Re: halftime promotion at Northeastern
 
Mike writes:
 
>What was funny was that the team of girls (women for PCers) easily
>beat the guys.  The girl shooting put almost every puck right down the
>middle; someone said they broke the record for most goals in the
>contest.  Since they were wearing NU warmup jackets, I wondered if
>they were members of the women's team.
 
        If they were members of the women's team I hope they didn't accept
        any prizes.  That is not allowed by (who else) the NCAA.  A year
        or two ago a student at Marquette won a car by hitting a
        half-court shot at a Marquette basketball game.  He was a member
        or the track team.  There was a lot of legal wrangling to see
        if the guy could somehow remain on the team and get the car.  Does
        anybody (any Milwaukee people?) remember what happened?
 
Re: girls and women
 
        My personal rule of thumb is when boys and girls turn 18 they
        become adults i.e. men and women.  When in doubt use the terms
        for adults since most people would consider that a sign of respect.
        Seriously though, I don't see how anyone can consider this distinction,
        girls vs woman, to be a PC matter rather than a matter of basic respect.
        I mean, I don't go around calling the majority of people on this
        list children just because I am older than 90% of you.  I respect
        your opinions even though you don't have the wisdom of age like I do.
        BTW, :-) :-) :-)!!!!!
 
Obhockey comments:
 
        Is it humanly possible for Rick Comley to issue any more anti-woofs
        for this weekend's clash between Wisconsin and Northern Michigan?
 
Cheers,
--mg