You don’t say “Eiffel Tower Paris” because there’s an Eiffel Tower in Vegas.

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Jan 3, 2018
3:03:15pm

canofpicante Walk-on

You don’t say “Eiffel Tower Paris” because there’s an Eiffel Tower in Vegas.

You don’t say “BYU Provo” because there is a BYU in Rexburg.

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canofpicante

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You don’t say “Eiffel Tower Paris” because there’s an Eiffel Tower in Vegas.

canofpicante

1/3/18 3:03pm

Parisians aren't as insecure about their Eiffel Tower

Sea Chicken

1/3/18 3:05pm

Nor are they worried about being confused with Las Vegas.

dreamlvr

1/3/18 3:10pm

Incorrect. The French are insecure about EVERYTHING from my experience.

BlooGeek

1/3/18 3:49pm

Nothing to do with insecurity, everything to do with “that’s not it’s name”.

canofpicante

1/3/18 3:51pm

that sounds very insecure

Sea Chicken

1/3/18 3:52pm

What’s the name of the university?

canofpicante

1/3/18 3:54pm

Why do you care?

Sea Chicken

1/3/18 4:17pm

Because it’s an argument and there’s a right answer.

canofpicante

1/3/18 5:51pm

Yeah, that sounds insecure

Sea Chicken

1/3/18 6:32pm

Man, you really nailed this. Thank you.

canofpicante

1/4/18 7:25pm

Sound logical reasoning there.

ArchbishopMitty

1/4/18 11:08pm

It’s more that Las Vegans aren’t delusional about their Eiffel Tower

Coop

1/3/18 3:52pm

That's because no one calls it the eiffel tower in Vegas.

Creekster

1/3/18 3:07pm

So just differentiate between BYU-I and BYU and you're golden

1/3/18 3:09pm

Uh, no

Dissenter

1/3/18 3:10pm

How would something even get up there?

Sea Chicken

1/3/18 3:12pm

birds fly, ya know

Dissenter

1/3/18 3:14pm

penguins don't

Sea Chicken

1/3/18 3:16pm

FYI - I'm literally looking at the top of the Eiffel tower in Vegas and the only thing on top right now is a radio tower

HarlemCoug

1/3/18 3:21pm

and a penguin

Sea Chicken

1/3/18 3:23pm

Seriously? If youre IN Vegas, as in standing there, and you say its on top of

Creekster

1/3/18 3:45pm

Exactly. They do it right.

canofpicante

1/3/18 3:57pm

Show me any official BYU publication, website, sign or anything calling itself

canofpicante

1/3/18 4:00pm

sure wish we would have beaten St Mary's.. oh well.. on to lame topics.

franklyvulgar

1/3/18 3:11pm

You're really letting this get under your skin.

vagabonder

1/3/18 3:17pm

There's no demand for it

Sea Chicken

1/3/18 3:19pm

Ignorance always does. It’s name is BYU. Not anything else.

canofpicante

1/3/18 3:53pm

An important point of clarification

Greg Kite's 'stache

1/3/18 4:09pm

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canofpicante

1/3/18 4:15pm

but if you use the term radio to refer to AM radio

v1k0u6

1/3/18 3:19pm

Weird that the French would copy a landmark in Vegas

RC Vikings

1/3/18 3:29pm

Agreed.

canofpicante

1/3/18 3:53pm

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trjohnson007

1/4/18 12:14am

Would be less confusing and more accurate.

canofpicante

1/4/18 7:29pm

I love this, I still call it Ricks. That was the name in my time. It's a great

ArchbishopMitty

1/4/18 11:10pm

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