*** Our 2nd Quarter '05 FReepathon is Underway!! Thread No. 2!! ***

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[NormsRevenge]

Colombian artist Fernando Restrepo (R) makes a sand sculpture of the late pope John Paul II in the beach of the Caribbean city of Cartagena, Colombia, April 5, 2005. REUTERS/Fredy Builes

[NYTexan]

Haunted you say? That sounds interesting!

[Fiddlstix]

   Q2 2005 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	Texas	$1,690.00	32	$52.81	1,952	$0.87	$1,087.00	67
2	California	1,647.00	46	35.80	2,287	0.72	1,574.56	109
3	Pennsylvania	1,075.00	24	44.79	659	1.63	360.00	25
4	Virginia	745.00	17	43.82	735	1.01	505.50	28
5	New Jersey	690.00	15	46.00	438	1.58	239.00	13
6	Florida	655.00	22	29.77	1,081	0.61	758.00	48
7	Illinois	595.00	12	49.58	582	1.02	457.00	24
8	Missouri	580.00	11	52.73	418	1.39	128.00	12
9	Maryland	510.00	16	31.88	417	1.22	373.00	19
10	New York	497.39	14	35.53	855	0.58	415.50	28
11	Louisiana	450.00	5	90.00	230	1.96	65.00	7
12	Ohio	445.00	12	37.08	587	0.76	642.25	22
13	Wisconsin	385.00	14	27.50	308	1.25	168.00	13
14	Connecticut	365.00	7	52.14	218	1.67	45.00	5
15	Armed Forces - Europe	360.00	1	360.00			10.00	1
16	Arizona	345.00	9	38.33	471	0.73	160.50	12
17	Tennessee	320.00	9	35.56	386	0.83	108.00	12
18	Minnesota	280.00	6	46.67	320	0.88	130.00	10
19	Oregon	255.00	7	36.43	273	0.93	85.00	6
20	North Carolina	245.00	11	22.27	576	0.43	493.00	32
21	Mississippi	240.00	4	60.00	135	1.78	57.00	5
22	Washington	240.00	8	30.00	556	0.43	325.00	20
23	Alabama	215.00	6	35.83	280	0.77	395.00	21
24	Michigan	205.00	9	22.78	475	0.43	135.00	12
25	South Carolina	200.00	5	40.00	245	0.82	93.00	8
26	Colorado	200.00	6	33.33	379	0.53	140.00	10
27	Massachusetts	185.00	11	16.82	356	0.52	225.00	14
28	Indiana	185.00	5	37.00	346	0.53	80.00	9
29	Maine	175.00	4	43.75	107	1.64	10.00	1
30	Kentucky	140.00	4	35.00	223	0.63	20.00	2
31	Hawaii	125.00	4	31.25	66	1.89	15.00	2
32	Montana	120.00	2	60.00	53	2.26	333.33	1
33	South Korea	115.00	2	57.50	7	16.43	20.00	2
34	Georgia	110.00	5	22.00	587	0.19	330.00	20
35	Kansas	105.00	6	17.50	209	0.50	60.00	4
36	Canada	100.00	2	50.00	242	0.41
37	Oklahoma	70.00	2	35.00	242	0.29	137.00	9
38	Rhode Island	70.00	2	35.00	44	1.59	10.00	1
39	Iowa	60.00	2	30.00	163	0.37	35.00	2
40	Nevada	60.00	3	20.00	138	0.43	110.00	5
41	Utah	55.00	3	18.33	113	0.49	90.00	4
42	Arkansas	50.00	1	50.00	173	0.29	25.00	2
43	Idaho	50.00	1	50.00	118	0.42	35.00	1
44	Chile	50.00	1	50.00	5	10.00
45	Ireland	40.00	2	20.00	31	1.29
46	Panama	25.00	1	25.00	7	3.57
47	New Mexico	25.00	1	25.00	110	0.23	50.00	3
48	Vermont	20.00	2	10.00	39	0.51	76.00	5
49	Wyoming	20.00	1	20.00	34	0.59	30.00	1
50	United Kingdom	20.00	1	20.00	178	0.11	5.00	1
51	Delaware	20.00	1	20.00	34	0.59
52	Sweden	20.00	1	20.00	18	1.11
53	Nebraska	20.00	1	20.00	92	0.22	48.00	4
54	South Dakota	10.00	1	10.00	47	0.21	35.00	3
55	Israel	10.00	1	10.00	41	0.24
	West Virginia						35.00	2
	Armed Forces - Pacific						10.00	1
	Alaska						55.00	2
	Indonesia						20.00	1
Never Never Land		980.00	40	24.50			396.00	29
56 locations total		$16,469.39	441	$37.35	22,255	$0.74	$11,244.64	700

[ValerieUSA]

This was not after dark. The kids had been cleared from the fields and the games called off because of the fast moving storm that engulfed the park in moments.

[NYTexan]

Everything in Texas is big and bold! Including the weather! *L*

[NormsRevenge]

700 Monthlies..

WOOHOOOO!!!!!

[NormsRevenge]

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!! Go Monthly FReepers!!

And this just in:

$20 from Missouri
$20 from Connecticut
$10 from California

Thank you Missouri, Connecticut and California!!

[ValerieUSA]

Thank you
Missouri
Connecticut
California

[trussell]

Click on this link to see the most amazing car commercial!! Not scary, I promise. I want this car!

http://www.my-funny-stuff.com/funniest-car-video.htm

[trussell]

From the state where drinking and driving is considered a sport, comes a true story from Texas.

Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a local neighborhood bar. Late in the evening the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes with the officer quietly observing. After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five different vehicles, the man managed to find his own car which he fell into.

He was there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off. Finally he started the car,switched the wipers on and off (it was a dry night), flicked the hazard flasher on and off, tooted the horn and then switched on the lights.

He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little and then remained stationary for a few more minutes as more patrons left in their vehicles. At last he pulled out of the parking lot and started to drive slowly down the street.

The police officer, having patiently waited all this time, now started up his patrol car, put on the flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over and carried out a breathalyzer test. To his amazement the breathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man having consumed alcohol at all! Dumbfounded, the officer said "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the Police station. This breathalyzer equipment must be broken."

"I doubt it," said the man, "Tonight I'm the designated decoy."
 

[ValerieUSA]

Good One!

[trussell]

How To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity! 

 At lunch time,  sit in your parked car with sunglasses on  and point a hair dryer at passing cars.  See if they slow down.  

Page yourself over the intercom.  Don't disguise your voice.  Every time someone asks you to do something,  ask if they want fries with that. 

Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks.  Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addiction,  switch to espresso.  In the memo field of all your checks, write  "for sexual favors." 

Finish all your sentences with the phrase  "in accordance with the prophecy." When the money comes out of the ATM, scream,  "I won! I won! That's the 3rd time this week!!!!!"

When leaving the zoo,  start running towards your car and yell,  "RUN FOR YOUR LIVES, THEY'RE LOOSE!!" Gather your children around the dinner table.  Explain that due to the recent economic downturn,  you're going to have to let one of them go.

[trussell]

Thank you!! I really want that car!!!!!

[Fiddlstix]

When we hit the 1000 mark we should have a party J

[Fiddlstix]

LOL Thanks. Nice video.

[ValerieUSA]

butterfly bump

[trussell]

GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.
2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person.
4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.
 

[trussell]

GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:
1) Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.
2) Wrinkles don't hurt.
3) Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.
 

[trussell]

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD
1) Growing up is mandatory; growing old is optional.
2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.