In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] says:
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>(Note: true variations only.  Many women's teams are known as the Lady ___,
>i.e. the Lady Wolverines or the Lady Volunteers.  I've always thought that
>this distinction was silly, but that's another story...)
>
>Thanks.
>
>  John H
 
  I too think this is sappy and perhaps even patronizing. Like somehow
  the Lady <what ever>'s aren't true, full fledged <what ever>'s. Here at
  UMaine, it may even be derogatory. The more technical term for a
  lady black bear is a sow. I just don't think that would go over well.
 
John Grover
Computing Center
University of Maine