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One of FFN's own has been KIDNAPPED!!!!
FirefighterNation.com Members,
Listen carefully! We are a group of individuals who represent a small but grammatically correct faction. At this time we have one of your fellow members and bloggers in our possession. Her member name is FASNYtraining, but many of you know her as the FNG(irl). She is currently safe and unharmed but if you want her to see the light of day and her computer keyboard again, you must follow our instructions to the letter.
Here are our demands:
You will leave a large sum of money in a brown paper bag next to the dumpster. You will visit the following website and make a donation in any denomination (don’t get cheap on us now) on her fundraising page for the half marathon she is running for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: http://www.active.com/donate/tntnyvt/tntnyvtMShea1
The ransom will be paid in small, unmarked bills so they can’t be traced. Once you have made a donation, you may post a comment here to advise us of your actions. Until the requisite funds have been raised, the FNG(irl) will remain held in hiding. She is unable to e-mail, post, comment or otherwise communicate (and it’s KILLING her).
Any deviation from these instructions will result in the immediate execution of her computer. (That’s right, we used the word EXECUTION!) No more “FNG(irl)” blog posts, no more “TNT: The Accidental Runner” posts, no updates on her antics in Firefighter Boot Camp, no more… you get the picture. The individuals watching over your fellow member are a group of bilingual illiterates (they can’t read or write in two different languages) who failed 9th grade English 3 times. (9 x 3 = 23, carry the 4, to the nth degree – Oh screw it. We’re not good at
math either.)
Therefore, we do not particularly like Little Miss Grammarpants and we strongly advise you not to provoke us. Speaking to anyone about this situation, such as Web Chief, or anyone else on her, albeit limited, friends list will result in her loss of other privileges while in captivity.
We’ll start by withholding her coffee. If we catch you talking to a stray dog, we’ll take away her chewing gum. If you alert the blogging authorities, her almighty expensive Mizuno sneakers will be tossed off the Dunn Memorial Bridge into the Hudson River.
If the donations are in any way determined to be slow in forthcoming, or insufficient, we’ll tighten her gag so that she can’t talk or eat BBQ. Follow our instructions and you stand a better than average chance of getting her back. (Are you sure you want her? OMG: She never shuts UP.)
You, as Firefighternation.com members, are under our constant watch. Don't start trying to be brave or grow a brain now. We
can not be out-smarted.
Now, it is up to you FirefighterNation Members!
Do the right thing.
The F.O.G.I.E.S.
P.S. – The reward for helping to achieve her fundraising goal will come to you two-fold, in the form of blogs. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
FOR THOSE OF YOU JUST GETTING TO READ THIS DISCUSSION NOW.
Update 6/18/08
The fundraising is completed. The marathon has been run. Mel did awesome in the marathon and exceeded fund raising expectations. Thanks to all of you who have donated.
Listen carefully! We are a group of individuals who represent a small but grammatically correct faction. At this time we have one of your fellow members and bloggers in our possession. Her member name is FASNYtraining, but many of you know her as the FNG(irl). She is currently safe and unharmed but if you want her to see the light of day and her computer keyboard again, you must follow our instructions to the letter.
Here are our demands:
Any deviation from these instructions will result in the immediate execution of her computer. (That’s right, we used the word EXECUTION!) No more “FNG(irl)” blog posts, no more “TNT: The Accidental Runner” posts, no updates on her antics in Firefighter Boot Camp, no more… you get the picture. The individuals watching over your fellow member are a group of bilingual illiterates (they can’t read or write in two different languages) who failed 9th grade English 3 times. (9 x 3 = 23, carry the 4, to the nth degree – Oh screw it. We’re not good at
math either.)
Therefore, we do not particularly like Little Miss Grammarpants and we strongly advise you not to provoke us. Speaking to anyone about this situation, such as Web Chief, or anyone else on her, albeit limited, friends list will result in her loss of other privileges while in captivity.
We’ll start by withholding her coffee. If we catch you talking to a stray dog, we’ll take away her chewing gum. If you alert the blogging authorities, her almighty expensive Mizuno sneakers will be tossed off the Dunn Memorial Bridge into the Hudson River.
If the donations are in any way determined to be slow in forthcoming, or insufficient, we’ll tighten her gag so that she can’t talk or eat BBQ. Follow our instructions and you stand a better than average chance of getting her back. (Are you sure you want her? OMG: She never shuts UP.)
You, as Firefighternation.com members, are under our constant watch. Don't start trying to be brave or grow a brain now. We
can not be out-smarted.
Now, it is up to you FirefighterNation Members!
Do the right thing.
The F.O.G.I.E.S.
P.S. – The reward for helping to achieve her fundraising goal will come to you two-fold, in the form of blogs. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
FOR THOSE OF YOU JUST GETTING TO READ THIS DISCUSSION NOW.
Update 6/18/08
The fundraising is completed. The marathon has been run. Mel did awesome in the marathon and exceeded fund raising expectations. Thanks to all of you who have donated.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Kimberly A Bownas on
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Nice one Ed, now lets see if the rest of the members from this sight meet the challange..
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Permalink Reply by Dave, NB 9 on
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Ed, Wow, I'm blown away by your generousity. Mel is running in Honor of my daughter, Brianna. You can see photo's of her on Mel's pages for TNT runner. My family THANKS YOU!
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To each and everyone of you whom are involved in helping Mel. Myself and my family are deeply touched by all the generousity, time, and thoughts that have been put into this effort. I couldn't agree with Ed more on how we, as Brother and Sisters take care of our own. Maybe the world needs us firefighters to run it.
P.S. If you don't know, Mel is running in Honor of my daughter, Brianna - a Leukemia Survivor! You can find photo's of her on Mel's TNT pages.
THANK YOU ALL > Lets keep running with this!!!
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Is web chief sending this out to all nation members?
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Keep this going !!
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Dave is right people, lets keep this going. This is something we all should be helping with...
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Ed, you must have been inside my head! Couldn't have said it better.
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Ed, I agree with you. I can't believe that no one else on this site has stepped up to the plate and given to this, even just a dollar. This is important people and Ed is right, one of our own is doing the hard part by running the race. As well as it is for another one of our own. Open your eyes and give, just a single dollar it doesn't have to be a lot. Any little bit will help. I will say thanks to the ones that have. Keep up the good work Mel, we are rooting for you...
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Permalink Reply by Allen Wahlstrom on
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Put up what I could as soon as it was posted...would have done more, but new baby, wife not working limits my ability to do more.
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Permalink Reply by Engineco913 on
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A true testament to the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society working.
Tonight May 19th under a full moon at Fenway Park in Boston, the Red Sox with John Lester thrilled an audiance with a no hitter. How is this significant? John Lester is a 24 year old pitcher who SURVIVED Acute Cell Lymphoma and in less than 2 years is playing major league baseball. Magic things can happen for those who survive. In order for there to be a survival ratio, there needs to be funding for research and developement of a cure.
Thats where we all come in. $1, $5, $10.... None of these are unreachable goals for most of us. Reach deep and give with kindness. The day will come where we in turn may need to rely on a cause like this to help us survive.
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Allen, you were one of the ones that I was thanking. Ted and I did our part along with you and a few others. Again thanks.
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Allen, you did your part, YOU stepped up to the plate. And for that I am truly thankfull. I fully understand where your coming from. Brianna has to have her wisdom teeth out and I have no dental insurance, thus I am on a very tight budget. I think where Ed was going here, was the fact that we all probably could have done without a cup of coffee for a day. With all the 20,000 members here and $1.39 for a cup -0-joe, We would have made a huge statment.
Hope all is well with your new baby. Boy or Girl?
Again, Thank You for stepping up, when we needed you.
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