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Texas A&M Launches Its First Plane
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Agricultural and Mechanical.
In truth, it's a great school - but rivalries being what they are, jokes abound.
Mickey
In truth, it's a great school - but rivalries being what they are, jokes abound.
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Agricultural and Mechanical.
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It was originally, but I heard they no longer use the full name and just get by with A & M:
From: https://elandslide.org/view.cfm?id=3372
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So, I get to my office, and get back on the phone. This time, to Texas A&M University.
I ask the very nice lady who answers what the M stands for in Texas A&M. I don't want to lead her in any particular direction. Just "What does the M stand for in Texas A&M?"
She says (and this is verbatim) "It doesn't stand for anything."
I say, "Doesn't A&M stand for Agricultural & Mechanical?"
She says, "It used to stand for Agricultural & Mechanical, but it doesn't stand for anything anymore. It's just Texas A&M University"
According to her, A&M went Bono, and became "Just A&M" some time back. She says it's SO MUCH MORE THAN just an agricultural and mechanical school, so they changed the name
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Of course, after they made the change the joke made was that the Aggies could spell "A & M" then.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
Agricultural and Mechanical.
[/ QUOTE ]
It was originally, but I heard they no longer use the full name and just get by with A & M:
From: https://elandslide.org/view.cfm?id=3372
[ QUOTE ]
So, I get to my office, and get back on the phone. This time, to Texas A&M University.
I ask the very nice lady who answers what the M stands for in Texas A&M. I don't want to lead her in any particular direction. Just "What does the M stand for in Texas A&M?"
She says (and this is verbatim) "It doesn't stand for anything."
I say, "Doesn't A&M stand for Agricultural & Mechanical?"
She says, "It used to stand for Agricultural & Mechanical, but it doesn't stand for anything anymore. It's just Texas A&M University"
According to her, A&M went Bono, and became "Just A&M" some time back. She says it's SO MUCH MORE THAN just an agricultural and mechanical school, so they changed the name
[/ QUOTE ]
Of course, after they made the change the joke made was that the Aggies could spell "A & M" then.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
Paul Johnson
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That's a good one Mickey, thanks. And as an old LSU music major, we used to joke about the A&M Fight Dirge. Anyone ever hear it?
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Another connection, Paul! I went to LSU ('68-'70) and remember fondly the rivalry between the two schools. Off the top of my head, I can't recall the dirge, but I'm sure once you or someone else names it, it will come back to me. I do remember a course in music that I took. The professor was Louis (can't remember his last name) - absolute fanatic of classical music.