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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on May 24, 2023 16:40:37 GMT -5
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Post by rgs318 on May 24, 2023 16:58:19 GMT -5
If a revolution was OK for George himself, it should be OK for his namesake as well. I give it lerss than a year until some well meaning soul demands that this more "correct" nickname be changed as well.
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Post by Wormtown Railers Fan on May 24, 2023 17:23:12 GMT -5
So the Colonial mascot glorified colonialism? I thought the colonials kicked the colonizers out of our country?
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Post by rgs318 on May 24, 2023 17:32:34 GMT -5
Indeed they did!
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Post by Crucis#1 on May 24, 2023 17:51:48 GMT -5
Should have been renamed “The General”. Shaquille O’Neil could have done double duty as a spokesman with the commercials for both the university and the insurance company.😎
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 24, 2023 20:17:06 GMT -5
The army that fought against the British during the Revolutionary War were known as the Continentals. So Colonials was a misnomer. The 'army' that mustered at Lexington and Concord were known as the colonial militia, as the Declaration of Independence had yet to be signed., and the Continental army was yet to be formed. The first muster of the colonial militia was at Salem, in 1636. These were members of the East Regiment. I am unaware of the members of the colonial militia being called colonials. www.nationalguard.mil/Resources/Image-Gallery/Historical-Paintings/Heritage-Series/The-First-Muster/
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Post by rgs318 on May 24, 2023 20:26:46 GMT -5
You make a good point. Some colonial militia joined each of the two sides after being bonded until 1776. In NJ, Zabriski and Van Buskirk were in the committee of correspondence working together to let other colonies know what was happening in NJ. Then Zabriski led most of his men into the Revolutionary forces. His surgeon, VanBuskirk, became head of thd 4th NJ Volunteers who remained loyal to the crown. .
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Post by alum on May 25, 2023 4:49:44 GMT -5
Blue Fog would have been a better choice.
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Post by timholycross on May 25, 2023 6:27:24 GMT -5
Should have been renamed “The General”. Shaquille O’Neil could have done double duty as a spokesman with the commercials for both the university and the insurance company.😎 If it wasn't for that legendary group of patsies led by Red Klotz, "Generals" would have worked just fine.
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Post by gks on May 25, 2023 8:14:01 GMT -5
Will Castro be their new mascot?
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Post by purplehaze on May 25, 2023 8:37:55 GMT -5
I can imagine the school as a whole taking on the 'revolution' mantra when it comes to social issues - perfect for a school like GW
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Post by Sons of Vaval on May 25, 2023 9:00:32 GMT -5
Why haven't they renamed the university?
George Washington owned hundreds of slaves during his lifetime.
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Post by Tom on May 25, 2023 9:38:42 GMT -5
Will Castro be their new mascot? That would actually be pretty funny
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Post by mm67 on May 25, 2023 9:47:55 GMT -5
Revolutionaries is unwieldy and ridiculous.
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Post by alum on May 25, 2023 10:11:52 GMT -5
I can imagine the school as a whole taking on the 'revolution' mantra when it comes to social issues - perfect for a school like GW I bet you and SOV would have wanted Ted Wells and friends expelled in 1969 and would have cheered the Ohio National Guard.
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Post by CHC8485 on May 25, 2023 10:15:09 GMT -5
They will be the Revs in no time.
Isn’t the official name of the National League baseball team in NYC the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club?
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 25, 2023 10:31:35 GMT -5
I can imagine the school as a whole taking on the 'revolution' mantra when it comes to social issues - perfect for a school like GW I bet you and SOV would have wanted Ted Wells and friends expelled in 1969 and would have cheered the Ohio National Guard. Really?
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Post by Sons of Vaval on May 25, 2023 10:45:57 GMT -5
I can imagine the school as a whole taking on the 'revolution' mantra when it comes to social issues - perfect for a school like GW I bet you and SOV would have wanted Ted Wells and friends expelled in 1969 and would have cheered the Ohio National Guard. Weird post. You okay?
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Post by mm67 on May 25, 2023 10:54:43 GMT -5
They will be the Revs in no time. Isn’t the official name of the National League baseball team in NYC the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club? Revs works. Has a religious ring to it.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on May 25, 2023 11:00:22 GMT -5
They will be the Revs in no time. Isn’t the official name of the National League baseball team in NYC the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club? Revs works. Has a religious ring to it. So then it definitely wouldn't work.
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Post by hcpride on May 25, 2023 11:07:25 GMT -5
Why haven't they renamed the university? George Washington owned hundreds of slaves during his lifetime. With the caveat that there is no rhyme or reason (or sense) to the woke name-changers and their interminable gesturing, perhaps we'll see a name change to the university and its city.
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Post by alum on May 25, 2023 11:17:19 GMT -5
I bet you and SOV would have wanted Ted Wells and friends expelled in 1969 and would have cheered the Ohio National Guard. Really? Yeah, really. Purplehaze has a long history of complaining about antiestablishment matters ncluding most recently the protest with the "nuns." He was a Benny Liew basher. He complained about the BLM flag at the Nativity School. I could go through his posts more thoroughly but I don't want to do that.. His "perfect for a school like GW" is just another one of his complaints that the world has changed. Did anyone think that this thread was going to proceed to this type of discussion?
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Post by hcpride on May 25, 2023 11:56:56 GMT -5
Yeah, really. Purplehaze has a long history of complaining about antiestablishment matters ncluding most recently the protest with the "nuns." He was a Benny Liew basher. He complained about the BLM flag at the Nativity School. I could go through his posts more thoroughly but I don't want to do that.. His "perfect for a school like GW" is just another one of his complaints that the world has changed. Did anyone think that this thread was going to proceed to this type of discussion? Decaf is an option.
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Post by sader1970 on May 25, 2023 12:32:45 GMT -5
Mom!! When is Lent coming again? 🙏🏻
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Post by gks on May 25, 2023 14:57:57 GMT -5
I can imagine the school as a whole taking on the 'revolution' mantra when it comes to social issues - perfect for a school like GW I bet you and SOV would have wanted Ted Wells and friends expelled in 1969 and would have cheered the Ohio National Guard. I really think this reponse post should be deleted. Kind of out of order IMO.
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