peeve of the day

[Champ967]

Let it go, Louie ...

[ITdrummer]

He's from another continent. I think we can give him a pass...

[HogDawg]

That's not what I'm talking about. I'm 100% for shortening our academic and athletic brand to LaTech. I think we should ditch "Louisiana" in our academic and athletic branding altogether because it's too long and has a connotation to it. "Tech" is too local, and its meaning varies by location.

I think the new official hashtag (#WeAreLATech) hinders our brand in two ways:

1. The capital "A" suggests people pronounce our name "L.A. Tech" as if we were Los Angeles Tech. Weekend sports anchors in Shreveport and Monroe are now referring to us as "L.A. Tech" thanks to the capital "A". Despite what our athletics department thinks, "LA" is not the abbreviation for Louisiana. It's the postal code. "La." is the correct abbreviation for Louisiana.

2. We are Bulldogs! That's our best stadium chant. We don't say, "We are LATech."

I like #HBTD, but Georgia fans also use that same hashtag.

I think our SID should use two different hashtags:
- #LaTech #WeAreBulldogs (for men's sports)
- #LaTech #LadyTechsters (for women's sports)

That suggests that people pronounce our name "Lah" Tech instead of "L.A." Tech, and it helps build our "We are Bulldogs" brand. In addition, all of our athletics tweets will show up for anybody who searches the #LaTech hashtag.

1) I really LIKE the capital "A" in LA Tech. And if people want to call us "L.A." Tech......I'm okay with that too. It even sounds cool. Frankly, any name that differentiates us from the litany of "Louisiana" schools --Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana College, etc... is a very good thing. I want our OWN identity. Your hangup on the "postal code" abbreviation is just silly.


2) LaTech...spelled with the little "a" just looks gay and impotent. Really bad. Stick with "LA Tech". It's working.





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[JuBru]

Don't buy toys you can't play with.

[JuBru]

Me, schooling, and job market.

[arkansasbob]

influenza.

[PawDawg]

Having a band wagon lsu fan talk down to me about how we won't be able to hang on to our coach. They are the experts because...

[JuBru]

Suddenlink auto-tuned commercial.

Can't get away from that dang thing. Every channel, twice per program minimum.

[User Name]

Hyrdatech Systems commercial on 97.7

[Built4Speed]

Walgreen's pharmacy in Monroe.

[ChuckK3]

"Louisiana Saturdays" commercials for Southern Quality Ford Dealers. :bigcry:

Apparently NO BODY ELSE in the state plays football on Saturdays except the Mardi Gras colored school.

[TechAlum05]

People who thought it was a good idea to do a sequel to A Christmas Story.

Here's the trailer to the movie. WARNING: Watching this trailer may piss you off and damage your soul.

[Champ967]

Kids getting bussed in from far away neighborhoods to trick-or-teat on my street.

[TechAlum05]

Boxes and packages that have an "insert thumb to open" label.

This "simple" way to open a box is almost always the hardest way to open the box and is located in the worst possible location on the box.

[JuBru]

Opportunity (lack thereof).