Flyspeck burg aptly named

Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | 9/24/2005 | Mark Bradley

[somniferum]

Reason #142343 to hate the Urinal-Constipation. Imagine, a sports writer making fun of a small Mississippi town. How original.

[somniferum]

Can I get a Misssissippi Ping on this? (And no MSU jokes :P)

[cubreporter]

Hey bradley...maybe the good folks of Starkville don't think much of you either. You are rude, crass and outrageously UNFUNNY. Whatever happened to good Sportsmanship? Obviously mr. bradley you were sleeping during that part of sports. If you don't like Starkville...don't come back. No one will miss you. Jerk!

[vetvetdoug]

I am a die hard Tennessee supporter and this article pisses me off. Who in the Sam Well does this smart alec think he is? Just further evidence that the Atlanta Constipation is a worthless pile of fecal material.

[wideawake]

This is an excellent article. I now know that if I want to visit a town that complete and total assholes like Mark Bradley do their best to steer clear of, it's Starkville, MS.

[vpintheak]

The writer sounds like a typical liberal snob complaining about "flyover" country. If "flyover" country was all the USA was, I guarantee that we would be a much better and stronger nation.

[RegulatorCountry]

My my my, what a proud little provincial this "journalist" is. Truth be known, this guy probably didn't exactly grow up in a metropolis himself, and is now smugly on his high horse ... the very epitome of "country come to town." Idiot.

[catmanblack.]

everyone has a a--hole his just fits on his shoulders. maybe if he stood on his hands he could have better perspective.

[WKB]

This is a Mississipi ping with NO Miss State
jokes allowed.

[wardaddy]

safer than Atlanta and more polite too

[Clemenza]

Why do people always talk about what a great place Atlanta is? It is essentially a ghetto surrounded by cookie-cutter suburbs and office parks.

[wardaddy]

This is a Mississipi ping with NO Miss State jokes allowed.

What does the average Mississippi State player get on his SATs? -----Drool.

I miss the big cowbells.

[stboz]

Without the mid-sized stadium rising above this low-slung burg, you’d miss Starkville altogether and go motoring off into Arkansas.

It all depends. You can go out on 12 and do a drive-by viewing of Ackerman. If you miss Ackerman, get on the Trace and ride to Kosciusko, home of Oprah! Or, you can ride north and west and stumble into Maben, home of Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck.

Man, you've got to expand your horizons!

[wardaddy]

Atlanta does have a couple of interesting buildings.....

The northern burbs are not bad.

I much prefer Nashville.

More four seasons and less congested and a bit less crime.

but, it has become pricey here

[dixiechick2000]

"I miss the big cowbells."


I do, too.
I remember the first game I saw after they were banned.
Some guy held up a HUGE sign that said...

DING DONG, DAMMIT!

;o)

[Clemenza]

My friends at UPS much prefer living in Louisville (where their air and logistics operations are headquartered) than Atlanta (where their headquarters is). I agree. Louisville has friendly people, great weather, and doesn't have all that glitzy nouveau riche arrogance of the north Atlanta suburbs.

[wardaddy]

banning big cowbells and dixie

man, mississippi does some stuck on stupid stuff

[dixiechick2000]

"man, mississippi does some stuck on stupid stuff"


LOL!
They surely do.
Sometimes they have help from the NCAA, though.
They've been doing a lot of stuck on stupid stuff lately.

[flying Elvis]

He's just upset because there are a lot fewer liberals in Starkville. Either that, or couldn't find a gay bar after the game.

[WKB]

Sorry somniferum I couldn't help myself

I miss the big cowbells.



The cow bells were actually born out of
necessity. They were used to distinguish between the
heifers and the cheerleaders.
Which bring up another point.
The definition of "safe sex" at State is
a cow that doesn't kick.