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| Bunch of savages in this town  |
I've traveled cross country on more than one occasion, but I think this was my first time in the "Show Me" state. What a beautiful state. Took my family to visit some relatives, and camped/boated at Table Rock lake, visited the NRA museum in Springfield, and the wife and I spent a night in The Branson Hotel in Old Branson. I purposely didn't take pictures, I didn't want to be leashed by my phone. And I wanted a vacation without any schedule. A very enjoyable and relaxing trip!!! ----------------- I apologize now... | ||
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Should try to come back in late October timeframe. The fall colors in the Ozarks are a breathtaking sight. “I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” | |||
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| No Compromise |
"Announcer: A new life awaits you in the Off-world colonies! A chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure! Let’s go to the colonies!" -BR Missery is certainly better than where I'm at. You may wish to stay a while. The people are pretty laid back, giving the state a calm vibe. Lots of beauty in all those state parks in the south of the state. Kansas City and St. Louis provide all of the urban experience you might need, but I prefer the night life in the smaller towns. H&K-Guy | |||
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| Good enough is neither good, nor enough |
Glad you enjoyed. I am pretty happy growing up here and don't plan on moving. There are 3 kinds of people, those that understand numbers and those that don't. | |||
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I've always thought we were a fairly well-kept secret. Glad you enjoyed yourself. If you're a fisherman, next time find an Ozark stream to float or wade. | |||
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Will be there in late September. Son is graduating Army basic at Fort Lost in the Woods... | |||
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Happily Retired |
Glad your stay was a good one. We like it too! .....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress. | |||
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Good and bad memories in Rolla, her dad came at me with a baseball bat. | |||
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Been all over that state. Grew up (mostly) in Independence. Used to fish Table Rock with my Grandpa. My uncle once owned a piece of a lodge at the Lake of the Ozarks, I worked for him briefly there. Oddly enough, I had my ass kicked in Rolla too. Going back this fall to see my aunt in Blue Springs. | |||
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| Too soon old, too late smart |
Now there are a bunch of easy going laid back folks. They didn't bother to correct the misspelling of the name of their beloved state. Right neighborly of them I'd say.  | |||
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Legalize the Constitution |
Quick reply about the thread title. My grandfather was a brakeman and yardmaster with the old 'Missoura' Pacific Railroad--and that's exactly how he said it. _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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And it's hillbillies, not rednecks! I grew up south of Fort Wood; beautiful area with floating on the rivers every summer. Blue Springs, Big Springs, all wonderful. Moved in 2000 and likely to never go back but if you're inclined to move stay W or SW MO. | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money  |
It is a beautiful State, glad you enjoyed your visit. Don't tell anyone from CA or NY because we don't want to be infected with the liberal mental disorder! "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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At Jacob's Well |
Glad you enjoyed your stay. The Springfield-Branson area is home base for me and my family, though I've lived in Alabama for 15 years now. All of the relatives still live around there. It's a beautiful area with good, hard-working people. I still hope to get back there someday. J Rak Chazak Amats | |||
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Ain't that the truth. I prefer to continue as a sorta-secret. As long as we can remain a red state (and I remember when we were blue; under Hearnes and some others), we're doing ok. | |||
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Missoura is what my ears heard from older folks when I was a kid. Spellcheck doesn't use it, but I do. | |||
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| Too soon old, too late smart |
Ha! No grammar nazi hear. Jest a good eel of servility. | |||
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Baroque Bloke |
I was born and raised in Odessa, MO, 40 miles east of KC. Folks there indeed said "Missoura". Serious about crackers. | |||
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Generally speaking, you'll find people in the larger cities pronouncing it, "Missouri", and people in more rural areas pronouncing it, "Missoura". Exceptions abound, or course, but I've never heard a native St. Louisan say, "Missoura". | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money |
Generally true, unless you are running for statewide office...  "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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