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Well in the earning of the reputation for being stupid ---- its not completely unfounded.
Each year there is a HUGE pep rally the night before the annual football game with the Texas Longhorns. Thousands of students and alumni show up for a good bout of raising hell and drinking. I think there are about 30,000 people that come to this event each year.
Each year the engineering department of Texas A&M builds a huge bonfire out of logs which are interlocked and held together by steel cables. It stands about 50 feet tall and the students get one it and raise hell. The plan is for the students to raise hell (and school spirit) for a short time before they all climb down and light the bonfire which can be seen for MILES. (They use about 20 tons of wood on it.)
Anway, The engineering department did such a good job building it in 1999 that 13 students were either killed or seriously injured WHEN THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE COLLAPSED. Luckily some were killed instantly but others were unfortunate enough to been injured to the point that they had to spend weeks in Intensive Care at BAYLOR Hospital. (Note that it wasnt Texas A&M Hospital.)
I think about 6 of the 13 students were killed. Seeing this run into the by the local news in Dallas bothered me more than the actual tragedy. I got sick of it. Everyone I know got sick of it. Too bad for the students, really, but it doesnt help when the news runs a story so much that it makes you take a "who cares" attitude. Clinton did Monica Lewinski. I dont care. Mainly because Im sick of hearing about it.
Where Sazerac said you could subsitute the word "blonde" for "Aggie" you would do just as well to say "moron".
Their highly rated engineering department cant even be trusted to build a bonfire. Sheesh.
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THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!!!!!!!!!
[This message has been edited by Earthdog (edited 08-14-2001).]
[This message has been edited by Earthdog (edited 08-14-2001).]
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