Texas A&M jokes

Students at Texas A&M are called “Aggies,” and pretty much every Texan knows some Aggie jokes.

How many Aggie freshmen does it take to change a light bulb?  They don’t–that’s a sophomore class.

Did you hear about the Aggie Olympian?  He was so proud of his gold medal that he had it bronzed.

1st Aggie:  How do you spell Mississippi?  2nd Aggie:  The river or the state?

And here is another.  Dr. Kathleen McElroy, a former reporter for the New York Times and a woman with an exemplary academic career, was initially offered a five-year contract at Texas A&M.  The offer was rescinded.  She has written opinion pieces on diversity, and Gov. Abbot recently signed a bill that will ban offices and programs at publicly funded colleges whose purpose is to promote “diversity, equity and inclusion.”

The dean of A&M’s College of Arts and Sciences told Dr. McElroy why she wasn’t hired.  He said, “You’re a Black woman who was at the New York Times and, to these folks, that’s like working for Pravda.”