Walk down memory lane when there's nothing in the news

August 26, 2007 | RedRover

[RedRover]

Pink said to me recently, we've come a long way. So that set me reminiscing...

Who among us can forget that day in January when Girlene asked to be added to the Haditha Marine Ping List?

Or when lilycicero wondered what "ping" and "BTTT" meant (but hoped they were crude)?

Or when pinkpanther111 showed up and helped us find biographical material, or when she spread the word about the defense fund here and here?

All that got me thinking about some of our "firsts".

Like the first defense fund thread.

And the first posts by Darryl, Theresa (on our totally fun "A Haditha Marine Father Has a Question for Alan Colmes" thread), and Mrs W.

So I agree with pink (want to see her first post ever?), we have come a long way. And it's about time we said so! Also, with the SSgt Wuterich hearing coming up, I figured we could use a thread to just hang out when nothing else is happening. It beats FRmail--which sometimes gets a little hard to follow.

So here's to us and to seeing an end to this job we started!

[lilycicero]

Glad nobody tookered your thunder.

[RedRover]

Night, lily! Sweet dreams and see you tomorrow!

[pinkpanther111]

OH NO! I am NOT doing sixteen again!!!! :)

[bigheadfred]

Got more planned. Just a matter of drawing them up. And some will be an amalgamation like this one. You know, half my artwork (that’s artwork?) and half whatever. I may need some of those pills back if the jihadists come after me since I don’t have any firearms in my house...

[pinkpanther111]

Night!

I forgot I am in a different timezone than you folks now!!

[RedRover]

Hey, you and lily now share a time zone! That’s wonderful because she always complains when she has no one to play with.

[bigheadfred]

Guess I’ll go to Red. Again, Happy Birthday. I quit celebrating them at forty. Having trouble with my ISP (or something), keeps timing out.

[Semper Fi Mom]

Hey! Sorry I missed the party!! Save me some cake!!
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RED”

[Girlene]

Oh. Whoops. Sorry about the RED X! I'll make up for it.



Here, have another cake.

[smoothsailing]

THEY SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!!!!

[RedRover]

Ahhh, thanks, smooth! What a wild little stuffed animal!

[RedRover]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Thanks, Girl!

[Girlene]

Thanks for the cool picture, Red. Happy 50th!

[lilycicero]

I didn’t want to ask in front of Red, but now that he is 50 I think we should let him buy our movie passes at the SR discount?

[RedRover]

I could get you guys into movies for free if you're willing to sit on my lap.

Oh, and say...

Lawrence Welk was right! This stuff rocks...

[smoothsailing]

I thought you might get a chuckle out of that!

HOPE YOU'RE HAVING A GREAT DAY!!!!

[freema]

How the hell old are you?!?!?!?!?

[Just A Nobody]

You're dazed, bewildered, trapped in a world without time, where sound collides with color & shadows explode. You see a signpost ahead, this is no ordinary signpost.
You have reached, THE FIFTY ZONE!

COME ONE - COME ALL
EVERYONE’S INVITED TO RED’S BIRTHDAY BASH!

[Just A Nobody]

TO OUR DEAR REDROVER!!!

[jazusamo]

RED ROVER 50th BIRTHDAY PING!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RED

THANKS FOR YOU’RE TIRELESS EFFORTS

FOR THE HADITHA MARINES!!