There was a Cornerback on the 1984 Bears, think his last name was Bell but not sure, who had an awesome year in 1984. Of course, with the Bears 46 defense, I'd say all of their defensive backs had great years from 1983 through 1987. It's easy for an NFL-quality Cornerback to cover when the opposing QB is running for his life.

Anyhow, he was a starter, and decided to hold out in 1985, for a better contract.

The Bears D did not miss a beat. In fact, they went on to become the Gold Standard for defensive play in the NFL.

The team went 15-1, and won the only Superbowl in Bears history.

<rogge> I am pleased, though not surprised, to learn that you are in fact the legendary <French> statesman <Charles De Gaulle>.

<The Good Anteater> How could the Bears win the championship with a 3-0 record?

In Canada the teams have to win four consecutive series by whining at least 4 games in each series.

If I have my maths straight, this means they would have to win several games in order to be crowned champion.

A quick calculation- 4x4(7-0)-% = log7- reveals that it is precisely 30,000 times more difficult to become Canadian champion than American champion.

<Big> be sure to let me know when you lower the boom on those weasels who sign your so-called "pay" cheque and we can have a party eh?

Good call <Tab> and jinx. On Saturday I went hiking to the legendary Bigfoot sighting location <Ruby Creek, British Columbia> with a friend from chess club.

We didn't find any bigfeet but we managed to tear our legs up on blackberry brambles.

Here is the legendary story of the original Ruby Creek sasquatch encounter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JST...

Not covered in the video, but subsequently the whole <Chapman Family> drowned whilst fishing in the Fraser river. They were a first nations family and nowadays Ruby Creek is an Indian Reservation.

<Tab> Great Bigfoot video thanks brah. I think the bigfoot in this looks eerily like a fat guy in shorts eh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuS...

<Tab> Fascinating. Do you know what the word <lingus> means by any chance lol?

I would like to get ahold of those berries. The blackberry harvest in our area is legendary but it failed this year due to the freakish, and brutal heat wave. Now we are under a freakish, and brutal rain wave.

My Mother is from Finland so she is familiar with your fabled alcoholic drink <Else>. She also told me that Norway herrings taste like old shoe leather, but I'm skeptical aboot that.

<Tab> Thanks for that informative web page on <rubae> berries. I had no idea they were so prolific. Did you scroll down the list? There must be a 1000 different species of <rubae> berries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus

I think some of them may have crossed from <Norway> to <British Columbia> over the <Bering Land Bridge>, around the same time the sasquatch crossed from the Himalayas.

I found this the most interesting:

<The scientific study of brambles is known as "batology".>

Intriguingly, the scientific study of bats is called "brambleology."

<Chodeberries? Lol.>

What you called blackberry equals "bjørnebær" (bear berry) here, Rubus fruticosus, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus.... They are mainly in South Norway, not very common.

<Tab> I think you're on to something with this exhaustive <Michael Bubleberry> research.

I'm starting to think we were torn up by the notorious "bjørnebær" because they had lethal claws I can tell you.

You can't walk barefoot in the bush in <British Columbia> you wouldn't last 10 meters.

<Neil Diamond> wrote a good song aboot the "krekling" berry:

How could the Bears win the championship with a 3-0 record?>

As an eyewitness to the 3 games, I must reply "Very handily, that's how!"