>
>
> In a message dated 5/22/06 5:10:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> Somebody told me years ago that "ru's" was interchangeable
with "Taters",
> short for meditater. Sounds a bit more "country".
>
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Taters was used on the MIU campus, but ru was used by townies.
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