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03-07-2008, 07:26 AM
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| | Negavol Savant
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A University of Memphis Tigers scout flew to Baghdad to watch a young Iraqi play basketball in a new American sponsored league and is very impressed with a young Iraqi player. He arranged for him to come over to the U.S . And play basketball on a scholarship.
A few months later the Tigers are down 10 points to the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles with only five minutes left. Calipari gives the young Iraqi the nod and he goes in. The kid is a sensation, scoring five three-point goals in five minutes and winning the game for the home team Tigers!
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When the player comes off the court he phones his Mom to tell her about his first day of NCAA basketball.
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> "Hello Mom, guess what?" he says in an Iraqi accent. "I played for five minutes today, we were 10 points down, but I scored five three-pointers and
we won. Everybody loves me, the fans, the media, they all love me."
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> "Wonderful," says his Mom, "now let me tell you about my day. Your father got shot in the street and robbed, your sister and I were ambushed and beaten and your brother has joined a gang of looters, and all while you were having such great time."
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> The young Iraqi is very upset. "Mom, I'm so sorry."
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> "All you can say is you're sorry?!?!?!?!?" says his Mom. "It's your fault we moved to Memphis in the first place!"
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03-07-2008, 07:52 AM
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03-07-2008, 09:29 AM
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Once again this guy from HOUSTON posting stuff about Memphis. | 
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03-07-2008, 09:33 AM
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03-07-2008, 09:33 AM
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| | Negavol Savant
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Originally Posted by TennesseeT  Old.
Once again this guy from HOUSTON posting stuff about Memphis. | the truth never goes out of style | |
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03-07-2008, 09:53 AM
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| | Negavol Savant
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Originally Posted by TennesseeT | 4th largest city in the Nation, also home to the NBA's Houston Rockets and their 17 game winning streak, the MLB's Houston Astro, and the NFL's Houston Texans. Hometown of Beyonce Knowles (top that) and a city known as the Energy Capital of the World. What does Memphis have to offer other that excellent ribs at Rendezvous? | |
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03-07-2008, 09:54 AM
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03-07-2008, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by rexvol 4th largest city in the Nation, also home to the NBA's Houston Rockets and their 17 game winning streak, the MLB's Houston Astro, and the NFL's Houston Texans. Hometown of Beyonce Knowles (top that) and a city known as the Energy Capital of the World. What does Memphis have to offer other that excellent ribs at Rendezvous? | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Maybe the best thing in Tennessee. | |
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03-07-2008, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by orange+white=heaven St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Maybe the best thing in Tennessee. | true that. | |
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03-07-2008, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Beaumont Texas
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Originally Posted by rexvol 4th largest city in the Nation, also home to the NBA's Houston Rockets and their 17 game winning streak, the MLB's Houston Astro, and the NFL's Houston Texans. Hometown of Beyonce Knowles (top that) and a city known as the Energy Capital of the World. What does Memphis have to offer other that excellent ribs at Rendezvous? | Don't forget home to Roger Clemens as well | |
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03-07-2008, 10:01 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Memphis
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Originally Posted by rexvol 4th largest city in the Nation, also home to the NBA's Houston Rockets and their 17 game winning streak, the MLB's Houston Astro, and the NFL's Houston Texans. Hometown of Beyonce Knowles (top that) and a city known as the Energy Capital of the World. What does Memphis have to offer other that excellent ribs at Rendezvous? | Elvis Presley, B.B. King 
St. Jude, the distribution hub of the South, National Civil
Rights Museum, Rendezvous (yes), FedEx, FEF just to name a few. | |
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03-07-2008, 10:02 AM
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| ...and the most overweight city in the US (Houston, that is  ). | |
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03-07-2008, 10:05 AM
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| So now that your crime things been spoiled you want to talk about what cities have to offer. | |
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