Missoura!!!

July 26, 2017, 09:39 PM

ASKSmith

Missoura!!!

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!!!

July 26, 2017, 09:41 PM

C-Dubs

Should try to come back in late October timeframe. The fall colors in the Ozarks are a breathtaking sight.

July 26, 2017, 09:42 PM

H&K-Guy

quote:
Originally posted by ASKSmith:
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!!!

"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

July 26, 2017, 09:42 PM

sig77

Glad you enjoyed. I am pretty happy growing up here and don't plan on moving.

July 26, 2017, 09:43 PM

amals

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.

July 26, 2017, 09:46 PM

hvyhawler

Will be there in late September. Son is graduating Army basic at Fort Lost in the Woods...

July 26, 2017, 10:13 PM

Bassamatic

Glad your stay was a good one. We like it too!

July 26, 2017, 10:26 PM

matai

Good and bad memories in Rolla, her dad came at me with a baseball bat.

July 27, 2017, 06:22 AM

Fredward

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.

July 27, 2017, 06:40 AM

Sportshooter

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.

July 27, 2017, 07:42 AM

TMats

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.

July 27, 2017, 07:56 AM

Augen

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.

July 27, 2017, 08:07 AM

chellim1

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

July 27, 2017, 08:26 AM

jaaron11

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.

July 27, 2017, 08:39 AM

amals

quote:
Originally posted by chellim1:
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!

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.

July 27, 2017, 09:00 AM

recoatlift

Missoura is what my ears heard from older folks when I was a kid.
Spellcheck doesn't use it, but I do.

July 27, 2017, 09:08 AM

Sportshooter

Ha! No grammar nazi hear. Jest a good eel of servility.

July 27, 2017, 11:03 AM

Pipe Smoker

quote:
Originally posted by TMats:
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.

I was born and raised in Odessa, MO, 40 miles east of KC. Folks there indeed said "Missoura".

July 27, 2017, 11:15 AM

amals

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".

July 27, 2017, 11:21 AM

chellim1

quote:
but I've never heard a native St. Louisan say, "Missoura".

Generally true, unless you are running for statewide office...