In 1995, at the Citadel — the South Carolina military academy where courageous specimens of Southern manhood receive the rigorous training and character development they need to be able to fight any enemy, meet any challenge, and face any danger — many courageous manhood specimens became extremely upset when, for a little while, they had to go to school with — Yikes! — a girl! Oh no! Cooties!

Dave Barry (b. 1947) American humorist
Miami Herald, “A Year That Felt Like a Century” (13 Jan. 1996)

 
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