[Magdalen] Slaw.

[Jay Weigel]

"Hoos" are athletes and fans of the University of Virginia. Damned if I get
it, although S/O has patiently explained it to me. Now Badgers, or even
Vols, I understand, but Hoos? Sorry.

On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 3:57 PM, Esther Williamson <momohl1 at cox.net> wrote:

> I'll agree with that, Marion. But I, like James, am from Western PA. My
> family didn't ''red up' the house but I grew up coloring with 'cranz'. Had
> to learn to sat 'cray - on' when I moved to Virginia.
>
> Esther
>
> On 3/16/2016 3:22 PM, Marion Thompson wrote:
>
>>
>> IN-tresting and IN-trest it is!  And WHO is indeed Hoo.  At least in my
>> neck of the woods.
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>
>> On 3/16/2016 2:08 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
>>
>>> It's funny how we can have these little things we never quite got.  I
>>> thought for years that "interest" was pronounced "IN-trest" as well as
>>> "IN-trest-ing", "IN-trest-ed" etc. And it wasn't til my wife told me that
>>> Who isn't "Hoo".
>>>
>>> But then, I'm from Western PA, where, when we clean house, we say we "red
>>> up."  And nobody knows why.
>>>
>>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
>>> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>>>
>>>
>