01-15-2010, 12:37 AM
Short for 'Cornhusker' (a common nickname for folks from my old home state of Nebraska here in the USA - silly, I know, but still better than the nickname it replaced: 'Bugeater'. I and most of my fellow Nebraskans always wondered about that 'Husker Du' thing - it got a lot of looks and laughs when it first appeared on store shelves back home. Thanks for your kind welcome to the site, I'm really looking forward to participating! - Fred
It\'s only by appreciating accurate accounts of real combat past and present that we can begin to approach the Greek hoplite\'s hard-won awareness of war\'s potential merits and ultimate limitations.
- Fred Eugene Ray (aka "Old Husker")
- Fred Eugene Ray (aka "Old Husker")