A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-14-02

dansangel, Billie

[daisyscarlett]

I got so full from the cheeseburger pizza that Lodwick served for lunch yesterday that I never did get around to making a Mexican lunch for whoever...So, better late than never.....Whoever, you get first choice....

[WVNan]

Now isn't that ironic. I chose the right mixer. I was debating about a concrete mixer or a kitchen mixer, but my first choice was a recording mixer because music is so much a part of my life. My son loves fooling with recording equipment too. I think we may have at least three old mixers lying around the basement somewhere. He runs the sound for our River Valley Opry too.

[daisyscarlett]

And for dessert we have....(hurry Louie, hurry>

[lodwick]

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other "Does this taste funny to
you?"

A sandwich walks into a bar. The barman says "Sorry we don't serve food in here."

Dyslexic man walks into a bra....

A man walks into a bar with a roll of tarmac under his arm and says "Pint please, and
one for the road."

Two hydrogen atoms walk into a bar. One says, "I think I've lost an electron." The
other says, "Are you sure?" The first replies, "Yes, I'm positive..."

Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. And there are 5 people in my
family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mom or my dad. Or my older brother
Colin. Or my younger brother Ho-Cha-Chu.

I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any.

My friend drowned in a bowl of muesli. He was pulled in by a strong currant.

[lodwick]

Great chow for a cool, drizzly day here in CenTex - thanks, and get outta my way. ;-)

[Mixer]

Oh very cool. So is that mixer in the picture in your house. I love recording so much. I have not done it for about 6 years though now that I am not in the business.

Great to see we a love of music in common.

[ST.LOUIE1]

LOL! What a production!

Pineapple pie will be at the top of the list, I'm sure. : )

I'll save a piece for 'Who'. : )

[lodwick]

"God fights on the side with the best artillery." --Napoleon

[ST.LOUIE1]

Dyslexic man walks into a bra....

LOL!

Funny stuff!

Hi, Lody!

[WVNan]

Oooh, I do pray you will be better shortly. Lemon and honey.

[Aquamarine]

Your God Is Love picture looks just like one that my grandmother embroidered with yarn for me 30 years ago. She had embroidered all her adult life but that was first one she did with yarn instead of thread. She went on to embroidery 75 plus more in 10 years time but her first one (the God Is Love) was always my favorite

[Diver Dave]

Did you hear about the Dyslexic Atheist --- He didn't believe in dog

[WVNan]

ROTFLOL! Now those are funny.

[WVNan]

Hehehe...you're talking to yourself again Mixer. What kind of music do you love the most?

[MozartLover]

Lol!

Grits are tasty; but cheese curds.........now THAT'S fine eatin'!!!

;^)

[lodwick]

Hi there Louie - an interesting legend here:

According to legend, Saint Barbara was the extremely beautiful daughter of a wealthy heathen named Dioscorus, who lived near Nicomedia in Asia Minor. Because of her singular beauty and fearful that she be demanded in marriage and taken away from him, he jealously shut her up in a tower to protect her from the outside world.

Shortly before embarking on a journey, he commissioned a sumptuous bathhouse to be built for her, approving the design before he departed. Barbara had heard of the teachings of Christ, and while her father was gone spent much time in contemplation. From the windows of her tower she looked out upon the surrounding countryside and marveled at the growing things; the trees, the animals and the people. She decided that all these must be part of a master plan, and that the idols of wood and stone worshipped by her parents must be condemned as false. Gradually she came to accept the Christian faith.

As her belief became firm, she directed that the builders redesign the bathhouse her father had planned, adding another window so that the three windows might symbolize the Holy Trinity.

When her father returned, he was enraged at the changes and infuriated when Barbara acknowledged that she was a Christian. He dragged her before the perfect of the province, who decreed that she be tortured and put to death by beheading. Dioscorus himself carried out the death sentence. On his way home he was struck by lightening and his body consumed.

Saint Barbara lived and died about the year 300 A.D. She was venerated as early as the seventh century. The legend of the lightning bolt which struck down her persecutor caused her to be regarded as the patron saint in time of danger from thunderstorms, fires and sudden death.

When gunpowder made its appearance in the Western world, Saint Barbara was invoked for aid against accidents resulting from explosions--since some of the earlier artillery pieces often blew up instead of firing their projectile, Saint Barbara became the patroness of the artillerymen.

Saint Barbara is usually represented standing by a tower with three windows, carrying the palm of a martyr in her hand. Often, too, she holds a chalice and a sacramental wafer and sometimes cannon are displayed near her. In the present calendars, the feast of Saint Barbara falls on December 4th and is traditionally recognized by a formal Dining-In or military dinner, often involving presentation of the Order of Saint Barbara.

The Order of Saint Barbara is an honorary military society of the United States Field Artillery. Both U.S. Marine and Army field artillery along with their military and civilian supporters are eligible for membership. The order is managed by the U.S. Field Artillery Association and two levels of recognition exist. The most distinguished level is the Ancient Order of Saint Barbara and those who are selected for this honor have achieved long-term, exceptional service to the field artillery surpassing even their brethren in the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara. The order links field artillerymen of the past and present in a brotherhood of professionalism, selfless service and sacrifice symbolized by Saint Barbara.

[WVNan]

Now I"M ignorant. What is cheese curds? Is that anything like clabbered milk?

[Aquamarine]

...and I meant to say :)...that was a lovely post you made to us dear FRiend!
BTW...God is love and it always shows in the people who know Him.

[Molly Pitcher]

All that Saint Barbara info is new to me!

[JustAmy]

Congratulations on being one of FR's Finest!