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[Jim Robinson]

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Jim

[Bommer]

No, thank you Jim!

[Uncle Miltie]

Duly bumped and charged. Keep up the good work!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, Velveeta!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, Bommer!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, Uncle Miltie!!

[mnehring]

btt

[Lady Jag]

THANK YOU!!

ARIZONA
THE VALENTINE STATE
Admitted to union on 2/14/1912

[musicman]

Thank you Lady Jag!!....( and thanks for FR Jim!!)

....tis the season.....

[musicman]

This one is for you!!

[Lady Jag]

THANK YOU!!

GEORGIA
THE PEACH STATE

[Fiddlstix]

2008 Q3 FReepathon. Target: $76,000

Receipts & Pledges to-date: $32,177

42%

Woo hoo!! Over 42%!! Way to go FReepers and Lurkers!! Thank you all very much!!

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   Q3 2008 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$4,669.56	137	$34.08		$	$1,228.56	81
2	Texas	3,180.00	98	32.45			972.00	59
3	Florida	1,896.00	62	30.58			651.00	36
4	New York	1,347.50	43	31.34			357.50	17
5	Washington	1,132.00	25	45.28			300.00	18
6	Ohio	1,131.00	34	33.26			551.00	13
7	Australia	1,120.00	3	373.33
8	Virginia	1,119.00	35	31.97			335.00	17
9	Colorado	1,035.00	17	60.88			155.00	10
10	Pennsylvania	985.00	32	30.78			283.00	14
11	New Jersey	821.00	17	48.29			230.00	11
12	Massachusetts	790.00	26	30.38			205.00	12
13	Illinois	720.00	24	30.00			222.00	12
14	Utah	670.00	10	67.00			110.00	7
15	Arizona	645.00	23	28.04			180.00	14
16	Tennessee	633.00	15	42.20			83.00	7
17	Georgia	540.00	25	21.60			175.00	13
18	Montana	538.33	7	76.90			378.33	4
19	Maryland	490.00	17	28.82			210.00	13
20	Wisconsin	430.00	16	26.88			120.00	8
21	Kansas	420.00	15	28.00			70.00	6
22	Missouri	360.00	16	22.50			130.00	11
23	North Carolina	343.00	17	20.18			80.00	9
24	Indiana	330.00	12	27.50			100.00	5
25	Oregon	325.00	12	27.08			40.00	3
26	Alabama	303.00	15	20.20			198.00	13
27	Michigan	290.00	12	24.17			70.00	6
28	Oklahoma	275.00	9	30.56			50.00	3
29	New Hampshire	270.00	4	67.50
30	Nevada	255.00	11	23.18			75.00	4
31	Louisiana	246.00	8	30.75			95.00	7
32	South Carolina	230.00	12	19.17			55.00	5
33	West Virginia	225.00	6	37.50			30.00	2
34	Connecticut	225.00	9	25.00			10.00	1
35	Idaho	215.00	10	21.50			90.00	4
36	Delaware	215.00	5	43.00
37	New Mexico	205.00	7	29.29			15.00	1
38	Kuwait	200.00	1	200.00
39	Minnesota	195.00	9	21.67			50.00	6
40	Alaska	160.00	7	22.86			80.00	3
41	South Dakota	160.00	4	40.00			30.00	1
42	United Kingdom	140.00	3	46.67
43	Kentucky	140.00	3	46.67			5.00	1
44	Maine	130.00	4	32.50			70.00	3
45	Iowa	130.00	4	32.50			30.00	2
46	Canada	110.00	4	27.50			10.00	1
47	Hawaii	105.00	5	21.00			55.00	4
48	Mississippi	100.00	6	16.67			105.00	6
49	Rhode Island	75.00	2	37.50			45.00	2
50	Arkansas	75.00	5	15.00			35.00	3
51	Nebraska	72.50	4	18.12			42.50	2
52	Armed Forces - Europe	60.00	3	20.00			25.00	2
53	South Korea	60.00	2	30.00
54	North Dakota	60.00	2	30.00			10.00	1
55	Vermont	56.00	3	18.67			31.00	2
56	Wyoming	50.00	2	25.00			30.00	1
57	Moldova	50.00	1	50.00
58	Congo	30.00	1	30.00
59	Puerto Rico	25.00	1	25.00
60	Germany	20.00	1	20.00
61	European Union	20.00	1	20.00
62	Armed Forces - Pacific	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
63	Netherlands	10.00	1	10.00
64	Norway	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
	Japan						30.00	1
Never Never Land		1,320.00	45	29.33			153.00	7
65 locations total		$32,197.89	972	$33.13		$0.00	$8,710.89	496

[Fiddlstix]

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[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Fiddlstix:

It’s offical. No more “Click the Pic” stuff. It’s the Pick the Click that pays the bills, OK? (Who knew?)

BUMP!

[Fiddlstix]

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[Fiddlstix]

I kinda figure after eight years of "Click The Pic" people might be gettin' a little tired of it by now.......

(I haven't made any new ones of even updated the old ones in a couple of years at least)

[Fiddlstix]

This Should Be Posted
From Time To Time
Lest We Forget!

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[Lady Jag]

Might as well have fun!

[M0sby]

BUMPITY BUMP BUMP BUMP

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Well, you might try a graphic of someone with a primitive musical instrument.

For example, Fiddle Sticks

Or, Tuna Piano.

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, M0sby!!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$50 from California
$50 from Texas
$20 from Never Never Land

Thank you all very much!!