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    The Japanese occupied the Aleutian Islands during WWII. In the beginning, the American public was kept in the dark about losses and the lack of resources to drive them out. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    I jumpseat to work, but no longer ride up front after 9/11 (we have a 121 operation in addition to the 135 operation I fly for).Not long ago I had a Southwest captain tell me, "welcome aboard, plenty of seats in the back, don't let anyone come through this door". Gulp, first time a captain told me this. I spent the entire flight wondering how a 130 lb ex-airborne ranger without a weapon was going to stop some 200 lb asshole terrorist: hit him over the head with my laptop, bite his nuts, and jump up with a choke hold and ask the 160 lb flight attendent to help. Thankfully, I never had to go into action. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    Two brothers jumped after watching me. One quit and the other still jumps when I come down to Fl. I came back in the sport as a result of running into an old friend who jumped with me in our college days. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    If he is indeed guilty, he will never kill again. His next victim will be safe. The trouble with a life sentence, there is a chance he might get out and kill again. Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, lets them out for "good behavior and a relationship with Jesus". Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    Quote... Three years is the least they could give him and make it look good to the outsiders... That's what it's all about; making it look good to the outsiders. I wonder how many of our guys died protecting civilians? Nobody hears about that. Nobody hears about our guys dying while trying to retrieve one of our own or a weapon. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    Quote Ralph Waldo Emerson Wrote.... "Rings and Jewels are not gifts, .................... You got that right. In 34 years of +- bliss, she has managed to loose 2 diamond rings: one at the beach and one in her flower garden. I still love her. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    Your Job

    rickjump1 replied to Darius11's topic in The Bonfire

    I love my job but hate being away from home. This is my last hitch flying helicopters out to oil rigs Gulf of Mexico.Gonna retire. Do I believe in guardian angels? Yep. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    In the drink of the month section of SW Airlines Magazine, "Spirit", Katherine Cole writes,"In 1722, a British brewer invented a stout ale and called it "entire butt" (which, at the the time, was not so funny as it is now, "butt" meaning cask); street market workers, otherwise know as porters, developed such a taste for it that the new brew was soon called "porter stout".....It also caught the attention of a guy named Guinness, who started brewing it in Ireland....." Is this part about Guinness correct? I always thought Guinness had over cooked a patch and served it anyway to the delight of drinkers. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    Merry Christmas to you and all. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    (This is still Rhino's thread. I believe the original thread lost it's meaning and intent) I would like to reiterate that there are a lot of us out here that have spent Christmas in far away places trying to stay alive like you. Some of us have even had the next of kin notification officer show up at our door step when we were kids. We know the feeling of being away from family. Please be assured that most of us support you and are concerned with your safety and well being. Come home safely. Again, MERRY CHRISTMAS. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    Kevin Sites, a freelancer on assignment for NBC is the NBC correspondent who filmed the shooting. His discription of the event: http://www.kevinsites.net Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    An old storekeeper in the market in Sharja, UAE, said to my Texas friends, "Oh, you're from Texas. They killed John Kennedy". He had no idea where Arkansas was. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    Next thing they will want their own statue. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    I believe our fore-fathers deserve the credit they have received. They were were thrilled at the idea of a government by the people (although slaves, women and I think people without property were left out of voting).What they had in mind was the will of the people. Todays politicians might come into office with good intentions, but they quickly become corrupted by the system and spend their entire careers sucking off special interest groups. Any citizen that raises questions about their performance is viewed as a "misguided taxpayer". Like members of the communist party, our politicians retire and go behind large walls because they buried their consciences long ago. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    I always thought people would think I supported the troops because of my purple heart tag (it's free in Arkansas. That's why I have it) Guess I better get with the program. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    When he turns 62 he can walk across the Mexican border and sign up for social security. If there is any left of couse. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    Not many Pro US guys among them these days. The US is really good at dropping people when it suits them. t We not only betray, we leave behind a list of names. The embassy in Saigon was evacuated in such a hurry, they left behind the names of the people who helped us. I agree with you on this. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    The Speakers Corner did not affect my vote, but it did enlighten me to the liberal cause. You guys and gals are dangerous... kidding. It was hard voting for a conservative candidate I didn't like. I did see democracy in action this morning in Okolona, Arkansas. There were three tables in the one room town hall: one to sign in, another to pick up/return ballots and one long table with pencils for voting. No booth, no machine; just a long piece of zig zag cardboard to give you a little privacy. Could this be the reason Arkansas is late getting votes counted? Maybe, but it was a relaxed friendly atmosphere probably not different from 100 years ago. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    We haven't completely stepped back yet, but we are further than we ever were during the cold war. The elimination of all nuclear weapons is the eventual goal of some of us; myself included. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    The majority of the world population has not tried Heinz mustard like I did going through Dallas Love Field last week. The stuff sucks. Too sweet. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    Hey Tonto, please tell me you don't get warm and fuzzy when you read crap like this. It hasn't been that long ago that your country was making nukes and trying to destabilize your neighbors. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    Hopefully we will never see another 9/11. Using it as a reminder, we must never let our guard down. Somebody quoted that the war on terror will eventually be something like prostitution and the the war on drugs: something you can control but never completely eliminate. Maybe we can address the other problems you speak of when things settle down. Don't forget that this terror thing can still kill us. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    I don't think anybody can be 100% unbiased. If we are talking about Iraq or some child molester here in the states it doesn't matter. Knowing that I would become a target and possibly loose my life and job, I would turn them in and forget the story. Screw these guys. Why would I do this? I saw a hard core airborne infantry company commander risk his career so he could medevac a little girl and her father when we were in hot pursuit of some bad guys a long time ago. His emotions over took him for a short moment in time and he got away with it. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.
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    It's true: war is hell. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.