Pirate1974

A 1-point Duke win at home when Carolina had the last shot of the game in one of the toughest places to play in the country? I don't think that means Duke "went through UNC rather handily." I think Illinois would have a pretty tough time playing in front of the Cameron Crazies too. Indiana went undefeated in the 1975-76 season, the last college team to pull that off.

Well, I'm stuck on that one.

You were definitely in a different twi than I was, oldiesman, that's for sure. The pressure to take pfal began the second twig meeting I ever went to, I think. It wasn't pressure like "if you don't take it, you can't keep coming to twig." It was pressure like "if you want to know all about this or that, you have to take the class. We're not going to tell you all our secrets unless you pony up." It might not have been like that everywhere, but it sure was in N.C.

Ginger Douglas is now Ginger Ott. She was living in the suburban Philadelphia area a few years back.

Bernadette Peters Annie Albert Finney

Just what every little girl dreams of becoming when she grows up: The Princess Consort Sounds like a piece of furniture. How romantic. A lot of the fun has gone out of the British monarchy since the days when kings flaunted their mistresses openly and "royal bastards" were commonplace. If this was the old days, Charles would have probably had his mum poisoned years ago so that he could take the throne. The royals are so boring these days.

Josh Hartnett Pearl Harbor Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Primary Colors Billy Bob Thornton Sling Blade

Sports authorities in Zimbabwe were shocked recently to find out that one of their top female athletes is actually a man. Samukeliso Sithole (his real name, apparently), had won several events for women in the triple jump, javelin and shot put. When he was found out, a fellow female competitor filed criminal charges against Sithole because she had undressed in front of "him" frequently in locker rooms, believing that he was a woman. No report on how he was able to pull this off, or that off, without the other women noticing that everything was not quite as it seemed. Sithole was arrested by the police and put in jail, where a government doctor confirmed that he was indeed a male. Why they needed a doctor to confirm this, I'm not sure. In any case, Samukeliso Sithole appeared in court in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe where he offered a most unique explanation for his behavior. You have to give this guy/gal points for originality. It seems that Sithole was born with both male and female genitalia, what the medical profession and carnival sideshow advertisements call a "hermaphrodite." He told the court that his parents had consulted a traditional healer who had given him traditional herbs that would make certain things disappear so that he would be a technical female. So far so good. The problem arose when mom and dad stiffed the healer, only paying him half of the agreed price. The result was that his package was redelivered, just popped back up, as it were. On the day that he appeared in court, he said that he was scheduled to make the final payment to the healer that very day (what a coincidence!) so that the goods would vanish again. His trial is scheduled for March 3rd. There's a lesson here for all of us, I think. If you make a deal with the local witch doctor to make your genitalia disappear, make sure you pay him in full.

Gwyneth Paltrow Shallow Hal Jack Black

Now there's a blast from the past. Any Which Way You Can Clint Eastwood Unforgiven

The first time I ever got called, I had to go into jury selection on a serial murder trial, a guy who was accused off strangling nine women. Really creepy to have that guy sitting there looking at you while the judge and the lawyers asked you questions. The trial was expected to last three months and the judge asked me if that would be a hardship. Since I wasn't going to get paid for that time, except for the $12.00 a day, I said, "Yes, sir." The judge made me go with a bailiff to an office to call my employer to verify that I wouldn't get paid while I was on jury duty. They're trying to make it a lot harder here to be excused.

And the winner is: Julie Andrews Now where do we go from here?

Mel Gibson Maverick James Garner

Citizen Kane Orson Welles Casino Royale

A League of Their Own Madonna Dick Tracy

It appears that Mr. Potatohead has been seduced by the power of the Dark Side. Now known as Darth Tater, his mission is to mash the forces of the rebellion and battle Luke Frywalker. "Luke, I am your tater."

Bob Gunton? Robin Hood Prince of Thieves Alan Rickman Die Hard

The Man Who Would Be King Michael Caine The Cider House Rules

I don't think there's much doubt that she knew exactly what was going to happen when she did this.

Andy Reid is going to get skewered by the fans in Philadelphia for his clock mismanagement at the end of the game. The Eagles were acting like they had all the time in the world and when they finally scored to make it 24-21, they were forced to go for the onside kick. Bizarre. Another strange coaching decision by Reid was to not have anybody back to receive that last punt, letting the Patriots easily down the ball at the 4 yard line. No idea what he was thinking there.

Platoon Tom Berenger The Big Chill

We shall see. Championships are won in March and April, not February. That's the great thing about college basketball. The championship is decided on the court, not a popularity contest.

Laurence Fishburne Apocalypse Now Martin Sheen

Lethal Weapon 3 Joe Pesci Goodfellas