Raise your hand if you own blue jeans...Okay, don't really, you'd only look and feel foolish, considering your probably reading this on your personal computer by yourself.

Everybody loves blue jeans.  During class, sometimes I'll amuse myself by counting all of the people that day that are wearing them--especially during fall and winter months, you can BET it'd be at least 90%.  They are pretty much the ubiquitous clothes for college students.

And here I go--my first mention of the Duke-UNC rivalry.  I was thinking, our two institutions have so much school spirit and hate for one another and are constantly, CONSTANTLY bombarded with campaigns to stay "True Blue"--would it affect our behavior? 

Think about it.  Everyday, I walk around Duke's West campus and see people going about on their business...and what the hell do I see?!  What do I pick out from the mass of kids?  That girl with the Tar Heels shirt.  That kid with a powder blue hat, no matter if it's not a UNC hat.  I REFUSE to wear that lesser shade of blue (:D) and have had countless friends point out with disdain others on campus wearing it.

So...could after all of this, Duke students be subtly and subconsciously influenced to wear darker, royal blue-colored jeans and UNC students subconsciously choose the lighter, baby-blue jeans when they shop?

Interesting this think about.  I'm curious about what the UNC kids think about this.  Any thoughts from Dukies or Tar Heels alike?

Btw, the last time I was at UNC enjoying the Yogurt Pump, I brought this up to my friends.  Out of the next eight UNC kids that walked in the door, we saw a clear majority had very much lighter jeans than the other four Duke kids and I were wearing...hmmm....