Washington Post article on Nike's version of Michigan maize

Submitted by Ghost of Fritz… on

The Washington Post has a brief article today on the version of maize that Nike will bring (or bring back) to Michigan.

Title: "Farewell, maize: Nike introduces a brand-new shade of yellow to Michigan."

Link:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/07/20/farewell-m…

EDIT:  The first commenter (not me, I swear) to the WaPo article: "It's not maize."

So the debate continues...

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Mich OC

July 21st, 2016 at 6:58 PM ^

I used to be in the exact same boat as you on this.  But after thinking about it a little more, I think the distinguishment needs to be made between south" and "southern".  South is primarily a noun, and southern is primarily an adjective.  When you use "south" with a city, it is in order to become a proper noun and denote a specifically recognized and named area.  

If they really are just referring to the geographically ambigious south part of Detroit, the correct way to say it would be "southern Detroit".  By saying South Detroit, it is creating a proper noun and assuming that is an established place.

That's why South Africa and southern Africa mean different things.  Or southern America and South America.  

It still doesn't explain why people think "South Detroit" would mean Windsor though.  That joke still sucks.  

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Pepto Bismol

July 22nd, 2016 at 10:30 AM ^

Look up "South" in a dictionary and you will surely find it categorized both as a noun and an adjective.  In the movie Tin Cup, they repeatedly refer to the winds of West Texas.  They are not referring to a proper city.  They are using it as an adjective to describe the western part of the state and nothing about that is incorrect.  Texans do not say Western Texas, they say West Texas, and they are not incorrect.

I like your post, but I don't agree with it absolutely.

 

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Double-D

July 21st, 2016 at 5:37 PM ^

It's terminology based on being in the Northern Hemisphere and looking for your "true north". It's up vs down both physically and metaphorically. Historically cities have a North, East, West, and Near North. So there is no South side...unless you are in Chicago in which case the "south" siders dig the hard image. Hope that helps things.

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BuckNekked

July 21st, 2016 at 7:23 PM ^

Detroit does not have a 'South Side'. Just as Chicago's 'East Side' would be in Lake Michigan, south of downtown Detroit is the river and then Windsor. Look at a map. Detroit does have a Southwest side though.

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Pepto Bismol

July 22nd, 2016 at 11:03 AM ^

What you said makes absolutely no sense and it makes my head hurt.

If I look south OF the city of Detroit, yes, I see Windsor.

And if I look southwest OF the city of Detroit, I see Dearborn.

And if I look north OF the city of Detroit, I see Ferndale

And if I look east OF the city of Detroit, I see Grosse Pointe.

 

That word "OF" makes all the difference in the world, and you breeze over it oblivious to its impact.

 

If you say there's a Southwest side of Detroit, you're referring to the part of the map, WITHIN the city limits on the lower west side.  And by that admission alone, I can point to the general southern part of the map, WITHIN the city limits and say THAT is South Detroit, or southern Detroit, or whatever other symantic loophole you or anybody else wants to use. 

There's a south side of Detroit.  It's the part of Detroit furthest south.  That's South Detroit.  There's also a North Detroit, a West Detroit, an East Detroit (not Eastpointe), a Central Detroit.  A Northwestern Detroit and any other directional descriptor you can possibly think of.

And invariably, somebody will now reply that "Nobody says south Detroit!"  Who the hell cares if it's commonly used?  There's undoubtedly a south side of my back yard.  Stop by.  We can stand on my deck, have a beer and I'll point it out.  It's the part of my yard furthest south.  Has anybody ever said, "I'm going to South Backyard"?  Nope.  Never.  Does that mean it doesn't exist?  No.  That's f***ing stupid. 

I can tell my wife our lawn is drying out and we desperately need to water the south backyard.  Guess where she's going to concentrate her watering efforts?  The part of the lawn in the mf'ing south.

South Detroit.  The south part.  Right there on any map.  75 & Schaefer.

Any other answer is idiotic and I will neg the shit out of the person that posts it, both in this thread and every other thread to come, regardless of topic.  You're earning lifetime auto-negs with this stupid shit.

 

 

 

(P.S. There is an actual East Side of Chicago.  It's not in the f***ing lake, that would be east OF Chicago. The East Side of Chicago is the side furthest East.  Go to Google maps, check out I-90 between 100th and 106th street.  Gasp!)

 

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Clarence Boddicker

July 21st, 2016 at 11:58 AM ^

"The new Nike apparel, much of which features Michigan’s black-letter 'M' logo alongside Nike’s Jumpman logo, will hit shelves at midnight on Aug. 1."

Um, no. That's block-letter M. Check for typos on those blog posts, WaPo!

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unWavering

July 21st, 2016 at 7:13 AM ^

I still think that it is very odd to have the jump man logo on football jerseys. Imagine if there was a football logo on our basketball jerseys. It just doesn't make any sense.

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OMG Shirtless

July 21st, 2016 at 7:24 PM ^

There would have been a better fit for my comment eventually, but I was headed out the door. Every time this comes up someone posts something like, "Does anyone else think it's weird to have a football player on a basketball jersey?"  The answer is obviously yes.  There are several people who think it is weird.

It's totally fine to think it's weird.  I get it.  I don't think it is weird, but I understand why others do. 

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HAIL-YEA

July 21st, 2016 at 12:37 PM ^

Recruits like it, so we like it. Also I honestly can't want to load up on jumpman Michigan gear, and I havent bought anything more than a M hat in the past 5 or 6 years. Jumpman is going to have to seeing Michigan gear back on the streets in full force

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PopeLando

July 21st, 2016 at 7:59 AM ^

Adidas: created shoes for soccer and track. Why would you have a soccer shoe company on your football jerseys? Under Armour: created for football, but specifically the undershirts for football players. Why would you make a jersey out of undershirt material? Ok, snark over. A brand is a brand dude. If they make quality gear and pay the athletic department millions of dollars, why the hell not?

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