FReeper Canteen - Scuttlebutt - 28 October 10

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[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!

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*Ladder Accident*

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Signs You Drink Too Much Coffee

- You answer the door before people knock.
- Juan Valdez named his donkey after you.
- You ski uphill.
- You grind your coffee beans in your mouth.
- You haven't blinked since the last lunar eclipse.
- You lick your coffeepot clean.
- You're the employee of the month at the local coffeehouse and you don't even work there.
- Your eyes stay open when you sneeze.
- You chew on other people's fingernails.
- Your T-shirt says, "Decaffeinated coffee is the devil's blend." - You can type sixty words per minute ... with your feet.
- You can jump-start your car without cables.
- Your only source of nutrition comes from "Sweet & Low."
- You don't sweat, you percolate.
- You buy 1/2 & 1/2 by the barrel.
- You've worn out the handle on your favorite mug.
- You go to AA meetings just for the free coffee.
- You walk twenty miles on your treadmill before you realize it's not plugged in.
- You forget to unwrap candy bars before eating them.
- You've built a miniature city out of little plastic stirrers.
- People get dizzy just watching you.
- You've worn the finish off your coffee table.
- The Taster's Choice couple wants to adopt you.
- Starbucks owns the mortgage on your house.
- Your taste buds are so numb you could drink your lava lamp.
- Instant coffee takes too long.
- When someone says. "How are you?", you say, "Good to the last drop."
- You want to be cremated just so you can spend the rest of eternity in a coffee can.
- Your birthday is a national holiday in Brazil.
- You're offended when people use the word "brew" to mean beer.
- You have a picture of your coffee mug on your coffee mug.
- You can thread a sewing machine while it's running.
- You can outlast the Energizer bunny.
- You short out motion detectors.
- You don't even wait for the water to boil anymore.
- Your nervous twitch registers on the Richter scale.
- You think being called a "drip" is a compliment.
- You don't tan, you roast.
- You can't even remember your second cup.
- You help your dog chase its tail.

 

*Best Warrior*

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher M. McDougall of Indianapolis, Ind., representing U.S. Army National Capitol Region, and Sgt. Sherri Gallagher of Prescott, Ariz., representing U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, are awarded the prestigious title of Department of the Army Best Warrior by Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25.

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 25, 2010) -- For the first time since its inception nine years ago, a female Soldier has claimed the title of Soldier of the Year for 2010's Best Warrior Competition.

Sgt. Sherri Gallagher of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, who represented U.S. Training and Doctrine Command at Best Warrior, beat out 11 other competitors from the Army's major commands. Gallagher, who is currently stationed at Fort Benning, Ga., is one of the top long-range rifle shooters in the country.

The title of Noncommissioned Officer of the Year went to Staff Sgt. Christopher McDougall, a military policeman now stationed in Stuttgart, Germany, representing the National Capital Region in the competition.

Best Warrior, which was held at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 17-22, is backed by Sgt. Maj. Of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, and is a multi-faceted test of Soldiery. Events in this year's competition included hand-to-hand combat, urban orienteering, detainee operations, casualty evaluation, weapons familiarization and night firing.

"It's an honor," Gallagher said during an interview at the competition. "It's a lot of fun to be out here, because I don't get to do this on a daily basis. It's neat to be able to see how you compare to everyone else."

Gallagher fired her first weapon at 5 years old. She spent her childhood summers touring shooting competitions with her parents, both competitive shooters, and now participates in the World Championships every four years.

"My goal is to make the Olympic team," Gallagher said, although long-range shooting is not yet an Olympic sport.

The competition's winners were announced at the 2010 Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25 by the sergeant major of the Army and Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, vice chief of staff of the Army.

"There are company, troop, battery commanders, and first sergeants out there that would literally give up body parts for the 24 warriors that you see here -- they are really that good," Preston said before naming the winners.

Chiarelli echoed Preston's sentiments.

"This is my favorite event of the AUSA conference, and that's because it celebrates the most important part of our Army: our people," Chiarelli said. "I couldn't be more proud."

 

On This Day....

1636 - Harvard College was founded in Massachusetts. The original name was Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was the first school of higher education in America.

1776 - The Battle of White Plains took place during the American Revolutionary War.

1793 - Eli Whitney applied for a patent for his cotton gin.

1886 - The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by U.S. President Cleveland. The statue weighs 225 tons and is 152 feet tall. It was originally known as "Liberty Enlightening the World."

1904 - The St. Louis Police Department became the first to use fingerprinting.

1919 - The U.S. Congress enacted the Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition Act. Prohibition was repealed in 1933 with the passing of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

1922 - Benito Mussolini took control of the Italian government and introduced fascism to Italy.

1936 - The Statue of Liberty was rededicated by U.S. President Roosevelt on its 50th anniversary.

1940 - During World War II, Italy invaded Greece.

1949 - U.S. President Harry Truman swore in Eugenie Moore Anderson as the U.S. ambassador to Denmark. Anderson was the first woman to hold the post of ambassador.

1958 - Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was elected Pope. He took the name John XXIII.

1962 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the U.S. that he had ordered the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.

1965 - Pope Paul VI issued a decree absolving Jews of collective guilt for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

1965 - The Gateway Arch along the waterfront in St. Louis, MO, was completed.

1976 - John D. Erlichman, a former aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon, entered a federal prison camp in Safford, AZ, to begin serving his sentence for Watergate-related convictions.

1982 - Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev condemned the U.S. for arms buildup.

1983 - The U.S. vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution "deeply deploring" the ongoing U.S.-led invasion of Grenada.

1984 - The New York City Marathon was marred by its first fatality when a French runner who collapsed and died.

1985 - John A. Walker Jr. and his son, Michael Lance Walker, pled guilty to charges of spying for the Soviet Union.

1986 - The centennial of the Statue of Liberty was celebrated in New York.

1988 - Roussel Uclaf, a French manufacturer that produces the abortion pill RU486, announced it would resume distribution of the drug after the government of France demanded it do so.

1990 - Iraq announced that it was halting gasoline rationing.

1993 - Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, called for a complete blockade of Haiti to force out the military leaders.

1994 - U.S. President Clinton visited Kuwait and implied that all the troops there would be home by Christmas.

1996 - The Dow Jones Industial Average gained a record 337.17 points (or 5%). The day before the Dow had dropped 554.26 points (or 7%).

1998 - An Air China jet was hijacked and flown to Taiwan by pilot Yuan Bin. He was upset with his pay and working conditions. The plane arrived safely and Yuan Bin was taken into custody.

 

 

 

[AZamericonnie]

Hummmm....I don’t like the sound of that.

Seems you always get very busy during the holidays...right?

A very good evening to you Taz...fresh coffee? Snacks? *hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

Rest In Peace our Heroes

Il Silenzio

Let Them In St. Peter

[AZamericonnie]

Oh that’s good news.

I am working on the “catchup” thang.:)

Got a lot done at work but still behind on e-mail & freepmail.

How is TeresawithoutanH doing?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

[AZamericonnie]

Did I read you were under the weather as well?

How is Sir Winston & the family doing?

(LOL...notice the order of that inquiry!):)

[luvie]

Heehee! Thanks for our theme song, Sis! (((hugs)))

[BIGLOOK]

Well they beat my Damn Yankees and they deserve respect!

Don't know if many know that the Texas Rangers once were once the Washington Senators.....who had the good sense to get out of Foggy Bottom and make something of themselves.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, AZ, for the “white” tribute to our troops.

[GailA]

Give Me Jesus-Tribute to the U.S. Military

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdBJ40AMlJA&feature=related

[ConorMacNessa]

I've been feeling a little puny the last couple of days. Sir Winston is doing great. The boys have had a bug the last week or so. Otherwise, all is great.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[AZamericonnie]

Very interesting Bigs & I had no idea.

So they were the Washington Senators then the Minnesota Twins & then the Rangers?

[AZamericonnie]

Oh....tell those IT guys to straighten up & fly right! LOL

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*HUG*
It’s good to see you, too.
My cold has moved into my chest..
It hit really hard!
Feeling a bit better today, though.
Thank you for asking!

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Spc. Steven L. Dupont, USA, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, KIA Afghanistan 24OCT2010

I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ConorMacNessa]

The original Senators absconded to the Twin Cities and Washington got an expansion team. That team then absconded to Texas and Washington was left without a Major League baseball team for several decades until the National League Montreal Expos abandoned Montreal.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

BROTHERHOOD

A U.S. Marine squad was marching north of Fallujah when they came upon
an Iraqi terrorist, badly injured and unconscious.

On the opposite side of the road was an American Marine in a similar
but less serious state.

The Marine was conscious and alert and as first aid was given to both
men, the squad leader asked the injured Marine what had happened.

The Marine reported, “I was heavily armed and moving north along the
highway here, and coming south was a heavily armed insurgent. We saw
each other and both took cover in the ditches along the road. “I yelled
to him that Saddam Hussein is a miserable, lowlife scumbag, and he
yelled back that Barney Franks is a good-for-nothing, fat, left wing
liberal pansy.”

“So I said that Osama Bin Laden dresses and acts like a frigid,
mean-spirited lesbian! He retaliated by yelling, Oh yeah? Well, so does
Barack Obama!”

“And, there we were, in the middle of the road, shaking hands, when a
truck hit us.”

[Kathy in Alaska]

Just this week she is noticing that she is walking better. She is doing pretty well. Breathing can still be an issue, but she’s not using oxygen at work.

[luvie]

Go Rangers! LOL!

(Who’s winning?)

[ConorMacNessa]

Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!

Missing Man Setting

Never Forget Those Who Sacrificed All That We Could Live In Freedom!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!