The FReeper Canteen - Scuttlebutt - 20 Oct 2011

A respite place for our troops, vets & military families! | The Canteen Crew

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At the FReeper Canteen!

C'mon and take a break ! Walk on over to the water cooler and lets chat. Post your thoughts, opinions, news of the day, rantings, ravings, pontificates, hypothesis, hyperboles, your soap box cause, your mantra, your baggage, your garbage, your blogging, your secrets, whatever you feel would make talk around the water cooler real interesting!

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.  

 

 

The peace is shattered in an airplane by a five-year-old boy who picks the moment after the plane has taken off to throw a wild temper tantrum. No matter what his frustrated, embarrassed mother does to try to calm him down, the boy continues to scream furiously and kick the seats around him.

Suddenly, from the rear of the plane, a man in a Marine uniform is seen slowly walking forward up the aisle. Stopping the flustered mother with an upraised hand, the courtly, soft-spoken Marine leans down and, motioning toward his chest, whispers something into the boy's ear.

Instantly, the boy calms down, gently takes his mother's hand, and quietly fastens his seat belt. All the other passengers burst into spontaneous applause.

As the Marine slowly makes his way back to his seat, one of the cabin attendants touches his sleeve. "Excuse me, sir," she asks quietly, "but could I ask you what magic words you used on that little boy?"

The Marine smiles serenely and gently confides, "I showed him my pilot's wings, service stars, and battle ribbons, and explained that they entitle me to throw one passenger out the plane door on any flight I choose."

******** **Kaleidoskop**

 

A new Video by our FRiends 'Due South'!

~The Good Guys~

Please give a watch to this new video by the musical Group "Due South".

"The Good Guys is not just a song....but a movement to honor & restore support to those who protect us"!

*Official Website*
Support the artists!

 

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 pinch cardamom (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups pumpkin
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
8 ounces cream cheese
chopped pumpkin seeds (optional) or walnuts (optional) or pecans (optional)

Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 350.
2 Put the entire brick of cream cheese on a piece of wax paper or parchment paper and shape it into a long log.
3 Put it in the freezer while you mix and fill the pans, up to an hour.
4 Unwrap and cut with a sharp knife so each cream cheese disk equals 1-2 teaspoons. If the cream cheese disks are too big around, cut thick slices and then cut them in half. This lets you push it down into the batter easier.
5 Mix all ingredients together (except cream cheese and nuts).
6 Fill muffin tins (greased or paper cups) half full.
7 Put cream cheese disc in the middle, pressing down.
8 Sprinkle with 1 tsp chopped nuts.
9 Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean from the muffin part (do not touch the cream cheese!).
10 Let cool in pans for 5 minutes, then remove to racks to cool completely. Do not touch the cream cheese until it cools.
Makes 24 muffins

 

 

 

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Professional Engineer]

Howdy Miss. I believe McCarthy was right in regards to the gubmint as well.

How are things up in the land of the frozen chosen?

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Kathy!

*HUGS*

Great to see you this morning!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Arrowhead1952]

"I'm 5"2', blonde and sitting in the right front seat." Ground control: "Repeat after me: Our Father... who art in Heaven.....

LOL. That is a good one!

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.
It was a chilly 41º at the house this morning.

[luvie]

Thanks! I sure will tell everyone hi for you! :)

You should join us sometime!

[luvie]

Just peekin' in to say
Hope all of you have a great day!
I'll be travelin' east in a few!
Lots of things to see and do!
((((hugs))))
We're gonna shoot stuff and stuff ourselves! LOL!

[Arrowhead1952]

SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE HUMOR!

I was in bed with a blind girl last night and she said that I had the biggest penis she had ever laid her hands on. I said, “You’re pulling my leg.”

I saw a poor old lady fall over today on the ice!! At least I presume she was poor - she only had $1.20 in her purse.

My girlfriend thinks that I’m a stalker. Well, she’s not exactly my girlfriend yet.

Went for my routine checkup today and everything seemed to be going fine until he stuck his index finger up my butt! Do you think I should change dentists?

A wife says to her husband you’re always pushing me around and talking behind my back. He says what do you expect? You’re in a wheel chair.

I was explaining to my wife last night that when you die you get reincarnated but must come back as a different creature. She said she would like to come back as a cow. I said, “You’re obviously not listening”.

The wife has been missing a week now. Police said to prepare for the worst. So, I have been to the thrift shop to get all of her clothes back.

At the Senior Citizens Center they had a contest the other day. I lost by one point: The question was: Where do women mostly have curly hair? Apparently the correct answer was Africa !!!

One of the other questions that I missed was to name one thing commonly found in cells. It appears that Mexicans is not the correct answer either.

There’s a new Muslim clothing shop opened in our shopping center, but I’ve been banned from it after asking to look at some of the new bomber jackets.

A buddy of mine has just told me he’s getting it on with his girlfriend and her twin. I said, “How can you tell them apart?” He said, “Her brother’s got a mustache.

“Just put a deposit down on a brand new Porsche and mentioned it on Facebook. I said, “I can’t wait for the new 911 to arrive!” Next thing I know 4,000 f....g Muslims have added me as a friend!!

Being a modest man, when I checked into my hotel on a recent trip, I said to the lady at the registration desk, “I hope the porn channel in my room is disabled.” To which she replied, “No, it’s regular people-porn, you sick bastard.

The Red Cross have just knocked at our door and asked if we could help towards the floods in Pakistan. I said we would love to, but our garden hose only reaches the driveway.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning LUV and (((HUGS))) to you.

[Arrowhead1952]

So far so good.. diet is a 4-letter word tho.

I have a Garfield cartoon that says: "Diet is die with a "t" at the end".

[left that other site]

You got THAT right!

I have been on High Blood pressure meds for years, and just for laughs, went to a different doctor without taking the pill beforehand. My BP was actually LOWER without the medication (and without the TWO HOUR wait with CNN blaring on the TV, rude receptionist, and a room full of hacking, wheezing, upset and angry people!)

I changed doctors. Since I have no health Insurance anyway, I am FREE to do that!

Get that? NOT having Insurance is FREEDOM!!!! YEAHHHHH!!!!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Luv!

*HUGS*

Happy Thursday to you!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

G’mornin’! Looks like your morning weather is cooler than ours!

But these cool mornings are sure welcome after the nightmare summer we had!

Supposed to be back into the 80s in the afternoons, though. Texas!

[Arrowhead1952]

We may stay in the 70s or low 80s today.

I am so ready for the cooler weather.

[beachn4fun]

WELCOME TO

(where our troops, allies and their families can refresh themselves)

Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Connie, for preparing the Canteen for today's activities.

Sorry I'm so late, work got in the way.

Thanks for the link to DueSouth

Now our local DC Metroland weather report

~ Today... Mostly sunny and breezy.
Highs in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

~ Tonight...Partly cloudy and breezy.
Lows in the mid 40s.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.

Looks like it's time for another installment of

DID YOU KNOW?

There are exactly 1,048576 bytes in one megabyte.
Half a byte is called a "nybble."

The color of the blood of an octopus is bluish-green.

If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times,
but more like 4,950. The heads picture weighs more,
so it ends up on the bottom more often.

Fighting alongside Americans and British during the D-Day invasion of 1944 were 15,000 Canadians.
And it was the Canadian troops who were the first to reach their planned objective.

I've got to make my rounds.
But, you stay right where you are.
Keep the troops entertained and the Canteen clean...
Cause...if you don't...I'll tell Ma!

Sit for a while.

There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

PLEASE REMEMBER THEM ....

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[Arrowhead1952]

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