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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

When I heard of this, I thought they were nuts! I'm definitely a "Jesus saved us from this" person! :D--> George

I recently watched a friend drink "liquid chlorophyll," and it reminded me of "the cleanse" that was popular in TWI (especially among Corps) about twenty years ago. Basically, "the cleanse" involved drinking a slurry of volcanic ash, along with fasting. If that didn't "clean you out," an enema was also suggested. What was your experience? George

It appears we got an abridged version of the survey, fortunately! George Here are two for Pittsburghers: Do you pronounce "pool," "pole," and "pull" the same? How do you pronounce "color"?

Thanks, Cowgirl! I had thought of trying something like that. I just didn't know how much resolution was there. Incidentally, you look terrific. George

I've noticed that a lot of posters now are using very small pictures as avatars. More to the point, I notice that when I open one of their posts, that the picture appears large for a fraction of a second. Is there any way to see the enlarged view for an extended period of time? George

Hey, mstar! Have you gotten scrod lately? :D--> George

Thanks, Guys! :o--> :)--> George

I remember once saying "fixing to" instead of "about to." I slapped myself silly! :D--> :o--> George

No, just throwing out the dirty water. I enjoyed baseball as much in the '60's as I do now. I'm not saying to get rid of baseball, just the cheating. George

"Rhymes with father" would be pa-jah-mas.

I also got 55% Dixie, though most of my answers were generic (common throughout the US) or midwestern/Great Lakes. And I didn't answer #7, because the correct choice -- You guys -- wasn't given. George Some other possible giveaways: Tow motor, or fork lift? Tire tool, tire iron, or lug wrench? Wrecker, or tow truck? Black-eyed peas, or cattle feed?

How? By saying that all their heroes cheat? Be the best you can, Billy; but don't do it the way Bonds, Canseco, and others do? No, there's nothing we can do about it, and they won't be punished, but you have to do it differently! Somehow, I doubt that that will fly with the kids... George

So, should I get rid of all my 60s music because the artists used pot and acid? Should I get rid of my Sherlock Holmes books because Doyle was a spiritualist? Just how big of a "scorched earth" policy are we talking about here? Talk about a non sequitur! If you feel that the spiritual nature of 60's rock or Conan Doyle's writings are a concern, then, yes, YOU should get rid of all those items in your home. what that has to do with professional athletes cheating escapes me. --> George

"Padding statistics" takes the fun out of the game for me. And you're right. Since you couldn't tell which at-bats were tainted by steroid use, they should ALL be thrown out for anyone proven to have used them. George

The fellowship I attend is associated with Word Promotions (C. Geer's group). The tapes are available from Word Promotions. George

P.S. 34 wins in a season is a new Big Ten record. George

Thanks, David. Since almost nobody here actually knows me personally, I took the liberty of sneaking my birthday into the "Birthday number" thread, to see if anyone would notice. I'm glad you did. I'll be teaching at fellowship tomorrow morning, then, after lunch, I'll be listening to K.C. Pillai's Orientalisms tapes. For dinner, I'll be with all the stepkids AND MY GRANDSON! So, yes, it should be a great day (especially since the Illini won again). George P.S. I buy my own comics. It's hard for the others in the family to find the pre-1960 stuff I still need.

The number one hitter (total hits) in baseball history was banned from baseball and the Hall of Fame. I doubt his gambling had any effect on the number of hits he made. If they can prove any of these steroid charges, ban them all. (I'd like to think that Sammy Sosa actually got his without the juice, but let the chips fall where they may.) George

34-1! This time the Illini actually played like a 34-1 team. Better than .500 from the paint, and perfect from the line. On to the Sweet Sixteen and ... Wisconsin-Milwaukee!? George

3/20/1956 = 1979 = 26 = 8 Me: problem-solver, yes Big shot, no. I only take charge when I have to. George

Very enjoyable reading. Thanks, Belle! George

33-1! A lot scarier than it should have been, though. I'd like to see Illinois make history, but not by being the first #1 seed to lose in the first round! Farleigh-Dickinson made as many two-pointers as the Illini; but fortunately Illinois was better from the arc and the line. Illinois seems to play just well enough to win. Welcome, morey! George