<<<Why's it called a trojan?
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During the Hellenic wars, the Athenians sent Troy, a rival city state, a
wooden horse as a gift. As it turned out, the wooden horse was filled with
soldiers who broke out in the middle of the night and opened the gates thus
allowing the Athenians to sack the city. This led to the phrase "Beware of
Greeks bearing gifts."
Warren
PS. When I was at UCLA, we always said that the USC Trojans burst under
pressure, which might produce a similar incursion of soldiers of a different
type.
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