A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day 07-09-02

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest.....
......Every Day

FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues;  salute
and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new
word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who
are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which
we can express ourselves.

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.  I
can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars who posted, and now there are over 60,000 who have registered for posting privileges. 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 November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete
MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1

TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet

MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga

BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc

TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette

MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid

BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf

TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP

MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian

BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68

MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797
BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack

TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett

MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick,Leroy S Mort, Mark17

BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau

TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam,

dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony

BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang

TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx

MIDDLE:  The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law

BOTTOM:  deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.

TOP: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog

MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son

BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.

                     

Who's the Coolest Guy of All?

Cool Guy, FReeper since May 20, 1999, engagingly funny, entertaining, all-around nice guy....... and hero! On at least one occasion when FR was down and would require several hours driving time for John Robinson to fix the problem, Cool Guy was there on the spot, being 'walked through' step by step by John on what to do to get it running again.

At the FReeper Inauguration Ball in Washington DC last year, Cool Guy grabbed the spotlight at one time with a dance later dubbed the "Cool Guy Shuffle", and when the photos were posted to the forum after everyone returned home, Registered immediately siezed upon that photo! :) This is the result:

Everybody Get Down With Cool Guy's "Clinton's Out of the *&$%#@^ White House" Shuffle

It's YOUR day, Cool Guy....I Hope You Dance!

THIS WEEK'S THREADS

07-08-02 BadJoe

[Militiaman7]

Good Morning, Billie

Thanks for the pledge.

One of my favorite quotes:

"It is impossible to Govern without God and the Bible". George Washington

[stainlessbanner]

hey that's pretty cool that you helped jimrob get the servers runnin' again. cool dance, too cool guy! Have a tall cool one : )

[Billie]

Hi, good morning, Lori! I missed you yesterday, but know you're swamped with the Fresno party preparations for this weekend! Will be looking forward to lots of great pictures and a full report of the activities. You California Patriots really know how to throw a party!

[Billie]

Hi, Amy - I did get an early start this morning (for me), but hope no one thinks it's going to be a habit! LOL

[Billie]

LOL1 I've had that same thing happen to me! But then I realize that I forgot to put a paragraph or line break before my graphic! (I don't think it always previews the way it looks on the "Big Screen" though!)

[LadyX]

I enter, laughing!!!

BRAVO, Cool Guy...:)))

(applauding wildly, and asking for an encore!)

[Billie]

Good morning, Militiaman, so good to see you. :) I love that quote.

We've been posting the Pledge of Allegiance every day for a while now, and try to alternate between a few different graphics. Thanks for noticing!

Mama_Bear will be doing tomorrow's thread, and daisyscarlett will post Thursday's. (The flag will still be there) :)

[Billie]

Good morning, stainless! Thanks for coming, and hope you will

[LadyX]

There is an explanation for your 'early rising,' Billiie.

I conspired with larry to from his First Rays of Sunlight Position up there in Maine to hold up a giant metal shield to deflect some to your location in Texas.
Must have aimed them just right into your bedroom window!

OUTSTANDING JOB, LARRY!!

[stainlessbanner]

Hi Billie - I always visit (at least since your birthday), but I don't always post : )

I will surely be around - thanks for the invite, Billie! Have a super day.

[Billie]

Morning! I was so hoping I could still find that animated gif that Registered did of Cool Guy's 'shuffle'! When I found the thread, there was the dreaded red x in the spot where the gif was supposed to be.

BUT, I saw that it was a geocities gif, and copied the url in my browser, and it was still there! I saved it to my server, and it's not going anywhere now!

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' Billie, Cool Guy. Another Cool FReeper to shine the spotlight on today. Cool!

Did someone say ?

Congratulations, Cool Guy!

[Mama_Bear]

Yes, I paged back and found that I had forgotten my paragraph break ... but it previewed fine. So, what good is "preview" if it doesn't show your mistakes? LOL. This is the first time that has happened to me, guess I will just have to pay better attention.

You are so clever, Billie, with the humor you put into your "spotlight", and the animations that you do. And, I feel so "unclever" when it comes to doing my featured freeper. This job is a little tougher than I thought it was going to be. LOL! I think I am going to have to enlist Louie's help to add a little "louie" humor to my featured freeper posts. :-)

[Billie]

AHA! So that's the reason! Please don't do it again, larry! I need my rest, or else I'm grumpy.....at least, according to T Man I am. :)

[Billie]

Thanks - that's nice to know!

[Carolina]

Good morning, Billie. A thread dedicated to Cool Guy. What fun!

Cheers to you, Cool Guy. We met at the FReeper Ball but you probably don't remember since we were all quite happy and under the influence of spirits. HA! We were all very spirited that night. ;-)

[Mama_Bear]

Look, guys, what I just found at the top of my profile page!

Q: Why are the home pages ugly in this 'improved' version?
A: Because I'm working on the system. It will look better when I am finished.

John, do we dare hope that this means we might be getting our music back too??? Please?? :-) :-)

[John Robinson]

Yes, I'll bring back music when I rewrite home pages. That really isn't a top priority at the moment, but if I get stuck in a less interesting project, maybe I'll tackle the home pages.

[Mama_Bear]

Yes, I'll bring back music when I rewrite home pages. That really isn't a top priority at the moment, but if I get stuck in a less interesting project, maybe I'll tackle the home pages.

Thank you, John! I know it is not a priority, but some of us have been very down since the day the music died. Thanks for all you do and for putting up with our whining. :-)

[Billie]

Hi, Dave! Oh, I love your donutz graphic!

Bet CoolGuy is just now getting around, unaware that we've been talking to him for a couple of hours now. :)

Let's see if I can get his attention:

HEY! CG....