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Post by auntym on Nov 18, 2018 19:13:14 GMT -6
remember this song from the 60's... Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (Camp Granada Song), Allan Sherman, 1963
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Post by swamprat on Nov 20, 2018 14:00:52 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Nov 26, 2018 14:16:02 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Nov 27, 2018 19:10:03 GMT -6
David Attenborough is a very clever man, but full credit to the cameramen who work for him...
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Post by swamprat on Dec 7, 2018 10:28:51 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Dec 8, 2018 10:38:25 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Dec 8, 2018 10:39:06 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Dec 12, 2018 11:16:00 GMT -6
Have you been accused of passing gas? Meet the World Champion!
Feel free to delete if this exceeds crudeness levels!
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Post by jcurio on Dec 12, 2018 17:46:11 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Dec 13, 2018 17:15:24 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Dec 14, 2018 14:43:12 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Dec 17, 2018 14:45:12 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Dec 19, 2018 17:32:36 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Dec 19, 2018 20:12:12 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Dec 26, 2018 12:26:38 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Dec 30, 2018 14:38:55 GMT -6
Sometimes, the artist signs his name.....
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Post by swamprat on Dec 30, 2018 14:41:28 GMT -6
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Post by lois on Dec 30, 2018 20:35:36 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Jan 2, 2019 11:59:30 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Jan 12, 2019 13:48:55 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Jan 13, 2019 10:43:43 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Jan 17, 2019 11:18:35 GMT -6
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Post by skywalker on Jan 17, 2019 20:29:41 GMT -6
OB-1 and Princess Leia? Am I on the Star Wars forum?
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Post by swamprat on Jan 22, 2019 10:26:27 GMT -6
Happy Mardi Gras! and/or Shrove Tuesday! and/or Carnival! New Orleans might attract all the attention but it’s Mobile, Alabama that lays claim to the oldest Mardi Gras in the USA. It began in 1703 when Mobile was the capital of Louisiana, a full fifteen years before New Orleans was founded. It was revived after the Civil War and the parades have been an annual event ever since. Elaborate floats, masked mystic societies and marching bands ensure this is a carnival that entertains. Just watch out for flying MoonPies – an estimated half a million are thrown into the crowd each year. While you’re there, make time for a visit to the Mobile Carnival Museum which documents the 300 year history of this fun tradition.
The festival season varies from city to city, as some traditions, such as the one in New Orleans, Louisiana, consider Mardi Gras to stretch the entire period from Twelfth Night (the last night of Christmas which begins Epiphany) to Ash Wednesday. Others treat the final three-day period before Ash Wednesday as the Mardi Gras. In Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras-associated social events begin in November, followed by mystic society balls on Thanksgiving, then New Year's Eve, followed by parades and balls in January and February, celebrating up to midnight before Ash Wednesday. In earlier times, parades were held on New Year's Day. Other cities famous for Mardi Gras celebrations include Rio de Janeiro; Barranquilla, Colombia; George Town, Cayman Islands; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; and Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Carnival is an important celebration in Anglican and Catholic European nations. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the week before Ash Wednesday is called "Shrovetide", ending on Shrove Tuesday. It has its popular celebratory aspects, as well. Pancakes are a traditional food. Pancakes and related fried breads or pastries made with sugar, fat, and eggs are also traditionally consumed at this time in many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Carnival is the most famous Brazilian holiday. During this time, Brazil attracts 70% of its tourists. Variations in carnival celebrations are observed throughout the multitude of Brazilian cities. Commonality observed among them is the incorporation of samba into the celebrations. The southeastern cities of Brazil have massive parades that take place in large sambadromes. The Rio Carnival is where two million people celebrate in the city. The city of Salvador holds a very large carnival celebration where millions of people celebrate the party in the streets of the city with a very big diversity of musical styles together.
The Netherlands also has a festival similar to Mardi Gras. It's called Carnaval and is similar to the Venice Carnival. The origin of the word Carnaval is carnem levare which means "to take away meat" in Latin, or carne vale, Latin for "farewell to meat". It marks the beginning of Lent (1 March 2017) leading up to Easter.
The carnival in the Netherlands is mainly held in the southern part of the Netherlands in the provinces of Noord-Brabant and Limburg, some parts of Zeeland and in eastern parts of Twente and Gelderland. As with many popular festivals, people tend to loosen some moral codes and become laid-back or loose, which is based in the ancient role-reversal origins of Carnaval, including dressing in costumes.
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Post by jojustjo on Jan 22, 2019 11:58:01 GMT -6
and they say grey's look alien LOL
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Post by swamprat on Jan 23, 2019 14:31:59 GMT -6
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Post by lois on Jan 24, 2019 1:28:13 GMT -6
Now this is so funny Paul.
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Post by swamprat on Jan 25, 2019 10:59:36 GMT -6
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Post by jojustjo on Jan 27, 2019 23:49:42 GMT -6
yep that would be my luck LOL
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Post by swamprat on Jan 28, 2019 14:14:02 GMT -6
Look out! Crash Up Ahead!
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