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FILIPINO BOXER icon won AGAIN against MEXICAN LEGEND Barerra !

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Pacquiao too fast and strong for outgunned Barrera
Rafael
By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
(Archive)
Updated: October 6, 2007
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LAS VEGAS -- Four years ago, Manny Pacquiao steamrolled Marco Antonio Barrera en route to an 11th-round TKO victory. It wasn't nearly as easy this time around, but Pacquiao still got the job done in the rematch.
Landing harder punches and flurrying effectively, Pacquiao controlled the action and won a unanimous decision in their junior lightweight fight Saturday night before an excited crowd of 10,112 at the Mandalay Bay.
Manny Pacquiao
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Manny Pacquiao, left, took Marco Antonio Barrera's best shots and kept marching forward.
"It was different from our first fight," Pacquiao said. "He's a good, smart boxer. For me, I'm satisfied with that win. I thought the people were happy with that fight. I'm trying to make people happy, to give a good fight. I hope that people liked this fight tonight. We did our best."
It was the second consecutive defeat for Barrera, who lost his title to Juan Manuel Marquez in March. Coming into the rematch with Pacquiao, Barrera said it would be his last "big fight." Afterward, the Mexican legend said it was the last fight in his storied career, period.
"Honestly, this is my last fight," said Barrera, who in an 18-year professional career won world titles at junior featherweight, featherweight and junior lightweight while engaging in many of the era's most exciting fights. "He had very good defense and it was hard to break through."
After the first loss to Pacquiao, Barrera went on a six-fight winning streak before running into Marquez. And if this is indeed the last we see of Barrera in the ring -- he had mentioned a possible farewell fight during the days before the fight -- he said he can live with the outcome.
"I'm sad because I lost, but he hit me with very few punches, very few combinations. I thought I controlled him with my left hand all night," said Barrera, a lock first-ballot Hall of Famer. "I'm happy we're finishing off the career with that."
After past losses, Barrera had confounded experts regularly by rebounding with an unexpected victory. He couldn't do it Saturday.
At 33 and with many wars behind him, Barrera was just a step slower and punch late.
"I lost my head in a couple of the rounds," he said. "I think I got too caught up in things. I shouldn't have stayed in those exchanges. I should have just kept boxing him. I thought I boxed him really well."
Pacquiao (45-3-2, 35 KOs), of the Philippines, was getting the better of most of the exchanges and was doing it again in the 11th when he knocked Barrera (63-5, 42 KOs) into the ropes.
Barrera, who got cut under the right eye in the round, came back and whacked Pacquiao across the face with a right hand while referee Tony Weeks was breaking them.
The foul cost Barrera a point, but he was already far behind. Judges Jerry Roth and Glenn Trowbridge each scored it 118-109 and Tom Schreck had it 115-112. ESPN.com had it 117-110 for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao, 28, said that just because he had beaten Barrera so easily on that November 2004 night in San Antonio that he was not expecting the same kind of fight this time.
"I was careful in this fight. He's still a good fighter," Pacquiao said. "I was just lucky in the first fight that it happened like that."
Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's trainer, said thought Pacquiao would be able to knock out Barrera, who was never close to going down.
"Barrera surprised me that he lasted as long as he did in the fight," Roach said. "He has a lot of heart and guts and he fought a great fight. Manny boxed well. He showed good footwork. When he cut him off and moved Barrera to the right, it was beautiful. I give Barrera a lot of credit. I didn't like it when Manny followed Barrera around."
HBO will replay the fight next Saturday (11 p.m. ET) along with live coverage of the lightweight unification bout between Juan Diaz and Julio Diaz.
Both fighters earned at least $2 million, but only Pacquiao will move on to greater paydays.
The victory also set up a possible rematch with Marquez. In their 2004 fight, he knocked Marquez down three times in the first round but Marquez stormed back to gain a draw many believed he won.
That fight, like Pacquiao-Barrera 2, is possible thanks to the summer truce between promotional companies Top Rank and Golden Boy, who both claimed Pacquiao's promotional contract.
Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com.

I was expecting a KO. But honestly, I got worried when I learned that Pacman has to loose some weight few days before the fight. Never want to repeat his loss to the Thai many moons ago.
Anyway, t'was a good fight. Hats off to Barrera for fighting like a true champion.
Mabuhay Manny.

lukeap69 said:
I was expecting a KO. But honestly, I got worried when I learned that Pacman has to loose some weight few days before the fight. Never want to repeat his loss to the Thai many moons ago.
Anyway, t'was a good fight. Hats off to Barrera for fighting like a true champion.
Mabuhay Manny.
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he told after the interview that he was happy surviving in 12 rounds against MANNY...unlike other opponent of MANNY before ALL KNOCKOUT

and he said he wasn't hurt also...
oh yeah, look at his eye...

mabuhay kababayan manny!

Mabuhay Ka Manny Pacquiao!!!
Pambansang Kamao Ng Pilipinas!!!
Proud To Be A Filipino!!!

Mabuhay!!!

Pizza: Now classified as a vegetable in the USA

What the f*** America?
Here's the story: Clicky
"The bill also would allow tomato paste on pizzas to be counted as a vegetable, as it is now."
What do you think? Is pizza a vegetable? IMO, not even close! (Btw, tomatos are not a vegetable, it's a fruit. FAIL.)

I concur. Stupid Americans.
-We do what we must because we can. For the good of all us, except the ones who are dead.-

That is pretty stupid. I've heard America's favorite vegetable is frys!
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Hahah, YOU (Mr. Error) are not stupid, but the politicans in the US are under avarage on the IQ scale.
No.. wait a minute..
Correction: ALL politicans are stupid and incompetent.

Pizza: Now classified as a vegetable in the USA
..as are many of the residents!
(Joke opportunity to good to be passed up. Put down the pitchforks ok? )

LOL! Nicely played as usual sir!

Well, a few years back the EU declared carrots were fruit as you can get juice from them...
Oh ok, they actually said for the purposes of a document that covered jam and juices, carrots would be included under the term fruit.
Come on, the tabloids have got to have some fun right?

So does each slice count as one of my five a day or do I have to eat five whole pizzas?
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conantroutman said:
So does each slice count as one of my five a day or do I have to eat five whole pizzas?
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Srsly? Even if it wasn't healthy to eat it you should already know the proper answer to this question.
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conantroutman said:
So does each slice count as one of my five a day or do I have to eat five whole pizzas?
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I'd err on the side of caution. After all, if one vegetable pizza is good for you, then five vegetable pizzas must be five times as good. Eat enough of them and you'll probably become almost immortal!
Slightly OT, but on the subject of Carrots.. most people have heard of the 'Carrots help you see in the dark' myth, right? (I'll assume there are some that didn't know it was a myth until i said it. Yeah sorry about that, your mum lied to you).
Anyway, not everyone knows how the myth came to be. It was actually a British invention..and for very good reason! In WW2 the Germans didn't understand why the Allied Pilots were becoming so efficient at intercepting German Bombers. They didn't know about the invention of Radar, and the Allies preferred that it stay that way.
So they had the Newspapers publish stories about how our pilots were eating loads of Carrots, after the 'discovery' that it helps you see in the dark. Of course it didn't take long for this factoid to reach German ears and they fell for it, hook, line and sinker!
Trolololooll.
Unfortunately, it's harder to undo the myth than create it in the first place!

That's good trivia.
Thanks Dirk.
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Unfortunately you guys don't live in there US so it's still not classified as a vegetable where you live. You guys are way behind the times.
-We do what we must because we can. For the good of all us, except the ones who are dead.-

The staples are supposed to be Dairy, Fibre, Meat, Fruit..something else?
So basically Donuts with Cream followed by BBQ Steaks and Banana Split with nut sprinkles for desert!
I've been eating healthily all my life
Yeay!
Edit: oh yeah vegetables.... chuck a portion of French Fries on the side. There you go, a well rounded meal. I'll live forever!

I_am_Error said:
Unfortunately you guys don't live in there US so it's still not classified as a vegetable where you live. You guys are way behind the times.
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How can pizza be a vegetable if it is not grown and is a combination of many ingredients? Dough, tomato paste, cheese, shrooms, pepperoni, chicken, broccoli, parmesan. Damn, sounds like my typical slice.

So... Why Congress speak of these things?

DirkGently said:
I'd err on the side of caution. After all, if one vegetable pizza is good for you, then five vegetable pizzas must be five times as good. Eat enough of them and you'll probably become almost immortal!
Slightly OT, but on the subject of Carrots.. most people have heard of the 'Carrots help you see in the dark' myth, right? (I'll assume there are some that didn't know it was a myth until i said it. Yeah sorry about that, your mum lied to you).
Anyway, not everyone knows how the myth came to be. It was actually a British invention..and for very good reason! In WW2 the Germans didn't understand why the Allied Pilots were becoming so efficient at intercepting German Bombers. They didn't know about the invention of Radar, and the Allies preferred that it stay that way.
So they had the Newspapers publish stories about how our pilots were eating loads of Carrots, after the 'discovery' that it helps you see in the dark. Of course it didn't take long for this factoid to reach German ears and they fell for it, hook, line and sinker!
Trolololooll.
Unfortunately, it's harder to undo the myth than create it in the first place!
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Ironically, they do actually help you see in the dark, or at least help keep you being able to see in the dark
They contain beta-carotene, which your body converts to Vitamin A - helps against cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and night blindness

conantroutman said:
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I blame the black plague..
-We do what we must because we can. For the good of all us, except the ones who are dead.-

Parent: eat your vegetables!!!!
child: of course!
Seriously, this is stupid.

I'll tell you now that i'm quite an accomplished cook, and one of my specialities is pizza! It's actually quite a healthy meal if it's done well. Forget all this processed crap you'd buy from a supermarket, or the disgusting rubbish from Domino's or Pizza hut!
My pizza's are freshly made using dough that i make from scratch, with extra virgin olive oil. The sauce is my own recipe; fresh tomatoes with onion, garlic and fresh herbs for seasoning. The toppings are always the best ingredients, i.e parma ham or fresh tuna and the best king prawns. I'll do a chicken and bacon using nice smoked, and dry cured bacon with quality chicken breast. Add some fresh chilli peppers and mushrooms and you have a well balanced meal with all the food groups covered!
Anybody who has ever had the good fortune to share one of my creations will tell you it's the best pizza they've ever tasted! If you've ever driven a luxury Mercedes, you'll know what it's like to jump back into a 'vintage' Ford Escort. The Merc ruins you for other cars. My pizza will ruin you for takeaway pizza forever!
The one thing i miss about not having my flat any more, is the hours i used to spend in the kitchen! Belting out tunes and getting hammered while conjuring up Italian/Mexican/Indian/Chinese cuisine.
Anybody else feeling hungry right now..?
BTW, Rib-Eye steak should have Salt, Pepper and garlic granules massaged into it before dropping it into a pre-heated pan, containing a dash of olive oil and a knob of butter. Two minutes on each side and served with beer-battered onion rings and ciabatta garlic-bread. (Freshly made ofc).*
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I feel a ** Off-Topic Cuisine Thread ** in the making!

Top 30 facts about The Most Interesting Man in the World (me)

He lives vicariously through himself.
He once taught a German shepherd to bark in Spanish.
He never says something tastes like chicken – not even chicken.
He’s been known to cure narcolepsy, just by walking into a room.
He once had an awkward moment, just to see how it feels.
His beard alone has experienced more than a lesser man’s entire body.
Even his enemies list him as their emergency contact number.
He’s a lover, not a fighter, but he’s also a fighter, so don’t get any ideas.
When it is raining, it is because he is thinking of something sad.
His shirts never wrinkle.
He is left-handed. And right-handed.
If he were to mail a letter without postage, it would still get there.
He has amassed an incredibly large DVD library, and it is said that he never once alphabetized it.
You can see his charisma from space.
The police often question him, just because they find him interesting.
He once punched a magician. That’s right. You heard me.
If a monument were built in his honor, Mt. Rushmore would close… due to poor attendance.
His blood smells like cologne.
His organ donation card also lists his beard.
On every continent in the world, there is a sandwich named after him.
He doesn’t believe in using oven mitts, nor potholders.
His reputation is expanding faster than the universe.
His cereal never gets soggy. It sits there, staying crispy, just for him.
The pheromones he secretes have been known to affect people miles away, in a slight but measurable way.
His hands feel like rich brown suede.
He owns three sports cars and rents five.
He once taught a horse to read email for him.
He once brought in $13 million at a charity bachelor auction, which was a lot of money at the time.
Respected archaeologists fight over his discarded apple cores.
He is the most interesting man in the world.

Excuse me but your ego appears to have leaked all over the place.
Paper towels are over there....
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Apparently the OP is Chuck Norris!
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I could have him

Anyone seen the CN WoW advert?
Maybe its old news but I just saw it yesterday for the first time.
I lol'd
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Omnichron said:
He lives vicariously through himself.
He once taught a German shepherd to bark in Spanish.
He never says something tastes like chicken – not even chicken.
He’s been known to cure narcolepsy, just by walking into a room.
He once had an awkward moment, just to see how it feels.
His beard alone has experienced more than a lesser man’s entire body.
Even his enemies list him as their emergency contact number.
He’s a lover, not a fighter, but he’s also a fighter, so don’t get any ideas.
When it is raining, it is because he is thinking of something sad.
His shirts never wrinkle.
He is left-handed. And right-handed.
If he were to mail a letter without postage, it would still get there.
He has amassed an incredibly large DVD library, and it is said that he never once alphabetized it.
You can see his charisma from space.
The police often question him, just because they find him interesting.
He once punched a magician. That’s right. You heard me.
If a monument were built in his honor, Mt. Rushmore would close… due to poor attendance.
His blood smells like cologne.
His organ donation card also lists his beard.
On every continent in the world, there is a sandwich named after him.
He doesn’t believe in using oven mitts, nor potholders.
His reputation is expanding faster than the universe.
His cereal never gets soggy. It sits there, staying crispy, just for him.
The pheromones he secretes have been known to affect people miles away, in a slight but measurable way.
His hands feel like rich brown suede.
He owns three sports cars and rents five.
He once taught a horse to read email for him.
He once brought in $13 million at a charity bachelor auction, which was a lot of money at the time.
Respected archaeologists fight over his discarded apple cores.
He is the most interesting man in the world.
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TL;DR

just 30 attitudes? poor man

you forgot not heterosexual.
sent from inside big and outside small.

Random shoes on the road!

Can somebody explain this strange phenomenon to me? Not a single week goes by when i don't drive over a solitary sneaker laying in the middle of the road. Last night alone i passed by two of these lost loafers! Sometimes they're a running shoe without the runner, but could equally be a business shoe without the business man.
So what's going on here? Are people leaving home with their footwear on the roof of their cars only to have their favourite flip-flops go sailing off on the first bend they take? Are moped owners arriving at their destinations only to find that they are one plimsoll short of a pair?
Has anybody here mysteriously lost one half of a nice pair of pumps during their journeys on the road, perhaps stepping out of the car wondering why their stocking clad right foot just took a soaking from that puddle?
Is it the aliens...?
Answers on a postcard to:
Where the hell are my shoes?
Lost Property Dept.
Surrey Borough Council
United Kingdom.
While we're on the subject, where the hell are all my odd socks??!1!?
Edit: It appears that this is a global problem and i'm not the first to notice:
http://bit.ly/QwFXGv
Some good answers here:
http://tinyurl.com/czu844d

Never Happened with me.. :?
Maybe its Aliens..

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aliens were like
"EHMAGERD HUMERN SHROES"

m1l4droid said:
Invisible people who don't like getting their feet dirty/wet/or step on a piece of glass or nails?
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Sounds perfectly plausible to me. I'm thinking Invisible people/Aliens/Government conspiracy, in that order right now, until i hear a better theory!

m1l4droid said:
How about this, an invisible race of aliens, that for some reason can't walk on earth unless wearing human shoes. They are wide spread around the globe, and all governments are "Putin" place by them. But they still roam the streets with human shoes on and stand perfectly still as a human approaches to create mass confusion and then laugh at us!
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One legged invisible Aliens though. The shoes never appear in pairs!
Here's the photographic proof. Bear in mind that once you've seen a random shoe in the road, you can't stop seeing them!

DirkGently said:
One legged invisible Aliens though. The shoes never appear in pairs!
Here's the photographic proof. Bear in mind that once you've seen a random shoe in the road, you can't stop seeing them!
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this is probably another apple marketing strategy since iphone 5 is comming up,
mental note: bring another pair of shoes incase of alien abduction, and beer, more beer

People! Come and take your freeeeee shoes!
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i'm starting to feel apple is seducing our mind with subliminal messages using lost shoes
hmm,
what are the odds

What country are you in?

m1l4droid said:
What if they jump around on one leg, to reduce suspicion?!
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What if they jump around on one leg because they lost their other shoe on the road!!
By jove, i think we've cracked it!*
* I'm not entirely ruling out any involvement with the Apple mob. They might be working with the Aliens.

where is my f* shoe?!

There's two types of person in the world. One who wonders why there's random shoes in the road, and one who leaves random shoes in the road.
I regularly go to charity shops and buy shoes, preferably very distinctive or colourful ones, and then place them at either end of a county. It's a hobby of mine.
Trolling. If you're just doing it on the internet then you're doing it wrong.

of course apple is with the aliens its obvious,
even wallstreet journal knows that,
the shoe thing was a gimmick to hook you off

Archer said:
There's two types of person in the world. One who wonders why there's random shoes in the road, and one who leaves random shoes in the road.
I regularly go to charity shops and buy shoes, preferably very distinctive or colourful ones, and then place them at either end of a county. It's a hobby of mine.
Trolling. If you're just doing it on the internet then you're doing it wrong.
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LOL!! Good one!

Archer said:
There's two types of person in the world. One who wonders why there's random shoes in the road, and one who leaves random shoes in the road.
I regularly go to charity shops and buy shoes, preferably very distinctive or colourful ones, and then place them at either end of a county. It's a hobby of mine.
Trolling. If you're just doing it on the internet then you're doing it wrong.
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Mystery solved/case closed. Now we can wonder about the more important things in life like, for example, is Justin Bieber an Hermaphrodidic species of Alien sent from the far reaches of the Galaxy to inflict torture upon the ears of the human race.

m1l4droid said:
that's not true. Justin Bieber is a government constructed robot, in order to control humans, by either making them follow him like sheep or drive them into insanity, with his monstrous voice.
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Monstrous? Siriusly dude.... he deserved a more pathetic word
Insert witty sentence here

Prawesome said:
Monstrous? Siriusly dude.... he deserved a more pathetic word
Insert witty sentence here
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hmm,
its settled then,
we call him pipsqueak gaylord monster robot potato,
and sentence him to be stoned to death by potato and get raped by a puppy

Irony will rape him already.
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In all honesty.. I have wondered about the shoe conundrum for several years.. did surveying for quite awhile and have walked down lots of roads and interstates and always was baffled about the 1 shoe issue..
Insanely enough though.. I can top a shoe sighting..
I have seen over 30 "personal massage devices" on the sides of roads..
Wtf?!

drnecropolis said:
I have seen over 30 "personal massage devices" on the sides of roads..
Wtf?!
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Bachelorette party?

The Remembrance Day Thread(No 063_XOBX ALLOWED)

Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. This day, or alternative dates, are also recognized as special days for war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918. Hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month," in accordance with the Armistice, signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning. ("At the 11th hour" refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 a.m.) World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. [1]
The day was specifically dedicated by King George V on 7 November 1919 as a day of remembrance for members of the armed forces who were killed during World War I. This was possibly done upon the suggestion of Edward George Honey to Wellesley Tudor Pole, who established two ceremonial periods of remembrance based on events in 1917.[2]
The red remembrance poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem "In Flanders Fields". These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their brilliant red colour an appropriate symbol for the blood spilled in the war.
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Thank you to all the soldiers who fought for us so that we never got hurt, and thank you to those who are serving at the moment in war torn countries like Afghanistan. We can never pay you back the debt of respect we owe you, and thank you again for your braveness.
Users like 063_XOBX and StormMcCloud Are not welcome to post here due to their wild attitude towards everything.
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Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!
Guy Fawkes and his companions
Did the scheme contrive,
To blow the King and Parliament
All up alive.
Threescore barrels, laid below,
To prove old England’s overthrow.
But, by God’s providence, him they catch,
With a dark lantern, lighting a match!
A stick and a stake
For King James’s sake!
If you won’t give me one,
I’ll take two,
The better for me,
And the worse for you.
A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,
A penn’orth of cheese to choke him,
A pint of beer to wash it down,
And a jolly good fire to burn him.
Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring!
Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King!
Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!

I hope we all had our 2 minutes silence at 11am, watched it on the TV here. Google has a nice little poppy too.
On the 11/11, we will remember them.
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Quinny899 said:
I hope we all had our 2 minutes silence at 11am, watched it on the TV here. Google has a nice little poppy too.
On the 11/11, we will remember them.
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Yes, watched it on TV this year as I'm at home helping to look after my Mum following her hip operation. As per usual, my Dad has gone up to the village church suited, with his medals on, to do the reading on behalf of ex-servicemen and -women.

jaszek said:
Remember, remember!
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Remembrance Day isn't related in any way to Guy Fawkes. That particular commemoration was November 5th. Remembrance Day is the 11th, although the Sunday after is when people usually gather at memorials. This year the two coincide.
My step father is ex-army and plays the Bugle at the local British Legion today.

My total respect to those past, present, and future heroes that serve to protect our nations, and our freedoms from those who wish to steal them from us!
God bless my father, MY hero, who passed away some years back:
Korean War Vet
US Army
50th AAA
My favorite, the Sherman!
Always loved the Sopwith Camel
Oh the music, when a P51 (or a Spitfire) flies by overhead!

1. Veterans deserve a lot more than they currently receive (hopefully some of the veteran related amendments wind up passing, particularly the one related to their spouses).
2. I'm not here to troll, but telling me I'm not "allowed" like you are somehow above me definitely makes me want to.

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