<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>And we used to say of North Carolina in relation to Virginia and South Carolina that it was "A valley of humility between two mountains of conceit!"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joan/Auntie E</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Warren Hayman</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:12 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> Joan Opyr</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Cc:</B> Vision2020 Moscow</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] North Carolina takes it all!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>As we used to say in Virginia of any North Carolina school, "They<BR>shore do a good job of teaching the 3 Rs: readin, ritin, and the road<BR>to Richmond!"<BR><BR><BR>Warren Hayman<BR><BR><BR>On Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at 11:43 AM, Joan Opyr wrote:<BR><BR><BR><excerpt>Dear "Duke" Livingston,<BR><BR> <BR><BR>Ah, yes, Duke . . . the best university money can buy. Tobacco money,<BR>that is What I especially like about Duke is how it was designed to<BR>look like Oxford University; workmen were paid to sand down the<BR>centers of Duke's stone steps so that they'd have that "genuine"<BR>medieval feel. (And you must just adore your most famous alumna,<BR>Senator Elizabeth "Liddy" Dole. She's such a peach! Ugh!)<BR><BR> <BR><BR>Duke, with its Yankee professors, Yankee students, and Yankee<BR>basketball coach. Duke with its "Harvard: The Duke of the North"<BR>T-shirts. Duke, with that little box on its admissions applications<BR>that asks "Would you still be able to attend if you did not receive<BR>financial aid?" I believe that box is in the shape of a garbage can,<BR>isn't it? Fie on Duke!<BR><BR> <BR><BR>When does a proud graduate of NCSU love the Tarheels? Only when they<BR>win the NCAA. The rest of the time, we Wolfpack fans know that the<BR>only classes offered at Chapel Hill are in Marxist Theory and how to<BR>roll a nice, tight joint.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>Cracker? Well, I crack me up, if that's what you mean. I'm a<BR>laughing-on-the-outside kind of clown.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment<BR><BR><underline><color><param>1999,1999,FFFF</param>www.auntie-establishment.com</color></underline><BR><BR> <BR><BR>PS: Gonzaga will win the NCAA, Brother Carl, when Bing Crosby rises<BR>from his grave to sing a duet of "The Discovery Channel Song" with the<BR>Bloodhound Gang. In a word, nevah! That NCAA trophy will go on<BR>living South of the Mason-Dixon for many years to come. It must like<BR>our sunny weather . . . <BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR><BR><bold>From:</bold> Bruce and Jean Livingston<BR><BR><bold>Sent:</bold> Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:50 AM<BR><BR><bold>To:</bold> vision2020@moscow.com<BR><BR><bold>Subject:</bold> Re: [Vision2020] North Carolina takes it all!<BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><fontfamily><param>Arial</param>OK. That's it.</fontfamily><BR><BR> <BR><BR><fontfamily><param>Arial</param>The Chapel Hill Gang wins a title and<BR>gets Roy Williams his first NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. <BR>They sneak ahead of Duke, by four championships to three, to compound<BR>a bad situation. And then, a Wolfpack alum feels the need to<BR>celebrate the UNC title AND denigrate my Blue Devils?!!!</fontfamily><BR><BR> <BR><BR><fontfamily><param>Arial</param>Joan, Joan, Joan. </fontfamily><BR><BR> <BR><BR><fontfamily><param>Arial</param>Have you forgotten that the Tar Heels<BR>would smugly refer to themselves as THE University of North Carolina<BR>and cheer "if you can't go to college, go to State"? How many times<BR>did you gag over that pitiful, pastel, baby blue, UNC color that<BR>overruns the entire state, in t-shirts from the Beach to the mountains<BR>and every mall and BBQ joint in between? Why feed Tar Heel<BR>Nation's mistaken sense of superiority? Have you forgotten that<BR>infernal bumper sticker on every other motor vehicle in the state: <BR>"If This Isn't Heaven, Why did God make the Sky Carolina Blue?"</fontfamily><BR><BR> <BR><BR><fontfamily><param>Arial</param>You cheer a victory for the "Home<BR>state," but say a Duke championship would be the "worst" thing? Are<BR>not my Devils the third point in the Triangle (Durham, Raleigh, and<BR>Chapel Hill, all within 20 miles or less of each other, for you<BR>northwesterners), and also within your "home state"? Like Jimmy V, we<BR>Dukies are just looking for a hug, too.</fontfamily><BR><BR> <BR><BR><fontfamily><param>Arial</param>Sure, Duke imported a few Yankees for<BR>diversity, "damn Yankees," as my NC-native roomie referred to me on<BR>more than one occasion. SOMEBODY had to compete with the Tar Heels<BR>and give them a sense of humility, since the Wolf Pack wouldn't. Is<BR>this unwarranted, spiteful attack on my Devils just a result of pent<BR>up frustration from Duke beating NC State like a drum for 20 years? </fontfamily><BR><BR> <BR><BR><fontfamily><param>Arial</param>You Cracker.</fontfamily><BR><BR> <BR><BR><fontfamily><param>Arial</param>Taking the Bait and Swallowing the<BR>Hook,</fontfamily><BR><BR> <BR><BR><fontfamily><param>Arial</param>Bruce Livingston</fontfamily><BR><BR><BR>_____________________________________________________<BR><BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR><BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR><BR> http://www.fsr.net <BR><BR> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR><BR>ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ<BR><BR></excerpt> _____________________________________________________<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR> http://www.fsr.net <BR> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>/////////////////////////////////////////////////////<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML><br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. 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