A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-17-02

JohnHuang2 and Billie

[The Thin Man]

LOL! I thought this was a tongue-in-cheek piece until the parts about Saddam's admiration for Clinton and Carter's congratulatory call. Those seem entirely plausible to me. Now, I'm not so sure.

[JulieRNR21]

LOL LOL LOL....thanks for a much needed chuckle!

As I always tell John....His 'Two-Cents' is a priceless treasure!

All Hail our King of Ping....JohnHuang2

[MeekOneGOP]

See post #115 on this thread, LOL ! (link should go right there):

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/770706/posts?page=115#115

[Billie]

Good morning, ladtx, thank you again. I read these every day, note the dates, the ages, the locations...no California or Texas casualties out of these 7 for a change. Seems we usually see those states listed most days.

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning all!

Many of you know that our FReeper friend, Beep, had surgery yesterday. For those of you who are friends of hers and would like to wish her a speedy recovery, click the graphic below. It will take you to a "Patient Greeting Card" page on the Park Ridge Hospital site. (Beep provided her name and a link to the hospital in a post last week.) You should address your message to Sharon Palmer. I know she would love to hear from you!

Please pass this link on to others who might like to wish her well. I would like to see her get tons of cards from her friends here on FR. :-)

[lodwick]

;-) Perfectly linked - thanks for the laugh.

[lodwick]

Another perfect link - thanks for Beep's hospital. JL

[Billie]

Thank you, Lori - just sent a card to her. I'm sure she will receive many, thanks to your link.

[Billie]

Thanks, Julie - love the crown for King John, too! I had fun finding the graphics for this one! The one of clinton is pretty scary - he is SO EVIL looking - he looks like a friend of Saddam's.

[Diver Dave]

Thanks for that link, MB.

I believe Park Ridge Hospital is going to be flooded with greetings for Beep. :)

[lodwick]

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LOL

[JustAmy]

Please see post #65 to send a card to our honorary Fresno Freeper, Beep.
As Mama_Bear said, let's flood the hospital with e-cards!!

[JustAmy]

Prayers are being offered this morning for Logan's Dad. Prayers to our Lord for a successful surgery.

[Diver Dave]

Condit's kids are Front Page news in the Modesto Bee this morning. Seems they sent out a mass mailing attacking Dennis Cardoza, Condit's protege and the Dems choice in the upcoming election.

I can't access the Modbee.com site to post the article (server problem, I guess).

Kids will be kids I guess. HEH HEH!

[JulieRNR21]

Thanks for posting the latest on Beep and the link so we can send a card.....what a wonderful service this Hospital provides.

[JulieRNR21]

This article is such clever satire....I knew John was brilliant but I had no idea that he was so witty!

[Diver Dave]

Thanks Amy. :)

[LadyX]

Thanks, Mama_Bear!

~ ~ ~ Beep Bump ~ ~ ~

[jwfiv]

Hi daisyscarlett, thanks for the coffee...I had my first cup late last night when you set it up, just had my second, now that the day is underway. Thank you.

JH2's two-cents are worth a million bucks, especially today...so funny and sharps those barbs of his.

Thank you, Mr. JH2.