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Priceless Observations Department:




Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself,'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.'

- Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)

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Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.
- Mark Twain
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The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.
- George Burns
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Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.
- Victor Borge
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
- Mark Twain
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
- Socrates
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I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
- Groucho Marx
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My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe.
- Jimmy Durante
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I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.
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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
- Alex Levine
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My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying.
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Money can't buy you happiness .. But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.
- Spike Milligan
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Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP.
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I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap.
- Bob Hope
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I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.
- W. C. Fields
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We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.
- Will Rogers
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Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
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Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty .. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.
- Phyllis Diller
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By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere.
- Billy Crystal

Interesting stats on best traditions- www.wildcatnation.net

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#1 Yesterday, 09:20 PM
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Interesting stats on the best traditions

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snagged this from another blog, unrelated to UK, but thought you guys would like it. pretty solid #s if you ask me... pretty tough to argue against UK as the best tradition. even though after rupp we kind of declined.

20 Win Seasons:
1. UK 53
2. UNC 51
3. Duke 46
4. UCLA 45
5. Kansas 38
6. Indiana 30

30 Win Seasons:
1. UK 11
2. UNC 10
2. Duke 10
4. Kansas 8
4. UCLA 8
6. Indiana 4

All Time Wins:
1. UK 1988
2. UNC 1984
3. Kansas 1970
4. Duke 1852
5. UCLA 1642
6. Indiana 1641

Conference Titles:
1. Kansas 52
2. UK 45
3. UCLA 40
4. UNC 35
5. Duke 21
6. Indiana 20

Conference Tourney Titles:
1. UK 27
2. UNC 25
3. Kansas 23
4. Duke 21
5. UCLA 3
6. IU 0

AP Final Top 10:
1. UK 38
2. UNC 31
3. Duke 29
4. UCLA 25
5. Kansas 21
6. Indiana 16

AP Final #1:
1. UK 8
1. UCLA 8
3. Duke 7
4. UNC 5
5. IU 3
6. Kansas 1

NCAA Appearances:
1. UK 50
2. UCLA 43
3. UNC 41
4. Kansas 38
5. Indiana 35
6. Duke 33

NCAA Tournament Wins:
1. UNC 102
2. UK 100
3. UCLA 99
4. Kansas 86
5. Duke 85
6. IU 60

Sweet 16s:
1. UK 40
2. UCLA 37
3. UNC 30
4. Kansas 27
5. Duke 24
6. IU 20

Elite 8s:
1. UK 31
2. UNC 24
3. UCLA 21
4. Kansas 19
5. Duke 17
6. IU 10

Final 4s:
1. UNC 18
2. UCLA 17
3. Duke 14
4. UK 13
4. Kansas 13
6. IU 8

Championship games:
1. UCLA 12
2. UK 10
3. UNC 9
3. Duke 9
5. Kansas 8
6. IU 6

NCAA Titles:
1. UCLA 11
2. UK 7
3. UNC 5
3. IU 5
5. Duke 3
5. Kansas 3

and If you run the average for each category you come up with the following.

UK 1.50
UNC 2.42
UCLA 2.92
KU 3.78
Duke 4.00
IU 5.64


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#2 Today, 12:03 AM
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Quote:
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UK 1.50
UNC 2.42
UCLA 2.92
KU 3.78
Duke 4.00
IU 5.64

Interesting. I've always considered these schools to be the best half dozen schools in terms of tradition when it came to college hoops...and I've generally thought of them in the exact order that your ranking system lays them out as well!


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What I like is out of the 13 final fours we've been to, we've been to the game 10 times, and won it 7 times.


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#4 Today, 12:53 AM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but according to these stats... ONLY those six schools
UK
UNC
UCLA
KANSAS
DUKE
INDIANA

are in the top six of ALL the categories! In other words, NO OTHER school has cracked the top six of ANY category besides those six. Wow.

And on top of that, UK certainly rules the roost!


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#5 Today, 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Tambourine Man
Correct me if I'm wrong, but according to these stats... ONLY those six schools
UK
UNC
UCLA
KANSAS
DUKE
INDIANA

are in the top six of ALL the categories! In other words, NO OTHER school has cracked the top six of ANY category besides those six. Wow.

And on top of that, UK certainly rules the roost!

Don't think that list is all-inclusive, because I'm almost positive Syracuse is in the top-5 in all-time wins. In fact, I think they're exactly fifth, just slightly behind Duke. St. John's, I think, has more than UCLA, too.


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#6 Today, 02:02 AM
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Don't think that list is all-inclusive, because I'm almost positive Syracuse is in the top-5 in all-time wins. In fact, I think they're exactly fifth, just slightly behind Duke. St. John's, I think, has more than UCLA, too.


also im pretty sure memphis haws at least 4 30 win seasons

looks like we lose in the elite eight more than any other round


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#7 Today, 02:19 AM
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NCAA Tournament Wins:
1. UNC 102
2. UK 100
3. UCLA 99
4. Kansas 86
5. Duke 85
6. IU 60

Kentucky has 98 wins after two of them were voided from the 1988 NCAA's (wins against Southern and Maryland). The loss to Villanova in the Sweet 16 was also voided. http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Sta.../gamencaa.html

Just saying.


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UK also should be far ahead in winning percentage and fewest losses of all games. That is a very key, seldom mentioned, stat.


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Ramey Hoskins- Charles Krauthammer Econ & obam

> Subj: Charles Krauthammer Speech/Comments on
> the ‘New Economy’
> & Barack Obama
>
> To my friends & associates:
>
> Last Monday was a
> profound evening, hearing Dr. Charles Krauthammer
> speak to the Center
> for the American Experiment. He is a
> brilliant intellectual,
> seasoned & articulate. He is forthright &
> careful in his
> analysis, & never resorts to emotions or
> personal insults. He is NOT
> a fearmonger nor an extremist in his comments &
> views. He is a
> fiscal conservative, & has a Pulitzer prize for
> writing. He is
> a frequent contributor to Fox News & writes
> weekly for the
> Washington Post. The entire room was held
> spellbound during his
> talk. I have shared this w/ many of you &
> several have asked
> me to summarize his comments, as we are living in
> uncharted waters
> economically & internationally. Even 2
> Dims at my table agreed
> w/ everything he said! If you feel like
> forwarding this to those
> who are open minded & have not ‘drunk the
> Kool-Aid’, feel
> free.
>
> Here is his resume from Wikipedia:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Krauthammer
>
> A
> summary of his comments:
>
> 1. Mr. Obama is a very
> intellectual, charming individual. He is not
> to be underestimated.
> He is a ‘cool customer’ who doesn't show
> his emotions. It's very hard to
> know what's ‘behind the mask’. Taking
> down the Clinton dynasty
> from a political neophyte was an amazing
> accomplishment. The
> Clintons still do not understand what hit
> them. Obama was in the
> perfect place at the perfect time.
>
> 2. Obama has political skills
> comparable to Reagan & Clinton. He has a
> way of making you
> think he's on your side, agreeing w/ your
> position, while doing the
> opposite. Pay no attn. to what he SAYS;
> rather, watch what he
> DOES!
>
> 3. Obama has a ruthless quest for power. He did not
> come to Washington to make something out of
> himself, but rather to
> change everything, incl. dismantling
> capitalism. He can’t be
> straightforward on his ambitions, as the public
> would not go
> along. He has a heavy hand, & wants to
> ‘level the playing
> field’ w/ income redistribution & punishment
> of the achievers of
> society. He would like to model the USA to
> Great Britain or
> Canada.
>
> 4. His 3 main goals are to control ENERGY, PUBLIC
> EDUCATION, & NAT’L HEALTHCARE by the Fed.
> govt. He doesn't
> care about the auto or financial services
> industries, but got them as an
> early bonus. The cap & trade will add
> costs to everything
> & stifle growth. Paying for FREE college
> education is his
> goal... Most scary is healthcare program,
> because if you make it
> FREE & add 46,000,000 people to a Medicare-type
> single-payer system,
> the costs will go thru the roof. The only way
> to control costs is
> w/ massive RATIONING of services, like in
> Canada. God
> forbid.
>
> 5. He’s surrounded himself w/ mostly far-left
> academic types. No 1 around him has ever run even a
> candy store. But
> they’re going to try & run the auto,
> financial, banking & other
> industries. This obviously can’t work in the long
> run. Obama’s not a
> socialist; rather a far-left secular progressive
> bent on nothing short
> of revolution. He ran as a moderate, but will
> govern from the hard left.
> Again, watch what he does, not what he says.
>
> 6. Obama
> doesn’t really see himself as President of the
> USA, more as a ruler over
> the world. He sees himself above it all,
> trying to orchestrate
> & coordinate various countries & their
> agendas. He sees
> moral equivilency in all cultures. His
> apology tour in Germany
> & England was a prime example of how he sees
> America, as an
> imperialist nation that has been arrogant, rather
> than a great noble
> nation that has at times made errors. This is
> the 1st President
> ever who has chastised our allies & appeased
> our
> enemies!
>
> 7. He’s now handing out goodies. He hopes that the
> bill (& pain) will not ‘come due’ until
> after he’s reelected in
> 2012. He’d like to blame all problems on
> Bush from the past, &
> hopefully his successor in the future. He has
> a huge ego, &
> Mr. Krauthammer believes he is a narcicist.
>
> 8. Republicans
> are in the wilderness for a while, but will emerge
> strong. We’re
> ‘pining’ for another Reagan, but there’ll
> never be another like
> him. He believes Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty
> & Bobby Jindahl
> (except for his terrible speech in Feb.) are the
> future of the party.
> Newt Gingrich is brilliant, but has baggage. Sarah
> Palin is sincere
> & intelligent, but needs to really be seriously
> boning up on facts
> & info if she’s to be a serious candidate in
> the future. We need to
> return to the party of lower taxes, smaller govt.,
> personal
> responsibility, strong nat’l defense, &
> states’
> rights.
>
> 9. The current level of spending is irresponsible
> & outrageous. We’re spending trillions that
> we don’t have. This
> could lead to hyper inflation, depression or worse.
> No country has ever
> spent themselves into prosperity. The media is
> giving Obama, Reid &
> Pelosi a pass because they love their agenda. But
> eventually the bill
> will come due & people will realize the huge
> bailouts didn’t work,
> nor will the stimulus pkg. These were
> trillion-dollar payoffs to Obama’s
> allies, unions & the Congress to placate the
> left, so he can get
> support for #4 above.
>
> 10. The election was over in mid-Sept. when
> Lehman brothers failed. Fear & panic swept in,
> we had an unpopular
> President, & the war was grinding on
> indefinitely w/o a clear
> outcome. The people are in pain, & the mantra
> of ‘change’ caused
> people to act emotionally. Any Dim would have won
> this election; it was
> surprising is was as close as it was.
>
> 11. In 2012, if the
> unemployment rate is over 10%, Republicans will be
> swept back into
> power. If it's under 8%, the Dims
> continue to roll. If it's
> between 8-10%, it’ll be a dogfight. It’ll all
> be about the
> economy.
>
> I hope this gets you really thinking about what's
> happening in Washington & Congress. There’s a
> left-wing revolution
> going on, according to Krauthammer, & he
> encourages us to keep the
> faith & join the loyal resistance. The work
> will be hard, but we’re
> right on most issues & can reclaim our country,
> before it's far too
> late.