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Our 1st Quarter 2006 FReepathon is Underway!
Click here to donate ^ | 01/01/06 | Jim Robinson

Posted on 01/01/2006 3:22:05 PM PST by Jim Robinson

Howdy everyone!

Happy New Year!!

2005 was a great year and we're looking forward to an even greater 2006! The Iraqis have held their elections and as democracy and freedom takes hold, it appears the terrorist violence has greatly subsided. We're hoping that the war in Iraq is just about over and that as the Iraqis take over responsibility for their own security, our troops can finally come home. God bless them all. We pray for peace in the Middle East.

On the home front, we see President Bush's numbers on the upswing and our confidence is growing regarding continuing conservative successes in the midterm elections this Fall. Judge Samuel Alito should be confirmed for the Supreme Court in the next few weeks and our hopes for a more conservative court will soon be realized.

September 23, 2006 will mark Free Republic's 10th year anniversary. It's hard to believe that 10 years have passed by so quickly. Time flies when you're having fun. We've been blessed with many successes on Free Republic over the years and are praying for continuing success in the future.

Thank you all very much for making Free Republic the very best conservative site on the web!! FReepers are the greatest!!

May God bless you all with peace and prosperity in the new year and much happiness in all the years to come.


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To: apackof2; Fiddlstix

Mad Ramblings and Ponderments (Grammie disclaimer...I've NOT read them all...)


What's with the people who put carpeting on the lid of their toilet seat? What are they thinking -- "Gosh, if we have a party there may not be enough standing room; I'd better carpet the toilet too."

Have you ever noticed that the waiter who takes your order is not the one who brings your food anymore? What is THAT about? And which waiter are you tipping, anyway? I think next time I go to a restaurant I'll just say, "Oh, sorry, I only eat the food. The guy who pays the bill will be along shortly."

Would somebody please explain to me those signs that say, "No animals allowed except for Seeing Eye Dogs?" Who is that sign for? Is it for the dog, or the blind person?

Why do people give each other flowers? To celebrate various important occasions, they're killing living creatures? Why restrict it to plants? "Sweetheart, let's make up. Have this deceased squirrel."

Can't we just get rid of wine lists? Do we really have to be reminded every time we go out to a nice restaurant that we have no idea what we are doing? Why don't they just give us a trigonometry quiz with the menu?

Why do they call it a "building"? It looks like they're finished. Why isn't it a "built"?

Why is it when you turn on the TV you see ads for telephone companies, and when you turn on the radio you hear ads for TV shows, and when you get put on hold on the phone you hear a radio station?

Why is it illegal to park in a handicapped parking space but okay to go the bathroom in a handicapped stall?

How come you have to pay someone to rotate your tires? Isn't that the basic idea behind the wheel? Don't they rotate on their own?

All the king's HORSES and all the king's men? Are you kidding me? No wonder they couldn't put Humpty together again. Just what did those idiots expect the horses to do, anyway?

Did you ever notice, when you are sitting at a red light, that when the person in front of you pulls up a couple of inches, you are compelled to move up too? Do we really think we are making progress toward our destination? "Whew, I thought we would be late, but now that I am nine inches closer, I can stop for coffee and a danish!"

Isn't it weird that we drink milk, stuff designed to nourish baby cows? How did THAT happen? Did some cattleman once say, "Oh, man, I can't wait till them calves are done so I can get ME a hit of that stuff."

Have you ever noticed how they keep improving your laundry detergent, but they still can't get those blue flakes out? Why do we trust them to get our clothes clean? These guys can't even get the DETERGENT white!

Did you see these new minivan ads? All they talk about are cup holders, kiddy seats and doors. What kind of advertising is that? When you see an ad for a suit, do they say, "And look at the zipper! Carefully hidden, but easily accessible when you need it!" I think not.


1,881 posted on 01/04/2006 6:44:23 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Jesus is STILL the reason, and it's ALWAYS the Season!!!)
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To: Brad's Gramma
THAT'S great!!!!

Those kinds are my favorites.

1,882 posted on 01/04/2006 6:44:54 PM PST by Lady Jag (Honor - Dignity - Courage - Troll Consumption)
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To: Brad's Gramma
I did a search for "jokes, clean" from AskJeeves...

Works for me.....

1,883 posted on 01/04/2006 6:47:56 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Tagline Repair Service. Let us fix those broken Taglines. Inquire within(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: apackof2
G'Nite.
Sleep well.
1,884 posted on 01/04/2006 6:49:19 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Tagline Repair Service. Let us fix those broken Taglines. Inquire within(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Fiddlstix

Please note I did NOT put the word "stupid" in the search!

:)


1,885 posted on 01/04/2006 6:49:26 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Jesus is STILL the reason, and it's ALWAYS the Season!!!)
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To: Fiddlstix

Talking Dog for Sale


This guy sees a sign in front of a house "Talking Dog for Sale." He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the back yard. The guy goes into the back yard and sees a mutt sitting there.

"You talk?" he asks.

"Yep," the mutt replies.

"So, what's your story?"

The mutt looks up and says, "Well, I discovered this gift pretty young and I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA about my gift, and in no time they had me
jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, cause no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies eight years running.

"The jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger and I wanted to settle down. So I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security work, mostly wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings there and was awarded a batch of medals. Had a wife, a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog. The owner says "Ten dollars."

The guy says he'll buy him, but asks the owner, "This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him for $10?"

The owner replies, "He's such a liar."


1,886 posted on 01/04/2006 6:52:13 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Jesus is STILL the reason, and it's ALWAYS the Season!!!)
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To: apackof2
Two bulls, an old one and a young one walking together, reach the top of a hill and spy a herd of cows in the valley.

The young bull says, “Let’s run down and surprise one of those cows!”

The old bull looks down the hill at the cows, glances up at the sky, chews some, peers over at the youngster, out of the corner of his eye. winks and replies, “Let’s walk down and surprise them all!”

1,887 posted on 01/04/2006 6:53:18 PM PST by Lady Jag (Honor - Dignity - Courage - Troll Consumption)
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To: Brad's Gramma

We have incoming:

$100 from New Jersey
$20 from Ohio
$10 from Maine

Thank you New Jersey, Ohio and Maine!!


1,888 posted on 01/04/2006 7:01:33 PM PST by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson
We have incoming:

$100 from New Jersey
$20 from Ohio
$10 from Maine

Thank you New Jersey, Ohio and Maine!!

1,889 posted on 01/04/2006 7:02:15 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Jesus is STILL the reason, and it's ALWAYS the Season!!!)
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To: Brad's Gramma
Why do people give each other flowers? To celebrate various important occasions, they're killing living creatures? Why restrict it to plants? "Sweetheart, let's make up. Have this deceased squirrel."

Mmmm squirrel stew.

Works for me!

1,890 posted on 01/04/2006 7:06:15 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud member of the Free Republic Humility Club. We are twice as humble as you are.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Mmmm squirrel stew.

Squirrel & Dumplins...
Now that's a country meal fit for a man.......

1,891 posted on 01/04/2006 7:11:27 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Tagline Repair Service. Let us fix those broken Taglines. Inquire within(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Fiddlstix

Bump!

Get your money out and send it in.

California vs. Texas during the game... Who donates more?


1,892 posted on 01/04/2006 7:18:37 PM PST by Poser (Willing to fight for oil)
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To: Poser; All
Ain't no need to get in a big hurry just yet........

   Q1 2006 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank Location Receipts Donors/Avg Freepers/Avg Monthlies
1
Texas
$1,505.00
19
$79.21
2,548
$0.59
$1,028.00
69
2
California
1,285.00
28
45.89
2,855
0.45
1,487.56
107
3
Australia
550.00
2
275.00
98
5.61


4 New York 445.00
12
37.08
1,115
0.40
503.00
26
5 New Jersey 445.00
10
44.50
590
0.75
205.00
11
6 Illinois 413.41
11
37.58
729
0.57
384.50
24
7 Pennsylvania 390.00
8
48.75
881
0.44
300.00
24
8 Michigan 365.00
7
52.14
620
0.59
160.00
12
9 Virginia 360.00
7
51.43
937
0.38
471.50
24
10 New Hampshire 350.00
4
87.50
167
2.10
10.00
1
11 Massachusetts 308.00
12
25.67
481
0.64
290.00
18
12 Washington 290.00
8
36.25
700
0.41
300.00
18
13 Florida 241.11
8
30.14
1,388
0.17
679.11
45
14 Canada 212.00
4
53.00
355
0.60
5.00
1
15 Oregon 200.00
5
40.00
366
0.55
110.00
9
16 Minnesota 200.00
1
200.00
395
0.51
85.00
7
17 Colorado 195.00
6
32.50
487
0.40
185.00
12
18 Kansas 195.00
5
39.00
256
0.76
80.00
6
19 Tennessee 160.00
3
53.33
510
0.31
68.00
8
20 Maryland 155.00
6
25.83
546
0.28
240.00
14
21 Ohio 150.00
5
30.00
775
0.19
607.25
18
22 Delaware 140.00
3
46.67
44
3.18


23 Alabama 135.00
3
45.00
371
0.36
276.00
17
24 Wisconsin 130.00
4
32.50
403
0.32
183.00
12
25 South Korea 100.00
1
100.00
7
14.29
10.00
1
26 Idaho 100.00
1
100.00
147
0.68
45.00
2
27 Arkansas 100.00
1
100.00
223
0.45
25.00
2
28 Switzerland 100.00
1
100.00
14
7.14


29 Georgia 90.00
3
30.00
770
0.12
290.00
19
30 South Carolina 90.00
3
30.00
313
0.29
118.00
9
31 Arizona 90.00
4
22.50
609
0.15
140.50
12
32 Missouri 75.00
3
25.00
523
0.14
120.00
12
33 Nevada 70.00
2
35.00
177
0.40
50.00
3
34 Hawaii 70.00
2
35.00
90
0.78
20.00
3
35 Wyoming 70.00
2
35.00
44
1.59
30.00
1
36 Mississippi 70.00
3
23.33
176
0.40
117.00
7
37 Maine 60.00
2
30.00
154
0.39
10.00
1
38 Utah 50.00
3
16.67
149
0.34
110.00
5
39 Nebraska 50.00
1
50.00
121
0.41
43.00
4
40 Montana 50.00
1
50.00
70
0.71
333.33
1
41 China 50.00
1
50.00
28
1.79


42 Indiana 45.00
2
22.50
458
0.10
135.00
11
43 West Virginia 40.00
2
20.00
130
0.31
55.00
3
44 Connecticut 25.00
1
25.00
248
0.10
45.00
5
45 Vermont 20.00
1
20.00
50
0.40
66.00
4
46 Germany 20.00
1
20.00
78
0.26


47 Alaska 20.00
1
20.00
125
0.16
65.00
3
48 South Dakota 15.00
1
15.00
58
0.26
35.00
3
49 New Mexico 14.89
1
14.89
148
0.10
40.00
2
50 New Zealand 10.00
1
10.00
53
0.19


51 Oklahoma 10.00
1
10.00
323
0.03
131.00
8
52 North Carolina 10.00
1
10.00
762
0.01
359.00
27
Norway




10.00
1
Japan




10.00
1
United Kingdom




70.00
3
Iowa




45.00
3
Kentucky




13.00
3
Louisiana




90.00
9
Rhode Island




35.00
2
Armed Forces - Europe




15.00
1
Indonesia




20.00
1
Never Never Land 580.00
20
29.00


248.00
19
53 locations total $10,914.41
248
$44.01
28,843
$0.38
$10,606.75
674

1,893 posted on 01/04/2006 7:28:19 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Tagline Repair Service. Let us fix those broken Taglines. Inquire within(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Poser; All

Mujibar was trying to get a job in India.

The Personnel Manager said, "Mujibar, you have except one. Unless you pass it you cannot qualify for this job."

Mujibar said, "I am ready."

The manager said, "Make a sentence using the words Yellow, Pink and Green."

Mujibar thought for a few minutes and said, "Mister manager, I am ready."

The manager said, "Go ahead."

Mujibar said, "The telephone goes green, green, green, and I pink it up, and say, 'Yellow, this is Mujibar.'"

Mujibar now works as a technician at a call center for computer problems. No doubt you have spoken to him.


1,894 posted on 01/04/2006 7:31:01 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Jesus is STILL the reason, and it's ALWAYS the Season!!!)
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To: Fiddlstix

Gloat, gloat, gloat....is that all you Texans do is gloat?


:)


1,895 posted on 01/04/2006 7:31:41 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Jesus is STILL the reason, and it's ALWAYS the Season!!!)
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To: Fiddlstix

Deer Tick Warning



I hate it when people forward bogus warnings...but this one is real, and it's important.

So please send this warning to everyone on your e-mail list:

If someone comes to your front door saying they are conducting a survey on deer ticks and asks you to take your clothes off and dance around with your arms up, DO NOT DO IT!! IT IS A SCAM; they only want to see you naked.

I wish I'd gotten this yesterday.
I feel so stupid now...


1,896 posted on 01/04/2006 7:32:12 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Jesus is STILL the reason, and it's ALWAYS the Season!!!)
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To: All

A woman went to a pet shop and immediately spotted a large beautiful parrot. There was a sign on the cage that said $50.00.

"Why so little," she asked the pet store owner.

The owner looked at her and said, "Look, I should tell you first that this bird used to live in a house of prostitution, and sometimes it says some pretty vulgar stuff."

The woman thought about this, but decided she had to have the bird anyway.

She took it home and hung the bird's cage up in her living room and waited for it to say something.

The bird looked around the room, then at her, and said, "New house, new madam."

The woman was a bit shocked at the implication, but then thought "that's not too bad."

When her two teenage daughters returned from school the bird saw them and said, "New house, new madam, new girls."

The girls and the woman were a bit offended but then began to laugh about the situation.

Moments later, the woman's husband, Keith, came home from work.

The bird looked at him and said, "Hi Keith."


1,897 posted on 01/04/2006 7:33:09 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Jesus is STILL the reason, and it's ALWAYS the Season!!!)
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To: All

Two guys are walking through the woods and come across this big deep hole.

"Wow...that looks deep." "Sure does... toss a few pebbles in there and see how deep it is."

They pick up a few pebbles and throw them in and wait... no noise "Jeeez. That is REALLY deep... here.. throw one of these great big rocks down there. Those should make a noise."

They pick up a couple football-sized rocks and toss them into the hole and wait... and wait. Nothing.

They look at each other in amazement. One gets a determined look on his face and says, "Hey...over here in the weeds, there's a railroad tie. Help me carry it over here. When we toss THAT sucker in, it's GOTTA make some noise."

The two drag the heavy tie over to the hole and heave it in. Not a sound comes from the hole.

Suddenly, out of the nearby woods, a goat appears, running like hell. It races toward the two men, flies right past them, leaps in the air, and jumps right into the hole.

The two men are astonished with what they've just seen... Then, out of the woods comes a farmer who spots the men and ambles over.

"Hey... you two guys seen my goat out here?"

"You bet we did! Craziest thing I ever seen! It came running like crazy and just jumped into this hole!"

"Nah", says the farmer, "That couldn't have been MY goat. My goat was chained to a railroad tie."


1,898 posted on 01/04/2006 7:35:11 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Jesus is STILL the reason, and it's ALWAYS the Season!!!)
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To: All

A very gentle Southern lady was driving across a Bridge in North Carolina one day.

As she neared the top of the bridge, she

noticed a young man ready to jump.

She stopped her car, rolled down the window and said,

"Please don't jump, think of your dear mother and father."

He replied,

"Mom and Dad are both dead; I'm going to jump."

She said,

"Well, think of your wife and children."

He replied,

"I'm not married and I don't have any kids."

She said,

"Well, think of Robert E. Lee."

He replied,

''Who's Robert E. Lee?''

She replied,

''Well bless your heart, just go ahead and jump."


1,899 posted on 01/04/2006 7:36:12 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Jesus is STILL the reason, and it's ALWAYS the Season!!!)
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To: Brad's Gramma

Who's gloating? I just made a post. That's all.....


1,900 posted on 01/04/2006 7:37:34 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Tagline Repair Service. Let us fix those broken Taglines. Inquire within(Presented by TagLines R US))
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