The light at the end of the tunnel

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Mountain Man

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It is my sad and solemn duty to inform all of you that the light at the end of the tunnel will shortly be extinguished. It was the headlight of a Yugo, production of which in now discontinued.

When the battery runs down, the light will be no more. :sad:
 

thumsup

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It is my sad and solemn duty to inform all of you that the light at the end of the tunnel will shortly be extinguished. It was the headlight of a Yugo, production of which in now discontinued.

When the battery runs down, the light will be no more. :sad:

:eek: Tell me it ain't so! wall1
 

thumsup

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Sadly, it appears to be. I hope you will all join the members of the Tunnel Society as we bury an old car battery in our backyards by the light of the full moon.

We must do what we can to keep this memory alive.

I know, lets take a collection for a new die hard. :twisted:
 

tetters

Rail Spiking Fool!
Sadly, it appears to be. I hope you will all join the members of the Tunnel Society as we bury an old car battery in our backyards by the light of the full moon.

We must do what we can to keep this memory alive.

Actually I was thinking that a battery charger might work better.

Not to mention the environmental impact we will cause by burying a car battery in our back yards.

And I can't go out on during a full moon. Bad things happen, at least thats what the voice that tells me I'm a Werewolf says. :eek:
 

thumsup

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Actually I was thinking that a battery charger might work better.

Not to mention the environmental impact we will cause by burying a car battery in our back yards.

And I can't go out on during a full moon. Bad things happen, at least thats what the voice that tells me I'm a Werewolf says. :eek:

Where is Les when we need him? He's not here.
 

tetters

Rail Spiking Fool!
OK...so we'll bury it in the neighbor's back yard. Picky, picky, picky.

Fine. But if we are going to do that the voice in my head that thinks he is Napoleon (although I just think he's nuts!!! :rolleyes:) insists we invade the neighbor's back yard and claim it for France!
 

Mountain Man

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Fine. But if we are going to do that the voice in my head that thinks he is Napoleon (although I just think he's nuts!!! :rolleyes:) insists we invade the neighbor's back yard and claim it for France!

My voices just keep telling me to load my guns. :cool:

Know where we can buy a French flag?
 
France

Then there was a conference in France where a number of
international engineers were taking part, including French and American.
During a break one of the French engineers came back into the room
Saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent
an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the Tsunami victims. What does he
intended to do, bomb them?'

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three

hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear

powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they

have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck.. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have? '
……………..You could have heard a pin drop.
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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that
included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French
Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of
Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone
was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French
admiral suddenly complained that, 'whereas Europeans learn many
languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always
have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the
Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have
to speak German.'
…………………….You could have heard a pin drop.
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AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France
on a tour. Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris
by plane.. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport
in his carry on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs
officer asked sarcastically.

Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.

'Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.'

The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it.'

'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on
arrival in France !'

The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly

explained. 'Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in '44 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find any Frenchmen to show it to.'
…………..You could have heard a pin drop.

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What Is A Veteran?
A "Veteran" -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve -- is someone who,

at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to, and including his life."

There are way too many people in this country today, who no longer understand that fact!



Lynn
 

Mountain Man

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IS the French flag all white on one side?

No, that is the Italian flag. A properly made French flag looks exactly like an American flag when turned on it's side. Very useful at times. The Italians, meanwhile, a very good at making theirs resemble the flag of Mexico.

Tetters - well done!

Yellowlynn: extremely well done.
 
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