Black XXV: "More Than $2 Trillion!!"

The MudCave | 17 March 2004 (Happy St. Patrick's Day!!) | Mudboy Slim

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you are welcome.
But did you buy Robert Mondovi 02 Merlot, as I requested?

:)

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No way I'm betting on the Mariners this year. Only a novice gambler (read CB88) would make a wager on a losing team!

[Mudboy Slim]

Good luck, cb...I worked full-time while getting my Masters, taking 6 credits per semester and 3 each summer. Took me 3.5 years and was definitely worth it...forced me to be a better arbiter of my time, too. I'm nowhere near as disciplined these days, with FR getting a good deal of my "FRee" time...LOL!!

FReegards...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

"RichmondTowne!!"
(To be sung to Bob Dylan's "Oxford Town")

RichmondTowne, RichmondTowne...
Ev'rybody's got their chests bowed out!!
George Dubyuh's Right to Force Soddom Down!!
Celebrate OUR Troops in RichmondTowne!!

Mudboy lives in RichmondTowne...
Soccer games and Brownie Scouts!!
Party with folks red and brown...
Lib'rals, stay away from Mudboy now...

RichmondTowne's Confederate!!
Klinton's THE Chi-Coms' Whore...We SHAN'T let RATS Win!!
All becuz Slick Committed Treason!!
What do you think about that, my FRiends?!!

Me and my pals, we love fun...
WE WHUP RATS 'Cuz We Think They're Dumb!!
I don't even know why RATS come...
Go on back where y'all came from!!

RichmondTowne's a lazy afternoon...
Mudboy Slim's singin' sum powerful tunes!!
Thousands died 'cuz SlickWillie is a Goon!!
Attorney General...Investigate SOON!!

RichmondTowne, RichmondTowne...
Ev'rybody's got their chests bowed out!!
Ol' MUD do write some Righteous sounds...
Ain't a-goin' stop 'til Slick's DETHRONED!!

Welcome to Richmond, y'all...MUD (3/18/2003)

[Mudboy Slim]

"Heart of Gold" by Neil Young

I want to live,
I want to give
I've been a miner
for a heart of gold.
It's these expressions
I never give
That keep me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
Keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.

I've been to Hollywood
I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean
for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind,
it's such a fine line
That keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
Keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.

Keep me searching
for a heart of gold
You keep me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
I've been a miner
for a heart of gold.

Pre...MUD

[sultan88]

"RichmondTowne!!" (To be sung to Bob Dylan's "Oxford Town")

Remind me to tell you some interesting irony related to the subject of the original song.

[Mudboy Slim]

Consider yerself reminded...there's no time like the present, my FRiend...MUD

[cherry_bomb88]

But did you buy Robert Mondovi 02 Merlot, as I requested?

I did! :o) But being new here I had to drink it by myself. :o(

[cherry_bomb88]

Not so novice anymore, my friend. You don't see me making any wagers this year! :oP

[cherry_bomb88]

Thanks, Mud. I plan on doing 12 a semester (6 each summer). I want the Masters done within 2 years. LOL Now you see why FR doesn't get a good deal of my time.

[Mudboy Slim]

"Now you see why FR doesn't get a good deal of my time."

Deservedly so...still, when you need a break from the monotony, you know where to find US...MUD

BTW...when you gonna finish FReepin' that "Foreignor" album?!

[Mudboy Slim]

"The FReepers and a Man Named 'MUD'!!"
(To be sung to Neil Young's "The Needle and the Damage Done")

The RightWing's Rockin'...
And we'll go full bore!!
We love this Nation...
Gotta Win This War!!
Ooh, ooh...DemRATS're Scum!!

The Right ain't quittin' 'cuz...
We Love This Land!!
Come join the FReepers...
Fer our Righteous Stand!!
Gone, gone...the Left is done!!

(Li'l pickin' and grinnin')

Big Guv'ment's Wrong...
Enslaves the Soul of Man!!
I know you Lib'rals...
Just don't understand!!
Sosh'lists, yer time is running out!!

I've joined the FReepers...
And my name is "MUD"!!
Please come help us 'gainst that Commie SCUM!!
'Cuz every Lib'ral's...
Like an empty gun.

FReegards...MUD

[Flora McDonald]

"4th ID Honored as 2004 Heroes by Texas Rangers"

Thanks for posting this. You made my day.

[Flora McDonald]

"RichmondTowne's a lazy afternoon..."

You ain't seen lazy til you've spent a Sunday afternoon in Powhatan. It was just fine as I hope yours was!

I made the US OUT OF THE UN, UN OUT OF THE US sign and am especially glad I did after hearing about Jordanian UN police shooting up American women.

[Mudboy Slim]

"The Needle and the Damage Done" (original music)

FReegards...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

"I made the US OUT OF THE UN, UN OUT OF THE US sign..."

Awesome...so when is the Blix FReep again?!

FReegards...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

Military Rules for the Non-Military Personnel

Dear Civilians,

We know that the current state of affairs in our great nation have many civilians up in arms and excited to join the military. For those of you who can't join, you can still lend a hand. Here are a few of the areas we would like your assistance:

1) The next time you see an adult talking (or wearing a hat) during the playing of the National Anthem ... kick their ass.

2) When you witness firsthand someone burning the American Flag in protest ... kick their ass.

3) Regardless of the rank they held while they served, pay the highest amount of respect to all veterans. If you see anyone doing otherwise, quietly pull them aside and explain how these Veterans fought for the very freedom they bask in every second. Enlighten them on the many sacrifices these Veterans made to make this Nation great. Then hold them down while a Disabled Veteran kicks their ass.

4) (GUYS) If you were never in the military, DO NOT pretend that you were. Wearing battle dress uniforms (BDU's), telling others that you used to be "Special Forces," and collecting GI Joe memorabilia, might have been okay if you were still seven. Now, it will only make you look stupid and get your ass kicked.

5) Next time you come across an Air Force member, do not ask them, "Do you fly a jet?" Not everyone in the Air Force is a pilot. Such ignorance deserves an ass kicking (children are exempt).

6) If you witness someone calling the U.S. Coast Guard non military, inform them of their mistake...and kick their ass.

7) Roseanne Barr's singing of the National Anthem is not a blooper...it was a disgrace and disrespectful. Laugh, and sooner or later your ass will be kicked.

8) Next time Old Glory (U.S. flag) prances by during a parade, get on your damn feet and pay homage to her by placing your hand over your heart. Quietly thank the military member or veteran lucky enough to be carrying her...of course, failure to do either of those could earn you a severe ass kicking.

9) What Jane Fonda did during the Vietnam War makes her the enemy. The proper word to describe her is "traitor." Just mention her nomination for "Woman of the Year" and get your ass kicked.

10) Don't try to discuss politics with a military member or a veteran. We are Americans and we all bleed the same regardless of our party affiliation. Our Chain of Command, is to include our commander in Chief. The President (for those who didn't know) is our CIC regardless of political party. We have no inside track on what happens inside those big important buildings where all those representatives" meet. All we know is that when those civilian representatives screw up the situation, they call upon the military to go straighten it out. The military member might direct you to Oliver North. (I can see him kicking your ass already.)

11) "Your mama wears combat boots" never made sense to me ... stop saying it! If she did, she would most likely be a vet and therefore, could kick your ass!

12) Bin Laden and the Taliban are not communists, so stop saying "Let's go kill those Commie's!!!" And stop asking us where he is!!!! Crystal balls are not standard issue in the military. That reminds me ... if you see anyone calling those damn psychic phone numbers; let me know, so I can go kick their ass.

13) Flyboy (Air Force), Jar Head (Marines), Grunt (Army), Squid (Navy) etc, are terms of endearment we use describing each other. Unless you are a service member or vet, you have not earned the right to use them. That could get your ass kicked.

14) Last but not least, whether or not you become a member of the military, support! our troops and their families. Every Thanksgiving and religious holiday that you enjoy with family and friends, please remember that there are literally thousands of sailors and troops far from home wishing they could be with their families. Thank God for our military and the sacrifices they make every day. Without them, our country would get its ass kicked.

- "It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.

- It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.

- It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.

- It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag."

(Authored by:)
Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, Sergeant, USMC

(Please pass this on so I won't have to kick your ass!)

LOL...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

In light of the recent appeals court ruling in California, with respect to the Pledge of Allegiance, the following recollection from Senator John McCain is very appropriate:.

"The Pledge of Allegiance" - Senator John McCain

As you may know, I spent five and one half years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. In the early years of our imprisonment, the NVA kept us in solitary confinement or two or three to a cell. In 1971 the NVA moved us from these conditions of isolation into large rooms with as many as 30 to 40 men to a room.

This was,as you can imagine, a wonderful change and was a direct result of the efforts of millions of Americans on behalf of a few hundred POWs 10,000 miles from home.

One of the men who moved into my room was a young man named Mike Christian. Mike came from a small town near Selma, Alabama. He didn't wear a pair of shoes until he was 13 years old. At 17, he enlisted in the US Navy. He later earned a commission by going to Officer Training School. Then he became a Naval Flight Officer and was shot down and captured in 1967. Mike had a keen and deep appreciation of the opportunities this country and our military provide for people who want to work and want to succeed.

As part of the change in treatment, the Vietnamese allowed some prisoners to receive packages from home. In some of these packages were handkerchiefs, scarves and other items of clothing.

Mike got himself a bamboo needle. Over a period of a couple of months, he created an American flag and sewed on the inside of his shirt. Every afternoon, before we had a bowl of soup, we would hang Mike's shirt on the wall of the cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance.

I know the Pledge of Allegiance may not seem the most important part of our day now, but I can assure you that in that stark cell it was indeed the most important and meaningful event.

One day the Vietnamese searched our cell, as they did periodically, and discovered Mike's shirt with the flag sewn inside, and removed it. That evening they returned, opened the door of the cell, and for the benefit of all of us, beat Mike Christian severely for the next couple of hours. Then, they opened the door of the cell and threw him in. We cleaned him up as well as we could..

The cell in which we lived had a concrete slab in the middle on which we slept. Four naked light bulbs hung in each corner of the room.

As I said, we tried to clean up Mike as well as we could. After the excitement died down, I looked in the corner of the room, and sitting there beneath that dim light bulb with a piece of red cloth, another shirt and his bamboo needle, was my friend, Mike Christian. He was sitting there with his eyes almost shut from the beating he had received, making another American flag. He was not making the flag because it made Mike Christian feel better. He was making that flag because he knew how important it was to us to be able to Pledge our allegiance to our flag and country.

So the next time you say the Pledge of Allegiance,you must never forget the sacrifice and courage that thousands of Americans have made to build our nation and promote freedom around the world.

You must remember our duty, our honor, and our country.

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible,with liberty and justice for all."

FReegards...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

"Murder, Inc." (repost)

Never Fergit...Never Forgive...MUD