Woo hoo!! Our 1st quarter 2008 FReepathon is now underway!! Thread IV

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[Jim Robinson]

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[Fiddlstix]

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[Lady Jag]

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[Jim Robinson]

I encourage all FReepers to send whatever they can to Fred’s campaign, but I cannot run fundraisers for candidates. And I simply do not have the financial wherewithal do do any matching contributions.

Thanks all the same,

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[Plutarch]

Uh, McCain, the turncoat RINO, gets NO support from FR.

I mentioned McCain because, as I mentioned, he does not get the FR Truthfile treatment...

It is McCain, he without a FR Truth File...

...and because McCain demonstrates the voter support of a classic RINO, which is in stark contrast with the decidedly conservative support garned by Romney, who FR tars with the same RINO brush.

Geez, JimRob, I love FR, a little too much according to Mrs. Plutarch. I follow my conservative principles as I see them, which leads me to supporting Romney, along with multitudes of other very conservatives. It hurts [thump chest] right here, when the FR I love pillories my candidate as a RINO, and by implication questions my conservatism.

You certainly would not abide anyone questioning your conservatism, and I am no different. That person who does question your conservatism you are more likely to issue a challenge than a check. So too it is with me.

[Jim Robinson]

Everyone on FR already knows the truth about John Benedict Arnold McCain. Sheesh give it a rest.

[Lady Jag]

FREEPATHON CONTEST!  - MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN MOVIES !!!

 

Of all the movies you've seen in your lives are there some scenes or lines that will stick in your minds forever?

If there are, we want to read them right here as part of our contest.

 

·        Your entries can be lines by an actor(s) or moments of dead silence.

·        They can be scenes that are humorous, musical, dramatic, satirical, fantasy, mystery, romantic, villainous, horrific, etc.

·        They can be great battle scenes or one-on-one magic moments.

·        They can be scenes from the silent era or from today's showing at your nearby Bijou......

 

But for this contest, your entries must be memorable SCENES or lines from a single SCENE.

Post TWO memorable scenes of your choice. (This will be called a PAIR. You may post one pair now, or one pair now and one later as the contest progresses.)  

Limit is TWO PAIRS per entrant in the run of the contest.

 

AT THE END OF THE CONTEST $200 WILL BE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FREEPATHON IN HONOR OF THE WINNERS!

 

 

[bd476]

One of my favorite scenes is a lightning quick scene from "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World." It's a short comedic bit but it's difficult to describe without some set-up.

J. Russell Finch (Milton Berle) and his wife Emeline Marcus-Finch (Dorothy Provine) are trying to convince Finch's caricature of a Mother-in-law, Mrs. Marcus, played throughout the movie as harping, shrewish, annoying, and very loud by Ethel Merman, that they need to rent an airplane to find the treasure under the "Big W" before all the others.

Mrs. Marcus responds loudly:

Mrs. Marcus: "Nobody's gonna get me up in the air!"

A micro-second after Mrs. Marcus' proclamation, an out of control vehicle careening down the road barrels into the tail end of the car containing Mrs. Marcus (Merman) flinging Mrs. Marcus airborne then upside down with her legs sticking straight up in the air.

Mrs. Marcus, as played by Ethel Merman, survives and continues to provide similar laugh generating moments throughout the movie.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

My second scene is from the 1949 movie "Twelve O'Clock High." I first saw this movie in 2004.

Before seeing this movie, I had been puzzled over the acclaim Gregory Peck had received for his extensive acting career. Then I watched this movie.

Throughout the movie, and especially in the following scene, Peck was so completely convincing it felt as if I was witnessing something live.

Even though it's "just a movie" every line, every move Peck makes as his character, Brig. General Savage, feels brand new, unexpected. Every nuance is so real, that no matter how many times I've seen this movie in the past four years, there's always a sense that I really don't know what General Savage is going to say or do next.

Brigadier General Savage, played by Gregory Peck is assigned as new Commander of the Squadron in hopes of getting the World War II Air Squadron back into shape.

The Squadron had experienced higher than normal losses, including the mental and physical break-down of the Squadron's highly respected and popular previous Commander. Then Peck's General Savage is assigned to replace the Squadron's hospitalized Commander.

It's felt that the Squadron's decline in morale and discipline is due in part to air combat stress, and heavy loss of life in air combat. This Squadron had been ordered to begin making daylight bombing missions over Germany.

As new Commander, Peck's General Savage imposes strict military standards upon the broken-spirited squadron.

One Air Exec, Lt. Col. Gately catches the wrath of Peck's General Savage when Gately is found to be drunk and in dereliction of duty.

This is the scene where Peck's General Savage orders that Lt. Col. Gately paint the name "Leper Colony" on the nose of his plane.

Brig. General Savage: "...I take it you don't really care about the part you had in breaking one of the best men you'll ever know.

Add to it that as Air Exec you were automatically in command the moment Colonel Davenport left - and you met that responsibility exactly as you met his need: you ran out on it. You left the station to get drunk.

Gately, as far as I'm concerned, you're yellow. A traitor to yourself, to this group, to the uniform you wear.

It would be the easiest course for me to transfer you out, to saddle some unsuspecting guy with a deadbeat. Maybe you think that's what you're gonna get out of this, a free ride in some combat unit.

But I'm not gonna pass the buck. I'm gonna keep you right here. I hate a man like you so much that I'm gonna get your head down in the mud and tramp on it. I'm gonna make you wish you'd never been born."

Lt. Col. Ben R. Gately: "If that's all, sir..."

Brig. Gen. Frank Savage: "I'm just getting started. You're gonna stay right here and get a bellyful of flying.

You're gonna make every mission.

You're not air exec anymore. You're just an airplane commander.

And I want you to paint this name on the nose of your ship: Leper Colony. Because in it you're gonna get every deadbeat in the outfit.

Every man with a penchant for head colds.

If there's a bombardier who can't hit his plate with his fork, you get him.

If there's a navigator who can't find the men's room, you get him. Because you rate him."

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

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$10 from California
$10 from Never Never Land
$365 from Connecticut
$10 from Connecticut

Thank you all very much!!

[Lady Jag]

[Jim Robinson]

Retread shown the door.

[Fiddlstix]

   Q1 2008 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	New York	$6,158.70	39	$157.92		$	$457.50	19
2	California	4,273.67	131	32.62			1,278.56	83
3	Texas	2,560.00	71	36.06			882.00	60
4	Florida	1,333.00	42	31.74			649.00	38
5	Connecticut	1,179.00	10	117.90			20.00	2
6	New Jersey	1,126.00	24	46.92			240.00	12
7	Virginia	867.95	32	27.12			624.00	31
8	Maryland	765.00	19	40.26			215.00	14
9	Pennsylvania	740.00	22	33.64			283.00	15
10	Ohio	721.00	21	34.33			510.00	12
11	Washington	667.00	22	30.32			260.00	15
12	Georgia	660.00	24	27.50			195.00	14
13	Montana	613.33	5	122.67			378.33	4
14	Missouri	613.00	20	30.65			180.00	15
15	Mississippi	600.00	8	75.00			95.00	5
16	Minnesota	575.00	16	35.94			60.00	8
17	Oklahoma	550.00	9	61.11			90.00	5
18	Tennessee	533.00	10	53.30			83.00	7
19	Arizona	460.00	18	25.56			135.00	13
20	Illinois	417.00	12	34.75			237.00	14
21	Indiana	412.50	10	41.25			50.00	3
22	Wisconsin	410.00	12	34.17			125.00	9
23	Oregon	406.25	17	23.90			90.00	6
24	Michigan	350.00	12	29.17			60.00	6
25	Nevada	345.00	8	43.12			105.00	5
26	Colorado	315.00	7	45.00			165.00	12
27	Massachusetts	305.00	11	27.73			245.00	14
28	Canada	300.00	3	100.00
29	Alabama	295.00	10	29.50			258.00	14
30	Maine	275.00	4	68.75			70.00	3
31	Louisiana	260.00	8	32.50			90.00	7
32	North Carolina	245.00	10	24.50			90.00	9
33	Kansas	240.00	5	48.00			70.00	6
34	Alaska	229.68	5	45.94			80.00	3
35	Utah	180.00	6	30.00			72.00	4
36	South Dakota	170.00	3	56.67			50.00	2
37	New Hampshire	160.00	3	53.33			10.00	1
38	Wyoming	155.00	3	51.67			30.00	1
39	Arkansas	135.00	3	45.00			25.00	2
40	North Dakota	110.00	3	36.67			10.00	1
41	South Carolina	105.00	5	21.00			85.00	7
42	Kentucky	104.00	6	17.33			10.00	2
43	Sweden	100.00	1	100.00
44	Rhode Island	95.00	3	31.67			45.00	2
45	Delaware	85.00	3	28.33
46	Idaho	81.00	4	20.25			105.00	6
47	New Mexico	65.00	3	21.67			15.00	1
48	Hawaii	55.00	2	27.50			50.00	4
49	Iowa	55.00	3	18.33			20.00	1
50	West Virginia	55.00	4	13.75			25.00	2
51	Vermont	50.00	2	25.00			31.00	2
52	Nebraska	47.50	3	15.83			42.50	2
53	District of Columbia	40.00	2	20.00
54	Armed Forces - Pacific	35.00	2	17.50			10.00	1
55	France	30.00	1	30.00
56	Armed Forces - Europe	30.00	2	15.00			25.00	2
57	United Kingdom	20.00	1	20.00
58	Germany	20.00	1	20.00
59	Japan	20.00	1	20.00			20.00	1
60	Congo	20.00	1	20.00
61	South Korea	10.00	1	10.00
62	European Union	10.00	1	10.00
	Norway						10.00	1
Never Never Land		875.00	36	24.31			198.00	15
63 locations total		$32,718.58	786	$41.63		$0.00	$9,258.89	543

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[bd476]

Jim Robinson wrote:


Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$20 from Never Never Land
$10 from California
$10 from Never Never Land
$365 from Connecticut
$10 from Connecticut

Thank you all very much!!

[Lady Jag]

[Fiddlstix]

Retread shown the door.

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Aww Gee....
Poor Widdle Twoll
Him Got Banned

[bd476]

Jim Robinson wrote:


Woo hoo!!

Just in:


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$50 from California
$20 from Indiana
$36 from New Jersey
$100 from Pennsylvania
$20 from Wisconsin

Thank you all very much!!

Time to roll in the monthlies!!

[Lady Jag]

THANK YOU!!

PENNSYLVANIA
VIRTUE, LIBERTY, INDEPENDENCE

[bd476]

Thank you, Connecticut!




Connecticut's Favourite Son


Captain Nathan Hale (1755 - 1776)

"I only regret," he said, "that I have
but one life to lose for my country."

By Rev. Edward Everett Hale

Nathan Hale, a martyr soldier of the American Revolution, was born in Coventry, Conn., June 6, 1755. When but little more than twenty-one years old he was hanged, by order of General William Howe, as a spy, in the city of New York, on September 22, 1776..."

Captain Nathan Hale

[Fiddlstix]

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