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Willie & Joe Get A Stamp
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TxD »
Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:46 pm
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And Bill Mauldin is on it too.
The United States Postal Service deserves a standing ovation for something that's going to happen this month: Bill...
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:iagree: :tiphat:
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Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:41 pm
More people of Wal-Mart
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seamusTX »
Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:03 am
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On February 23, a trusty at the TDCJ Central Unit in Sugar Land slipped out undetected, bought cigarettes and other items at a local Wal-Mart, and...
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Or trusty. :mrgreen:
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Last post by chabouk
Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:31 am
Why is it?
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davidtx »
Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:48 am
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That when a drunk driver kills somebody, nobody wants to ban cars.
Maybe I just shouldn't think about these things this late at night.
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because everybody drives and not everbody shoots.
So there is a stigma of guns being Dangerous and Exotic, while being a drunk is almost socially...
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Last post by marksiwel
Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:25 am
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Last post by joe817
Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:24 pm
Huntsville or Livingston State Park
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by
CC Italian »
Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:36 am
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Which do you guys and gals prefer. I have been to Huntsville State Park but not to Livingston. Any one better then the other? Just thought I would...
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To me, equally good parks but my kids tend to have more fun at Livingston. For other parks, have you been to Brazos Bend or Bastrop? Both great parks.
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Last post by silverbear
Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:09 pm
This Day In Texas History - March 8
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joe817 »
Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:27 pm
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1798 - Mathew Caldwell was born in Kentucky. He settled in Dewitt County, Texas, in 1831. Caldwell earned the name Paul Revere of the Texas...
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A letter from Thomas B. Rees to Gerald Burch, March 8, 1836. A member of the Georgia Battalion writes from Goliad to someone in Columbus, Georgia,...
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Last post by joe817
Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:39 pm
Shooting at TX walmart
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by
Zoomie »
Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:11 pm
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Moderators, if this has already been posted please delete it.
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I heard about that. Commerce is sorta North of Dallas.
Also heard about the Man and son shot at a Dallas Bank today.
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Last post by RPB
Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:36 pm
Venue and Camera - carried over from General CHL
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grumble »
Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:34 pm
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There's a thread in General CHL - and a comment was made about venues (AA Center) confiscating cameras and escorting you to the parking lot.
One of...
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A bunch of years ago I won a radio call in to have front row seats and a backstage tour for a Terri Clark concert. We met outside the arena with the...
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Last post by jimlongley
Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:00 pm
Sending well wishes...
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grumble »
Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:36 pm
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to the individual who decided to liberate my Garmin GPS and my Maglites from my soft-top Jeep Wrangler as I slept last night.
I really hope they...
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Thankfully on one was hurt, items can be replaced. I understand how you feel, my house was broken into about 5 years ago.
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Last post by cougartex
Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:21 am
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Last post by 5thGenTexan
Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:19 pm
A Parent's Widsom
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by
AndyC »
Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:24 pm
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My aunt sent this to me:
:smilelol5:
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I'm passing this one on. Thanks for the chuckle!
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Last post by quidni
Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:32 pm
My Dog needs a Lawyer!
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marksiwel »
Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:00 pm
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Swiss voters reject giving abused animals a lawyer
I dont know what they are doing over there, but it...
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There is/was a shelter in the Dallas area, maybe Carrollton
or somewhere close to it, that would give prospective pet
adopters an application to fill...
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Last post by surprise_i'm_armed
Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:31 pm
This Day In Texas History - March 7
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joe817 »
Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:12 pm
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1731 - Fifty-five Canary Islanders arrived in San Antonio to establish the civilian settlement known as San Fernando de Bexar.
1842 - Albert...
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Remember the Alamo! :txflag: :txflag: :txflag: :txflag: :txflag: :txflag:
Thank you ELB .
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Last post by joe817
Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:07 pm
Open Carry Business
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marksiwel »
Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:22 pm
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I dont want to talk about Open Carry Pro v Con, I just want to know the answer to a question
PC 46.15: (b) Section 46.02 does not apply to a person...
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The same way that non-CHLs are able to take handguns to a gun show: nobody bothers to prosecute, and even if shown the actual law, would just scratch...
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Last post by chabouk
Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:00 pm
This Day In Texas History - March 6
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joe817 »
Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:55 pm
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1836 - The chapel of San Antonio de Valero Mission, under siege for thirteen days by the Mexican army under General Antonio Lòpez de Santa Anna, was...
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From Three Roads to the Alamo :
Davis goes on to note that the alcade Ruiz was brought in, and that Joe, Travis's slave, identified Travis and...
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Last post by ELB
Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:07 pm
This Day In Texas History - March 5
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by
joe817 »
Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:56 pm
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1731 - Fray Gabriel de Vergara refounded Mission Concepción on the east bank of the San Antonio River about halfway between the already existing...
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Thank you ELB. :txflag:
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Last post by joe817
Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:42 pm
Taser questions
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by
CC Italian »
Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:51 am
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My girlfriend has finally decided that she needs more protection then just pepper spray but she can not have a firearm at work or in the work parking...
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Is there another place, off company property, close enough that she could park there (and leave the gun in her car)?
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Last post by LarryH
Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:46 pm
Have Any Of You Used Gel Type Pepper Spray?
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by
Abraham »
Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:20 am
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I had no idea gel type pepper spray existed until a few days ago.
Anyone here have any experience with it?
Thanks!
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My only problem with the various sprays are the lack of distance they travel when activated.
I have found that the 'Wasp' spray cans will send a...
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Last post by StewNTexas
Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:24 pm
It's "official": An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs
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marksiwel »
Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:27 am
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LONDON (Reuters) – A giant asteroid smashing into Earth is the only plausible explanation for the...
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I had my wife show me how to do that a few years ago, so you arent alone
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Last post by marksiwel
Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:42 pm
Online pharmacy?
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by
RHenriksen »
Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:04 am
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I'm trying to save some $ from my $110/month Crestor bill. Can anyone recommend an online pharmacy or other cheap source for filling scripts? I've...
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It's currently one of those things that is illegal, but rarely enforced.
If you're not importing controlled substances, you're fine. In the rare...
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Last post by nitrogen
Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:12 pm
A new kind of parking lot danger
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by
Hardlyangelschl »
Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:59 pm
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There have allegedly been sightings of a black panther at one of my remote sites...
Fortunately, I've never had to go there.
I doubt that I would...
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Last post by Mando'a
Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:12 am
Starbucks stance on gun control
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by
Sinton »
Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:16 am
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In Fox News this morning.
Starbucks Does Not Want to Be Center of Gun-Control Debate
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Print ShareThisSEATTLE — Coffee...
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For all their issues , Starbucks' Pikes Place is a mean good cuppajoe. And like every other place that sells beverages, it's a couple bucks for a...
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Last post by TDDude
Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:39 pm
Gun Free Zone
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by
kgdotcom »
Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:11 am
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IDK if this has been posted before? Funny video though
:hurry: rlol
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Get rid of You're (YOU ARE) Guns
Darn kids aint learnin' nutting in them there schools
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Last post by marksiwel
Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:54 pm
This Day In Texas History - March 4
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by
joe817 »
Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:58 pm
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1836 - Sam Houston is appointed Major General of the Army of the Republic of Texas including regular, volunteer, and militia. Houston takes command...
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Three Roads to the Alamo :
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Last post by ELB
Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:04 pm
Why no one invadesSwitzerland
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by
gemini »
Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:17 am
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I have never posted a link on this board. Mod's, if this is not acceptable, please
remove. However, I think this vid is cool.
onclick=...
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Interesting video, thanks for posting. :tiphat:
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Last post by cougartex
Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:44 pm
Printing!!!!
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by
tauruspt145 »
Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:54 pm
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I think this is absolutely ridiculous! People are convinced this will thwart of the BG's.
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It wouldn't deter the BGs; it might even attract them unless the person carrying the bag actually kept one hand inside the bag at all times.
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Last post by ChuckW
Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:05 pm
This Day In Texas History - March 3
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by
joe817 »
Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:10 pm
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1823 - The first census of Texas was begun.
1836 - Travis writes from the Alamo to the convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos that he had lost faith...
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Got off track again while dealing with the election...
From Three Roads to the Alamo
The rider Bonham brought in three letters, the one from...
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Last post by ELB
Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:26 pm
Baseball Memories
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by DONT TREAD ON ME » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:31 pm
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With Spring Training just around the corner I am getting Baseball fever!
I am a huge baseball fan and love to watch my teams...St. Louis Cardinals...
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austinrealtor,
some great memories there! The closest I ever came from catching a ball was in 2004. Some friends and I decided to make a run up to...
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Last post by DONT TREAD ON ME
Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:02 am
Happy Texas Independence Day!
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by
MojoTexas »
Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:48 am
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On March 2, 1836, the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed and the Republic of Texas was declared independent of Mexico. David G. Burnet was...
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It's a good thing, otherwise we'd have no TexasCHLforum. :txflag:
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Last post by USA1
Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:20 am
Thank you Moderators!
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by
tauruspt145 »
Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:12 pm
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I just want to take a minute to thank the moderators for what yall do. You do an awesome job staying on top of things and keeping a website going...
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Thank youy folks. Ladies & Gentlemen.
Thank you. :tiphat:
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Last post by longtooth
Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:08 am
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Last post by surprise_i'm_armed
Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:37 am
Smallest State Park in Texas
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by
KD5NRH »
Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:26 am
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Just noticed that TPWD dumped all 261 sq ft of onto the Texas Historical Commission a couple years ago, so it lost its status as the smallest Texas...
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Acton was Davy Crockett's second wife's grave but it was turned over the Historic Commision in 2008.
The 80th Texas Legislature transferred...
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Last post by troglodyte
Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:57 pm
Caption Contest??
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by
TDDude »
Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:58 pm
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just saw this on the People of Wal mart website.
I for one, am at a loss. :smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5:...
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Stocking the shelevs on Black Friday.
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Last post by SQLGeek
Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:28 pm
USPS to propose 5-day mail schedule, major cuts
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marksiwel »
Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:18 am
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And this is why we need to privatize the mail system.
Heck I would pay extra if they delivered Mail...
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Shep Smith just told me that the USPS had a $5 billion shortfall last year...if I heard right. If that's the case, why did the Postmaster General get...
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Last post by Oldgringo
Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:42 pm
LEOSA
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by DONT TREAD ON ME » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:20 pm
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I have a basic understanding of LEOSA. I was wondering if some of you more informed individuals out there could explain it a bit more to me.
Who is...
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Locked for arguing. I dont have time to read it all see who needs to set in the corner.
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Last post by longtooth
Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:03 pm
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Last post by psijac
Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:41 pm
This Day In Texas History - March 2
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by
joe817 »
Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:14 pm
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1793 - Sam Houston, first President of the Republic of Texas, was born in Rockbridge Co., Virginia. He is the fifth of nine children born of Sam and...
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..........................The Texas Declaration of Independence : March 2, 1836.........................
The Unanimous Declaration of Independence...
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Last post by joe817
Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:24 pm
No firearms on premises
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by
A-R »
Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:03 pm
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Was watching a YouTube link to a different movie clip provided by another forum member in a different thread, and stumbled upon this clip of the...
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:tiphat:
Did I count 7 shoots for a 6 shooter? :fire :fire :fire :fire :fire :fire :fire
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Last post by old farmer
Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:50 am
Burglar
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by
stroo »
Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:37 pm
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I thought you might appreciate this.
Subject:Acts 2:38
A woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services, when she was...
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ba dum...pshhhhhh
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Last post by gigag04
Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:21 am
This Day In Texas History - February 28
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joe817 »
Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:26 pm
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1836 - Edwin Oswald LeGrand, delegate to the Convention of 1836, arrived the day before the the Convention of 1836 began, and began to lobby...
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At dawn on the first of March , Capt. Albert Martin, with 32 men (himself included) from Gonzales and DeWitt's Colony, passed the lines of Santa Anna...
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Last post by joe817
Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:54 pm
Doc Gould
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by
pbwalker »
Sun Feb 28, 2010 5:27 pm
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Now here's a guy I can get behind...
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:thumbs2: :txflag:
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Last post by cougartex
Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:36 pm
This Day In Texas History - March 1
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joe817 »
Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:01 pm
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1836 - Thirty-two troops attached to Lt. George C. Kimbell's Gonzales ranging company made their way through the enemy cordon and into the Alamo....
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Letters from Fannin at Golidad :
ead Quarters Army Texas 5 oclock, P.M. 1st mch 1836 Capts Desauque & Chenworth Yours of 28th ult. was recd. this...
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Last post by joe817
Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:11 pm
2-27-2010 One Great Day!!
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by
gemini »
Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:15 pm
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Without going into the boring details etc. I'll just get to the point.
MY WIFE TOOK HER CHL CLASS TODAY !! Missed 1 question on the written
and...
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very well, Verry Well, VERY WELL.
My pleasure folks & golad it was a learning & aquasition experience for you. :tiphat:
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Last post by longtooth
Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:15 pm
Man Caves
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by
74novaman »
Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:56 am
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We're moving this summer to our first house and I've gotten the creation of a man cave approved by the Mrs.
Anyone have a cool one they want to...
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I'll be cleaning up my garage for that purpose this year. I don't think I'll have a TV, if I do it won't be much of one. I'm more for listening to...
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Last post by budroux2w
Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:33 pm
? for you Movie watchers.
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by
longtooth »
Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:29 am
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I dont watch TV or go to the movie so I dont know.
What was the name of the movie that has the scene of the hero :banghead: rlol :rolll :banghead:...
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A Perfect World is a very good movie as I remember - haven't seen it in ages. Need to go find a copy and watch it again. Clint Eastwood does well in...
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Last post by A-R
Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:06 am
Wally-Walk
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by
s197winstang »
Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:55 pm
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I did a search but could not find the origin of this great phrase. Still a newbie, so if some one could point me to the correct thread I would be...
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Perfect! Thank you Gents. Wally World Friday or Saturday it is then, unless that is the Mailman is kind to me.. :tiphat:
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Last post by s197winstang
Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:10 pm
Uh Oh, looks like this could lead to a Smoking ban
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marksiwel »
Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:08 pm
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Third-hand smoke also bad for you: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) - You know smoking is bad for you. You know...
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Well said! :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
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Last post by chartreuse
Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:09 pm
This Day In Texas History - February 27
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by
joe817 »
Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:53 pm
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1795 - José Antonio Navarro was born in San Antonio de Béxar. He later became one of three Tejanos to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence....
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I love these threads. Watching the Alamo (04) right now. I know it's not 100% but it's a good movie. I would like to ask each of you what it is you...
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Last post by budroux2w
Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:23 am
Sobering lessons from a bank robbery
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by
seamusTX »
Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:24 pm
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Friday, the Shasta County, California, District Attorney announced that police action during a recent bank robbery was justified. (This conclusion...
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That could make sense, but the round trip between Chico and Burney is less than a tank of gas.
Stealing one of the employees' cars would not have...
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Last post by seamusTX
Sat Feb 27, 2010 6:31 pm
Today's happy families 2-27-2010
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by
seamusTX »
Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:48 pm
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Los Angeles County, California -- An LAPD reserve police officer fatally shot his 17-year-old son. Preliminary investigations indicate that the...
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Very sad and tragic events.
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Last post by cougartex
Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:07 pm
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