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https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=95&threadID=195122&start=0

It all started when someone decided to give dpetrak a load about the violence of his avatar. Now we're just having fun.

And you can add me and NeilB to the list... growing every day!

I just figured that the first few to change over didn't own a calendar or something! ;\

Not one to be left out on the fun AND just getting back in town from Paris (Michigan that is) I thought I might have missed a change of plans.

I only just changed my avatar to THE #4. I cannot change so quick! :(

or we'll gang up on her with out "punches like a girl" avatars and beat her into submition. ]:)

;)

you were saying ?

]:)

I don't have anywhere to put it that will provide the bandwidth. If anyone can donate some, I'd be very grateful.

Nothing is gonna replace my American flag. That would be treasonous, traitorous and blasphemous. The American flag is only a tad below my dogs in importance in my life. Replacing my American flag with some bozo smacking his fist against an unseen object would be like me replacing my dogs with a pair of stupid cats.

I'm willing to join for a week. How do I get the animated avatar on my profile?

and Ronald Reagan's movies were better than his policies.

No, wait; never mind about that last one. They were both hideous.

Can't you just imagine - for the week of solidarity with dpetrak - that the subject taking the pounding is French?

Surely that would be sufficiently patriotic to allow you to set the Flag aside for a few days.

:D

Jellimonsta turned me on to photobucket. I like teh site- this morning was the only time I have ever run into any kind of problems with it and I probably could have resolved them if I had been patient. I sometimes have issues with being patient...

It's a fight club!

To start on the 1st of june. :)

And as some of us do have to work for a living ... [i]working hard to get that out of the way :) [/i] but heck she is in now, isn't she! :)

Rob

thanks - photobucket was hiccuping again, so I've piggybacked onto yours....feel free to pm me to remind me to change it back, it's so manic here I haven't a memory byte free in the brain at the moment.....

(ok, senility is setting in - what the hell, I'll admit it here!)

SG - long time no hear from! You ok? How did your visit from Ma and Pa go?

:D

GG

Edited cos I can't remember how to spell either, it would seem...... :_|

I didn't even bother to check it- I swiped the image from dpetrak and just assumed that it was the static image. Which works. If I recall correctly, in order to animate you have to click the image. Or worship your mouse. Or something...

I shall have to investigate...

Neil says Jaq made bandwidth available. I am hogging on to his too. Plan to get off when he screams. :D

https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=195428&messageID=2023304

]:)

That is if you are implying that your age is 21 GG ?:|
because ...
How old did you say your son is? :D ;)

But I totally agree if senility hits you on 21 ... it sucks !!! :(

Telling by your realism of knowing what typo's you type... you're not senile :D ... yet :0 ;)

:x
Rob

[i]edited for emoticon[/i]

I think I will keep my own little violent avitar. At least you can see the target of my ire. Wait, are you all changing avitars to fight terrorism? :-) or is it child welfare?

GG I thought all women were eternally age 29. If senility starts hitting at age 21, we need to pick a new age to be!

Monday was Memorial Day in the U.S. On this day, America pays tribute to the military men and women who died in armed conflict. It's a day as patriotic to us as the 4th of July (Independence Day). I can't remove my American flag on the week of our Memorial Day. I am sure everyone understands my stance. Hell, if it weren't for those many tens of thousands of Americans who died in wars, everyone of you folks out there would be living the under repressive rule of the Japanese Imperialists, Nazis or Communists. :D

You said I 'turned you on' :p ]:)

It doesn't matter how old you are. Your state of mind doesn't matter. Even your health falls into a distant second place. The only thing that matters is that you look good..

There will be those who would disagree, but they would be wrong. :)

There are better symbols for Memorial Day than the flag. How about the Wall, or the Iwo Jima monument?

Of course, I don't typically do anything special for days like Memorial Day because, unlike most people in this country, I remember sacrifices for liberty almost daily anyway. I guess part of it has something to do with the fact that I spend part of almost every day engaged in discussion on subjects relating to the slow and steady elimination of our rights here in the US, and it's severely disappointing to see such sacrifices increasingly ignored in spirit while lip service is hypocritically paid to them by millions of Americans once or twice a year.

As long as you understand what you're honoring, though, and not just "playing patriot" like most people, I certainly commend your dedication to it.

Hit me about 16. It's been downhill ever since.

Some days just aren't worth the makeup!

Erm...have you forgotten what the Iwo Jima Memorial is all about? It's a statue based on a photograph of Marines planting the American flag on a hilltop on the island of Iwo Jima during WWII. That incident would not have happened if there was no flag. Planting that flag on the hilltop had more to do with symbolism than actual military strategy. The flag represents one's country. It is a symbol of one's country. There is no greater sacrifice one can make for his or her country than dying to protect it. The American flag is always carried into battle. The flag, not the Iwo Jima Memorial or the Vietnam wall or Arlington cemetery, is firmly stitched to the uniform of our military.

And no, I am not "playing patriot" and I am not paying lip service to this. I don't think our rights are being eliminated. We only have a few rights in this country, those that are guaranteed to us by the Constitution. Anything above and beyond that is a bonus.

Yes, the flag was a part of the event the Iwo Jima memorial symbolizes. The flag is also a part of a flag-burning.

The flag is more a symbol of the rise of federalism in this country, historically speaking, and has little to do with military sacrifice in any direct sense. It's only indirectly associated with military endeavors, and is more directly associated with US nationalism. The Iwo Jima image, on the other hand, is specifically commemorative of a United States military victory, hard won at the cost of many lives.

Don't get too sensitive, in any case. I didn't say that [b]you[/b] were "playing patriot" or giving lip service to something. If you think our liberties aren't being eliminated, though, I don't think you've been comparing the Bill of Rights to the events of the last 150 years or so very carefully.

In saying that anything "above and beyond" the Constitution's enumeration of rights is a "bonus", I think you're getting things backwards. You might note that the Constitution specifically states that any rights, privileges, or powers not specifically granted the federal government by the Constitution is reserved to the States and their citizens. Period.

Anything we, the people, are denied is the "bonus" to those who are in a position to deny it -- not the other way around. That's sorta the point.

I'm pretty sure I didn't say it was a problem.

I'm on the list (and temporaraly leeching bandwidth from Jaqui...thanks Jaqui!)

I think all TR avitars should be this one!

Ya, that's right...I'm a nerd, but I'm a nerd with 'tude!

So, Yoda is taking a break until 6/7 (actually later...I'm on vacation!)

25 of 100 can't be wrong.

If saved as a JPEG (.jpg) file, it's a static image.

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You sound like a sea lawyer.

I don't post for a day and a half, yet I move up 4 spots. Maybe I've moved up the idiot list because all the users I've had to deal with lately are starting to rub off on me....

you can work from wherever..even cupboards :)

(my silent cry for help..i can't cope with it all, i'm going to have to make the move to the cupboard permanently)

Anyone wanna join me? I've got blue Kool-Aid with my own set of 4 Kool Aid mugs. I rock.

(how many of you had the Kool Aid cups?? Did you also have the matching jug?)

an entire week of fridays this week.

I swear i had a brain last week..its got to be around here somewhere..

If you see it let me know :)

So Apoth suggested that a thread be started to promote our collective avatars. You can find this thread here:

https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=195548&start=0

Be creative people! :)

Col figured it out- yesterday was on the busy side... and let me know what the problem is. Photobucket (near as I can tell) doesn't host animated images.

Hopefully I have it fixed now...

Thanks!

Ever since I was a kid I looked older than I am. When I was in my mid teens, I looked like I was twenty. When I was in my twnties I looked like I was a thirytsomething. Now, I often hear that salt & pepper hair and beard make a man look distinguished. Don't get me wrong! I think looking distinguished is great! I just didn't want to be distinguished before I turned forty!

Just part of a growing movement on TR.

I'm not sure what rights are being taken away from us. I certainly have not sensed any of this in my life. Can you give me some examples of what you are referring to? For every example of our rights being taken away, there is probably an example of increased rights.

As long as people behave and act sensibly, there is nothing to be concerned about in this country. As long as I do those things, I feel that I have no absolutely no restrictions on how I live and have absolutely no problems with government interference. If you ask some ethnic groups like African-Americans, you will certainly find that they have many more rights than they did 40 years ago, even though these rights were supposed to have already been guaranteed to them as American citizens.

The scene is from the movie "Office Space". Watch the movie and you will get the reference.

And don't let anyone take your Red Swingline Stapler.

Huh?

And yeah, I know that Memorial Day does not encompass a whole week of festivities and observance. If you have ever read any of my posts, you might realize that I occasionally tend to go overboard in my metaphorical diatribes. It's humorous how people so often take some of my overboardishness seriously. :^0

Lets hope that Apotheon does not take advantage of us using his link and then change it to something totally different and embarassing. :-)

(Apotheon: If you are reading this, please ignore and forget I put any ideas into your head.) :-)

A Navy expression, used to describe one who has an excuse for everything on all occasions.

Supposedly there's also a mysterious [i]quality[/i] factor, which serves to give each action that a member takes while on-site an individual weight.

Personally, I think just getting out of bed and finding one's way to the keyboard is no mean feat, and should carry the greatest weight.

An excuse is used to explain away a fault or to apologize for something. Well, my friend deepsand, hell will freeze over before I give an excuse for displaying the American flag.

OAW, whose last discussion post was on 5/07, and last blog post on 5/06, is still No. 18!

Is this the mystery "guality" factor at work?

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