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Old 11-01-2007, 01:17 PM
 
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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1) I've noticed something odd in the highways. whenever I'm in stop and go traffic I see that the cars in front of me brake and swerve to the shoulder (left or right) as if theyre going to rear end the cars infront of them. a couple of times now I noticed up to 4 cars swerve like its choreographed. is this a common observation?

2) 'Former Students' does not mean alumni(graduate), correct? if so, what is the value of non-alumni former students?

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Old 11-01-2007, 03:26 PM
 
Location: Kingwood, Texas
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1) I've noticed something odd in the highways. whenever I'm in stop and go traffic I see that the cars in front of me brake and swerve to the shoulder (left or right) as if theyre going to rear end the cars infront of them. a couple of times now I noticed up to 4 cars swerve like its choreographed. is this a common observation?
They were texting, no doubt.
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Old 11-02-2007, 10:21 AM
 
Location: Southeast Texas
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It's more to protect themselves from being rear-ended by the car behind them. They're almost certain they'll be able to stop in time but they're not so sure about the person behind them.
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Old 11-02-2007, 10:46 AM
 
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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ah never thought of it that way. thanks folks!
i know one of these days i'm going to witness a major accident with cop/ambulance/towtruck on the shoulders
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Old 11-02-2007, 08:00 PM
 
Location: Clear Lake, Houston TX
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2) 'Former Students' does not mean alumni(graduate), correct? if so, what is the value of non-alumni former students?

I am a member of the Texas A&M Association of Former Students because I graduated with a degree from there. It's another phrase for alumni who graduated. Other colleges, who knows?

(Texas A&M Century Club member means I donated $100 to the Association of Former Students.)
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Old 11-03-2007, 12:11 PM
 
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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I am a member of the Texas A&M Association of Former Students because I graduated with a degree from there. It's another phrase for alumni who graduated. Other colleges, who knows?

(Texas A&M Century Club member means I donated $100 to the Association of Former Students.)
LOL Thanks bro. i had a hard time imagining a bunch of 'century club members' too
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Old 11-04-2007, 10:24 AM
 
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The former student thing is a Texas A&M deal. It goes way back to a saying "once an Aggie, always an Aggie." The phrase was coined to deal with the very high number of students that went to the military for war. Even though they were called to serve, they were still considered Aggies even if they didn't graduate. So they were just "former students." The name stuck, so now everyone that went to A&M is considered a former student, whether they graduated or not.
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Old 11-04-2007, 10:48 PM
 
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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The former student thing is a Texas A&M deal. It goes way back to a saying "once an Aggie, always an Aggie." The phrase was coined to deal with the very high number of students that went to the military for war. Even though they were called to serve, they were still considered Aggies even if they didn't graduate. So they were just "former students." The name stuck, so now everyone that went to A&M is considered a former student, whether they graduated or not.
ah now that explains it. thanks. my wife will be thrilled to know
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