USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 21 May 2003

FRiends of the USO Canteen ~ Radix

[Radix]

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The United States Armed Forces.

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Pancakes on Wednesdays

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Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays.

Wednesday May 21, 2003

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Here is an amalgamation of trivial facts and seemingly useless data.

Do not forget to hit the hyperlinks.

We have links, lots of them.

One entry found for radix

Main Entry: ra•dix
Pronunciation: 'rA-diks
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ra•di•ces /'rA-d&-"sEz, 'ra-/;
or ra•dix•es /'rA-dik-s&z/
Etymology: Latin, root -- more at ROOT
Date: 1798
1 : the base of a number system or of logarithms
2 : the primary source

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Wednesday 21 May 1980 - The movie "The Empire Strikes Back" was released

The Deleted Scene  

A furious lightsaber duel is underway. DARTH VADER is backing LUKE SKYWALKER towards the end of the gantry. A quick move by Vader, chops off Luke's hand! It goes spinning off into the ventilation shaft. Luke backs away. He looks around, but realizes there's nowhere to go but straight down.

Darth Vader: Obi Wan never told you what happened to your father.

Luke: He told me enough! He told me you killed him!

Darth Vader: No, Luke... I am your father!

Luke: No. It can't be. That's not true. That's impossible!

Darth Vader: Search your feelings Luke... you know them to be true.

Luke: NOOoooo!

Darth Vader: Yes, it is true... and you know what else? You know that brass droid of yours?

Luke: Threepio?

Darth Vader: Yes... Threepio... I built him... when I was 7 years old.

Luke: No! ... Wait, huh?

Darth Vader: Seven years old. And what have you done? Look at yourself. No hand. No job. And you couldn't even levitate your own ship out of the swamp...

Luke: But... I destroyed your precious Death Star!

Darth Vader: But that was when you were 20! When I was 10, I single-handedly destroyed an entire Trade Federation Droid Control ship!

Luke: Well, it's not my fault...

Darth Vader: Oh, here we go... "Poor me... my father never gave me what I wanted for my birthday... boo hoo, my daddy's the Dark Lord of the Sith... Nobody loved me... waahhh wahhh!"

Luke: Shut up!

Darth Vader: You're a slacker! By the time I was your age, I had already exterminated the Jedi knights!

Luke: I used to race my T-16 through Beggar's Canyon.

Darth Vader: Oh, for the love of the Emperor... 10 years old, winner of the Boonta Eve Open... the Only human to ever fly a Pod Racer... right here baby!

Luke looks down the shaft. Takes a step towards it.

Darth Vader: I was wrong... You're not my kid... I don't know whose you are, but you sure ain't mine.

Luke takes a step off the platform, hesitates, then plunges down the shaft.

Darth Vader looks down after him.

Darth Vader: And get a haircut!

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Wednesday 21 May 1941 - The first U.S. ship, the SS Robin Moor, was sunk by a U-boat

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Bananas on Pancakes

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Fallen Pancakes

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Definitely not a Wednesday - 21 May 1945

Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart were married.

We had it all, just like Bogie and Bacall

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We are counting cards.

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Wednesday 21 May 1947

Joe DiMaggio and five of his New York Yankee teammates were fined $100 because they had not fulfilled contract requirements to do promotional duties for the team

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Pancakes

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About a hundred dollars

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Not Wednesday - definitely not Wednesday 21 May 1998

 Microsoft and Sega announced that they are collaborating on a home video game system.

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If there were no such thing as Pi then circles would look like this.

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Pancakes Wednesdays

Definitely

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[Kathy in Alaska]

[Soaring Feather]

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"A Navy First Class wears three chevrons, under his Rate Mark"

And wears 3 sheets to the wind when drinking. LOL

[HiJinx]

Good luck to you and Mrs. Cut, LC...the closer you get to month #9, the more often you believe "This is the Day", and then you wish "This is the Day", and finally, it's "What? Right now?".

Our prayers and best wishes are with you and your family...right now, you're the man and we all know it!

OBTW, I wasn't in Jax last week, but I would have sprung for a pitcher and wings in a heartbeat!

[Kathy in Alaska]

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I have IE at work and home and was going to say it was ok now, but the @#%*&%#%^ struck again! Finally rebooted, and it seems ok for now. Boy, am I behind.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Evenin', HJ. Thanks for the pictures of your corner of the world each day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Night Blessing for the Troops

Blessings on you this evening 
May the stars in heaven
light your way into the
Milky Way of dreams 

May your day tomorrow 
be filled with love 
laughter and joy... 

Taking away all heart ache 
left stinging... 
and unclouding your vision 
for clear sailing... 

bentfeather 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Measured 9.2, 1964, Anchorage and Kodiak, Alaska

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Good Night All
See You bright and early in the Canteen!
WOO HOO It's Coast Guard Day tomorrow!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

1952 Mr T [Lawrence Tero] Chicago IL, actor (A-Team, Rocky III, T & T)

Look, Kid, the model for your lunchbox.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Woohoo! Coast Guard Day!! Hope your shoes are shined, your uniform pressed, and your beard trimmed. Good night and sleep well, Tonkin. God bless you good for your service to our country, both those years ago, and now in the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

[FlyVet]

Um...if that lil' Cartoon Chick be servin'em up, i'll have me a Big Stack, with a side of bacon and scrambles...coffee and OJ...yum, yum, all the way around. Double tips from this ol' boy.

[Kathy in Alaska]

A fried egg pillow!! LOL!! Thanks, AP, for finding such an "appropriate" pillow for Pancakes on Wednesday for our Military, their families, and our allies.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, FlyVet, for dropping into the Canteen today to help honor our troops. And thanks for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

Time for bed. God Bless all our troops, their families, our veterans and our Israeli, British, Australian, and Polish allies. We pray for your safe and soon return. Thank you for doing the jobs you do to keep this UNITED STATES OF AMERICA safe. We love you all.

 

 

Thank you to all who enter the Canteen. Salute!

 

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

 

 

Wherever you are, God is, and all is well! Amen.

 

[FlyVet]

And I humbly say, thanks to you K, for caring about us. God bless you all.

[SevenofNine]

Kathy that one that got Anchorage streets fall in SINKHOLE well that earthquake took place before my time I hear stories from my grandfather about it

He was hanging out in Fairbanks

[never4get]

Ladies, thank you for the wonderful welcome complete with the most excellent breakfast. I wish the people in my office were as intelligent as you two (and others here), taking the time you invest to keep the canteen running. Geez, that one Lefty-Liberal-Nurse I consult with on occasion. If I have to hear one more time..."I support the troops but I think Bush is a Liar"....Even my "Reeducation Camp For Liberals" has yet to crack that tough nut. She does not know it yet but I will eventually prevail because I will NEVER, NEVER, NEVER QUIT!!!!!! Well, time to put the afternoon coffee down and get back to work.

As well, here is a heartfelt thank you to all our brave men and women in the armed services and of course to all the vets.