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    What was the most 'different' class you ever took in college....

    I just called Frank(Dr Ingels) and read him this post!. He laughed and laughed and " I dont remember any of this" he chuckled....
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    So I guess this means that Mattress Mack is 5 million dollars lighter

    I talked to him about 2 years back stopped in his store to look for a couch. He was upfront, told him i went to Starkville High/MSU and that i heard he was born in StarkVegas. He smiled and raved about the Mississippi casinos and how they take big bets etc. I believe he went to Texas tho his...
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    RIP Astronaut Michael Collins, 90

    One of my biggest thrills growing up in Florida Was my family driving to outside of the Cape Kennedy complex, parking on the side of the highway along with thousands of others that morning, and watching Apollo 11 take off for the moon. Twas a Big Thrill!
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    So what are you listening to?

    The classics tunes of BAY CITY ROLLERS Baby!
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    How many on here were around

    back in the early 70's When I was a wee lad in junior high/high school in StarkVegas, we all listened to WLS out of Chicago. Great Top 40 tunes "MUSIC RADIO 89 WLS.. CHICAGO!"
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    What's one restaurant you loved that is now closed?...

    I worked at the previous restaurant there....Burger Chef mid '75 to early '79 Those black lady cooks were friends of mine...Lois, Linda and Sharon the ones I remember. And pretty dang good fast food. the former manager now runs the book store down the street I believe
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    Thirty-nine years ago today...

    I was there. drove over from Houston with my cousin. After all the previous years of losses....it was one gratifying memorable fantastic day. Somewhere I still have the next day's Clarion Ledger with the headline: STATE 6 BAMA 3
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    Ole Miss lifelong baseball fan commits to us because there's "no comparison"....

    If this was football, his mom could soon have a good new job with the U and he would have lots of $100's to flash on Facebook.. would depend on his star rating of course......
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    kinda tied to sports: best looking women longhorns or rebs

    one heck of a college "town". Absolutely great city and 6th Street area a fine fine fun place...especially to dring and girl watch. Barton Springs..great cold water and lots to look at .There are better campuses...theirs is right in the middle of the city, but no finer locale in my book.
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    Lets take a quick moment and remember

    Downtown Houston at Jury Duty They were picking jurors for the competency trial of the lady down in Clear Lake who drowned her 5 kids in the bathtub. They picked 100 jurors and during that process people started getting phone calls...we first heard two planes hit the WTC, then that they...
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    Spurrier's Recruitment (Germans but interesting)

    as a kid growing up in Florida , i was a Gator fan and listened to their games each week on the radio. Spurrier was the qb and I believe his favorite wr was Carlos Alvarez. Really good qb what i remember. Have always been a fan of his... and wonder what could have been if LT had thrown the...
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    Well I'll be damned... I'm going to Houston. Where're y'all staying?

    at Hotel ZaZa you can just catch the Metro Train(block or two from Hotel) down to Reliant ...thats probably 15-20 minutes or so down by train. You can catch the train back north from ZaZa and get off(probably McGowen stop) ..about a 6+block (or so)walk west to Midtown. cant remember tho when the...
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    Here's what..

    my coworkers son is playing OT for OSU this year his remark to me the other day was "Your defensive linemen better be in great shape". Said the OC is trying to add 15+ snaps a game more than last years average for them. when the play is over, and the referee spots the ball and gets out of the...
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    MSU game you most regret not going to.

    So glad i went to that one.... Had just moved to Houston Tx 6 months before and had to make the long drive to Jackson to a game i just knew we'd lose(as always) ...and then,,,,, FUMBLE at bama's goal line...DOGS WIN! DOGS WIN!