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The ***OFFICIAL*** Weekend Singles' Thread -- New Year's Weekend (December 29th-31st)
December 29, 2006
| ilovew, darkangel82
Posted on 12/29/2006 4:06:55 PM PST by ilovew
On Tuesday, former president Gerald R. Ford, Jr. died at the age of 93. He led a full life beginning on July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska.
The future president was a star athlete and the captain of the Grand Rapids South High School football team. He was offered contracts with the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers but declined so that he could attend Yale Law School. Shortly after his graduation, an outside event changed his plans. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gerald Ford enlisted in the Navy.
Shortly after returning from the war, Ford decided to run for a seat in the House of Representatives. His 24-year tenure included his rise to the House Minority Leader. After Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned, President Nixon chose Ford to beceome the new vice president. When Nixon himself later resigned, Gerald Ford became the first (and only) person to ever rise to the presidency without ever being elected as president or vice president.
His presidency was notable for not only his pardon of Nixon but, according to many, his restoration of trust in the presidency. President Ford worked hard to ensure that his tenure in the office was open and honest. Later in life, Gerald and Betty Ford moved to their Rancho Mirage home in California. It was there that President Bush visited the couple in April of this year.
On December 26, 2006, Gerald Ford died at his home in Rancho Mirage. Ford will have services in Washington, DC and will be buried at his Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: dating; geraldford; newyear; singles
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To: ilovew
Sounds like you have the perfect plan. I just ask you throw the guy a bone every once in a while and let him think he won, because you know a man's ego is very fragile. ;)
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posted on
12/30/2006 9:55:33 PM PST
by
Dmitry Vukicevich
(Saddam roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose.)
To: krunkygirl
Coffee and bed? Hmmm...well, good night :)
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posted on
12/30/2006 9:55:58 PM PST
by
ilovew
("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." --J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: rzeznikj at stout
LOL you're sounding like a lawyer already.
To: JRios1968
dude, that is classic...8^)
To: Dmitry Vukicevich; WFTR; krunkygirl; MotleyGirl70
When I dance they call in the paramedics. When I dance, they call the fire crew. Of course, they'd just call so everyone could laugh at me.
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posted on
12/30/2006 9:56:53 PM PST
by
WFTR
(Liberty isn't for cowards)
To: WFTR
Exactly right.
I am 5'4" and 106lbs.
('Scuse me, Bill, I couldn't resist.)
To: rzeznikj at stout
Who, me? *I* certify me as an expert. So there :P
Hmmm...maybe I should be a lawyer. Who can argue with logic like mine?
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posted on
12/30/2006 9:57:20 PM PST
by
ilovew
("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." --J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: Dmitry Vukicevich
Lol okay, I'll keep that in consideration. Maybe he can win one argument every year or so.
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posted on
12/30/2006 9:57:56 PM PST
by
ilovew
("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." --J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: ilovew
To: rzeznikj at stout
The DUmmies say:
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posted on
12/30/2006 9:58:27 PM PST
by
JRios1968
(Tagline wanted...inquire within)
To: krunkygirl
LOL, finally, somesone shorter than me.
To: krunkygirl
And I bet, if you look hard enough ;) you can find a lady who does too... I hope you're right.
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posted on
12/30/2006 9:59:09 PM PST
by
WFTR
(Liberty isn't for cowards)
To: JRios1968
I don't think that owl is too happy lol.
To: rzeznikj at stout
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posted on
12/30/2006 10:00:10 PM PST
by
ilovew
("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." --J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: JRios1968
...and with a bunch of us in the Land of the DUmmies, this seems apropos 8^)
To: ilovew
Maybe he can win one argument every year or so.
Ah, you will make a fine wife. ;)
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posted on
12/30/2006 10:00:38 PM PST
by
Dmitry Vukicevich
(Saddam roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose.)
To: darkangel82
Then I'm shorter than you too. 5'2"...and I have no intention of announcing my weight.
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posted on
12/30/2006 10:00:53 PM PST
by
ilovew
("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." --J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: ilovew
er, no.
that means my objection was upheld. You're violating an accepted rule of conduct...
Since you're not qualified as an expert witness, you cannot make such a judgment, considering that judgment would then be used as evidence.
To: Dmitry Vukicevich
Lol thanks. Now I just have to find the right guy...
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posted on
12/30/2006 10:01:46 PM PST
by
ilovew
("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." --J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: ilovew
That's what I want to find. A nice guy who will *never* argue with me. :P I'm always right. On the other hand, if he's arguing, he's not ignoring you. I'm not sure that you really win in that situation, but I can try to find a positive side to things once in a while.
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posted on
12/30/2006 10:02:24 PM PST
by
WFTR
(Liberty isn't for cowards)
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