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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day - Weekend...11-09,10-02
Billie and Mama_Bear

Posted on 11/09/2002 6:40:40 AM PST by Mama_Bear




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.



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: ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband
poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son;
BOTTOM: AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset);
WVNan's husband; ladtx Aunt Eva.



We now have eleven groups of veterans/active military; we will post each group of three or four twice a week, with thumbnail/links of the remaining seven or eight groups on each thread. Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the group full-size.

         

GROUP 1A: TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1
GROUP 2A: TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc
GROUP 3A: TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf
GROUP 4A: TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma
         

GROUP 5A: TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68. MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797. BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack.
GROUP 6A: 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.
GROUP 7A: 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.
GROUP 8A: 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.




                     






To Our FReeper FRiends: We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our spotlight on various FReepers. We thought we'd kick back on the weekends and simply review those who've been featured during the week. If you missed seeing them and want to say hello to them now, feel free to click on the link to that particular thread. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today and tomorrow, please feel free to do that also. One of us will always be around to see the welcome mat is still out, and maybe even put fresh flowers on the table. :)

"Getting to Know You"


THIS WEEK'S THREADS



11-04-02 "Surprise" .......................................HELLO-O-O-O?
11-05-02 "Finest Profiles" ......................PROFILE PAGES #6
HairOfTheDog, rdb3, Fiddlestix, BellStar, glock rocks, Terry's Take

11-06-02 "How Sweet It Is" ...............................JULIERNR21
11-07-02 "John's Two Cents" .........................JOHNHUANG2
"What a Night!"

11-08-02 "Bahama Mama" ................................MINUTEGAL










Strangers are just friends waiting to happen














Sunday, November 10, 2002 marks
the 227th anniversary of the founding of the
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

The few. The proud.











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



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To: COB1
Marines are nice guys,
just smell terrible...
101 posted on 11/09/2002 2:05:54 PM PST by ofMagog
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To: Billie; All
MARINES IN KOREA:


102 posted on 11/09/2002 2:16:55 PM PST by COB1
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To: COB1; g'nad; Stars N Stripes; RaceBannon; tet68; Teacup; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; MudPuppy; lodwick; ...
THAT DOES IT!!

You threw in Chesty Puller - my hero from 'My Time.'

Now I'll have to get out my new Marine Corps t-shirt
I bought at Parris Island in April,
and affix my globe and anchor to it to wear to bed tonight..:))

103 posted on 11/09/2002 2:34:31 PM PST by LadyX
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To: ofMagog
"Marines are nice guys,
just smell terrible..."

Some people mistake that powerful smell of testosterone for body odor!

104 posted on 11/09/2002 2:41:03 PM PST by COB1
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To: COB1
Bravo!
105 posted on 11/09/2002 2:43:43 PM PST by goodieD
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To: COB1
"Some people mistake that powerful smell of testosterone for body odor!"

Is that what you're calling it these days? I can remember when it was referred to as pure Bravo Sierra.

106 posted on 11/09/2002 2:49:03 PM PST by Scuttlebutt
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To: LadyX
I had my globe and anchor surgically implanted several years ago.
Some people go to sleep with soft music playing; I use a tape of twenty D.I.s at MCRD calling cadence to lull me to sleep.
My pillow cases are made from a Marine Corps flag.
When I have visitors, they're required to turn and salute the flag in my front yard before I say, "Welcome aboard! The head is down the hall to the right. Taps is 2200 hrs. and reveille is 0600 hrs. The chow hall is permanently closed as is the pogey bait machines. Covers will not be worn indoors, and you will knock three times on my door to request permission to speak to me. DISMISSED! FALL OUT!"

I don't have a lot of visitors.

107 posted on 11/09/2002 2:52:16 PM PST by COB1
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To: Scuttlebutt
"I can remember when it was referred to as pure Bravo Sierra."

There is a definite difference between the smell of squids and the smell of gyrenes.
Someday they'll invent a man's cologne that smells like testosterone and all the squids will smell almost as good as the gyrenes.

108 posted on 11/09/2002 2:57:25 PM PST by COB1
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To: COB1
Sheesh, I can't help it if my comment about the Corps wasn't to your liking but there is just no accounting for taste. During the next month or so, I will endeavor to come up with some better remarks to please you. ;-))

In the meantime, you can click on this = = = = >

(You will need to have RealPlayer installed on your PC to get the message)

109 posted on 11/09/2002 3:00:17 PM PST by Scuttlebutt
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To: COB1; Scuttlebutt; ofMagog
For you, Cobby - -

(Big Smile..)))

- - - - -

Just for old times' sake, Scuttlebutt:

"Sailors and dogs KEEP OFF THE GRASS"

- - - - -

For you, ofMagog:

ARMY??? Do we still have one?!

110 posted on 11/09/2002 3:17:10 PM PST by LadyX
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To: COB1; LadyX; Scuttlebutt; mhking; razorback-bert; Billie; beowolf; Fred Mertz; humblegunner; ...
Realizing our wonderful and most helpful federal government is establishing a database of “Who’s What and How Come?” in various organizations who oppose federal controls, the following information is provided concerning “Certain Cantankerous Persons Who Should Be Watched Closely” for said federal database:

ofMagog (AKA DonMorgan, A+bert, mutterer, cranky old SOB, etc.) is the owner of the pitiful Mobius Triangle. He is 104 years old and currently lives in a large, well fortified cabin on a mountain overlooking Telluride, Colorado with his 22 year old OB/GYN wife, “Mag,” their dog, “Dog,” and cat, “Thud.” He earns a modest income as international president of the Prevent Sun Burnout charity, funds being tactfully solicited via his devoted psychopathic employees Scuttlebutt and Billie, discussed below. He had transsexual surgery at age 44 and is no longer called “Shurly.” He is a disabled veteran, having stuck his head up when everyone else ducked. His rambling FR posts are usually insignificant and can be ignored.

COB1 is a 22 year old girl in Katy, Bermuda who has 2,345 photos of Princess Di and 234 Barbi dolls dressed like the Princess. She suffers severe anorexia and has a large wart on her nose. She is a very sweet person. She is penpals with several Freepers and other odd characters. She has worked in oil field “hotels” and is well known there as being cheap, but good. She is armed and dangerous.

LadyX is a 14 year old boy in Obscura, New York who when not posting on FR spends his time looking thorough his telescope at the sorority windows at the college across from his home. His dad is dean of men at the college and his mother teaches Texas history there. He is the only male student on campus who wears pantyhose.

Scuttlebutt is a 44 year old federal prisoner from Slidell, Native-American Territory who works in the prison computer room as a telemarketer for Nigerian investments. He was found guilty of saying nasty things about a Democrat congresswoman, who retaliated by marrying him.

mhking is a member of the Aryan National Survivalists Friends, a member of Project21 of Area51 Serious Investigators, and lives in the Idaho panhandle with his four teenage wives. He avoids normal fonts and other sensible activities; however, he has a certificate signed by psychologist ofMagog that he is not totally insane and loves small animals. His major source of information comes from here. He has not shot anyone in three years.

razorback-bert, a Bronx native, is senior instructor in Scandanuvian History at NYC’s Columbia University. He is quite urbane and a world recognized authority on Arkansas animal pornography, thus his Freeper name. He is a conservative, although somewhat opposed to smelly things. He is chief liquid tester aboard their spy ship.

Billie is from Poot, Texas and is also a federal prisoner, having slaughtered an entire herd of naugas for the Office Waiting Room Furniture Company of Ossippippty, Wisconsin. He is 76 years old and, like is cellmate, Scuttlebutt, is a telemarketer, selling electric Q-tips to mostly senior citizens in Florida. He has “Remember the Alamode” tattooed on his forehead. He is not to be messed with, tough as nails.

beowolf has been certified in seven states as criminally insane, having seventeen times painted “Beat Texas” in green paint on the grassy football field of Rutgers University, although said university does not play Texas. However, he is their faithful crew member and has never been seen in public in drag. He is well known as a conservative and should be watched carefully. As with the other psychoceramics listed here, he belonged the group who worked to overthrow congress.

Fred Mertz is a 47 year old, very ugly computer programmer from Hog Wallow, Kentucky. She was elected home coming queen in high school and married the school’s mascot, Jimmy Cockroach. They have ten children, two of which have been declared rather normal. She denies being paranoid. She works nights as a lap dancer. She is a master surfer. She is known to be quite tactful to the #$#%* dumba$$ idiots who disagree with her postings.

humblegunner, age 94, is president of the Texas Organization to Repeal the Second Amendment, of which there are three members, two of which are his children, three year old “Cannonfodder” and 17 month old “Not Mine.” When not busy sending massive emails to congress, he is busy in various environmental movements trying to save the few remaining naugas in the country. He matriculated several times on school yards, but the records were later erased due to good behavior. He was thrown out of a John Birch meeting in 1974 for telling the group they were too liberal,

Eaker is from Houston, Texas and is a nine year old computer prodigy at the University of Southern North Dakota, where he is concurrently majoring in computer science, astrobiology, fimblestrology, and campusology. He is also a chess master. His computer opponent In Idaho, mhking, has no idea Eaker is black, nor does Eaker since he has been blind from birth. He is dating three of his female professors.

Pippin and Carolinamom are 17 year old twin sisters who lived in Nebraska and are exceptional surfers. However, there is little surf in Nebraska. The girls are very busy with their junior high school activities, where both are cheerleaders and supporters of Voting Equality for Fellow Primates. They are very nice and date only Republican fraternity boys. They are said to be well behaved crew members of the Mobius Triangle” but are lousy cooks. They carry and know how to use! Very Dangerous!

Mama_Bear is married to Kathy in Alaska. (Don’t ask.) They live on Bootoulou Bayou, Louisiana and work for the McIlhenny Company making Tabasco. They say they enjoy stomping the berries and have not had to wash their feet in twenty years. They have seventeen children, the oldest two having completed junior high school and work with them at the Tabasco plant tightening bottle caps. The children have produced many paint-by-number works of art that are sold in the Tabasco Visitors Center at modest prices.

JustAmy was validictorian in 1963 of the four graduates of Loody High School, Loody, Californate. She later paid her way through Texas A&M selling crayons to her fellow students. She now lives in Washington, DC, is a four star general at the Pentagon, and is one of the few senior officers there who has a handlebar mustache. She had a mother who when born caused loud noises across the nation. Her hero is George Patton, thus the two pearl handled pistols on her lovely mauve belt.

Aquamarine is a palmist in Los Angeles, originally from the Republic of Georgia. She was born on the cusp of Orion when the moon of Aquarius was in the sixteenth house of Jupiter. Prior to becoming a conservative, she was advisor to then goobernor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton and his wife, Jennifer Flowers. Aquamarine is a penpal of federal prisoners Scuttlebutt and Billie, frequently mailing them various gifts, such as astrological maps, homemade prune cake, and other goodies. She hears music.

larryjohnson says he is not a mad scientist, that his perpetual still machine will someday be recognized by the military as an important contribution to modern warfare. He works in the San Diego main post office as a clerk and says it is his constitutional right to wear a sword to work. He has filed for several patents, the latest being for his pre-atomic dadnabbit pumpkin launcher. He is also Chief Scientist, weather forecaster, and depth finder aboard the infamous Mobius Triangle. He served with Stonewall Jackson as a meteorologist and terrible coffee maker. He is to be watched more carefully that the rest.

michigander lives in Haiti and is a tour guide there. He is also a Full Commander in the Haitian Navy. He speaks fluent patois, HTML, Nambian, and other useless languages. He is exceeding liberal and once was arrested for wanting to release all captive naugas. He was once arrested in Detroit for calling a maternity dress maker a mother frocker. He has been know to shoot liberals.

dutchess is an authority on football, having mastered such sayings as, “That boy came to play.” She won the Ohio watermelon seed spitting contest so many years in a row she was asked to cease entering the event. She has been married seventeen times and divorced three. She lives on child support from her former husband, Scuttlebutt.

feinswinesuksass (AKA Soren Kierkegaard) is a professor of Obfuscated Old High Germanic literature at Oxford and noted as quite a cricket player, possibly the only person on the planet who comprehends the game. He is a WWII veteran, having been a member of the team of Englishmen who invaded Wales on the night of November 9, 1943 and stole the secret code book on how to pronounce village names there, later to discover, unfortunately, no one was really interested. He is a noted authority on Twinkie dipping.

Freedom’sWorthIt is a recognized authority on several subjects, mostly on the proper use of apostrophes, Permian crossword puzzles and recipes for fried nauga. He is a great asset to the Mobius Triangle, having several times awakened the crew to the perils of equatorial icebergs. He has published several volumes on early Australian beer making and other interesting subjects. He gave up his lifetime membership in the Democrat party when he learned they do not give free peanuts at their parties, thus his Freeper name. He is to be considered armed and somewhat eccentric.

lodwick is a frequent contributor to the infuriating FR. He is a WWI veteran, having survived battles in several English pubs. He is happily married to what’s her name. He is somewhat conservative and has several stuffed liberals displayed in his den. He also should be watched very carefully as he also is active in the group wanting to overthrow certain congresspersons.

WVNan is fundamentalist preacher in West Vrginia. She has twelve 24X36 paintings on velvet of Elvis Presley and has made myriad trips to Graceland. She has invested considerable funds investigating his death and contends aliens fed him drugs and that he was a virgin. She is also busy chasing down rumors of his appearance in various Wal-Marts around the nation. She is seventeen years old. ofMagog gave her several psychological tests, all of which she failed, but she can appear sweet, but is well armed. She has the highest IQ of the crew, which isn’t saying very much. She has a large poster at the church entrance: GRAVITY: It’s the law.

There are several other shady characters who are or have been members of the crew. All such persons should be considered grossly odd and watched most closely. They may appear warm and sweet, but be well warned, they can be exceeding dangerous, especially with words.

111 posted on 11/09/2002 4:19:13 PM PST by ofMagog
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To: Billie; LadyX; g'nad; MudPuppy; All
MARINES IN VIETNAM:


112 posted on 11/09/2002 4:23:29 PM PST by COB1
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To: ofMagog
I does declare that "exceeding" in the last paragraph above should be changed to "exceedingly" and would appreciate the language police to accept my profuse don't care concerning the matter as it is snowing heavily out and Thud is screaming to go outside.
113 posted on 11/09/2002 4:30:00 PM PST by ofMagog
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To: ofMagog
Well, there goes a whole bunch of Federal Guilty Person Protection
Program dollars right there, all up in smoke. Dang it!!!

"Hey, y'all, guess what ofmagog just uncovered...."

114 posted on 11/09/2002 4:31:41 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: ofMagog
You're cabin had best be WELL fortified, ofM!

You gave away a lot of secrets today!

115 posted on 11/09/2002 4:33:21 PM PST by COB1
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To: COB1
Chief Engineer larryjohnson designed me a Massive Snowball Thrower, so don't try coming up the mountain.
116 posted on 11/09/2002 4:37:24 PM PST by ofMagog
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To: ofMagog
OK that's it! We're all meeting at your cabin next week-end and going snow skiing! Hope you got enough room. :)
117 posted on 11/09/2002 4:52:57 PM PST by Aquamarine
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To: ofMagog; COB1; Scuttlebutt; Billie; mhking; beowolf; razorback-bert; WVNan; Aquamarine; ...
Overheard ofMagog talking to Gomer Pyle:

- - - - -

"Now Gomer - see what I accomplished
going to college under the G.I. Bill?"

"You, too, can counsel psychoceramics,
and even become one yourself!"


118 posted on 11/09/2002 4:55:20 PM PST by LadyX
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To: larryjohnson; COB1; humblegunner
I test fired your Massive Snowball Throwing machine!

Whadya mean, "We don't need no stinking roof!"

Do you realize there is a blizzard outside and Marines don't have sense enough to not charge up hills against impossible odds!

Cobby is coming with a whole squad of them.

Maybe they'll bring in some firewood...

119 posted on 11/09/2002 4:55:55 PM PST by ofMagog
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To: Aquamarine
Plenty of room, but you may have difficulty getting here as the narrow, winding gravel road is impossible to find now. However, if I hear someone out there, even Cobby's Marines, I'll fire a flare and provide a warm fire and refreshments.
120 posted on 11/09/2002 4:59:54 PM PST by ofMagog
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