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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day - Weekend....12-14,15-02
Mama_Bear and Billie | Billie and Mama_Bear

Posted on 12/14/2002 12:17:28 AM PST by Mama_Bear




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: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog.
MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son.
BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.



TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon.
BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.



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



12-09-02 "Finest FReeper and Graphic Artist" ...PAUL ATREIDES
12-10-02 "Holiday Fun" .......GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST
12-11-02 "Billie Presents" .........................................LET IT SNOW!
12-12-02 "More Holiday Fun" .............'TOP TEN LIST' CONTEST
12-13-02 "The Exclusive Interview" .....................SWEETLIBERTY







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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: christmas; freepers; fun; holidays; military; surprises; veterans
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To: Mama_Bear
You're right, Mama_Bear, having local children in the Nutcracker is so charming! (Especially if they're yours. :) Tonight I "persuaded" my mom to make gingerbread houses with me. I had a potpourri of candy decorations left over from school and the little milk containers for the house structures... We both had fun and they turned out to be so cute. Wish I'd gotten them done in time for the wonderful Gingerbread House thread! (LOL but I believe I'm getting a digital camera for Christmas, so perhaps I'll get pictures posted belatedly. :)
121 posted on 12/14/2002 8:44:42 PM PST by Libertina
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To: WVNan
It sounds just wonderful! Gosh, you sure have a lot on your plate right now! I'm sure it will come off without a hitch and even if everyone doesn't have a seat, I'm sure they will enjoy your play. :-)

After it's over and you've had a chance to relax a bit, be sure and tell us all about it, okay?

122 posted on 12/14/2002 8:47:50 PM PST by Mama_Bear
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To: Mama_Bear
Yes, I agree, and, personally, am weary of all this mild weather, ready for a storm, but, would settle for just a little rain...any precipitation would be welcome.
123 posted on 12/14/2002 8:50:28 PM PST by jwfiv
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To: Libertina
I believe I'm getting a digital camera for Christmas, so perhaps I'll get pictures posted belatedly.

That would be great! We LOVE pictures. And, I am enjoying the little holiday vignettes that are being posted on the Finest thread. It's nice that people are sharing a bit about what is going on in their world this Christmas. :-)

124 posted on 12/14/2002 8:53:45 PM PST by Mama_Bear
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To: Libertina
Ummmmmm.........make that "ballet troupe". I HATE it when I do that. LOL!
125 posted on 12/14/2002 8:56:12 PM PST by Mama_Bear
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To: lodwick
Oh my word... this one leaves me speechless
126 posted on 12/14/2002 8:58:49 PM PST by Libertina
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To: Mama_Bear
Hope I can get some pictures. I'm off to bed. Have services tomorrow w/special time for the children. Good night and God bless all.
127 posted on 12/14/2002 9:01:08 PM PST by WVNan
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To: Mama_Bear
Ummmmmm.........make that "ballet troupe". I HATE it when I do that. LOL!
LOL Well, don't know about you, but I've seen plenty of tired little "nutcrackers" trooping about. ;)
128 posted on 12/14/2002 9:05:52 PM PST by Libertina
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To: Libertina
...or perhaps that is trouping about...or drooping about...or...
129 posted on 12/14/2002 9:06:35 PM PST by Libertina
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To: WVNan
I'm off to bed.

God Bless.


130 posted on 12/14/2002 9:07:19 PM PST by Mama_Bear
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To: All; Libertina; LadyX; ST.LOUIE1; JustAmy; lodwick; jwfiv; sweetliberty; Billie; dansangel; ...
Well, don't know about you, but I've seen plenty of tired little "nutcrackers" trooping about. ;)

LOL! Yeah, and I resemble that comment!......I think it is time to give up and say good night. It's been fun. I've not been able to spend much time on the thread lately and I've enjoyed visiting with everyone.


131 posted on 12/14/2002 9:17:58 PM PST by Mama_Bear
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To: Libertina
or drooping about...or...

That's it.........drooping about! LOL!

Good night, sweet dreams.

132 posted on 12/14/2002 9:21:10 PM PST by Mama_Bear
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To: Mama_Bear
GOOD NIGHT MAMA BEAR. Sweet dreams.


133 posted on 12/14/2002 9:26:44 PM PST by sweetliberty
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To: Mama_Bear; ST.LOUIE1; All
I've been trying to watch the Barney Cam but my media player is corrupted. (Still, even after installing a new one) So I'm drooping too! Night all. I've enjoyed your company, sweet dreams now. :)
134 posted on 12/14/2002 10:36:24 PM PST by Libertina
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To: Mama_Bear; Aeronaut; Aquamarine; Mudboy Slim
Seriously, thanks again to both of you for your fun contest threads.

They were "fun." And as a general rule, all of the many contestants who lost -- and most of them did -- really can't prove that we were bribed or acting erratically. They may have suspicions, but they can't prove it! Mudboy and I had open and fun divergences of opinion on who should win awards -- e.g., I thought Flyer could win an award even though his dog at his house, Mudboy was skeptical.

But the only contestant who perhaps suspects that he can really prove that we didn't know what we were doing is aeronaut. Aquamarine has cleverly detected that in our compilation of the top ten list entries, we fail to even list Aeronaut's very funny entry. It's clearly appears as if we, while immensely enjoying the list when we first read it, simply failed to recollect it and put it on the list for judging.
<BR. Of course, there is perfectly sensible explanation for what appears at first blush to be, in Aquamarine's words, a "complete overlooking." And, not wanting to hog all the bandwidth, I shall now turn the microphone over to Mudboy Slim who will explain to you all what this explanation is and why this does not reflect poorly upon the judges. Mudboy?
135 posted on 12/14/2002 11:01:22 PM PST by FreeTheHostages
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To: daisyscarlett; Mudboy Slim; tgslTakoma
Thanks for asking how the gingerbread houses turned out today.

Great!! Every single gingerbread party, someone comes up with new innovations. This party yielded the following interesting gingerbread facts:

If you take a big candy cane and lay it on its side against the base of the house, with the curl loop upward and stuck to the side of the house, and then put a couple of Kraft's caramels atop the candy cane, and then put a chocolate Santa on top of that, and then use thin red licorice to draw 2 lines from the Santa to the curl of the candycane, you have a perfectly respectable Santa's sleigh!! The sleigh is the sideways candy-cane!

The other thing I learned was the the new holiday mini-oreos make excellent berets for snowman.

Oh, and I also learned (for the umpteenth time) that I love Dean & DeLuca's holiday candy. :)

I had to do these gingerbread parties and then I had to babysit my niece. All in all, a very good day: but I do regret that I was thus previously booked and couldn't attend the DC Chapter holiday party. I had planned to buy Mudboy tequila for co-judging and I had planned to bring a gingerbread house for Tgsltakoma, all if I had time, which I just didn't.
136 posted on 12/14/2002 11:09:02 PM PST by FreeTheHostages
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To: ST.LOUIE1
To my 'Babes'.

Merry Christmas to you - you adorable wolf, you. :-)

Good night, louie.


137 posted on 12/15/2002 12:28:33 AM PST by Mama_Bear
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To: daisyscarlett
Good afternoon Meek...Hope you are behaving yourself while Ming is away, hee hee..

I'm a good boy !.....

138 posted on 12/15/2002 4:19:10 AM PST by MeekOneGOP
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To: Pippin
Take care during your move today ! Be careful if you do any lifting!



139 posted on 12/15/2002 4:43:22 AM PST by MeekOneGOP
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To: LadyX; Aquamarine; daisyscarlett; lodwick; ST.LOUIE1
What we need now is for loddy and Meekie and wolfie to sing We Three Kinds of Orient Are for the grand finale!

Whoo-Whee ! You've obviously never heard me sing before, LOL ! I'll contract it out to the 3 Kings to sing for me.....


http://www.asianchristianart.org/exhibitions/asae2001/pages/ThreeKings.htm

140 posted on 12/15/2002 4:51:32 AM PST by MeekOneGOP
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