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Thread: Toutorial from Western Michigan on how not to start game day "traditions"

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    Default Re: Toutorial from Western Michigan on how not to start game day "traditions"

    Quote Originally Posted by Christopher Moen View Post
    The "Row the Boat" kind of fits the Goofs when you consider how they came up with "Ski-U-Mah." You know the story where back in the late 1800s, a UofM student (and Rugby player) misunderstand a few Sioux kids yelling something that sounded like "Ski-U-Mah" after winning canoe races. Apparently he thought the phrase meant "victory." Too bad he didn't have better hearing, otherwise he would have heard what they really were saying, "screw your mom!"
    What is funny is that I read an article where the writer was giving Fleck credit for coming up with that. It was later edited to include the real history.

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    Default Re: Toutorial from Western Michigan on how not to start game day "traditions"

    Looks like Fleck's even rubbing off on Goldy.

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