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At the FReeper Canteen!
C'mon and take a break ! Walk on over to the water cooler and lets chat. Post your thoughts, opinions, news of the day, rantings, ravings, pontificates, hypothesis, hyperboles, your soap box cause, your mantra, your baggage, your garbage, your blogging, your secrets, whatever you feel would make talk around the water cooler real interesting!
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.
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GPS Abuse
Simon Cowell: This entire trip has been simply ghastly. You missed two turns, and your side-view mirrors weren't adjusted properly. And the worst part was the singing to the radio. Just awful. You're no longer in the driver's seat. In fact, I'd be surprised if you returned next week—because you'd probably get lost again.
Jack Bauer: I don't have a lot of time. You're going to have to trust me. The country's fate is in my hands. So please, listen to me. The Walmart is on the left, 2.6 miles up the road. Today's the last day for the rollback prices on that wicker hamper you want, so grab it and go. Then we have some business to take care of.
The Biggest Loser trainers: Come on! So you're lost. Are you gonna cry? Don't you dare reach for that glove compartment. I know that's where you hide your Twix bars. Just take a breath. Pull over. Do some stretching. Get back in. And let's turn around and get back on track! There's a weigh station on the right.
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This is fun and informative!!!
This is cool. Just click on "Dining Out In The World" below, then select your answer by clicking on the twirling utensil. It will give you the correct answer and then move to the next country/question.
*Dining Out In The World*
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The economy is so bad that:
I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
I ordered a burger at McDonald's and the kid behind the counter asked, "Can you afford fries with that?"
CEO's are now playing miniature golf.
If the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds," you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
Hot Wheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than GM.
McDonald's is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children's names.
A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico.
Dick Cheney took his stockbroker hunting.
Motel Six won't leave the light on anymore.
The Mafia is laying off judges.
Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
Congress says they are looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. Oh Great!! The guy who made $50 Billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 Trillion disappear!
And, finally...
I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc., I called the Suicide Lifeline. I got a call center in Pakistan, and when I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited, and asked if I could drive a truck.
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The revolutionary, fully-modular Remington ACR (Adaptive Combat Rifle). The ACR was initially conceived to provide today’s warfighter an American-made, reliable, accurate, and mission-configurable rifle.
Three American companies – MagPul Industries, Corp., Bushmaster®, and Remington® – shared this common vision and after multiple iterations of torturous testing only the strongest materials, components, and concepts survived.
The ACR can change calibers from 5.56mm to 6.8mm to 6.5mm in minutes at the user level by changing the bolt head, barrel, and magazine. The ACR can also change barrels, stocks, and accessories to go from a close-quarters battle platform to a designated marksman platform. Add a superbly reliable gas piston operating system, controllable full-auto fire capability, a non-reciprocating bolt handle, a monolithic free-floating rail system, and intuitive, ambidextrous controls and you have a platform that is a natural fit for any operator and gives him all the options he needs.
Made in the USA for government sales by the oldest name in firearms and ammunition – Remington delivers again.
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*Remington ACR SHOT Show Vid*
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*Almond Biscotti*
Ingredients;
3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 tsp baking power
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup 1% lowfat milk
2 1/2 tbsp canola oil
2 tbsp dark honey
1/2 tsp almond extract
2/3 cup chopped dried apricots
1/4 cup coarsely chopped almonds
Instructions;
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the flours, brown sugar and baking powder. Whisk to blend. Add the eggs, milk, canola oil, honey and almond extract. Stir with a wooden spoon until the dough just begins to come together. Add the chopped apricots and almonds. With floured hands, mix until dough is well blended.
Place the dough on a long sheet of plastic wrap and shape by hand into flattened log 12 inches long, 3 inches wide and 1 inch high. Lift the plastic wrap to invert the dough onto a nonstick baking sheet.
Bake until lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to another baking sheet to cool for 10 minutes. Leave the ovens set for 350 degrees. Place the cooled log on a cutting board. With a serrated knife, cut crosswise on the diagonal into 24 slices 1/2 inch wide. Arrange the slices, cut side down, on the baking sheet. Return to the oven and bake until crisp, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
If stored in an airtight container, biscotti can last for two weeks.
Recipe taken from the Grill Sergeant on the Pentagon Channel.
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