1. "The Cubs don't have to get any better, the other teams in the Division just have to get a little worse" --from the Murph & Fred show at WSCR
2. They have finally decided to build a privacy fence around Wrigley field. Apparently what the Cubs are doing should not be seen in public. --Anonymous
3. "One thing you learn as a Cubs fan: When you bought your ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth" --Joe Garagiola
4. "The Cubs were taking batting practice and the pitching machine threw a no-hitter" --Radio deejay
5. CUB FEVER -- CATCH IT ........ AND DIE!
6. "There's nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding and more hitting couldn't help" --Bill Buckner
7. "I'd rather my sister become a prostitute than my brother become a Cub fan." --Anonymous
8. "What are the cruelest 2 words you can say to a Cub fan? .... PLAY BALL!!" --Dale Hutton
9. "They were teasing all along, from early April to late September. Next time, they can swoon in June (on the 2001 season). It's much easier to swallow." --Jay Moriotti. Sun-Times columnist
10. "The Chicago Cubs are like Rush street. Alot of singles but no action." -Joe Garagiola
Things that have happened since the cubs last won the world series
1. The radio was invented.
2. Four states have been admitted to the Union.
3. The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
4. The television was invented.
5. The U.S. went through the Great Depression.
6. The US has participated in two World Wars and three major armed conflicts.
7. The National Football League was founded.
8. Man landed on the moon.
9. Halley's comet has passed the Earth twice.
10. Thirteen different Presidents have been elected, one has been appointed, one has resigned, and one has been impeached, but not removed.
11. Harry Carey was born, fired by the Cardinals, and passed away.
12. Wrigley Field was built and has become the oldest baseball park in the National League.
13. Five flag poles which were erected at Wrigley Field for the purpose of holding World Series flags have worn out and been replaced without ever holding a pennant.
14. The State of Illinois financed a new park for the Chicago White Sox.
15. Chicago has been home to one World Series, one Super Bowl, three Stanley Cups, and six NBA championship winners.
16. Lights have been added to 30 major league baseball stadiums.
17. Fourteen teams have been added to the major leagues.
18. Baseball and softball have become Olympic sports.
19. The World Series has been won by nineteen different franchises, including four expansion teams and one from Canada.
20. Al Gore invented the internet.
21. Hundreds of boys were born, raised, played inept baseball for the Cubs, retired, and died of old age.
22. THE YANKEES WON 26 WORLD SERIES