ABC

evening news, it was reported that because of the dangers from the

hurricane, the military members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb of

the Unknown Soldier were given permission to suspend the assignment. They

respectfully declined the offer, "No way, Sir!" Soaked to the skin,

marching in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding

the Tomb was not just an assignment, it was the highest honor that can be

afforded to a serviceperson. The tomb has been patrolled continuously,

24/7, since 1930.

God Bless and keep them.

 

 

 

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$30 from Pennsylvania
$30 from Delaware

Thank you Pennsylvania and Delaware!!

[Lady Jag]

THANK YOU!!

DELAWARE
LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE
(choosing a great day to donate)

[Lady Jag]

THANK YOU!!

PENNSYLVANIA
THE KEYSTONE STATE

[Brad's Gramma]

Now we know you never peeked under her skirt!

Phew!!!!

[Brad's Gramma]

Thank you, SE Mom!!

Woo hoo!!

Another $100 just in from California!!

Thank you California!!

[Brad's Gramma]

Thank you!!! THAT is a job, NOT for everyone....!!!

[Brad's Gramma]

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$30 from Pennsylvania
$30 from Delaware

Thank you Pennsylvania and Delaware!!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I'll be sending out a check come Monday. You caught me in a "positive cash flow" phase for a change, LOL! :)

[Lady Jag]

I didn’t realize their gloves were wet. Imagine that in February...

[Brad's Gramma]

Yes.......THAT would be uncomfortable....at best.

[Lady Jag]

WOOHOO!!
THANK YOU!!

WISCONSIN
FORWARD

[Lady Jag]

It’s an amazing experience to watch them and be carried up in all the reverence whether knowing all the details or not.

They have to be terribly devoted to abide by all those rules.

[Lady Jag]

The phrase Big Lie refers to a propaganda technique which entered mass consciousness with Adolf Hitler's 1925 autobiography Mein Kampf. In that book Hitler wrote that people came to believe that Germany lost World War I in the field due to a propaganda technique used by Jews who were influential in the German press. This technique, he believed, consisted of telling a lie so "colossal" that no one would believe anyone "could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously". The first documented use of the phrase "big lie" is in the corresponding passage: "in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility".

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.

Remind you of a certain Democrat candidate?

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, Diana in Wisconsin!!

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$20 from Wisconsin
$20 from Oklahoma
$20 from Illinois

Thank you all very much!!

[Brad's Gramma]

Thank you very much, Diana in Wisconsin!!

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$20 from Wisconsin
$20 from Oklahoma
$20 from Illinois

Thank you all very much!!

[Lady Jag]

THANK YOU!!

OKLAHOMA
LABOR VINCIT OMNIA
LABOR CONQUERS ALL THINGS

[don-o]

Video about the Tomb of the Unknowns

[bd476]

Jim Robinson wrote on the earlier thread:

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$20 from Ohio
$50 from California
$25 from Virginia
$20 from Texas
$50 from Wisconsin
$20 from Georgia
$100 from Texas
$10 from Virginia
$20 from Wisconsin
$50 from Maine
$50 from Virginia
$20 from Never Never Land

Thank you all very much!!

Happy Independence Day everyone!!

[Lady Jag]

THANK YOU!!

ILLINOIS
STATE SOVEREIGNTY, NATIONAL UNION

[Lady Jag]

Thank you for posting the video. It’s a long time since I’ve been there and it is a moving experience every time.

[Lady Jag]

JUST $5 A MONTH
STAMPS OUT FREEPATHONS

[bd476]

Happy 4th of July!

[Brad's Gramma]

America, Why I Love Her!

[GOP_Lady]

PayPal donation sent from GOP_Lady and GOP_Harley_Guy of Ohio! :-)

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, GOP_Lady and GOP_Harley_Guy!!

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$20 from Georgia
$25 from Never Never Land
$20 from Oregon
$100 from Never Never Land
$50 from Ohio

Thank you all very much!!

[Lady Jag]

Is that your baby smiling in the right hand corner?

[Lady Jag]

WOOHOO!!
THANK YOU!!

OHIO
WITH GOD, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE

[JDoutrider]

BTTT !!!

[GOP_Lady]

Indeed, with God all things are possible. :-)

[Lady Jag]

Dinner & Taxes

I was having lunch with one of my favorite clients last week and the conversation turned to the government's recent round of tax cuts.

'"I'm opposed to those tax cuts," the retired college instructor declared, "because they benefit the rich. The rich get much more money back than ordinary taxpayers like you and me and that's not fair.'"

"But the rich pay more in the first place," I argued, "so it stands to reason that they'd get more money back."

I could tell that my friend was unimpressed by this meager argument. So I said to him, "let's put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand."

"Suppose that every day 10 men go to a restaurant for dinner. The bill for all ten comes to $100. If it was paid the way we pay our taxes, the first four men would pay nothing; the fifth would pay $1; the sixth would pay $3; the seventh $7; the eighth $12; the ninth $18. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59."

The 10 men ate dinner in the restaurant every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement until the owner threw them a curve. "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily meal by $20." Now dinner for the 10 only costs $80. The first four are unaffected. They still eat for free. Can you figure out how to divvy up the $20 savings among the remaining six so that everyone gets his fair share? The men realize that $20 divided by 6 is $3.33, but if they subtract that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would end up being paid to eat their meal.

The restaurant owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same percentage, being sure to give each a break, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay. And so now the fifth man paid nothing, the sixth pitched in $2, the seventh paid $5, the eighth paid $9, the ninth paid $12, leaving the tenth man with a bill of $52 instead of $59.

Outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. "I only got a dollar out of the $20," complained the sixth man, pointing to the tenth, "and he got $7!"

"Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar, too. It's unfair that he got seven times more than me!"

"That's true," shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $7 back when I got only $2? The wealthy get all the breaks!"

"Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor."

Then, the nine men surrounded the tenth man (the richest one, paying the
most) and beat him up. The next night the richest man didn't show up for dinner, so now the nine men sat down and ate without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They were $52 short!

"And that, boys, girls and college instructors, is how America's tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up at the table any more. There are lots of good restaurants in Switzerland and the Caribbean."

[Lady Jag]

Amen!

[GOP_Lady]

AWESOME graphics, Lady Jag. Thanks! :-)

[Lady Jag]

WOOHOO!!
THANK YOU!!

WASHINGTON
WE LIKE OUR STATE

[Lady Jag]

That graphic is me thanking you.

Bless you on this Independence Day!

[rockinqsranch]

I read your post ending with “Remind you of a certain Democrat candidate?” to Mrs. RQSR.

“If not, it should” states Mrs. RQSR.

I asked her if she wanted that posted. She said YES, because “the big lie” needs to be exposed.

Agreed.

[GOP_Lady]

Judging by that graphic, I think GOP_Harley_Guy would like Washington, too. LOL. Cool.

[Lady Jag]

She vigorously supports the right; you must feel fortunate to have joined up with Mrs. RQSR. Thanks you two!

WOOHOO!!
THANK YOU!!

CALIFORNIA
THE GOLDEN WEST

[Lady Jag]

JDoutrider is a Harley guy, too. I learned that last year.