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| Happy Father's Day! | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 17 2012, 04:10 AM (212 Views) | |
| Red Rice | Jun 17 2012, 04:10 AM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Our society seems to have an ambivalent attitude towards fathers. On the one hand, we are often told of the importance of fatherhood, and on the other hand its importance is often downplayed or even mocked. It has never been accorded the exalted, almost mythical status granted to motherhood. But for those of you dads who keep the faith and do your best, thanks! Enjoy your day! |
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Civilisation, I vaguely realized then - and subsequent observation has confirmed the view - could not progress that way. It must have a greater guiding principle to survive. To treat it as a carcase off which each man tears as much as he can for himself, is to stand convicted a brute, fit for nothing better than a jungle existence, which is a death-struggle, leading nowhither. I did not believe that was the human destiny, for Man individually was sane and reasonable, only collectively a fool. I hope the gunner of that Hun two-seater shot him clean, bullet to heart, and that his plane, on fire, fell like a meteor through the sky he loved. Since he had to end, I hope he ended so. But, oh, the waste! The loss! - Cecil Lewis | |
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| Jolly | Jun 17 2012, 04:33 AM Post #2 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Why, thank you. Thank you very much. Why don't you join us?
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| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| apple | Jun 17 2012, 04:46 AM Post #3 |
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one of the angels
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happy father's day red rice.. remember this down the road. hope things are well in your neck of the woods. |
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| Mikhailoh | Jun 17 2012, 05:03 AM Post #4 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Welllll, there's a little reason mothers are so exalted. It is similar to why there is Valentines Day, etc. Lose a battle, win the war. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Cathys | Jun 17 2012, 06:31 AM Post #5 |
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Senior Carp
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Happy Father's Day to you Red Rice and all the great TNCR Dads! Hope you all are getting some spoiling today
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| brenda | Jun 17 2012, 06:49 AM Post #6 |
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Happy Father's Day to all our TNCR fathers and fatherly role models! You don't have to have kids of your own to be a good role model for the youngsters in your life.
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| jon-nyc | Jun 17 2012, 03:44 PM Post #7 |
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Cheers
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Thanks all! |
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| jon-nyc | Jun 17 2012, 03:45 PM Post #8 |
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Cheers
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For me it's bittersweet. I love fathers day with my boy but this is my first fathers day without my Dad. |
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| Amanda | Jun 17 2012, 04:27 PM Post #9 |
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Senior Carp
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That's rough, jon I'm happy for you, though, being able to celebrate Father's Day on the receiving end, at least. Before you know it, you'll be receiving crayoned cards from own your little man and F'D will never be the same.My dad's been missing for 24 years and as imperfect a man as he was, I always miss him. Those of you with living father's appreciate them while you can - and HFD to all of you out there, whose children cherish you!
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[size=5] We should tolerate eccentricity in others, almost to the point of lunacy, provided no one else is harmed.[/size] "Daily Telegraph", London July 27 2005 | |
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| George K | Jun 17 2012, 06:36 PM Post #10 |
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Finally
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15 Dad Facts for Father’s Day - Mental Floss 1. Halsey Taylor invented the drinking fountain as a tribute to his father, who succumbed to typhoid fever after drinking from a contaminated public water supply in 1896. 2. George Washington, the celebrated Father of Our Country,ť had no children of his own. Researchers believe that childhood illnesses may have rendered him sterile. He did adopt the two children from Martha Custis’ first marriage. 3. In Thailand, the King’s Birthday also serves as National Father’s Day. The celebration includes fireworks and acts of charity and honor – the most distinct being the donation of blood and the liberation of captive animals. 4. In 1950, after the Washington Post music critic gave Harry Truman’s daughter’s concert a negative review, the president came out swinging: “Some day I hope to meet you,” he wrote. “When that happens you’ll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below!” 5. A.A. Milne created Winnie the Pooh for his son, Christopher Robin. Pooh was based on Robin’s teddy bear, Edward, a gift Christopher had received for his first birthday, and on their father/son visits to the London Zoo, where the bear named Winnie was Christopher’s favorite. Pooh comes from the name of Christopher’s pet swan (of course). 6. Kurt Vonnegut was (for a short time) Geraldo Rivera’s father-in-law. Rivera’s marriage to Edith Vonnegut ended in 1974 because of his womanizing. Her ever-protective father was quoted as saying, “If I see Gerry again, I’ll spit in his face.” He also included an unflattering character named Jerry Rivers (a chauffeur) in a few of his books. 7. Andre Agassi’s father represented Iran in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics as a boxer. 8. According to a 2005 survey commissioned by TiVo, here are the top ten TV dads of all time: 1. Cliff Huxtable (The Cosby Show); 2. Sheriff Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show); 3. Pa Ingalls (Little House on the Prairie); 4. Howard Cunningham (Happy Days); 5. Ward Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver); 6. Jim Anderson (Father Knows Best); 7. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch); 8. Tim Taylor (Home Improvement); 9. Reverend Eric Camden (7th Heaven); 10. Danny Tanner (Full House). 9. The voice of Papa Smurf, Don Messick, also provided the voice of Scooby-Doo, Ranger Smith on Yogi Bear, and Astro and RUDI on The Jetsons. 10. In 2001, Yuri Usachev, cosmonaut and commander of the International Space Station, received a talking picture frame from his 12-year-old daughter while in orbit. The gift was made possible by RadioShack, which filmed the presentation of the gift for a TV commercial. 11. The only father-daughter collaboration to hit the top spot on the Billboard pop music chart was the 1967 hit single “Something Stupid” by Frank & Nancy Sinatra. 12. In the underwater world of the seahorse, it’s the male that gets to carry the eggs and birth the babies. 13. If show creator/producer Sherwood Schwartz had gotten his way, Gene Hackman would have portrayed the role of father Mike Brady on The Brady Bunch. 14. The Stevie Wonder song “Isn’t She Lovely” is about his newborn daughter, Aisha. If you listen closely, you can hear Aisha crying during the song. 15. Dick Hoyt has pushed and pulled his son Rick, who has cerebral palsy, through hundreds of marathons and triathlons. Rick cannot speak, but using a custom-designed computer he has been able to communicate. They ran their first five-mile race together when Rick was in high school. When they were done, Rick sent his father this message: “Dad, when we were running, it felt like I wasn’t disabled anymore!” Big hugs to all the dads out there. Happy Father’s Day! |
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| Mikhailoh | Jun 17 2012, 06:42 PM Post #11 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Now I like Vonnegut even more, if that's possible. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Frank_W | Jun 18 2012, 06:27 AM Post #12 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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Happy Father's Day. Mine was good... Spent most of the day in my shop, working. Nice breakfast with the family, and a handmade card from my daughter. |
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| brenda | Jun 18 2012, 10:59 AM Post #13 |
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I know what you mean, Jon. ![]() Daughter was born on my dad's birthday. |
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I'm happy for you, though, being able to celebrate Father's Day on the receiving end, at least. Before you know it, you'll be receiving crayoned cards from own your little man and F'D will never be the same.



6:29 AM Jul 11