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[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

 

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CANTEEN SPORTS REVIEW
LINKS Weekly Thread Links Sports	Canteen Sports Review Good Thursday to everyone! We finally returned with our Sports Review. We hope that you've enjoyed our College and NFL Previews. Please visit our weekly threads and sports links on the left hand side. As always, we enjoy any and all comments about sports or other things on the thread.  We are currently planning to unveil a new Sports look in the coming weeks. Until then, KEEP OFF THE GRASS and have fun! Thanks to this week's sponsor!! Don't forget about Saturday! ______________________The Tennis world said "farewell" to Pete Sampras. Sampras had not played a match since winning his record breaking 14th Grand Slam at last year's US Open. We at the Canteen Sports Review would like to wish him a wonderful and happy retirement. Do us a favor, Pete? Please don't sign up to do tennis commentary. John McEnroe is enough. (We can hear hurling from around the world with this update! Don't snore yet!) Well, they finally got around to filing charges against Carlton Dotson. Dotson is accused of killing his Baylor teammate, Patrick Dennehy. Look for this story to get stranger and stranger. Their coach resigned after allegations that he was trying to "persuade" his players and coaches to lie to detectives. For more about this drama, please click here. (Be truthful! How many of you out there even knew that Baylor had a team?) As if life weren't already bad enough for Kobe Bryant, in comes Mike Tyson. Bryant, as you may have heard, has been charged with raping a 19 year old woman in a Colorado resort hotel. Whether he's innocent or guilty, Mike Tyson decided to weigh in on Bryant's future problems. Click here to read more of "Iron" Mike's insights. (We're relieved that Mike Tyson is giving advice to Kobe. NOT!) Tennis do nothing Anna Kournikova is pushing sports bras for women through Amazon.com. We'd find you the link, but we can't remember it. (If you need help with it, Ma said to go to amazon.com and type "Anna" in the Search box on the left hand side. We are just doing what Ma said.) Tiger Woods failed to win a Major in golf this year. Everyone can have an off year in sports or golf, but not Tiger. The pundits have been ripping him left and right. We're here for you Tiger. If you'd like to donate 1 million dollars to MoJo, she'll help you improve your "driving" skills. (Hey! Everyone wishes they could drive a car like MoJo. Wait! You thought she was going to teach him how to play golf? Get real!) Gracious in victory? If you are a NASCAR fan, you will have to decide whether or not Kurt Busch is truly upset that Jimmy Spencer was not at Bristol this past weekend. Spencer was suspended for punching Busch the week before. Busch was booed by some in the crowd and shunned by some in the pits. (Hey! Even NASCAR drivers have certain things they wouldn't do on the track!) Anyways, click here to read more about the drama. By the way, Busch won at Bristol. The animosity will continue. (To all the sophisticated NASCAR experts out there, everyone loves feuds. No one likes to see them get violent, but if you've ever seen a hockey game, the best part is the fights!) If you haven't been put to sleep yet, make sure to read the announcement below. You could actually win something for free. Hello? What's free anymore? Aggravation and stress are free, but they aren't nearly as cool as what we are offering.   ****Announcement****  Starting the first week of the NFL season, we will start a contest each week for NFL picks. We will post the teams playing and you choose the teams who you feel will win. On Monday Night football games, we will also ask you to choose the final score of the game. We are doing this in the event of a tie. This will be the tiebreaker. This isn't gambling! It is absolutely free. Please be sure to post your picks on the thread, Freepmail, or email. If you are going to do it on the thread, please make sure to include: MoJo2001 in the TO: section.  Also, Freepmails need to be sent to MoJo2001. (If you send it to Bob, we won't be able to find your picks. Also, don't send it to the Canteen Sports CEO. He is too lazy..oops! We mean he's too busy thinking of other "clever" contests to run in the Canteen Sports Review!)   A "prize" will be given on Tuesday of each week. We will also give out an actual prize at the end of the regular season. (We are cheapskates. Blame the Canteen Sports CEO for that. So? Don't get overly excited. Think shirt and that's about it!) Everyone is welcome to participate in this game. It is absolutely free and no purchases of Burkas are necessary to participate in the game. Keep in mind, this is all or nothing. You either pick the most winners or you don't. Nothing complicated about it folks! NFL Regular Season games begin: Thursday, September 4. The picks must be made no later than Wednesday, September 3rd. When the clock strikes midnight on the East Coast, all picks after that time will be voided out.   Thursday, Sep. 4 N.Y. Jets at Washington, 9:00 pm Sunday, Sep. 7 Arizona at Detroit, 1:00 pm Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 1:00 pm Denver at Cincinnati, 1:00 pm Houston at Miami, 1:00 pm Indianapolis at Cleveland, 1:00 pm Jacksonville at Carolina, 1:00 pm Minnesota at Green Bay, 1:00 pm New England at Buffalo, 1:00 pm San Diego at Kansas City, 1:00 pm St. Louis at N.Y. Giants, 1:00 pm Atlanta at Dallas, 4:15 pm Chicago at San Francisco, 4:15 pm New Orleans at Seattle, 4:15 pm Oakland at Tennessee, 8:30 pm Monday, Sep. 8 Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 9:00 pm GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!
	The Insights Of Yogi Berra   "This is like deja vu all over again."   "You can observe a lot just by watching."   "He must have made that before he died." -- Referring to a Steve McQueen movie.   "I want to thank you for making this day necessary." -- On Yogi Berra Appreciation Day in St. Louis in 1947.   "I'd find the fellow who lost it, and, if he was poor, I'd return it." -- When asked what he would do if he found a million dollars.   "Think! How the hell are you gonna think and hit at the same time?"   "You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."   "I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early."   "If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."   "If you can't imitate him, don't copy him."   "You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six."   "Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical."   "It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much."   "Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting."   "A nickel isn't worth a dime today."   "Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded."   "It gets late early out there." -- Referring to the bad sun conditions in left field at the stadium.   "Glen Cove." -- Referring to Glenn Close on a movie review television show.   Once, Yogi's wife Carmen asked, "Yogi, you are from St. Louis, we live in New Jersey, and you played ball in New York. If you go before I do, where would you like me to have you buried?" Yogi replied, "Surprise me."   "Do you mean now?" -- When asked for the time.   "I take a two hour nap, from one o'clock to four."   "If you come to a fork in the road, take it."   "You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough in the second half you give what's left."   "90% of the putts that are short don't go in."   "I made a wrong mistake."   "Texas has a lot of electrical votes." -- During an election campaign, after George Bush stated that Texas was important to the election.   "Thanks, you don't look so hot yourself." -- After being told he looked cool.   "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."   "Yeah, but we're making great time!" -- In reply to "Hey Yogi, I think we're lost."   "If the fans don't come out to the ball park, you can't stop them."   "Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."   "It's never happened in the World Series competition, and it still hasn't." "How long have you known me, Jack? And you still don't know how to spell my name." -- Upon receiving a check from Jack Buck made out to "bearer."   "I'd say he's done more than that." -- When asked if first baseman Don Mattingly had exceeded expectations for the current season.   "The other teams could make trouble for us if they win."   "He can run anytime he wants. I'm giving him the red light." -- On the acquisition of fleet Ricky Henderson.   "I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?"   "It ain't the heat; it's the humility."   "The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase."   "You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours."   "I didn't really say everything I said."   ____________________ Athletes are really " intelligent"! How does MoJo know? Read it "I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to." -- Shaquille O'Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his trip to Greece "You guys line up alphabetically by height." -- Bill Peterson, Florida State football coach "I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes." -- Rod Brookin, senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." -- Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann "Raise the urinals." -Darrel Chaney on how management could keep the Braves on their toes "The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play." -Reggie Jackson "Better make it six; I can't eat eight." -Pitcher Dan Osinski, when a waitress asked if he wanted his pizza cut into six or eight slices "Me and George and Billy are two of a kind." -Baseball player Mickey Rivers, on his relationship with George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin "The game was closer than the score indicated." -Baseball player Dizzy Dean, after a 1-0 game "There is one word in America that says it all, and that word is, 'You never know.'" -Pitcher Joaquin Andujar "That's why I don't talk. Because I talk too much." -Joaquin Andujar "Sometimes they write what I say and not what I mean." -Pedro Guerrero, on sportswriters "It's almost like we have ESPN." -Magic Johnson, on how well he and James Worthy work together "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt." -Chuck Nevitt , North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice, 1982 "Tom." -Tom Nissalke, New coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets, when asked how he pronounced his name, 1966 "I'll always be Number 1 to myself." -Moses Malone "I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes." -Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh "I don't want to shoot my mouth in my foot, but those are games we can win." -Sherman Douglas "Anything that doesn't progress gets stuck or left behind. Our new sponsor is a company with a great future." -Club president Fernando Ruiz of the Spanish basketball club Gijon Baloncesto, which has accepted sponsorship from a pornographic website. The website owners say they are considering supplying their girls to act as cheerleaders at Gijon's home games. "Play some Picasso." -Former New Jersey Net Chris Morris, to a piano player at a hotel bar while trying to impress a date. "Unstoppable, baby!" -Warrior rookie Marc Jackson to the Mavericks' bench, after hitting a lay-up during a 29-point loss. "I've been dunked on by (Vitaly) Potapenko and now (Zan) Tabak. The good part is that they don't make posters of those guys." - Houston Rockets forward Walt Williams "No comment." -Michael Jordan, after being asked for his response to making the All-Interview Team. "I don't use foreign substances. Everything I use is from the good ol' U.S. of A." - George Frazier, Chicago Cubs pitcher, admitting to throwing a spitball. "Do you know that this park is going to be torn down next year when we move into our new park? Well, you just keep pitchin' like that to that fella and you're going to give them a head start on the right field stands." - Casey Stengel, Mets manager, to Roger Craig, Mets pitcher, after Craig surrendered a pair of home runs to future Hall of Famer Willie McCovey. "We're sorry to see Glenn Beckert go. Before he goes, however, I hope he comes by the box so we can kiss him goodbye. He's that kind of guy." - Jerry Coleman, San Diego Padres announcer. "If I drop this paper plate, he'll pick it up on one hop and throw me out at first." - Sparky Anderson, Cincinnati Reds manager, about Brooks Robinson. "Babe Herman did not triple into a triple play, but he doubled into a double play, which is the next best thing." - John Lardner, sportswriter. Mike Tyson Quotes: "[He] called me a 'rapist' and a 'recluse'. I'm not a recluse." -Mike Tyson, on writer Wallace Matthews "I am many things. I am an animal. I am a convicted rapist, a hell-raiser, a loving father, a semi-good husband. You don't really know me." -Mike Tyson at a news conference where he cursed, jumped on a table, stripped off his shirt, complained about medication hurting his sex life and threatened to put "a (expletive) bullet" through the head of Lennox Lewis. "I have some pain I'm gonna have for the rest of my life. So every now and then I kick your (expletive) a**" "I can sell out Madison Square Garden mastur******." "If I take this camera and put it in your face for 20 years, I don't know what you might be. You might be a homosexual if I put that camera on you since you were 13 years old. I've been on that camera since I was 13 years old." "I am the most ruthless, brutal champion ever. There is no one who can match me. I want your heart. I want to eat your children." - Mike Tyson. (I guess ears just weren't filling enough...) "I am not sweating it at all." -Mike Tyson, on allegations that he raped a 50-year-old woman at a rented house in Big Bear City, 70 miles east of Los Angeles, where he was training. (Source: KTVK-TV in Phoenix) "I'm just a dark guy from a den of iniquity. A dark shadowy figure from the bowels of iniquity" Thank you to LaDivaLoca for her invaluable help with quotes!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Big Guns in action!"

WOO HOO!

[minor49er]

It's going great so far.
Today's the last day of football practice for the week. Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And, it's thursday which means that I have less than a week until school starts.
Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"And, it's Thursday which means that I have less than a week until school starts."

I'm glad to see you are looking forward to returning to school.
Keep in mind, what you learn will have an impact on what you do with your life.
Especially if you still plan on joining the Navy, like your FR Profile page says.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thank You for today's thread!

[beachn4fun]

Morning Mr. Hawk....I see you stole borrowed tomkow's tagline this morning....way to go.....give me five......

[never4get]

"Hey Never4get.....how about those Skins? he he he"

Mmmmm, you must be referring to the potato skins mi' Giants will be munching and crunching down come September 21st at 4:05PM down in DC. Does this look familiar from the last meeting????

[SouthernHawk]

..."We just shut down two engines"...

EXCELLENT!!!! You are really good at the humor! Hope you and Honda have a fantastic day!

(p.s. Have you done your 10 minutes of "down time" yet?)

[SouthernHawk]

Good Morning AOMAGRAT! Thanks for your post! Those big guns are impressive! I know I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of that!

[SouthernHawk]

I "fixed" it, it was broken! -look real close at the difference : )

He he he he!!!!

Hope that your day goes sweet, smooth and swift!!!!

[SouthernHawk]

Good Morning NEVER! I hope that nobody EVER forgets!

Have a great day!

[E.G.C.]

Thanks and you too, SouthernHawk

Folks, with the Labor Day Holiday approaching, I just to remind everyone reading this that if you plan to do any partying this weekend be sure to take someone along to drive you home.

We want to see everyone back here in one peice on Tuesday after this holiday is over with.

Thanks:-D

[SouthernHawk]

That's a great idea E.G.C. and to show you how important it is, I plan to be LadyHawk's "Designated Drinker"!!! LOL!!!

Just Kidding, WE REALLY DO WANT TO SEE EVERYONE MAKE IT THROUGH THE WEEKEND SAFE AND ALIVE!

[minor49er]

No, my dad says he's going to wait until I'm trying to get one of the 50's or the 100's and then he will say "no internet for 3 minutes". My dad is going to be very evil about this.

And Honda is sleeping right now. I should go wake him up just because he kept waking me up. He has this habit of waiting until you are just about to fall asleep, and then running up and down the hallways at top speed. And then meowing at the top of his lungs until someone comes and pets him. It makes for a long night. *Yawn*

[minor49er]

he he he. I just had a thought.
Wouldn't it be fun if my teachers partied enough, and couldn't come to school on wednesday? They'd have to give us a substitute and on the first day. he he he.

[Valin]

On This Day In History


Birthdates which occurred on August 28:
1592 George Villiers duke of Buckingham, royal minister to James I
1749 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust)
1774 Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton 1st American Catholic saint
1831 Lucy Ware Webb Hayes 1st lady
1833 Sir Edward Burne-Jones England, Pre-Raphaelite painter/designer
1878 George Hoyt Whipple US, astrophysicist (Nobel-1934)
1889 Charles Boyer France, actor (Algiers, Fanny, Barefoot in the Park)
1901 Paul Henry Lang Budapest, critic/musicologist (NY Herald Tribune)
1903 Bruno Bettelheim US, writer (Uses of Enchantment)
1905 Sam Levene actor (Demon, Gung Ho)
1906 Sir John Betjeman poet laureate of England (Mt Zion)
1908 Roger Tory Peterson NY, ornithologist/writer (How to Know Birds)
1913 Richard Tucker [Reuben Ticker],Brooklyn NY, Tenor (NY Met Opera)
1914 Glenn Osser Munising Mich, orch leader (Paul Whiteman Goodyear Revue)
1916 C Wright Mills sociologist, writer (The Power Elite)
1919 Ernest Martin [Markowitz], producer (Feuer & Martin-Chorus Line)
1921 Nancy Kulp Penn, actress (Beverly Hillbillies)
1924 Janet Frame NZ, novelist (Intensive Care, Owls Do Cry)
1924 Peggy Ryan Long Beach Calif, actress (Jenny-Hawaii Five-0)
1925 Marvin Davis Newark NJ, CEO (Davis Oil Company)
1929 Istv n Kert‚sz Budapest Hungary, conductor (Budapest Opera 1953-57)
1929 Rokie Roker Miami Fla, actress (Helen-Jeffersons)
1930 Ben Gazzara NYC, actor (Run for Your Life, QB VII)
1931 John Shirley-Quirk Liverpool England, baritone (Death in Venice)
1932 Andy Bathgate Canada, NY Ranger (1958 NHL MVP)
1939 Cassie Mackin newswoman (NBC TV)
1940 Richard Sanders actor (Les Nessman-WKRP, Berrengers, Spencer)
1940 William Cohen (Sen-R-Me)
1941 Paul Peter Plishka Old Forge Penn, bass (Bronx Botanical Gardens)
1943 David Soul Chicago, actor (Starsky & Hutch, Here Comes the Bride)
1943 Lou Pinella Yankee manager (1969 AL rookie of the year)
1946 Bob Beamon US, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1968)
1947 Alice Playton NYC, actress (Who Killed Mary Whats 'er Name)
1949 Hugh Cornwell rocker (The Stranglers-Dreamtime)
1950 Ron "Louisana Lightning" Guidry Yankee pitcher (Cy Young 1978)
1951 Wayne Osmond Ogden Utah, singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie & Marie)
1957 Daniel Stern Stamford Ct, actor (City Slickers, Wonder Years)
1958 Scott Hamilton Toledo, figure skating champion (Olympic-gold-1984)
1960 Emma Samms [Samuels], London, actress (Colby's, General Hospital)
1960 Leroy Chiao Milwaukee Wisc, astronaut
1961 Kim Appleby rocker (Mel & Kim-Coming to America)
1963 Reyna Thompson NFL corner back (NY Giants)
1965 James Jagger son of Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall
1965 Julie Brown MTV VJ (approx)
1966 Jerry Fehily rocker (Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go)
1968 Scarlet Annette Morgan Pfafftown NC, Miss NC-America-1991
1969 Jason Priestley Vancouver BC, actor (Brandon-Beverly Hills 90210)
1969 Mary McCartney daughter of Beatle Paul McCartney
1971 Janet Evans US swimmer (Olympics-1992)

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Deaths which occurred on August 28:
0030 John the Baptist is Beheaded by order of King Herod
0388 Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed
1818 Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable trader, founder of Chicago, dies
1955 Emmett Till kidnapped & lynched at 14, in Money Mississippi
1961 Thomas Connolly 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies
1964 Gracie Allen Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns & Allen), dies at 62
1967 Paul Muni actor, dies at 71
1968 Nick Castle choreographer (Dinah Shore, Judy Garland), dies at 58
1983 Jan Clayton actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie), dies at 66
1985 Ruth Gordon actress, dies at 88 suffering a stroke in her sleep

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Reported: MISSING in ACTION

1962 SIMPSON ROBERT LEWIS PANAMA
1965 SCHIERMAN WESLEY D. ST. JOHN WA.
[02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV INJURED, ALIVE AND WELL 98]
1966 BABULA ROBERT L. INDIANA PA.
1966 BODENSCHATZ JOHN E. LOS ANGELES CA.
1966 BORTON ROBERT C. JR. BENTON HARBOR MI.
[FAMILY REJECTS ID REMAINS IDENTIFIED 29 MAR 95]
1966 CARTER DENNIS R. LOMITA CA.
1967 DEGNAN JERRY L.
1967 WALLACE CHARLES FRANKLIN ELLISVILLE MS.
1968 MILLER ROBERT CHARLES HAYWARD CA.
1968 PHILLIPS ELBERT AUSTIN HUNTSVILLE AL.

POW / MIA Data & Bios supplied by
the P.O.W. NETWORK. Skidmore, MO. USA.

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On this day...
1609 Delaware Bay explored by Henry Hudson for the Netherlands
1655 New Amsterdam & Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service
1776 Battle of Long Island
1789 Sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus
1850 The opera "Lohengrin" is produced (Weimar)
1862 Belle Boyd released from Old Capital Prison in Washington, DC
1867 US occupies Midway Islands in the Pacific
1884 1st known photograph of a tornado is made near Howard SD
1884 Mickey Welsh strikes-out 1st 9 men he faces
1907 United Parcel Service begins service, in Seattle
1916 Italy declares war against Germany during WW I
1917 10 suffragists arrested as they picket the White House
1921 2nd Pan-African Congress meets (London, Brussels & Paris)
1922 Walker Cup golf tournament established
1922 WEAF in NYC airs 1st radio coml (Queensboro Realty-$100 for 10 mins)
1938 Northwestern U awards honorary degree to dummy Charlie McCarthy
1942 Gunther Hagg (Sweden) sets world record for 3,000m (8:01.2)
1949 Riot prevents Paul Robeson from singing near Peekskill NY
1951 Pirates snap NY Giants 16 game win streak
1955 1st NFL preseason sudden death football, Rams beats Giants 23-17
1957 Sen Thurmond begins 24-hr filibuster against civil rights bill
1960 White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as ump called time
1962 Dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid
1962 Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)"
1963 200,000 demonstrate for equal rights in Washington, DC
1963 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge connecting Seattle & Bellevue opens
1963 Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial
1964 Race riot in Philadelphia
1968 Police & anti-war demonstrators clash at Chicago's Dem Natl Conven
1970 Phillies Larry Bowa steals home for 2nd time in 1970
1973 6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527
1974 Soyuz 15 returns to Earth
1976 NY Cosmos beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 for NASL cup
1977 NY Yankee Ron Guidry faces just 28 men & beats Texas Rangers 1-0
1977 NY Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland Ore, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship
1978 Donald Vesco rode 21'-long Kawasaki motorcycle at 318.598 mph
1981 John Hinckley Jr pleads innocent in attempt to kill Pres Reagan
1981 Sebastian Coe of UK sets 1-mi record of 3:47.33 (since broken)
1981 National Centers for Disease Control announces high incidence of Pneumocystis & Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men
1983 Israeli PM Menachem Begin announces resignation
1983 Joseph Kreckman sets record of 2,215 clay pigeons shot in an hour
1986 US Navy officer Jerry A Whitworth sentenced to 365 years for spying
1988 70 killed in crash of 3 Italian AF fighters at air show in Germany
1990 Iraq declares Kuwait its 19th province
1991 5 die in a NYC subway's 3rd worst accident
1991 Red Tom Browning vs Expo Dennis Martinez both perfect game pitcher

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Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"

England, Channel Is, Northern Ireland, Wales : Bank Holiday
( Monday )
Hong Kong : Festival of Hungry Ghosts
Jordon : Arab Renaissance Day
Laos :
Mauritius : Ganesh Chatturthi
Hong Kong : Liberation Day (1945) ( Monday )
[American Indians] Cherokee National Holiday

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Religious Observances
Orth : Falling-Asleep (Assumption) of Mary (8/15 OS)
Luth, RC : Memorial of St Augustine of Hippo, bishop/doctor

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Religious History
0430 Death of St. Augustine of Hippo, 76, the great early Latin Church Father and one of the outstanding theological figures of the ages. It was St. Augustine who wrote: 'Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in thee.'
1413 St. Andrew's University, in Scotland, was chartered by a papal decree from Gregory XII.
1645 In Poland, King Vladislav IV convened the Conference of Thorn. Through it he sought to bring reunion among the 26 Catholic, 28 Lutheran and 24 Calvinist theologians in attendance. Discussions continued through November, but no satisfying theological fusion was achieved.
1840 Birth of Ira D. Sankey, Dwight Moody's song evangelist. During their revival crusades (from 1870), Sankey penned many hymn tunes; among the most enduring today are HIDING IN THEE ("O Safe to the Rock That is Higher Than I") and SANKEY ("Faith is the Victory").
1953 Campus Crusade for Christ was incorporated in Los Angeles by founder Bill Bright. Today, CCC is an evangelical organization training Christian leaders in over 90 countries around the world.

Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.

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Thought for the day :
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."

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You Might Be A Redneck If...
"Your favorite hunting dog has a bigger tombstone than your grandfather."

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Murphys Law of the day...
When the bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves.

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Cliff Clavin says, it's a little known fact that...
Americans consume 42 tons of aspirin per day.

[minor49er]

Good Morning Valin!
How are you doing today?

[beachn4fun]

GOOD MORNING MR. TONK. GOOD MORNING CANTEEN CREW. AND TO OUR AWESOME MILITARY AND OUR ALLIES!

TODAY IS THURSDAY AND SPORTS DAY. YOU KNOW THE WISE PEOPLE OF THE CANTEEN CHOSE TO PUT SPORTS DAY AFTER PANCAKE WEDNESDAY (even though there are some who are constantly trying to make it Waffles on Wednesday) IN ORDER THAT ONE MAY WORK OFF ALL OF THOSE PANCAKES ONE CONSUMED ON WEDNESDAY! Isn't that thoughtful of them?

While you all fight over who is the best football team, golfer, basketball or baseball player/team, or how many rounds of golf you played, I will be enjoying my favorite past-time.....

I bet you that the favorite sport in Iraq right now is either horse-shoes or volleyball. They have the sand for it! he...he...he...

[beachn4fun]

Well, all I can say is that if it weren't for teams like the Skins, you wouldn't be having any fun. Right? How could you get excited about watching the game, if it were the other way around? hmmmmmm??????

Hey isn't second picture "roughing the passer?"

[beachn4fun]

Oh you are sly.... Are you sure your not a fox instead of a hawk?

[beachn4fun]

Morning EG. Did you find that dog dip we talked about?