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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 09:46 PM Original message |
It drives me crazy when people put flags on non-military graves... |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. In the cemetary where my dad is buried |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 10:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yes, it seems all vets get flags. |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. Don't even get me started on dumbed-down... |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 10:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Don't you know it's a show for THEM? |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 10:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yeah, I know - it was something they saw on TV... |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 10:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. That is the exact probelm. They don't even know they're stupid .... |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 11:11 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I'm glad she saw it in its true beauty... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 09:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
24. Reminds me of the Pearl Harbor Memorial. |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 11:50 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I think my head would have exploded if I'd seen that. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 11:52 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I did begin to sob, but I got hold of myself. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. My mom worked for peanuts during WWII |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 10:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I understand your sentiment BUT |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 10:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I think there are alot of folks like my mom that greatly contributed |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 11:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Depending on the cemetery you can request she be put on a list |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 12:19 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. When you put a flag on your mother's grave |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 08:35 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Self-delete. Pointless. |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
10. I agree: flags put on graves on Memorial Day should be for vets only. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 11:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. In that case |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 11:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Sorry, Memorial Day is not for coalminers or cops or firefighters |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 12:16 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I am an extreme pacifist to a point |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 12:14 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Nini's father fought Japanese fascists |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 09:14 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. So did my dad. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 08:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. I don't have a problem with every vet getting a flag on Memorial Day |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. and even worse are the idiots who thank me for my service |
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R. A. Fuqua (281 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
19. I was raised in Canada--- |
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crimson333 (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. we have veterans day for the living who have served |
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tinfoilinfor2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
22. betcha cheney will get a BIG flag on his gigantic mausoleum |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
27. My Grandfather was in World War 1 |
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