USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Fall of the Roman Empire ~ October 14, 2003

Killeenroos.com ^ | October 14, 2003 | LaDivaLoca

[beachn4fun]

The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat", which means "the king is dead".

WOW! Thanks Valin. This is really an interesting fact. It is something I did not know.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning Kathy!!!

Sheeeeeesh, I am so happy to have my MAC back!
WHOO HOO!!!!

[Mr. Silverback]

Feeble attempts at humor for the lurking troops:

Two antennas meet on a roof, fall in love get married. The ceremony wasn't much but the reception was great.

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"

"Doc, I can't stop singing 'She’s a Lady.'"
"That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome."
"Is it common?"
"It's not unusual."

[Mr. Silverback]

Feeble attempts at humor for the lurking troops:

Two antennas meet on a roof, fall in love get married. The ceremony wasn't much but the reception was great.

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"

"Doc, I can't stop singing 'She’s a Lady.'"
"That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome."
"Is it common?"
"It's not unusual."

[HiJinx]

Folks, FR is a little bit slow this morning. Not sure what's going on but it's a little slow.

Well, that's simple enough...
There's a fundraiser going on, for good reason.
We need another $5300 to open up the bandwidth pipe!

[beachn4fun]

Good day Everybody! Just stopping by to say HI.

Boy, this site is really slow today. Did tomkow drop some of his peanut butter in the system somehow? Can't stay long cause by the time this message finally gets posted it will probably be time to go home. He...he...he

You know I am so excited by the prospect of tomkow's offer that I am going shopping to make sure that he has plenty of necessities to take that ba--, ah, you know. I figure he's going to need lots of soap and scrub-brushes, etc. And, since he is going to probably be in shock, I am sure he won't have time to bother with shopping for "goodies." I already have this ready to use..... but I'm sure there needs to be other stuff handy, just incase.

Now just before I go, I leave a little something I found in the Reader's Digest (I seem to remember a conversation of this sort here at the Canteen)..... A billboard sign for a Maine water service company: "Swimming pools filled, septic tanks pumped, not same truck."

See you all soon.

[Aeronaut]

FR is so slow, ... ARGHHHHH.....this is annoying.

Hi Kathy. Boy, is that the truth!

[beachn4fun]

I think you have a point! The fundraiser department must have put the FR in low-gear, hoping to convince those who haven't donated to do so in order to get back to full speed!

[beachn4fun]

Hello Mr. Silverback. I really like the cannibal one....he...he

[beachn4fun]

Hi Kathy. Here's a little something for you.

[Soaring Feather]

Hi beachn!!

I found these Free Republic Techies working on the slow posting problem!!
I think Jim Rob has a handle on the issue!
LOL
Caption this picture, please!
Jim Rob, I think there are some loose beans floating around the posting button!
LOL

[beachn4fun]

Hi Ms. Feather. I am happy to know that someone is working the problem. I still think that tomkow must have dropped some peanut butter when he was cooking all that spagetti and peanut butter.

BOY! I didn't know that JimRob had an office on the top floor! WAHOO! But, boy, I am glad I don't have to work at a job like that.....no....no....no

[darkwing104]

Good Morning Canteen FReepers. Thanks for the history lesson and coffee. A bit behind the power curve, I have a Monday to make up for.

[Mr. Silverback]

Hello Mr. Silverback. I really like the cannibal one....he...he

Hey beach! I consider myself a pretty fair joke teller, but I've only had two jokes that always got a laugh: The clown one and this one... Two cows are standing in a field. One says, "Have you heard about all that Mad Cow Disease going around? It's just terrible." And the other cow says, "Yeah, it makes me really glad I'm a penguin."

[Hondo1952]

Good Morning Everyone.

I see a lot of people yelling for peace but I have not heard of a plan for peace. So, here's one plan:

1. The US will apologize to the world for our "interference" in their affairs, past & present. You know, Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo, Noriega, Milosovich and the rest of those 'good ole boys.' We will never "interfere" again.

2. We will withdraw our troops from all over the world, starting with Germany, South Korea and the Philippines. They don't want us there. We would station troops at our borders. No one sneaking through holes in the fence.

3. All illegal aliens have 90 days to get their affairs together and leave. We'll give them a free trip home. After 90 days the remainder will be gathered up and deported immediately, regardless of who or where they are. France would welcome them.

4. All future visitors will be thoroughly checked and limited to 90 days unless given a special permit. No one from a terrorist nation would be allowed in. If you don't like it there, change it yourself and don't hide here. Asylum would never be available to anyone. We don't need any more cab drivers or 7-11 cashiers.

5. No "students" over age 21. The older ones are the bombers. If they don't attend classes, they get a "D" and it's back home baby.

6. The US will make a strong effort to become self-sufficient energy wise. This will include developing non-polluting sources of energy but will require a temporary drilling of oil in the Alaskan wilderness. The caribou will have to cope for a while.

7. Offer Saudi Arabia and other oil producing countries $10 a barrel for their oil. If they don't like it, we go some place else. They can go somewhere else to sell their production. (About a week of the wells fillingup the storage sites would be enough.)

8. If there is a famine or other natural catastrophe in the world, we will not "interfere." They can pray to Allah or whomever, for seeds, rain, cement or whatever they need. Besides most of what we give them is stolen or given to the army. The people who need it most get very little, if anything.

9. Ship the UN Headquarters to an isolated island some place. We don't need the spies and fair weather friends here. Besides, the building would make a good homeless shelter or lockup for illegal aliens.

10. All Americans must go to charm and beauty school. That way, no one can call us "Ugly Americans" any longer.

"The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying 'Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.' She's got a baseball bat and she's yelling, 'You want a piece of me?'"

[Soaring Feather]

Yup peanut butter has to be the problem. Tom's fault for sure. Tomkow, please try to be a little neater in the Canteen Kitchen!!!
RADIX, needs a neat, clean kitchen for tomorrow, Pancakes on Wednesday.

[beachn4fun]

Hello Hondo. I really like this plan. We must submit this to the President! If we put it on the ballot, I am sure we could manage to get it passed! he....he....Good to see ya today!

[tomkow6]

I MIGHT have to make a VERY hasty exit from the Canteen and not return for a long time, when the Cubs make it to the World Series, due to a, um, "commitment".....

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning/afternoon darkwing!

[Soaring Feather]

Fast exit Tom????? Bath or something like it???

Oh my, this should be good Burka man!!

I have been watching you, naught boy!!!