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1. nutmegger: a person from Connecticut  
2. Albertus Magnus College: Small private college that has a liberal arts focus.  
3. Southern Connecticut State University: A public university that specializes in the development of students in the education program.  
4. University of New Haven: A private college in New Haven, CT.  
5. Connecticut College: A private liberal arts college.  
6. Eastern Connecticut State University: The third oldest public college in the United States. Liberal arts focus.  
7. Central Connecticut State University: The oldest public university in the United States.  
8. Western Connecticut State University: A public university, houses the Jane Goodall Center for Excellence in Environmental Studies.  
9. Saint Joseph College: Roman Catholic liberal arts women's college.  
10. Wesleyan University: Highly credited private liberal arts college.  
11. University of Bridgeport: Private college, known for bringing in international students.  
12. Hartford Seminary: Theological college in Hartford,CT.  
13. University of Hartford: Known as Uhart, the University of Hartford is a private university in West Hartford,CT.  
14. Yale University: One of the most prestigious university in the United States, Yale is always in the top 5 in all categories regardin...  
15. DPI: The local abbreviation used to describe the Daniel Packard Inn.  
 
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Bags, also known as bean bag toss, is a nickname for Cornhole, a game originating in Ohio. The game requires two boards with a hole in them spaced approximately 30 feet apart. You then throw bean bags (or corn filled bags) towards the boards, with the goal of getting them in the hole. You score 3 points for getting a bag in the hole, and 1 point on the board. Teams are 2 people, and they stand on opposite sides. You subtract the difference between the team totals for each round. Game ends at 21 points.

Dubbed "Touchdown Jesus" by Notre Dame alumni, "The Word of Life," constructed by Millard Sheets, is a mural on the face of the university's Hesburgh Library. Easily viewed from the football stadium, the piece features the looming figure of the resurrected Jesus with arms raised like a referee signaling a touchdown.

1. (noun) Wisconsin ATM network founded in the mid-1970s. TYME is an acronym for "Take Your Money Everywhere" and was rolled out with a mascot named Annie Tyme.

2. Tyme is a brand name of ATM services that has machines throughout the state of Wisconsin. Many locals in Milwaukee learned what a "Tyme Machine" was before knowing what an ATM was. Even worse, many locals don't even use the word ATM at all, making an ATM search often frustrating for visitors. "Oh, you mean a Tyme Machine?" Also, when Milwaukee natives search for ATMs elsewhere, the locals think they're looking for a "time machine." This does not help our reputation!

3. An ATM or Cash Machine in Milwaukee-speak. If strangers are around and they hear you say, "I need to go to the Tyme Machine", you might get some odd looks as they think you're referring to a time travel machine like in the movie Back to the Future.

Vacuum cleaner.

Watertown is the birthplace of variety retailing, known in other parts of the country as dollar stores, but known in Watertown as "five and dime".