A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day 08-13-02

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:  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.

                     

~~HOME~~
Of Two Of The Last Three Presidents
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MeeknMing
FReeper since 06-02-01

Although Meek, a Dallas County resident, spends much of his time online posing articles from the Dallas Morning News, thus keeping a host of Texas issues before us, he still manages to drop in every day on two of his favorite daily threads:   this one and the USO Canteen.

Like many of us, he gets a lot of pings to other articles, but tries to answer and read as many as he can. With Meek's first post each day on FR's Finest, he always brings with him at least one excerpt from another thread that he recommends reading, as well as the link to that thread. He may or may not have been the one who posted it; he just likes to give us a heads-up on some of FR's most interesting threads for the day.

However, that may be where he leaves 'serious stuff' behind him, as he begins his friendly greetings and banter with the others on the thread. Most of his posts will have "Mr. Winky" or "Mr. Smiley" added at the end. Lately, he's added a new one as well....do you know what it is?  I do. :)

Mr. Winky    Mr. Smiley    Mr. NewOne 

Meek's father is retired U.S. Air Force, who worked "Crash Control" on the flight line (a Firefighter), and so growing up, he said their family lived in a lot of different places. You'll see Meek's dad's photo on tomorrow's thread as we post the latest group of FR's Finest Military.

Yesterday Meek asked if I would like to include a photo of Ming, the other half of his FR screenname. Silly question! Of course I wanted to! And here she is....here they BOTH are! Isn't she pretty? I want to thank you, Ming, for sharing him with us! He is such an asset to FR, and know you must be very proud of him, too. :)

Meek and Ming



Have a Super day, Meekie! You are
~~One of FR's (AND Texas') Finest!~~

THIS WEEK'S THREADS

08-12-02 backhoe

[COB1]

Yep, that is one contented cow!
Fat as a butterball!
Seems like everytime I've tried to run cows the grass is as scarce as hen's teeth.

[JustAmy]

A Texas Baby

A Texan buys a round of drinks for all in the bar because, he announces, his wife has just produced "a typical Texas" baby boy weighing 25 pounds.

Congratulations showered him from all around, and many exclamations of 'WOW!" were heard. A woman faints due to sympathy pains.

Two weeks later, he returns to the bar. The bartender says, "Say, you're the father of the typical Texas baby that weighed 25 pounds at birth. How much does he weigh now?"

The proud father answers, "Seventeen pounds."

The bartender is puzzled, and concerned. "Why? What happened? He already weighed 25 pounds."

The proud Texas daddy sips his Lone Star beer, wipes his lips on his shirt sleeve, leans into the bartender and proudly says, "Had him circumcised."

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Now that's a real Texas Tale!!

JustFrank using JustAmy's account.

[razorback-bert]

Okay, I am turning south at Sonoro, so I am not going far enought east.

Will detour one trip.

[Pippin]

Louie! I keep missing you! =^(

[Billie]

A lot of thunder and lightning going on right now - need to shut down computer before it does it for me. Glad you enjoyed your day, Meekie - you're worth ALL the kudos you got!

I'll try to check back in tonight after things get quieter.

[ValerieUSA]

*LOL*

[Pippin]

Not you too! I keep missing you and Louie!

This darn computer!!!!

[ValerieUSA]

Water over Compton School Road

[COB1]

Only a true Texan knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, but "PITCH" them.
Only a true Texan knows how much catfish, collard greens, turnip greens, okra, blackeyes, pinto beans, etc. make up a "mess".
Only a true Texan can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder".
Only a true Texan knows exactly how long "directly" is - as in: Going to town, be back directly."

Even true Texan babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table.
All true Texans know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.
Oly a true Texan knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. {If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'!)

Only true Texans grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and a right far piece."
They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20.
Only a true Texan both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, a good ol" boy, and po' white trash.

No true Texan would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.
A true Texan knows that "fixin'" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb.
Only a true Texan knows that the term "booger" can be a resident of the nose, a descriptive, as in "that ol' booger" and "that was one booger of a job", or something that jumps out at you in the dark and scares you senseless.

Only true Texans make friends while standing in lines. We don't do "queues", we do "lines", and when we're "in line", we talk to everybody!
Put 100 true Texans in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage.
True Texans never refer to one person as "y'all".

True Texans know grits come from corn, and how to eat them.
Every true Texan knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful, that redeye gravy is also a breakfast food and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food.

When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'...." you know you are in the presence of a genuine Texan!
Only true Texans say, "sweet tea" and "sweet milk". Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it; we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk.

And a true Texan knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say, "Bless her heart" and go your own way.

[Pippin]

Gonna check out the t-shirt stock, Eh?

Let me know what they have.

Of course If you happen to see Dubya,take lots of pictures!

[basil]

I just got around to listening to that recording--and I've got tears in my eyes. I remember being in England one time when I stayed too long, and got so homesick I couldn't stand it!

Thanks for sharing this with all of us ole Texans!

[COB1]

A COWBOY'S GUIDE TO LIFE

Don't squat with your spurs on.

Don't interfere with something that ain't botherin' you none.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

The easiest way to eat crow is while it's still warm.
The colder it gets, the harder it is to swaller.

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.

If it don't seem like it's worth the effort, it probably ain't.

It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.

The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with watches you shave his face in the mirror every morning.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

Don't worry about bitin' off more'n you can chew; your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

Generally, you ain't learnin' nothing when your mouth's a-jawin'.

Tellin' a man to git lost and makin' him do it are two entirely different propositions.

If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there with ya.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

When you give a personal lesson in meanness to a critter or to a person, don't be surprised if they learn their lesson.

When you're throwin' your weight around, be ready to have it thrown around by somebody else.

Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back.

Always take a good look at what you're about to eat. It's not so important to know what it is, but it's sure crucial to know what it was.

The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back into your pocket.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

** Cowboy unknown

[LadyX]

YOU'RE LEAVING, Meekie?!!!

Just when I was going to post at least ten paragraphs of praise - harumph...

Let's see - you added me to your sacred PING!! List - and - that's enuff, Mister...:)))

You are indelibly stamped under the Good Guy Column of Life.
Thank you for sharing the picture of your beautiful Ming!

[Pippin]

You have mail!

BTW: The Pies were delicious! LOL!

[ladyinred]

Just as I read your post about you both liking Hershey Kisses, I was eating one myself!

You must be real quality people if you are a kisses fan! I can't live without them personally! :)

Congrats on your day! I could never tell what your new graphic was, drove me nuts, but thank goodness it was revealed today! LOL

[The Mayor]

It's about time that I posted these...

this our caravan to Virginia. A 25foot penske truck pulling the family minivan loaded up with my tools. Overall length was about 50 feet.Then behind me was the family in my work van.

That's Mrs Mayor on the left and my 10 year old on the ladder. I took everything out of the van and loaded it up with blankets and pillows so the kidds and the cat would be comfortable on the long 13 hour drive.

This is my family the next afternoon, we were unloading all my stuff (tools) and putting all of it back in the work van.

[LadyX]

What a beautiful family, TM!!

Nice to know the good folks for whom we have been and will be praying as you begin a New Life!

[chadsworth]

So when people say that "Texas" came from the Indian word for "friends" that's only partially right

You mean to tell me, now after 50 some years of being a Texan, that Pecos Bill didn't really have anything to do with naming Texas! DAMN

How about "The Lone Star State" name, surely Pecos Bill had something to do with that!

He did reroute the Pecos river --- didn't he???

[The Mayor]

Thankyou so much, and I can't thank you for all your prayers. They work!!

[chadsworth]

Only a true Texan knows the difference

Just love these - I can remember when I was a kid and hearing all of these at some time or another. GREAT STUFF and only in Texas.

BTW, I haven't seen this posted - sorry if it is a repeat ---

There is a town in the panhandle that is closer to 5 or maybe 6 ( can't remember for sure) other state capitals than it is its' own ( Austin)

tidbits from chads college of little known knowledge!