FReeper Canteen - SCUTTLEBUTT FRIDAY

February 17, 2012 | Canteen Crew

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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.  

 

 

FUN FACTS
The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896.
Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public,
he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.

Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight!

Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.

The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.

The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.

The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.

The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%..

The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.



******** **Dog Hates Valentine Gifts**

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Today in History

American Revolution French and British battle in the Indian Ocean, 1782

Automotive Beetle overtakes Model T as world's best-selling car, 1972

Civil War Union troops sack Columbia, South Carolina, 1865

Cold War Voice of America begins broadcasts to Russia, 1947

Crime The first "Trial of the Century", 1906

Disaster Ferry sinks near Haiti, 1993

General Interest Deadlock over presidential election ends, 1801

Music Brian Wilson rolls tape on "Good Vibrations," take one, 1966

Old West Senate passes Missouri Compromise, 1820

Presidential Thomas Jefferson is elected, 1801

 

 

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

And close behind in second....Nana Hope snags the silver!!

[AZamericonnie]

[SandRat]

A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in Montana when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust. The driver, a young man in a Brioni� suit, Gucci� shoes, RayBan� sunglasses and YSL� tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy, "If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, will you give me a calf?" Bud looks at the man, who obviously is a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, "Sure, why not?" The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell� notebook computer, connects it to his Cingular RAZR V3� cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page onthe Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo. The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop� and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg, Germany ... Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot� that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses an MS-SQL� database through an ODBC connected Excel� spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry� and, after a few minutes, receives a response. Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet� printer, turns to the cowboy and says, "You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves." "That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves," says Bud. He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on with amusement as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car. Then Bud says to the young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my calf?" The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, "Okay, why not?" "You're a Congressman for the U.S. Government", says Bud. "Wow! That's correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?" "No guessing required." answered the cowboy. "You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You used millions of dollars worth of equipment trying to show me how much smarter than me you are; and you don't know a thing about how working people make a living - or about cows, for that matter. This is a herd of sheep. Now give me back my dog!

[luvie]

Howdy, (((Connie)))

Good to see you....if those pills make men want to help clean, I need some for Mr. LUV! *evil grin*

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....The Mayor bags the bronze!!

[luvie]

LOL!....and you did post it! :)

Yep...she’s one of us...but usually part of the morning crew!

It’s nice to see her after dark! :)

[ConorMacNessa]

Good one, Sandy!



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...how was the day after PT?

How about the torn/pulled muscle in your side? Making progress?

Still above freezing today...roads were VERY slippery!

[SandRat]

That one Tickles the Funny Bone.

[Boogieman]

Here's a great inspirational video I found. This Korean orphan was homeless from the age of 5 until 15, living on the streets with no family or support, but he had a dream to become an opera singer. With determination and hope, he overcame the odds when he appeared on Korea's Got Talent and wowed the audience and judges with the voice of an angel. If this video doesn't bring tears to your eyes, then I don't know what will:

Choi Sung-Bong - Nella Fantasia

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Connie! ((HUGS))

What's the scuttlebutt tonight?

[ConorMacNessa]

The side hasn't been bothering me the last couple of days. The report from the radiologist on my chest x-ray said something about a "bony island" between two of my ribs. I have no idea what the ramifications of that are, but I intend to find out.



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge…((HUGS)). Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[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!!

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[MoochPooch]

Evening!

[luvie]

ROFL!! Good one, Sandy! :)

Hope you’re doing well!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul. ((HUGS))

How is Army son doing?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...any more brake line action? Can you tell a difference in stopping?

We are still hovering at freezing. Thankfully no rain. Streets were VERY wet this evening...doesn’t bode well for morning driving. Slow and steady for me.

Did you have sun?

[AZamericonnie]

What's the scuttlebutt tonight?

Lesseeeee....Lemons!!!

Holy carp I have three lemon trees & just harvested those that others did not take.

I have been juicing lemons & freezing said juice in ice trays for days! I already have three over stuffed freezer bays of frozen cubes & still going.

Can I interest you in an Arnold Palmer? LOL

[SandRat]

Me, .... physically and emotionally well. Daughter has ups and DOWNS. MrsSR, well she's hanging in there; don't irritate Mama Bear.