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Old 08-09-2013, 11:36 PM
IrishLake IrishLake is offline
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Originally Posted by navane View Post
1) At a firefighter memorial or funeral when the bagpipers begin the haunting strains of Amazing Grace. That just sticks me right in the heart every time.


2) Similarly, when a dispatcher tones the "Last Alarm" for a fallen firefighter. If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's the Last Alarm for my beloved Fire Chief: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNw4z3UtcWs

Ok yeah...I shouldn't have listed to that again because now I'm crying.
Yes, bagpipes anytime. They were played when my husband graduated academy, and I cried my damn eyes out. There was pride in those eyes too, though.

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Originally Posted by MaryPoppins View Post
Initiation. Singing the Allegri Miserere. And embarassingly enough, when I am murderously angry.

Now which movies do that . . .
I am notorious for tears freely flowing while I'm cursing like a sailor. It confuses many.



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Originally Posted by amanda6035 View Post
I saw this on FB today and thought of this thread:

I hate Titanic. Toy Story 3 definitely made me cry.

Marley & Me
The rescued animals videos
The service person reunions with family and pets
Onions
Seeing my kids do something independent for the first time
Dances With Wolves when the horse and the wolf are shot and killed
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