Patriotism

[jkm2500 0]

getting a little nit-picky arent we?

I was born and raised in rural Wyoming. Zoning laws arent that big of a deal there. Maybe I need to start giving a personal history when I post. Or maybe you can see the positives, and stop looking for the negatives? maybe?

The primary purpose of the Armed Forces is to prepare for and to prevail in combat should the need arise.

[sdgregory 0]

No SGT Marshall, as you can see, a thread that was meant to be positive will, by those who are determined to find something wrong with anything that anyone says, inevitably end up with its negatives.

I say turn it into a toxic swamp just to piss people off.

Better yet build a big ass dropzone with loud ass planes.

[mjosparky 4]

I love this country because of what it is and what it isn't. Many years ago I went to war because my country said so. At 19 I did not know enough to know if it was right or wrong. Today I feel proud that I went, not because people died but because I feel I may have helped.
This morning I drove to Perris and made a skydive with old friends, one celebrating his 25th. year in the sport. I came home and washed and detailed my Harley. I am now on the net with friends, most of which I have never met waiting for the brownies to bake.
I doesn't get any better than that. Not any where in the world.
Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[Luv2Fall 0]

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I love this country because of what it is and what it isn't. Many years ago I went to war because my country said so. At 19 I did not know enough to know if it was right or wrong. Today I feel proud that I went, not because people died but because I feel I may have helped.
This morning I drove to Perris and made a skydive with old friends, one celebrating his 25th. year in the sport. I came home and washed and detailed my Harley. I am now on the net with friends, most of which I have never met waiting for the brownies to bake.
I doesn't get any better than that. Not any where in the world.
Sparky

Amen!

[kallend 2,113]

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getting a little nit-picky arent we?

I was born and raised in rural Wyoming. Zoning laws arent that big of a deal there. Maybe I need to start giving a personal history when I post. Or maybe you can see the positives, and stop looking for the negatives? maybe?

Facts are just facts, neither positive or negative. Fact is that in most parts of the USA you cannot do what you like with your own land. Wishful thinking doesn't change the facts.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[racer42 0]

Tommorrow I am going to love my country because of the concepts known as UNRESTRICTED AIRSPACE!!!!!... Oh and PRIVATE AIRPORTS!!!!

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[kallend 2,113]

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Tommorrow I am going to love my country because of the concepts known as UNRESTRICTED AIRSPACE!!!!!... Oh and PRIVATE AIRPORTS!!!!

I guess you won't be within 30 miles of the President, then.

And did you know that general aviation airports are closing at the rate of about 100/year.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[Luv2Fall 0]

Not good.

[nbblood 0]

Ok, enough already. Don't you have a something positive to say? How about:
I love that if I purchase land for my residence the zoning laws will protect me from a hazardous waste facility built in my back yard.

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If I don't like the zoning restrictions in my neighborhood, I can choose to move.

I have the freedom to choose where I want to live.

There's some great stuff here. Let's keep it going, not insist on dragging it down.

Others that I particularly liked, social and ethnic diversity....great thing about our country.

Peaceful transformation of power.

Sparky.....great stuff. Edited: Sparky said it, but Luv2Fall copied and pasted, so good stuff for you too
Thanks to those that are trying to keep this positive.

Blues,
Nathan

Blues,
Nathan

If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

[mjosparky 4]

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Tommorrow I am going to love my country because of the concepts known as UNRESTRICTED AIRSPACE!!!!!... Oh and PRIVATE AIRPORTS!!!!

I guess you won't be within 30 miles of the President, then.

And did you know that general aviation airports are closing at the rate of about 100/year.

John,
Do you have anything good to say about anything?

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[Michele 1]

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Do you have anything good to say about anything?

Nope. Not even when he met me. He didn't say "good ta meetcha" or anything, just looked at me crosseyed. (Well, to be fair, it was at the POPs record, and he wasn't having a good day...)

(oh, for Pete's sake, Kallend, relax. I am teasing you.)

Ciels-
Michele

~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek
While our hearts lie bleeding?~

[mjosparky 4]

Hey Lady,
How are things going? Great I hope.
Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[JohnRich 4]

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Ok, enough already. Don't you have a something positive to say?

No, I don't think I've ever heard Kallend say anything positive. He seems to specialize in sitting back and sniping at others.

[kallend 2,113]

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Tommorrow I am going to love my country because of the concepts known as UNRESTRICTED AIRSPACE!!!!!... Oh and PRIVATE AIRPORTS!!!!

I guess you won't be within 30 miles of the President, then.

And did you know that general aviation airports are closing at the rate of about 100/year.

John,
Do you have anything good to say about anything?

I don't make this stuff up. Stick your head in the sand if you want to.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[kallend 2,113]

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Ok, enough already. Don't you have a something positive to say?

No, I don't think I've ever heard Kallend say anything positive. He seems to specialize in sitting back and sniping at others.

And it's a wonderful thing to have freedom of speech, although apparently you only like it for people that share your views.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[benny 0]

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Ok, enough already. Don't you have a something positive to say?

No, I don't think I've ever heard Kallend say anything positive. He seems to specialize in sitting back and sniping at others.

And it's a wonderful thing to have freedom of speech, although apparently you only like it for people that share your views.

Personally, I think that the following, which John apparently thinks is great, is one of the most negative things I've ever seen:

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I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens. Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.

Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.

I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, that is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE?

I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion.

I have the right "NOT" to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.

When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities where 70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling, it is the Law of Probability.

I believe that if you are selling me a milk shake, a pack of cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As a matter of fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have to speak English!

My father and grandfather didn't die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours. I think the police should have every right to shoot your sorry self if you threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word "freeze" or "stop" in English, see the above lines.

I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, trinket store, or any other business.

We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they could come over here and tell us our constitution is a living document; and open to their interpretations.

I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor. I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television. That doesn't stop you from watching them.

I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next operating system that's better, and put your name on the building.

It doesn't take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds when necessary, and say "NO!"

I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please don't pretend they are a political statement. And, please, stay home until that new lip ring heals. I don't want to look at your ugly infected mouth as you serve me French fries!

I am sick of "Political Correctness." I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa; so how can they be "African-Americans"? Besides, Africa is a continent. I don't go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else.

Never go to a DZ strip show.

[SkydiverRick 0]

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Ok, enough already. Don't you have a something positive to say?

No, I don't think I've ever heard Kallend say anything positive. He seems to specialize in sitting back and sniping at others.

He specializes in the drive-by method.

never pull low......unless you are

[nbblood 0]

Ok. Granted. Still, do you have anything positive to say? Trying to get this back on track rather than a flame war.

Blues,
Nathan

Blues,
Nathan

If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

[mjosparky 4]

John,
No one said you made it up and no one said you do not have freedom of speech. I was just wondering if you ever had a happy thought or used your "freedom of speech" to comment on something in a positive light. It must be very dark and dreary in you world.

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[benny 0]

I love it that dissent is not currently against the law.

I love, as others have said, the diverse terrain of this country.

I love it that we are fortunate to have time to give a shit about seeing Janet's tit on tv.

I love that the American dream is still dreamed.

Never go to a DZ strip show.

[nbblood 0]

Now we're talkin'.....thanks.

Blues,
Nathan

Blues,
Nathan

If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute.

[mjosparky 4]

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I love it that dissent is not currently against the law.

I love, as others have said, the diverse terrain of this country.

I love it that we are fortunate to have time to give a shit about seeing Janet's tit on tv.

I love that the American dream is still dreamed.

Benny,
That was nice.

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[SkydiverRick 0]

I love, as others have said, the diverse terrain of this country.

[benny 0]

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I love, as others have said, the diverse terrain of this country.

I've heard you badmouth both Texas and Oklahoma.

[mjosparky 4]

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I love, as others have said, the diverse terrain of this country.

I've heard you badmouth both Texas and Oklahoma.

Now I didn't say that I loved all the terrain of this country... Besides, there'd still be boring ass flat land if you took those states away