| Favorite team: | South Carolina  |
| Location: | Lake Greenwood SC |
| Biography: | USC grad 1956 |
| Interests: | Anything Carolina, School and State,.Golf, Travel, Family and Friends |
| Occupation: | Retired CEO Reinsurance |
| Number of Posts: | 2 |
| Registered on: | 10/8/2012 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Gamecocks.. " What's in a Name "
Posted by mrtee on 10/10/12 at 11:19 am to Broken Coyote
Since you like history, as do I, I will take the liberty of exploding one more myth about the Palmetto State. Our state flag is considered one of the most recognized and beautiful of all. What's not to like. A gorgeous crescent moon over a palmetto tree in a dark blue background. Trouble is, it is not a crescent moon. Look closely and you will see it has a shape no moon can show. The image represents the silver crescent worn on the caps of the SC Militia, defending the sand and palmetto fort on Sullivan's Island against a huge English Armarda set on capturing Charleston in May of 1776. The British bombarded the sand and soft wood palmetto fort all day and finally withdrew. The flag was designed to represent the cresecent, the palmettos of the fort, and the color of the uniforms of the defenders, and we proud of it.
Okay,, no more history.
" Football is the religion of the South, and Saturday is the Holy day "... and I am going to Church at Baton Rouge.
Okay,, no more history.
" Football is the religion of the South, and Saturday is the Holy day "... and I am going to Church at Baton Rouge.
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Gamecocks.. " What's in a Name "
Posted by mrtee on 10/9/12 at 6:29 pm
Lot's of misunderstanding about the "Gamecock " name. It is not about any part of the anatomy of the bird, but the whole. During the Revoluntary War there was a SC Patriot General, Thomas Sumter that fought the British to a stand still. The English commander likend him to a "Fighting Gamecock" that would " fight to the death ". For a century or so that's what we did, but now we are most often " fighting to the win ". Thought our friends ought to know.
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