Daddy sent me this email, I thought it was pretty funny.
> If the University of Georgia has lost ownership of its name to the UGA
> Foundation (see today’s AJC), and can no longer call itself by that
> name, could we change the name to Herschel Walker University?
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Roland,
I just returned from Athens last night with the latest intelligence on
the situation there.
You should not mistake “The University of Georgia” for its name. That
is “the fallacy of misplaced concreteness” defined and described first by
Aristotle in his “Principia Logia.” Abraham Lincoln illustrated the
fallacy by posing the question, “If you call a tail a leg, how many legs
does a dog have?” Answer: “Four, because calling a tail a leg does not make
it a leg.”
The pile of bricks owned by the Regents in Clarke County do not
constitute The University. That holy institution, truly a state of mind, is
made up of the alumni, the faculty, the football team, the students, the
Foundation, donors, etc. It now appears these powers-that-be will fall back
on the original search committee’s program and move The University to
Watkinsville with their $600 million in assets. Classes will begin as usual
in August temporarily housed in the new Oconee County High School nearing
completion just west of Watkinsville.
Meantime, the regents are considering whether to rename their brick heap
in Athens the University of Clarke County or Clark County Community College.
Mike Adams has not said whether he will agree to the lowered salary, now
that the Foundation will no longer supplement his salary and he and the
Regents must rely upon the good will of Georgia taxpayers, the legislature,
and Governor for his pay.
The University of Georgia Athletic Association, a separate corporation
owning its own name, reportedly has decided to move to Oconee County, too.
Mark Richt is said to be amenable to the move provided Vince Dooley will
agree to serve as Athletic Director Emeritus. And Hershel Walker has
already signed on to head the new fund-raising campaign. Coach Hartman, who
turned 89 on March 17, has agreed to be the new kicking coach.
Go Dawgs, forever!
Tiger
the thin line between optimism and delusion... 
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