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From: Eric J. Korpela <korpela_at_ellie.ssl.berkeley.edu>
Date: Sat Apr 14 20:34:19 2001

> There is a forsale newsgroup: um.forsale for U of MD. Sometimes folks
> for UMich show up. 'UM' shouldn't be used, just like a state code of
> simply 'M' shouldn't be used. I mean I could see the folks in Minnesota
> becoming indignant with the folks from Missouri and vive versa claiming
> why each SHOULD really be THE 'M'! And right about them folks from
> Mississippi will chime in. UMD works unambiguously, and so on.

Not unambiguously. UMD is the University of Minnesota, Duluth (which sometimes
has a decent hockey team.)

I still haven't gotten used to people out here meaning Washington when
they say UW. The real UW is in Madison (and has a good football team.)

Let the flames begin. :)

Eric
Received on Sat Apr 14 2001 - 20:34:19 BST