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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 Allen Wahlstrom on
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OK OK OK...Need my blog fix, I ponied up!
Now let her go!
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Permalink Reply by Engineco913 on
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Shes $310 short of making goal. Speaking on behalf of the fogies (this time anyway) she doesn't get released until the ransom is met. (or we can't stand her whining and nagging anymore.)
Thanks for making a differance in the fight for a cure.
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Permalink Reply by Kimberly A Bownas on
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Leave it on till the goal is met? I think we need to leave it on longer. I don't want to hear her complain about her whine about how mean we are...
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Permalink Reply by Joe Stoltz on
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No, that's NASA duct tape we used. It's meant to hold things like the space shuttle together... you know, stand up under the worst conditions known. It may have to be surgically removed.
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Get with it - today they cry NOSES! and the last one to touch his/her nose is IT.
No, Tiger, not with the thumb... the index finger.
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Folks,
All kidding aside, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society needs your help. Mary Ellen is participating in her fourth Team In Training to raise funds which will help the Society stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more young lives.
She is completing this event - a 13 mile run - in honor of Brianna Blank from Western NY, and in memory of Tanner Zullo from Albany, NY and for Aidan O'Malley from Chicago, IL.
For the past five months she has been spending her Saturday mornings running through rain and snow to train for this event. She's doing the hard part to achieve her goal. We can help her with our financial suppport.
Please take a moment to visit the link above and make a contribution to a worthy cause.
It's all about saving lives. In the Fire and EMS service, there are times when we make a difference, and other times when we can't. This is one of the times we CAN make a difference.
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Yeah, what she said!
And, the world is waiting for your answer - are you going to adopt WestPhilly?
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WTG Ed, I appreciate the donation my friend. :)
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Permalink Reply by Firefighter Nation WebChief on
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This was kinda anti-climatic :) We got her to the number in like a day. What sort of kidnapping is that? LOL
Dave
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We may keep her in captivity just a while longer just for the sake of peace and quiet on FFN. The money raised will only provide as an extra above and beyond benefit for the cause. Hey we are firefighters, we are supposed to go above and beyond :)
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Hey, it's quiet right now. Let's leave that duct tape on, I don't want to hear her start whining again...
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