Texas A&M Rush as a Sophomore

[MysticCat]

Oh good grief. The point is no one was commenting at all on his statement about A&M, so there was no particular need to defend his statement about A&M. That being the case, your responses defending what he said about A&M were irrelevant to what 33girl and DF did take issue with -- the statement about podunk state colleges (or Greek life at those colleges). That's all.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Oh good grief. The point is no one was commenting at all on his statement about A&M, so there was no particular need to defend his statement about A&M. That being the case, your responses defending what he said about A&M were irrelevant to what 33girl and DF did take issue with -- the statement about podunk state colleges (or Greek life at those colleges). That's all.

Please for give me. I forgot the unwritten GC rule - that whatever MC says is right....

I'll post a 'sticky' on my computer so that I'll remember next time....

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

Please for give me. I forgot the unwritten GC rule - that whatever MC says is right....

I'll post a 'sticky' on my computer so that I'll remember next time....

Really? Huh. My wife would certainly take issue with that. I don't mind admitting when I'm wrong and have done so lots of times.

Even when it's not that serious. And here, it's not that serious.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Really? Huh. My wife would certainly take issue with that. I don't mind admitting when I'm wrong and have done so lots of times.

Even when it's not that serious. And here, it's not that serious.

Okay, so why are you splitting hairs over one's interpretation of what one would consider "podunk", since that seems to be the offensive term here.

I got the "drift" of what he was talking about. I was just trying to give a little background info on the campus culture of A&M. I think some people just read waaaay too much in his off-handed comment.

[AnotherKD]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

Okay, so why are you splitting hairs over one's interpretation of what one would consider "podunk", since that seems to be the offensive term here.

I got the "drift" of what he was talking about. I was just trying to give a little background info on the campus culture of A&M. I think some people just read waaaay too much in his off-handed comment.

I don't read it as "podunk" being the offensive word here. People here know if they went to huge schools or a podunk school with 12 people in your entire chapter. But had I been in one of those chapters, I would still be damn proud of it and not want someone to say that I and my greek system sucked because I just happened to be at a smaller school.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by AnotherKD

I don't read it as "podunk" being the offensive word here. People here know if they went to huge schools or a podunk school with 12 people in your entire chapter. But had I been in one of those chapters, I would still be damn proud of it and not want someone to say that I and my greek system sucked because I just happened to be at a smaller school.

I agree, but people still do.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

Okay, so why are you splitting hairs over one's interpretation of what one would consider "podunk", since that seems to be the offensive term here.

I'm not. All I said was that 33girl and DF were criticizing his reference to podunk state schools.

They were not saying that he was wrong about the culture at A&M, they were criticizing the way he said it. So a defense of what he said about the culture at A&M wasn't addressing what they were complaining about. I was just trying to get everyone on the same page. My yardstick of suckage and Bieber references were simply attempts to keep it light. If they failed in that purpose, I apologize for generating more confusion.

As for reading too much into his statement, as DF indicated, that's a carry-over from another conversation elsewhere in GCLand.

Believe me -- I do take your word for it that he's right about A&M, and for the most part I don't care who considers what school podunk.

And I'm particularly glad we agree about the Bieber.

[sigmadiva]

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As for reading too much into his statement, as DF indicated, that's a carry-over from another conversation elsewhere in GCLand.

Okay, I didn't know that.

And I'm particularly glad we agree about the Bieber.

So, I guess that you don't care either that he cut his hair.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

So, I guess that you don't care either that he cut his hair.

Only if it means his 15 minutes are up.