Good morning, hello, Welcome and BOO!
It's time for another wonderful read by our 'King' (King John, King of Ping).....

Trick or Treat!

Thanks, Dutchess, for sending this adorable graphic to me!

LOL! How cute that picture is!

Another well written article today John. I hope that whole fiasco backfires on the demos!

Beautiful sunrise Loddy!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

In memory of my fellow Vietnam helicopter pilots who were killed in that war the following were lost on OCT 31. God bless them all.

1968 CW2 Steven I. Cavin -- 54 SIG BN, Age 23, Norfolk, Virginia
1968 WO1 Paul R. Driscoll -- 54 SIG BN, Age 22, Monument Beach, Massachusetts
1968 1LT Milton D. Pate -- A/2/17 CAV, Age 23, Galveston, Texas
1968 1LT Ronald A. Wolter -- A/2/17 CAV, Age 21, Carpentersville, Illinois
1969 CW3 Paul R. Getz -- A/228 ASHB 1 CAV, Age 40, North Las Vegas, Nevada
1969 WO1 Michael D. Rosenthal Jr. -- B/229 AHB 1 CAV, Age 25, Metairie, Louisiana
1969 CPT Murray J. Wyman -- B/229 AHB 1 CAV, Age 25, San Jose, California
1972 CPT Steven D. Howard -- 18 CAC, Age 31, El Dorado, Kansas
1972 CW2 James M. Stever -- 18 AVN, Age 28, Visalia, California
1972 CW2 Ronald L. Vanlandingham -- 18 CAC, Age27, San Antonio, Texas

In memory of CPT Steven D. Howard, 18th CAC: KIA Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam

On the morning of 10/31/72 Steve and I and a couple of others conducted a Protestant religious service at our chapel in Can Tho (our Chaplain had DEROSed). This was the birthday of the pilot scheduled to fly this mission and Steve volunteered to take his mission so he could celebrate his birthday. The mission was to fly a CH-47 from Can Tho to Vung Tau to pick up troops from our compound that were there on an in-country R&R. There were some troops there from Dong Tam who needed a ride, so Steve volunteered to take them too. On climb-out from Dong Tam, at about 500 feet, the aircraft was hit in the aft pylon by an SA-7 anti-aircraft missile. All on board were killed. I was the unit recovery officer and coordinated the recovery. Steve was a devout Christian, a good man, and a fine officer. The Bible tells us in John 15:13 that, "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." Steve had this greater love.

Les Scates CWO3 US Army (Ret.)

18th Corps Aviation Company (CAC) Unit patch

CH-47 -- The type of aircraft CPT Howard was flying at the time of his death and 9 others.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE

SCOUTS OUT!

Oh, you are soooooo scary...;-)Hey, have you, as a Texan, noticed that Walt "The Owl" Mondale is starting to look a whole lot like old Lloyd Bentsen?? Please, let's hope HE stays in retirement ;-)

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY!!!

You mean I can post today?

Fr's not acting up?

YIPPIE!!!!!!!!!

Happy Halloween Morning Fine FReepers

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Finest...Bump !!

Death To all Muslim Extremist's !!

Snuff Saddam, NOW !!

The RATS Are In Disarray...Eradicate The Rodents !!

Fire Democrats, Hire Republicans !!

GWB Is The Man !!

The Second Amendment...
America's Original Homeland Security !!

Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!

Let's Roll !!

Molon Labe !!

Good morning y'all.....or afternoon, as the case may be.

John, your "two cents" is a great read, as always. Let us hope that the disgusting political display that was supposed to pass for a funeral was enough to seal their fate. Booing the Senate Minority Leader who had come to pay his respects at Senator Wellstone's funeral was beyond the pale, but it seems to be typical of the sleazy behavior from the left.

Billie, those Lab ghosts batting their eyelashes are SO cute! We have the best graphics on the Finest thread!

Happy second anniversary, Daisy!

I am wishing all my Finest FRiends a spooktacular Halloween!

Hi Billie and all you other special trick or treaters. Wishing you a spooky, fun, safe and wonderful Halloween. I don't go for this Day of the Dead stuff, it's a day to celebrate LIfe.

JH2, I read this Minnesota farce the same way you do...though, I'd forgotten about the Greens, your reminder of them as a factor eroding the Dim share of the vote is cheering me up.

The Asses' flagrant grab for power is so revolting.

I'm hoping the citizens of Minnesota have the good sense to be offended by these criminal vipers and reject Mondale as soundly as he was rejected 18 years ago.

Hi Billie, thanks for the ping.

Happy Halloween everyone!

Thanks for the ping Billie! Happy Halloween.

ArnePumpkin

Got the following via email:

Political correctness is taking its toll on Halloween.
Consider some old Halloween activities, for example:

WITCH BURNING: Just singe one around the edges today and the
ERA types will be on you like stink on shit. What 30
centuries of white male authors used to call witches, are
today respected as complexion-impaired, wardrobe-challenged
wom... uh, womyn.

WINDOW WAXING: These days you'll only set off the light-,
noise-, motion-, and aroma-sensitive burglar alarm, and
quickly exit in cuffs and revolving lights, if you're lucky
enough not to leave prime filet of leg with the neighbourhood
rottweiler.

TRICK-OR-TREATING: This obviously would be prosecuted as a
violation of federal RICO [racketeering] statutes, except that
most of the perpetrators are juveniles, and thus have the
civil right to thumb their noses at the law and be back on the
street before the candy runs out.

And then there are the treats themselves:

Candy should be dispensed only with balancing doses of
Ritalin, soft-bristle toothbrushes and an effective (but
fluoride-free) dentifrice.

Apples should be organic, Alar-free, union-packed,
washed in genuine American Zephyrhills water, and
X-rayed before being handed out. Any worms should be housed,
fed, read their rights, then returned to their native soil,
or, if they so choose, given refugee status in yours.

Certain traditional Halloween games are not politically
correct:

That icky old "autopsy" game in which you blindfold
little kids and tell them a plate of spaghetti is guts
and a bowl of peeled grapes is eyeballs will cost you
your homeowners insurance because of the choking hazard, and
due to the risk of suits for emotional damage.

Pin the tail on the donkey, with a real pin? Uh uh, cruelty
to animals, or their depiction, is a no-no.

Bobbing for apples is permitted, as long as there's an
equal (and not separate) opportunity to Jane for them, too.

Jill-o'-lanterns are encouraged, after 1999 they will be
mandatory.

And, finally, costumes:

Ghosts are out of date. Casper is clearly a dead, white male,
probably European, and full of hot air to boot.

Fairy princess costumes might offend both gays and feminists.

Frankenstein monster costumes will offend transplant
recipients, not to mention employment-producing
neck-bolt manufacturers.

Dracula outfits will bring stern warning letters from
the Transylvanian consulate.

Those neat masks with jaws rotted away, eyes bulging on
distended optic stalks and massive, oozing wounds will
get you in trouble with lawyers who specialise in representing
accident victims on contingency bases.
Which is to say, all of them.

Disney costumes.
Sleepy and Dopey will anger the vertically-impaired,
Cinderella the adoption agencies, and Aladdin the
Arab-American lobby.

Uncle Remus? You might as well wear your robe and pointy hat.

A cowperson? Perhaps, but don't pack a gun. And don't even
think about punching a cow.

So there you are. The scariest thing about Halloween these
days is that you're not allowed to offend or scare anyone.

And if someone scares you, you can't scream. In some
communities, any auditory emissions over
75 decibels is a zoning violation punishable by a fine and/or
jail term. Whether you can react instead with a sullen but
non-denominational moment of silence will be considered later
this term by the Supreme Court. Until then, do so at your own
risk.