Ray Charles version but both are good.:)

Entirely too kind.


I really meant it for the ones who seemed to have a problem with The Star Spangled Banner...but anyone could have commented .You show great guts because, as you know, today I have been outted as :




A raging moron.

A thread hijacker.




Oh.....and now...





A BIG LIAH













Fine work.....thank you so much.

Would it be hard to believe that when I saw your name as the last post here.............I had a feeling you were going to remind me of that.



I find the fact you did to be highly amusing.

A warm rag can take care of that.

ror!....OOOOOOOOOO




Let's hope they keep falling for this predator charade and never find out just how big a tandem of sissies we really are.

I believe many on here could be accused of the same from time to time.
I got out of work early today because of the storm so I've been catching up on my thread reading.

You might want to toss one on the pedestal then.

Good point....but I'm the one that must pay for the masses here.


Work sems like a better option now...huh?



:)

No, I've missed the entertainment on this board. Work will slow down again after the holidays.

I think a lot of people have.








=;>

I guess I am a fool:




PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sports in America start with the national anthem. The Dolphins- Steelers game was an exception.
Rushing to begin the nationally televised matchup following a 25- minute weather delay, the NFL chose to skip the anthem Monday night before Miami played Pittsburgh. The game started without any of the traditional pregame ceremonies, except the coin toss, and neither team was introduced on the public address system.

According to the Steelers, the NFL wanted the game to begin as soon as possible following the delay. Several more minutes would have been needed to set up a microphone and sound equipment at midfield, where the anthem is traditionally performed at Steelers games.

There was no apparent fan reaction to the omission, which occurred as many fans were scrambling to get back to their seats for the kickoff. The fans were ordered to leave the lower seating bowl at Heinz Field when lightning and a heavy rain resulted in both teams being waved off the field during pregame warmups.

The teams warmed up for an additional nine minutes before the game began at 8:55 p.m. EST. Pittsburgh won 3-0 on Jeff Reed's 24-yard field goal with 17 seconds remaining.

National anthems are rarely televised during NFL games, with the Super Bowl being an exception, so there was no indication if any veterans groups were unhappy with the omission.

This is probably a much better thought:



Letter: National anthem has no place on gridiron stage
Sunday, December 2, 2007


With the failure to present the national anthem at the Pittsburgh Steelers-Miami Dolphins Monday Night Football game, perhaps the team and the National Football League are on to something.
Singing the beautiful and stirring theme of our nation always has been out of place at an event where many individuals who have painted parts of their bodies black and gold come to watch a rough contact sport, to engage in rip-roaring rooting for their team, and to become intoxicated. The singing of the national anthem at such an event makes as much sense as saying grace at a strip joint.

The national anthem, in all its majesty, should be sung at events that afford it the dignity it deserves. A professional football game not only does not qualify, but singing it on such an occasion is an insult to the patriotism and heartfelt sentiment that the anthem was designed to evoke.

Oren M. Spiegler
Upper St. Clair

At least you have a good signature at the bottom of your posts.

Thank you so much.

i worked hard on this one. i took the holiday season into account and everything.

but that's okay. message received.

i'll just have to crank out something better (sigh).