FReeper Canteen - Scuttlebutt - 26 Aug 10

Thank you Troops, Vet's & military families! | Canteen Crew

[AZamericonnie]

 

 

At the FReeper Canteen!

C'mon and take a break ! Walk on over to the water cooler and lets chat. Post your thoughts, opinions, news of the day, rantings, ravings, pontificates, hypothesis, hyperboles, your soap box cause, your mantra, your baggage, your garbage, your blogging, your secrets, whatever you feel would make talk around the water cooler real interesting!

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.  

 

 

I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.

We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.

How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?

Some people are like Slinkies ... not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.

Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.

I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks.

A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don't need it.

Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "If an emergency, notify:" I put "DOCTOR".

I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with "Guess" on it...so I said "Implants?"

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America ?

Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!

Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.

A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to he** in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.

Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were.

Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.

I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.

Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.

There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.

I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.

I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.

When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

You're never too old to learn something stupid.

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.

A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.

If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people have more than one child?

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

 

Gulf Oil Spill Workers Find Mom's Message

Pvt. James Prosser was killed in Afghanistan in September. His mother, Sarah Adams, put a message to her dead son in a bottle and set it adrift in the sea in January. Seven months later, cleanup crews in the Gulf of Mexico found the bottle.

LONDON (Aug. 10) -- When Sarah Adams dropped a glass bottle containing a heartfelt tribute to her dead son into the sea in January, she had no idea whether it would be swallowed by the ocean or washed up on some faraway shore. Now, seven months later, the British mother's touching letter to the son she lost in Afghanistan has been found by workers cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill -- uniting two countries in remembrance of this young soldier's life.
The rest of the story....

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~Tripp Marxx - When You Come Home~

 

*Mandarin Magic Cake* 1 (18 oz.) yellow cake mix 4 eggs 1/2 cup oil 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges and juice 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple 1 small box instant vanilla pudding mix 9 oz. Cool Whip Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together cake mix, eggs, oil, and mandarin oranges and juice; pour into a 9 by 13 inch greased and floured pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until done. Mix the whole can of pineapple along with the juices with pudding powder and Cool Whip. Spread over the cooled cake. Keep this cake refrigerated.

 

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

And snagging the silver....HJ is in second!!

[luvie]

Awwwwww....that is THE grandest, except for Dad “losing” his baby! Congrats to the family!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha again!

Visiting the mainland is always on my mind lately but no plans have been drawn up. Had a chat Sunday with my brother way up north who's planning on retiring next year. He wants to visit me, something he's never had the chance to do before. This has got me scheming and plotting out a tour agenda.

Hmmmmm.....

a stroll around Volcano Nat'l Park,



Kona,



Waimea and Hamakua on a circle island tour.

Just a couple thoughts.....

[SandRat]

Yep mixed blessings aren’t they.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Teenster!

Actually, I've sorta been adopted by the instructor as a tutor to assist some of the other students around me. (They take their work much too seriously and need to lighten up.)

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....Nana Hope bags the bronze!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...sun or rain today? Sunburn blisters all healed up?

[oldteen]

Ahhaaa! I knew it! Teachers Pet! (Only way to go...lol).

[BIGLOOK]

Honoring our Fallen

[AZamericonnie]

I bet she get’s that from her parents!

A good trait!

[luvie]

Yes, they are! One consolation is that girls/women seem to keep up
with their families after marriage better than boys/men do.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the pastry.

teen.....#50!!
Sand.....#100!!

[luvie]

Yum! That is TOO cute....and makes me hungry for something sweet! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

TS...((HUGS))...have you had a fun summer? Scout camping?

[AZamericonnie]

Shoot Bigs...Iffn I had family there nothing would hold me back! LOL

LOL...this pic makes me think of Sonboy. He did a hot wing challenge today where they use ghost pepper powder on the wings.

He made it through 10 wings but is starting the feel the after effects!:)

[BIGLOOK]

Teachers Pet!

Not really, I was drafted.

Actually, surprisingly, he's someone who has shared military experiences with me, although he was a Bubblehead and a shipboard sailor and I rarely was. He spent some of his early years at DaNang, shipboard on a cruiser, doing bombardments and on Yankee Station.

I suppose I'd have settled for a young babe for an instructor but he's doing fine.

[AZamericonnie]

Thanks Howie, I’ll check it out!

[brushcop]

Thank you very much Kathy, seems I’ve been coming and going out of state so have been negligent in dropping a line once in awhile.

VJ Day passed almost without a whimper and I’m sure many FReepers have seen this but if not please goto this link (I need to go back to HTML bootcamp, I can’t seem to create a hot link), maximize the image, turn up volume and have a good cry with a huge smile on your faces.

The link just MIGHT work...

http://vimeo.com/5645171

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...((HUGS))...it is cute and looks tasty.

Your computer behaving?