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re: Ole Miss' nickname is derived from a train of the early 1900's
Posted on 10/27/14 at 4:12 pm to tom1987
Posted on 10/27/14 at 4:12 pm to tom1987
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The Civil War ended in 1865. It is very likely the parents, uncles, and grandparents of the Ole Miss students of 1908 fought in the war 43 years before. That is like 1971 compared to 2014. It's like forgetting the word 'hippie' existed because the Viet Nam war ended.
The Ole Miss nickname just happened to explode in 1908 at the same time the train , which is featured prominently throughout that yearbook, came into existence.
Sure, so that very year, let's just go back half a century before this and start calling the university a name that was used in the Antebellum South. Makes a lot of sense.
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 4:13 pm to Toddy
Not true at all, the article was on the front page of my news feed last night, and his quote is clearly in response to the authors statement of the origin. Until last night I knew nothing about any of this and just assumed it was short for Old Mississippi. It is an extremely far if not impossible reach to believe that he was not directly commenting on the Authors premise.
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One tradition that's not changing is the university's nickname, "Ole Miss." The phrase was how slaves once addressed the mistress of the plantation.
University chancellor Dan Jones also defends the "Ole Miss" name against its critics, saying that the "vast majority of people associated with the university — that includes our faculty, our staff, our students, our alumni — think that the term 'Ole Miss' is a term of endearment."
Posted on 10/27/14 at 4:25 pm to Toddy
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The Ole Miss nickname just happened to explode in 1908 at the same time the train , which is featured prominently throughout that yearbook, came into existence.
Sure, so that very year, let's just go back half a century before this and start calling the university a name that was used in the Antebellum South. Makes a lot of sense.
First off, I enjoy your colorful descriptive terms (nicknames exploding!) and two laughing dudes rolling around on the floor.
Are you familiar with the term, "Thou doth protest too much"? If not, it is in the urban dictionary. You should check it out.
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