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HAPPY FRANNIVERSARY TOOOO MEEEEEEE

HAPPY 11th FRIRTHDAY TO ME!!!an event so momentous that I forgot about it for a week

A 24-year-old Omaha man who police say shot himself in the genitals was arrested on suspicion of several charges after he was treated at an Omaha hospital. Brandon Boyce arrived at Creighton University Medical Center about 4:30 p.m. Monday for treatment of the wound. He told doctors and police that he had been shot by someone else. Investigators later determined that Boyce accidentally had shot himself when he pulled a handgun out of his waistband, Officer Jacob Bettin, a police spokesman, said Tuesday. . Boyce was arrested on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a...

Today's my 11th Anniversary on FR.

3/13/08: Martin passed away This afternoon in Marin County, CA after a short battle with cancer. Our legendary Meester was surrounded by his family and loved ones and left in peace.

Photos & vid clips from Marty & Mrs. Fierro's Las Vegas trip:12/18/05: Left for Vegas Ate breakfast at the airport Burger King: SkyMall catalog sure sells some weird stuff: Had dinner at the Golden Nugget's buffet. Food and service were very good, and they had a KILLER bread pudding. Filmed the Fremont Street Experience in the old downtown (broadband recommended to view) Went and saw Tony Bennett perform at the Golden Nugget. For a guy who's been at this for almost 60 years, he put on a heck of a show! He was able to make the stories he told...

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...

<p>Did you hug a priest today? Run from a scary homosexual person? Coo over a copy of Bride's magazine? Fall on your knees and thank God Almighty that your child isn't yet gay or pagan or libertarian and if she is that's OK because it's nothing that regular lithium and electroshock therapy can't "cure"?</p>

<p>These are the things to corrupt young gullible minds and short-circuit self-expression and demean the desperately needed impulse toward spontaneous self-awareness and individuality and happy guiltless vaginal investigations.</p> <p>These are the things to make Mary-Kate and Ashley's alarming and utterly demonic stranglehold on the world of vacuous saccharine multimillion-dollar teendom seem like a boring day at the mall, with lots of makeup and tube tops and Hot Dog on a Stick.</p>