From: kevink@fugitive.soac.bellcore.com (Kevin Klinge)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Re: Turkey Dinners (Re: Hokie/Gobbler - the REAL answer)
Date: 14 Apr 92 20:24:00 GMT
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Organization: Bell Communications Research

In article <1992Apr14.194101.9527@news.larc.nasa.gov>, cockrel@shab06.larc.nasa.gov (Charlie Cockrell) writes:
|> In article <1992Apr14.152304.20832@walter.bellcore.com> kevink@fugitive.soac.bellcore.com (Kevin Klinge) writes:
|> >Charlie is only half correct.  It's only true to UVa people who'd like to 
|> >believe this, but not to those of us Hokies who know the origins of these 
|> 
|> Then how did it spread down to Atlanta? 

Good question. I don't know.  I can only say for sure how the words 
originated in Blacksburg. 

|> >explain below.  You should have come over to the west side of the stadium
|> >on the grass where I was Charlie, and I would have straightened this out.:-)
|> >Although by the second half after some more drinking and a probable defeat, 
|> >I wasn't much in the talking mood...
|> 
|> I suppose you were part of that group who tried to turn the "V" on
|> the North Hillside into "VT" with those orange twirly things. :-)
|> I believe the spelling error was quickly corrected.

Seriously, I don't know what you are talking about.  Then again, there's
not alot I'd want to remember from that day other than the surprisingly
mild November weather and the tailgating...  (and hearing the Michigan/Ohio
State score when the Tech game was over...)

|> The term "wahoo" came from the Wahoo-wah cheer and was tagged on to
|> UVa students by VMI students during an intense baseball rivalry sometime
|> around 1890. The term "Cavalier" came about in 1923 as a result of some
|> contest held by the college newspaper.

Interesting.  Sounds about what I would have expected.

|> Well, thanks for the interesting bit of trivia (seriously). I'd still like
|> to know how the turkey thing spread (and please don't tell me it was some
|> viscous UVa plot). 

I won't say for sure, but if I was to buy into the "One rumor theory", I
have to ask myself "Hoo had the most to gain from such a conspiracy?" and
"Hoo were the key players?".  Hint, Hint! :-)

|> At any rate, you should remember not to mess with the Cavalier - he's
|> already sent a turtle to the hospital, imagine what would happen to
		^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Do tell, I don't think I've heard this one...

|> a turkey. Of course, now that we have one that rides out on a horse, he
|> can just trample the bird and be done with it. :-)

Well, as long as your mascot doesn't resort to fire arms like "Daniel Boone"
from WVU does, I'm sure the Hokie Bird will have a trick up his sleeve
to thwart any "dog and pony show" the Cavalier could russle up...

|> Just think, only 4 1/2 more months of this.

I know. Can't wait until the 21st of November for payback...

-- 

Kevin H. Klinge
Bell Communications Research
kevink@soac.bellcore.com

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