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We want to get a dog...
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randomoutburst »
Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:38 pm
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My husband and I have been talking about getting a couple of dogs for a while and weren't planning on getting them for another year or two. After a...
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Steve, so sorry to hear about your dog. I had a 14 year old keeshond, and I really had a tough time when I realized that it was time to let him go....
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Last post by Shasta
Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:24 pm
LEO shot at gun range
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philip964 »
Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:35 am
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I strongly believe that unnecessary rules are one of the greatest hindrances to becoming a compliant shootist. People will make mistakes, and you...
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Last post by Zoomie
Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:23 pm
Police Harassment
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Keith B »
Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:02 pm
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Got this in email, and true or not thought it was pretty funny. :lol:
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TOOOOO FUNNY!!! What a wit!
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Last post by Leroy
Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:00 pm
Real Estate Law
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pbwalker »
Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:50 pm
I believe we have a Realtor or two on the board...I just had some questions about Real Estate Law and Foreclosure of a Rental Home my sister is in....
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Last post by pbwalker
Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:50 pm
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Last post by davidtx
Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:58 pm
Puppies
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Teamless »
Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:12 am
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A co-worker of mine is looking for a puppy that will end up being a big dog - like a Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, German Shepard, Great...
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We just adopted a golden from Golden Retriever rescue, he is 4 years old and a great dog.....
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Last post by Salty1
Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:44 pm
Inception
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psijac »
Sat Jul 17, 2010 1:47 pm
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UNBELIEVABLY good movie go see it right now!
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I thought it was cool that I had a Px4 Storm on my hip, he had a Px4 Storm in the movie, and no one else knew. :cheers2:
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Last post by Fangs
Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:08 am
Is this not AMERICA anymore...
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by DONT TREAD ON ME » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:11 am
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Which is why I added the qualifier:
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Last post by The Annoyed Man
Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:24 am
This Day In Texas History - August 3
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joe817 »
Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:05 pm
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1799 - The McAllen Ranch, covering 95,000 acres in present day Hidalgo County in the Rio Grande Valley, was given to a family of early settlers from...
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Galveston, at the time, was the largest city in Texas, and one of the busiest ports in the nation, leading in cotton exports;
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Last post by RiverRat
Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:22 pm
Range time
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by DONT TREAD ON ME » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:24 pm
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Goin outta the country for a while and won't have my sidearms and no range time. I am wanting to hit the range this week. Just wondering if anyone...
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enjoy what ever parts of it you both big and small. be safe , stay safe. And thank you.
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Last post by cheezit
Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:52 pm
NYT lumps Appleseed with militias
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A-R »
Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:39 am
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Highly questionable article (I'm being nice) ....
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People who write and think like the NY Times writer are ignorant of history. The only chance you ever have of changing them is to educate them. It...
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Last post by baldeagle
Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:34 am
Hot Enough For You?
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joe817 »
Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:12 am
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I mean I like warm temperatures, but this is getting silly. :crazy:
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I'm very susceptible to heat exhaustion... first found out at an FCA golf camp near Houston. I REALLY have to keep an eye on how much I drink and how...
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Last post by MadMonkey
Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:28 am
I need someone from Baytown LE to conact me
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doc540 »
Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:50 am
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Anyone here work in Baytown PD or know someone who does?
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Good place to stay current on what's happening in Baytown:
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Last post by Mike1951
Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:55 pm
GO VIRGINIA!!!
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by DONT TREAD ON ME » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:05 pm
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Does this mean that Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is willing to put the law of the land over concern about the Hispanic vote over ? Is he daft?
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Last post by Oldgringo
Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:59 pm
Time for a Little Perspective on Oil Spills...
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The Annoyed Man »
Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:06 am
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Time for a Little Perspective on Oil Spills
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There's an interesting clip on YouTube - which I'll not post because of the harsh language - where a lady, who is apparently an expert on booming...
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Last post by AndyC
Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:57 pm
When did you teach your children?
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by
Texas Size 11 »
Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:51 pm
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I have a 12 year old that I want to take out and learn how to handle and fire a gun.
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I was taught to shoot in my 30s by a couple of friends who were California Nat'l Guard NCOs, after I inherited my dad's 1911 when he died.
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Last post by The Annoyed Man
Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:42 am
Forgotten history: The Battle of Athens, Tennessee [long]
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seamusTX »
Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:04 pm
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in 1946, the citizens of McMinn County, Tennessee, rose up against a crooked county government that had stayed in power by stuffing ballot boxes....
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In ancient times, there was a practice called voting by division. All the eligible voters could fit in one room, or a stadium in the case of Rome....
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Last post by seamusTX
Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:47 am
MT: Paintball course attracts bears
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seamusTX »
Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:52 am
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A newly opened outdoor paintball course in Montana has been closed because the spent paintballs attracted grizzly bears.
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You misspelled Pikanik!
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Last post by MadMonkey
Mon Aug 02, 2010 4:02 am
This Day In Texas History - August 1
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joe817 »
Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:27 pm
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1731 - On this day in 1731, Capt. Juan Antonio Pérez de Almazán, the commander of San Antonio de Béxar Presidio, presided over what was probably the...
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I thought I made this post earlier today, but some how it disappeared. ?? Maybe I didn't actually hit the submit button. Anyway. Second try:
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Last post by ELB
Sun Aug 01, 2010 11:58 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 31
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joe817 »
Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:05 pm
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1817 - Pirate Louis Michel Aury resigned his Mexican commission to rule Galveston Island. Aury, born in Paris about 1788, served in the French navy...
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:txflag:
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Last post by USA1
Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:42 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 30
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joe817 »
Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:20 pm
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1864 - On July 30, 1864, Confederate troops commanded by John S. (Rip) Ford reoccupied the town of Brownsville and held it until May 1865, a month...
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:txflag:
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Last post by budroux2w
Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:56 am
HI: The family that shoots together ... oh, wait
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seamusTX »
Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:13 pm
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Somewhere in Hawaii, a 41-year-old man reportedly allegedly kicked in the door of his elderly parents' bedroom and demanded money and drugs. His...
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A person who is legally blind probably cannot read or safely drive a car, but he can have peripheral vision or some degree of light-dark...
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Last post by seamusTX
Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:48 am
America Has Two Left Wing Political Parties
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Tamie »
Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:26 pm
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Reading the Republican Roadmap I'm shocked at the wide range of socialist programs they endorse.
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Pretty bold assertion without any backup....
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Last post by The Annoyed Man
Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:36 pm
Well, they're at it again
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davidtx »
Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:51 am
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Has anybody else seen this?
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How so? The republicans are more than eager to force the government upon us, it is not like they have been frugal anytime recent, but they just have...
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Last post by bnc
Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:04 pm
All isnt lost...
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by DONT TREAD ON ME » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:14 pm
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So I have been in one of those rough spots in life for a while now. Things just have not been going well on all fronts. Its been really frustrating....
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No problem Joe. I just hope maybe it helps some folks like experiencing it helped me.
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Last post by DONT TREAD ON ME
Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:48 pm
home boy sights
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by
foreman »
Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:10 pm
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Found this on another sight :lol: ; thought it would be good for a laugh.
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I agree...I still laugh at fart jokes so that might not be saying much.
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Last post by Texas Size 11
Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:45 am
I Survived TV Show
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dihappy »
Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:08 am
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How many of you have been watching this?
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Great show! Another one that is great is I shouldn't be alive
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Last post by secure
Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:31 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 29
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joe817 »
Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:18 pm
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1867 – Fort Griffin was established on the right bank of the Clear Fork of the Brazos to protect settlers.
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Thanks for the kind words FL450. They are appreciated. :tiphat:
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Last post by joe817
Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:34 pm
Italy: Shooting wedding photos takes on a whole new meaning
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seamusTX »
Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:03 pm
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In a small town in Sicily (the soccer ball at the toe of the boot of the Italian peninsula, birthplace of the Mafia), a couple reportedly posed for...
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That is the unfortunate movie I was thinking of. It looks like he was checking the chamber when he pulled it down and thinking it was empty. His...
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Last post by Hoi Polloi
Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:29 pm
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Last post by seamusTX
Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:36 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 28
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joe817 »
Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:06 pm
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1852 - Randolph Barnes Marcy( United States Army officer and Western explore) and his party crossed a thousand miles of previously undocumented Texas...
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ditto :mrgreen:
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Last post by USA1
Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:06 pm
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Last post by cougartex
Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:45 am
Stolen or abandoned legally parked vehicle
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seamusTX »
Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:36 pm
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My house is on a corner lot next to a narrow, lightly traveled street. No one parks there except in rare circumstances that are not operative in this...
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That funny right there! :patriot:
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Last post by mctowalot
Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:37 pm
Oddest SFW cease and desist letter ever
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psijac »
Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:24 pm
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:confused5 :confused5 :confused5 :confused5 :confused5
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Last post by pbwalker
Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:33 pm
VA: Hunter pleads to shooting people that looked like deer
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seamusTX »
Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:50 pm
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In Franklin County, Virginia (middle of nowhere) today, a 32-year-old man pled guilty to shooting two people while he was hunting for deer. He will...
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I mistook a deer for a person once. It was at night, I was preoccupied, and it sneezed. Scared me just a bit, but then again, I wasn't alone, or...
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Last post by Fangs
Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:13 pm
Doctor Turned Kids Away Over Gun Question
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by DONT TREAD ON ME » Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:16 pm
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Would those of you who have wives or significant others or friends who are afraid of guns due to lack of exposure please respond to this thread I...
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Last post by Hoi Polloi
Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:29 pm
We Choose To Go To The Moon
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WildBill »
Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:14 pm
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I ran across this website from the J.F.K Library and Museum. Warning: For best performance, a fast internet connection is required.
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:thumbs2: You're very welcome. Our history should be preserved.
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Last post by WildBill
Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:39 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 27
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joe817 »
Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:58 pm
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1841 - On July 27, 1841, Barnard E. Bee submitted a treaty of commerce, and the extradition of criminals to the United States secretary of state...
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Oh yeah?!
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Last post by USA1
Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:30 pm
Assault with a Deadly Pen
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WildBill »
Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:45 am
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A man was arrested at Comic-Con in San Diego after he allegedly stabbed a friend with a pen. According to the police, the man stabbed his friend...
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I used to keep a Leatherman tool in the carryon too. Now that goes along only on the rare trips when I check baggage.
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Last post by Excaliber
Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:21 am
Stupid thieves.....
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age_ranger »
Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:24 pm
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I was grilling this 4th of July weekend and had friday off to start the relaxing weekend early. As I rolled the grill out of the garage, I noticed...
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UPDATE: No leads, no suspects, no getting anything back. I had stopped at a few local pawn shops but didn't see any of my stuff. Doubt I...
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Last post by age_ranger
Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:18 am
CA: Extremely rare legitimate citizen arrest
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seamusTX »
Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:05 pm
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In Oakland, California, on July 18, a man who was in town for a job interview with Google was fatally shot by a would-be Bonnie and Clyde pair of...
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It's California. They will cycle the defendants through the system until the three-strikes law kicks in.
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Last post by seamusTX
Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:15 pm
This Day In Texas History - July 26
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joe817 »
Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:38 pm
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1840 - The Austin , a sloop-of-war and flagship of the Texas Navy sailed for the Yucatán port of Sisal to assist the Federalist rebels against...
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:txflag: :txflag:
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Last post by USA1
Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:46 pm
Under cover female office shoots hostage taker
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rthillusa »
Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:23 pm
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I'm not sure where the best place to post this is, but its a video clip of an undercover female police office confronting, then shooting a hostage...
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Yes, the frame-rate is a little too slow and blurry as well as the lack of correct synch between sound and video (thanks, YouTube!) to give a...
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Last post by AndyC
Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:19 pm
Laredo ranches taken over by Los Zetas?
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AndyC »
Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:22 pm
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Anyone down south hear anything about this?
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:iagree: Actually, that is exactly what happened. Operatives from Los Zetas seized several ranches on the Mexican side, just south of the border. I...
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Last post by karder
Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:02 pm
illegals leaving arizona
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lowonair »
Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:55 pm
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And don't let the door hit you in the backside on the way out!
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Last post by bdickens
Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:51 am
Scary
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VoiceofReason »
Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:37 am
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All the lights might have just been for the news-peeps sake also. Make it more impressive from the layman point of view. /sigh
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Last post by Purplehood
Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:02 am
Governor's Cup Trash Talk
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terryg »
Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:28 pm
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So um, football season will be starting soon. Any Texans or Cowboys fans up for some good natured ribbing ???
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My favorite team is the team playing against the Cowpies on any given Sunday.
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Last post by pbwalker
Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:43 am
Broad Daylight bank robbery in Alvin
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canvasbck »
Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:24 am
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Someone let me know if this has already been posted and I will delete.
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Some years ago I read that the average bank
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Last post by surprise_i'm_armed
Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:10 am
This Day In Texas History - July 25
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joe817 »
Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:40 pm
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1835 - The earliest document that has been found to contain the name War Party is a July 25, 1835, letter from James H. C. Miller to J. W. Smith,...
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:txflag:
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Last post by USA1
Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:19 pm
Am I the only one infuriated by this?
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pbwalker »
Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:15 pm
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I'm a very nice, giving person. I understand hardships. I grew up dirt poor and vowed to never end up like that. But I just can't believe what I keep...
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I'm another big follower. All I have is student loan debt (acquired before I began reading his stuff). Don't use credit cards, don't even have a...
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Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:52 pm
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