Excerpt from: http://www.cornelldailysun.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/05/05/40988a94a587a[Q]Cornell, I yell, yell, yell, Cornell!
Cornell, I yell, yell, yell, Cornell!
The cheer may sound easy, but was easily misspoken, as a letter to the editor on Nov. 23, 1903 made clear:
"Many alumni returning to Percy Field have noticed that the Cornell yell has been considerably changed during the past few years.
The student of to-day is not cognizant of the fact but it is true just the same. ...
To-day the yell is given very rapidly. The words are run in together and sometimes cannot be distinguished. In the nineties every syallable was pronounced distinctly and with emphasis and force. It was a long 'Cornell!' with an emphasis and drive on each syllable of the word and then a forceful 'I yell,' then another 'yell' with a sledgehammer drive on the word, and then another 'yell' with the same determined, forceful drive, and so on throughout the yell. ...."[/Q]The article points out that the captain of the football team, which played on Percy field, was one James Lynah.
The more things change, the more they stay the same, eh?
That's hilarious!
It probably then evolved to "Cornell, I yell yell yell Cornellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!"
Thus, the Cornell Anaphoric Society was born. :-D
[Q]ugarte Wrote:
It probably then evolved to "Cornell, I yell yell yell Cornellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!"[/q]
Actually, I think it evolved to "...Cornell, I yell Cornell [CORNELL!]"