USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ THE CANTEEN SPORTS REVIEW ~ 10 July 2003

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[MoJo2001]

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Sports Edition USO Canteen CEO: Tonkin Writer: MoJo Proofer: Ma LINKS Please click below *FM stands for FReepmail. For our military and anyone else, please use the Contact Us link to email us. Thanks! Sponsors Click below  Click Bill! He's just a grand sponsor!! Find out! Can't have Bill without Hill! Click for some parenting advice from Hill's village! Sports Photos! Just click on the picture and you'll be transported to see the full image. Thanks.

CANTEEN SPORTS CORNER Welcome to the Canteen Sports Corner! On the left hand side, you will find the links for all the sports you would ever want. Also, many of the items in the Corner are either inspired, or can be found, by following any of the links provided. Be sure to check out our sponsors below the links. As usual, we aim to please at the Canteen Sports Corner. Please enjoy your tour and by all means share any sports stuff that you may have. Have a great day! CANTEEN SPORTS REVIEW The All Star Game is next week. Is anyone excited? We figured not. Almost everyone is snoring through this baseball season. Come on Football! Kobe Bryant was "arrested" for something. I guess we'll find out in a week. His squeaky clean image has been ruined for the moment. If he's innocent, we hope his name is cleared. If not, here comes Johnny Cochran. Serena Williams won Wimbledon as we predicted after her French Open loss. She beat her sister, Venus. Congratulations Serena! Lance Armstrong is trying to win his fifth Tour De France. We wish him well. The French fans and media have been booing him. Typical Losers! Dusty Baker, manager for the Chicago Cubs, feels that blacks and Hispanics do better in the heat. Tell that to our troops who hail from every ethnic background known to man. Give up baseball and do something really useful for America. How about it, Dusty? If you have a chance, check out this survey done by CNNSI. They took a survey of MLB players on a wide range of issues. Check it out here. Click below on the Nascar.com link for a special message from the drivers to our troops!   The link on the left hand side will take you directly to the front page of Nascar. Thanks! The World's toughest motor rally is said to be the 3000 mile five-day Kenya Safari Rally. In 1981, Kenyan Chandreshekhar Khimji became the first man to achieve a hat-trick. During World War II, the U.S. Navy hired Reuben Fine, a world champion chess player, to calculate the probability of where enemy submarines might surface! When Dutchman Cor Stoop leaned over the side of his fishing boat, his false teeth fell to the bottom of the North Sea. He never thought that he'd see them again. But three months later another fisherman found the dentures inside the stomach of a cod! American football has its roots in British Association and Rugby football. The first game under Harvard Rules was in 1874 when Harvard University played McGill University of Montreal. When, in 1876, the Intercollegiate Football Association was formed, the rules reduced the number of players from 15 to 11 per team. Who's on First? -- Two-sport sensation Deion Sanders (of the Reds) recorded the first hit, stole the first base and scored the first run, while Braves slugger Fred McGriff (now with the Chicago Cubs) hit the first home run. The first ever game held at Walt Disney World's Sports Complex during Spring Training. Ernie Els won the last Million Dollar Championship in the 20th Century. Gary Player is one of the most successful International Golfers ever. He has traveled more miles than any athlete in history, is one of only five golfers to have won the Professional Grand Slam and has won 9 Regular Golf Majors and 9 Senior Majors. Success is that peace of mind that comes from knowing you've done everything in your power to become the very best you're capable of becoming. -John Wooden ASK MA Welcome to Ask Ma! This is where you can interact with Ma and ask her life's most important questions. This is especially true if you are an athlete, coach, or wannabe. If you happen to have a stressful life and need to tell someone, ask Ma! _____________________________________ Dear Ma will return next week! While Ma is out, we wanted to test your sports and Canteen knowledge. Answers and winner will be announced this evening at 9PM EDT. Good luck everyone! Which woman won this year's Wimbledon? (If you don't get this one, MoJo will scream!) In the Canteen, who is referred to as the "Goddess"? (If you don't get this one, lightning bolts will come down!) What team won the NBA Championship this year? This Canteener has a new patriotic graphic of a type of bird made by the Goddess. Who is it?? Which NBA player is facing sexual assault charges? (Follow the CNNSI.com link if you don't know!) In the Canteen, she is known as the "Poet and Resident Blonde". Who is she? Gary Payton, NBA player, is now a member of which team? (Hint: NBA.com to find the answer) Who is MoJo's favorite college football team? What year did the Chicago Cubs last win the World Series? (This shouldn't be too hard!) Txradioguy is proudly serving America. What branch is he a part of? (You could bribe Ma to tell you the answer!) The Boston Red Sox won their last World Series in what year? This regular in the Canteen always does a flyover with Otto? Who is it? This Canteener's name is also the name of a song from the group The Troggs and Tone Loc? Two regulars at the Canteen that stop in to "bump" everyday. (Hint: One has a cool motorcycle and the other one is from Oklahoma who has been experiencing bad weather this year. Who are they?) Who holds the all time rushing record in the NFL? (It was done this past season!) This Canteener does a thread once a week and shared that her big sister was visiting from Arizona. Who is she? Name the first two baseball players to be elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame! (Need help? Read here!) Celebrated as the Canteen "nut", this regular is constantly trying to nag innocent people into purchasing what item? Name the person and item! This Canteener is always posting a crybaby because someone always has a sob story. Who is this Canteener? (It isn't Ma so don't answer with her) What NHL goalie played in 503 consecutive games? This regular always posts pictures of Arizona everyday in the Canteen. Who is it? This regular in the Canteen posts a picture and the history of a ship everyday. Who is it? Who played in 978 consecutive NBA games? Which Canteener is a huge New England Patriots fan? The meaning of their name also means "primary source". Which Canteener spends Sports Day at the Coast Guard Station? (Hint: He's the CEO of the Sports Edition. If you have any complaints or gripes, FReepmail him!) BONUS QUESTION: Who is referred to as "Ma"? And how many kids does she have? The Rules: You must complete the entire quiz. You have until 8PM EST to do it! You've got all day! The answers will be posted at 9PM EDT. No group cheating! If you don't really know the answer, just put Ma's name.

[MoJo2001]

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[MoJo2001]

SPORTS DAY PING!!

[Aeronaut]

Good morning MoJo.

[MoJo2001]

Good morning, Aeronaut! Thank you for the FLYOVER today! Say hi to Otto for me! I hope the weather is better where you are. It's raining over here.

[MoJo2001]

It's almost the weekend! Woohoo!! Have a fabulous day everyone!!

 

Troops, Canteeners, Visitors, Aliens, and Burka Man's "voices"! It's great to have you with us today!

Mocha Frappo anyone?

While I'm working , think about things like this:

Do not ruin your day thinking about these below:

The French and slobbering smiley are to be ignored!
And if a strange guy with a Teddy Bear and burka come up and ask you to buy a burka, JUST SAY NO!

Oh! If you see my Ma, tell her I ran off with a sailor! That will brighten her day!

Have a great day everyone! I'm off to work!

[E.G.C.]

Good Morning, Mojo2001. How are things where you are?

[E.G.C.]

BTT!!!!!!!!

[Pippin]

GOOD MORNING MOJO!

[Pippin]

Good Morning Aeronaut!

Thanks for the FLYOVER!

How's OTTO?

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Pippin. We're all fine here.

[Pippin]

That's great! :O)

Hellow OTTO!

[SouthernHawk]

Good Morning MoJo! No wonder we didn’t see you much yesterday. What a great thread. Your quiz is more like final exam. We sure have a wide variety of folks in the Canteen and it is the same with the Military. Good morning to our military and good morning to the whole Canteen crew.

Warm up exercise for today . . . . .

FOOTBALL Anyone?

The animals were bored. Finally, the lion had an idea. "I know a really exciting game that the humans play called football. I've seen it on T.V."

He proceeded to describe it to the rest of the animals and they all got excited about it so they decided to play. They went out to the field and chose up teams and were ready to begin.

The lion's team received. They were able to get two first downs and then had to punt. The mule punted and the rhino was back deep for the kick. He caught the ball, lowered his head and charged. First, he crushed a roadrunner, then two rabbits. He gored a wildebeast, knocked over two cows, and broke through to daylight, scoring six.

Unfortunately, they lacked a placekicker, and the score remained 6 - 0.

Late in the first half the lion's team scored a touchdown and the mule kicked the extra point. The lion's team led at halftime 7 - 6. In the locker room, the lion gave a peptalk.

"Look you guys. We can win this game. We've got the lead and they only have one real threat. We've got to keep the ball away from the rhino, he's a killer. Mule, when you kick off be sure to keep it away from the rhino."

The second half began. Just as the mule was about to kick off, the rhino's team changed formation and the ball went directly to the rhino. Once again, the rhino lowered his head and was off running. First, he stomped two gazelles. He skewered a zebra, and bulldozed an elephant out of the way. It looked like he was home free. Suddenly at the twenty yard line, he dropped over dead. There were no other animals in sight anywhere near him. The lion went over to see what had happened. Right next to the dead rhino he saw a small centipede.

"Did you do this?" he asked the centipede.

"Yeah, I did." the centipede replied.

The lion retorted, "Where were you during the first half?"

"I was putting on my shoes."

[tomkow6]

SALUTE!

 

 

[tomkow6]

Good morning, MoJo! Good morning, Canteen Crew! Good morning, EVERYBODY!

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!!

Long Cut Mrs. Cut

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[tomkow6]

 

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[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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[tomkow6]

Today's FEEBLE attempt at humor:

Two women met for the first time since graduating from high school.

One asked the other,  "You were always so organized in school, did you manage to live a well planned life? "

 

"Yes", said her friend, "my first marriage was to a millionaire; my second marriage was to an actor; my third marriage was to a preacher; and now I'm married to an undertaker."

Her friend asked, "What do those marriages have to do with a well planned life?"

 "One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go."

 

[tame]

Click here to read about the leftist threats against me (hee hee): Tame's activism update: the Gray Davis recall effort!

[SouthernHawk]

Morning Tonk! Happy "Weekend" to you.

Did you get your checklist (shoes,uniform and beard)complete?