Joe Biden Love Thread

rubber soul · 08-30-2022, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by music_collector

That makes sense. I'd buy that. Football alone brings in a billion dollars plus, I would imagine.

Football and basketball are practically cottage industries for the colleges.

Psy-Fi · 08-30-2022, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Football and basketball are practically cottage industries for the colleges.

Highest Paid State Employees In The USA

GD · 08-30-2022, 09:06 AM

lol @ Nevada

~~jwb~~ · 08-30-2022, 10:33 PM

lol @ Connecticut

music_collector · 08-31-2022, 08:30 AM

Psy-Fi, that's quite the graphic. If that's true, I can't say I'm surprised.

Speaking of colleges, can someone explain this to me please? Why are US universities called colleges? Nobody ever says "I'm going to university in the fall". It's always "I'm going to college in the fall". I once asked my American mother in law. I don't think she was too happy with me asking the question.

Plankton · 08-31-2022, 08:52 AM

College's are for liberal arts, University's are everything else.

Don't quote me on that.

Lisnaholic · 08-31-2022, 09:45 AM

In Britain, only universities can offer degree-level courses, and many students would talk about "going to uni".

Colleges are a more diverse bunch of institutes. I studied at one called The Hammersmith College Of Art And Building, and I always liked its rolling, old-fashioned name: long and specific the way book titles used to be in the past. Some others that I like:-
Westminster Gas Light And Coke Company (where my mum was a secretary), now reduced to the utilitarian "British Gas"
Pacific Gas And Electric
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - well, you get the idea.

...and more on-topic: Go Joe Biden! Calling out the destructive craziness of the MAGA GOP at last.

music_collector · 08-31-2022, 09:55 AM

Thanks for the explanations folks.

~~jwb~~ · 08-31-2022, 11:42 AM

I've never heard an American say "I'm going to university" regardless of the school.

They might refer to the school as a university but they won't say I'm going to university. That's a British way of saying it.

music_collector · 08-31-2022, 12:38 PM

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They might refer to the school as a university but they won't say I'm going to university. That's a British way of saying it.

That's entirely possible. It was something that bugged me in my younger days.

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	College's are for liberal arts, University's are everything else. Don't quote me on that. __________________ See location...

08-31-2022, 09:45 AM	#377 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	In Britain, only universities can offer degree-level courses, and many students would talk about "going to uni". Colleges are a more diverse bunch of institutes. I studied at one called The Hammersmith College Of Art And Building, and I always liked its rolling, old-fashioned name: long and specific the way book titles used to be in the past. Some others that I like:- Westminster Gas Light And Coke Company (where my mum was a secretary), now reduced to the utilitarian "British Gas" Pacific Gas And Electric Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - well, you get the idea. ...and more on-topic: Go Joe Biden! Calling out the destructive craziness of the MAGA GOP at last. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

08-30-2022, 10:33 PM	#374 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	lol @ Connecticut

08-31-2022, 08:30 AM	#375 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 757	Psy-Fi, that's quite the graphic. If that's true, I can't say I'm surprised. Speaking of colleges, can someone explain this to me please? Why are US universities called colleges? Nobody ever says "I'm going to university in the fall". It's always "I'm going to college in the fall". I once asked my American mother in law. I don't think she was too happy with me asking the question.

08-31-2022, 09:55 AM	#378 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 757	Thanks for the explanations folks.

08-31-2022, 11:42 AM	#379 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	I've never heard an American say "I'm going to university" regardless of the school. They might refer to the school as a university but they won't say I'm going to university. That's a British way of saying it.