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A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...08-12-04...This Space For Rent....again
Aquamarine

Posted on 08/12/2004 5:28:55 AM PDT by Aquamarine



A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day
Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.
A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay, or a profile of another FReeper.
On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY
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We're having fun and hope you are!

~ Billie, Mama_Bear, dutchess, Aquamarine ~








Hey Daisy Mae here. I was out sniffin around for rabbits when I noticed This Space For Rent billboard. Hmmmm...evidently JohnHuang2 and mom are both on vacation today (along with a few other regulars).
Since this space is up for grabs and Dog Days are over I guess it's time for me to do a little work in here in place of Aquamarine.
Now Weinie would have been here to help me out if she hadn't had to go to a better place so soon and Gizzy, well, he's just been layin down on the job (sez he's on vacation again).
Meanwhile I've been sittin here scratchin my head trying to figure out what The Finest crew would enjoy the most and knowing how much you all love being served breakfast AND luv Dubya I thought the perfect post would be for President Bush to come by and fix some breakfast for The Finest family this morning.

He seemed to know how much everyone at The Finest adores him and was happy to take a few moments out of his important campaign schedule to come by and fix some pancakes for us all! Yeah!!!

OK....so he cooks like a guy....that's a good thing! :)
Seriously folks, we need this man in the Whitehouse for 4 more years so PLEASE be sure to tell everyone that you know to get out there and vote this November!

Now I'm going back to what I do best, chasin rabbits and smellin flowers.
Anyway....
That's just my two cents worth ~ Daisy Mae
XOXOXO
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To: LadyX; The Thin Man
Guess we should cut Slim some slack. He did compliment me in a very roundabout way....unless he really does believe that Daisy Mae created this Post.
101 posted on 08/12/2004 2:30:15 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: Billie
Thanks Billie. Wonder how Giz is gonna feel about Daisy intruding on his posting space while he was away. First Rusty and now Daisy! He's liable to write an opus. lol
102 posted on 08/12/2004 2:34:43 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: Billie
I Was There, and So Was Love!

I had never seen this heartfelt report written by you before. Glad you posted the link, makes me wonder what else I missed before I found FR and signed up.

You write very well BTW.

103 posted on 08/12/2004 2:40:17 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: Gabz

I love labs too although we've never owned one. Always wind up with a beagle somehow, Daisy's our third and she's been the best. The other two were boys and they were a couple of characters too.


104 posted on 08/12/2004 2:42:21 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: Aquamarine; dutchess
Wonder how Giz is gonna feel about Daisy intruding on his posting space while he was away. First Rusty and now Daisy! He's liable to write an opus. lol

LOL! A little competition is always good! NO OPUS, GIZ - you hear?! Just get back to work! LOL!

105 posted on 08/12/2004 2:49:45 PM PDT by Billie
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To: Billie
Hi. (((Billie)))!

You must be gone by now but I thought I'd say HI anyway! :o)

106 posted on 08/12/2004 2:50:18 PM PDT by Pippin (RE-ELECT BUSH/CHENEY............PLEASE!)
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To: LadyX; All
WINDOW SIGN:

"WE WOULD RATHER DO BUSINESS WITH 1000 AL QAEDA TERRORISTS THAN WITH A SINGLE AMERICAN"

This sign was prominently displayed in the window of a business in Philadelphia. You are probably outraged at the thought of such an inflammatory statement. One would think that anti-hate groups from all across the country would be marching on this business . . .. and that the National Guard might have to be called to keep the angry crowds back.

But, perhaps in these stressful times one might be tempted to let the proprietors simply make their statement. We are a society which holds Freedom of Speech as perhaps our greatest liberty ... And after all, it is just a sign.

You may ask what kind of business would dare post such a sign?

Answer: A Funeral Home (Who said morticians had no sense of humor?) You gotta love it!!! I do!!!!!!

Weinie

107 posted on 08/12/2004 2:53:13 PM PDT by lonestar (Me, too!--Weinie)
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To: Aquamarine; Mama_Bear
I had never seen this heartfelt report written by you before. Glad you posted the link, makes me wonder what else I missed before I found FR and signed up.

You write very well BTW.

Thanks for reading it, Aqua. I was so inspired by that whole thing - my feet were frozen, as were everybody else', but the minute he and Laura descended that ramp and came into view, the *freezing and cold* were forgotten as the crowd just exploded!

Lori - pinged you because in looking back and reading that thread again, there was a FReeper whose screen name was "MamaBear" - I thought when I saw it that it was you, but there was no space between the two names, and she said she lived in Georgia I think. :) (I also think recently I've seen a "Mother Bear" screenname here - are you triplets? LOL)

108 posted on 08/12/2004 3:00:39 PM PDT by Billie
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To: Pippin

Hi (((((((Pip)))))))) back at you - I was gone, came back, leaving again. Have a great evening, sweet friend. :)


109 posted on 08/12/2004 3:02:17 PM PDT by Billie
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To: Billie; Aquamarine

Afternoon, Ladies.
This space for rent, eh? That thread from years past hit the spot for me - more refreshing than a McDonald's billboard. It was pretty interesting to read it again. Didn't do much posting around that time. It was several months before "meeting" you Billie.


110 posted on 08/12/2004 3:10:14 PM PDT by Diver Dave (Stay Prayed Up)
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To: Diver Dave

Hi Dave. This space was for rent but Daisy Mae snatched it up pretty quick. :)


111 posted on 08/12/2004 4:30:00 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: lonestar

That is cute. It's one of those stories that causes your emotions to swing back and forth.


112 posted on 08/12/2004 4:31:47 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: Aquamarine

Beagles, Bassetts, and cockers - for some reason I think they are really cool and absolutely wonderful pets.

My old girl, she's 11, is half Chesapeake Bay Retreiver (mom) and Black Lab (dad). My little girl (she was 1 in May) is Black Lab and Chow. Hubby fell in love with her when he saw her because she reminded him of the lab/chow mix we had lost last year.


113 posted on 08/12/2004 4:49:16 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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To: lonestar
That is GREAT!!!!!!!!

I spent a few years as the Executive Secretary of the Delaware State Funeral Directors Association and know exactly what kind of a sense of humor morticians have - and your story epitomizes it perfectly.

It took me a while, but eventually I did become quite comfortable with their particular brand of humor and occassionaly utilized it myself.
114 posted on 08/12/2004 4:57:22 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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To: LadyX
W got that right!!! I'm not supposed to tell, but Spot and Millie are writing a new book! Of course it was my idea so why can't I tell my FR friends?

Weinie

115 posted on 08/12/2004 5:40:56 PM PDT by lonestar (Me, too!--Weinie)
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To: Gabz
My old girl, she's 11, is half Chesapeake Bay Retreiver (mom) and Black Lab (dad). My little girl (she was 1 in May) is Black Lab and Chow. Hubby fell in love with her when he saw her because she reminded him of the lab/chow mix we had lost last year.

Have your pets been featured here yet? Dutchess has a cute Pet Thread sometimes on Wednesday that has her dog Gizmo doing the cutest interviews of FReeper's pets.

116 posted on 08/12/2004 5:53:49 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: All
This thread turned out to be alot of fun today, hope everyone else enjoyed it just as much. A big THANKS to all who participated.


117 posted on 08/12/2004 6:02:44 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: Gabz; Lakeside; Kitty Mittens; lonestar; Texagirl4W; Diver Dave; Darksheare; The Mayor; ...
Evening, Gabz - - as for "and know exactly what kind of a sense of humor morticians have - and your story epitomizes it perfectly.

It took me a while, but eventually I did become quite comfortable with their particular brand of humor and occassionaly utilized it myself."

In my case, I had a Double Whammy. Worked in and around medicine for 19 years, the last 15 in a major teaching hospital in North Carolina as a Department Secretary.

If that alone were not enough to gain warped humor, my office was across the basement hall from the Hospital Morgue. If the attendant was out and Security was busy, I stepped in to release bodies to the coroner or funeral home.
Needless to say, I learned how to put "life" in its proper place, gaining perspective that serves one well.

There were a lot of interesting lessons therein I've related here before to the regulars, but you might appreciate hearing them.

There was a major developer of malls and apartment complexes over several states who lived in Greensboro - seemed to be something of a workaholic, and his wife (in her 40's) had had some problems. One night she apparently left their bed, went to the enclosed garage and used carbon monoxide to leave this life.

It so happened when they came to take her to Raleigh for the autopsy, the Log I had to complete stated she had 'belongings.'
The transporter and I looked on the gurney and all around, and finally I spied a plastic bag on the radiator - contained the flimsy nightgown she had been wearing.
With all their millions and everything she could have wanted, it had not brought her happiness.
She left this world with what she had when she entered it - absolutely nothing...

In contrast was when I released the body of a man in his 20's who was slightly retarded, and had moved to Greensboro to stay with friends and find employment.

Unfortunately, he stepped off the curb of a major thoroughfare into the path of a moving vehicle.
Again - the Log stated he had belongings, and we looked for them.
In his case, he was still fully clothed and had a watch on his wrist and a short winter jacket.

In the pocket of the jacket and next to his heart, was The New Testament!
I thus could conclude volumes about his journey....

Then there was the time a fellow came alone to get a body, despite every funeral home in the area informed we did not furnish orderlies to assist them, and to have two come for the deceased.
This fellow was quite agitated and hostile when I showed up to release to him, amd obviously was not going to help him transfer the deceased from the autopsy gurney to his cart.

To show me just how furious he was, he attempted to "gross me out," unzipping the zipper on the body bag, exposing - well - a totally empty and wide open cavity from the breastbone to the pelvis, to shock me.
He was SO disappointed when I did not react...:))
LOL

Taking my cue from St. Paul, speaking of his afflictions, I knew the body was merely a temporary shell that encased the soul while on earth, and was not in itself morbid.

118 posted on 08/12/2004 6:03:02 PM PDT by LadyX (((( To God be all praise and honor and glory -- ))))
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To: Aquamarine
Have your pets been featured here yet?

No.

And I don't think Gizmo would care for either of my girls - in their own way both are extremely ornery cusses (sorta like me)!!!!

119 posted on 08/12/2004 6:12:30 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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To: Aquamarine

Good Night, dear FRiend.

sleep well and dream good dreams.


120 posted on 08/12/2004 6:13:34 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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