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Btw Mel, GA is not Yankee. In fact ya'll sound like us. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />


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Any state that harbors Dubya is cursed,cursed I tell ya!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I wouldn't be so dang proud if I was you.And I quote:

"Actually,I-this may sound a little west Texan to you,but I like it.When I'm talking about-when I'm talking about myself,and when he's talking about myself,all of us are talking about me."

And,

"I want everybody to hear loud and clear that I'm going to be the president of everybody."

George,George,George. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

That and those hifalutin egos......... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />


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We love us some Dubya!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> silly jealous yankee! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />


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Poor Mel....

Feeling a 'lil insecure in her little dust bowl again...
Nerly, you are a hoot! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


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Oh wow, my thread was graced by alreadycrazy and I missed it?? That silly leftcoaster snuck in on me! Sneaky devils.... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />


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Gabriel came to the Lord and said " I have to talk to you. We have some Texans up here in Heaven who are causing problems.
They're swinging on the pearly gates,
my horn is missing,
barbecue sauce is all over their robes,
their dogs are riding in the chariots,
and they're wearing baseball caps and cowboy hats instead of their halos.
They refuse to keep the stairway to Heaven clean.
There are watermelon seeds and
pig feet bones all over the place.
Some of them are walking around with just one wing."

The Lord said, "I made them special, Gabriel. Heaven is Home to all my children. If you really want to know about real problems, let's call the Devil."

The Devil answered the phone, " Hello? Damn, hold on a minute."

The Devil returned to the phone, "O.K., I'm back. What can I do for you?"

The Lord replied, "I just want to know what kind of problems you're having down there."

The Devil said, "Hold on again. I need to check on something."

After about 5 minutes the Devil returned to the phone and said, "I'm back. Now what was the question?"

The Lord said, "What kind of problems are you having down there?"

The Devil said, "Man, I don't believe this....Hold on, Lord."

This time the Devil was gone 15 minutes.

The Devil returned and said ,
"I'm sorry Lord, I can't talk right now.
Them damn Texans done put out the fire and
are trying to install air conditioning."


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A new contract for [color:"red"] Santa [/color] has finally been negotiated.
Please read the following carefully.


I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will no longer be able to serve Southern United States on Christmas Eve. Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my contract was renegotiated by North American Fairies and Elves Local 209. I now serve only certain areas of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. As part of the new and better contract I also get longer breaks for milk and cookies. However, I'm certain that your children will be in good hands with your local replacement who happens to be my third cousin, Bubba Claus. His side of the family is from the South Pole. He shares my goal of delivering toys to all the good boys and girls; however, there are a few differences between us.

[color:"blue"] 1. There is no danger of a Grinch stealing your presents from Bubba Claus. He has a gun rack on his sleigh and bumper sticker that reads: ''These toys insured by Smith and Wesson.'' [/color]

[color:"green"] 2. Instead of milk and cookies, Bubba Claus prefers that children leave an RC cola and pork rinds [or a moon pie] on the fireplace. And Bubba doesn't smoke a pipe. He dips a little snuff though, so please have an empty spit can handy. [/color]

[color:"orange"] 3. Bubba Claus' sleigh is pulled by floppy-eared, flyin' [censored] dogs instead of reindeer. I made the mistake of loaning him a couple of my reindeer one time, and Blitzen's head now overlooks Bubba's fireplace. [/color]

[color:"purple"] 4. You won't hear ''On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen ...'' when Bubba Claus arrives. Instead, you'll hear, ''On Earnhardt, on Wallace, on Martin and Labonte On Rudd, on Jarrett, on Elliott and Petty.'' [/color]

[color:"brown"] 5. ''Ho, ho, ho!'' has been replaced by ''Yee Haw!'' And you also are likely to hear Bubba's elves respond, ''I her'd dat!'' [/color]

[color:"red"] 6. As required by Southern highway laws, Bubba Claus' sleigh does have a Yosemite Sam safety triangle on the back with the words ''Back Off!'' The last I heard it also had other decorations on the sleigh back as well. One is Ford or Chevy logo with lights that race through the letters and the other is a caricature of me (Santa Claus) going wee on the Tooth Fairy. [/color]

[color:"green"] 7. The usual Christmas movie classics such as ''Miracle on 34th Street'' and ''It's a Wonderful Life'' will not be shown in your negotiated viewing area. Instead, you'll see ''Boss Hogg Saves Christmas'' and ''Smokey and the Bandit IV'' featuring Burt Reynolds as Bubba Claus and dozens of state patrol cars crashing into each other. [/color]

[color:"blue"] 8. Bubba Claus doesn't wear a belt. If I were you, I'd make sure you, the wife, and the kids turn the other way when he bends over to put presents under the tree. [/color]

[color:"purple"] 9. And finally, lovely Christmas songs have been sung about me like ''Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer'' and Bing Crosby's ''Santa Claus is Coming to Town.'' This year songs about Bubba Claus will be played on all the AM radio stations in the South. Those song titles will be: Mark Chesnutt's ''Bubba Claus Shot the Jukebox," Cledus T. Judd's ''All I Want for Christmas Is My Woman and a Six Pack," and Hank Williams Jr.'s ''If You Don't Like Bubba Claus, You Can Shove It.''
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[color:"green"] Sincerely Yours, Santa Claus North American Fairies and Elves Local 209
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Being European I’m not too clear on this. Is “Texas” one of the colonies between Mexico and Canada?

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The Devil returned and said ,
"I'm sorry Lord, I can't talk right now.
Them damn Texans done put out the fire and
are trying to install air conditioning."


bwahahahahaaaa that is a hoot, Ktulu! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> That sounds just like Texans!


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Being European I’m not too clear on this. Is “Texas” one of the colonies between Mexico and Canada?

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The thing about the east coast,
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No amount of sun will make up for being a yankee, my friend!


Ah say thar little lassy, y'all might could be a tad more careful in callin' the "Tar Heels" "yankees!!!"

Gotta go check 'an see if'n the Mason-Dixon done moved at the hand of some "liberal fascist!!!"

Carolina blue skies, sunrise before them dusty Texicans even catch a glimmer of "Carolina light," not to mention the glorious sunsets over the mountains.

I see you one smoky wildfire Texan sunrise and raise you one Carolina Blue Sky day.

<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I will raise that 'somky Texas wildfire sunrise and your Caroline Blue Sky day with a Hawaiian sunset and a 'green flash'. Word has it the green flash lightens the sky for a second every day. Haven't seen it yet but met a few who did. The radio gives the exact time when the sunsets and the green flash makes it's presence.

Now that's about as close to color in da' sky as we get to dem nothern lights. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Aloha from the state that hails from the farthest west & south of the USA, <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

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Hi Mel,

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bumping for those silly foreigners who don't have enough sense to go to bed at night!
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Well.... I guess I am not 'silly' enough.....

Geesh.... Texans seem to always have a beef about something...


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yeah, we are certainly not chicken about expressing our views <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

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Geesh.... Texans seem to always have a beef about something...

We do love our beef! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Aloha, Orchid, my Hawaiian friend! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />


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I will raise that 'somky Texas wildfire sunrise and your Caroline Blue Sky day with a Hawaiian sunset and a 'green flash'. Word has it the green flash lightens the sky for a second every day. Haven't seen it yet but met a few who did. The radio gives the exact time when the sunsets and the green flash makes it's presence.

Now that's about as close to color in da' sky as we get to dem nothern lights.

Aloha from the state that hails from the farthest west & south of the USA,

Amen to that Orchid! And a Happy New Year (Hau'oli Makahiki Hou) to ya'll north east of here. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

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But those Commodore fans can eat their hearts out, too. They may not have qualified for a bowl this year but they won 5 or 6 games which is 4 or 5 more than they usually win....and their win over the Volunteers knocked the Big Orange out of a bowl for the first time in something like a gazillion years......Na na na na na na!!!!

Not that I object to the Volunteers winning. But I was so happy for the hapless Commodores.

Besides, nowhere is more beautiful than TENNESSEE!!!!

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Hawaii....claim to fame....chocolate covered Macadamia nuts and Grass Skirts. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Not bad for a bunch of rock spewed out by Pele's indigestion. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

And it rains almost every day in Hawaii, just to cool off the sunbathers on the beaches....they do have nice beaches. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

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Hawaii....claim to fame....chocolate covered Macadamia nuts and Grass Skirts. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Not bad for a bunch of rock spewed out by Pele's indigestion. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

And it rains almost every day in Hawaii, just to cool off the sunbathers on the beaches....they do have nice beaches. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Don't forget the Kona coffee beans, red dirt shirts and pineapplies..... we import our sugar...well only a mill or 2 left..... greatest economic revenue is generated by tourists and the military. Can't grow them but they sure show up all over the island. LOL!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Of course this place is sooo cultrally mixed up, most of us forget who we are. That's ok, makes for good food and fun. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

As for the weather, it does rain a lot but if u r going to the beach, who cares?!!?!? Just watch out for them pesky man o'war jelly fishes..... OUCH! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

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But those Commodore fans can eat their hearts out, too. Not that I object to the Volunteers winning. But I was so happy for the hapless Commodores. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Oh, I get it, it must be football! I thought you were talking about "The" Commodores. As in "I'm easy on Sunday morning." I mean easy like Sunday morning. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


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Hey, for real, I work w/ Cletus' x wife.

I bet, most years, the singing Commodores could field as good a football team as the ball-playing Commodores could.

Happiness is the rabid Vol fans gettin' their comeupance by not qualifying for a bowl game. And then they are forced to drive around in cars w/ 'Fomer National Champs" license tags.

bwahaha! ( I just love how MelodyLane does that!)

There is a village in texas that is missing their idiot. Sheesh. I wonder how much his parent's payed for that diploma. I bet they are still making installment payments. How did he ever get out from under the rock?

Off to fix some shrimp and portabello alfredo.....any one coming over for dinner? I need to know how many noodles to cook.

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