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The Meaning of "Whim"
The Whim Staff

3/01/02

Here at Whim, we have received many questions regarding the meaning of our name. While Whim has never stood for anything specific, we came up with a list of possible acronyms.

[Note from the Copy Editor: Apparently Whim is alleged to mean "We Have an Internet Magazine.]

Whim

  1. We Have Incompetent Management
  2. Why Have I Masturbated?
  3. When Hardness Is Mature
  4. We Have Imaginary Minorities
  5. Women Have Indecent Minds
  6. Where Hell Is Manifested
  7. Wild High Intensity Magazine
  8. White Hackers In Minnesota
  9. Wait Here Internet Maniacs!
  10. Will Hippies Infiltrate Mac OS?

Name: WhimElder
Comments:
Nope sorry you're wrong again...go check out the archives smarty pants. The very first issues ever was WHIM. So nyaaaaaa!

Name: aimeebelle
Comments:
Why the Hell does It Matter?

Name: brandon
Comments:
Why Hinder with Independent Minds?

Name: rachel
Comments:
it's Whim. :)

Name: aimee
Comments:
Hey Rachel, I'm in DC :) That makes send, I understand that completely. I am just wondering Which it's supposed to be? WHIM or Whim? Is it Whim? :)

Name: rachel
Comments:
hi aimee! hope you are doing well where ever you are :)

In the world of advertising, design, and production, consistancy is very important. ie: we keep some aspects of this magazine the same year after year. i don't think you would ever see the dell company advertise themselves as dElL, etc. it's just a consistancy and name recongition issue. thanks!

Name: Aimee Rush
Comments:
Hey Rachel...I'm just curious as to why WHIM will never be called "WHIM"? That is what it originally started as and still is, right? What do you call it? "Whim"? Is there a difference between "WHIM" and "Whim"?

Name: WhimElder
Comments:
As a founding member and a member longer than rachel, I will now have to smack her. WHIM is an acceptable name as it is an acronysm and how it was originally lettered. Thanks for your time.

Name: rachel
Comments:
i guess this is a good time to address a long time debate between whim staffers. Whim has never been (and will never be called any of the following:

- the Whim - WHIM - WHim - and W.H.I.M

Glad we finally cleared that one up! :<)

Name: WhimElder
Comments:
Since I've been around since the dawning of WHIM (yea and it was good)I have to back Greg up. It stands for We Have Internet Magazine. Although we actually thought of the name WHIM before what WHIM stood for. For a while there we were going to call it the Caber (you know those big poles that Scottish guys toss around). So in the discussion we needed to come up with a name on a whim. And it was so. And there was much rejoicing. And on the 5th, 6th, and 7th day we rested. Oops wrong creation story. :)

Name: Bryan
Year: Frosh
Comments:
While He Interrogates Methodically

Name: Greg W.
Comments:
Dang, I can't just say "Greg" anymore? Now there's two of us! Anyway, the answer to #2 is easy....cuz you can't get any! Oh well that's the answer to myself, not the Whim Staff. LOL

Name: Greg
Year: 98
Comments:
Actually the original one we used a lot was -

We Have an Internet Magazine

Name: Monkeyballz
Comments:
Will He Have Intercourse with Me?

Name: Jeff
Year: Senior
Major: English
Comments:
Hippies MADE Mac OS to begin with... ;)



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