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Obviously, you don't feel you need TOTAL privacy! ;)--> Unlike some groups, participation in GreaseSpot is totally voluntary, so chime in when you feel like it! George

Darn. That wasn't part of MY Advanced Class!! :D--> George

Apparently, this is not the consensus oponion. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/bask...l.ap/index.html Of course, if Illinois doesn't win its conference tournament, and UNC wins its, that probably will change. It will be an interesting weekend. George

I was there, too, Dave. Though we weren't required to, most of my "branch" wound up singing "Good Morning, Lord" which, as I recall, followed "Beautiful Ohio" every morning. It's amazing how you can learn to hate even the nicest songs if you hear them over and over and over and over.... George

Welcome to Greasespot, Out-2! Have you been in Texas long? If you ever get down to the coast (Freeport area, especially), drop me a Private Topic. We could ram a couple beers at the beach. George

(Said in my best Wallace Shawn voice) INCONCEIVABLE!!! :(--> I only watched the last ten minutes of the game, but it was enough to see Illinois drop a ten-point lead. Ohio State only led in the game for five seconds, but it was the FINAL five seconds. (A last-ditch attempt by the Illini bounced off the rim.) I trust that the Illini will shake this off before the Big Ten tourney this coming weekend. It's somewhat of a comfort to know that the absolute WORST they could do is to finish 29-3, and I expect they'll win at least a COUPLE more games. (38-1 would be nice!) 29-1. (Sigh) George

You're right, of course. On the other hand, those last three could SEEM LIKE five! :)--> George

At least you wouldn't need a "nanny-cam"! George

Why would you go to ANY church, knowing full well you disagree with their doctrines? I doubt that that would bless you or the others. George

29-0! A merciless pounding of Purdue in Illinois's last home game. Ohio State might present more of a challenge this Sunday. Of course, there's still a LONG way to go for a comletely unbeaten season, which would require 41 wins (30 season, three conference championship, and eight NCAA championship games). If the seedings predicted in the SI website hold, Illinois's last three games might be Duke, UNC, and Wake Forest. That would be interesting! George

My BC's continually reproved me for not being meek, but at least they never chewed me out for not being psychic! I guess I had it good. --> George

A heck of a lot easier than the front seat! George

On one of Ezra Charles and the Works CD's there's a wonderful song about the lottery. My favorite line is "If I had a dollar for every ticket stub, I'd be a millionaire!" George

I find it amazing that you guys stuck with TWI as long as you did! Whenever our branch was called together to prepare a house for a class, or whatever, the BC and his wife always pitched in. I did help clean a yard for a friend of mine for his wedding (I, too, was the best man); but I would have done that, TWI or not. On the other hand, stupid things said to me in confrontation could fill a book. It was like a Bill Cosby routine: "Keep silent! ANSWER ME!!!" George

I don't claim that Illinois has had the best program over the last few decades. They have, however, been a consistent winner; and this year, I (and apparently all the coaches and sportswriters) think they have the best team in the nation. It is a shame that the only ACC team they have had the opportunity to humble was (the former #1) Wake Forest. It seems likely, however, that they'll meet one or two during the championships. In the meantime, let me enjoy their present success!! George

Dude, just leave the glass FULL!! George

Hmmmm... sounds like TWI! George

Your odds of winning the lottery are zero if you don't play. They're essentially the same if you do! Take the Texas Lotto (Please)! Originally, you picked six numbers out of fifty. This made the odds against you almost sixteen million to one. When people were starting to catch wise and quit buying tickets, the lottery commission raised the payouts, but also added five numbers, so now the odds are almost THIRTY million to one against. The radio ads always say something like: "There were twenty thousand winners in last week's lotto." They don't mention that most of those were two-dollar winners and that there were twenty MILLION losers. Our governor at the time the lottery was insituted "Queen" Anne Richards, touted how wonderful it would be to help schools. How much better it would have been if people had just given their money to the schools instead of the lotto! (Of course, the smarter people get, the less they play the lotto, anyway.) Out There, how many tickets did your friend give you? If it was more than five, you would have been better off being handed the money. If you have to gamble, you might pick something with a better probability of winning. Slots probably aren't a good choice, thoughI imagine the odds an those are in the thousands to one range. Most casino games have a reasonable cost-to-benefit ratio. If you play roulette and play even-or-odd, you only give up a little. (The payout is 2:1, but because of 0 and 00, the odds against winning are 2.13:1.) George

Perhaps I misread the stat on the Sports Illustrated website (and, of course, I can't find it now -->), but the implication was that no other Division I team has had 25 or more wins in the last five years. Perhaps NC wasn't counted because they haven't done it this year (yet). George

Yeah, Dot. Miss your posts. Come back, please. Happy Birthday George

28-0! An almost embarrassing drubbing of hapless Northwestern. One point of note: Illinois is the ONLY Division I team to have twenty-five or more wins each of its last five seasons. George

Matilda, that probably happened (and still happens) a lot. At least, it was probably the nicest reason NOT to get asked! George

Congratulations! I think we finally understand true love when we hold a baby for the first time. :)--> George

I wonder what would have happened if "Confrontee" gave the (correct) answer: "He would forgive me." (I have a mind picture reminiscent of the healed blind man asking the Pharisees if they wanted to be Jesus's followers!) :D--> George

Yep. Went to the prom with a lovely, young (well -- I guess that's obvious!) lady I knew from band. Actually, it was a double-date. My sister (a sophomore) was dating a junior. (It was a Junior-Senior prom.) It was the first time I heard Vince Vance and the Valiants. (I wouldn't hear them again until I came to Texas fifteen years later, but I've been one of their biggest fans ever since.) Prom was the same night as graduation, so we would only have to rent one tux -- what a deal! After the prom, we went to the beach (Lake Michigan) and waited to watch the sun come up. I saw the young lady a few times after that, but we've long since gone our separate ways. My high school only has reunions every ten years. A lot of folks looked pretty worn after only ten years, but some looked great even after thirty. My only disappointment was that most of my closest high-school buddies didn't show. George