Posted on 11/28/2003 5:52:23 PM PST by Momaw Nadon
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There have been several times when the members of Free Republic have posted important breaking news stories first, scooping the outlets of the mainstream media.
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I believe this is a good way to remember and share some of the most important discussions that have occured on Free Republic.
Good! I was looking to see if the subject thread had been added to the Hall of Fame.
Good question.
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Do you remember the thread about the shooting of a LEO in Red Bluff Ca in which a FReeper was contacted during the posts with a lead to the killer?From a search of Free Republic thread titles for "Red Bluff":It was about a year ago.
His nic had Wright in it I believe..
Timeline of my involvement - Red Bluff Cop killing
Self | 11/26/02 | Neil E. Wright
Posted on 11/26/2002 12:38 PM PST by Neil E. Wright
What follows is a timeline of events of my involvement in the Red Bluff, CA police officer slaying.
The original story was posted on Free Republic HERE.
My first update to the story and request for assistance was posted HERE.
BTW .... my thanks to everyone who copied the RBPD composite and posted it in stores and gas stations. Please go back now and take them down...
CLICK HERE for the rest of the thread
I would like to know where the "Moose bit my sister" thread first popped up.From:
And, from the opening credits of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1974):Vanity post - can anyone explain the moose and cheese thing?
Posted on 02/07/2002 9:50 AM PST by ko_kyi
I don't get it.
If it is a big secret then please respond privately.
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To: SunnyUsa; ko_kyi
The cheese connection is related to a tendency of a Freeper (I think it's Laz but I'm not sure) to post "I like cheese" on inane threads -- especially vanities -- or in reply to whining -- especially opus threads of whiners explaining why they are leaving FR. (Sort of like the idea of 'Here's some cheese to go with that whine.')
From there, the cheese references just grew and now will appear in almost any thread that gets boring just to liven things up. A reposting of the infamous Monty Python "Cheese Sketch" is sort of mandatory by unwritten rule.
The moose references are sort of the same thing. I don't know if anyone else started it before me, but I began posting the "A moose once bit my sister" subtitle sequence from the opening credits of Monty Python and the Holy Grail on threads that otherwise didn't make much sense probably in the same vein as the "I like cheese" replies. It was sort of a mockery of comments on threads that were not fit for anything but injecting some humor. Also, from time to time people post articles about Moose sitings or Moose accidents or strange Moose happenings. Anytime a thread is posted with Moose in the headline it is just an invitation for someone to post the moose bit my sister humor. After a while, the two kind of merged so that anytime you see a cheese thread the moose shows up and vice versa.
Now that you know all that, here are the subtitles from the opening credits of Monty Python and the Holy Grail...
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200 posted on 02/07/2002 12:35 PM PST by VRWCmember
CLICK HERE for the rest of that GOOFY thread
"Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër ?
See the løveli lakes
The wøndërful telephøne system
And mäni interesting furry animals
Including the majestik møøse
A Møøse once bit my sister..."
It was my birthday, Cagey, and it was boring-as-hell on FR.
I don't even remember the FOX post either...........FRegards
Ah yes, Fred. Memories........FRegards
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