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Arnold M. Zwicky zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU
Mon Sep 11 15:02:48 UTC 2006


On Sep 11, 2006, at 7:42 AM, Duane Campbell wrote:
> ...  In a small town filled with
> Penn State flags on Saturdays, attendance at an elite Ivy is hardly
> a plus.
> Besides, to my ear the monosyllabic Yale lands with a thud. (As
> further
> cover, I have a Nittaney Lion shrine in my back yard.)

most people would have gone with a Nittany Lion shrine.  a Nittaney
Lion shrine might be taken to be subtle mockery.

arnold

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