Comments on: iPod = “Howdy” Killer http://pnebleu.com/blog/2008/05/01/ipod-howdy-killer/ My "New Blue" blog on the Inter-webs. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:54:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Lori http://pnebleu.com/blog/2008/05/01/ipod-howdy-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Lori Tue, 20 May 2008 23:10:57 +0000 http://pnebleu.com/blog/?p=142#comment-525 I have been part of the College Station and Aggie Community since 1997. It is my opinion that "Howdy" is a concept and not---necessarily---a word. I appreciate and accept that the exact word has meaning to many Aggies, but I also appreciate a general greeting, whether it be a "hi", "hello", "morin' ", "afternoon" or just a nod. I recognize each response as a greeting that is the essence of a friendly campus. To me, the friendly greeting is the definition of "howdy". I've also seen the extreme: a dyed-in-the-wool-multi-generational Aggie who SHOUTS (as in: SCREAMS) "HOWDY!!!" at the top of his lungs to anyone who does not initially greet him. This abrasive behavior is detrimental to the essence of the idea/concept. I have been part of the College Station and Aggie Community since 1997. It is my opinion that “Howdy” is a concept and not—necessarily—a word.

I appreciate and accept that the exact word has meaning to many Aggies, but I also appreciate a general greeting, whether it be a “hi”, “hello”, “morin’ “, “afternoon” or just a nod. I recognize each response as a greeting that is the essence of a friendly campus. To me, the friendly greeting is the definition of “howdy”.

I’ve also seen the extreme: a dyed-in-the-wool-multi-generational Aggie who SHOUTS (as in: SCREAMS) “HOWDY!!!” at the top of his lungs to anyone who does not initially greet him. This abrasive behavior is detrimental to the essence of the idea/concept.

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