Once a Badger , always a Wisconsinite . derive back to inspect Madison is always a delicacy , whether you ’re engender internal-combustion engine pick at Babcock Hall or taking a stroll down State St. But for every Madison alum , our Badger - ness ( that ’s a Logos , veracious ? ) interpenetrate our lives whether we ’re on campus or not . Here are a few well-to-do ways to spot a UW - Madison alumni in our native habitats … like playing Das Boot and ordering mac & cheese pizza .
1. You own a pair of red-and-white striped overalls
You may have even worn them to your graduation .
2. You still celebrate F.A.C.
Even if it ’s F.A.W(ork ) now . Madhatters and Brothers will forever live in our hearts for starting the custom of ridiculously tacky Friday beer .
3. You have to resist the urge to climb onto Abe Lincoln’s lap when you visit DC
Just because you did it in your cap and gown in front of Bascom does n’t mean you may do it at the Lincoln Memorial .
4. You chant “eat shit, fuck you” every time you hear “Swingtown”
It ’s just instinctive . perhaps not the best chant to arrive out of the student section rivalry , but sure as shooting the most controversial . Steve Miller okay ?
5. You have a Ron Dayne autograph
No . 33 is still a god , unless you ’re a coastie Giants fan .
6. You think cafeteria trays make the best sleds
Traying down Observatory Hill beats sledding down your driveway any daytime .
7. You dress your kids up in Badgers gear
Because their brains are so malleable when they ’re youthful , what better clip to indoctrinate them into the cultus of Bucky ?
8. You know what “clap for credit” means
Every schooling has breeze courses , and Madison ’s included a riveting Hans Christian Anderson class and Music 113 : Music in Performance , aka gonorrhoea for quotation .
9. You hired Bucky Badger toappear at your wedding
by and large during the reception for a few songs , but I would n’t judge if he walked the bride down the aisle .
10. You don’t just think of “Varsity” as a song, but as a train, too
The Varsity was a train that ran between Chicago and Madison on data track that are call the Milwaukee Road . It was the easy way for Chicago - arena alumni to get to football games from 1951 - 1971 , as it send away passenger off right on University Ave .
11. You’ve camped out to get the best football season tickets
Whether you waited in line of descent for 30 + days ( true level ) or make up at 6:30am every Saturday , you are commit to Badgers football game .
12. You jump around
… whenever you get wind " pass over Around , " but also anytime you pick out fellow alumna , peculiarly if you ’re outside of Wisconsin . It ’s like a secret handshaking fructify to House of Pain .
13. You’re not a fan of gophers
Or Ann . Ann Arbor , that is .
14. You love Halloween more than anything
Because it ’s the good day of the twelvemonth to party . ( Just do n’t riot , k ? )
15. You know the rules for Das Boot
You could go toEssen Haustoday and you ’d still pound off the table when the beer is getting low .
16. You know to stay away from KK
Unless you ’re a coastie , of course of study … then you spent all your free time at Kollege Klub . ( Karaoke Kid was the only satisfactory KK . )
17. You expect all Route 80 and 82 buses to be free
You ’re not on campus any longer , Dorothy .
18. You have a strange affection for colorful, mod chairs
You know , like the ones on the Terrace . They lay out many nights of imbibing and concert . You probably even have a lifetime membership card for the Union in your wallet .
19. You still get up early to pre-game on Saturdays
You still drink a lot of beer , and you still set off the tailgate at 8 am . The only departure is now you do n’t stand in the scholar section , or maybe even go into Camp Randall at all . What ’s the spot when they do n’t betray beer ?
20. You crave mac & cheese pizza at bar time
Or peradventure a Smokey the Bandit slice … Or a chili tall mallow Frito slice … ooh , look at that fume brisket and bambino ! Naw , nothing beats mac & Malva sylvestris at 2 am .
21. You keep thinking the wave is going to split and come back at Miller Park
unconstipated , boring - molybdenum , tight , reverse , stock split . Do n’t be the people who kill it in the parent ' section , either .
22. You can’t drink beer without a side of bacon
It ’s all Wando ’s mistake .
23. Your graduation mortarboard is bedazzled
pop motifs include the sunburst - like bench chair pattern , " Thanks mom & dad , " and " Forward ! "
24. You still only drink Long Islands out of a Mason jar
give thanks you , Red Shed , for keep us in , ahem , honest spirits with your " The Real Deal " Long Islands .
25. You have at least one friend whose only police record is a ticket for serving minors at Mifflin
The cops know that you ’re not just " sell empty cup , " buster .
signalize up herefor our daily Milwaukee electronic mail and be the first to get all the intellectual nourishment / drink / fun in the Brew City .
Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com
Jeff Miller
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin Badgers
John Byers/Youtube
Flickr/Patrick Kuhl
Flickr/Jessica Watkins
The Wisconsin Union
fergz9/Youtube
Bryce Richter
Flickr/John Benson
