A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....03-02-04....March Madness

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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~ Billie, Mama_Bear, dansangel, dutchess, Aquamarine ~

Gosh, I know you've been anxiously awaiting the March Calendar of Special Events, and especially interested in knowing what we're celebrating today. (Stay tuned - that's coming up right after the calendar.) : )

I don't know who designated these 'holidays' - I am only presenting them as I found them at www.maineiac.com - who knows where they got them!

March Holidays
From ~ www.maineiac.com ~

"In the month of March, we celebrate the big one for the Irish but, of course, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day! However, March is not just for the wearin' o' the green..."

March is National Furniture Refinishing Month (Yippeeeeee!)

• March 1 - National Pig Day and Peanut Butter Lover's Day (Mmmm, I LOVE peanut butter!)
• March 2 - Old Stuff Day (I have a LOT of that!)
• March 3 - I Want You To Be Happy Day, Peach Blossom Day and National Anthem Day*
• March 4 - Holy Experiment Day (What kind of experiments are "Holy" ???)
• March 5 - Multiple Personalities Day (I won't be celebrating this one but my other selves will be...)
• March 6 - National Frozen Food Day (Oh boy!)
• March 7 - National Crown Roast Of Pork Day (Huh?)
• March 8 - Be Nasty Day (Ooooh, I LIKE this one!)
• March 9 - Panic Day (Just one day for this?)
• March 10 - Festival Of Life In The Cracks Day (Just where IS life in "the cracks" ???)
• March 11 - Johnny Appleseed Day and Worship of Tools Day (And how, exactly, does one worship tools? Nevermind, I don't really want to know!)
• March 12 - Alfred Hitchcock Day (This is cool!)
• March 13 - Jewel Day (Maybe I'll get some fancy-schmancy ring with a beautiful jewel on it from my boyfriend today...Nah!)
• March 14 - National Potato Chip Day (OhhhKAY!)
• March 15 - Buzzard's Day and Everything You Think Is Wrong Day (What if we think we want to celebrate Buzzard's Day? Are we wrong??)
• March 16 - Everything You Do Is Right Day (I know some people who celebrate this one EVERY day!!)
• March 17 - Submarine Day and, of course, St. Patrick's Day!
• March 18 - Supreme Sacrifice Day (This sounds kinda cool.)
• March 19- Poultry Day (Yippee Skippee!)
• March 20 - Proposal Day (Which goes well with "Jewel Day" on the 13th) and Festival Of Extraterrestrial Abductions Day ("Festival" ???)
• March 21 - Fragrance Day (Okay, so I didn't get the ring on the 13th, but a nice bottle of cologne would be nice!)
• March 22 - National Goof-off Day (I REALLY like this one! Do you think it's a paid holiday from work?)
• March 23 - National Organize Your Home Office Day and National Chip and Dip Day(What's with the chips this month?)
• March 24 - National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day (Mmmm!)
• March 25 - Pecan Day and Waffle Day (MMMM!)
• March 26 - Spinach Festival Day and Make Up Your Own Holiday Day (This one's been celebrated a LOT!)
• March 27 - National "Joe" Day* (My dad, Joe, will like this one!)
• March 28 - Something On A Stick Day (Anything???)
• March 29 - Festival Of Smoke and Mirrors Day (???)
• March 30 - I Am In Control Day (My other selves have March 5, so this one's for me!)
• March 31 - Bunsen Burner Day (Why???) and National Clams On The Half Shell Day (WHY???)

* National "Joe" Day - March 27 - Those who hate their name have the right to have everyone they know call them "Joe" on this day.

* National Anthem Day - March 3 - On this day in 1931, President Hoover signed a bill making the Star Spangled Banner our National Anthem. In case you don't know all the words...

Oh say can you see,
By the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad strips and bright stars,
Through the parilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare,
The bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there.
Oh say does that Star Spangled
Banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave?

"(Just in case you're wondering, I didn't have to look up the lyrics, good American that I am...but don't ask me to sing the next three verses!)"

~ www.maineiac.com ~

Old stuff? I love old stuff. I have a lot of old stuff....old house, old furniture, old pictures, old dishes, old clothes, old shoes, old habits....

Searching for just the right stuff for today, I asked the other sistahs if they would share some of their old stuff with us. Imagine my surprise when, one by one, each of them said they still have all their old prom dresses from high school! Bingo! We had the perfect Old Stuff for today's thread:

"What I Wore to My Senior Prom"


Left to Right: Billie, Mama_Bear, Dansangel, Dutchess, Aquamarine

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THIS WEEK'S THREADS 03-01-04 Military Monday

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[LadyX]

Should have known Colleen would come through...:))
Thank you so much!
Waded through 23 pages of Google to no avail.

So many of today's so-called comedy shows leave a lot to be desired; especially the family sitcoms that seem to be 'same-same' with different sets of characters insulting one another.

The old stars - Lucille Ball - Carol - Imogene Coca, etc. came up with marvelous spoofs!

[deadhead]

You're Welcome, Maggie. Yes, that was a tough one to find. Was happy when it finally showed up :-)

"The old stars - Lucille Ball - Carol - Imogene Coca, etc. came up with marvelous spoofs!"

They certainly did! So funny and so innocent. I am thankful for reruns, watch them more than any of the 'new' shows on TV.

[lonestar]

Thank you, Aunt Mama_Bear.

Weinie

[lonestar]

The sun has riz

The sun has set

And here I is in Texas yet!

[lonestar]

Isn't it a shame the present younger generation doesn't have the kind of comedy she presented?

Yep!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

040229-N-4374S-008 Off the Coast of Florida (Feb. 29, 2004) – Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Jon Garth, assigned to the “Red Lions” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron One Five (HS-15), mans a .50 caliber machine gun aboard an HH-60H Seahawk during a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise over the coast of Florida. The “Red Lions” are currently embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), designed to prepare ships and aircraft in the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for future deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED)

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

040227-N-4757S-005 Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 27, 2004) – An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to “Valions” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five (VFA-15) makes and arrested landing on the flight deck aboard USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75). The nuclear powered aircraft carrier is currently undergoing carrier qualifications and flight deck certification off the Atlantic coast. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Craig R. Spiering. (RELEASED)

[LadyX]

I'll just bet that Weinie 'howled' with laughter when Lily Tomlin did her telephone operator skit..:))

~ ~ ~ ~ Gert ~ ~ ~ ~

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

040226-N-4374S-005 Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 26, 2004) – An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the “Jolly Rogers” of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) launches from the number one catapult during the flight operations aboard John F. Kennedy (CV 67). The aircraft carrier is off the coast of Florida conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) to prepare the ships and aircraft in the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for future deployment. U.S. Navy Photograph by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED)

[lonestar]

Thanks! When I saw this on TV the first time I ... er, ah, needed Depends.

Those Carol Burnett shows were so funny!

[lonestar]

I'll just bet that Weinie 'howled' with laughter when Lily Tomlin did her telephone operator skit..:))

Yes, I did!

Hi, Gert!

Weinie

[LadyX]

((i have hazel eys, too..:))

[Aquamarine]

We still have the old computer downstairs Billie but it's not hooked up to a phone line yet so I'm not able access the Internet down there yet.

Hubby got the "bridge connection" installed in order to get the scanner to work on XP but seems like he said PD still wasn't accessible. I don't usually take care of the technical end of computers Dutchess, so can't tell you too much about converting over. If you have any specific questions I'll try to get the answers from the "expert".

[Billie]

Thank you again, EMB, for the pictures and captions on today's thread - they are always welcome (even on a 'silly' theme) :)

Mixer, so very nice to see you were here! Wish you could come around more often!

Colleen, again I missed you when you were here, but how thoughtful you always are - thanks for finding that pic of Carol Burnett as Ms OHara in the drapes!

[Billie]

Thanks to all the Finest - time to say goodnight.

[dutchess]

Just returned home from election headquarters...my candidate for family court judge lost by 320 votes....We were ahead halfway through and then it was touch and go the second half....This was her first try (she is my husbands chief assistant prosector)...her opponent's third plus he has been the chair of the local republican party for years... So I'm proud...we worked very very hard, lots of door to door, speaking etc, very grass roots.... And...lots of crying tonight.... BUT tomorrow is a new day.

[dansangel]

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