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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-04-02
Billie and daisyscarlett

Posted on 10/03/2002 11:41:40 PM PDT by daisyscarlett




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





                     










ONE OF FR'S FINEST COUPLES

abner and victim of circumstance
Freepers since 10-29-99 and 10-21-01 respectively
Chester County, PA

Abner and victim of circumstance are a patriotic, Conservative, attractive and fun-loving couple from Pa. They run a balloon company together and Abner has a sign and screen printing company (from whence she gets her screenname).

How did victim of circumstance get his screen name? According to abner, it comes from him being a victim of circumstance. He is supportive of all of the things that she "gets started and drags him into." And this lady does get things started. Abner has been involved in many FRee Republic events since she signed up, and we will tell you about some of them. But first, we will talk about their latest joint project - the U.S. Flag Balloon project.

"U.S. FLAG BALLOON"

Link is here.

Abner and voc will be touring the United States flying the U.S. Flag Balloon and giving pocket Constitutions to as many people as they can. They are on a mission to increase interest and understanding of the principles and beliefs that created our country and allowed it to endure, grow and prosper becoming a bastion of freedom and equal opportunity for over 200 years.

The US Flag special shape hot air balloon is: 53 feet tall, 78 feet wide, 29 feet from front to back & weighs 530 pounds, and yes, it REALLY flies (three passengers plus pilot).

The U.S. Flag Balloon was launched in May 2002. The latest flight of the balloon was in Statesville NC on the weekend of 9/20/02.

Here is the link.
Link to press coverage.


"GO HOME HILLARY!"

This was Abner's first big FReep. A group of FReepers got together at her business and made 26 or so really BIG banners to follow Hillary around. Ms. Clinton even mentioned one of them on the Tonight Show. NickyG33 (pictured above) was, according to abner, the "instigator" on this one.

Read all about it here-more great photos, too.
And Celebrities Sign Go Home Hillary Banner here.

"INVESTIGATVE REPORTER"

Remember the mole in the Bush campaign? Abner played a big role in bringing this to the attention of the national media. Here is a link to an article she posted on FR Forum. It is fascinating. She sent the article and the information on this lady, Yvette Lozano, to a major journalist, and he sent it off to Drudge who posted it on his site the next day. The story had "legs" after that and made the national news. It is here

"SIGNS BY ABNER"

Abner has produced and/or created many signs used in a wide variety of freeps over a long period of time (i.e., she made and distributed over 250 Sore Loserman signs). Above, she and voc are seen Feeping in front of the White House. Below, are thumbnails from other protests, including the Second Amendment Sisters March, in which her signs were used. Click on pictures for enlarged view.

And here is a link to her business web page in which she unabashedly "plugs" Free Republic.

"END INTERN ABUSE T- SHIRT"

Abner and Doctor Raoul did this really cool t-shirt that gained national notoriety during the Chandra Levy investigation.

Read all about how it made national media news here.

"HAVING FUN IS IMPORTANT, AND SOMETIMES WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS FUN." .....abner

Abner and voc went to the FR Ball and on the FR Cruise (see above photo). They are involved in the Free Republic Network and attended CPAC where they displayed photos of the U.S. Flag Balloon and launched a mini-version in the hall. The balloon project is keeping them busy yet abner continues to contribute to the Forum on a regular basis. Voc doesn't post much but, according to abner, when he does, it is usually a "doosey".

When the balloon project has ended, no doubt this enegetic couple will delight us with yet another patriotic project. Meanwhile, we can all look forward to the U.S. Flag Balloon visiting our area.

CONGRATULATIONS ABNER AND VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE!!!

YOU ARE ONE OF FR'S FINEST COUPLES









THIS WEEK'S THREADS

09-30-02 Dansangel
10-01-02 MhKing
10-02-02 Profile Pages #4
10-03-02 WVNan


Opinions by our own 'King of Ping'
The guy's good, folks!




Thanks, Mixer!


     1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
     2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
     3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
     4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
     5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me an FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: freepers; fun; military; surprises
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To: JustAmy
Good morning Amy!

Hope you are having a wonderful TGIF!

{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}
41 posted on 10/04/2002 6:42:58 AM PDT by dansangel
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To: ladtx
Good Morning ladtx,

Thank-you for posting today's roll call. As always, I'm sorry to see anyone on that list, but thank-you for not letting them be forgotten.

{{{{{{{{{{{ladtx}}}}}}}}}}}}
42 posted on 10/04/2002 6:44:16 AM PDT by dansangel
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To: abner; victim of circumstance; Billie; Mama_Bear; daisyscarlett; dansangel

Abner and Victim of Circumstance - A BIG BALLOON BUMP to y'all. Great slogan!

"HAVING FUN IS IMPORTANT, AND SOMETIMES WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS FUN."

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God Bless America, land of the free, home of the brave. . .

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Flowers at Hermann Park - Houston, Texas

Flowers- Photo by Flyer

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Flyer

43 posted on 10/04/2002 6:50:29 AM PDT by Flyer
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To: Pippin
Howdy, Pippin!
44 posted on 10/04/2002 6:54:27 AM PDT by Flyer
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To: daisyscarlett
It's amazing how much FReeps can accumulate.
45 posted on 10/04/2002 6:54:42 AM PDT by abner
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To: MeeknMing
Coffee, m&m's and a computer. How did you know?

;-)

46 posted on 10/04/2002 7:00:24 AM PDT by abner
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To: Flyer
Hey there Flyer!

Beautiful flowers....that photo really brightened my day!

{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}} for a TGIF!
47 posted on 10/04/2002 7:05:30 AM PDT by dansangel
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To: .30Carbine
Thanks for the coffee....I sure do need it...And something "sweet" too, to give me a little extra "push"....


48 posted on 10/04/2002 7:05:41 AM PDT by daisyscarlett
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To: Pippin
Morning Pip....Pretty neat balloon, doncha think?
49 posted on 10/04/2002 7:06:41 AM PDT by daisyscarlett
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To: Flyer; Billie; daisyscarlett
This is a good day.

I just learned that I can pick Weinie, my poisoned puppy, up today at 2:00.

After 11 days at the vet clinic, I think she's ready to come home. I'm more than happy to have her home.

She will be taking more rides and doing more of the other things she enjoys in life from now on.

I want to thank everybody who prayed for us.

I went to Walmart Monday and the greeter, whose name I don't know, said, "I'm praying for you and your dog."

It's nice to know the caring people in the world out-number the jerks who would poison an innocent little animal.

50 posted on 10/04/2002 7:09:32 AM PDT by lonestar
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To: daisyscarlett
Yep! A pretty neat balloon!
51 posted on 10/04/2002 7:11:20 AM PDT by Pippin
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To: lonestar
I just learned that I can pick Weinie

WAHOO !!

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Flyer

52 posted on 10/04/2002 7:12:18 AM PDT by Flyer
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To: LBGA
Uh, you gonna eat all that? (one of the many tricks I learned from Elvis)
53 posted on 10/04/2002 7:14:22 AM PDT by victim of circumstance
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To: LBGA

Here is a picture of the whole 'package'.

54 posted on 10/04/2002 7:15:17 AM PDT by abner
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To: abner; victim of circumstance

Good Friday Morning
Fine FReepers

55 posted on 10/04/2002 7:16:13 AM PDT by ValerieUSA
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To: Physicist
And the same to you. So close, yet so far away we never have gotten together except at FR stuff. Always the same, never enough time....
56 posted on 10/04/2002 7:16:41 AM PDT by victim of circumstance
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To: abner
WOW!!! What a spectacular outfit! I'll bet you get zillions of honks and waves and smiles from people on the road.
57 posted on 10/04/2002 7:19:03 AM PDT by ValerieUSA
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To: The Mayor; humblegunner
HG - Do you have this cool eagle in your collection?
58 posted on 10/04/2002 7:19:42 AM PDT by Flyer
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To: ValerieUSA
Yes, it stops traffic, creates traffic jams, and basically causes havoc! It's the coolest thing!
59 posted on 10/04/2002 7:20:11 AM PDT by abner
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To: LBGA
So nice to see you, LBGA. Thanks for sharing about your personal experience of meeting abner and voc....You have met lots of neat FReepers, including our very own Dansangel and .45man.

As for the car, here is the linkto all sorts of photos. There are links within links though so I will try to post some of them once I get caught up with the pings (if abner does not beat me to it). Will also post some photos of their adorable pets later.

60 posted on 10/04/2002 7:20:19 AM PDT by daisyscarlett
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