A Few Of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-24-03....Happy First Anniversary To The Finest!

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[Dubya]

Toora Loora Looral(That's an Irish Lullaby)

Over in Killarney
Many years ago,
Me Mither sang a song to me
In tones so sweet and low. Just a simple little ditty,
In her good ould Irish way,
And l'd give the world if she could sing
That song to me this day.

Chorus:

"Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, hush now, don't you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, that's an Irish lullaby.".

Oft in dreams I wander
To that cot again,
I feel her arms a-huggin' me
As when she held me then.
And I hear her voice a -hummin'
To me as in days of yore,
When she used to rock me fast asleep
Outside the cabin door.

Chorus:

"Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, hush now, don't you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, that's an Irish lullaby.".

[Billie]

Libby, it is wonderful to see you here. We've all missed you. Didn't jw and Dansy do a bangup job with this anniversary?! I'm not sure if you read jw's and LadyX's Finding the FR Archives not long ago, but if you didn't, then you really MUST! I'll put the 4th Hall of Fame thread up in the morning, and the link will be there. It is an absolute MUST-READ, I promise! (April 28th - LadyX and jwfiv Essay is the way it's listed)

Don't be a stranger!

[Dubya]

Marine Hymn VOCAL

[Billie]

Hear, hear (here, here with the champagne!), Cheers, and all that to your post, Lori! Thank you for echoing how we all feel about this little FR Family we've adopted (or they've adopted us, or something) :)

Daisy, if you're out there anywhere near a computer, we love you, Sistah! And thanks for being an important part of our beginning and a steadying presence for oh so many, many months! Couldn't have made this room without you!

[Billie]

Hi, feiny - thanks for coming - 365 days/12 months/1 year - quick! how many hours is that? :)

[Dubya]

MARINE BOOT JOKE
It was a hand-to-hand fighting exercise. "Have I done him any damage?" the recruit asked his instructor,
"No, but keep on swinging your rifle. The draft may give him a cold."

[Billie]

Well, you know, I read some of her early posts last week, too. She was a wonderful cheerleader for the Finest - her posts and some of the FR mails that I know you got and many of us got from her were proof of that. Yeah, I think she's probably still reading us. :)

[Dubya]

The instructor in a basic-training course asked a recruit what he would do if he saw a figure crawling toward his post while on assigned guard duty.
"Why, I'd help the Officer to his quarters." said the recruit.
Drill Sergeant to recruit: "Wipe that opinion off your face !"

[deadhead]

My Uncle Jimmy came over from Ireland as a young man. Always spoke with a brogue. Oh, and his sense of humor, he was a character. My uncle passed away last year. I can just hear Uncle Jimmy singing "When Irish Eyes are Smiling"

P.S. My Uncle joined the Army soon after arriving in the states, served in WW2 and was so proud to be an American :-)

Thanks for all your posts Dubya

[Billie]

Now that you're here, I'd like to thank you again for your posts, your support, your graphics (beautiful Anniversary card just now), your friendly presence. :)

[Billie]

Hi, Rus - I wanted to get to you, because I saw your post in My Comments. Thank you for checking in with us - know you're ready to get your family moved and settle back down, and we're ready for you to do that, too, because it means we'll be seeing that purple china cup filled with brimming hot coffee in the mornings.

[deadhead]

Hello Billie! Nice to see you this time of the evening :-) About ready to sign off and saw you post and wanted to say hello. Have a good night!

[Billie]

Hey, dutchess. Just saying hi to you individually. Thanks for being such a super hostess - your enthusiasm is so contagious!

[Dubya]

Great guy your uncle. We are proud to have him as an American. The rest of us owe a lot to his generation.

[Dubya]

Thank you Billie. I'm proud to be a part of this group of fine people. Thanks everyone for putting up with me.

[Billie]

I'm looking forward to working on that one too - got your mail and anxious to get started with it. :)

[Dubya]

The Marines were backing-up LAPD on a call that someone had broke into a store. At the scene, the cop told the Marines to "cover" him as he approached the store (to police, "cover" means to point your weapons in the direction of the threat, to Marines it means lay down a base of fire!). The Marines promptly laid down a base of fire. The Marines fired 178 rounds before they stopped shooting. The thief, probably a little scared at this point, called 911 and reported, "They're shooting at me!".

[Billie]

Thank you for waiting, Colleen. I wanted to touch base with those I didn't get a chance to earlier today. I'll be saying goodnight in just a few minutes myself. Sure appreciate you. :)

[Dubya]

The drill sergeant making his morning announcements to a group of newcomers in a training camp, stated: "Today, gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. First, the good. Private Buford will be setting the pace on our morning run.'
With this the platoon was overjoyed, as Private Buford was overweight and terribly slow. But then the drill sergeant finished his statement: "Now for the bad news. Private Buford will be driving a truck."

[sweetliberty]

Thank you Billie. Sorry I can't hang around. Had a horrendous day and barely have time to grab a bite and catch a nap before before I have to get back in the car and drive 2 more hours to work in the morning. Hope y'all have had a great day.