Comments on: HOWTO Be Associated With Princeton University http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/02/02/howto-be-associated-with-princeton-university/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: retireat30 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/02/02/howto-be-associated-with-princeton-university/#comment-1751 retireat30 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:32:24 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=840#comment-1751 Claire, What is in the town other than a university? This is clearly them trying to steal prestige from the university. Otherwise, why wouldn't they just call the program by the name of the town they are actually in? Where they got it from is irrellevant. It is a brand name, and Merrill is trying to steal it. What's the big deal if I call a water or coffee brand "coke" anyways? Coke derives from cocaine. They should get over themselves too. Claire,

What is in the town other than a university?

This is clearly them trying to steal prestige from the university. Otherwise, why wouldn’t they just call the program by the name of the town they are actually in?

Where they got it from is irrellevant. It is a brand name, and Merrill is trying to steal it. What’s the big deal if I call a water or coffee brand “coke” anyways? Coke derives from cocaine. They should get over themselves too.

]]> By: Paul http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/02/02/howto-be-associated-with-princeton-university/#comment-1750 Paul Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:24:26 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=840#comment-1750 This is hilarious! I grew up there. I always remember driving up to Newark airport (along Route 1) and about an hour out of Princeton there was the "Princeton Office Park." Don't know if it is still there, but it always gave me a chuckle. Funny too, that you are from Plainsboro and say you are from Princeton. After I moved away from NJ, I always told people that I was from "central NJ" -- because the reaction I got in the midwest and west from "being from Princeton" made me feel like people thought I was going to devour their children. This is hilarious! I grew up there. I always remember driving up to Newark airport (along Route 1) and about an hour out of Princeton there was the “Princeton Office Park.” Don’t know if it is still there, but it always gave me a chuckle.

Funny too, that you are from Plainsboro and say you are from Princeton. After I moved away from NJ, I always told people that I was from “central NJ” — because the reaction I got in the midwest and west from “being from Princeton” made me feel like people thought I was going to devour their children.

]]> By: claire http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/02/02/howto-be-associated-with-princeton-university/#comment-1749 claire Tue, 07 Feb 2006 04:59:21 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=840#comment-1749 Princeton should get over itself. If its name were unique, it would make more sense for the university to refuse to let others use it. But it's the name of a TOWN for god's sake. Nobody owns that, except maybe the town itself. Princeton should get over itself. If its name were unique, it would make more sense for the university to refuse to let others use it. But it’s the name of a TOWN for god’s sake. Nobody owns that, except maybe the town itself.

]]>