FReeper Canteen - Scuttlebutt - 26 May 2011

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[AZamericonnie]

 

 

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A good ole West Virginia boy won a bass boat in a raffle drawing. He brought it home and his wife looks at him and says,

"What you gonna do with that. There ain't no water deep enough to float a boat within 100 miles of here."

He says, "I won it and I'm a-gonna keep it."

His brother came over to visit several days later. He sees the wife and asks where his brother is.

She says, "He's out there in his bass boat", pointing to the field behind the house.

The brother heads out behind the house and sees his brother sitting in a bass boat with a fishing rod in his hand down in the middle of a big field. He yells out to him, "What are you doin'?"

His brother replies, "I'm fishin'. What does it look like I'm a doin'?"

His brother yells, "It's people like you that give people from West Virginia a bad name, makin' everybody think we're stupid. If I could swim, I'd come out there and whip your rear!"

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A hooded robber burst into a Texas bank and forced the tellers to load a sack full of cash.

On his way out the door, a brave Texas customer grabbed the hood and pulled it off, revealing the robbers face. The robber shot the customer without a moment’s hesitation.

He then looked around the bank and noticed one of the tellers looking straight at him. The robber instantly shot him also. Everyone in the bank, by now very scared, looked intently down at the floor in silence.

The robber yelled, " Well, did anyone else see my face?"

There are a few moments of utter silence in which everyone was plainly too afraid to speak

Then, one old cowboy named Bill from Oklahoma tentatively raised his hand and said,

"My wife got a pretty good look at you."

*********Cat & Owl Playing*

 

~Nascar Pre-race Show Salutes Military~

During the pre-race show for the 52nd running of the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, May 29, Charlotte Motor Speedway officials will salute the U.S. armed forces with a military demonstration, special awards, military band performances and a presentation with Medal of Honor recipients.

The pre-race festivities will also include an appearance by Larry the Cable Guy, voice of Mater in Disney Pixar’s “CARS 2” and the singing of the national anthem by Capitol Records recording artist Darius Rucker.

Gates will open at 12:30 p.m. An approximate timeline of pre-race events follows:

3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

The U.S. Army Drill Team will perform along with the 82nd Airborne Division Chorus, followed by a simulated military invasion by U.S. Army Special Forces troops from Fort Bragg. The soldiers will rappel into the infield from Little Bird helicopters and will fire a Howitzer gun to eliminate a suspicious target. Once the mission is complete, 600 troops from Fort Bragg will march toward the start/finish line from Turns 1 and 4 to secure the area.

4:30 p.m.-5:10 p.m.

Country music singer Darryl Worley will perform a 30-minute concert that will include his single “How You Forgotten?” about the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

Medal of Honor recipients Hector Cafferata (Korea), Gary Littrell (Vietnam) and Walter Marm (Vietnam) will be recognized on stage, after which Lee Greenwood will perform his patriotic anthem, “God Bless the U.S.A.”

5:10 p.m.–5:20 p.m.

Defending VisitMyrtleBeach.com NHRA Four-Wide Nationals champion and Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Top Fuel points leader Del Worsham will perform a ground-shaking burnout down pit road in his Team Al-Anabi Top Fuel dragster.

Dale Punch, Vietnam War veteran and former Post Commander of the American Legion, will be honored with the Stonewall Jackson Award. Presented by Charlotte Motor Speedway annually since 1992, the award recognizes standards of patriotism through personal support of the military and personal service to sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty.

5:20 p.m.-5:25 p.m.

A host of VIPs will grace the pre-race stage, including blue-collar comedian and the voice of Mater in the upcoming Disney Pixar summer comedy “CARS 2,” Larry the Cable Guy who will serve as Honorary Pace Car Driver. North Carolina Speaker of the House Thom Tillis will serve as host to Grand Marshal Beth Harwell, Tennessee Speaker of the House, and Honorary Starter Bobby Harrell, South Carolina Speaker.

One lucky fan will also drive away in a brand new Toyota Camry as the winner of Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Text-to-Win contest. Four finalists will earn the opportunity to compete on the frontstretch to determine the fastest fan. The fan who posts the quickest time in the special competition to pack a Camry for race day with a cooler full of Coca-Cola, grill, charcoal and groceries; put on their Toyota Racing gear; jump in the driver’s seat and start the engine will win the keys to the car.

5:25 p.m.-5:45 p.m.

The 43 drivers in the Coca-Cola 600 get the introduction of a lifetime when U.S. military members serving abroad present the competitors on the world’s largest HDTV. Following the one-of-a-kind driver introductions, a Wounded Warrior will ride around the track with each of the NASCAR drivers during his introduction.

5:45 p.m.-6:05 p.m.

The U.S. Army Black Daggers parachute team will perform a jump over the speedway, while the 82nd Airborne Chorus sings “The Armed Forces Medley.” Jim Daly, president of the non-profit group Focus on the Family, will give the invocation. Country music star and former lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish, Darius Rucker, will perform the national anthem.

Additionally, the Presentation of Colors will be performed by the U.S. All Army Color Guard and a bagpipe performance of “Amazing Grace” will be given by the Charlotte Fire Department Pipes and Drums. A 21-gun volley and Taps will be performed by soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg.

During the national anthem, more than 100 family members of Fort Bragg soldiers will unfurl an 11,250-square-foot American flag on the frontstretch grass. The final fly-over before the start of the race will include a B-2 Stealth Bomber flown by pilots from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

This looks to be a wonderful tribute & you can watch it with the great crew over at the Nascar thread!

 

On This Day....

1868 - U.S. President Andrew Johnson was acquitted, by one vote, of all charges in his impeachment trial.

1896 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average appeared for the first time in the "Wall Street Journal."

1896 - The last czar of Russia, Nicholas II, was crowned.

1908 - In Persia, the first oil strike was made in the Middle East.

1913 - Actors’ Equity Association was organized in New York City.

1926 - In Morocco, rebel leader Abd el Krim surrendered.

1938 - The House Committee on Un-American Activities began its work of searching for subversives in the United States.

1940 - The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II.

1946 - A patent was filed in the United States for an H-bomb.

1946 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed a military pact with Russian leader Joseph Stalin. Stalin promised a "close collaboration after the war."

1948 - The U.S. Congress passed Public Law 557 which permanently established the Civil Air Patrol as the Auxiliary of the new U.S. Air Force.

1956 - The first trailer bank opened for business in Locust Grove, Long Island, NY. The 46-foot-long trailer took in $100,000 in deposits its first day.

1958 - Union Square, San Francisco became a state historical landmark.

1959 - The word "Frisbee" became a registered trademark of Wham-O.

1961 - Civil rights activist group Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee was established in Atlanta, GA.

1961 - A U.S. Air Force bomber flew across the Atlantic in a record time of just over three hours.

1969 - The Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth after a successful eight-day dress rehearsal for the first manned moon landing.

1972 - The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) was signed by the U.S. and USSR. The short-term agreement put a freeze on the testing and deployment of intercontinental and submarine-launched ballistic missiles for a 5-year period.

1973 - Kathy Schmidt set an American women’s javelin record with a throw of 207 feet, 10 inches.

1975 - American stuntman Evel Knievel suffered severe spinal injuries in Britain when he crashed while attempting to jump 13 buses in his car.

1977 - George H. Willig was arrested after he scaled the South Tower of New York's World Trade Center. It took him 3 1/2 hours.

1978 - The first legal casino in the Eastern U.S. opened in Atlantic City, NJ.

1987 - Sri Lanka launched Operation Liberation. It was an offensive against the Tamil rebellion in Jaffra.

1988 - The Edmonton Oilers won their fourth NHL Stanley Cup in five seasons. They swept the series 4 games to 0 against the Boston Bruins.

1991 - A Lauda Air Boeing 767 crashed in Thailand, killing all 223 people aboard.

1994 - U.S. President Clinton renewed trade privileges for China, and announced that his administration would no longer link China's trade status with its human rights record.

1998 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Ellis Island was mainly in New Jersey, not New York.

1998 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police officers in high-speed chases are liable for bystander injuries only if their "actions shock the conscience."

1998 - The Grand Princess cruise ship made its inaugural cruise. The ship measured 109,000 tons and cost approximately $450 million, making it the largest and most expensive cruise ship ever built.

 

 

 

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Connie!

[AZamericonnie]

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[HopeandGlory]

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[freedumb2003]

#5?

[AZamericonnie]

{{{{{Bigs}}}}}! You made first!:)

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[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Miss Hope & thank you for our pledge.

Hand over heart & prayers up! *hugs*

a 2

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening freedumb2003...how about #3? WooHoo! *hugs*

a 3

[BIGLOOK]

You were a tad early tonight.....which goes a long way when I’m three hours behind you.

[AZamericonnie]

The difference between the North and the South - clearly explained.... at last
The North has Bloomingdale’s; the South has Dollar General .

The North has coffee houses; the South has Waffle Houses .

The North has dating services; the South has family reunions.

The North has switchblade knives; the South has .45’s

The North has double last names; the South has double first names.

The North has Indy car races; The South has stock car races .

North has Cream of Wheat; the South has grits.

The North has green salads; the South has collard greens .

The North has lobsters; the South has crawfish .

The North has the rust belt; the South has the Bible Belt .

FOR NORTHERNERS MOVING SOUTH . . .....

In the South : If you run your car into a ditch, don’t panic. Four men in a four-wheel drive pickup truck with a tow chain will be along shortly. Don’t try to help them, just stay out of their way. This is what they live for.

Don’t be surprised to find movie rentals and bait in the same store... Do not buy food at this store.

Remember, ‘Y’all’ is singular, ‘all y’all’ is plural, and ‘all y’all’s’ is plural possessive

Get used to hearing ‘You ain’t from round here, are ya?’

Save all manner of bacon grease. You will be instructed later on how to use it.

Don’t be worried at not understanding what people are saying. They can’t understand you either.

The first Southern statement to creep into a transplanted Northerner’s vocabulary is the adjective ‘big’ol,’ truck or ‘big’ol’ boy. Most Northerners begin their Southern-influenced dialect this way. All of them are in denial about it.

The proper pronunciation you learned in school is no longer proper .

Be advised that ‘He needed killin..’ is a valid defense here.

If you hear a Southerner exclaim, ‘Hey, y’all watch this,’ you should stay out of the way. These are likely to be the last words he’ll ever say.

If there is the prediction of the slightest chance of even the smallest accumulation of snow, your presence is required at the local grocery store. It don’t matter whether you need anything or not. You just have to go there.

Do not be surprised to find that 10-year olds own their own shotguns, they are proficient marksmen, and their mammas taught them how to aim.

In the South, we have found that the best way to grow a lush green lawn is to pour gravel on it and call it a driveway.

AND REMEMBER: If you do settle in the South and bear children, don’t think we will accept them as Southerners...

After all, if the cat had kittens in the oven, we ain’t gonna call ‘em biscuits.

[freedumb2003]

Cool!

*Hugs* :)

[AZamericonnie]

I posted a whole two minutes early.....I figure since it will still look late according to FR’s clock what the hay right? :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

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Trust And Sadness

May 26, 2011

In early 1994, when our family found out that the US soccer team would be playing in Michigan in the World Cup, we knew we had to go.

What a great time we had as we went to the Pontiac Silverdome to see the US take on Switzerland! It was one of the most remarkable events of our lives.

There was just one problem. One of our four children, 9-year-old Melissa, couldn’t join us. While we enjoyed the event, it was not the same without her. Even in our joy at being there, we felt sadness because of her absence.

As I think back on that day, I’m reminded that our sadness then is a little like our sadness now that Melissa is gone from this life—having died in a car accident 8 years after that game. While we cherish the help of the “God of all comfort” (2 Cor. 1:3), even that great comfort doesn’t change the reality of her empty chair at family gatherings. Scripture doesn’t tell us that God wipes away our sadness in this life, but it does tell us that God is faithful and will comfort us.

If you have lost a loved one, lean heavily on God’s comfort. Keep trusting Him. But know that it’s okay to feel sadness for this absence. Consider it one more reason to place your burdens on your loving heavenly Father.

I have been through the valley of weeping,
The valley of sorrow and pain;
But the God of all comfort was with me,
At hand to uphold and sustain. —Garlock

Earth has no sorrow that heaven does not feel.

Read: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11

Even in laughter the heart may sorrow. —Proverbs 14:13

Bible in a year:
1 Chronicles 28-29; John 9:24-41

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Connie, Hugs

Waiting for the next rash of thunderstorms.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening BigLook, hugs.

[amom]

Howdy to all.

Thanks for the ping Kathy.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Connie, for today's Scuttlebutt.

I am on my way home. I will try to stay awake. *HUGS*

[TASMANIANRED]

All of them are true too.

I know what to do with bacon grease.

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Mayor & thank you for our daily bread! *hugs*

I was just reading something that touched me. You might enjoy as well.....

On Children - Kahlil Gibran
[Children] come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.