After 11 months of deliberation, Auburn University’s student government has announced a new and improved name for the ceremonial lighting of the campus’s Christmas tree. The change strives to offend no one. According to the Auburn Plainsman, the event formerly known as the “Holiday Tree Lighting” — unsatisfactory because of the absence of the C word — will henceforth be called the “Holiday Celebration Featuring the Lighting of the Christmas Tree.” Much clearer.
October 31, 2006
In Pursuit of the Name Game Up a Tree
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