A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day 08-13-02

Billie

[Billie]

Aw, shoot! You guys! It's funny, though, because Meek had been posting this graphic, and then all of a sudden he started adding that teensy form to his posts - I RECOGNIZED the silly thing! LOL

[GailA]

Morning ALL...congrats MeeknMing for being chosen for one of FR's finest.

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[michigander]

Aw, shoot! You guys!

No, please don't shoot us guys! :-)

[humblegunner]

Big ol' Texas bump!

[Billie]

Hi, Gail! I love your little magic wand fairy! So cute!

[Billie]

LOL! Not even with a water pistol? :)

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin' ! Thank you !
And, Miss Billie - thank you so much!
I gotta pick your brain and learn the nice graphics. Good job!

[stainlessbanner]

Things are fine - the baby is doing just fine. She is actually a great child, very calm, content and doesn't cry that much! We just love her so much. Strangely, it's already hard to imagine our lives without her = )

Things are a little rainy down here in FL, but no complaints from me!

[Billie]

LOL! That's pretty cute, isn't it?! And it made a perfect background, I thought!

[Billie]

Ah! The guest of honor has arrived! Meek, just use them from my server - haven't planned to delete the graphics I use on this thread - not for a long while anyway!

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL ! Excellent! I was born in San Marcos (Gary AFB).
That's not too far down the road from here:

I was there earlier this week
(Posted by ValerieUSA - August 10, 2002)

[Billie]

That's wonderful! Your pride in being a new daddy REALLY SHOWS!

Wish we had some of your rain!

[basil]

I, too, enjoy Meek's posts--especially since I moved away from Dallas going on two years ago. He keeps me up with what's going on there. I have to admit, though, that some of his posts make me really thankful that I left Big D for the hill country in the heart of Texas.

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin' ! Thanks!

[COB1]

HEEEEEEE  YAAAAAAHHHHHH !!

IT'S YOUR DAY, MEEK, OLD BUDDY!

I'm right proud to call you friend!

[Mudboy Slim]

A very well-deserved recognition for a dedicated FReeper and legitimately funny dude!! Keep fightin' the good fight, MnM...we're making converts each and every day!!

FReegards...MUD

[MeekOneGOP]

Aw, shoot! You guys! It's funny, though, because Meek had been posting this graphic, and then all of a sudden he started adding that teensy form to his posts - I RECOGNIZED the silly thing! LOL

You sure did! In fact you were the very first one to notice it in a comment back to me.
Thank you, ValerieUSA for this:

Prairie Chapel School on a foggy spring morning -
the President's ranch is up the road and to the right
(Posted by ValerieUSA August 10, 2002)

[lowbridge]

A congratulations bump! :-)

[Pippin]

HOWDY, MEEKIE!

YEEEE! HAAAA!

you is IT today!

I glad I know such a fun person and Ming is beautiful too!

Say Hi to Winky, Smiley and the New one! <p. HAH! I recognize that one!

[COB1]

Meek, let's start this Texas day by telling everyone, once and for all, how this state got it's name:

Coronado’s famous search for the Seven Cities of Cibola and the riches thereof, ended on July 7, 1540, outside the sun-bleached rock pueblos of the Zuni Indians on the upper Rio Grande.
Misled by his well traveled priest, Fray Marcos and disillusioned in his quest for gold, he was determined not to return to Spain empty handed. If gold could not be acquired, he was was sure the surrounding country could contribute a wealth of slaves to take back.
The Spaniards fanned out across the countryside searching for people now instead of gold.
One of Coronado’ lieutenants journeyed far to the east, across the Panhandle of what is now Texas, and contacted a party of Caddoan Indians.
These Indians were of the Hasinai tribe, but the Spaniards called them Tejas from the Caddoan word Teychas, meaning “allies” or “friends”. This word came to be spelled "Texas" in old Spanish in which the “x” is substituted for a “j” sound.
From this mistaken tribal name the land derived it’s name.

“Lone Star” – T.R. Fehrenbach [para]

So when people say that "Texas" came from the Indian word for "friends" that's only partially right.
It's really of Spanish derivation.