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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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Hacker
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Joined: Sep 13 2008
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Memorial day, assuring we get a funny picture from Syd.
Happy memorial day.
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Nekkoru
Title: Polish Pickle Wench
Joined: Jan 25 2008
Location: Warsaw, Poland
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What's Memorial Day about anyway? Something to honor soldiers or anything like that?
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 You should totally check out the IRC channel.
While you're at it, go check out my band, Her Majesty's Heroines.
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anorexorcist
Title: Polar Bear
Joined: May 21 2008
Location: The Cock and Plucket
Posts: 2131
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Rycona
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Title: The Maestro
Joined: Nov 01 2005
Location: Away from Emerald Weapon
Posts: 2815
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| Nekkoru wrote: |
| What's Memorial Day about anyway? Something to honor soldiers or anything like that? |
Probably.
I just use it as an excuse to go camping and lose myself in nature, which I just got back from last night. Today = recovery.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Huge fan of Memorial Day, but I hate parades.
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Kubo
Joined: Aug 24 2005
Location: Mount Holly, NJ
Posts: 1062
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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Thou, because I am wroth, be not dismayed, for I shall win the strife, whoever circle round within for the defence. This their insolence is not new, for of old they used it at a less secret gate, which still is found without a bolt. Above it thou didst see the dead inscription; and already on this side of it
descends the steep, passing without escort through the circles,
One such that by him the city shall be opened to us. |
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Dii Infer
Title: Boobie Engineer
Joined: Jun 01 2007
Location: Texas
Posts: 653
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I like this holiday. It's better than bad -- it's good. B)
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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| Kubo wrote: |
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields. |
That's one of my favorites, Kubo.
Memorial Day is to honor the soldiers who died in service of the country. Its a bit more somber than Veteran's Day, which is just to honor servicemen and women in general.
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TheRoboSleuth
Title: Sleuth Mark IV
Joined: Aug 08 2006
Location: The Gritty Future
Posts: 2739
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Its memorial day, please be respectful to our fallen. Take a moment of silence and meditate on the sacrifices that were necessary for our countries nobel virtues to triumph over the base natures of evil men.
Also, dedicate a hot dog or a beer. The souls of America appreciate barbeques.
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APLETHORAOFPINATAS
Joined: Jun 10 2008
Posts: 172
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields. |
Have you ever heard the Charles Ives setting of this? Its great!
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LowEndLem
Title: Not Gay
Joined: Mar 19 2009
Location: Illinois
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Is it bad that when i saw SoldierHawk's pic I thought of Master Of Puppets?
Just sayin'.
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<Tako> But, brontosaurs ate plants. It wouldn't be a threat to Jesus.
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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Speaking of poppies... I can't walk by a veteran collecting for the VFW and *not* give him a dollar.
I actually had 8, but I lost one and gave one to my mom.
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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^ Good man, Syd. I'm the same way. VFW is a very solid organization; they do a lot of good.
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