tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post4492499525677774608..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: Fun Facts: 'Tuscaloosa' is a Creek Indian word meaning . . .?Robert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-74003986165436937262009-12-10T11:16:51.930-05:002009-12-10T11:16:51.930-05:00"..the University of Alabama is the only plac..."..the University of Alabama is the only place on earth where you can get an advanced certification in MTTC: Made Tim Tebow cry."<br /><br />False! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhW66ti5NRY" rel="nofollow">We offer that program at Ole Miss, too.</a>Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06451017689625713209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-27125042417548128612009-12-09T23:34:28.409-05:002009-12-09T23:34:28.409-05:00No no no! Tuscaloosa is an African word that refe...No no no! Tuscaloosa is an <i>African</i> word that refers to 'ivory lying on the ground'.Ranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04684991557573080262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-77435838335896002082009-12-09T21:02:43.126-05:002009-12-09T21:02:43.126-05:00My etymological research has shown that Tuscaloosa...My etymological research has shown that Tuscaloosa is actually of Choctaw origin. It is a combination of 'tusca' meaning tooth and 'loosa' meaning to lose. We would say 'toothless' today. <br /><br />The Choctaw thought the Tuscaloosans were missing teeth because they were clay eaters and would also rub the reddish clay on the back of their necks and upper torsos to give them a 'red neck' & crimson appearance.<br /><br />The Tuscaloosans wandered west and, as the story goes, 'were run out of the rose meadow' by a feisty herd of longhorn cattle. Their fiercest warrior was made to cry and the tribe tattooed him with the mark of 'Ingram.'Steve Burrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11532569085171327991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-7174298353363944682009-12-09T16:32:30.295-05:002009-12-09T16:32:30.295-05:00As a Texan I have to say Go Texas!As a Texan I have to say Go Texas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com