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Mt nephew is getting his Eagle Scout and I was wondering what is a good gift for him. He worked really hard and would like to give him a fitting gift.

Ok, the men and women running for president on the GOP side cant take part in un official debates or else they risk being banned from official debates. Since the media is bound and determined to turn the GOP debates into a demolition derby, what would happen if all the candidates decided to hold their own debates with Conservatives like Rush and Mark Levin as moderators? Or get together before hand and tell the liberal moderators that unless they ask decent questions about policies instead of gotcha and he said this questions they wont take part. The Candidates hold all...

I am tired of liberals saying Cruz isn't eligible to be president because of his father. US citizenship is passed thru the mother, correct? How can these dirt bags who backed Obama, who claimed on numerous forms he is a citizen of Kenya and has mis-matched SSN numbers get all high and mighty on Cruz?

My new Ford has 6 Months of Sirius Radio. I listen mostly to Patriot talk. Mike Church is on in the AM and He sounds like a real nut case. Today either I was not paying attention or he compared the EIT we did to Islamic Terrorists to what the Romans did to Various Saints. Does anyone else listen to him?

New car time. My Colorado is 10 years old and its nickel and diming me. I am looking to get a New Ford Fusion. I wont buy a GM because of the bailout and the fact they seem to get recalled every other day. Test drove a Fusion SE and it rocked. Has anyone here ever owned one?

I landed a job

Windows updated my computer and now I have ads and pop ups. I cant stop them. Any Ideas?

I have been going thru My Dads papers from world war 2 and found his unit. He was in the 126th AAA Battalion. All web searches seem to be a dead end. Does anyone have any good places to look?

Ok,a co-worker is looking to join the USAF. He called the recruiter and after answering a few "get to know you questions" he then asked where he went to high school. My buddy replied he was home schooled and has a High School diploma thru PA homeschool. The recruiter told him that was a problem because the military doesnt take homeschooled grads. Now, this guy has a degree from a state college and is smart. I have never heard of such a thing. My question is has anyone heard of this and what recourse does he have. Thanks in advance

What movie do you love that most people never heard of or seen? Mine is a movie called "Evenhand". I first saw it on IFC, then ordered a copy from Amazon. It is about two policemen in a small Texas town. One is meek and kind while the other is hard. They form a unlikley friendship. It is more plot driven, with little violence. The writing is pretty good.

I came home from work monday to find a letter from the Teamsters saying that one of my co-workers expressed interest in the union coming in and setting up shop. After first swearing to find the moron who wrote the Teamsters and have a little talk with him, It came to me that this might really happen. The other day the owners had a labor lawyer come in and tell the managers and owners what can happen, including threats, vandalism, giant inflatable rats in front of their homes and other stuff. I admit that my company could maybe pay a...

Does radio suck or is it me? In Pittsburgh, Fm radio is made up with two country stations, one alternative station, one Conservative talker{ but they also put on the Pirate games, often taking off either Rush or Savage} a teeny popper station, a Oldies station with a playlist of like 50 songs , a soft rock station and a Album rock station. I miss those funky stations that played song you havent heard in a while. Maybe I am getting old, but radio sucks.

I see the movie "The Hurt Locker" is coming out on DVD. Has anyone on FR seen it? How does it show our servicemen? I would rather not spend my cash on some left wing crap

The New year is upon us. What is everyone doing? It is going to get icey here in Pittsburgh, so I am hunkering down with some Fosters Lager and Mannix. If you are going out, be careful. The drunks are out in force.

Ok, the gifts are opened.Lets compare gifts.

Ok, time to lighten the mood with a fun list. There are things that real men should know or have. True, the list is a bit biases, but what the heck. Real Men should: Know basic gun safety. And they should even own at least one gun. Know Basic first aid. Know the location of a good florist, a good cigar shop, a gun dealer and a strip club. Knows that when he gets over 40, going to a strip club on a regular basis makes you a dirty old man. Know at least one prayer either Christian or Jewish....

What do you do to pass your precious free time? What are your passions. Hunt, Fish, taking pictures, gardening?

Time for some fun. What do you do while you FReep? Listen to music, eat bon bons, throw ping pong balls at you cat? Lets find out.

Ok, we all have movies that we will watch no matter how many times we have seen them. Action movies, romance monaces,comedies, what have you. List them, share your list.

With the holidays fast approaching, is the "Singles Thread" coming back. It was a good thread with a lot of interesting people. What say we bring it back???