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USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Sports Day: GAMES!
CALLING ALL GAMERS! ~ July 31 2003
MoJo2001, Kathy in Alaska , 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub and FRiends of the Canteen
Posted on 07/30/2003 10:29:23 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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CANTEEN SPORTS CORNER PRESENTS: GAMES! CALLING ALL GAMERS!! HOSTED BY: Tonkin, Ma, and MoJo2001 |
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Today we kick off our shoes and ready ourselves for some fun. If you love playing or watching games, then today will be fun. If you don't like playing games, then join us for some silliness. Please share your favorite video, card, board, or computer games on the thread. We'd love to read about it. As always, enjoy yourself. Don't forget to click on the links on the right hand side for our weekly threads and sports links. Also, links will be provided throughout the thread. Thank you!
If you are wondering why we are doing this, please keep in mind the troops around the world that visit us. Sometimes mindless fun for a few minutes can provide that extra release from the often thankless job of defending our freedom. For our troops, their families, and friends; it is important to create a place where they can get a moment of silliness and fun. Well, that's what we are here for. We hope you keep that in mind. Not all games will be to everyone's liking. However, we do feel that we've provided games for everyone to enjoy. |
WEEKLY THREADS
SPORTS LINKS
Game Links
Game Boy
Game Boy Advance
GameCube
Mac Games
Nintendo 64
PC Games
PlayStation
PlayStation2
Sega Dreamcast
Xbox All the information posted in the thread were found in public domains around the internet. We promise that no computer geeks or hackers were harmed during this searching process. We made sure that no egos were bruised. We also promise to have given Bill Gates top billing in the Top Sellers listing at the bottom. We do not encourage gambling in any form. However, if you do win some money from Powerball or the lottery, please Freepmail us at once. We are probably related. If you play any of these games and you lose, we are not responsible for your lack of gaming capabilities. We apologize for any stress that has been caused having to read this message on the right sidebar. We realize that you'd rather play the games and not have to read another useless word posted over here. With that in mind, we leave you now. Goodbye! |
FANTASY SPORTS GAMES ONLINE
Do you like football? If you are ready for football season, why not try your skill as a Coach or manager of your own team. The following links will allow you to set up your own teams and leagues. So? If you have any friends you know you can beat, definitely invite them to join you! Oh! You can pay for some leagues, but we are just interested in the FREE games. Don't forget to read the rules. You will also need to register in order to begin playing. If you don't want email to your account, set up a yahoo or hotmail account for free. Using these games for gambling purposes is prohibited. Also, all games we searched for are free. Prizes are given out, but no purchase is necessary to play. (Why pay to play games that are offered for free?)
*Sporting News has two free Fantasy Football Leagues one for the NFL and the other for NCAA football. The basic premise of this game is the player (that's you!) is given 35 million dollars. You then create your ultimate team. Each week, depending upon the players performance from the week before, they will either increase or decrease in value. Don't forget that you start with 35 million dollars and you want to have an increase each week with the players available on your roster. (Don't forget to click on the footballs to transport to their site!)
*ESPN.com offers their free Fantasy Pro and College games. These games are usually very fun. There's not too much stress with these games. You basically just pick the teams each week that you believe is going to win. One of the college games deals with the point spread. Will the team win by the spread or lose by it. It's not very complicated. (Don't forget to click on the footballs to transport!)
*Yahoo's Fantasy Football League is for all of those fans that love to participate in a Live NFL Draft. You first begin by ranking the players that you really like. After you've set up or joined a league, an actual Draft date will be set. After the Draft has taken place, you can begin looking at your team. You will be able to do trades and act like a general manager and coach. What a wonderful way to play the game without the drama or egos. Enjoy this game. Sign Ups are still available now. (Don't forget to click on the football to transport!)
These are just a few of the Free Fantasy Football games. We are sure there are others out there, but they are hard to come by these days. When Fantasy Football games first began online, they were virtually all free. However, the popularity of these games has created a need (in the opinions of the website gurus) for more interactive and paid services. Which is fine, but we remain cheapskates and free is good for us.
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FREE ONLINE GAMES (Kids, families, and adults)
Take a look at some places on the web where you can find entertainment for every person in your family. (Some of the games will require you to register (for free) for a username/password.)
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*Yahoo offers a variety of games. You can pick and choose what you'd like to play and it can be fun for the whole family.
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Neopets is a very popular website for everyone in the family. It is your cyber pet community. You can choose from a variety of pets to own. There are games and many other interactive things for you to enjoy. A bonus is the family friendly atmosphere. Children as young as four years old can play this game. There are different rules for each age group. If you are under 15 years old, you must have written permission from your parents to allow others to message you on their boards. It is just one of the safety features they've added to protect young players.
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NickJR.com is a fun place to take the little members in your house that watch Nickelodeon in the mornings. They can play their favorite games from their favorite characters on NickJr. So? Watch out for Bob the Builder, Dora the Explorer, Blues Clues, and many other friends.
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Nick.com is for all the "kids" who have finally grown bored of NickJR.com. Many fun games and characters that come on in the afternoons on Nickelodeon. This ain't baby stuff and that's why it's popular for anyone older than 7 years old.
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Want to play Casino Games without spending or losing any money? Well, here's the place to go. It really isn't for children, but for adults. So? Play all you want, but do it for free! Yes, there are other games there to enjoy besides Casino Games.
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This is one of the best places online to play really cool games. Anyone can play at this site. So? If you are tired of the same old boring games, this is the place for you!
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Remember Pac Man? Well, click the above link to play!!
PlayFreeOnlineGames.com follow the link to play some new games and a lot of old favorites!
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CALLING ALL GAMERS! In this section, we will look at some of the top games for all the game consoles and a few PC games. We hope you enjoy it. If you have a review you'd like to share, please post it. Please click on the links provided! (Some of the links are provided through the graphics. Others are just hyperlinks!)
SPOTLIGHT GAMES
(Please click the ESRB graphic to read the important software ratings! Most of the information in this section can be found at Amazon.com)
ESRB Ratings Defined Each product is rated by three independent, trained raters. The raters represent a wide range of backgrounds, races, and ages and have no ties to the interactive entertainment industry. Raters include retired school principals, parents, professionals, and other individuals from all walks of life. Ratings can be found on the cover of each game, and this site also features a text description of each rating on product information pages. Here are the ESRB rating definitions: Early Childhood Titles rated Early Childhood (EC) have content suitable for children ages 3 and up and do not contain any material that parents would find inappropriate. Everyone Titles rated Everyone (E) have content suitable for people ages 6 and up. These titles will appeal to people of many ages and tastes. They may contain minimal violence, some comic mischief (slapstick comedy, for example), or some crude language. This rating was formerly known as Kids to Adult (K-A). Teen Titles rated Teen (T) have content suitable for people ages 13 and up. Titles in this category may contain violent content, mild or strong language, and/or suggestive themes. Mature Titles rated Mature (M) have content suitable for people ages 17 and up. These products may include more intense violence or language than products in the Teen category. In addition, these titles may include mature sexual themes. Adults Only Titles rated Adults Only (AO) have content suitable only for adults. These products may include graphic depictions of sex and/or violence. Adults Only products are not intended to be sold or rented to persons under the age of 18. Rating Pending The product has been submitted to the ESRB and is awaiting final rating. |
Name: Enter The Matrix Platform: Xbox, Playstation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Atari, and PC Rating: T for Teen (See the above Ratings) Premise: Enter The Matrix is a game based on The Matrix movies. If you loved the movie, you'll love the game. It is available online for purchase or wherever video games are sold.
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Name: Madden 2004 Platform: Xbox, PS2, Nintendo GameCube, Gameboy Advance, and PC. Rating: E for Everyone Maker: EA Sports
Review: In its 14th season, Madden NFL Football remains the undisputed leader in authentic NFL football simulation. This year, players can make adjustments after the snap and create championship caliber plays with revolutionary Playmaker Control. With new EA SPORTS Talk, online tournaments, and new Owner Mode, no other football video game offers more depth. Madden NFL 2004 is the most complete, authentic sports video game ever, making it The Ultimate Judge for sports gamers. Key Features for 2004: New Playmaker Control: Make pre-snap adjustments to your receiver routes, direct receiver routes during a scramble, direct blocking down field during a run, or read and react to the offense to deliver a crushing tackle. New Owner Mode: Hire your own staff, set your team's ticket prices, build your own stadium, reward key players with signing bonuses and boost player attributes in Mini-Camp drills. ---Amazon.com
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Name: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Platform: PS2, GameCube, Gameboy Advance Rating: E for Everyone Maker: Nintendo
Review: The story of Majora's Mask begins with Link having a brief yet strangely violent encounter with a mask-wearing stranger deep in the heart of the forest. The masked figure kidnaps Link's beloved horse, Epona, and his Ocarina, and Link falls down through a dimensional warp hole. When he wakes up, our pointy-eared hero finds he has been turned into a Deku Scrub! Now he must fight against time, not to mention many other foes, to save his friends. --- from Amazon.com _______________________________________
Name: Finding Nemo Platform: All Game Consoles Rating: E for Everyone Maker: THQ %0
Ð"8GET http://ps1.streamingcash.com/un?14n.com/images/P/B00008DHNV.01-A23NLORBGXOLEO.LZZZZZZZ.jpg"> Review: In summer 2003, Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation will present the theatrical release of Finding Nemo. The film follows the undersea journey of a clownfish named Marlin as he searches for his missing son Nemo. The games will follow the movie's plotline and allow kids to play as the film's key characters and interact with the film's amazing 3-D underwater environment. ---from videogamereview.com _______________________________________ Name: Warcraft 3 Expansion: The Frozen Throne Platform: PC and Playstation 2 Rating: T for Teen Maker: Blizzard Entertainment
Review: Following in the tradition of previous Blizzard expansion sets, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne provides gamers with a vast new chapter in the epic Warcraft saga. In the single-player campaign, players revisit the war-torn world of Azeroth. Several months have passed since Archimonde and the Burning Legion were defeated at the battle of Mount Hyjal, yet a new threat has arisen throughout the land... from Amazon.com _______________________________________ Name: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Platform: PC and Xbox Rating: T for Teen Maker: LucasArts
Review: Star Wars role playing experience with evolving characters including humans, droids & wookiees. from Amazon.com _______________________________________ Name: Diablo 2 Expansion: Lord of Destruction Platform: PC - MAC OS and Windows Rating: M for Mature Makers: Blizzard Entertainment
Review: Not content to merely add additional levels, the creators of the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction expansion have improved the entire Diablo II game experience while concluding the story. The expansion has been described as both an add-in and an add-on, and it truly is a must-have for Diablo II players. --from Amazon.com
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NCAA Football 2004 by Electronic Arts Average Customer Review: Xbox Usually ships in 1-2 business days |
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HALO by Microsoft Average Customer Review: Xbox |
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Madden 2004 by Electronic Arts Xbox Not yet released |
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Halo 2 by Microsoft Average Customer Review: Xbox Not yet released |
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Brute Force by Microsoft Software Average Customer Review: Xbox |
PLAYSTATION 2 TOP SELLERS
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Madden 2004 by Electronic Arts Average Customer Review: PlayStation2 Not yet released |
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Finding Nemo by THQ Average Customer Review: PlayStation2 |
NINTENDO GAMECUBE TOP SELLERS
Be sure to check out Amazon.com for more information about these and other games. Be sure to add your favorite games to the thread. Thank you! |
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To: darkwing104
Good morning, darkwing104! Thank you for your service to America. By all means, let's be dangerous today!! Hehehe!
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posted on
07/31/2003 7:58:21 AM PDT
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MoJo2001
(God Bless Our Troops and Allies!)
To: HiJinx
LOL! Good morning, HiJinx. How are you today?? I hope you are doing well!! Hey! Where's my Arizona landscape pictures for the day?? I love seeing those and clicking!! LOL! (Yes! I'm greedy about that!)
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posted on
07/31/2003 7:59:33 AM PDT
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MoJo2001
(God Bless Our Troops and Allies!)
To: Fawnn
Good morning, Fawnn! How are you today? Have a great day! *HUGS*
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:00:06 AM PDT
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MoJo2001
(God Bless Our Troops and Allies!)
To: MoJo2001
Good morning Little Diva!! I'm very well thanks.
*HUGS*
To: Kathy in Alaska
Good morning, Ma! How are you today? *HUGS* Have a fabulous day!
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:00:44 AM PDT
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MoJo2001
(God Bless Our Troops and Allies!)
To: MeeknMing
Good morning, Meekie!! How are you today? *HUGS* (Where's M&M hiding out at? LOL!)
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:01:18 AM PDT
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MoJo2001
(God Bless Our Troops and Allies!)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
You BRATT
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; LindaSOG; Aeronaut; Kathy in Alaska; beachn4fun; AZ Flyboy; ...
Good Morning Canteeners! Guess who's going to take Aeronaut's lead tomorrow and take wing? Yup, you got it! The HJ family is headed out to visit family somewhere in East Texas, and we aren't coming home until the cows do. Well, maybe not quite that long...ok, we'll be back home a week from Saturday. Until then, we're going to just relax somewhere between Texarkana and the middle of nowhere, where towns' populations are numbered in the low thousands and everybody knows everybody else, where you're always welcomed with open arms to Sunday meeting, and if it wasn't so doggoned hot and humid I might consider staying there... So, with that in mind, let's take a look at some of the ways we might like to get there.
Mrs. HJ is an adventurous soul and suggested we go by balloon. These are floating over the red rock country of Sedona. I reminded her she only has 6 days of vacation, and that wouldn't be long enough to get us to Texas, let alone get home on time.
An air tanker makes a low pass near Oracle, Arizona.
Fast work by firefighters and air tankers saved the town from a sprawling brush fire.
Image © W. "Fireball" Faidley.
AZ Flyboy can't resist the temptation to sit sidesaddle with a slurry bomber pilot. He's hoping they get closer to the houses next time...Dad isn't taking him along if that's what he plans to do all next week. Besides, the fires are in Idaho right now, not Texas!!
F-16 of the 56th Fighter Wing banks right over red rock country
I tend to like fast transport, and the hot fighters of the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB are about as hot as it gets! I'm just going to have to figure out how to get the rest of the family into that little luggage compartment thingie they have under the cockpit...
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:01:38 AM PDT
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HiJinx
(The Right person, in the Right place, at the Right time...)
To: HiJinx; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; MoJo2001; LindaSOG; LaDivaLoca; TEXOKIE; tomkow6; rwgal; ...
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.
Bless This House
Bless this house O Lord we pray;
Make it safe by night and day;
Bless these walls so firm and stout,
Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall,
Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove
ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright,
Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there,
with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within,
keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be
Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we
May dwell O Lord with thee.
(Click on praying hands above, or on banner at the top to hear the music)
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:01:54 AM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)
To: MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; All
See You All tonight!
Off to the Coast Guard Station Operations office!
To: beachn4fun; Bethbg79; tomkow6; Kathy in Alaska
We aren't nightmares. We're your worst dreams realized. To some that's a nightmare, to Ma it's a fact of life. LOL!
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:02:38 AM PDT
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MoJo2001
(God Bless Our Troops and Allies!)
To: beachn4fun
Thanks. I thought the sig was a good find!!
How are you today?
To: aomagrat
Oh my goodness....I almost missed you. Sorry I haven't said Good morning sooner.
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:03:22 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
(Dear PETA....no animals were harmed during the making of this thread.)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Hey! Where's my little Coastie boat? Huh?? No need to be greedy and hide it. And why is it that you have to be a little kid to get Coastie posted to you, huh?? Huh? Inquiring minds want to know. LOL!!
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:03:33 AM PDT
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MoJo2001
(God Bless Our Troops and Allies!)
To: SouthernHawk
LOL! Short night? Nah! We saw "Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life". That was a really good movie. Lara Croft has really cool toys!!
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:04:25 AM PDT
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MoJo2001
(God Bless Our Troops and Allies!)
To: SouthernHawk; LadyHawk
DOUBLE HUGS for you and LadyHawk from MoJo! *HUGS*HUGS*
Don't work too hard, LadyHawk!!
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:05:27 AM PDT
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MoJo2001
(God Bless Our Troops and Allies!)
To: HiJinx
Oh wow! That is so awesome!! Thank you for posting these pictures. I'll have to post some AZ pictures while your gone. Just so everyone can know that you are here in spirit!! *HUGS* Safe travels to you and your family!! Do you miss me already?? Go ahead! Fess up!! You do,huh? LOL!
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:07:29 AM PDT
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MoJo2001
(God Bless Our Troops and Allies!)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
WHERE'S COASTIE???
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:08:14 AM PDT
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MoJo2001
(God Bless Our Troops and Allies!)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; MoJo2001; LindaSOG; southerngrit; LaDivaLoca; Bethbg79; tomkow6; ...
Good morning Troops, families, veterans, Israeli, British, Australian, Polish, and Italian allies (and everybody else). Thank you for taking such good care of the USA.
Today in Anchorage, Alaska:
Sunrise 5:30am
Sunset 10:39pm
Hi 68°F
Lo 50°F
A good deal of sunshine
Actual yesterday in Anchorage:
Hi 65°F
Lo 53°F
State Hi 72°F Annette
State Lo 30°F Barrow
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:08:20 AM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)
To: bentfeather
I'm in need of some music. I guess I'll have to fix that, huh? LOL!
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posted on
07/31/2003 8:08:43 AM PDT
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MoJo2001
(God Bless Our Troops and Allies!)
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