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09-06-2010, 02:00 PM
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#1 | | Walk On
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Serious Question: What has the University of Iowa ever done for farmers?
.... besides put that pandering sticker on their helmet?
I've been seeing this on t-shirts and car stickers now.
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09-06-2010, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Colossus  Serious Question: What has the University of Iowa ever done for farmers?
.... besides put that pandering sticker on their helmet?
I've been seeing this on t-shirts and car stickers now. I know one farmer that had his life saved at University of Iowa Hospital.
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09-06-2010, 02:10 PM
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#3 | | Prospect
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The way that I look at it is that they are cheering for Iowa State. We're the school that supports farming. If they are supporting farmers, then they are supporting Iowa State.
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09-06-2010, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by vortex I know one farmer that had his life saved at University of Iowa Hospital. The University itself saved him? Kinda like the island on LOST? or was it a doctor/nurse/equipment that saved his life? If it was the University then thats pretty cool, I loved LOST!
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09-06-2010, 02:15 PM
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#5 | | Speechless
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They do pump out laywers and every smart farmer has a lawyer handy.  |
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09-06-2010, 02:28 PM
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Sorry this thread is just stupid. Are you implying that farmers should root for ISU because we are an AG school? In that case I should be rooting for Iowa since I am in the humanaties. What did ISU do for my education? Nothing except slash the **** ouf of history and english.
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09-06-2010, 02:37 PM
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#7 | | Walk On
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Originally Posted by Peter Sorry this thread is just stupid. Are you implying that farmers should root for ISU because we are an AG school? In that case I should be rooting for Iowa since I am in the humanaties. What did ISU do for my education? Nothing except slash the **** ouf of history and english. YES.
P.S. How do you have internet access inside of a manatee?
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09-06-2010, 02:58 PM
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This is a joke of a thread. Let's not let Iowa support an integral part of our state, true brilliance.
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09-06-2010, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Stonesthatroll This is a joke of a thread. Let's not let Iowa support an integral part of our state, true brilliance. That's not the issue.
As previous threads on this same topic have noted, it's rather hypocritical to proclaim "America Needs Farmers", then continually deride the in-state university with the agricultural programs in place to churn out those new farmers ("Moo U", "Cow College", etc.).
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09-06-2010, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Colossus Serious Question: What has the University of Iowa ever done for farmers?
.... besides put that pandering sticker on their helmet?
I've been seeing this on t-shirts and car stickers now. If you are serious about this question, search for it- we have already discussed this stupid subject.
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09-06-2010, 03:09 PM
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they figured it out and we didnt
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09-06-2010, 03:15 PM
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#12 | | Pro
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Actually I agree with "America needs farmers", but Iowa produces a lot of doctors and lawyers who are notorious for buying big corporate farms for the tax write offs and subsidies, so yes I can see some hypocricy there.
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09-06-2010, 03:20 PM
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#13 | | All-Star
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Originally Posted by CyLoboClone If you are serious about this question, search for it- we have already discussed this stupid subject. Yeah. I'm pretty sick of this one... Shouldn't really bother anyone in the least
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09-06-2010, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by CycloneGB Yeah. I'm pretty sick of this one... Shouldn't really bother anyone in the least Bothers me. They aren't an ag school, don't claim to be, don't present yourself to be. The school (and the football team) isn't churning out farmers and isn't really doing anything significant to support them, but the average joe doesn't know this (especially outside the state, and especially in this state during the 80's and 90's was using tactics like this to gain 'fence' fans across the state). It's a ploy, and nothing more. It bothers me and a lot of Cyclone fans I know.
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09-06-2010, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Cloned4Life Bothers me. They aren't an ag school, don't claim to be, don't present yourself to be. The school (and the football team) isn't churning out farmers and isn't really doing anything significant to support them, but the average joe doesn't know this (especially outside the state, and especially in this state during the 80's and 90's was using tactics like this to gain 'fence' fans across the state). It's a ploy, and nothing more. It bothers me and a lot of Cyclone fans I know. I guess coming from a farm background, I would say farmers will take any type of support anywhere we can get it. I would be surprised if there are very many people that are Hok fans solely because they have an ANF sticker the size of a quarter on their helmet.
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