The FReeper Canteen - Scuttlebutt - 20 Oct 2011

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[AZamericonnie]

On This Day....

1740 - Maria Theresa became the ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia with the death of her father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.

1774 - The new Continental Congress, the governing body of America’s colonies, passed an order proclaiming that all citizens of the colonies "discountenance and discourage all horse racing and all kinds of gaming, cock fighting, exhibitions of shows, plays and other expensive diversions and entertainment."

1803 - The U.S. Senate approved the Louisiana Purchase.

1818 - The U.S. and Great Britain established the boundary between the U.S. and Canada to be the 49th parallel.

1827 - The Battle of Navarino took place during the Greek War for Independence.

1873 - A Hippodrome was opened in New York City by showman Phineus T. (P.T.) Barnum.

1892 - The city of Chicago dedicated the World's Columbian Exposition.

1903 - A joint commission ruled in favor of the U.S. concerning a dispute over the boundary between Canada and the District of Alaska.

1910 - A baseball with a cork center was used in a World Series game for the first time.

1930 - "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" debuted on NBC radio.

1935 - Mao Zedong arrived in Hanoi after his Long March that took just over a year. He then set up the Chinese Communist Headquarters.

1942 - Pierre Laval told the French labor that they must serve in Germany.

1944 - Allied forces invaded the Philippines.

1944 - During World War II, the Yugoslav cities of Belgrade and Dubrovnik were liberated.

1947 - Hollywood came under scrutiny as the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence within the motion picture industry.

1952 - The Mau Mau uprising against white settlers began in Kenya.

1955 - "No Time for Sergeants" opened on Broadway.

1957 - Walter Cronkite began hosting "The 20th Century." The show aired until January 4, 1970.

1967 - Seven men were convicted in Meridian, MS, on charges of violating the civil rights of three civil rights workers. Of the men convicted one was a Ku Klux Klan leader and another was a sheriff's deputy.

1968 - Jackie Lee Bouvier Kennedy married Aristotle Onassis.

1976 - More than 70 people were killed when the Norwegian tanker Frosta collided with the ferryboat George Prince on the Mississippi River.

1979 - The John F. Kennedy Library in Boston was dedicated.

1984 - The U.S. State Department reduced the number of Americans assigned to the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon.

1986 - American mercenary Eugene Hasenfus was formally charged by the Nicaraguan government on several charges including terrorism.

1993 - Attorney General Janet Reno warned the TV industry to limit the violence in their programs.

1995 - Britain, France and the U.S. announced a treaty that banned atomic blasts in the South Pacific.

2003 - A 40-year-old man went over Niagara Falls without safety devices and survived. He was charged with illegally performing a stunt.

2009 - European astronomers discover 32 exoplanets.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my gosh....I LOVE IT!!!

[luvie]

BWAAHAAAHAAAA!

Good one, Big Guy! :)

[SandRat]

Evenin’ connie. *hugs*

None. I did get a letter from the state reemployment bureau that in it's wording presupposes that I'm stupid and know not how write a resume or do job searches. It clearly was written by an SEIU apparatchik that knows nothing of this region or what is going on with the contacts on post that drive all employment.

Further, it sets a date and time that I must report in person to receive, "guidance and assistance", or forfeit my unemployment benefits.

[luvie]

BWAAHAAAHAAAA!

Good one, Big Guy! :)

[AZamericonnie]

Another timely & beautiful lesson Mayor & thank you for it. Some one came to my office today & this is perfect....*hugs*

[Professional Engineer]

1947 - Hollywood came under scrutiny as the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence within the motion picture industry.

McCarthy was right.

[luvie]

As if the dilemma you’re in isn’t frustrating enough! Geeeeeeez!

[AZamericonnie]

Ever wonder about the word “die” t? ;-}

Just saying....lol

Dang...your week is sounding pretty darn good!

[SandRat]

Going buy twin muggers are you?

[SandRat]

I'm ready to cuss in 4 different languages in the most insulting manner.

[AZamericonnie]

Amen my friend....and today you don’t even need hearings...just a big net!

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Luv. *hugs*

[luvie]

Can’t say as I blame you. It’s awful to be treated in such a condescending manner by a stupid bureaucrat!

[SandRat]

I’ll have to make the appointment and see if the live person is any better than the letter or if they are “ne kulturniy” Pronounced: nyeh kool-toor-knee, accent on the ‘toor’.

[AZamericonnie]

Sounds like a very a good idea to me Kathy.

Happy shopping!

[luvie]

Howdy, (((Connie)))

How are ya? Hope your week has been good so far! Mine is about
to get 100% better tomorrow morning when I fly to meet Lauren, NYT, Ms.B, Mylife and all the others for some fun, food, firearms and friendship! :)

[Professional Engineer]

I’d laugh if it weren’t so true.

[left that other site]

Hi Connie!

(((HUGS)))

[luvie]

TOP TEN INDICATORS THAT YOUR EMPLOYER HAS CHANGED
TO OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE PLAN:

(10) Your annual mammogram is done at Hooters.

(9) Directions to your doctor's office include
“Take a left when you enter the trailer park.”

(8) The tongue depressors taste faintly of Fudgesicles.

(7) The only parasitologist in the plan is “Gus” from Roto-Rooter.

(6) The only item listed under Preventative Care Coverage is
“an apple a day.”

(5) Your primary care physician is wearing the pants you
gave to Goodwill last month.

(4) “The patient is responsible for 200% of out-of-network charges,”
is not a typographical error.

(3) The only expense covered 100% is “embalming.”

(2) Your Prozac comes in different colors
with little M's on them.
(I could live with THAT! LOL!)

AND THE NUMBER ONE SIGN YOU'VE JOINED OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE PLAN:

(1) You ask for Viagra, and they give you a Popsicle stick and duct tape

Bada-bing!!!