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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-22-02
Billie and daisyscarlett
Posted on 11/21/2002 11:25:41 PM PST by daisyscarlett
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To: Madame Dufarge
Madame!!!! Good morning!!!
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posted on
11/22/2002 6:54:30 AM PST
by
SheLion
To: MeeknMing
'Morning Meek. Plastic surgery day today? Let us know how it goes...
To: lodwick
Isn't that beautiful! Look at those geese! The coastline is beyond compare!
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posted on
11/22/2002 6:55:40 AM PST
by
SheLion
To: Leisler
Thank you, Leisler!!!
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posted on
11/22/2002 6:56:15 AM PST
by
SheLion
To: Madame Dufarge
Another Mainer checks in. Love your screen name, too.
To: lodwick
We have been up here since 1983, and even "I" didn't have this photo........until now!
![](http://www.hostfile.com/home/darlene/verybigsmile.gif)
Thanks so much!!
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posted on
11/22/2002 6:59:51 AM PST
by
SheLion
To: lodwick
Beautiful sunrise Lodwick.
Lots of beautiful material to share about Maine. Here are some fun facts, too.
More wooden toothpicks are produced in Maine than in any other state.
Freeport is home to the L.L. Bean Company.
Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable.
Almost 40 million pounds, 90%, of the nations lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine. Maine also produces 99% of all the blueberries in the country.
The first sawmill in the nation was established near York in 1623.
In Wilton there is a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens.
Founded in 1866, Togus became the first Veterans Hospital in the U.S.
York became the nations first incorporated city in 1642.
More than nine-tenths of Maine's total land area is forested, the highest percentage of forest coverage of any state.
One of Maine's most important industries, cotton and woolen textiles, emerged in the 1840s in towns along the Androscoggin and Kennebec rivers.
American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow spent much of his childhood in Portland.
Maine's coastal waters attract a steadily increasing number of saltwater sports fishing enthusiasts.
Famous Individuals from Maine: Hannibal Hamlin, U.S. Vice-President; Stephen King, author; Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, U.S. Vice President; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet; Margaret Chase Smith, first woman to be elected to both houses of Congress.
To: SheLion
Good morning back there - I hope you and dh enjoy your special day in the spotlight.
If you've got'em, smoke'em bttt. ;-)
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posted on
11/22/2002 7:06:32 AM PST
by
lodwick
To: ofMagog
Good morning. Sounds like all are getting used to life "stateside" again. But what am I to do with all the Aussie .gifs I have?
To: SpookBrat
Thank you so much, SpookBrat! Nice to meet you, too!
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posted on
11/22/2002 7:08:14 AM PST
by
SheLion
To: daisyscarlett
Good job with the Maine info. The only one I "knew" was the LLBean one - and it was on Jeopardy last evening. ;-)
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posted on
11/22/2002 7:09:08 AM PST
by
lodwick
To: ladtx
Your posts are always so sobering. It pulls me back from the busyness of the day to remember the sacrice that was paid for me to enjoy the freedoms I have. How precious they are! Thank you for your service to our country and to the service you are still rendering here. We need to be reminded that all of what we enjoy did not just happen by accident, but by blood, sweat and tears. I am also reminded of those who stand ready in places around the world this morning to make the same sacrifice. It puts my little problems in a good perspective and reminds me once again to praise God for America and for freedom. Thank you, sir!
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
TC! Nice photos! Thank you! (I never really got into cigars. heh!)
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posted on
11/22/2002 7:10:28 AM PST
by
SheLion
To: KS Flyover
KS! Thank you SO much! I love this photo. And a redhead to boot. LOL!
Thank you!!!
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posted on
11/22/2002 7:11:38 AM PST
by
SheLion
To: BlessedAmerican
Thanks for taking time to acknowledge these warriors. I'm proud to remember them here. We really were a "band of brothers".
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posted on
11/22/2002 7:13:57 AM PST
by
ladtx
To: Leisler
Another new poster, another chance for us to "show-off" another one of our hostess graphics.
By the way, I checked out your home page (don't know many Conservatives from the great state of Mass.) and that Steak Diane recipe looks wonderful. I'm gonna try it.
To: FreeTheHostages
We have a lot of Government problems here. And with this past election, it just proved to me that a lot of Mainers are still gluttons for punishment.
~sigh I think we will hit rock bottom the next 4 years, but hopefully, after that, Maine will RISE again!
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posted on
11/22/2002 7:14:47 AM PST
by
SheLion
To: anniegetyourgun
annie! I love this American Chicks!!! We sure are better then the rest!
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posted on
11/22/2002 7:15:53 AM PST
by
SheLion
To: ladtx
To: daisyscarlett
Founded in 1866, Togus became the first Veterans Hospital in the U.S. 1866??? I had no idea it had been there that long. For heaven's sake! Thanks for the info!!
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posted on
11/22/2002 7:19:18 AM PST
by
SheLion
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