west coast recruitment vs east coast?

[melindawarren]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

In my world trolls are awesome and to be respected. We call them Nisse and they are spirits who originally lived on the farm and could be mischievous but were also helpful. If you treated your Nisse well he would do helpful chores as well as protect the animals from theft or fire and if you moved he'd come with you. If you dissed the Nisse he'll break and steal things, and create chaos on the farm. For city dwellers the Nisse are often the culprit of missing things, like car keys, and the same respect and protect relationship exists. The Nisse are also associated with Christmas and called Julenisse, they bring the presents and are often accompanied by a goat.

Where were you when I was taking Ghost Stories?

[AXOmom]

Well, well, well VandalSquirrel – I have been a kindred spirit with you on the whole Boise State thing and then you do this…..stab me in the back by throwing my Zags under the bus and lumping them with that bunch. It’s like bombing Pearl Harbor – now I have no choice but to declare war on you and your Vandal tribe!

From my point of view, which I’ve arbitrarily decided is the only one that counts , Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and Idaho are western states but not west coast states. West coast states are states that border the Pacific which would be California, Oregon, and Washington. Yes, I know there are people living all over the Midwest, South, and East Coast who are completely unaware that any state other than California borders the Pacific Coast, but there are actually two more of them.

Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon are a thing unto themselves in that they don’t really share the personality, culture, politics of the west (wet) sides of their states and seem to feel more affinity for the western states particularly Idaho and Montana – at least in the case of Eastern Washington. I know, thinking about that last sentence can leave one wondering which way is up (or at least east or west) and make one dizzy, but nonetheless – I stand by it.

On the clothing issue(given that I am too old to offer anything valuable on the topic) – daughter felt that girls dressed up more at WSU, at least to go out at nights, than they do at UO where things, she thinks, are somewhat more casual. She often bemoans the fact that girls at UO seem to prefer the “natural” (no make up/nothing done to hair) look which she feels many of them can not adequately pull off- at least not to the degree they think they can. She thought UW was somewhere in between the two – dressier than UO but not as much as WSU. OSU – who knows. Never bothered paying attention to them – for any reason.

Lastly …..seriously. The cheese comes up in yet another thread???!!! Every time this happens my best friend gets one more “I told you so” point. I really HATE being wrong.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by AXOmom

Well, well, well VandalSquirrel – I have been a kindred spirit with you on the whole Boise State thing and then you do this…..stab me in the back by throwing my Zags under the bus and lumping them with that bunch. It’s like bombing Pearl Harbor – now I have no choice but to declare war on you and your Vandal tribe!

From my point of view, which I’ve arbitrarily decided is the only one that counts , Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and Idaho are western states but not west coast states. West coast states are states that border the Pacific which would be California, Oregon, and Washington. Yes, I know there are people living all over the Midwest, South, and East Coast who are completely unaware that any state other than California borders the Pacific Coast, but there are actually two more of them.

Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon are a thing unto themselves in that they don’t really share the personality, culture, politics of the west (wet) sides of their states and seem to feel more affinity for the western states particularly Idaho and Montana – at least in the case of Eastern Washington. I know, thinking about that last sentence can leave one wondering which way is up (or at least east or west) and make one dizzy, but nonetheless – I stand by it.

On the clothing issue(given that I am too old to offer anything valuable on the topic) – daughter felt that girls dressed up more at WSU, at least to go out at nights, than they do at UO where things, she thinks, are somewhat more casual. She often bemoans the fact that girls at UO seem to prefer the “natural” (no make up/nothing done to hair) look which she feels many of them can not adequately pull off- at least not to the degree they think they can. She thought UW was somewhere in between the two – dressier than UO but not as much as WSU. OSU – who knows. Never bothered paying attention to them – for any reason.

Lastly …..seriously. The cheese comes up in yet another thread???!!! Every time this happens my best friend gets one more “I told you so” point. I really HATE being wrong.

Oh no no no, I wasn't insulting the Zags, but using them as a comparison. The Zags are really good at basketball, much like BSU is known for football, whereas the Vandals are good at neither and are non-threatening. My one and only issue with the Bulldogs was allowing Adam Morrison's creepy mustache to get so much air time in 2006.

Most people don't realize that Idaho has two state capitals, Spokane and Salt Lake City. I'm not sure of the exact defining line, but I'd say it is the Idaho/Valley county line. Poor Idaho County has the Pacific/Mountain timezone running through it, I have no idea why it isn't just moved to the county line instead of the Salmon River so people in a county can live in the same time zone.

Both the cheese and the ice cream were discussed at my League of Women Voters Celebration dinner party tonight, we take our agricultural products so seriously a majority of my meat is Vandal Brand Meat I can buy on campus.