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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-18-05...Poetry and Potpourri at the Finest
10-18-05
| JustAmy
Posted on 10/17/2005 9:58:02 PM PDT by JustAmy
A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day
Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997. Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.
A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay, or a profile of another FReeper.
On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY
If you have a suggestion, or an idea, or if there's a FReeper you would like to see featured, please drop one of us a note in FR mail.
We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Dutchess, DollyCali, Mama_Bear ~
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...at The Finest!
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry. Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.
Enjoy! :)
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Graphic by St.Louie1
Liquid Courage
They idle in the tavern, as they have many nights before, reminiscing about good times and doing their best to ignore the ticking clock above the door, the harbinger of doom in store for the fair-haired, mustachioed man in the polyester suit; the guy sucking back another cranberry juice and Absolut. "It's time to get ourselves en route to the church, mister," his astute friend enjoins.
"One more," says the groom.
~ Eric Lammerman ~
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Graphic by MamaBear
We are Amy's latest kindle Cute and cuddly feline bindles Found underneath the shrubs in Amy's yard
Four girl kittens and four boys kittens Forlorn and looking like we'd lost our mittens In the early morning rain, it wasn't hard
To trade in door warmth for outdoor cold The boys in vests and spats were all so bold Leaving our box to see just what would unfold
Up above us was this great big thing Gleaming white and oh so inviting With a wide long smile that seemed to tease and infect
Little did we know it was Amy's latest project That lured us all to meticulously, felinely inspect This thing that makes sounds in pretty ways that nearly sing
We girls in stripes and calico liked the lighter sounds, just because As we padded and our steps dropped beneath our paws While the boys pounded the deep ones on this musical sea
When Amy saw us, we thought she'd be angry Instead she giggled and snapped a picture of "The Usual Suspects" Though we much prefer to be called "Kittens On The Keys"
Jack Deth~ 10/04/05.
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Graphic by Billie
Tangled
"Me" and my new little sister, Just wanted to drop you a line, Shes getting a little bit tangled in hers, So Ill try to write quickly in mine.
Were hoping youll come for a visit, We all want to see you once more, Little Sister may not have met you yet, But shell soon catch up on that score!
Our door will always be open, We can have a nice cup by the fire, Dont forget to pack well your doohickeys, Little curious minds will inquire!
NicknamedBob . . . . October 13, 2005
![](http://images14.fotki.com/v224/photos/1/107747/2760707/catcalico2-vi.gif) "Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this by all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs aren't like this. A dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll in a dead fish." ~James Gorman~
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Many thanks for stopping by. : )
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To: LadyX
Thanks. Glad you liked the Profile. Did you notice the links to the MWS video embedded in the image?
I like your cat on the screen door graphic. Reminds me of an old Garfield cartoon where G is just relaxing in the sun, hanging on the screen door thinking "I'm in heaven. I'm in heaven. I'm in..." At which poin Jon SLAMS the screen door all the way open and shouts "Garfield! Dinner!" Final frame is G all munched up, still clinging to the screen "...pain. Excruciating pain."
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posted on
10/18/2005 3:19:14 PM PDT
by
HKMk23
("In a land of moral imbeciles, I knew I could be king." -- Aaron Tonken, Celebrity Manipulator)
To: HKMk23; Mama_Bear; JustAmy
I did not dare stop to watch the video, HKMkkkk..
Mama_Bear might notice I am not doing my 'homework,"
and render Not-So-Phine Demerits..:))(i hate it when I have to stand in the corner!)
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posted on
10/18/2005 3:26:19 PM PDT
by
LadyX
((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
To: LadyX
143
posted on
10/18/2005 3:31:19 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
To: LadyX
144
posted on
10/18/2005 3:35:00 PM PDT
by
GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
To: JustAmy
I'm going to try to sit at the computer tomorrow. :) I'm going back and forth now trying to make dinner and Freep.:)
Have a great time with the kids! :)
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posted on
10/18/2005 3:42:09 PM PDT
by
GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
To: GodBlessUSA
Thanks .... hope to see you tomorrow.
146
posted on
10/18/2005 3:43:29 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
To: DollyCali
Thanks.
Not really an artist, just a graphite pencil scribbler in my spare time..
*chuckle*
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posted on
10/18/2005 4:01:25 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Cellphones, the Wholly Roamin' Empire.)
To: Darksheare
"just a graphite pencil scribbler in my spare time.." Ah, but a good scribbler..:))
By the way, I found this on the Finest floor -
yours, Darks, learning your colors?
148
posted on
10/18/2005 4:13:14 PM PDT
by
LadyX
((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
To: LadyX
149
posted on
10/18/2005 4:16:44 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Cellphones, the Wholly Roamin' Empire.)
To: Darksheare; LadyX; DollyCali
![](http://www.offthemark.com/Images/cats/cats116.gif)
I'm baaack. :)
Miss me?
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posted on
10/18/2005 5:48:06 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
To: JustAmy
"Miss me?"
*Falls sobbing on floor as Amy's feet*
YES!
;-)
(It was kinda quiet, what with me sitting quietly in the corner relaxing peacefully..)
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posted on
10/18/2005 5:52:25 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Cellphones, the Wholly Roamin' Empire.)
To: Darksheare
LOL
Well .... let me see if we can get a party started.
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posted on
10/18/2005 5:56:18 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
To: JustAmy; Victoria Delsoul; DollyCali; LadyX
*chuckle*
Hmm.. yes.
We do need to get some activity going on here.
It was quiet.. and spooky.. all by myself in the corner of the thread..
;-)
153
posted on
10/18/2005 5:59:27 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Cellphones, the Wholly Roamin' Empire.)
Comment #154 Removed by Moderator
To: JustAmy
Tune sounds familiar.
But I cannot place where I might have heard it before.
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posted on
10/18/2005 6:19:59 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Cellphones, the Wholly Roamin' Empire.)
To: All; LadyX; Victoria Delsoul; Darksheare; OESY; NicknamedBob; tuliptree76; Kudsman; T'wit; ...
![](http://images14.fotki.com/v224/photos/1/107747/2760707/catmusic-vi.gif)
Click the cat to see what she is playing.
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posted on
10/18/2005 6:23:44 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
To: JustAmy; All; Billie; Darksheare; deadhead; Alberta's Child; tuliptree76; Army Air Corps; ...
Howdy everyone.
Woohoo, the Poetry and Potpourri is back, yay!!
click on it
The Ad-Dressing Of Cats
You've read of several kinds of Cat,
And my opinion now is that
You should need no interpreter
To understand their character.
You now have learned enough to see
That Cats are much like you and me
And other people whom we find
Possessed of various types of mind.
For some are same and some are mad
And some are good and some are bad
And some are better, some are worse--
But all may be described in verse.
You've seen them both at work and games,
And learnt about their proper names,
Their habits and their habitat:
But
How would you ad-dress a Cat?
So first, your memory I'll jog,
And say: A CAT IS NOT A DOG.
And you might now and then supply
Some caviare, or Strassburg Pie,
Some potted grouse, or salmon paste--
He's sure to have his personal taste.
(I know a Cat, who makes a habit
Of eating nothing else but rabbit,
And when he's finished, licks his paws
So's not to waste the onion sauce.)
A Cat's entitled to expect
These evidences of respect.
And so in time you reach your aim,
And finally call him by his NAME.
So this is this, and that is that:
And there's how you AD-DRESS A CAT.
~Thomas Stearns Eliot
To: Darksheare
That was Alley Cat but I didn't intend to play that one. Do you recognize the next one?
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posted on
10/18/2005 6:26:19 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
To: HKMk23
LOL! That's cute, thanks.
To: JustAmy
LOL, wasn't part of that one used in a Tom and Jerry cartoon with Tom playing the piano?
It also sounds familiar.
*gaah*
I should have paid more attention to what was in the collection...
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posted on
10/18/2005 6:32:12 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Cellphones, the Wholly Roamin' Empire.)
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