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re: 15 reasons why Missouri may be the best state in the South.

Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:43 am to
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:43 am to
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If south/southeast of I-44 you are in Missour-UH... That is southern. Between I-44 and I-70 is kind of transitional. North of I-70 is no longer southern...

Although the Missouri river valley was the most "southern" part of the state in antebellum days. "Little Dixie".... Columbia was a Yankee town surrounded by southern sympathizers during the war. Thus the "Missouri Tigers" home guard.

Oklahoma is the same way I-44 south/southeast is southern. I-44 to I-35 north of that line is transitional. NW of I-35 and I-40 is plains. South of I-40 is southern and Texan southern. Southeast Oklahoma and south central Oklahoma are called "Little Dixie" as well.

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There are cultural differences though. For example, Deep East Texas is similar to northern LA and most of MS. In other words if you placed someone there without them knowing, they wouldn't be able to distinguish the people or the customs and manners. Same goes for MS, AL and non metropolitan GA. Even the coastal plains of the Carolinas are culturally very similar.to rural Mississippi, when you exclude transplants. Rural southeast, and coastal North Carolina remind me of the coastal and Pinebelt regions of Mississippi.
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 2:58 am
Posted by Sooner1984
Boone's Farm, Texas
Member since Jan 2017
521 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:02 pm to
There are pockets of SE Oklahoma, and most of eastern Oklahoma, where the dialect is more Tennessee than it is Texas or Oklahoma. I've spent half of my life there and have many friends (and family) there and it is simply the truth. There are historic links to Appalachia and Dixie in that region, just as the Cajun dialect bleeds over into deep east Texas and Houston area. Up and down the Sabine.

Let's face it, some of this stuff has to do with age and wisdom. The more time you have personally spent on the ground in these areas, the more you know.
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
13786 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:54 pm to
How you gonna leave out Pentecostal Vegas?
Posted by SaturdayNAthens
Georgia
Member since Dec 2017
11506 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:12 pm to
This thread is ridiculous. Missouri - the best state in the South? Get real. I’ve been to Misery more times than I chose to remember ever since the SEC lost its mind and let this dreary place into the conference.
Misery is not a southern state. And any state that has been issued a travel warning for minorities to avoid due to safety reasons doesn’t qualify for anything except being recognized for their intolerance and stupidity.
It’s past time for the SEC to take a look at reorganizing the conference. Misery and ATM don’t belong and should be asked to move on and if Texas and Oklahoma choose to go with them I doubt many people will be begging them to stay.
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
15868 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:14 pm to
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Posted by Faurot fodder
Member since Jul 2019
3114 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:22 pm to
No doubt. All those hooks will rust out eventually, but those same fish will bite on the next shiny thing they see.
Posted by Stuttgart Tiger
Branson, MO
Member since Jan 2006
14873 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:51 pm to
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Best wildlife management and conservation area access.


Waiting in line at 4:00 am only to find out you didn't get drawn for a duck hunting spot in Grand Pass is not enjoyable!
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 2:08 pm
Posted by Pimphand
Member since Sep 2021
1450 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:53 pm to
Good thing y'all know how to boat..

Posted by Dallaswho
Texas
Member since Dec 2023
1812 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:58 pm to
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Waiting in line at 4:00 am only to find out you didn't drawn for a duck hunting spot in Grand Pass is not enjoyable!

That sounds true, but they have gone way out of the way to make sure the sport is available to the masses in areas that would otherwise have no opportunities for it. Nobody can help that a bunch of bearded swamp people on TV made it way too popular.
Posted by Dallaswho
Texas
Member since Dec 2023
1812 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:59 pm to
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Good thing y'all know how to boat

That guy is from Tennessee. Nice try.
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This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 2:10 pm
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
48778 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:22 pm to
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1. Recreational MJ......So what?

2. First state to oust the Confederacy.....The Bushwhackers fought the North for years after the official end of the Civil War.

3. Tea not loaded with sugar.......Lotsa sweet tea in Missouri..lol.

4. Roast beef sandwich chain doesn’t overcook their meat......Wouldn't know.

5. Only distinct pizza style..... St Louis style? I'll stick with KC BBQ.

6. Four distinct seasons.....There are distinct seasons in every southern state.

7. Most pristine scenic rivers and streams.......TN, GA, AL, SC AR could make the same claim.

8. Best party lake...... Lake of the Ozarks is a fricking nightmare in the summer......but a good party lake.

9. Most caves and springs......Google says TN

10. Best wildlife management and conservation area access.....Pretty solid

11. Manufacturers better pickup trucks.......Matter of opinion.

12. Best monuments.......Which ones are you referencing?

13. Only southern football team to defeat Michigan or tOSU last year......Most people would say MO is a midwestern state with southern influence, kinda like Oklahoma.

14. Best pro baseball and hockey franchises historically and best NFL team currently. ......Mostly true.

15. First openly gay NFL draftee.......Absolutely nothing to pound your chest about.
Posted by Hback
Member since Aug 2017
10346 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:24 pm to
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15. First openly gay NFL draftee.......Absolutely nothing to pound your chest about.

He's definitely pounding something else.
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
48778 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:27 pm to
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15. First openly gay NFL draftee.......Absolutely nothing to pound your chest about.

He's definitely pounding something else.


Dude threw that shite in there for a troll and response....he got it.
Posted by Buster83
Member since Aug 2021
4043 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:36 pm to
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15 reasons why Missouri may be the best state in the South.


They must be in the top 5 fastest growing states in the USA!

No, wait

Surely they are top 10!

no not there either

How about top 25?

nope didn't make it there either.

Good thing is they are in the Top 50!!!

USA News Fastest Growing States



Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
48778 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:39 pm to
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This thread is ridiculous. Missouri - the best state in the South? Get real. I’ve been to Misery more times than I chose to remember ever since the SEC lost its mind and let this dreary place into the conference.
Misery is not a southern state. And any state that has been issued a travel warning for minorities to avoid due to safety reasons doesn’t qualify for anything except being recognized for their intolerance and stupidity.
It’s past time for the SEC to take a look at reorganizing the conference. Misery and ATM don’t belong and should be asked to move on and if Texas and Oklahoma choose to go with them I doubt many people will be begging them to stay.


This ^^^^ is what triggered looks like.
Posted by SaturdayNAthens
Georgia
Member since Dec 2017
11506 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 2:04 am to
Having the likes of Misery and A&M in the SEC is very triggering. You just now figuring that out?
Posted by rtr23242526
Member since Dec 2022
3295 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:52 am to
Overrated
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