wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, MDixon6569@ wrote:
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 5/22/06 2:33:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> > dawnhawk@ writes:
> >
> > Does anyone have a difinitive opinion about how to spell roo,
as
> TM people
> > in Fairfield are
> > often refered to. It seems like the correct way would be 'ru
> since it is a
> > contraction for
> > guru. But on the few occassions I have seen it in print I think
> it has been
> > spelled roo. I
> > need to know for my book which will be coming out in a week or
> two.
> >
> >
> >
> > Wow! You have a book coming out in a couple of weeks and you're
> just now
> > checking the spelling?
> >
>
> *****************
>
> It was the Fairfield High School kids who first started the
> word "ru." I recall while I was in living in Missouri, the kids
> would refer to people of the female persuasion as "gina," which is
> not pronounced like the Italian actress' name (Ms. Lollobrigida),
so
> the epithet for TMers was probably more reflective of youthful
> playfulness than hostility, although kids certainly are not shy
> about showing lack of respect.
>
> To counter the ru thing, some Fairfield TMers started referring to
> locals as "rubs," since the Fairfield High School team name was
> the "Trojans" (the name for a prophylactic brand for you non-
> Americans), but it never really caught on.
>
Too bad, 'cause it's a great comeback!
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