FReeper Canteen ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ Dec 8, 2004

Guest Chef Spotsybelle

[Spotsy]

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!

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies, and FRiends!
Have a seat by the fire and enjoy the pancakes.

Today's Birthdays

Sammy Davis Jr, entertainer (1925 - 1990)
Jim Morrison, Doors singer (1943 - 1971)
Gregg Allman, Allman Brothers Band (1947)
Sam Kinison, comedian (1952 - 1992)
Kim Basinger, actress (1953)
*click the pictures for these stars' biographies

Silly Word of the Day panjandrum \pan-jan-druhm\ noun
an important personage or pretentious official

And so I have appointed myself the chairman, the High Panjandrum, Grand Inquisitor - and sole member - of the grievance committee of my own making.
--Alan K. Simpson, Right in the Old Gazoo

On this Day in History 1941 U.S. and Great Britain declared war on Japan Field Trip click here to visit the National Archives
to learn more about FDR's "Day of Infamy" speech

On this Day in History

1980 John Lennon assassinated
at age 40 in New York

Don't forget the syrup -

Picture from Hanukkah, 2001; President Bush watches his young helper light the second candle on this 100-year old menorah loaned to the President and Mrs. Laura Bush for the White House private residence.

[Kathy in Alaska]

We don't have Waffle House. We just got IHOP!

Bridge Over the River Kwai

[Fawnn]

My right arm is still longer than my left from back in the day when I carried my "laptop" computer from place to place. (I think it was a Zenith. Was from back in the day when you could run Word Perfect off of one 3.5" floppy and save your files on the other. Didn't even NEED a harddrive!) ;)

Back then, I used to play more games on the computers. Wonderful mahjong version (Shanghai) on my ST. Played a poker game on the laptop that I liked because it didn't take long to figure out the computer's patterns for bluffing, etc. If I ever encountered a dealer like that, I'd be rich! ... I loved the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" adventure game, but never made it all the way through it. The only one I "solved" was "Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards." Considering all of the non-church-lady things I had to get Larry to do in order to win the game, I probably really shouldn't confess to the last part, so forget you read it. ;)

[NYTexan]

A half day late and 50 cents short, but I'm here! *L*

[Lady Jag]

Yeah but I'm a girl and my unlimited power has to be pretty. Like, say, a whole country with like diamond and emerald mines.

[acad1228]

Alas. My first request and I don't have it.
Who Can I Turn To? by Astrud Gilberto

[HiJinx]

a whole country with like diamond and emerald mines.

South Africa? Are you sure? Or are we dealing with something more along the lines of Oz?

[Lady Jag]

But you're supposed to GIVE me presents!

I give you presents all the time and you didn't even acknowledge my birthday.

[Lady Jag]

Oh, yuh!! Emerald City! Good start!! Good color, too, will have to check clarity.

[HiJinx]

I must have been really high-tech, then...mine had one floppy drive that was both A: and B: with a software switch, and I installed a daughter board with 1.5Mbytes of memory chips that gave me a virtual hard drive.

Woo-Hoo, I was like Downtown Brown with that machine!

[HiJinx]

Don't forget, those yellow bricks are supposed to be 24 Karat...

[Fawnn]

Thanks for trying!

Kathy, Star, other DJs: Anyone have Who Can I Turn To? by Astrud Gilberto?

(Anyone ever heard of Astrud Gilberto before? LOL) ;)

[HiJinx]

How about The Girl From Ipanema?

No, I didn't know that before now. Google is our friend!

http://www.astrudgilberto.com/biography.htm

[Lady Jag]

[Fawnn]

Learn something new every day! Thanks!

(It remains to be seen whether or not I'll be able to retain what I've learned 'til tomorrow.) ;)

[LisaMalia]

Good evening to everyone here at the Canteen!

[HiJinx]

Christmas is coming...

[Kathy in Alaska]

I'll try tonight. No, haven't heard of him. LOL!

[GummyIII]

Spotsy!!!! Doncha just love Virginia? Why don't you head my way? If it doesn't get cold soon, I'm going to have to mow again! I'd let you

help...:-) My mom emailed telling me my dad mowed today, and they live further in the mountains at a higher altitude. It's supposed to be knee deep in snow there, not 60+ degree weather!

[luvie]

Hey, Fawnn--it looks like they are going to repeat the "White House" show on Saturday at 4pm, CST. I haven't read the thread, and if 5 other people have given you this information, sorry! ;^) I just wanted to give the information when I got your question.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Hiya Ma!
Hi Canteeners and Troops!
(YAWN)
Sorry about that...
These early morning gigs wear me out!
I'll be here for awhile..
If I don't fall asleep at the keyboard!
Hugs all around!
Ms.B