Pendrilsaint From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 685 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 8577 times:
Well in Georgia they call the annual game between Georgia Tech and UGA "Culture vs. Agriculture"
And there's an old chant at Columbia that goes:
"Harvard is run by millionaires
Yale is run by Booze
Cornell is attended by farmer's sons
and Columbia is ruled by Jews"
I guess that goes under school stereotypes though....
We at Columbia refer to our all girl's school Barnard as "The Barnyard (where there's always a cow waiting to be milked)"
Logan22L From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 8568 times:
Quoting Pendrilsaint (Reply 2): We at Columbia refer to our all girl's school Barnard as "The Barnyard (where there's always a cow waiting to be milked)"
That's utterly ridiculous.
That reminds me,when at WPI in the early 1980s, there weren't that many women enrolled at the time, but the was a mostly girls school just down the road: Becker Junior College. We referred to them as the "Becker Pecker Wreckers."
USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 4, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 8566 times:
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are known as Mobilehoma and Mobilehoma State respectively here...
Greg
Chief A.net college football stadium self-pic guru
Mdsh00 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4097 posts, RR: 9 Reply 5, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 8564 times:
There is a lot between the UCLA vs. USC rivalry:
for UCLA:
Westwood High
University of Caucasians Lost among Asians
for USC:
University of Spoiled Children (the classic)
University of South Central
Figueroa Community College (USC is on Figueroa Ave. in downtown)
otherwise, University of South Carolina Gamecocks make me chuckle.
"Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a big fat white guy who is threatened by change."
PHLBOS From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 7253 posts, RR: 25 Reply 8, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 8554 times:
Good one 'Fly. Incidentally, they did rename their institution to Arcadia University a while back; partly because their previous name kept getting getting blocked out by internet filters.
"TransEastern! You'll feel like you've never left the ground because we treat you like dirt!" SNL Parady ad circa 1981
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38501 posts, RR: 80 Reply 9, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 8547 times:
PHLBOS:
I know, it was sad to hear they changed there name. I am sure there college sweaters go for a lot of money on ebay now.
Mdsh00:
I agree, USC is the University for Spoiled Children.
I know of a few students from my high school that got in to USC with D & C grade point averages. Having a rich daddy pays off, I guess.
Cadet985 From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 1408 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 8526 times:
My school - Fairleigh Dickinson University - is usually referred to as Fairleigh Ridiculous by anyone who works or goes here.
ORDflyer From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 511 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 8522 times:
The local community college by my house, Moraine Valley, is often called Moron Valley, or UCLA (University of Chicago LaGrage Avenue) because of the street it is located on.
The school I go to, Illinois State University (ISU) is sometimes called "I Screwed Up" by high schoolers because people joke that it is often a backup school for those who couldn't get into Northwestern and the University of Illinois etc.
I agree with Mdsh00 about the University of South Carolina...a guy on my floor always wears a hat that says "COCKS" and written in small print underneath is "University of South Carolina"
Captoveur From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 8503 times:
Quoting ORDflyer (Reply 11): Illinois State University (ISU) is sometimes called "I Screwed Up" by high schoolers because people joke that it is often a backup school for those who couldn't get into Northwestern and the University of Illinois etc.
Wasn't that Tom Cruise's backup school in Risky Business? Just something that popped into my head when I read your post
Seb146 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 9818 posts, RR: 17 Reply 14, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 8502 times:
Dang. I thought I would get a chance to talk about my high school and my dad's high school nicknames:
We both graduated from Blue Mountain Community College. Those that could not afford to attend a real college like Oregon State or Portland State went to BMCC. Or, as we called it: Harvard on the Hill.
Garnetpalmetto From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 5244 posts, RR: 55 Reply 15, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 8501 times:
Quoting ORDflyer (Reply 11): a guy on my floor always wears a hat that says "COCKS" and written in small print underneath is "University of South Carolina"
Glad to see my alma mater (the REAL USC, I might add, an abbreviation that the University of Spoiled Children has hijacked. Besides...everybody knows you don't need Trojans unless you've got Cocks) is the source of much amusement to you lunks
South Carolina - too small to be its own country, too big to be a mental asylum.
N766UA From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 7991 posts, RR: 27 Reply 16, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 8499 times:
Ball State--- no alteration to the name needed! I don't even know what their team name is I just always call them the Ball State Testes. Go Testes!
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38501 posts, RR: 80 Reply 17, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 8494 times:
Quoting N766UA (Reply 16): Ball State--- no alteration to the name needed! I don't even know what their team name is I just always call them the Ball State Testes. Go Testes!
LOL!
I got accepted in to Ball State University but I declined.
PHLBOS From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 7253 posts, RR: 25 Reply 18, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 8487 times:
Quoting Captoveur (Reply 13): Quoting ORDflyer (Reply 11):
Illinois State University (ISU) is sometimes called "I Screwed Up" by high schoolers because people joke that it is often a backup school for those who couldn't get into Northwestern and the University of Illinois etc.
Wasn't that Tom Cruise's backup school in Risky Business? Just something that popped into my head when I read your post
Actually it was University of Illinois.
"TransEastern! You'll feel like you've never left the ground because we treat you like dirt!" SNL Parady ad circa 1981
KBOS From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 413 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 8482 times:
When I was in school we would visit an all girls school called Pine Manor.
We referred to it as Pine Mattress.
I don't care if the sun don't shine, I do my drinkin in the evening time when I'm in Rhode Island
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 20, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 8456 times:
Well some folks do refer to Georgia Tech as "The North Avenue Trade School."
NYCFlyer From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 1381 posts, RR: 10 Reply 21, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 8451 times:
I love how it's "Bob Jones University," and not "Robert Jones University."
Quoting Pendrilsaint (Reply 2): We at Columbia refer to our all girl's school Barnard as "The Barnyard (where there's always a cow waiting to be milked)"
Just submitted my app to Columbia Business School. should find out in eight weeks. wish me luck!
Pendrilsaint From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 685 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 8447 times:
Hey! good luck NYC Flyer, hope to see you at Uris Hall in the future. Where else did you apply?
CaptOveur From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 8424 times:
Quoting N766UA (Reply 16): Ball State--- no alteration to the name needed! I don't even know what their team name is I just always call them the Ball State Testes. Go Testes!
I used to hear them refered to as "Testicle Tech"
25 JCS17: Well, at UND we say that University of North Dakota is for culture, and North Dakota State is for agriculture. However, it's really true, NDSU's agric
26 AzoresLover: Washington State University - WSU - is known as "WAZOO". Although I believe that the university was actually trying to eliminate the use of that name.
27 Fbgdavidson: College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA is known as William & Larry due to the higher than average gay population.
28 Misbeehavin: Ha ha! I don't recall my school having any funny nicknames (other than God Country, but that's not obviously funny) but that motto is very appropriat
29 CactusA319: Morehead State University always gets a chuckle from me.
30 DL021: DeKalb College....now Georgia Perimeter College AKA UCLA University of Clarkston and Lower Avondale. Eastern Carolina University AKA EZU the 1st wife
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