JSM'S BEGGING FOR BANNING THREAD #2

[trimmonthelake]

Gotta fry me some okra.Be back shortly.
CC.I'm fantasizing about chia.   

I know you are, I read where you were eating some weed earlier.

If I thought it would work I would.   

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,536863,00.html
California Father Refuses to Take Down Tattered U.S. Flag

Tuesday, August 04, 2009


 A promise is a promise.

A California dad is refusing to take down the tattered and torn American flag that's been flying on his lawn in Fresno for almost a year, despite complaints from neighbors on his military-heavy block and from a national veterans group that says he's mistreating the Stars and Stripes.

Even passersby have phoned Louis Haros, demanding that he take down his weather-beaten flag immediately.

But Haros, a Vietnam veteran, told his son last September that he'd wave that flag until he comes home from Iraq.

And a promise is a promise.
"I made a promise to him that it won't come down until he's home," Haros told FOXNews.com on Tuesday. "Well, it's still there. I feel if I bring it down and something happens to him … I don't know."

Paul Haros is already back on U.S. soil after his second tour in Iraq. He and his dad spoke yesterday when he landed in Wisconsin to undergo medical checks and to relinquish his weapons. But Louis Haros says the flag won't come down until Paul returns to Fresno.

"I told him this flag protected me in Vietnam and I will see that it protects you," said Haros, a former master sergeant in the U.S. Army. "In a normal situation, I would've brought it down a long time ago."

Corporal Paul Haros is expected to be back home by Friday after two tours in Iraq as a member of the Army Reserve and a tour with the 82nd Airborne Division in Operation Desert Storm.
It won't be soon enough for some of Haros' neighbors, who see no reason to wait any longer to play taps for the flag.

"I understand why the gentleman is doing it, but it's in tatters," neighbor John Southward told FOXNews.com. "I fly my flag every day."

But Southward, a former Navy signalman, said he also found it "appalling" that Haros' son had been in Iraq long enough for the flag to become so raggedy.

"To me, that's appalling," Southward said. "I wish Mr. Haros and his son the very best, I really do."

Another neighbor, Bryan Walters Sr., was so moved about the condition of the flag that he confronted Haros and then dropped off a new one.

"I'd been watching that flag fall apart," Walters, a Navy veteran, told the Fresno Bee. "It had been getting more and more tattered every day, and it was just breaking my heart."

Ryan Gallucci, a spokesman for AMVETS, a group of 180,000 U.S. veterans, said while it's a "dicey" situation, the organization would prefer that Haros stop flying the tattered flag.

"It's a national symbol and not just a symbol of one soldier's sacrifice," Gallucci told FOXNews.com. "We would advocate he replace it with a serviceable flag out of respect for those who have gone before."

Gallucci acknowledged that Haros was flying the flag for the "right reason," but he suggested that he properly retire it in an appropriate fashion.
According to U.S. Code, an American flag should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning, when it is "no longer a fitting emblem for display."

Haros said he intends to bring the flag down as soon as his son comes home. He's "definitely" surprised by the complaints he and his wife have received from neighbors and even strangers who drive by and later call their home.

"Once they understand the reason behind what's going on, they get it," Haros said. "But nobody can actually be in the shoes of the individual until you stand in them. It was a promise I made to my son. If something happened to him, how could I live with that?"

Still, the negative attention brought on by the flag has Haros' wife getting anxious.

"She's saying she doesn't want to get any more heat," he said of the multiple phone calls they receive each day. "It's really turned into something."

[trimmonthelake]

White House Takes On Drudge Report.
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=7807525&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/

[no rose colored glasses]

I'm joining you Trimm, I'm so sick of all the bs, I could pull my hair out as well. 

[Tevye]

OK, it's joke time. Ready?
Patient calls Dr's office, demanding results of her biospsy. Snotty patient even goes so far as to give "bitch" as her last name! Hours later, someone for doctor's office calls and says "Hey, good news! It's just a fatty tumor!" Patient does the happy dance, calls the only 7 people that she has shared her fears with, everyone is happy,  and "I'd Like to Buy The World A Coke" plays in the background. (Honest, the joke part is coming, I promise)

Fast forward 24 hours. Patient's DOCTOR calls, says "we have a problem we have to talk about". Patient immediately apologizes for screwing around with the staff by saying her last name is bitch. Patient is very scared that the doctor is gonna yell at her.

Well, Doc thinks that's funny and all, but we really do have a problem here. Seems that whomever called the patient yesterday did not check the date on the biopsy, and gave patient the results from the "old" biopsy! The new biopsy shows "invasive ductile cancer". Doc is very sorry about the screwup (according to the office staff, he was MAD MAD MAD!) and will meet with patient next week to discuss treatment. Patient thanks Doc for the 24 hours of peace and worry-less she just had (first in a month)....and wonders, still, does he think it's funny that patient's last name was bitch? He still thinks it's funny...but advises patient not to be alone today.

So, I guess the joke was on me. What's really funny is that even tho I now know I have cancer (and have a 10 page paper due tomorrow that I haven't even started!) I still think it's hilarious that I gave my last name as bitch!!!

due to the raunchy language, I didn't feel this belonged in the prayer thread. Also, due to the fact that I refuse to take this too seriously, it would be irreverent over there. Oh, crap! There's the "she-who-shall-not-be-named" factor, too! You guys would have every right to think I'm yanking your chains....crap, I wish I were. But, I'm not. Dammitall! I guess I could get a pic of the ultrasound or something.....

So, have at it with the boob jokes. Personally I've always thought mine were too big, so this could be a good thing in the end, right?

[mamacrazy30]

OK, it's joke time. Ready?
Patient calls Dr's office, demanding results of her biospsy. Snotty patient even goes so far as to give "bitch" as her last name! Hours later, someone for doctor's office calls and says "Hey, good news! It's just a fatty tumor!" Patient does the happy dance, calls the only 7 people that she has shared her fears with, everyone is happy,  and "I'd Like to Buy The World A Coke" plays in the background. (Honest, the joke part is coming, I promise)

Fast forward 24 hours. Patient's DOCTOR calls, says "we have a problem we have to talk about". Patient immediately apologizes for screwing around with the staff by saying her last name is bitch. Patient is very scared that the doctor is gonna yell at her.

Well, Doc thinks that's funny and all, but we really do have a problem here. Seems that whomever called the patient yesterday did not check the date on the biopsy, and gave patient the results from the "old" biopsy! The new biopsy shows "invasive ductile cancer". Doc is very sorry about the screwup (according to the office staff, he was MAD MAD MAD!) and will meet with patient next week to discuss treatment. Patient thanks Doc for the 24 hours of peace and worry-less she just had (first in a month)....and wonders, still, does he think it's funny that patient's last name was bitch? He still thinks it's funny...but advises patient not to be alone today.

So, I guess the joke was on me. What's really funny is that even tho I now know I have cancer (and have a 10 page paper due tomorrow that I haven't even started!) I still think it's hilarious that I gave my last name as bitch!!!

due to the raunchy language, I didn't feel this belonged in the prayer thread. Also, due to the fact that I refuse to take this too seriously, it would be irreverent over there. Oh, crap! There's the "she-who-shall-not-be-named" factor, too! You guys would have every right to think I'm yanking your chains....crap, I wish I were. But, I'm not. Dammitall! I guess I could get a pic of the ultrasound or something.....

So, have at it with the boob jokes. Personally I've always thought mine were too big, so this could be a good thing in the end, right?

oh hon.....i'm so sorry.  how old are you?  (i'm 31)...the only reason i'm asking is that a co-worker of mine who is the same age as i found out he had skin cancer about 6 months ago...his treatment is about to go from every day to 3 days a week.  you can and will get through this.  i will be your own personal

[no rose colored glasses]

Tevye  Gave you results from the old biopsy  My thoughts and prayers are with you 

[MuffyBee]

Let's take a spin in the Tardis Tevye.  Go somewhere and have a coffee.



Myself, if I got news just as you have, I would want to take a seven iron and whack about a hundred buckets of balls out on the practice range, and I gave up golf a couple years ago....I don't know what works for you Tevye, but I would find what that is and just do it.  I hope you don't mind my speaking frankly.  I really like you Tevye and I want you to be okay.  Muffy

[Tevye]

oh hon.....i'm so sorry.  how old are you?  (i'm 31)...the only reason i'm asking is that a co-worker of mine who is the same age as i found out he had skin cancer about 6 months ago...his treatment is about to go from every day to 3 days a week.  you can and will get through this.  i will be your own personal

I WILL BE 54 in October, and then the next year I'll be 55, then after that just keep adding years! I'll just come here and bitch (JSM will let me do that, cos we kinda sorta have a way of getting into trouble with the whole "on topic" stuff on other threads!) and you guys can laugh for me. That'll be enough

[Tevye]

Let's take a spin in the Tardis Tevye.  Go somewhere and have a coffee.



Myself, if I got news just as you have, I would want to take a seven iron and whack about a hundred buckets of balls out on the practice range, and I gave up golf a couple years ago....I don't know what works for you Tevye, but I would find what that is and just do it.  I hope you don't mind my speaking frankly.  I really like you Tevye and I want you to be okay.  Muffy

Thanks, Muffy, you're right. I do need a trip in the TARDIS (I'm already working on my family for a "mercy trip" to Alaska...hey, I'm gonna make this disease work for me!). So, everyone hang on tight!

[mamacrazy30]

oh hon.....i'm so sorry.  how old are you?  (i'm 31)...the only reason i'm asking is that a co-worker of mine who is the same age as i found out he had skin cancer about 6 months ago...his treatment is about to go from every day to 3 days a week.  you can and will get through this.  i will be your own personal

I WILL BE 54 in October, and then the next year I'll be 55, then after that just keep adding years! I'll just come here and bitch (JSM will let me do that, cos we kinda sorta have a way of getting into trouble with the whole "on topic" stuff on other threads!) and you guys can laugh for me. That'll be enough

sweety bitch away if thats what you need to do...i'll start looking for boob jokes asap!

[Tevye]

So, everyone hang on tight!

And now I'm off to feed the light of my life, the 6 year old one, anyway, some really junky supper. Cinnamon toast crunch, honey nut cheerios, and cinnamon toast. It's Tuesday, trashy supper night!

[mamacrazy30]

Have you ever wondered why A, B, C, D, DD, E and F are the letters used to define bra sizes? If you have wondered why, but couldn't figure out what the letters stood for... It is about time you became informed:

A ... Almost Boobs
B ... Barely there.
C ... Can't Complain!
D ... Damn!
DD... Double damn!
E ... Enormous!
F ... Fake

[MuffyBee]

I think a family trip to Alaska would be fabulous Tevye.  I've never been there.  Just seen the pics and the tv documentaries. 

[trimmonthelake]

Tevye.....I don't even have words to say right now.
I think Muffy has summed it up pretty nicely.Find what works for you ,and do it.
We monkeys are here for you.     We love you. 

[trimmonthelake]

So, everyone hang on tight!

And now I'm off to feed the light of my life, the 6 year old one, anyway, some really junky supper. Cinnamon toast crunch, honey nut cheerios, and cinnamon toast. It's Tuesday, trashy supper night!

Trash supper night sounds great,especially with someone special.

[MuffyBee]

Wait.  You didn't say "family" trip to Alaska.  You just said "trip" to Alaska.  That's different.   

[trimmonthelake]

I'm joining you Trimm, I'm so sick of all the bs, I could pull my hair out as well. 

I'm gonna have to go for a walk with the devil dog.Be back in a bit.   

[MuffyBee]

My neighbors just went to visit their inlaws.  They took all NINE of their children   

[mamacrazy30]

all the boob jokes i'm finding are lame....i say go and wack some office workers at a dr. office myself.