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Re: Michigan STATE is second RATE (was Re: For Sale: Mindstorms RIS 1.5 $160 inc. shp.
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Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:49:59 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Mr L F Braun wrote:
> >
> > Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> <snip>
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> I shan't debate A-squared's leftist slant. We'd call it Michigan's
> Berkeley but we have a Berkeley already! Nor shall I debate U of M's
> internal failings. So stipulated. (and corroborated by my cousin who
> does post doctorate level genetic research there)
Well, I wouldn't debate U-M's leftist slant, but I've seen some pretty far-right
Ann Arborites around. I keep remembering Fred Zinn's old cartoon from the
Michigan Daily, with the "Recognizing Ann Arbor Wildlife #54: Native Ann
Arborite" which was a pickup truck coming head-on, gun rack in the rear window
and cowcatcher on the front...
And doesn't Michigan's "Berkeley" have only two "e"s? (Missing that middle
one?) It's so small that I always miss it as I go by on 696.
> I merely wish to point out that you yourself have put your finger on the
> crux of the matter. Michigan is a national school with a national
> reputation, hence the higher proportion of outstate attendees, while
> State, is, well, it's a STATE school. Forever condemned to be perceived
> as second rate. True or not, fair or not.
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> So I'll root for U of M even in years when State's team actually is
> better coached and better managed and has better players... (most of the
> time lately it seems), because, well, because it's MICHIGAN, not mere
> lowly STATE. So I shall continue to twit MSU alumni every chance I get.
> If they are made of stern enough stuff they will point out that what I
> think of them doesn't matter to them. :-) And if they aren't, they'll
> try to defend their alma mater. :-)
Nah, I'll just tweak you back. Especially since you went to Tech and I went to
Eastern when we were undergrads. ;)
> > > 1 - I am a U of M fan in everything except Hockey, where I root for my
> > > alma mater, 'da Tech. I know many alumni of other schools who favor U of
> > > M over MSU, and few that are the other way round. Still, there's a few
> > > bad apples in every bunch, I guess.
> >
> > Michigan Tech? Where the men are men, and the women are men too?
>
> And the sheep are nervous. We had to find a different farmer (that
> hadn't yet heard of us) each year to borrow chickens from for barn
> party. (1)
I recall hearing something about this once. I'm sure there were moments when
the idea of "borrowing" chickens was a bit bizarre to the locals. I'm surprised
word didn't spread faster among the farmers. I hadn't heard about the fowl
aftermath.
> > (I hear
> > the ratio has improved to 5:2 male:female.)
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> It was 5:1 when I arrived but had gotten to around 7:2 when I left.
> Wasn't a problem for me. I married my little sister. (2)
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> 2 - but I'm an only child.
The true downside of the academic life is that it's not really conducive to
having really long-term long-term relationships (grammatically questionable as
that phrasing is), because I move around so much, go on extended research trips
abroad, and the like. However, every university I've attended is significantly
out of balance demographically--in favor of women, mostly 18-25. This was good
until I began *teaching*, when it became necessary to maintain some
student-teacher distance. Just as the money in the till wasn't mine when I
worked retail....you can finish that analogy yourselves.
However, had I gotten married when I'd planned, I would have ended up in
Alpena. That was a close one, whew! (Or perhaps "brrr?")
-LFB
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