Wow. I Guess It Has Been a Long Time.
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In today's Chicago RedEye (To the Chicago Tribune what Readers Digest is to the Complete Annotated Works of William Shakespeare), a list of things that have happened since Jan. 8th, 1989, the last time the Bears were in the NFC Championship Game.
Among the favorites...and more improbable.
--Ten, yes, ten Will Smith movies have grossed more than 100 million dollars in the United States.
--The Bulls have won 6 championships, the White Sox have won one. The Cubs have lost 1,474 games.
--Mayor Daley was elected, and has since served almost five terms, without ever having been indicted.
--All 18 seasons of "The Simpsons."
--Britney Spears won a Grammy.
--Arnold Schwarzenegger went from starring in "Kindergarten Cop" to governing the State of California.
--Likewise, and perhaps most improbably, most of the YCS staff managed to somehow graduate from kindergarten.
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One that should probably be mentioned, per its relevancy here: the Internet was invented.
Or maybe that should be, "The internets WERE invented." Somebody consult Bobby Bowden on this.
Also of note:
Presidents named George Bush were inaugurated 3 different times.
The U.S. Senate was controlled by the Democrats, the Republicans, the Democrats, the Republicans, and the Democrats again.
Marquette University was known as the Warriors, Lightning, Golden Eagles, and Gold.
Without reading this piece, I'm going to assume, at minimum, one Mike Tyson reference, two Sylvester Stallone references, and about ten Michael Jacksons.
How about the entire careers of Emmitt Smith, LeRoy Butler, Herman Moore and possibly Brett Favre.
It should also be noted that Jeff George's career ALMOST spanned the entire gap (he was drafted in 1990).
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