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NASCAR - The Coca-Cola 600 - from Lowes - on FOX, Sunday May 25 at 5:00pm ET (race 12 of 36 for '08)
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Posted on 05/21/2008 4:25:54 PM PDT by glock rocks





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The Coca-Cola 600


Sunday 5:00 pm Eastern on FOX

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To: tubebender

Actually it really doesn’t, no cactus.


981 posted on 05/25/2008 9:30:33 PM PDT by SouthTexas (If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!)
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To: glock rocks
WoW... Tork bettered his League position by 50% today.
982 posted on 05/25/2008 9:47:03 PM PDT by tubebender (====================== Darn Bo)
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To: Pete-R-Bilt

Izzat the WAY BACK machine?


983 posted on 05/25/2008 10:47:25 PM PDT by Floratina
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To: Floratina
why yes it is with Mr. Peabody and his faithful sidekick Sherman (no the other way around) Sherman's the boy, Mr. Peabody is the dog...
984 posted on 05/26/2008 8:56:47 AM PDT by Pete-R-Bilt
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To: Pete-R-Bilt
You did good yesterday Pete. One more race and oldwhatshisname will kicking that poor DOG around again.

Were you effected by the winds last week on your travels? Does a headwind mess with fuel mileage much? We're having rain/mist this morning which is normal for Memorial Day weekend but means we will be eating inside...

985 posted on 05/26/2008 9:05:34 AM PDT by tubebender (====================== Darn Bo)
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To: tubebender

took the fam out to the west desert to play on the 4 wheelers yesterday am just out the door now to come over there.

checked the fuel web site to see you guys have hit $5.00/gal.

ohh boy!

have slowed down to about 70 in the fast states and let the truck find her own comfy speed in the wind.

costs too much to get caught over there running fast so I never run fast enough to get in trouble at least for speeding.

get about 6.6 in Ut. and Nv.

about 7.2 - 7.6 over there.

have a good week see ya Thurs or Fri...


986 posted on 05/26/2008 10:23:34 AM PDT by Pete-R-Bilt
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To: tubebender
btw, thought this might be nice to fly today

"Ragged Old Flag"

I walked through a county courthouse square
On a park bench, an old man was sittin' there.
I said, "Your old court house is kinda run down,
He said, "Naw, it'll do for our little town".
I said, "Your old flag pole is leaned a little bit,
And that's a ragged old flag you got hangin' on it".
He said, "Have a seat", and I sat down,
"Is this the first time you've been to our little town"
I said, "I think it is"
He said "I don't like to brag, but we're kinda proud of
That Ragged Old Flag

"You see, we got a little hole in that flag there,
When Washington took it across the Delaware.
and It got powder burned the night Francis Scott Key sat watching it,
writing "Say Can You See"
It got a rip in New Orleans, with Packingham & Jackson
tugging at its seams.
and It almost fell at the Alamo
beside the Texas flag,
But she waved on though.
She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville,
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill.
There was Robert E. Lee and Beauregard and Bragg,
And the south wind blew hard on
That Ragged Old Flag

"On Flanders Field in World War I,
She got a big hole from a Bertha Gun,
She turned blood red in World War II
She hung limp, and low, a time or two,
She was in Korea, Vietnam, She went where she was sent
by her Uncle Sam.
She waved from our ships upon the briny foam
and now they've about quit wavin' back here at home
in her own good land here She's been abused,
She's been burned, dishonored, denied an' refused,
And the government for which she stands
Has been scandalized throughout out the land.
And she's getting thread bare, and she's wearin' thin,
But she's in good shape, for the shape she's in.
Cause she's been through the fire before
and i believe she can take a whole lot more.

"So we raise her up every morning
And we bring her down slow every night,
We don't let her touch the ground,
And we fold her up right.
On second thought
I *do* like to brag
Cause I'm mighty proud of
That Ragged Old Flag"


987 posted on 05/26/2008 10:26:48 AM PDT by Pete-R-Bilt
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To: Pete-R-Bilt; glock rocks; NormsRevenge; SouthTexas; B4Ranch; NYTexan; don-o; LasVegasMac; All
I have always wonder where Taps came from and I found this...

24 Notes That Tap Deep Emotions Jari A. Villanueva

Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than the call Taps. The melody is both eloquent and haunting and the history of its origin is interesting and somewhat clouded in controversy.

In the British Army, a similar call known as Last Post has been sounded over soldiers' graves since 1885, but the use of Taps is unique with the United States military, since the call is sounded at funerals, wreath-laying and memorial services.

Taps began as a revision to the signal for Extinguish Lights (Lights Out) at the end of the day. Up until the Civil War, the infantry call for Extinguish Lights was the one set down in Silas Casey's (1801-1882) Tactics, which had been borrowed from the French. The music for Taps was adapted by Union General Daniel Butterfield for his brigade (Third Brigade, First Division, Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac) in July, 1862.

Daniel Adams Butterfield (31 October 1831-17 July 1901) was born in Utica, New York and graduated from Union College at Schenectady. He was the eastern superintendent of the American Express Company in New York when the Civil War broke out. Despite his lack of military experience, he rose quickly in rank. A Colonel in the 12th Regiment of the New York State Militia, he was promoted to Brigadier General and given command of a brigade of the V Corps of the Army of the Potomac. The 12th served in the Shenandoah Valley during the the Bull Run Campaign. During the Peninsular Campaign Butterfield served prominently when during the Battle of Gaines Mill, despite an injury, he seized the colors of the 83rd Pennsylvania and rallied the regiment at a critical time in the battle. Years later, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for that act of heroism. READ ON...

988 posted on 05/26/2008 12:03:55 PM PDT by tubebender (====================== Darn Bo)
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To: tubebender

Very cool. Thanks!


989 posted on 05/26/2008 12:22:33 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE toll-free tip hotline 1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRget!!!)
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To: tubebender

Interesting. Thanks


990 posted on 05/26/2008 12:27:01 PM PDT by B4Ranch ("Winston Churchill said, "Americans always do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.)
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To: SouthTexas

Mars, doesn’t look like a place with much activity. Maybe we can litter the place up.


991 posted on 05/26/2008 12:36:32 PM PDT by B4Ranch ("Winston Churchill said, "Americans always do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.)
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To: tubebender

>The ground shots look like parts of Texas.<
>Shhhhh Loose lips sink NASA’s funding...<

LOL


992 posted on 05/26/2008 12:38:44 PM PDT by B4Ranch ("Winston Churchill said, "Americans always do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.)
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To: B4Ranch

We can set up a food kitchen and litter it with the “Homeless”...


993 posted on 05/26/2008 1:07:21 PM PDT by tubebender (====================== Darn Bo)
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To: B4Ranch; All
It's not Nascar but they have a motor and wheels... Jolly Good Fun
994 posted on 05/26/2008 1:50:35 PM PDT by tubebender (====================== Darn Bo)
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To: tubebender

Great find! I had never read anything close to that detailed an account.


995 posted on 05/26/2008 4:46:38 PM PDT by SouthTexas (If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!)
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To: B4Ranch

I was thinking just give it time, but I don’t think I want to be on construction site on Mars. Delivery times would really be the pits!


996 posted on 05/26/2008 4:49:16 PM PDT by SouthTexas (If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!)
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To: SouthTexas

What have we here?


997 posted on 05/26/2008 4:51:35 PM PDT by don-o (My son, Ben, reports to Parris Island on June 30)
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To: tubebender

Those are before my time! Did you have one when you were younger?


998 posted on 05/26/2008 5:13:20 PM PDT by B4Ranch ("Winston Churchill said, "Americans always do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.)
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To: B4Ranch
I don't know why but my brothers and I never got into motorcycles. Did you live in Nevada when Bill Harrah had the museum? I think he had a few but that was many floods ago.
999 posted on 05/26/2008 5:47:47 PM PDT by tubebender (====================== Darn Bo)
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To: don-o

LOL, about the same!

I ordered material for a job I’ll need at the end of the week TWO months ago. Ordered the whole lot even though I need a minuscule part of it. Is it here.....no.


1,000 posted on 05/26/2008 5:53:55 PM PDT by SouthTexas (If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!)
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