The More Things Change...

Was there any possible way this wasn't going to find a way into the dissertation? A soldier from New England who was doing specialized training at Ohio University wrote home:

The OU girls …are uniformly good-looking and built sort of stocky and husky (the latter attribute must come from the corn). Our New England guys who don’t appreciate these local farmers call ‘em “Just Plain Corn-Fed Hicks.” The OU girls think all the New Englanders are anemic.

Have I mentioned that I love my job?