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Purdue - Funny to my Russian immigrant family because the word means "I am farting" in Russian, but ruder than its English translation. On the rudeness scale it's less than swear words but maybe a bit more than "crap." What's ironic is that both my brother and my cousin have went there and I'm seriously considering it for next year.
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<p>Another Russian poster said the same thing! Funny! But it is a great school and I know a couple of profs there. Very smart guys.</p>
<p>A curiosity.
Here in Illinois, the University of Illinois is always referred to as "Champaign-Urbana". On these threads, the other way around.</p>
<p>Some decent names, I suppose: Kalamazoo, University of Chicago(just sounds official), Harvard, Grinnell</p>
<p>Carleton College.</p>
<p>I can't even say that name without thinking of Alfonso Ribiero's silly character on Fresh Prince.</p>
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A curiosity.
Here in Illinois, the University of Illinois is always referred to as "Champaign-Urbana". On these threads, the other way around.
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we just call it chambana</p>
<p>How do you pronounce "Bowdoin" anyways?</p>
<p>I've always liked Wesleyan, Macalester, Monterey Bay (CSU), Drexel, Columbia U, Evergreen, and Fordham.</p>
<p>I reaaalllyyyy don't like Quinniapac (pronunciation?), Geneseo (SUNY), Chapman, St. Olafs, Juniata, George Fox, and although it sounds nice the spelling is a bit annoying so I have to add Susquehanna.</p>
<p>frostburg - sounds chilly</p>
<p>Bowdoin is pronounced "bow-din" - but the Mainers hardly pronounce the "d" - the two syllables run together and the accent is on "bow".</p>
<p>Quinnipiac U - is prounounced "Quinn - i - pee- ack". just like it is spelled.
Geneseo - just like it is spelled with a soft G.</p>
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A family friend's son refused to look at Muhlenberg because it made him think of mules. I find that hilarious, although the name doesn't bother me at all personally.
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Their mascot is indeed the Mule.</p>
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Penn State University Park: sounds like a theme park
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<p>My daughter is going to Villa Julie College in Maryland. It is neither Catholic nor all female though most people think it is both. They are undergoing a "Name Study" and when they become a University will change the name.</p>
<p>Washington and Lee isn't a great name to me. But the worst has to be John Brown; my entire history class thought that the college was named after that one crazy antislavery guy that tried to lead a slave revolt and only ended up killing slaves. </p>
<p>I like the name Yale, and Columbia.</p>
<p>My sister went to State College At Boston. Do the math and figure out what the acronym is. The name was changed when it became UMASS Bsoton.</p>
<p>I absolutely hate the name "Tufts" - it oddly creates a picture of a man's hairy chest with tufts of hair. Tufts...of hair...</p>
<p>Ewww.</p>
<p>Of my favorite college names, including Princeton, Yale, Duke, Penn, I think I love the name GEORGETOWN the most.</p>
<p>Georgetown makes me think of the old man with tufts of hair on his chest. =p ("George" just seems like an old man's name.)</p>
<p>someone might have mentioned this in the seven hundred or so posts, but i dont like carnegie melon. it makes me think of cantaloupes and honeydew.</p>
<p>^^ it's actually Carnegie Mellon. But yes, I agree.</p>
<p>As a Carnegie Mellon parent the name grows on you (I prefer just CMU). When Carnegie Inst of Tech merged with Mellon Institute in the 60's, for a short time it was just called Carnegie University. They should have left well enough alone and stuck with just calling one of the colleges Mellon College of Science. The Mellon name is well known in PA, but agree sticking it onto Carnegie was dumb imo.</p>
<p>It's still a good school :).</p>
<p>Best: Tulane
Worst: eh...</p>
<p>Best : Penn State</p>
<p>Worst: Muhlenberg</p>
<p>This thread reminds me of something I read about how Beaver College had to change its name to Arcadia University because its website was getting blocked by internet filters...:D</p>
<p>worst has gotta be Salve Regina- sounds like a particular female body part to me</p>
<p>i didnt name it b/c i dont wanna be banned from CC for the 5th time</p>