A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-25-03....Hall of Fame #4

Billie

[Billie]

See you very soon - you should be off work just about now. :)

[Billie]

Payback for his surprise whole BIRTHDAY THREAD!!! (he said he would 'get me' for that!) Bingo! Payback time is sooooo much fun! : )

Please say we're even now - ok? :)

[Billie]

Billie, I just want you to know how appalled I am at FreeTheSausages calling you old. Cheap, maybe? Mean, definitely! Old, never! :-)

See, even I can be nice on your birthday.

LOL! (You're STILL my favorite grouch/grinch/grump - whatever!)

[LadyX]

Thank you to you both!

Processing was done at the Naval Base in Jacksonville, Florida for nine of us entering from Florida.
Had my own horror story, unable to provide the requisite *specimen," having without thinking gone at the hotel before boarding the bus to the base.

Everything else done, there I was, sheepishly pacing back and forth to the water fountain - hoping - waiting - hoping, waiting - and holding up the process for everyone, sitting there glaring at me...(:>(

After the swearing in ceremony, I was given all the meal tickets and placed in charge of the others, going by train to Yemassee, SC.
Debarking there, awaiting us was the 'Royal Chariot' - a totally open-air little train with four cars that chugged us the 23 miles to Port Royal, near Parris Island.

We were met there by our 'handlers,' and for the first time, I heard from onlookers that wonderful compliment accorded us -

BAMS - which = "Beautiful American Marines"

LOL

[Billie]

You're here again today! Thank you! I'm so glad!

[JustAmy]

I guess that I should confess ...... I posted the wrong image!
Do you mind seeing these Hooligans again?





Note to self ...... when you ask for help, don't be a doofus; use the correct image!

[Dubya]

Thanks for the cake.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Happy Anniversary! : )

[Dubya]

FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT AROUND IN 1957
SEE WHAT YOU MISSED!!!


The following were some comments made in the year 1957:

(1) "I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, its
going to be impossible to buy a weeks groceries for $20.00."

(2) "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be
long when $5000 will only buy a used one."

(3) "If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter
a pack is ridiculous."

(4) "Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just
to mail a letter?"

(5) "If they raise the minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to hire
outside help at the store."

(6) "When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would
someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the
car in the garage,"

(7) "Kids today are impossible. Those duck-tail hair cuts make it
impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be
wearing their hair as long as the girls,"

(8) "I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since
they let Clark Gable get by with saying damn in "Gone With The Wind," it
seems every new movie has either Hell or damn in it."

(9) "I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible
to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even
have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."

(10) "Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for
$75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday
that they will be making more than the President."

(11) "I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would
be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."

(12) "It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few
married women are having to work to make ends meet."

(13) "It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire
someone to watch their kids so they can both work."

(14) "Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more, those Hollywood stars seem
to be getting divorces at the drop of a hat."

(15) "I'm just afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to
a whole lot of foreign business."

(16) "Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government
takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing
the best people to Congress."

(17) "The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously
doubt they will ever catch on."

(18) "There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend.
It costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."

(19) "No one can afford to be sick any more. $35.00 a day in the hospital
is too rich for my blood."


I sure do remember all this stuff. Do I hear, "OVER THE HILL?"


Remember, no man or woman is a failure who has a friend

[Billie]

Make sure you return, prettybear, we don't want Billie's birthday thread to be the smallest ever at the Finest. LOL

Hey, I'm glad to see you two bumping these numbers up - it just makes me look better, plus I'm not so far behind answering pings as I thought. LOL

[LadyX]

"So last night, I did post something about trouble afoot soon for her benefit."

I already was part of the Vast Finest Conspiracy, and when I saw you were 'working on something,' I suspected you'd create exactly what you did - and did so wonderfully, Free-zee!

[Billie]

Awww, my 'own' song. :) (Thanks for posting the link - nice to know I inspired such jazzy music) LOL

[Billie]

Awww, my 'own' song. :) (Thanks for posting the link - nice to know I inspired such jazzy music) LOL

[LadyX]

Thanks, Louie.
Incredible that it seems like such a short time ago - - -

[ST.LOUIE1]

"Who is that? Rodney King????"

Dunno - he was lurking on Google.com, stole the cake, and paused long enough for me to 'picture' him!

Hmmmm....he's a thief and a HAM. : )

[Billie]

That is one of the nicest compliments ever - thank you.

[Billie]

Well, I think I shall save that calendar page today, because it will always remind me of all of you. :)

[Mama_Bear]

Well, sadly, my bumping and playing is over for today. Time for me to buckle down and get my post for Friday finished.

One last "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" from me as I go out the door. I will be back later this evening to thank everyone for coming today. Love you!