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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....03-17,18,19-06....Kiss me - I'm Irish!
Billie

Posted on 03/16/2006 9:32:33 PM PST by Billie















               


Some Irish tunes for your listening pleasure. A couple of wave files - full-length, lilting, Irish melodies - they are so beautiful! I hope you can open them, or "save target as" to your hard drive and listen to them later.
"My Wild Irish Rose" ~ John Gary
"I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" ~ John Gary


MIDIS

"Irish Lullabye"
"The Last Rose of Summer"
"When Irish Eyes are Smiling"
"I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen"
"Danny Boy"





Finest Friends....


May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.








ST. PATRICK'S DAY ~ 2003
ST. PATRICK'S DAY ~ 2004
ST. PATRICK'S DAY ~ 2005



12-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #14

THIS WEEK'S THREADS

03-13-06 ~ Military Monday
by Billie
Presented by The Mayor


03-14-06 ~ A Finest Pet Day ~ The Doggie Dictionary
by Dutchess

03-15-06 ~ Butterflies!!! The "Pretty" Bugs!
by DollyCali

03-16-06 ~ Donkeys work tirelessly to keep losing, studies show
by JohnHuang2
Presented by Billie

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping'
Every Thursday at the Finest
The guy's good, folks!


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: freepers; fun; irish; military; patriotic; shamrocks; stpatricksday; surprises; veterans
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To: Purple Mountains Maj; DollyCali; MEG33; .30Carbine; All; Billie; Diver Dave; Dubya; Temple Owl; ...
"WHAAAT Tha??!"
Returning to The Finest Family Room, Majie,
SUMONE has trashed it!!
Looky here:

They even turned over the Infamous Billie-to-the-Corner-Chair, usually occupied by Miss Dolly...
but we know she was *out,* and could not be responsible!

We need a Special Investigator...where is The Green Hornet
when you really, really need him?!

- or The Shadow?!! -

.............................................................He knew everything!!

301 posted on 03/18/2006 3:51:27 PM PST by LadyX ((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
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To: LadyX

I don't get your # 301 post...Plesae explain furthur...


302 posted on 03/18/2006 4:05:57 PM PST by Majie Purple
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To: Purple Mountains Maj
The Green Hornet and The Shadow were old-time RADIO SHOWS to which we listened Before Television!!

They were our heroes, as were Superman, The F.B.I. in Peace & War, Roy Rogers, Gene Autrey, and of course, The Lone Ranger and Tonto..:))

Sorry you missed knowing them..:))

303 posted on 03/18/2006 4:14:11 PM PST by LadyX ((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
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To: LadyX; All

I know I have not trashed a thing...So I'm not worried...I just gave my real life Brother TPartyType and other folks St. Paddy's day greetings & pings to the Finest...I'm always gonna want to ping and include my Brother...For I know and love him...And want to share the fun with him...He hasn't trashed the room either.


304 posted on 03/18/2006 4:20:49 PM PST by Majie Purple
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To: LadyX

Oh I see...I obviously mis understood your reason for posting that trashed room post...I guess. I'm in my 30's so I do know of The Green Hornet...The Shadow and L R etc...But my exposure to them came in the form of re-runs.


305 posted on 03/18/2006 4:26:29 PM PST by Majie Purple
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To: Purple Mountains Maj; Billie; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; DollyCali; Mama_Bear; Aquamarine; ...
Every now and then when things are very s-l-o-w here, I'm known to try to stir things up a bit, Majie, simply hoping to lure some *lurkers* to respond..:))

Some are not comfortable posting to an empty room,
so I try to entice them to come forth...

[i am really harmless - not yet *aroound-the-bend* - lol]

306 posted on 03/18/2006 4:40:51 PM PST by LadyX ((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
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To: LadyX

Thank you Maggie! For responding till I got your reason understood...HUGS! Sometimes with just typing to go by things can at times be taken more than one way...Thanks for clear as a bell explaination...It means a great deal to me!


307 posted on 03/18/2006 4:46:19 PM PST by Majie Purple
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To: Diver Dave; ST.LOUIE1; JulieRNR21
Thanks for the Irish greeting... But how come it's on that other thread?

Uh, oh.....looks like he wandered out of the Finest Family Room to another thread and forgot where he was, or wasn't. I think maybe Julie led him off down to Florida to help with the Katherine Harris campaign. :-)

308 posted on 03/18/2006 5:00:17 PM PST by Mama_Bear (My heroes wear camouflage.)
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To: Purple Mountains Maj; LadyX

There is a lot of tongue in cheek, good natured teasing at times at the Finest.You should always know that no regular here ever insults..It is all in good fun!

Yes, Lady, the Shadow knows! Now WHERE has my secret decoder ring gone?..!

:)


309 posted on 03/18/2006 5:05:11 PM PST by MEG33 ( GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: MEG33; LadyX

Thanks Megsie for the back up explaination reply...I'll keep it in mind for those good natured teasing times to come...HUGS to you too!


310 posted on 03/18/2006 5:12:14 PM PST by Majie Purple
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To: MEG33; Purple Mountains Maj
Thank you, thank you, Megsie!

May you this very night when you yell SHAZAAM!!!
dream of Captain Marvel..:))


311 posted on 03/18/2006 5:18:02 PM PST by LadyX ((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
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To: Purple Mountains Maj; MEG33
WARNING!! - you have entered The Finest Comfort Zone,
where everyone is safe..:))

[except from The Notorious Letter Thief!]

312 posted on 03/18/2006 5:21:05 PM PST by LadyX ((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
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To: LadyX

"...you have entered The Finest Comfort Zone,
where everyone is safe..:))..."

BIG WHEW! This should be the last time anyone has to assure me...To know that this is a safe place with safe people is a real blessing!


313 posted on 03/18/2006 5:26:50 PM PST by Majie Purple
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To: MEG33; LadyX

314 posted on 03/18/2006 5:32:24 PM PST by Majie Purple
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To: Purple Mountains Maj
You *already* have been considered worthy here.
You brighten our pages considerably..:)
315 posted on 03/18/2006 5:44:46 PM PST by LadyX ((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
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To: LadyX
again Maggie! You brighten them too even when I fail to "get it" the 1st time... like in that recent post.
316 posted on 03/18/2006 5:54:58 PM PST by Majie Purple
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To: Purple Mountains Maj; Mama_Bear
For the sake of thoroughness, you perhaps should be advised that I also am sometimes given to pilfering browsing through the Mama_Bear and Papa_Bear Photo Albums, posting selections here.

For example:

-

They are such a lovely couple, and relatively harmless!!

317 posted on 03/18/2006 6:26:52 PM PST by LadyX ((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
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To: Mama_Bear; ST.LOUIE1
Uh, oh.....looks like he wandered out of the Finest Family Room to another thread and forgot where he was, or wasn't...

Hmmmm. Maybe his Auntie has him pegged right... :)

MY nephew, 'Louie', is NOT nuts!!
Now you people mind your manners!
He's a good boy....just a little simple.

Hi Louie!

318 posted on 03/18/2006 6:40:48 PM PST by Diver Dave (Life is Short - Make it Count for Jesus)
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To: LadyX

We kids listened together a lot of times over at a neighbor's house..We gathered around the radio and listened with such intensity! I remember it well..We played outside except for a few radio programs unless it was very cold. ..and played or did homework at the kitchen table while the grownups listened to the war news at night.

Mother volunteered at the Red Cross rolling bandages and dad performed some sort of Civil Defense work for the county..

It was the worst of times but for me it all seemed like a good time,too. I felt safe ..just without chocolate and roast beef and gas to go see grandparents as much..My parents were working themselves at a hard pace but I just accepted that..Our refigerator died and there was no replacement available so we had an ice box. We had our own milk, our own big Victory garden to can vegetables..our own chickens for meat and eggs..and a goat for the neighbor girl down the street who could not tolerate cow's milk..

Feeding and watering the chickens and gathering the eggs were my jobs..I hauled the water in a child's wagon down to where our chickens were. My brother took care of milking. I know now how little we had in the way of toys or luxury and if I recall..mother either made my wool coat out of a larger coat or had it made..Seamstresses abounded so one could always find a good seamstress.



I had shoes that were a bit large because they had to be large enough to accomodate growing feet with the rationing of shoes...I remember stuffing cotton in the toes .

Our shoe repair man had so much inventory of resoles I suppose that we in my very small town could get shoe repair done..I never had to stuff card board in my shoes. I also went barefoot all summer!

I still have a sugar ration "book" somewhere. My parents were older than the norm when I was born..and dad was 4F anyway becase of injuries sustained in an accident.so I did not have to face that..I remember the War Bond rallies that we had and how Patriotic we were.

I remember sitting next to my mother at church right after the news of DDay invasion was known. We went to church on Wednesday nights and twice on Sunday...but this was different..People just went to the church with no formality...they just gathered to pray. I was young but I felt the urgency and gravity.

I recall seeing German POWs in a truck..There was a camp not far from my hometown.
My oldest cousin was off at war and the family worried and prayed.
It was a very different world indeed...but some are still gathering around to hear the news ..wondering how their loved one is faring in a country far away..and some still suffer injuries and some great loss..and serve and sacrifice for our country. God be with them.

May God Keep Safe All Who Serve Our Country


319 posted on 03/18/2006 6:54:09 PM PST by MEG33 ( GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: LadyX
Some are not comfortable posting to an empty room,
so I try to entice them to come forth...

Popping in for a "Howdy" while I watch the Gonzaga/Indiana game. Go Zags!!!

Did a lot of work on the Gonzaga campus several years ago.

320 posted on 03/18/2006 6:54:44 PM PST by Diver Dave (Life is Short - Make it Count for Jesus)
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