USO Canteen FReeper Style....Monday Mail Call .... October 28,2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style and the Troops

[Radix]

Wow you took the best parts of my favorite comedian of all time. That is cool. "Say the secret word, divide a hundred dollars."

[tomkow6]

MOODS OF A WOMAN

An angel of truth and a dream of fiction,
A woman is a bundle of contradiction,
She's afraid of a wasp, will scream at a mouse,
But will tackle her boyfriend alone in the house.
Sour as vinegar, sweet as a rose,
She'll kiss you one minute, then turn up her nose,
She'll win you in rage, enchant you in silk,
She'll be stronger than brandy, milder than milk,
At times she'll be vengeful, merry and sad,
She'll hate you like poison and love you like mad.

[SAMWolf]

B-47 Stratojet Bump!



"Cold War Warriors"

B-47 'Stratojets', the first modern bombers of the Strategic Air Command.



"Stratojet Shakedown"

The B-47 Stratojet bomber was the most immediate answer for the dawning jet age and the strategic air defence of the United States. Paul W. Tibbets, pilot of the Red Gremlin and Enola Gay during World War II, served as the B-47 project officer and Air Force test pilot.



The first B-47E was flown on January 30,1953. This version is powered by six J47-GE-25A jets with 6,000 pounds of thrust, or 7,200 pounds using water injection. Two radar directed 20 mm cannon were mounted in the tail cone as sole defense since the speed of modern jet bombers makes conventional forward armament useless. Maximum bomb capacity is 20,000 pounds with a range of 1,600 miles, which can be extended by inflight refueling. Top speed is Mach 0.65, or 630 mph, at 10,000 feet, cruising at 495 mph. Empty weight is approximately 80,000 pounds and normal loaded weight is 175,000 pounds. Fuel capacity exceeds 17,000 gallons. Dimensions are typical of the series; span, 116 feet; length, 109 feet 10 inches; height, 27 feet 11 inches; wing area, 1,428 square feet.

The Stratojet was the first production bomber to utilize the unique "bicycle" type landing gear, although not the first aircraft to be so equipped.

Other variations of the B-47 include the reconnaissance and weather-photo types as the RB-47E and RB-47K. The ERB-47H is a radar loaded Stratojet which carries a crew of five instead of the normal three.

As B-47s were being phased out of active service, many of them are being converted to QB-47 radio-control drones for use in missile evaluation tests.

[SAMWolf]

Keith- USN and Tim - USAF
Welcome to the Canteen and thanks for serving.
I know you guys just made Tomkow's day. Those business cards where his idea and I know he has to be thrilled to hear that they are having and affect out there.

Joe - US Army
I love your taste in planes. Next time you write your dad, thank him for his service. I had a tour in a B-17 once and I'm amazed that they could get anyone into the Tail position kneeling there for hours on end during a mission.

Alex - USN
We thank you for your service, the torch of Liberty has been passed to you as it was passed to us. You guys are making us proud. Thanks for letting Blue and Zip know how you feel and that you're aware of what they're doing. I know they apperciate it.

Smitty - USMC
Thanks for writing and letting us know how much Tonk and the Post Office mean to you. As you noticed, Tonk is also in charge of Flowers, Fireplaces and Transportation. It keeps him pretty busy but he has never failed to come through.


Talkin Ted - USMC
Yep. You're a Marine. You must have mentioned every girl at the Canteen. LOL!
Don't tell the girls, but I'm trying to convince Starman to give a test on the material he's covered in his Science Posts.

David - USMC
I'm glad there is so much you like about the Canteen. We all come and add a little bit to the Canteen hoping that somewhere, some Service Person will find it interesting or that we will bring them a laugh or a feeling of being appreciated.

Scully and the Pirates - USN
I hear your and your crew are doing great at scrounging! (I have spies everywhere). MoJo's Tidbits sure are funny aren't they? It's nice to hear some news with "conservative" slant put on it isn't it?
Good hearing from you guys again.

Tom "Big Red" - USMC
Sorry to hear you had bad news from home. I hope it all worked out. You let us know what beer you like and the Canteen will make sure we stock it and I'll draw an ice cold one from the tap anytime you want.

Carol - USN
Welcome to the Canteen Carol. Did Militiaman pay you to "mention" he's a Bad Boy? That's twice now in Mail Call someone said he's Bad. Definately "brownie points" in his favor, if the Troops start mentioning it. I think you'll have a Doll
shortly, we've got some of the best scroungers or Doll makers around. Keep your eyes open.

Leatherneck Jody - USMC
The night of the Hopticopter ride was pretty wild. If you think women make bad drivers, you should see them at the controls of a hopticopter! I think that's why Tonk went to bump-em cars and boats. Safer for everyone all around.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

How will I ever live up to that?

Ahhh - no sweat! You're awesome!

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Radix, that's a real bathtub duck, you know! You can get him here. I really do have the James Brown one. I confess!

[SAMWolf]

FLAG OF ISRAEL

On October 1948, the Provisional Council for the State of Israel adopted the yale blue and white colors with the Shield of David as the official flag of Israel. This flag was unveiled on May 11, 1949, at Lake Success in New York when Israel became the 59th member of the United Nations.

The design of the Israel flag is the same as that of the Zionist flag which was used at the First Zionist Congress held in Basle in 1897. The major role in figuring out the design was David Wolfsohn, the distinguished Zionist leader who, in 1905, succeeded Theodor Herzl as president of the World Zionist Organization. Here is Wolfsohn's own account of the birth of the Zionist flag: "At the behest of our leader Herzl, I came to Basle to make preparations for the Zionist Congress, to assure its success and to avoid any opening for detractors. Among the many problems that occupied me then was one which contained something of the essence of the Jewish problem: What flag would we hang in the Congress Hall? Then an idea struck me. We have a flag - and it is blue and white. The tallit (prayer-shawl) which we wrap ourselves when we pray: that is our symbol. Let us take this tallif from its bag and unroll it before the eyes of Israel and the eyes of all nations. So I ordered a blue and white flag with the Shield of David painted upon on it. That is how our national flag, that flew over Congress Hall came into being. And no one expressed any surprise or asked whence it came, or how."

The emblem of the State of Israel was adopted in 1949, is the menorah or candelabrum, the ancient symbol of the Jewish people. In the form seen in relief on the Arch of Titus in Rome. The menorah is surrounded by two olive branches, linked at the bottom by the inscription "Israel" in Hebrew. The olive branches represents the ancient yearning of the Jewish people for peace. The olive branch itself has been synonymous with peace since the dove sent to find dry land brought one back to Noah's Ark (Genesis 8:11)

[Radix]

Those are beautiful. You really should post them here.

Your link, therefore you are responsible for posting those quotes.

[tomkow6]

I'm having a bad, rough day.

I got up this morning, put on a shirt
and a button fell off.

I picked up my briefcase and the handle
came off.

Now I'm afraid to go to the bathroom.........

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Okay. You twisted my arm ; ) (here's a partial list of Groucho quotes):

Here's to our wives and girlfriends... may they never meet!

How do you feel about women's rights?
I like either side of them.

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it and then misapplying the wrong remedies.

We in the industry know that behind every successful screenwriter stands a woman. And behind her stands his wife.

I sent the club a wire stating, "Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member."

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.

Now there's a man with an open mind - you can feel the breeze from here!

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.

Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others.

I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it.

Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped.

It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy.

There is only one way to find out if a man is honest...ask him. If he says 'yes', you know he is crooked.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing..if you can fake that, you've got it made.

I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse.

Go, and never darken my towels again.

She got her good looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon.

Time wounds all heels.

Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me?

My mother loved children ... she would have given anything if I had been one.

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

A man's only as old as the woman he feels.

No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend.

There is no sweeter sound than the crumbling of one's fellow man.

I worked myself up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

I don't have a photograph, but you can have my footprints. They're upstairs in my socks.

Remember men you are fighting for the ladies honour, which is probably more than she ever did.

[headsonpikes]

GO to the LINKS in #46...

NOW!!...actually, that's just a suggestion, not an order...

But it's a good suggestion. ;^)

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I had to read that three times before I realized what you meant. (I'm not only slow, I'm naive, too - BAD combination.)

Now, you leave me no choice but to SWAT you! Consider yourself SWATTED!

[tomkow6]

Swat me again, PLEASE, but HARDER?

[SAMWolf]

U.S. airman technician Sgt. Shai M. Barfield of Phoenix, Ariz., checks the tail rotor of the Black Hawk helicopter at the air base in Bagram, Afghanistan, 55 kilometerss (34 miles) north of Kabul, Monday, Oct. 28, 2002. The presence of a 21-nation peacekeeping force has helped bring security to the Afghan capital after 23 years of conflict. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)

[SAMWolf]

[Kathy in Alaska]

OH MY GAWD, Girlz, check it out!!! Ok, Jen, you're the Air Force specialist. Do you know how to drive this thing? Or know someone who does? Or, since we did so well with a manual and Duchess reading the directions as we went along the last time we didn't have a driver, I guess we could drive it ourselves. Radu, here's your Dramamine.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Swat me again, PLEASE, but HARDER?

Okay, that's really weird. ; ) (Beg me. LOL)

[blackie]

Monday Mail Call..Bump !!

Death To all Tyrant's !!

Snuff Saddam, NOW !!

The RATS Are In Disarray...Eradicate The Rodents !!

Fire Democrats, Hire Republicans !!

GWB Is The Man !!

The Second Amendment...
America's Original Homeland Security !!

Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!

Let's Roll !!

Molon Labe !!

[Jen]

Canteen Girlz, we have a problem! I'm cyber rated to fly anything with wings, but, uhhhhhhhhh, that thing has NO wings. I think this is a task for our Starman!

Starman, are you rated on this aircraft? Or do you have any 'friends' who can pilot this thing for us Girlz today??? ;-)