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The Tar Heels have indeed proven that there is an ACC team that could compete in the Big Ten! It's great that the two best teams in the NCAA will actually meet in the final. (I doubt that that happens often.) See you Monday. George

37-1! It's nice having essentially a home-court advantage throughout the tournament. (There are probably as many Illinois alumni in the St. Louis area as there are in Chicago.) Shut down Louisville in the second half. Great shooting from the arc. Bring on Michigan State (or MAYBE UNC)! :D--> George P.S.: 37 wins in a season ties the NCAA record!

"Thelma and Louise"? George

I seem to recall that the lead singer for Heart (or maybe the whole group?) took PFAL. Of course, none of them were in the classes I sat in! George

Yeah, Pirate, a bunch of numbnuts (in Arizona, I think, NOT Illinois) have been trying to do away with the Chief. As it happens, present students, staff, and alumni are strongly IN FAVOR of the Chief. The Trustees kept trying to vote Illiniwek away, but there has always been enough grass-roots support to keep him. I guarantee that if the Trustees cave to PC pressure, I'll never donate again. I remember the first Illinois football game I went to. At halftime, after the Marching Illini had done all their fancy routines, they formed a large block at one end of the field. I hears a few people start to chant, "Chief! Chief!"; but I had no idea what was going on. Then the band started to play "Os-kee-wow-wow" and march downfield. Chief Illiniwek burst out of the block and led the band downfield with a number of stylized, but authentic, Indian dances. The whole stadium went nuts! I still get goosebumps thinking about it! As the band marched downfield, they actually were splitting out the letters I-L-L-I-N-I, so at the end of the song, the word covered the field, with Chief Illiniwek standing at the far goal line in a victory pose. I can understand that some team names and symbols might be demeaning. "Resdskins," for example. Stanford, and now Syracuse, have changed their team names. But I see no reason to eliminate the proud symbol, Illiniwek. For crying out loud, Illinois is just the French spelling of Illini! George

:D--> George

Though I spend most of my time in the forums, I'd probably look over the documents, etc., more if there were some notification of updates. (Instead of looking through them all to see if something has been added.) Thanks for all the work and love you put into this, Paw. George

Since I won't get back to a computer before tomorrow morning, I'm going to assume I got Steve!'s clue and propose this one: The dream is always the same. George

"Signs"? (I think it also appears in "Scary Movie 3" in the "Signs" parody.) George

Raf is correct. For those of you who haven't seen "Amazon Women on the Moon," it's an anthology of short, comic skits loosely tied around someone watching a late night movie. As the opening credits state, it stars "a whole bunch of actors" including Arsenio Hall, Ralph Bellamy, Rosanna Arquette, Henry de Silva, David Allan Grier, Michele Pfeiffer, Andrew Dice Clay, Kelly Preston..... Check it out! Oh, and there's a whole skit (with Carrie Fisher) after the "final" credits, so don't miss it. ;)--> I was actually hoping to give a couple more lines before it was guessed, but good work! And I promise not to cheat anymore. :o--> George

Hey, just a few miles south of you, we in Brazoria County not only have all four poisonous snakes indigenous to the US, but we're also the most fire-ant-infested county in the country. At least the "killer bees" never took hold. And the Disastros do have great pitching, but I doubt they have the hitting to make it to the pennant this year. George

Sorry, Raf, no Ghostbusters. Here's another line from the same movie: "Ain't no Thelma here, man." George P.S. A line like "Heroin! Peppermint-flavored heroin!" is asking to be "googled."

Cary Grant in "Charade." I cheated by "googling" this. Please forgive me. Try this one: "You're the best, Ray!" George

I had a friend down here telling me about a dessert she made with "balled milk." At least that's what it sounded like; I knew it couldn't have been "bald" milk. After a stare from her that would have withered a redwood, I realized that it was "boiled" milk!! :D--> George

Actually...it was Michigan STATE. :)--> George

Thanks, smurfette! Just two games to go! (Hopefully, no more of this down-by-15-with-four-minutes-to-go nonsense! Sheeesh!) George

Bull Durham? George (I hope it's right. I've been trying to get in, but every time I actually know the movie, someone else gets it before me.)

36-1! At least I have a week to get my heart re-started! :D--> I knew that Arizona was going to be tough. I got back from fellowship this evening just in time to catch the last five minutes. I doubt I would have survived the whole game! Now to see how the other Big Tenners do. See you in St. Louis! George

Interestingly, now the reverse could be true. UNC's last three games could be Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Illinois! George

Hmmm.... It would appear that at least three Big Ten teams can make not only the Sweet Sixteen, but also the Elite Eight. Can't be said about the ACC (this year). George

I've got to agree with Raf: --> George

Moving to Texas doesn't necessarily mean avoiding snow, Mr. P! Check out my pictures thread. White Christmas in Brazoria County, TX George

Good work, Raf! Hey, you could try "the cleanse." If THAT doesn't keep your mind off smoking, I don't know WHAT will! :D--> George

Happy Birthday, Ms. Garden! So, would you say you've reached "middle age" yet? ;)--> George

35-1! Only a brilliant game by W-M's Joah Tucker (32 pts.) kept it from being a blowout. the Illini don't face a lot of full-court-press opponents, but they eat up that kind of game. It will be interesting to see how the Big Ten-ACC matchups play out tomorrow. George