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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day 08-13-02
Billie
Posted on 08/13/2002 5:29:27 AM PDT by Billie
A Few of FR's Finest..... ......Every Day
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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~~HOME~~ Of Two Of The Last Three Presidents ~~and~~
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!~~
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THIS WEEK'S THREADS
08-12-02 backhoe
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: freepers; fun; military; surprises; veterans
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To: LadyX
Humming here - "Happy trails to yew"..:)))
(If one kin hum in 'Texanspeak,' izzat right?)
Yup ! LOL! Mornin', my fellow early bird! I just finished going through the rest of this thread. FReepers are the greatest, I tell ya ! You have a lovely day, too, my FRiend !
To: Billie; daisyscarlett; Mama_Bear; anymouse; McLynnan; Ragtime Cowgirl; Endeavor; blackie; LadyX; ...
I finished up going through the rest of this thread. My sincere thanks to all of you! Your kind words, your pictures you posted, the Texas stuff - everything - is appreciated more than I can express in words!
FReepers are truly the best, and FreeRepublic is the best site on the 'Net !
Thank you all !
To: Billie; MeeknMing
Belated congratulations, MnM! How very nice to meet the Mrs. here! Hope every day on FR is as fun as this "Finest" day surely was! See you in the pings!
To: MeeknMing
Good Morning, Meekie!
I'm glad you enjoyed yesterday's thread.
464
posted on
08/14/2002 5:11:37 AM PDT
by
Pippin
To: .30Carbine; ClaraSuzanne
Thanks, 3C - my old FRiend !
Miss Clara, I sure did. Miss Billie did a good job with this thread.
To: MeeknMing
How are you doing today?
466
posted on
08/14/2002 6:48:17 AM PDT
by
Pippin
To: ClaraSuzanne; MeeknMing; All
467
posted on
08/14/2002 6:54:22 AM PDT
by
Billie
To: mtngrl@vrwc
I love being on your ping list.....have I told you that lately? lol! You always point me towards the most interesting threads. ;-) Thank you ! I like that mtngrl image/graph there, too !
To: MeeknMing
BRO BUMP
YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAA! Awright BRO! Kickin names and takin a$$ as per usual I see! I've been out the loop for a couple days... Great pics! How'd you get hold a that sweet lil' Ming-thang, you dog you... ;)
Aside-- hey you hear about the Walmart kidnapping case in Abilene? Well you and the rest of the USA... Bro, I was IN Abilene the DAY that happened... Walmart right down the street... How do ya like THEM apples. (And for the peanut gallery, NO I did not dress up as a 400 lb woman with brown blonde hair and circle the parking lot. ;)
Well Sweet Thang's net connection sucks, to employ the vernacular, so I ain't gonna be FReepin too awful much the next week but hopping in and out now and then... Catch you round, bro!
Very Best FReegards,
Max
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469
posted on
08/15/2002 7:11:54 AM PDT
by
maxwell
To: lodwick
470
posted on
08/15/2002 7:21:03 AM PDT
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unixfox
To: maxwell
Hey, Max ! he he. Thanks !
Ming is a sweetie, a heart as big as Texas.
So you were in Abilene, huh? Whoa !
So are you still there or you on the move?
I'll ping you to any good stuff, so you won't miss anything. (I'll try not to stuff your "my comments" box too full, tho, lol !)
See you later!
To: MeeknMing
Wonderful thread. So glad I found it. The pictures are just beautiful and I've enjoyed all the Texas jokes and Texas facts.
To: mysterylover
Thanks!
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posted on
04/28/2003 5:00:04 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
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