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To: ConservativeStatement

Maybe the university should clean up it’s own messy nest first.

Minnesota was tabbed the “Gopher State” in 1857 after a satirizing cartoon, depicting nine Gophers with the heads of local politicians pulling a locomotive, was published. The story was over legislative action for a $5 million railroad proposal in western Minnesota. Later, the university picked up the nickname.


27 posted on 08/08/2014 7:27:59 AM PDT by John W (Summer of Recovery VI: This Time We're Serious)
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To: John W

Any descendants of these gopherized politicians care to file suit?


30 posted on 08/08/2014 7:28:56 AM PDT by John W (Summer of Recovery VI: This Time We're Serious)
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To: John W

They are the Golden Gophers which could be offensive to just regular gophers.


50 posted on 08/08/2014 7:42:01 AM PDT by defconw (Both parties have clearly lost their minds!)
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