FReeper Canteen ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ February 16, 2005

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[Spotsy]

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*** No Pancakes Today *** Welcome Troops, Veterans, Military Families, Allies and FRiends!

Born on this Day
1838 Henry Adams
witty U.S. historian, writer

Born on this Day
1942 Kim Jong-Il
brutal megalomaniac and "President" of North Korea

Word of the Day
roister \ROY-stur\ intransitive verb ???
to engage in boisterous merrymaking;
to revel; to carouse ~ Tomkow ~

On this Day in History

1868 The Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks was founded in New York City; this charitable fraternity began as a drinking club, established to elude NYC's laws governing the business hours of taverns

On this Day in History

1923 Archaeologist Howard Carter opened the burial tomb and first saw the sarcophagus of King Tut

Field Trip click here to go to Spring Training

Don't forget the syrup!
with the troops --
definitely!

[darkwing104]

Let us know when you get to single digits shortimer! LOL

No problem

[doug from upland]

tuesday 12 february 2002

Daisy made pancakes tonight as it's PANCAKE DAY! (Just lemon and sugar for me please, tho' the photo below looks pretty tempting with butter and syrup - maybe next year?)
It's another of our customs many of us take for granted, often without thinking about the true meaning or reason behind it.

pancakes - yum! Shrove Tuesday is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent which is a time of abstinence. Strict Christian's weren't allowed to eat any dairy products during Lent, so people made pancakes to use up their supplies of eggs, milk and butter etc., hence 'Pancake Day.'
Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the ancient Christian ritual of 'shriving,' when a person confessed their sins and received absolution.

The French name Mardi Gras (fat Tuesday) also comes from this time.

[tomkow6]

 Hi, Bitt!

Welcome to the Canteen!

 

Wanna buy a burka?

 

 

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

From the men in the Military and the Canteen

[tomkow6]

 Hi, Slings and Arrows!

Welcome to the Canteen!

 

Wanna buy a burka?

 

 

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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[HopeandGlory]

You wish . . . Nyck . . . nyck . . . .nyck!!! . . . LOL!!!

[darkwing104]

Goodnight Star

[darkwing104]

Have a good night

[Soaring Feather]

Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!Oh KISS MY GRITS!!!!

[tomkow6]

...don't you mean "GoodKNIGHT"?????

[tomkow6]

Ms Feather, I think your needle is stuck.......

[mylife]

Night Darkwing

[SandRat]

That'll do!

[SevenofNine]

OH MAN getting good on Drudge site thanks to NY Observer in tommorow cycles report that there might be emails from Dan Rather and top CBS news execs involving Dubya memogate


This going get good stay turn to FR the premire we report you decided internet news forum

Also breaking news off Xinurea news wire well those terrorists are at again

There is report they did car bomb reset at marketplace in southern Thailand killing 2 so far

Report from Kydto news wire too that there was earthquake measuring 6.0 on Richter scale nail Tokyo during lunch hour just now

NO no word on certain Lizard

Also another report off Greta show Bill Gertz reporting that Syria is looking other way for last few months of terrorists going into Iraq and fighting US troops in Fallijah

[tomkow6]

....think Godzilla will survive????

[StarCMC]

Waffles?? Where are my pancakes??
Darn Old Sarge, Tom and Radix!
grumble, grumble, grumble

[al baby]

I was born the day after tomorrow

[mylife]

A quake in tokyo?

It doesnt surprise me.

Activity seems to work along the "ring of fire" and it has been active.

Hope they are all Ok over there

[AZamericonnie]

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