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USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 19 November 2003
Canteen FRiends ~ Radix ...........With help from Linda as usual
Posted on 11/19/2003 2:05:56 AM PST by Radix
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For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday...
Thank the Veterans who served in
The United States Armed Forces. |
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Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom?
Support The United States Armed Forces Today! |
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| Pancakes on Wednesdays 
Pancakes, the cornerstone, of a nutricious breakfast.... |
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Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays. Wednesday, November 19, 2003 |
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Here is an amalgamation of trivial facts and seemingly useless data. Do not forget to hit the hyperlinks. We have links, lots of them. 
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| MACHICOLATION |
| An opening between supports on a castle parapet for dropping missiles on an enemy. When the world was younger, the principal defence against attackers was the castle, so effective before the age of gunnery that the only way to subdue it was to undermine its walls. To stop the enemy doing this, defenders evolved several techniques, one of which was to build out structures from the tops of the walls so that stones, boiling oil or other deterrents could be dropped on those below. At first these structures were of wood (called hoardings) but they were later reconstructed in stone, most commonly over the particularly vulnerable gatehouses but in some cases all along the walls. The word came from the Old French machicolor, a compound of Provençal macar, “crush”, and col, “neck”, a graphic description of the result of being bombarded with stones from on high while you were trying to dig. |
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Happy Birthday James Garfield 1831 "Four months after taking office he was wounded fatally by an assassin's bullet. His administration is remembered for a struggle over patronage, exposure of the Star Route frauds, and the beginnings of a friendlier policy toward Latin America..." 
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Todays Wednesday field trip takes us to the future. |
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Happy Birthday Indira Gandhi 1917 
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In the February 4, 2002 issue of The Paducah Sun, Hack made headlines with his sweet new project: making maple syrup from the tree sap at Camp Bear Creek. In January, he and Hank Rogalinski, Site Manager for the camp, noticed sap dripping from a tree at the camp and decided that the syrup-making could be a learning tool for Girl Scouts. Local girls helped collect the sap, which was then boiled down over a fire for two days to make the syrup. And it takes A LOT of sap to make just a little syrup! Out of 135 to 140 gallons of sap, they extracted 2½ gallons of syrup. Although it takes a lot of work and very little returns, these guys know how much the experience benefits girls, and that's what really counts! Good work, guys! |
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| Alan Young 1919 Horse Sense. 
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Happy Birthday Larry King 1933 
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| Happy Birthday Dick Cavett 1936 "If your parents never had children, chances are you won't, either." 
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| Happy Birthday Ted Turner 1938 
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| Happy Birthday Garrick Utley 1939 
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Happy Birthday Pete Moore (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) 1939 
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| Happy Birthday Dan Haggerty 1941 
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Happy Birthday Calvin Klein 1942 
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| Happy Birthday Meg Ryan 1961 Dear Bo, I love you but, Meg, is just a friend, after all "I will have what she is having!" 
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| Happy Birthday Jodie Foster 1962 
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| On this day: 1794 - The U.S. and Britain signed the Jay Treaty, which resolved the issues left over from the Revolutionary War. |
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| 1863 - U.S. President Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania. 
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1959 - Ford Motor Co. announced it was ending the production of the unpopular Edsel. I am an excellent driver. 
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1966 - Sandy Koufax (Los Angeles Dodgers) announced his retirement from major League baseball. We are counting strikeouts Koufax earned a place among baseball's greatest pitchers with a dominating performance between 1962 and 1966. 
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1979 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) signed a four-year contract for $4.5 million. At the time, Ryan was the highest paid player in major League baseball. We are counting no-hitters 
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1990 - Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy Award because other singers had lent their voices to the "Girl You Know It's True" album. |
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| 1998 - The impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Clinton began. |
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1998 - Vincent van Gogh's "Portrait of the Artist Without Beard" sold at auction for more than $71 million. About a hundred dollars. 
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2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed the most comprehensive air security bill in U.S. history. |
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
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USO Canteen FReeper Style Military Support Links |
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Please Thank someone in the military for ensuring our Freedom.
Take a moment and Thank a Service Man or Woman.
Just Click on the graphic to SEND an e-mail.
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The Fisher House program is a unique private-public partnership that supports America's military in their time of need by providing homes close to a loved one during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury. There are currently 31 houses located on the grounds of every major military medical center and several VA medical centers. These houses will play a critical role in caring for casualties from Operation Iraqi Freedom. Donations will be used to help meet the cost of lodging for a family whose loved one was injured in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. There is a limit to the number of families who can stay in a Fisher House and program is committed to help provide lodging for families who must find commercial lodging, because the Fisher House is full. |
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You think you're hot?
Our military forces in Iraq sweat it out in 130 degree heat everyday! |
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| Cool Our Troops is a non-profit effort to 'Cool' our troops in Iraq. They are raising funds to send personal misters to 50,000 military personnel serving in Iraq. The misters are portable, no batteries or electricity required, and rely on evaporation to cool surrounding temperatures by 20-30 degrees. |
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Access the Wounded Heroes Guestbook to write a message of encouragement for a hero wounded in the line of duty. Messages in the Wounded Heroes Guestbook are viewed by wounded soldiers, their loved ones, and the general public. |
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Links to
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Share your thoughts, good wishes and messages with American troops
deployed around the globe. In turn, we hope those in service will
be able to view them on this site, and perhaps respond themselves.ADD A SERVICEPERSON: Please help make this tribute more
complete by creating a page for your own friends and family who
are currently deployed around the globe. |
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Support the Military Relief Societies!
Please support the the Military Relief Societies that help families whose loved
ones were injured or killed in battle. Click any one of the following:
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Audio Reports from the
3rd Brigade Combat Team 
Click on the patch and you can see and hear the voice of
our own txradioguy reporting from somewhere incountry. |
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Veterans Helping Hospitalized Veterans and Troops Overseas!
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posted on
11/19/2003 2:05:56 AM PST
by
Radix
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; southerngrit; TEXOKIE; tomkow6; Aeronaut; ...
Pancakes are up! Get em while they are hot.
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posted on
11/19/2003 2:07:48 AM PST
by
Radix
(The Tag line that you are looking at has a secret purpose, which will remain a secret, for now.)
To: Radix
Live coverage on all news channels, of President Bush being welcomed by Queen Elizabeth. Very impressive!!!
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posted on
11/19/2003 2:08:06 AM PST
by
YaYa123
To: Radix
Good morning Radix.
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posted on
11/19/2003 2:08:24 AM PST
by
Aeronaut
(In my humble opinion, the new expression for backing down from a fight should be called 'frenching')
To: Radix
Good morning, Radix.
And a very pleasant good morning to everyone here at the Freeper canteen and to all of our military and allies at home and abroad. Thanks for your continued service to our country.
Folks, be sure to update your anti-virus software and get the latest critical updates for your computer.
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posted on
11/19/2003 3:03:44 AM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: Radix; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; LindaSOG; LaDivaLoca; bentfeather; Bethbg79; Fawnn; ...
To: ODC-GIRL; Son of Liberty, Part 2; USAF_SSgt; Long Cut; 2LT Radix jr; Defender2; OneLoyalAmerican; ..
To: Radix
The Pen IS Mightier than the Sword!
To: All
To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast in keeping the Canteen doors open.
The Canteen is Free Republics longest running daily thread specifically designed
to provide entertainment and morale support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.
FReepers:
If YOU are interested in participating in doing threads, either your own,
or helping on existing ones, please contact LindaSOG by FReep mail.
If you are interested in helping on a Sports or Music thread
please FReep mail MoJo2001
To: All
I stopped by the USO Canteen FReeper Style todayTo ask you to e-mail our military and tell them Thanks!Just click on my handsome face and you'll end up in The USO Canteen FReeper Style Post Office Sending e-mail from there is so doggone easy!
To: Radix
Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. -Psalm 119:97
Spiritual strength requires a training program of Bible reading and prayer.
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posted on
11/19/2003 4:28:57 AM PST
by
The Mayor
(Through prayer, finite man draws upon the power of the infinite God.)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Good morning, Tonk. How's it going?
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posted on
11/19/2003 4:31:35 AM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: tomkow6; All
Put your right foot out
Put your left foot out.
Shake it all about.
Do the Canteen Hokie Pokie.
That's what it's all about.
To: The Mayor
Good Morning Your Honor.
To: E.G.C.
Good Morning E.G.C.!
Thanks for reminding us all to update our security patches and virus updates.
To: TEXOKIE; All
To: Ragtime Cowgirl; All
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Mornin Sir!
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posted on
11/19/2003 4:46:32 AM PST
by
The Mayor
(Through prayer, finite man draws upon the power of the infinite God.)
To: All
CLICK BELOW
To: Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; LindaSOG; LaDivaLoca; bentfeather; beachn4fun; Ragtime Cowgirl; ...
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