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Back in the SWC days, each school’s Homecoming Queen was a member of the Cotton Bowl court. (Not sure which sheep the Aggies selected but I digress). We would go with 2 queens?

The only reason this should be embarrassing to anyone is if you actually care about out dated norms to begin with.

ojaipony wrote:wait, is this still a thing? seems like 1950s ... kind of a dumb thing ... i like the concept of homecoming ie people coming back to their alma mater and celebrating it, etc. but a homecoming king and queen seems like a middle school thing from 50 years ago LOL ...

Could not agree more. Its embarrassingly high school. And then to have a stadium full of sorority girls show up only for that game is just dumb. Every year i feel like i am watching a bad movie, and you have to think the adults that have to deal with the whole process as part of their job are cringing the whole way.

Comet wrote:The only reason this should be embarrassing to anyone is if you actually care about out dated norms to begin with.

Norms are better than an abyss of immorality and confusion.

ojaipony wrote:wait, is this still a thing? seems like 1950s ... kind of a dumb thing ... i like the concept of homecoming ie people coming back to their alma mater and celebrating it, etc. but a homecoming king and queen seems like a middle school thing from 50 years ago LOL ...

Traditions are good to have. As part of that "homecoming" you're talking about, there needs to be traditions to make it meaningful. Why bother singing varsity after the game? One could say that seems middle school-ish.

HubbaHubba wrote:Who cares? The whole Homecoming Court thing is ridiculous. It is nothing for SMU to be embarrassed about but I'd be fine with them just doing away with it all together. If you like embarrassing, pointless traditions go enroll at A&M.

My secret is that I'm embarrassing and pointless already. It's just about required to be in here.

SMU_Alum11 wrote:

Comet wrote:The only reason this should be embarrassing to anyone is if you actually care about out dated norms to begin with.

Norms are better than an abyss of immortality and confusion.

Immortality? Or did you mean immorality and it's mask off time?

malonish wrote:

SMU_Alum11 wrote:

Comet wrote:The only reason this should be embarrassing to anyone is if you actually care about out dated norms to begin with.

Norms are better than an abyss of immortality and confusion.

Immortality? Or did you mean immorality and it's mask off time?

Yeah, didn’t you know? Heterosexuality grants you immortality.

malonish wrote:

SMU_Alum11 wrote:

Comet wrote:The only reason this should be embarrassing to anyone is if you actually care about out dated norms to begin with.

Norms are better than an abyss of immortality and confusion.

Immortality? Or did you mean immorality and it's mask off time?

Typo bud, it happens.

what better than being immoral and immortal at the same time.

I feel like Bob would have something witty to say about this if he were still around...



For those that don't know who Bob is - this was your grandparent's Jimmy Fallon - and he used to hang out at SMU every once in a while:

"I like a president who tells jokes instead of appointing them"

"I love to go to Washington, if only to be near my money"

"You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. "

"I have performed for twelve presidents and entertained six"

redpony wrote:what better than being immoral and immortal at the same time.

Lol I guess it makes sense to be immoral and have an immortal soul. Maybe not a typo!

PonyTime wrote:I feel like Bob would have something witty to say about this if he were still around...



For those that don't know who Bob is - this was your grandparent's Jimmy Fallon - and he used to hang out at SMU every once in a while:

"I like a president who tells jokes instead of appointing them"

"I love to go to Washington, if only to be near my money"

"You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. "

"I have performed for twelve presidents and entertained six"

More like your grandparents Will Ferrell.

tristatecoog wrote:Homecoming Royalty vs Queens. There was a lot more involvement this year but the Greeks still won most, if not all, of the top spots. Wonder if any of the finalists were Hunt Scholars.

My wife was a finalist and a Presidential Scholar, so it happens...

PonyTime wrote:I feel like Bob would have something witty to say about this if he were still around...



For those that don't know who Bob is - this was your grandparent's Jimmy Fallon - and he used to hang out at SMU every once in a while:

"I like a president who tells jokes instead of appointing them"

"I love to go to Washington, if only to be near my money"

"You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. "

"I have performed for twelve presidents and entertained six"

He was asked about sex after 80, and said "very satisfying, especially the one in the fall." Very quick and very funny in a G-PG world back then.