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I keep getting this "internet 500 server unable to process command" thing all day when I try to preview a comment, post a comment, read an article, or do anything on FR overall. Has anyone else had this problem or am I it? Thanks.

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I'm sure everyone here has asked themselves the question, "Where was I Sept. 11? What did I do that day? What have I done since then?" Well...I'm not going to ask you that. I want to ask you this: Where were you Sept. 10th? What did you do that day? What if the attacks had never happened? Think on this...the people on the airport terminals and buildings never thought that Sept. 11 was their day to go. They woke up that morning, went to work, and never came back. The day before that, they did the same thing, never suspecting...

Sorry for the vanity, but lately I've been getting put on ping lists that I never asked to be on. I was wondering if this has happened to any other FReepers. Anybody else having this problem?

50 facts about Men. 1. Men like to barbecue. Men will cook if danger is involved. 2. Men who have pierced ears are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry. 3. If you buy your husband or boyfriend a video camera, for the first few weeks he has it, lock the door when you go to the bathroom. Most of husband's early films end with a scream and a flush. 4. Be careful of men who are bald and rich; the arrogance of "rich" usually cancels out the nice of "bald." 5. Marrying a divorced man is...

But It's Not My Fault! An essay by 4mycountry Have you ever read those stories? You know -- the ones where a person is suing a fast-food chain because they're obese? Or the ones where a person is getting an abortion because a baby would "ruin their life"? I, even as a first-year teen, find these stories not only to be repulsive, but saddening. What happened to responsibility? What happened to saying you were wrong and taking the blame yourself? The more and more I look at the news and read the articles here, it becomes increasingly evident that we...

President Bush with Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League. (by mtngrl@vrwc)

Today was a day to make a FReeper happy. Mainly, me. I live in a SMALL Texas town (in fact, microscpoic just about describes it). We have to travel 10 miles to a semi-sufficent town just for groceries. Anyway, at the Wal-mart(not a super-center) in this town, I was looking through the small book section; and lo and behold, Ann Coulter's book was there! On the shelf unit, there was room for about 6 books the width of Ann's. There were only two left. I picked one up off the shelf and started reading it. I tell you, it was...

U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) after speaking about his Administration's job and growth plan after touring the Financial Management Service Facility in Philadelphia, July 24, 2003. Bush on Thursday said new government checks were on their way to millions of Americans with children, even as attempts to extend the benefits to low-income families are stalled in Congress. REUTERS/Larry Downing REUTERS

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi(L) are seen during a joint news conference on Bush's ranch outside of Crawford, Texas, July 21, 2003. Bush accused Syria and Iran of supporting 'terrorists' who undermine Middle East peace efforts and said countries continuing the practice would be held accountable. ' (Larry Downing/Reuters)

FR: The most addictive place on the web. How addictive, did I say? The most addictive. And you, innocent FReeper, may suffer from the disease, FREEPADDICTAIDIS. But how would you know? Here are the signs: You know you've spent WAY too much time on FR when..... 1. On your driver's license, instead of a regular name, you have your screenname. --1a. double points if your family calls you that --1b. triple points if you have had your first/middle name changed to that 2. On hand-written letters, you still use HTML codes. 3. You have a poster of Jim Robinson in...

FreeRepublic: the safe-haven of the world. The one place of sanity in a global insane asylum. But what makes it safe? Or more correctly, WHO makes it safe? Why, the AdminMods and Jim Robinson, of course, as well as several others (no, not you, you vain freeper). But we seldom take the time to tell them "thanks" or "keep up the good work". Oh sure, we do it NOW, when the fundraisers happen, and we do it when there is a ZOT thread. But what if an Admin exerpts that was left unexerpted? Do you FReepmail him and say, "Thanks,...

Acrophobia, fear of heights? Normal. Claustrophobia, fear of confined spaces? Also mormal. Aviophobia, fear of flying? You bet. Crustyophobia, fear of Hillary? Oh yeah. But what about..... Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic. Anthophobia- Fear of flowers. Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. Aulophobia- Fear of flutes. Bogyphobia- Fear of bogeys or the bogeyman. Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women. Coprastasophobia- Fear of constipation. Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body. Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers Ereuthrophobia- Fear of blushing. Galiophobia- Fear France or French culture. Geniophobia- Fear of chins. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long...

These are things people said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters... ______________________________________________ Judge: "Well, Sir, I have reviewed this case and I've decided to give your wife $775 a week." Husband: "That's fair, your honor. I'll try to send her a few bucks myself." ______________________________________________ Q: What is your date of birth? A: July fifteenth. Q: What year? A: Every year ______________________________________________ Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. ______________________________________________ Q: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? A: Yes....

To all who post on FreeRepublic, I believe the time has come to speak to you on a matter that what I feel is greatly important. I have been on FR, posting since a week after the September 11th attacks. And..... at that time..... I was 11. I am 13 now. You may have thought I was a grown adult, with a family and kids. Nope. Never happened. I thought that no one would accept me here, being a kid...no one would take me seriously or respect my opion, or want to hear it, for that matter. Alot of kids...

Hillary Clinton goes to a primary school to talk about the world. After her talk, she offers question time. One little boy puts up his hand, and the Senator asks him his name. "Billy" he says. "And what is your question, Billy?" "I have three questions. First - whatever happened to your medical health care plan; Second -- why would you run for President after your husband shamed the office; Third -- whatever happened to all those things you took when you left the White House?" Just then the bell rings for recess. Hillary Clinton informs the kiddies that they...

Dear FReepers, I have here a petition that I need you to sign. See, I'm a member of the Viking Kitties. We help make FR a better place. But lately we have had some problems. The troll threads we live on have been pulled left and right. Now, here's where you come in. We have decided to put up a petition to keep troll threads alive. In other words, this petition is to stop the pulling of troll threads. Now, now, don't roll your eyes. Many FReepers who are not VKs themselves enjoy jeering and taunting a liberal poster to...

Hello, FReepers! I was doing some after-church shopping at Wal-Mart when I noticed that there was a book stand containing Hillary's book, Living History (baaaarrrrrrfff). It was down to $20.00. I wondered if you had seen any of these books in your area and what the price was. I hope Hillary sees it. Maybe it'll tell her that she's not worth anything. Best Regards, 4mycountry

I got this in an e-mail and my family thought about all the names here on FR, and how we could all use a little cheering up, so here it is, the new weird name test. ================ This only takes a minute and its fun. Please don't be a bore and ruin it. Sometimes when you have a stressful day or week, you need some silliness to break up the day. Here is your dose... Follow the instructions to find your new name. The following in an excerpt from a children's book, "Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor...