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- From: rownd@urchin.micro.umn.edu (Brooks Kerry Rownd)
- Subject: Re: More people would use gopher if ...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.040855.9171@news2.cis.umn.edu>
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- Organization: University of Minnesota CIS
- References: <BxMJLI.n0B@news.cso.uiuc.edu> <yabi.9.721693314@ellis.uchicago.edu>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 04:08:55 GMT
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- In article <yabi.9.721693314@ellis.uchicago.edu> yabi@ellis.uchicago.edu (Scott Thomas Yabiku) writes:
- >In article <BxMJLI.n0B@news.cso.uiuc.edu> lnosek@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Luke Nosek) writes:
- >
- >> Who is the idiot who named it GOPHER? I almost have to say it with
- >>"stupid" sounding tone in my voice.
- >>
- >> I really like gopher - the access to information in such a format
- >>is a great idea - but they oughta call it something that people can feel proud
- >>about when they use it!
- >
- >Well, there's actually a sound reason why it's called Gopher. It was
- >developed at the University of Minnesota--and guess what their mascot
- >is?
- >-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >Have a nice day! :)
- >
-
- Yep, we're up to our necks in gophers out here. As a matter of
- fact I've lived in Minnesota since 1979 and I have yet to see
- a gopher anywhere! Where are the buggers! We have an amazing
- squirrel population, so I don't see why Minnesota isn't the
- Squirrels. Besides, one is hardly more macho than the other
- and the football team is already 1-7 or 1-8 anyway so it can't
- hurt to correct this little inconsistency! Maybe
- the Minnesota Bitchin' Squirrels would even help generate
- some $$$ thru t-shirt sales, etc... Now where am I...???
- I've lost it again...
-