Message-ID: <365CA409.55BD@home.com>
From: Larry Coon <lmcoon@home.com>
Reply-To: lmcoon@home.com
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Christmas day NBA games cancelled, NBC could show....
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 00:43:26 GMT


John Stone wrote:
> 
> Since the NBA Christmas day doubleheader is now cancelled, they
> need to put something else on instead a few suggestions:
> 
> That Michael Jordan-Bugs Bunny movie (whatever it was called).
> Hoosiers
> Rumblefish
> Richie Rich (spoiled rich kid, the basketball players could relate to
> this real well)

As you've probably figured out by now, they're showing
"It's a Wonderful Life."  I posted something similar
to this on the Lakers group, but I wanted to share the
story of this movie with those who might be unfamiliar:

George Bailey's Uncle Billy loses $5,000, but said he
was forced to in order to remain competitive with the
other senile uncles in town.  He asks for tighter laws
on dementia, so this sort of thing can't happen again.
Checking Mr. Potter's revenue, George Bailey notices
an extra $5,000 in "income."  George goes to Mr. Potter,
tells him he knows about the $5,000, and demands the
money back.  Potter, saying he needs to pay expenses,
offers him 50% of the money.  George says it's all about
survival, and that he can't possibly take less than 60%.
Meanwhile, one of the California Angels, Clarence, shows
up, pontificating about what baseball did during their
seventeen previous strikes.  George responds, "It's not
a strike, you idiot!  He locked me out of the building!"
Clarence then suggests putting the 10% difference into
an escrow account, because if they don't figure this out
soon, it'll be like the season never happened.  George
responds, "Season?  What season?  Do you have us confused
with some type of sport or something?  Go to hell!"  Potter,
however, picks up on Clarence's suggestion, and says he'll
do it if he gets the money back in the event that the
-next- batch of money Uncle Billy loses brings Mr. Potter
above 60% of GEI (Gross Embezzlement Income).  George tells
Potter that if he doesn't give the money back, he'll report
him to the IRS, and then Potter will have to pay a luxury
tax on the money.  Potter asks if George is on drugs, and
suggests that George be subjected to random testing.
Clarence realizes his mistake, saying he wasn't looking for
George Baily, he was looking for Toby Bailey.  The movie
continues with neither George nor Potter talking to each
other ("I'm waiting for HIM to call ME!") and concludes when
both realize that they've just missed Christmas.

Larry Coon
University of California
larry@assist.org
and lmcoon@home.com