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Lancecrossfire
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 11:43 am
Here is a video that is both funny and makes you think. It is a windows media file. It is a video done by some soldiers to a Beach Boys song--although they do it in a Madonna style. Interesting images of driving in a bombed out bus, and a couple of other things. It certainly has a message. Click Here to View For some, you may need to copy the exact URL and past into Media Player. Here it is: http://tvclubhouse.bomis.com/uploads/KosovoMusicVideo.wmv Mod (22)
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Jeep
Member
10-17-2001
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 12:54 pm
Thanks Lance! I really enjoyed it and showed it to my coworkers. Some here have sons in the military so it really hit home with them.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 1:18 pm
That's a very thought-provoking video. Thanks, Lance.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 1:40 pm
Ok, that was hillarious.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 12:13 pm
Kaykay: "If you say rabbit on the 1st day of the month before noon, you will have good luck for that month." Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits, lucky white rabbits. A pinch and a punch for the first of the month, Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits. That's an old family favourite in my house -- the first person in the house to call 'rabbits' gets the luck for that month. My brother and sister and I grew up racing each other out of bed on the 1st of every month, trying to see who was actually allowed to dole out a punch to everyone in the family! LOL. I've sang that little ditty every 1st since I was a child, and have even gotten my BF in on the fun now that I don't have a sister living with me to pinch and punch every month! (...and he's become quite good at it too, I might add. He won on Friday -- I was still in bed!!)
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 12:46 pm
Here's something...and I can post this without thinking twice about it and asking the mods to remove it. 12 Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know Did you know... It is impossible to lick your elbow. A crocodile can't stick its tongue out. A shrimp's heart is in its head. In a study of 200,000 ostriches, over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call. Horses can't vomit. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. And, if you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, July 15, 2005 - 12:51 pm
got this in email: COWS Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that our government can track a cow born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of Washington. And they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give them all a cow. CONSTITUTION They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it's worked for over 200 years and we're not using it anymore. TEN COMMANDMENTS The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a Courthouse? You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery" and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians! It creates a hostile work environment! And Last but not least..... George Carlin said it best about Martha Stewart .. "Boy, I feel a lot safer now that she's behind bars. O.J. Simpson, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jackson are still walking around; Osama Bin Laden too, but they take the one woman in America willing to cook, clean, and work in the yard, and haul her off to jail."
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Lancecrossfire
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Friday, July 29, 2005 - 10:29 pm
Our Most Important Gift Giving of Time A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door. It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him. Over the phone, his mother told him, "Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday." Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days. "Jack, did you hear me?" "Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It's been so long since I thought of him. I'm sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago," Jack said. "Well, he didn't forget you. Every time I saw him he'd ask how you were doing. He'd reminisce about the many days you spent over 'his side of the fence' as he put it," Mom told him. "I loved that old house he lived in," Jack said. "You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man's influence in your life," she said. "He's the one who taught me carpentry," he said. "I wouldn't be in this business if it weren't for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important...Mom, I'll be there for the funeral," Jack said. As busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser's funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away. The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time. Standing in the doorway, Jack paused for a moment. It was like crossing over into another dimension, a leap through space and time. The house was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture....Jack stopped suddenly. "What's wrong, Jack?" his Mom asked. "The box is gone," he said "What box?" Mom asked. "There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he'd ever tell me was 'the thing I value most,'" Jack said. It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it. Now I'll never know what was so valuable to him," Jack said. "I better get some sleep. I have an early flight home, Mom." It had been about two weeks since Mr. Belser died. Returning home from work one day Jack discovered a note in his mailbox. "Signature required on a package. No one at home. Please stop by the main post office within the next three days," the note read. Early the next day Jack retrieved the package. The small box was old and looked like it had been mailed a hundred years ago. The handwriting was difficult to read, but the return address caught his attention. "Mr. Harold Belser" it read. Jack took the box out to his car and ripped open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack's hands shook as he read the note inside. "Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. "It's the thing I valued most in my life." A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, as tears filling his eyes, Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the finely etched casing, he unlatched the cover. Inside he found these words engraved: "Jack, Thanks for your time! - Harold Belser." "The thing he valued most...was...my time." Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his office and cleared his appointments for the next two days. "Why?" Janet, his assistant asked. "I need some time to spend with my son," he said. "Oh, by the way, Janet...thanks for your time!"
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Monday, August 08, 2005 - 11:04 am
Bits of wisdom. . . Read each one carefully and think about it a second or two.
- I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you
- No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.
- Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
- A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
- The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.
- Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.
- To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
- Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.
- Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
- Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.
- There's always going to be people that hurt you so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.
- Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.
- Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.
REMEMBER: WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS FOR A REASON.
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Jeep
Member
10-17-2001
| Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 8:10 am
Lance and Max - Great posts! Very inspiring for me. Max, I wish I knew the reasons.
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Metoo
Member
02-22-2005
| Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 9:20 am
And I happen to come across these posts at a time when I needed them. Thanks.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 9:38 am
Disagree with part of #2. Sometimes the people you love do make you cry.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 9:20 am
I was standing in the 8 items or less line at grocery store this morning. It was long and I had time to think and look around. I found myself looking at what others had in their carts or baskets, and then making judgements on people by what they buy. I had to shake my head so I would stop--its not nice to be so nosy. I see a guy with lots of frozen dinners, I figure he's single and this is his meals for the week. I see some young mother putting a chocolate bar on the conveyer so her little kid will stop whining, and I think to myself, oh oh, you shouldnt have done that. I see a little old lady struggling to carry her bags and I wonder why no one helps her. Anyone else do this? I can't be the only one....can I?
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 11:06 am
Don't worry Cable, I too am a voyeur into the carts of others. It's a bad habit of mine - but really, what else is there to do when you have to wait in line so long? Sometimes I see people with lots of expensive meats and fresh seafood delicacies in their cart and wish that I could join them for supper. Other times I see mothers unload boxes of sugary cereals and cookies and junk food and wonder how many cavities her kids have. This snooping must be a genetic trait because I often hear my kids whining "If they can have triple frosted coco-puffs why can't we?" LOL. I use it as an educational tool for a chat on nutrition as soon as we get to the van. .
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 12:02 pm
Thank you Serenity, its good to know I'm not alone. My kids used to notice what others were buying too, expecially the snacky stuff I didnt want them eating, and the person they were talking about would sometimes turn around to see what I was going to tell them--talk about embarrassing. That's when I'd give them the LOOK all mothers use in dire emergency, to stop talking--now. And I too wish I could join those who can afford all the expensive delicacies. Especially those weeks when its chicken or ground beef that's on the budget.
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 5:45 pm
Cable, I too give my kids the LOOK when they begin to start complaining. LOL. I was actually out today and saw a very dirty and smelly old guy buying 3 big bottles of mouthwash. I don't think he was going to use it to freshen his breath. I thought of how bad it was I was stereotyping him...I am going to try and make a conscious effort to stop...but curiosity is such a natural human instinct...sigh.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 6:05 pm
Lol, Serenity, that is pretty funny. You are right, its human nature, to at least wonder what others are doing or eating. Guess that's why I like Big Brother so much. Last week I heard 2 guys who stock the shelves talking as I passed by dairy products. One was telling the other to finish unloading all this yogurt, and he had this major meltdown. His voice got louder as he complained about how hard he was working and how sick of the place he was and all the people in it! I got out of there fast. You never know what is going to happen at a grocery store--they should do a reality show on one.
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 6:56 pm
That would be good Cable! I used to be a cart pusher for a major chain and then moved up to cashier...oh, the stories I heard...LOL! Thank goodness that chapter of my life has ended (money wasn't bad though ).
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 7:26 pm
Oh that sounds interesting. Do tell a couple of stories though. I love hearing stories where truth is stranger than any fiction.
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