The author has been asked this question several times recently and thought it would be fun to put the answer to verse.
“What is a nutuba?”
Of late I’m often asked
From warm shores of Aruba
To northernmost Alask’
See, N is for Nebraska
And U, University,
And If someone should ask ya,
They gave me a degree.
Big Red, the Cornhuskers –
Best football in the land.
I, in my five years there,
Played tuba in the band.
The “Scarlet and the Cream”
And I, a “Big Horned Boy”
Fulfilled a childhood dream
And gave me pride and joy.
And so it’s N-U-TUBA
But you can call me Joel.
My old horn can still oom-pah,
I love it, heart and soul.
BOOOOOOO!!! I’m sorry, but we can’t be friends anymore. 
I am a CU fan. And you know the rivalry history there. I have some neighbors, though, that I’m sure would just love you!! How could I have been so taken in?? I mean I had figured out the tuba part, but NU. OMG. From now on, you will be addressed as only Joel by me.
Peg
Terrific poem,
very intriguing,
and thanks for sharing
what your penname
means
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