Cal would have better looking cheerleaders if they dropped the requirement that pretty girls need not apply. Think I'm kidding??at Cal, pretty cheerleaders is not PC. At Cal, Marilyn Monroe woulds be rejected to make room for a three-foot female whose sire is a tasmanian Devil and whose dam resembles an australian overwerfer. Please google. I do remember one pretty cheerleader about 2-3 years ago. she was kicked off the team for making everyone else look bad.

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Cal would have better looking cheerleaders if they dropped the requirement that pretty girls need not apply. Think I'm kidding??at Cal, pretty cheerleaders is not PC. At Cal, Marilyn Monroe woulds be rejected to make room for a three-foot female whose sire is a tasmanian Devil and whose dam resembles an australian overwerfer. Please google. I do remember one pretty cheerleader about 2-3 years ago. she was kicked off the team for making everyone else look bad.

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My high school girlfriend was possibly the most popular girl in the class, was studentbody vice pres, and a cheerleader. She came to Cal in 1959, and thought she might like to continue being a cheerleader in college. She tried out, but didn't make the cut. On the other hand, in the era of KJ in basketball, my cousin had a daughter who was stone-drop-dead-gorgeous, very athletic, and she did become a song girl at Cal. All of which proves nothing.

I wouldn't say it proves "nothing." You scored what the kids refer to as a "dime piece." That says you are pretty cool or at least know how to talk to chicks. Which is pretty cool.

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I wouldn't say it proves "nothing." You scored what the kids refer to as a "dime piece." That says you are pretty cool or at least know how to talk to chicks. Which is pretty cool.

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Thanks. I ran for and won as class president, just so I could have enough status to think I could ask her out. I practiced what I would say on the phone when I asked her. But I never realized she was in charge. You know the old cliche about girls, "They let you chase them, until they catch you." BTW, that old sweetheart and I are still friends 50+ years later.

Opening lines are easy, and I get better on those lines with age. I say things to girls now that I wouldn't dare have said to a girl even 10 years ago. The difficult part for me is talking my way out of a jam with the girl when she is mad at me. No amount of smooth talking ever works. Roses help. But actor Charleton Heston had four magic words, "Dear, you are right." If that doesn't work, I am toast.

helltopay blockd

smh: please cite the constitutional grounds. If that fails, how about coffee grounds.
a) you appear to be a snowflake
b) you wouldn't know an attempt at humor if you tripped over it
c) humor never works unless there are particles of truth in the attempted humor)
d) I think you need to be blocked for your silly proposal.
e) The city of Berkeley has just passed an ordinance making it a crime to be silly or to say something silly.
f) I hope you don't live in Berkeley

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smh: please cite the constitutional grounds. If that fails, how about coffee grounds.
a) you appear to be a snowflake
b) you wouldn't know an attempt at humor if you tripped over it
c) humor never works unless there are particles of truth in the attempted humor)
d) I think you need to be blocked for your silly proposal.
e) The city of Berkeley has just passed an ordinance making it a crime to be silly or to say something silly.
f) I hope you don't live in Berkeley

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I fell for item e), and did a google search. Didn't find it, but I did find that it in Berkeley, it is illegal to whistle for a canary before 7AM.

Post reminds me of Red Auerbach's famous quote on why he drafted size over quickness: "When fast guys get tired, they get slow; when tall guys get tired, they don't get short."

Dear Civil: I love you too. You called me obnoxious and yet you have the nerve to call yourself civil. Not from where I sit. Of course, I do hope you have a lovely day.

'Beyond obnoxious'?? 'More masculine'? Any projections going on here? Please google projections. it's a common tactic used by the guilty to cast suspicion on the innocent. Please see the "russian collusion story." Oh never mind: Obnoxiousness is usually in the eye of the beholder. Have I ever been obnoxious? yes I have. many times. You, on the other hand, are a saint, and, always have been. I expect your canonization to be announced any day now. we are so lucky to have you on this site. We gather at your feet to hear pronouncements on who else is obnoxious in your world view.

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'Beyond obnoxious'?? 'More masculine'? Any projections going on here? Please google projections. it's a common tactic used by the guilty to cast suspicion on the innocent. Please see the "russian collusion story." Oh never mind: Obnoxiousness is usually in the eye of the beholder. Have I ever been obnoxious? yes I have. many times. You, on the other hand, are a saint, and, always have been. I expect your canonization to be announced any day now. we are so lucky to have you on this site. We gather at your feet to hear pronouncements on who else is obnoxious in your world view.

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hey hell ... you've got a lot of intensity ... I bet you are a competitor on the field/court/etc

Dear Hell: Good morning. I had hoped by clarifying my handle that you would pick up I haven't always been so saintly at times.

Anyway, I hope you feel better now, and that you were able to get back to sleep.

A Cal men's basketball forum??

dear Civil: A friend gave me a picture of you. (don't ask) You are actually better-looking than 80% of the cheerleaders. I look forward to seeing you doing the splits on the hardwood. I hear confessions on mon, wed, and fridays starting at 10.00AM. We meet at the Haas lobby. I then escort you to my private inner sanctum where we can be more comfortable.

Dear South Bender: I hear you. I will try my best to behave. With the whole world going crazy, it's hard for me to concentrate.

Dear Hoops: I was a competitor seven months before I was born. I was delivered wearing puma sneakers, knee pads, a jock strap, and a jersey which said BEARS. I then had thge nurses audition for cheerleading. One was not pretty enough. I chased her out of the damn room.

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Dear Hoops: I was a competitor seven months before I was born. I was delivered wearing puma sneakers, knee pads, a jock strap, and a jersey which said BEARS. I then had thge nurses audition for cheerleading. One was not pretty enough. I chased her out of the damn room.

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I can buy most of this, but not the Puma sneakers, as Puma was more known for football and track shoes back in the day, and their basketball model, the Walt "Clyde" Frazier, was not popularized until 1968. I think you and I both might have been wearing Converse Chuck Taylor Black and White High Top All-Star shoes at delivery. In my playing years, I switched to the White High Tops, in spite of the fact that the Boston Celtics kept winning titles wearing Converse Chuck Taylor Black Low Tops. A teammate of mine insisted that The Celtics could have scored 4-6 more points per game, if they had been wearing the White High Tops like all the other teams. After Cal, I switched to the Black Low Tops, but it made no difference in my game. I didn't discover Puma until I was 40 and running in the Bay to Breakers for the first time, wearing a Puma running shoe. A great shoe, and made this slow guy a little faster.

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dear Civil: A friend gave me a picture of you. (don't ask) You are actually better-looking than 80% of the cheerleaders. I look forward to seeing you doing the splits on the hardwood. I hear confessions on mon, wed, and fridays starting at 10.00AM. We meet at the Haas lobby. I then escort you to my private inner sanctum where we can be more comfortable.

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Dear Hell: I guess I was correct about you prefering more manly looking cheerleaders (not that there's anything wrong with that). As flattered as I am with your comments, I'm afraid I'm going to have to bid you adieu, as I'm not in the habit of flirting with older men.

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Dear Hoops: I was a competitor seven months before I was born. I was delivered wearing puma sneakers, knee pads, a jock strap, and a jersey which said BEARS. I then had thge nurses audition for cheerleading. One was not pretty enough. I chased her out of the damn room.

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I wouldn't expect anything less from you hell.
peace.

My skills in communicating with the female types have not improved since I was 9 years old. when I was 9, I called my honey on the phone to tell her of my undying love. when she answered the phone, I was terrified. I hung up. since that day I vowed to get even. Now, if a female calls me, I read the name in the window and hang up. Revenge is so sweet. No dates, but lots of revenge.

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Dear Hoops: I was a competitor seven months before I was born. I was delivered wearing puma sneakers, knee pads, a jock strap, and a jersey which said BEARS. I then had thge nurses audition for cheerleading. One was not pretty enough. I chased her out of the damn room.

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I can buy most of this, but not the Puma sneakers, as Puma was more known for football and track shoes back in the day, and their basketball model, the Walt "Clyde" Frazier, was not popularized until 1968. I think you and I both might have been wearing Converse Chuck Taylor Black and White High Top All-Star shoes at delivery. In my playing years, I switched to the White High Tops, in spite of the fact that the Boston Celtics kept winning titles wearing Converse Chuck Taylor Black Low Tops. A teammate of mine insisted that The Celtics could have scored 4-6 more points per game, if they had been wearing the White High Tops like all the other teams. After Cal, I switched to the Black Low Tops, but it made no difference in my game. I didn't discover Puma until I was 40 and running in the Bay to Breakers for the first time, wearing a Puma running shoe. A great shoe, and made this slow guy a little faster.

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SFCity:

Good for you on the B-to-B; however, I'm pretty sure you would have been a whole lot faster if you had only worn two running shoes instead of one.