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FReeper Canteen ~ Camp Run-a-Muck Halloween Weekend Edition ~ Oct 29,30,31 2004
Diva Betsy Ross and the Canteen Crew

Posted on 10/28/2004 8:04:06 PM PDT by Spotsy


For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday...
Thank the Veterans who served in
The United States Armed Forces.


Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom?
Support The United States Armed Forces Today!

Welcome to the party!

Your Hostess, Elvira
Trick or Treat
In 1883, around the time Halloween was starting to gain popularity in the United States, one Nebraska newspaper called it "the world wide holiday of the vicious small boy." Late nineteenth-century Halloween pranks included smearing doorknobs with tar, removing gates from fenced yards, knocking over occupied outhouses, and dismantling farmers' wagons and reassembling them on the roof of the local school. All in a day's work for Tomkow.
Camp Confessional: Tell us about some of the tricks you have played on Halloween.
Bobbing For Apples
The classic game of bobbing for apples in a tub of water began as a way to predict fortunes. In one version of the game, any contestant who managed to pick up an apple would soon be married. In another version, contestants tried for apples containing a ring, a dime, or a button, which predicted marriage, fortune, and "single blessedness," respectively.
Auntie Fawnn baked her favorite cupcakes for the Canteen
For those of you who don't like spiders as much as Fawnn does, we have candy corn and caramel apples
Costume and Pumpkin Carving Contests

The contestants with the best costume and best Jack-o-Lantern will receive special recognition from one or more of Tomkow's voices
click here to learn the origin of the Jack-o-Lantern
Ghost Stories

It was a dark and windy night, and all of the Canteeners were gathered around the campfire . . . click here for the rest of the story from the Air Force!
For spooky stories from the American South, click here.
Do you have any ghost stories to share?




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OPERATION SEASON'S GREETINGS BEGINS
In order to bring a "little piece of home" to our Troops overseas, we have joined our resources with ProudPatriots.com to kickoff our campaign.

Below we will explain to you everything you will need to know in order to help us bring some joy and happiness to our Troops.

Thank you to everyone that has already enthusiastically signed up to help. We greatly appreciate everything!

How can I help?

First, anything that you send is greatly appreciated.

Here are some of the items that have been requested:

- Phone cards (International)

- Music CD's, any genre including Christian to Rap music

- Books (Paperback or hardcover) **Please steer clear of political books**

- DVD's (any genre of movies, but no pornography)

- Electronic handheld games (can be found at Walmart, Target, or Kmart) **Make sure to send batteries as well**

- Socks (any size, they will fit someone)

- T-shirts (brown for work) **We thought it would be cool if our Troops received a t-shirt from various States to show that the support is nationwide. Or you can make them at home and send them along!

- Portable MP3 or CD players (Maybe several folks can go in together to do this.) - Portable DVD or regular DVD players **Also a project that a group of people could put together**  

- Any XBox, GameCube, PS2 (Playstation 2) PSOne, DreamCast, Nintendo64, or Gameboy games. (Instead of buying new, you can find many used games locally at game stores. Make sure they aren't scratched, but they are just as good as a new one and cheaper.)

-Crossword puzzlebooks or any kind of brain teaser games.

- Footballs, Nerf footballs, soccer balls, basketballs, or baseball gloves, baseballs, or frisbees

- Christmas decorations

- Hanukkah decorations

***FOOD***

The weather is cooling down and therefore, CHOCOLATE is in order.

Any homemade cookies, candies, fudge, or brownies are greatly appreciated. We would ask that you package it in a tin with no rattling.

Any type of NATURAL Jerky is greatly appreciated as well. NO PORK.

Any type of candy bar, hard candy, or the like is also greatly appreciated.

***IMPORTANT*** Please pack everything in baggies.  

As we get more requests from overseas, we will add to the list.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW!!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Most people don't realize just how important a little something from home is to our men and women. Especially during the holiday season. It can be the difference between having another lonely day or having a wonderful holiday.

Items will be collected until November 15th, 2004.

If you would like to make a donation, you can do so at The Proud Patriots (please scroll down to the bottom).

If you would like to send a gift card, you may do so either online to proudpatriots@proudpatriots.com or you can send it to the address below. Thank you!

All items can be shipped to the following address:

Proud Patriots 26 Towne Centre Way # 741 Hampton, VA 23666

After the items are received, they will be delivered to NCTAMS LANT DET HRDS where they will be packaged and sent to our various contacts in the region. Most of these items will go to specific units or to one of our designated Chaplains.

The contact people at NCTAMS LANT DET HRDS are IT1 John Young and ITCS Steven Reeves.

What is Proud Patriots?

Proud Patriots.com was started to help bring outside organizations in to provide care packages for our Troops. We began ProudPatriots.com almost 6 months ago. It has been a labor of love and we are finally getting everything in order to help our Troops in any way we can.

You would probably recognize the members of ProudPatriots.com  because they are from our own Canteen. Anyone that is interested in joining our cause, please email us at proudpatriots@proudpatriots.com .

If you would like to print out copies of the letters for your work, business, Church, clubs, or schools, you can do so by clicking on the above logo. Thank you!

If you have any further questions, please FReepmail Kathy In Alaska, Brad's Gramma, HiJinx, or MoJo2001.



1 posted on 10/28/2004 8:04:10 PM PDT by Spotsy
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To: Spotsy; All
Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners . . . Four more days until . . .

. . . Four More Years.


2 posted on 10/28/2004 8:05:10 PM PDT by HopeandGlory (Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
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To: Spotsy; All

 

Today's FEEBLE

YOKE :

A man was walking home alone late one night when he hears a... ..
 
 BUMP...

 
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 BUMP...

 
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 BUMP... behind him.

 
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 Walking faster he looks back, and makes out the image of an upright coffin banging its way down the middle of the street towards him.

 
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 . BUMP...

 
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 .BUMP...

 
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 Terrified, the man begins to run towards his home, the coffin bouncing quickly behind him...

 
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 He runs up to his door, fumbles with his keys, opens the door, rushes in, slams and locks the door behind him.

 
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 However, the coffin crashes through his door, with the lid of the coffin clapping ...

 
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 on the heels of the terrified man....

 
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 Rushing upstairs to the bathroom, the man locks himself in.  His heart is pounding; his head is reeling; his breath is coming in sobbing gasps.

 
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 With a loud CRASH the coffin breaks down the door. Bumping and clapping towards him.

 
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 The man screams and reaches for something, anything ... but all he can find is a bottle of cough syrup!

 
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 Desperate, he throws the cough syrup at the coffin ...

 
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 The coffin stops.
 

3 posted on 10/28/2004 8:06:58 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Watch this October for anTag Line surprise)
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To: Spotsy

B00!


4 posted on 10/28/2004 8:09:06 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Spotsy; tomkow6; The Sailor; grace522; kjfine; Old Sarge; USAF_TSgt; darkwing104; txradioguy; ...
 

 

...

 

FOLLOW ME

To

HALLOWEEN
Camp RUN-A-MUK!

 


5 posted on 10/28/2004 8:09:31 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Happy Halloween!)
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To: tomkow6
Hey, Funny Guy, I've got something for you . . .


6 posted on 10/28/2004 8:10:47 PM PDT by Spotsy (private enterprise will always be better than govt run, centralized planning)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; All

7 posted on 10/28/2004 8:11:56 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)
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To: The Sailor; grace522; kjfine; Old Sarge; USAF_TSgt; darkwing104; txradioguy; Long Cut; ...

8 posted on 10/28/2004 8:12:55 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Happy Halloween!)
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To: Spotsy


9 posted on 10/28/2004 8:14:36 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Watch this October for anTag Line surprise)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; mylife

10 posted on 10/28/2004 8:14:54 PM PDT by Spotsy (private enterprise will always be better than govt run, centralized planning)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; LaDivaLoca; bentfeather; beachn4fun; Fawnn; Ragtime Cowgirl; StarCMC; ...
From the men in the Military and the Canteen


11 posted on 10/28/2004 8:15:15 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Happy Halloween!)
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To: tomkow6
ROTFL! You win!!!
12 posted on 10/28/2004 8:15:36 PM PDT by Spotsy (private enterprise will always be better than govt run, centralized planning)
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To: Spotsy

Yipes!

I'll be good....


13 posted on 10/28/2004 8:16:11 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: HopeandGlory
Thank you for the Pledge, Hope!


14 posted on 10/28/2004 8:17:26 PM PDT by Spotsy (private enterprise will always be better than govt run, centralized planning)
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To: All
To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.


To our military readers, we remain steadfast in keeping the Canteen doors open.
The FR Canteen is Free Republics longest running daily thread specifically designed
to provide entertainment and morale support for the military.

The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.

We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.


FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
CLICK HERE TO FIND LATEST THREAD.


You will stay right where you are on the thread.
Please take a moment and Thank a Service Man or Woman.
Just Click on the graphic to send an e-mail.


15 posted on 10/28/2004 8:18:10 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Happy Halloween!)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; tomkow6
Mornin', everybody ! Happy [almost] Friday! TGIF !!

[About] 4 days until President Bush is re-elected! :^D


Click for Dallas, Texas Forecast


Have a cup while you Freep !




For those who prefer hot chocolate.....


16 posted on 10/28/2004 8:18:47 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: Spotsy; tomkow6

Thanks for the Halloween thread!


17 posted on 10/28/2004 8:18:58 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Happy Halloween!)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; LaDivaLoca; Severa; Bethbg79; southerngrit; ...

Ramblin' Man

18 posted on 10/28/2004 8:22:46 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Watch this October for anTag Line surprise)
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To: tomkow6

Thanks Tom!


19 posted on 10/28/2004 8:24:16 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: Spotsy; All

Happy Halloween!

20 posted on 10/28/2004 8:25:09 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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