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Don't forget Garth Brooks' version.

Joe Jackson went to work sweeping floors in a cotton mill when he was 13 years old. Education wasn't a big priority in his family. Survival was. Shoeless Joe got royally screwed by baseball. There's never been any evidence that he actually took any money in 1919. He even tried to give back the money he was given. White Sox player Chick Gandil, who was the ringleader of the fix, most likely told the gamblers involved that Jackson was in on it, even if he wasn't. The gamblers wouldn't have gone along with the deal if they didn't think Chicago's best player was in on it. When Jackson found out about the fix, he went to White Sox owner Charlie Comiskey and told him about it, even asking Comiskey to take him out of the series. Comiskey refused, probably because he knew exactly what was going on and benching Joe would have been admitting it. Jackson hit .375 for the series and made no errors in the field, hardly the performance of a player trying to throw games. If he did take the money, he sure didn't earn it. The players were acquitted in their trial but suspended from baseball for life by the High Commissioner Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis. Joe Jackson belongs in the Hall of Fame. If you're interested, check out the excellent book "Eight Men Out" about the Black Sox scandal. By the way, Jackson always said no kid ever said "Say it ain't so, Joe," to him. That was a complete invention by the newspapers.

"She's a Lady Down on Love" by Alabama That's about as good as it gets.

Same old Braves. Another division title, another first round collapse. At least they made it interesting.

Looks like the classic drug education film Reefer Madness

Maybe this is the year for the White Sox to break a curse. The Curse of the 1919 Black Sox maybe. The last time Chicago won a post-season series, Shoeless Joe Jackson was in the outfield.

I'm coming back over here to play. Some of the people on the other forums are just CRAZY!! :wacko:

My goodness gracious, Mike. My most abject apologizes for having offended you in this manner. I consider myself properly chastised for my obviously inappropriate posting. In the future, I shall more carefully consider the wordings of what is written here. Reporting me to the moderators too. I was absolutely all aquiver awaiting the certain retribution to follow. If a post such as this could "open up to devil spirits of murder" I guess I'd better get rid of my King James Bible. It's just full of murder, rape, incest and mayhem of all kinds. Not to mention PFAL where little kids get run over by cars because of their mother's negative believing. Back to the Doctrinal Thread with you.

The Bravos shelled Roger Clemens like a peanut tonight. Just prolonging the agony probably.

Just in case you've been having a rough time lately, here's an 8-step stress reduction technique recommended in the latest psychological texts. The best thing about it is that it really works. 1. Picture yourself near a mountain stream. 2. Birds are softly chirping in the cool clean air. 3. Nobody but you knows about this secret place. 4. You are in total seclusion from the hectic place called "The World." 5. The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity. 6. The cold water is crystal clear. 7. You can easily make out the face of the person you're holding underwater. 8. See! You're smiling already. :D Hope you find this useful.

There are a few things you can always count on in this world: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west Politicians lie Women think men are always wrong The Atlanta Braves will fold like a house of cards in the playoffs Jeez!!

"Stripes" it is.

OK We're soldiers; but we're American soldiers. We've been kickin' foot for 200 years. We're 10 and 1.

Three years in prison and no evidence that she ever laid so much as one finger on a prisoner. Justice is served.

Congratulations to the Atlanta Braves on their 14th consecutive division title. Now we can look forward to their annual playoff collapse.

Guilty of one count of conspiracy, four counts of maltreating detainees and one count of committing an indecent act. She was acquitted on a second conspiracy count. She's looking at a possible nine years in prison, basically for holding a leash, pointing at genitals and being unlucky enough to be caught on camera doing it. I guess all the goats have been scaped now. The system works. :wacko:

Casablanca

"Do you like your Testicles Well Done?" I like mine just the way they are, thank you very much.

You are correct, sir.

Camille and Andrew were both Category 5s when they hit land.

Cool. I thought I'd wandered into the wrong joint by mistake. I like that feature where you can look at the last post while you're responding to it. That's good for us old people with bad short-term memory.

It looks like we're up chocolate creek without a Popsicle stick!

Natalie Wood Love with the Proper Stranger Steve McQueen

A Clockwork Orange?

Set the Wayback Machine, Sherman. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Kirk Douglas Spartacus