“Howdy is NOT an aggie salute.”
Yes, that’s what I was thinking. Well, maybe it is a salute used by aggies, and MILLIONS of other people.
Even some yankees, sometimes, upon occasion.
Walk across the A&M campus and see how many times you are greeted with “Howdy”. Walk into any restaurant in Bryan/College Station and see how many times you are greeted with “Howdy”. It may not be a “salute” but it sure as H-— is an Aggie greeting. I am tired of people trying to make Perry out to be something he is not. He has been a good governor and the records of Texas reflect that fact. Geeze, there are surely some dorks out there who have a burr under their saddle!
Howdy.....
True that isn’t a salute as you’d define as given in the military with the raised hand to the temple, but it is a ‘traditional greeting’ as used among Aggies.
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Howdy
Many incoming students at Texas A&M choose to attend the campus because they feel that the students are friendlier than those at other universities.[6] This perception is created partly by the Aggie tradition “Howdy”, the official greeting of Texas A&M University. Students are encouraged to greet everyone they pass on campus with a smile and a howdy.[5] Howdy is the preferred method for a speaker to get a large group’s attention, as the members of the group are expected to return the “Howdy” back to the speaker.[12]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditions_of_Texas_A%26M_University