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FReeper Canteen ~ Canteen Sports Corner ~ June 3 2004
MoJo2001 and FRiends of the Canteen

Posted on 06/02/2004 8:35:22 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

 
 
For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday...
Thank the Veterans who served in
The United States Armed Forces.
 
 
Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom?
Support The United States Armed Forces Today!
 
 

 

 

 
~ SPORTS DAY IN THE CANTEEN ~

 

 

The Canteen Doors Are Open!

Yep! Another fun filled Sports Day for all of our Troops, Veterans, and their families. (Oh yeah! For Canteeners and lurkers as well.)

Anyhoo, the Canteen Sports CEO (That would be Mr.Tonkin for those that would like to file a complaint!) would like for us to keep things simple for Sports this week. So? Being that we have no power over such things, we are going to take him at his word. After all, he's the CEO and he always knows everything. Right?  The right hand side provides all the sports information you will need! So? Have at it kids! Have fun!!

(In all honesty, we don't want to bog down the thread opening anymore. We'll keep it short and simple. Anything else we'd like to add will be posted on the thread itself!)


 

CANTEEN SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
1. The Cincinnati Reds, not the Chicago Cubs, are currently in First Place in the National League - Central Division. Please make note of that. Be sure to pester Cubbie lover, tomkow6, about it. He'll appreciate it.

2. No! This isn't Da Bears season yet. So? The CSC CEO won't care what we write about in the Canteen. (Don't tell him Da Bears will be bad again this year. Hehe!)

3. The French Open is currently going on. Anyone care? We didn't think so. Besides, all the American men are gone. Wimbledon is next for us. WooHoo!

4. Anyone see the Indy 500?? Isn't it nice that we all know how to say Buddy Rice? It sure is. Nice to see an American win it again.

5. *YAWN* The Yankees are in first place again. Different year, same story. Poor BoSox fans.

6. If you want to end your football career with controversy, sign up to be the head coach at Colorado. McCartney, Neuheisel, and Barnett. What a grand school. (Although, Barnett wasn't fired.)

7. Just an observation: The British papers and people love two things more than anything else. They love soccer and sex. Kind of convenient since they both start with "s". They are obsessed with David Beckham and who he's with or isn't. Looks like his wife Victoria is becoming the Hillary Clinton of Great Britian. Sucks to be either one of them.

8. We know what you're thinking: WHY ISN'T IT FRIDAY ALREADY? We hear ya there!

 

 

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To: beachn4fun

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How's it going?


141 posted on 06/03/2004 6:13:10 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: USVet6792Retired

Now THAT guy needs a good haircut! LOL!! And maybe a shave!


142 posted on 06/03/2004 6:14:17 AM PDT by StarCMC (Please pray for the 2/7 Marines and Josh.)
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To: StarCMC

and a BATH


143 posted on 06/03/2004 6:17:32 AM PDT by USVet6792Retired (An Armed Society is a Polite Society)
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To: bentfeather; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; LindaSOG; Radix; 2LT Radix jr; LaDivaLoca; Severa; ...

Okay, Ms Feather!  My "voices" have finished their poem, & here is their entry in the Poetry Contest:

 

Roses are red

Violets are blue

Sugar is sweet

And so are you

BUT

The roses are wilted

The violets are dead

The sugar is lumpy

And so is my head!

144 posted on 06/03/2004 6:21:22 AM PDT by tomkow6 (.....)
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To: tomkow6

Tom, the contest is over
you missed the whole thing
you're too, tied up in a jacket
to rhyme a thing

Now, I'm having to suffer
the shame
of being a little blonde freeper
all over again......


145 posted on 06/03/2004 6:31:11 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
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To: tomkow6

MIne


146 posted on 06/03/2004 6:31:44 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
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To: tomkow6

MIne


147 posted on 06/03/2004 6:31:44 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
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To: tomkow6

MIne


148 posted on 06/03/2004 6:31:44 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
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To: tomkow6

MIne


149 posted on 06/03/2004 6:31:44 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
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To: tomkow6

MIne


150 posted on 06/03/2004 6:31:44 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
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To: tomkow6

MIne


151 posted on 06/03/2004 6:31:46 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
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To: USVet6792Retired

Mornin'. How is everything in E-town? Looks like a good break from the rain!! Yea!!!!


152 posted on 06/03/2004 6:33:29 AM PDT by kjfine (Home, and loving it!!!)
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To: kjfine

Yeah, finally a break, I just hope it lasts. My golf clubs are calling.


154 posted on 06/03/2004 6:37:19 AM PDT by USVet6792Retired (An Armed Society is a Polite Society)
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To: bentfeather

Ms. Feather


155 posted on 06/03/2004 6:42:00 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Liberals believe ignorance is bliss.............)
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To: tomkow6

156 posted on 06/03/2004 6:43:08 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Liberals believe ignorance is bliss.............)
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To: tomkow6

ms feather's a poet
by now most know it
writing in rhyme is a fun way
to waste a lot of time

Like the boxer Ali
my words can sting like a bee
or fly high like a butterfly
or sing in high key

A dueler of words
in cauldrons deep
make your several heads
lie down and weep

157 posted on 06/03/2004 6:45:18 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
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To: LindaSOG; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Radix; 2LT Radix jr; LaDivaLoca; Severa; Bethbg79; ...
I'm sure this has been posted here before, but I think it bears repeating:

 

 

If General George Patton were alive and President of the USA, this would be
his Fireside Speech:

My fellow Americans:

As you all know, the defeat of Iraq's regime has been completed.

Since congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our
mission in Iraq is complete.

This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces
from Iraq. This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now time to
begin the reckoning.

Before me, I have two lists.

One list contains the names of countries which have stood by our side
duringthe Iraq conflict. This list is short: The United Kingdom, Spain, Bulgaria,
Australia, Norway and Poland are some of the countries listed there.

The other list contains everyone not on the first list.

Most of the world's nations are on that list.

My press secretary will be distributing copies of both lists later this evening.

Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those
nations on List 2 ceases immediately and indefinitely. The money saved
during the first year alone will pretty much pay for the costs of the Iraqi
war.

The American people are no longer going to pour money into third world
hell-holes and watch those government leaders grow fat on corruption.

Need help with a famine? Wrestling with an epidemic?
Call France.

In the future, together with Congress, I will work to cut taxes and solve
some local problems.

On that note, a word to terrorist organizations. Screw with us and we will
hunt you down and eliminate you and all your friends from the face of the
earth. Thirsting for a gutsy country to terrorize? Try France, or maybe
China.

To Israel and the Palestinian Authority. You, boys. Work out a peace deal
now. Just note that Camp David is closed.

Maybe all of you can go to Russia for negotiations. They have some great
palaces there. Big tables, too.

I'm ordering the immediate severing of diplomatic relations with France,
Germany, and Russia. Thanks for all your help, comrades. We are retiring
from NATO as well. Bon chance, mes amis.

I have instructed the Mayor of New York City to begin towing the many UN
diplomatic vehicles located in Manhattan with more than two unpaid tickets
to sites where those vehicles will be stripped, shredded and crushed.

I don't care about whatever treaty pertains to this. Pay your tickets
tomorrow or watch your precious Benzes, Beamers, and limos be turned over
to some of the finest chop shops in the world. I love New York.

A special note to our neighbors.
Canada is on List 2. Since we are going to be seeing a lot more of each
other, you folks might want to try not pissing us off for a change. Mexico
is also on List 2.
President Fox and his entire corrupt government really need an attitude
adjustment. I have a couple of extra tank and infantry divisions sitting
around. Guess where I'm gonna put 'em? Yep, border security. 
So start doing something with your oil.

Oh, by the way, the United States is abrogating the NAFTA treaty--starting now.

It is time for America to focus on its own welfare and its own citizens.
Some will accuse us of isolationism. I answer them by saying darn tootin'.

Nearly a century of trying to help folks live a decent life around the
world has only earned us the undying enmity of just about everyone on the planet.
It is time to cut taxes here because we will not be spending on other peoples problems.

To the nations on List 1, a final thought. Thanks guys. We owe you.

To the nations on List 2, a final thought. Drop dead. God bless America.

Thank you and good night.

159 posted on 06/03/2004 6:47:08 AM PDT by tomkow6 (.....)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

On This Day In History


Birthdates which occurred on June 03:
1761 Henry Scrapnel English inventor (shrapnel shell)
1804 Richard Cobden founder Anti-Corn-Law League
1808 Jefferson Davis Ky, Pres of Confederate States of America (1861-5)
1844 Garret Augustus Hobart (R) 24th US VP (1897-99)
1864 Ransom Eli Olds auto (Oldsmobile) & truck (REO) manufacturer
1865 George V king of England (1910-36)
1895 Kavalam Madhava Panikkar India, statesman/diplomat/writer
1904 Dr Charles Drew Washington DC, pioneer of blood plasma preservation/first director of the Red Cross blood bank
1906 Josephine Baker dancer/singer/Parisian night club owner
1911 Paulette Goddard [Marion Levy], Switz, actress (The Great Dictator)
1913 Ellen Corby Racine Wisc, actress (Grandma Walton-The Waltons)
1925 Tony Curtis [Bernard Schwartz], actor (Some Like It Hot, Trapeze)
1926 Allen Ginsberg beat poet (Howl)
1926 Colleen Dewhurst Montreal Canada, actress (Maggie-Blue & Grey)
1929 Chuck Barris Phila, TV game show producer/host/CIA spy(?) (Gong Show)
1942 Curtis Mayfield singer (Freddie's Dead, Superfly)
1946 Ian Hunter England, rocker (Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes)
1951 Christopher Cross Texas, singer(?) (Sailing)



Deaths which occurred on June 03:
1875 Georges Bizet France, composer
1881 Japanese giant salamander dies in Dutch zoo at 55; oldest amphibian
1949 Amedos Peter Giannine founder of Bank of America dies at 79
1963 Paul Maxey actor (Matt-Lassie, Mayor-People's Choice), dies at 57
1963 Pope John XXIII dies at 81
1975 Ozzie Nelson actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 69
1987 Will Sampson actor (From Here to Eternity, Yellow Rose), dies at 54
1991 Harry Glicken volcanologist, killed by Mt Unzen Volcano in Japan


Reported: MISSING in ACTION


1966 KRYSZAK THEODORE E. BUFFALO NY.
[WRECKAGE SITED NO TRACE OF CREW]
1966 MARTIN RUSSELL D. BLOOMFIELD IA.
[WRECKAGE SITED NO TRACE OF CREW]
1966 MULLINS HAROLD E. DENVER CO.
[WRECKAGE SITED NO TRACE OF CREW]
1966 ROSE LUTHER L. HOWE TX.
[WRECKAGE SITED NO TRACE OF CREW]
1966 SMITH HARDING E. LOS GATOS CA.
[WRECKAGE SITED NO TRACE OF CREW]
1966 WARREN ERVIN PHILADELPHIA PA.
[WRECKAGE SITED NO TRACE OF CREW]
1967 BODDEN TIMOTHY R. DOWNERS GROVE IL.
[LAST SEEN IN CRASHED ACFT]
1967 CIUS FRANK E.
[03/05/73 RELEASED BY PRG,ALIVE IN 98]
1967 DEXTER RONALD J. ABILENE TX
[07/67 DIC PER FRANK E. CIUS]
1967 GARDNER JOHN G. HOT SPRINGS NC.
[LAST SEEN IN CRASHED ACFT]
1967 HANSON STEPHEN PAUL BURBANK CA.
[LAST SEEN IN CRASHED ACFT]
1967 KEARNS JOSEPH THOMAS JR. SEA CLIFF NY.
[REMAINS RETURNED 8/88 CACCF/CHNGE 6/89 SEA GIRT NJ]
1967 LANEY BILLY R. GREEN ACRES CITY FL.
[LAST SEEN IN CRASHED ACFT]
1967 SPRINGSTON THEODORE JR. SAN FRANCISCO CA.

POW / MIA Data & Bios supplied by
the P.O.W. NETWORK. Skidmore, MO. USA.


On this day...
1098 Christian Crusaders seize Antioch, Turkey
1539 Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain
1770 Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo founded in Calif
1781 Jack Jouett rides to warn Jefferson of British attack
1789 Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada)
1851 1st baseball uniforms worn. Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt & blue long trousers
1860 Comanche, Iowa completely destroyed by 1 of a series of tornadoes
1861 1st Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV
1864 Battle of Cold Harbour continues
1875 C H F Peters discovers asteroid #144 Vibilia & #145 Adeona
1884 John Lynch (R-MS) chosen 1st black major-party natl convention chair
1888 "Casey at the Bat" published (SF Examiner)
1916 ROTC established by Act of Congress
1918 Supreme Court rules child labor laws unconstitutional
1919 Liberty Life Insurance Co (Chicago) organized by blacks
1921 A sudden cloudburst kills 120 near Pikes Peak, Colorado
1924 Gila Wilderness Area established by Forest Service
1925 Goodyear airship "Pilgrim" makes 1st flight (1st with enclosed cabin)
1929 1st trade show at Atlantic City Convention Center (electric light)
1933 A's score 11 runs in 2nd, Yanks score 10 in 5th & win 17-11 (Great pitchin)
1933 Pope Pius XI encyclical "On oppression of the Church in Spain"
1937 Duke of Windsor (Edward 8) weds Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson in France
1948 200" (5.08 m) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory
1948 Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore
1949 1st negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown)
1949 Dragnet is 1st broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles)
1957 Howard Cosell's 1st TV show
1959 1st US Air Force Academy graduation
1964 Rolling Stones begin 1st US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee)
1965 Gemini 4 launched; 2nd US 2-man flight (McDivitt & White)
1966 European DX Council formed in Copenhagen (shortwave listeners)
1966 Gemini 9 launched; 7th US 2-man flight (Stafford & Cernan)
1968 Yanks turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins
1971 Chic Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cin Reds, 1-0 (still not in 1st place)
1976 US presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta
1977 Balt Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs KC Royals)
1979 Ex-president Idi Amin of Uganda flees to Libya
1980 Crew of Soyuz 36 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 35
1980 ESPN begins televising college world series games
1980 Jimmy Carter wins enough delegates for renomination
1981 Pope John Paul II released from hospital after attempt on life
1986 E F Helin discovers asteroid #3767
1987 Cubs & Astro tie Oriole & Ranger record of 3 grand slams in a game (Cubs still not in 1st place)
1989 Troops in China shoot & kill 100s of students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing
1991 Mount Unzen erupts in Japan. Worst eruption in Japanese history
1991 France signed the 1968 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which prohibits signatories from helping other countries to acquire nuclear weapons.
1993 President Clinton announces he was withdrawing the nomination of University of Pennsylvania law professor Lani Guinier to head the civil rights division of the Justice Department.


Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"

Kentucky, Louisana : Confederate Memorial Day (1868)
Massachusetts : Teachers' Day (Sunday)
Ireland : Bank Day (Monday)
Bahamas : Labour Day (Friday)
New Zealand : Queen's Birthday (Monday)
Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838)(Monday)
Japan : Broken Dolls Day
National Frozen Yogurt Week (Day 4)
National Adopt-a-Cat Month


Religious Observances
Buddhist : Memorial of Broken Dolls
RC : Feast of St Clotilda, queen of the Franks
RC, Ang : Mem of SS Charles Lwanga & 21 companions, Ugandan martyrs
Luth : Commemoration of John XXIII, Bishop of Rome
RC : Solemnity of Corpus Christi (Body & Blood of Christ)


Religious History
1098 Armies of the First Crusade (1096-99) captured the city of Antioch (in modern Syria).
1726 Birth of Philip William Otterbein, German Reformed pastor who in 1800 helped found the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (an early branch of the modern United Methodist Church).
1853 Central College was chartered in Pella, Iowa under Baptist auspices. (In 1916 the university passed to Dutch Reformed leadership.)
1930 Missionary linguist Frank C. Laubach wrote in a letter: 'As we grow older all our paths diverge, and in all the world I suppose I could find nobodym who could wholly understand me excepting God.'
1972 In Cincinnati, Ohio, Sally J. Priesand, 25, became the first woman in Reform Judaism to be ordained as a rabbi.

Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.


Thought for the day :
"They know enough who know how to learn."


Actual Newspaper Headlines...
Air Head Fired


Why did the Chicken cross the Road...
Locke:
Because he was exercising his natural right to liberty


Dumb Laws...
Ohio:
Citation: Section 2331.12
General Assembly: 100.
Bill Number: House Bill 1
Effective Date: 10-1-53

No person shall be arrested during a sitting of the senate or house of representatives, within the hall where such session is being held, or in any court of justice, during the sitting of such court, or on Sunday, or on the fourth day of July.


A Cowboy's Guide to Life...
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.


160 posted on 06/03/2004 6:47:27 AM PDT by Valin (Hating people is like burning down your house to kill a rat)
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