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I hold two degrees from one of my state's two major universities and another from the other. This creates awkwardness during football season but is tolerable during the remainder of the year.
I have chosen to describe this state of being associated with two colleges as being "bialumnal." Will it catch on?
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Father Steve has two almas matres.
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So, you are a ... a couskie? A husgar?
Yeah, like somebody would just blend together a couple of sport team nicknames. What a stupid idea.
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Many years ago, when Dan Evans was the governor of the State of Washington, he came to Washington State University for a weekend which included a football game. The governor was very much the populist and spent a lot of time on campus just schmoozing with students, faculty and staff. I got to chat with him and noticed his tie. On the side facing front, one could see alternating stripes of crimson and grey. The tie was reversible. On the other side, the one facing his chest, the stripes were purple and gold. No wonder he served as governor for two terms, was elected to the Senate of the United States and was the President of the Evergreen State College. You gotta be smart to have a tie like that.
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somebody would just blend together a couple of sport team nicknames. What a stupid idea.
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has there been a thread of silly team names? I suppose I could LIU...
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Michigan State University Spartans Ohio State Buckeyes
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Jheem, that went whoosh over my head. Can you splain please?
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Sorry 'bout that. Here's what was going through my noggin while I typed: (a) the children's book Heather Has Two Mommies; (b) the plural of the term alma mater, literally 'nourishing mother' in Latin, but used to refer to the college or university that one had attended.
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