Ok, well I think
that it's all good! UMO,
Oh, and my room-mate often called it
Also, a friend of mine who also went to
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From: Aaron Hermes
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In a message dated 11/4/2003 4:11:19
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If we can call The United States of
America "USA", why can't we call
Maine "UMO"?
Well... We could... But there's no O. It's just the
University of Maine. The "Orono" specification has been dropped
(except in the mailing address...). True, it's still *in* Orono, but
that's not part of the name.... It'd be the equivalent of calling UVA
"UVAC" (C for "Charlottesville"). Nope. It's
just "Virginia" or "UVA".
I am with you, though, in wishing that there were some 3-letter acronym that
fit, as they tend to make for more convenient cheers (UVM (why not UVT? I
know, "verts monts" or something similar), UVA, etc). Should
Maine be UME, incorporating the postal abbreviation for the state?
But "Let's Go Maine" fits the three syllable test, and, as such,
works just fine for me...
aaron