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All-In [27178]
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How many of you mangers know how the name Wake Forest
Oct 6, 2017, 9:58 AM
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came about?
It's actually kind of funny.
Go.
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Oculus Spirit [79932]
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It used to be located in the town of Wake Forest?***
Oct 6, 2017, 10:00 AM
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Re: It used to be located in the town of Wake Forest?***
Oct 6, 2017, 10:01 AM
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Negative. Keep trying....
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Uh... that's actually it.
Oct 6, 2017, 10:02 AM
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Don't know where you're going with this.
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Re: Uh... that's actually it.
Oct 6, 2017, 10:03 AM
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OK, how did the NAME of the town come about......
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Orange Blooded [2947]
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florist?***
Oct 6, 2017, 10:05 AM
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Re: florist?***
Oct 6, 2017, 10:11 AM
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this ^^^^ A WEAK FLORIST started the school.
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Orange Blooded [2158]
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because it is located in Wake County and was purchased
Oct 6, 2017, 10:09 AM
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at a time when it was very sparsely populated (Forest of Wake)?
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Re: because it is located in Wake County and was purchased
Oct 6, 2017, 10:11 AM
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You are closer....here's a hint: it has something to do with moonshine.
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Re: because it is located in Wake County and was purchased
Oct 6, 2017, 10:23 AM
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Well, legend has it that when Old Pappy Greenlee used to brew some bubbling beverages out back in the woods, the townsfolk would saunter on down to the still. When the sleepy old men of the town took a swig they would scream out at the top of their lungs and the woods would come alive. Even the hills would come alive (The Sound of Music????). But I digress. When the folks back in town heard the hootin' and hollerin' they'd say, "That there forest sure is comin' awake." Well, over time it was shortened to Wake Forest. And there ya have it.
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Re: because it is located in Wake County and was purchased
Oct 6, 2017, 10:33 AM
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We have a winner. It was linked to the age old tradition of having wakes with moonshine in the forest.
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Never understood why a (formerly) Baptist college would have
Oct 6, 2017, 10:38 AM
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the word "Demon" in it's mascot's name.
Crazy stuff rat cheer.
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and now server beer in the stadium***
Oct 6, 2017, 10:40 AM
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Well it's situated in the County of Wake had
Oct 6, 2017, 10:11 AM
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something to do with it is all I remember.
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Re: How many of you mangers know how the name Wake Forest
Oct 6, 2017, 10:19 AM
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A long, long time ago, in a land far, far away, there lived a man. This man's name was Forest. Now, Forest wasn't exactly the most popular guy around, but he did manage to make the best darn floral arrangements this side of the Mississippi. Now, every time any one in the tri-state area needed arrangments made for their particular occasion, they would always ask have to travel to go see Forest. He never traveled anywhere. The other problem with Forest, was that once he fell asleep, it could be days before he woke again. People would literally have to stay with him and wake him up every day just to make sure he got their arrangements done. So, eventually people started saying things like well let's go wake Forest. It eventually caught on, and they just named the town Wake Forest.
Also, Forest had a reputation of being weak, which is where we get the misnomer "Weak Florist"
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Re: How many of you mangers know how the name Wake Forest
Oct 6, 2017, 10:20 AM
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This is a noble effort....
but in vain. Think deacons and moonshine....
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Re: How many of you mangers know how the name Wake Forest
Oct 6, 2017, 10:46 AM
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I reject your reality and substitute my own!!!
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What Mrs. Gump would tell the nanny when it was
Oct 6, 2017, 10:35 AM
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time to get her son out of bed?
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Re: How many of you mangers know how the name Wake Forest
Oct 6, 2017, 10:36 AM
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Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it Wake Forest, which of course in German means a whale’s v@gina.
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nice annectdote but in fact
Oct 6, 2017, 10:45 AM
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It was named for the estate of the wife of colonial Governor Tyron's wife Lady Margaret Wake back in merry ol' England.
The county takes its name from the same family.
Although I do enjoy a good Baptist hipocracy story as much as the next guy, revisionist history is just plain wrong.
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Re: nice annectdote but in fact***
Oct 6, 2017, 10:49 AM
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Re: How many of you mangers know how the name Wake Forest
Oct 6, 2017, 11:28 AM
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Great post. What about the saying, "God willing and the creek don't rise", ?
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Re: At their ballgames
Oct 6, 2017, 11:53 AM
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When they hand off the ball to the running back the fans wake up and say “Run Forest run”
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Re: At their ballgames
Oct 6, 2017, 11:59 AM
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Ha!
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Heck, I am 49 and a CU graduate, but it was only recently
Oct 6, 2017, 1:26 PM
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that I learned how the town of Clemson got its name.
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Re: Heck, I am 49 and a CU graduate, but it was only recently
Oct 6, 2017, 2:33 PM
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Like many other collegiate school colors and mascots, Wake Forest's traditional "Old Gold & Black" and "Demon Deacon" have distinctive, yet somewhat debated, origins.
As early as 1895, Wake Forest College was using its colors in athletic competition. The school's literary magazine, "The Wake Forest Student," described them in this manner:
"At last, Wake Forest has a college badge. It is a very neat button designed by Mr. John M. Heck and contains a tiger's head over the letters WFC. The colors are in old gold and black."
As the 20th century opened, those colors became frequently associated with the college, particularly its athletic and debate teams. Most historians believe that their adoption comes from the connection with the tiger mascot, and not, as some have proposed, from any association with the Bible.
Sadly, Heck, who is credited by the magazine with the creation of the tiger/old gold and black badge, died of typhoid fever at the age of 19 -- just one year after making a contribution to Wake Forest history that has lasted now for nearly 100 years.
The tiger mascot, however, remained with the school for just more than two decades. Reports indicate that by the early 1920s, the college's nicknames were most commonly noted as the "Baptists," or simply "The Old Gold & Black."
Those were difficult times for the Wake Forest athletic squads. But a gentleman by the name of Hank Garrity took over as head football and basketball coach in 1923 and for a brief period reversed those fortunes. Garrity led the football team, which had never had a winning record in the 1900s, to three straight winning seasons. And in two seasons on the hardwood, his clubs compiled a 33-14 mark.
The current nicknames of the time were not descriptive enough of this new-found athletic spirit, school newspaper editor Mayon Parker ('24) felt. After Wake Forest defeated rival Trinity (now Duke) in Garrity's first football season (1923), Parker first referred to the team as "Demon Deacons," in recognition of what he termed their "devilish" play and fighting spirit.
Wake Forest's news director Henry Belk and Garrity liked the title and began using it extensively. The name has, of course, remained as one of the most unique in America.
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