Duke visiting Canada!

[devildeac]

Does this mean that, in addition to measuring height and reach in cinder blocks, DBR will start measuring weight in terms of ducks?

Well, they float and so does wood...

[BD80]

Well, they float and so does wood...

So if ol' roy throws a player under the bus, he's a witch?

[devildeac]

So if ol' roy throws a player under the bus, he's a witch?

And, what do we do with witches?

[kmspeaks]

We should not play Carleton. They may turn us into a newt:

https://www.thesocial.ca/news/bizarr...study-at-a-can

And yet this is a more serious course of study than anything that athletes at uNC are involved in.

[OldPhiKap]

Of course, after making fun of Carleton for having a sorcery major, I seem to recall Duke having a paranormal studies program in the early/mid 80’s I think.

[Indoor66]

Of course, after making fun of Carleton for having a sorcery major, I seem to recall Duke having a paranormal studies program in the early/mid 80’s I think.

Duke was a pioneering institution for the field of parapsychology. The field was led by Dr. James B. Rhine who came to Duke in the late 1920's. There used to be the Institute of Parapsychology on Buchanon Blvd just east of East Campus.

Google it and learn.

[jimsumner]

Duke was a pioneering institution for the field of parapsychology. The field was led by Dr. James B. Rhine who came to Duke in the late 1920's. There used to be the Institute of Parapsychology on Buchanon Blvd just east of East Campus.

Google it and learn.

There was a time when Duke was best known to the non-sports world for Dr. Rhine and the Rice Diet.

Come to think of it, that would make a great name for a rock group.

[Indoor66]

The Rice Diet was the province of Dr. Walter Kempner. Buchanon Blvd. was also the home of several Rice Houses where meals were served and patients cared for. Buddy Hackett was a regular and Elvis did a stint in the 70's to lose weight.

[sagegrouse]

There was a time when Duke was best known to the non-sports world for Dr. Rhine and the Rice Diet.

Come to think of it, that would make a great name for a rock group.

Yes, but JB Rhine's parapsychology was total nonsense, in the view of most Duke faculty from that era. Dr Rhine did have a sense of humor and some degree of humility. When he addressed freshman assembly, he said his colleagues sometimes referred to "parapsychology" as "perhaps psychology."

[jimsumner]

Yes, but JB Rhine's parapsychology was total nonsense, in the view of most Duke faculty from that era. Dr Rhine did have a sense of humor and some degree of humility. When he addressed freshman assembly, he said his colleagues sometimes referred to "parapsychology" as "perhaps psychology."

But he could bend spoons.

[Green Wave Dukie]

Hey what’s wrong with a Newt?? 😜

I say nothing at all is wrong with a Newt. And you can ‘Mark’ that down.

[rasputin]

The Rice Diet was the province of Dr. Walter Kempner. Buchanon Blvd. was also the home of several Rice Houses where meals were served and patients cared for. Buddy Hackett was a regular and Elvis did a stint in the 70's to lose weight.

Participants in the Rice Diet program used to be regular participants in mock trials and such when I was in law school.

[budwom]

Participants in the Rice Diet program used to be regular participants in mock trials and such when I was in law school.

I watched the local premier of The Godfather in Durham and upon taking my seat heard an awfully familiar (and awful) voice behind me, Buddy Hackett. He was in the Rice Diet program but got tossed out, I believe, for ordering pizzas, which for some reason seems to have violated some provision of the diet. Details, details. But I also knew a sportswriter from Jersey City who came to Durham at 370 lbs and left at about 150 pounds. Good way to spend the basketball season for him...

[Indoor66]

I watched the local premier of The Godfather in Durham and upon taking my seat heard an awfully familiar (and awful) voice behind me, Buddy Hackett. He was in the Rice Diet program but got tossed out, I believe, for ordering pizzas, which for some reason seems to have violated some provision of the diet. Details, details. But I also knew a sportswriter from Jersey City who came to Durham at 370 lbs and left at about 150 pounds. Good way to spend the basketball season for him...

Buddy "attended" so often that he bought a house in Willowhaven and was a member of the Country Club. He loved his golf.

[madscavenger]

On the subject of 'Duke visiting Canada?', has there been any official verification from Duke athletics eh?

[hallcity]

Jordan Henry [Ryerson play by play announcer]
‏ @Jor_HenryVia sources: Duke Men’s Basketball is making a pre-season trip to Canada. Sounds like they'll play Ryerson August 15th at @hersheycentre in Mississauga, University of Toronto Aug. 17th at Hershey and McGill Aug. 19th at Bell Place in Laval. A homecoming showcase for @RjBarrett6

The prior word was that the trip was supposed to last through 8/21. If so, that would allow another game with Carleton, which has won the Canadian college championship thirteen of the last fifteen years but there's nothing about Carleton in this tweet so maybe that's not happening.

[hallcity]

Got this from Jordan Henry when I asked about Carleton:

Jordan Henry
‏ @Jor_Henry
19s19 seconds ago
Replying to @SocSecBlog @hersheycentre and

Talked to Carleton head coach Dave Smart two days ago, he told me "We tried, they had no interest"

[hallcity]

Steve Wiseman says the games will be televised "in some form" and that it's "in the works."

[Rich]

Mrs. OPK goes to Alberta and Banff every autumn so I’ll vote for that. Look forward to joining her on the trips when the kids are in college or beyond. (sooner than I am ready for, though)

OPK, get to Banff as soon as you can. You won't be disappointed. The Canadian Rockies are a sight to behold. Bring your hiking boots.

[hallcity]

Jordan Henry
‏ @Jor_Henry
1m1 minute ago

Confirmation from @DukeMBB via @stevewisemanNC:
Duke vs. @RyersonRamsMBB 7 p.m. Aug. 15

Duke vs. @Blues_Hoops 6 p.m. Aug. 17

Duke vs. @McGillMBB 3 p.m. Aug. 19

"Ticket and television information is still being finalized and will be announced at a later date, said Mike Cragg"