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New to the Canteen? Need some tips on how to figure things out around here? 1. If you support our Troops, Veterans, and their families, WELCOME HOME!! This is the place to be at FRee Republic. (We would point out that many of the other daily threads also honor our Troops, Veterans, and their families.) If you need help with the following, please check these folks out: Graphics --> If you want to learn how to post graphics, please ask anyone in the Canteen. Just FReepmail or post your request on the thread. Someone will help you. Music --> If you want to learn how to post music, please ask any of the Canteen Deejays for help. (Kathy In Alaskak, uncleshag, Diva Betsy Ross, StarCMC, AZAmericonnie, beachn4fun, Bethbg79, laurenmarlowe, acad1228, tomkow6, or MoJo2001.) Canteen CEO: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Don't bother him unless you have complaints, grievances, in need of money, or you're tremendously bored.) Birthday Diva: Got a birthday or anniversary? Please contact AZAmericonnie via FReepmail. Daily Canteen Threads Monday --> StarCMC Tuesday --> LaDivaLoca (Diva Betsy Ross has been doing a fabulous job filling in!) Wednesday --> Spotsy Thursday ---> bentfeather Friday ---> tomkow6 Saturday --> Canteen Deejays Sunday --> Military Guest Chaplain If you have any thread ideas or suggestions, please FReepmail MoJo2001 with any ideas. Canteen Lingo Divas --> Any female that comes into the Canteen is referred to as a "Diva". We've taken the word back from those Hollywood snobs. Burka Man or Burka Boy --> this refers to tomkow6. He will usually try to sell you a Burka. Do us all a favor and refuse! Thank you. Canteen Galz --> Well, this is the term for all the Galz in the Canteen. Canteen Guyz --> This is the term for all the Guyz in the Canteen. Ma --> this is a reference to Kathy In Alaska. We all call her "Ma". Fret not, she likes it. Most of the time. Hehe! We'll add more later! Quirky Canteen Traditions & Other Stuff 1. The threads are posted every night around 11PM EST. After they are posted, someone usually tries to rush in to get the #1 post after the thread poster. No! You don't win a prize or a vacation. We're sorry if that's the impression you got. However, you get the satisfaction of being NUMERO UNO for that day's thread. 2. Hitting the numbers. Some Canteeners (actually most) like to see who lands on the "numbers". These numbers are 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, and so on. You will then get a WooHoo for landing on the numbers. If you hit 3 in a row, you'll get a hat trick. 3. If you hit 666, you must post upside! (You don't have to, but it's tradition!) 4. bentfeather is referred to as "Queenie". She was so coronated in the Canteen. She's also the Canteen Poet and you can visit her daily Poetry Thread at the Dragon Flies Lair here at FR. 5. HiJinx's granddaughter is known as the "Canteen Princess" or "Cupcake Commando". Her name is Piper. If you see references to that, you'll now know who we are talking about. 6. beachn4fun is known as the Canteen Flirt. Watch out!! Hehe! 7. If misery loves company, then obnoxious behavior does as well. If you want to be extremely bad and obnoxious, please avoid tomkow6! 8. Whatever you do, please do not post anything negative about our military, Veterans, or their families. If you have issues or complaints with government policies in this country, take to it the regular FR forum. That drama isn't for here. 9. Please help us keep the Canteen politically free. Our Troops don't need to hear the latest political drama. They've got enough to worry about. 10. Please do not flame anyone in the Canteen. We're all here to entertain and amuse our Troops. This isn't about us. It's about them! 11. For the most part, you won't offend many of the regular Canteeners. We're a happy, dysfunctional group of friends. Be yourself, relax, and have fun. That's all we ask. Just don't forget who our audience is out there: Our Troops!! 12. If you aren't sure about something, ask!! We've all been new to the Canteen (except Ma and Mr.Tonkin...we just found them under the Canteen rock) and it can be overwhelming sometimes. Don't hesitate to ask any of us. We want you to all feel at home in the Canteen.
We'll add more later!! Thank you!!
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"Freedom isn't Free".
Diva! This is one cool thread! It's gonna take me hours to go through it all!!! :)
Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.
Great lst Divas!! :o)
Great thread, too. And I'm gonna have to noodle on the topic. Hmmmmm......
My fave quote remains: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
And your song choices couldn't be more to my taste had I chosen them myself. How cool is that for me? Especially the Pink Floyd! THANK YOU!
Thaank you! This is quite handy to have/learn. Hugs!
Good morning Everyone. Good morning to our
Military, our Allies and their families.
Thank you Diva Betsy for preparing the Canteen for today. Great work.
WOW, this is a hard one, since there are so many out there. But, I guess if I have to choose it would be
I will not yield; I will not rest; I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people." President GW Bush, 9/20/01
Ok, since there's no hope of catching up on all of these wonderful posts, I guess I'll try to get in a few before I run. Some of you may remember that I didn't get much done yesterday, cause I played at the Canteen so much. So, today I have to finish up my reports and prepare for time card submission. So, don't you all go anywhere, cause as soon as I get caught up I'll be Bock!
Now remember, the Canteen is always
So, come on in and sit for a while. There's alway plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS
GOD BLESS America.
