USO Canteen FReeper Style....Monday Mail Call ....July 8,2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen Freeper Style and Snow Bunny

[Snow Bunny]

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Our troops need our support and encouragement. They are away from home, some for the first time, and usually lonely or discouraged. It is important for us to reach out and help them in the same way we would want someone to reach out to our loved ones if and when they are in the same position.

They answered their call and we are answering theirs offering them the USO Canteen FReeper Style each day and thanking them for serving.

This is IN Coming Mail from some of those serving now.

We at the USO Canteen FReeper Style, a running thread at Free Republic, are proud to support our Military. The mail comes in from contacting some of our Military Bases, Marine Corps Leagues , and friends and family of those serving now. Also from responses at the wonderful P.O.Box that 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub has made so easily available to each of us here at Free Republic.

They are writing to those that frequent the FReeper USO Canteen to thank you for your support.

ALL the mail posted on Monday Mail Call is Recent Mail from the prior week.

Snow Bunny
Thank you for the tribute to Chesty Puller.
And one of your Bunny hugs to everyone
there for the best support a Marine could
ask for from back home.
My Dad served in the Marines in Vietnam
he doesn’t talk about it much but this last
time I was home, we sat and talked for hours.
He is also a Freeper and showed me what FR
was and the Freeper USO Canteen.
He said he wished FR had been around when he
was serving. I can see what he means Freepers
are what I think about right after I think about
my Dad when I am over here.
Thank you and everyone at the Canteen .

Ron
USMC

Snow Bunny
Great music and fun day going to New York.

Victoria Delsoul and Aquamarine thanks for
the music it was the best. You read my mind
on most of the songs you played.

Your USO sure knows how to throw a party and
and how important liberty is to all of us.

Kisses to all the girls, and a special one for Victoria.

Your friend,
Tony
USMC

Snow Bunny and the Canteeners,

I get to see the Freeper USO Canteen each day and I have yet to be disappointed am a veteran of two wars and from seeing each of you and the Canteen,I can tell you I would go back again and fight in those same wars over again.

YOU all are what America is about!

I give you permission to add this to your Monday Mail Call day. I want everyone there to know we are out here and you make a difference in lives you touch. You see, each day I get up and after my physical therapy I come back home. The first thing I do is turn on my computer and come to Free Republic. I keep two screens open, one with the Canteen and the other with all the threads at FR that I read . The information at FR is top notch and usually before it is on my news here.

The anger builds sometimes as I read of things eating away at MY America. Then I read the Canteen screen and smile or a hearty laugh. It keeps me sane in a world gone half crazy with liberals.

Thank you for welcoming all of us Veterans home and for your marvelous support of our kids serving now. The Canteen is exactly how I remember the USO except for one BIG thing, Free Republic’s IS EVEN BETTER.

God be with each of you and your families that let you spend the time at the Canteen to make such a big difference in the life of an old worn out veteran.

In your service,
Tyler
USNAVY Veteran and now lurker at FR

Dear Bunny
This is a special request, please use the top part of my letter to display
on your Mail Call Day.
First I would like you to know how much all the support I get at the
Freeper USO Canteen means to me. Thank you everyone there.

Victoria Delsoul can you hear me because this is for you.
I LOVE YOU !

There I’ve said it and I feel much better now. Thank you for
making my days over here feel a little more like I am home.
The Canteen is my home away from home over here and Bunny
your gift to us with the Canteen is more then appreciated.

Admirer of the Freeper USO Canteen and Victoria, Thank you !
Mike
US Army

Snow Bunny please put this on your Monday Mail Call for the Bad Boys

My Mom wrote me an email and told me after reading my letters to her I had better check out Free Republic’s USO Canteen for Freepers. I finally did and now I am addicted to it. I don’t know your real names, but the 4 Bad Boys here are Joe, Marty, Al, and myself Scully the Scrounger.

So far we have only been in trouble once, but that is because we had a little misunderstanding if you get what I mean. A guy has to do what a guy has to do after all. LOL

It is good to see we can carry on the fine tradition of Bad Boys that was set before us in you Veterans. Fine job men!

My mom likes it because she said there is hope for us over here when I tell her a little of what we have done. She says if we turn out to be the kind of Bad Boys she sees at the Freeper USO Canteen there is hope. Ya got to love Mom !

Mainly I , no we all want to thank you for the Freeper USO Canteen. There are some tuff days for us and you make them better.

Thanks much!
Scully and the Pirates
US Navy

Snow Bunny/Atilla the Bun ( honorary Marine)

Thank you and all of you that make such a great place online. My Uncle is with the National Guard and where they are right now, we’re not sure. Before he left he told me about the USO Canteen Freeper Style and also Jim Robinson founding Free Republic.

What a fine man Jim Robinson is and reading about him in the tribute you all did at the Canteen was very motivating to me. I have some favorite days there that I look forward to each week when I can get the time online:Themeless Thursday, Freeper Friday and when you do threads about different topics.

Tell LadyX she is beautiful and I am proud of her. She has raised a fine family besides being a lady Marine. We can always use more lady Marines like LadyX setting such a fine example.

All of your support means a lot over here.
Your friend, Love you Snow Bunny,
Cole
USMC

Snow Bunny.
Thank you! You Freepers are grade A, First Class all the way!

Now SAMWolf we need to have a little talk here. I read your
Freeper Friday and saw you were in the Army. Now IF and I say IF
you had been a Marine you never would have been in that Volcano
in the first place. You would have taken those fine ladies, Misty CA,
and yes GREAT legs on that one, SpookBrat (the most delightful
personality ) and AntiJen ( got a crush on her) and led them away from
that nasty volcano.

But we can’t all be Marines and you did give the ladies a fine time of it.
So I won’t be too hard on you Sam.

You have it all at the Freeper USO Canteen. Humor that is great, not only
the jokes which I send back home to my family. But in heartfelt reaching
out in the truest support of the military I have ever seen.

Ladies go easy on Sam, LOL , Bad Boys need love too.
The Canteen just keeps getting better each time I check in. God bless each
of you!

Steve
USMC

Dear Snow Bunny,
You sure know how to make a guy feel at home. And to find so many
warm and loving people that gel like they do is nothing short of a
miracle.
Thank you Jim Robinson for founding Free Republic and for the
phenomenal USO Canteen Freeper Style.
I would also like to give a special thank you to 68-69Tonkin Gulf
Yatch Club for the mail box. You do an exceptional job with it .

Jim Robinson, a lot of us here can’t post as you understand , but we
want you to know that your life makes a difference in others you have
not met on your forum. Thank you Sir !

Slim
USAF

To Snow Bunny
I think my heart burst with pride the day I came to the FR web site.
read some things there and then stopped by the Canteen.
Thank you Patriots! One day when I can in the future I plan on
giving Victoria some turns, heck many turns on the dance floor.
Victoria, we will just let ole Sam play the records for the night,
you will be way too busy if you say yes. Dancing under the stars
with me. I took some notes from Tonkin at the last dance and from
one sailor to another he knows his stuff. So I trust you will not be
disappointed in my footwork.

Thank you for the thread about Ordies. My cousin is an Aviation
Ordnanceman and I sent him the web site that day in an email.You
all made his day.

Thank you may be just two words but it carry’s with is a lot of
meaning.
Hugh
US NAVY

Hi Snow Bunny
I laugh so hard when I get to visit the Freeper USO Canteen.THANK YOU !

I just love everyone there and especially the way you hit hard with posts and
then turn around and play hard too. Leadpenny, I like your name and thank you for
Serving. DoughtyOne, you are very talented and I really like the things you make
that Bunny shows us each day.
I feel like I have come from a town where all of us girls have been friends. Jen, Misty,
Spookie, Sassy ,Deadhead, Coteblanche ( I love to say your name) ,Iowa Granny
(Grandpa was born in Iowa), Victoria, Linda, Aquamarine, Souris, I will feel awful if I leave
out any one of you.

And you guys are so funny, Tomkow6, HiJinx, Sam, Kneezles, Mr_Magoo, Radio Astronomer, how can I thank
you. Ligeia and MeeknMing, Light Speed, Bahbah, LadyX, BeforeISleep, The Mayor, DoughtyOne , Larry Johnson, Lodwick,so many I wish I could name you all.

I love the Canteen, it makes a bad day good, sadness go away, a loneliness disappear
Each time I am there. In one of your posts you have me crying it is so touching, then you
Turn around and have me laughing so hard. Thank you! God be with you and your families you deserve every happiness and protection. You
deserve not to worry about your safety and to know we are doing our jobs. And we are and
will continue too. God bless our Commander in Chief.

Thank you for your generous support each day. I carry it with me when I am not able to
Visit.
Karyn
US Army

[Mr_Magoo]

Good Morning CS!

What do fish say when they hit a concrete wall?




Dam!

[Pippin]

LOL!! You're good!

[DoughtyOne]

Very well thank you. Hope all is good for you too.

[Pippin]

All is well. =^)

[Mr_Magoo]

SShhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

[Pippin]

You wish to remaim anonymous?

[Mr_Magoo]

You're good!

I've got a Rep. to protect . . .

[tomkow6]

A policeman was interrogating 3 blondes who were training
to become detectives. To test their skills in recognizing
a suspect, he shows the first blonde a picture for 5 seconds
and then hides it. "This is your suspect, how would you
recognize him?"

The first blonde answers, "That's easy, we'll catch him
fast because he only has one eye!"

The policeman says, "Well...uh...that's because the picture
shows his profile."

Slightly flustered by this ridiculous response, he flashes
the picture for 5 seconds at the second blonde and asks her,
"This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"

The second blonde giggles, flips her hair and says, "Ha!
He'd be too easy to catch because he only has one ear!"

The policeman angrily responds, "What's the matter with you
two?!? Of course only one eye and one ear are SHOWING because
it's a picture of his profile!! Is that the best answer you
can come up with?

Extremely frustrated at this point, he shows the picture
to the third blonde and in a very testy voice asks, "This
is your suspect, how would you recognize him?" He quickly
adds, "...think hard before giving me a stupid answer!"

The blonde looks at the picture intently for a moment and
says, "Hmmmm, the suspect wears contact lenses."

The policeman is surprised and speechless because he really
doesn't know himself if the suspect wears contacts or not.
"Well, that's an interesting answer. Wait here for a few
minutes while I check his file and I'll get back to you on
that."

He leaves the room and goes to his office, checks the
suspect's file in his computer, and comes back with a
beaming smile on his face. "Wow! I can't believe it...it's
TRUE! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses. Good work!
How were you able to make such an astute observation?"

"That's easy," the blonde replied. "He can't wear regular
glasses because he only has one eye and one ear!"

[JustAmy]

Thank you so much for that huge hug. I am doing fine (thanks for asking) and it is great to be back.

[Mr_Magoo]

Three blondes have just died and are at the Pearly Gates of
Heaven. St. Peter tells them that they can enter the Gates if
they can answer one simple question. He asks the first
blonde, "What is Easter?"

The first blonde replies, "Oh, that's easy! It's the holiday in
November when everyone gets together, eats turkey, and
is thankful..."

The second blonde replies, "No, Easter is the holiday in
December when we put up a nice tree, exchange presents,
and celebrate the birth of Jesus."

St. Peter looks at the two blondes, shakes his head in
disgust, looks at the third blonde and again asks, "WHAT IS
EASTER?"

The third blonde smiles and looks St. Peter in the eye. "I
know what Easter is. Easter is the Christian holiday that
coincides with the Jewish celebration of Passover. After
Jesus and his disciples had eaten the last supper, Jesus
was betrayed and turned over to the Romans by one of the
disciples. The Romans took him to be crucified and he was
stabbed in the side, made to wear a crown of thorns, and
was hung on a cross. He was buried in a nearby cave which
was sealed off by a large boulder. Every year the boulder is
moved aside so that Jesus can come out, and if he sees his
shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter..."

[piasa]

Howdy! Hope you had a good 4th! Here's something you might want to let people know about:

Young Artists Wanted for Hope and Courage Contest

The Department of Defense's Deployment Health Clinical Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center is looking for child and teen artists to participate in the 2002 Reflections of Hope and Courage art contest. The contest is open to children of reservists, active duty or retired military personnel or Department of Defense, Federal government and emergency response workers.

Artwork may be in chalk, ink, pencil or paint. A grand prize trip to Disney world will be awarded to winners in each age group: 6-8, 9-12, 13-16 and 16-18. Cash prizes will also be awarded to first -$500, second - $250, and third-place $125 winners.

The deadline for submitting artwork is August 9. entries should be mailed to DHCC Art Contest, P.O. Box 59667, Washingtone, D.C. 20012.

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And now... for a public service announcement from the big man himself:

[tomkow6]

A man went to visit his 90 year old grandfather who
lived way out in the boondocks. After he'd spent the
night, his grandfather fixed him bacon and eggs for
breakfast. Noticing a heavy film on his plate and he
questioned, "Grandpa, are these plates clean?"

His grandfather replied, "Those plates are as clean
as cold water can get them, so go on and finish your
meal."

Later on that afternoon, while eating the hamburgers
his grandfather made for lunch, he noticed tiny specks
around the edge of his plate, and a substance that
looked like dried egg yokes. So he asked again,
"Grandpa, are you sure these plates are clean?

Without looking up from his hamburger, the grandfather
replied, "I told you before, those dishes are as clean
as
cold water can get them, now don't ask me about it
anymore!"

Later on that afternoon, and feeling a bit queasy, he
decided to go to a nearby town for dinner. As he was
leaving, his Grandfather's dog started to growl, and
wouldn't let him pass. He called out, "Grandpa, your
dog won't let me out."

Without diverting his attention from the baseball game
he was watching, Grandpa shouted back, "Coldwater, get
your flea bitten a$$ out of the way!"

[JustAmy]

It is going to be a warm day today; I think the nice weather will continue thru our Tailgate Party this week-end.

[Mr_Magoo]

Ways to annoy public bathroom stallmate

1. Stick your open palm under the stall wall and ask your neighbor,
May I borrow a highlighter?"

2. Say, "Uh oh, I knew I shouldn't have put my lips on that."

3. Cheer and clap loudly every time somebody breaks the silence with a bodily function noise.

4. Say, "Damn, this water's cold."

5. Drop a marble and say, "Oh @#$%! My glass eye!"

6. Say, "Hmmm, I've never seen that color before."

7. Grunt and strain real loud for 30 seconds and then drop a cantaloupe into the toilet bowl from a height of 6 feet. Sigh relaxingly.

8. Say, "Now how did that get there?"

9. Say, "Humus. Reminds me of humus."

10. Fill up a large flask with Mountain Dew. Squirt it erratically under the stall walls of your neighbors while yelling, "Whoa! Easy boy!"

11. Say, "Interesting... more floaters than sinkers."

12. Using a small squeeze tube, spread peanut butter on a wad of toilet paper and drop the wad under the stall wall of your neighbor. Then say, "Whoops, could you kick that back over here please?"


13. Say, "C'mon Mr. Happy! Don't fall asleep on me."

14. Fill a balloon with creamed corn. Rush into the stall with your hand over your mouth and let out a lengthy vomit impression while you squeeze the balloon and splatter cream corn all about. Apologize profusely and blame it on the fettucine alfredo you had for breakfast.

15. Say, "Boy, that sure looks like a maggot."

16. Say, "Damn, I knew that drain hole was a little too small. Now what am I gonna do?"

17. Play a well known drum cadence over and over again on your butt cheeks.

18. Before you unroll toilet paper, conspicuously lay down your "Cross Dressers Anonymous" newsletter on the floor visible to the adjacent stall.

19. Lower a small mirror underneath the stall wall, adjust it so you can see your neighbor and say,
"Peek-a-boo!"

20. Drop a D-cup bra on the floor under the stall wall and sing "Born Free".

[SAMWolf]

ROTFLMAO!!!!

[SassyMom]

I hope that you all have a GREAT time this weekend. You will be in my thoughts for sure! What a great thing to be able to meet so many of these wonderful people that are a part of this great freeper family. :)

[tomkow6]

My family physician told me of an incident that actually happened
to him back in the early days of his practice.

He said a woman brought her baby to see him, and he determined
right away that the baby had an earache. He wrote a prescription
for ear drops. In the directions he wrote, "Put two drops in
right ear every four hours" and he abbreviated "right" as an R
with a circle around it.

Several days passed, and the woman returned with her baby,
complaining that the baby still had an earache, and his little
behind was getting really greasy with all those drops of oil.

The doctor looked at the bottle of ear drops and sure enough, the
pharmacist had typed the following instructions on the label:

"Put two drops in R ear every four hours."

[Mr_Magoo]

When I was in jr. high, all I wanted was a girl with big boobs.

In high school, I dated a girl with big boobs, but there was no
passion. So I decided I needed a passionate girl.

In college, I dated a passionate girl, but she was too emotional.
Everything was an emergency, she cried all the time. So I decided I
needed a girl with some stability.

I found a very stable girl, but she was boring. She never got excited
about anything. So I decided I needed a girl with some excitement.

I found an exciting girl, but I couldn't keep up with her. She rushed
from one thing to another, never settling on anything. She was without
direction. So I decided to find a girl with some ambition.

After college, I found an ambitious girl and married her. She was so
ambitious, she divorced me and took everything I owned.

Now all I want is a girl with big boobs!!

[Pippin]

I meant you're joke was good.

[tomkow6]

TIPS FOR TRAVELING IN ALABAMA!!

1. If you run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in a four-wheel drive pickup with a 12-pack of beer and a tow chain will be along shortly. Don't try to help
them; just stay out of their way. This is what they live for.

2. Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and fish bait in the same store.

3. Remember: "Y'all" is singular, "All y'all" is plural, and "Ally'all's" is plural possessive.

4. Get used to hearing, "You ain't from around here, are ya?"

5. Don't be worried at not understanding what people are saying: they can't understand you either.