Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
In all seriousness, I wasn't defending the "It-means-whatever-I-want-it-to-mean" crowd. Revisionism like that kind of bugs me in general terms, fwiw.

Just offering a plausible explanation of the phenomenon.

It's an excellent explanation of the phenomenon, which makes it an excellent indicator of general relevance.

If you are talking to someone and they think that Stanford is an "Ivy League" school, you can be certain that you are talking to one of the lumpenproletariat and adjust your expectations accordingly.