BlankRichard,
"Aggies stick together and all rose together in the stands
screaming.. GIVE HIM ANOTHER CHANCE !!"
Sounds like something Molly Ivins might have come up with, except
on the dust jacket an old book, it mentions that one of her
proudest moments was being tossed off the campus of Texas A&M.
... she is my mental image of the kind of wit who might be running
the best little funhouse in the New-Texas, even if the Aggies did
expel her.
Speaking of "another chance" both humorous and tragic, in the
context of "sticking together"... this reminds me of the infamous
"Aggie Bonfire," which had evolved into the world’s largest such
spectacle, until "calculations failed" and things didn't stick
together. Guess they had already graduated the kid who could add
6+4.
Built each fall before the Aggies’ football game with The
University of Texas, it was supposed to be symbolic of the
“burning desire” of all Aggies to beat the longhorns...which was a
rare occurence - and it kept getting bigger as did the heartburn
of defeat. But during construction of the '99 bonfire, a
miscalculation and subsequent collapse needlessly claimed the
lives of 12 students.
Don't know enough time has arisen for a sardonic joke to emerge
from that one, but here is a another short list of Aggie Jokes (or
you can insert your favorite "whipping boy" or other pejorative
icon instead).
In the meantime, think of a good excuse if an Aggie, even Molly,
asks you over for a Fall Bar-B-Que... like "call me after the
charcoal is lit."
An Aggie ordered a large pizza and the clerk asked if he should
cut it in six or twelve slices. "Six is fine, she said, I could
never eat twelve pieces."
What's an Aggie's idea of safe sex?
Locking the car door.
Why did the Aggie stare at a frozen orange juice can for 2 hours?
Because it said 'concentrate'.
How do you keep an Aggie busy?
Write 'Please turn over' on both sides of a piece of paper.
Why did the Aggie get so excited after he finished his jigsaw
puzzle in only 6 months? Because on the box it said from 2-4
years.
Why was the Aggie housewife mad at her husband? He said he was
going out to shoot craps, and she couldn't remember how to cook
them.
Why did the Aggie stay up all night studying?
He had a urine test the next day.
....Courtesy of "with friends like that..." in Austin.
