hog/hawg

[Brian Hitchcock]

> In a gesture of dialect self-awareness and pride, we University of

>> Georgia Bulldogs commonly refer to ourselves--even in writing--as the

>> "Dawgs."  (Cf. "Ole Miss.")

>>>

>>> --Charlie



Likewise for University of Washington Huskies, but we Washingtonians
probably don't say the "aw" with as nearly as much drawl as Georgians. It's
more like just saying "dogs" a bit stretched out, with the tongue farther
back in the throat.

      --- Brian Hitchcock

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