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Famous natives and residents of MississippiFamous natives and residents of MississippiRed Barber - sportscaster; Jimmy Buffett - singer and Red Barber - sportscaster; Jimmy Buffett - singer and

songwriter; Craig Claiborne - columnist and restaurant critic; songwriter; Craig Claiborne - columnist and restaurant critic; Bo Diddley - guitarist; Charles Evers - civil rights leader; Bo Diddley - guitarist; Charles Evers - civil rights leader;

Medgar Evers - civil rights leader; William Faulkner - Medgar Evers - civil rights leader; William Faulkner - novelist; Brett Favre - football player; Shelby Foote - novelist; Brett Favre - football player; Shelby Foote -

historian; Richard Ford - novelist; John Grisham - novelist; historian; Richard Ford - novelist; John Grisham - novelist; Barry Hannah - novelist; Beth Henley - playwright and Barry Hannah - novelist; Beth Henley - playwright and

actress; Jim Henson - puppeteer; James Earl Jones - actor; actress; Jim Henson - puppeteer; James Earl Jones - actor; Randy Kiker - purveyor of BS; B. B. King - guitarist; Steve Randy Kiker - purveyor of BS; B. B. King - guitarist; Steve

McNair - football player; Mary Ann Mobley actress; Morgan McNair - football player; Mary Ann Mobley actress; Morgan Freeman - Actor; Willie Morris - writer; Elvis Presley - singer Freeman - Actor; Willie Morris - writer; Elvis Presley - singer

and actor; Leontyne Price - soprano; William Raspberry - and actor; Leontyne Price - soprano; William Raspberry - columnist; Jerry Rice - football player; Jimmie Rodgers - columnist; Jerry Rice - football player; Jimmie Rodgers - singer; Sela Ward - actress; Muddy Waters - singer and singer; Sela Ward - actress; Muddy Waters - singer and guitarist; Eudora Welty - novelist; Tennessee Williams - guitarist; Eudora Welty - novelist; Tennessee Williams - playwright; Oprah Winfrey - talk-show host and actress; playwright; Oprah Winfrey - talk-show host and actress;

Richard Wright - novelist; Tammy Wynette - singer. Zig Ziglar Richard Wright - novelist; Tammy Wynette - singer. Zig Ziglar speaker and author.speaker and author.

Famous natives and residents of MississippiFamous natives and residents of MississippiRed Barber - sportscaster; Jimmy Buffett - singer and Red Barber - sportscaster; Jimmy Buffett - singer and

songwriter; Craig Claiborne - columnist and restaurant critic; songwriter; Craig Claiborne - columnist and restaurant critic; Bo Diddley - guitarist; Charles Evers - civil rights leader; Bo Diddley - guitarist; Charles Evers - civil rights leader;

Medgar Evers - civil rights leader; William Faulkner - Medgar Evers - civil rights leader; William Faulkner - novelist; Brett Favre - football player; Shelby Foote - novelist; Brett Favre - football player; Shelby Foote -

historian; Richard Ford - novelist; John Grisham - novelist; historian; Richard Ford - novelist; John Grisham - novelist; Barry Hannah - novelist; Beth Henley - playwright and Barry Hannah - novelist; Beth Henley - playwright and

actress; Jim Henson - puppeteer; James Earl Jones - actor; actress; Jim Henson - puppeteer; James Earl Jones - actor; Randy Kiker - purveyor of BS; B. B. King - guitarist; Steve Randy Kiker - purveyor of BS; B. B. King - guitarist; Steve

McNair - football player; Mary Ann Mobley actress; Morgan McNair - football player; Mary Ann Mobley actress; Morgan Freeman - Actor; Willie Morris - writer; Elvis Presley - singer Freeman - Actor; Willie Morris - writer; Elvis Presley - singer

and actor; Leontyne Price - soprano; William Raspberry - and actor; Leontyne Price - soprano; William Raspberry - columnist; Jerry Rice - football player; Jimmie Rodgers - columnist; Jerry Rice - football player; Jimmie Rodgers - singer; Sela Ward - actress; Muddy Waters - singer and singer; Sela Ward - actress; Muddy Waters - singer and guitarist; Eudora Welty - novelist; Tennessee Williams - guitarist; Eudora Welty - novelist; Tennessee Williams - playwright; Oprah Winfrey - talk-show host and actress; playwright; Oprah Winfrey - talk-show host and actress;

Richard Wright - novelist; Tammy Wynette - singer. Zig Ziglar Richard Wright - novelist; Tammy Wynette - singer. Zig Ziglar speaker and author.speaker and author.

"All you have to do is go down to "All you have to do is go down to the bottom of your swimming the bottom of your swimming pool and hold your breath." pool and hold your breath."

Chester Smith Chester Smith

(after a few beers, on protecting (after a few beers, on protecting yourself from nuclear radiation) yourself from nuclear radiation)

"All you have to do is go down to "All you have to do is go down to the bottom of your swimming the bottom of your swimming pool and hold your breath." pool and hold your breath."

Chester Smith Chester Smith

(after a few beers, on protecting (after a few beers, on protecting yourself from nuclear radiation) yourself from nuclear radiation)

Why is the St. Louis baseball Why is the St. Louis baseball team the cardinals, but the team the cardinals, but the

Missouri state bird is the Missouri state bird is the blue bird ?blue bird ?

Why is the St. Louis baseball Why is the St. Louis baseball team the cardinals, but the team the cardinals, but the

Missouri state bird is the Missouri state bird is the blue bird ?blue bird ?

A young ventriloquist was touring the clubs and stops to A young ventriloquist was touring the clubs and stops to entertain at a bar in a small town. He was going through his entertain at a bar in a small town. He was going through his usual run of stupid blonde jokes, when a big blonde woman usual run of stupid blonde jokes, when a big blonde woman

in the fourth row stood up on her chair and said: in the fourth row stood up on her chair and said:

"I've heard just about enough of your denigrating blonde "I've heard just about enough of your denigrating blonde jokes, Jerk! What makes you think you can stereotype jokes, Jerk! What makes you think you can stereotype

women that way? What does a person's physical attributes women that way? What does a person's physical attributes have to do with their worth as a human being? It's guys like have to do with their worth as a human being? It's guys like you who keep women like me from being respected at work you who keep women like me from being respected at work

and in my community, of reaching my full potential as a and in my community, of reaching my full potential as a person ... because you and your kind continue to perpetuate person ... because you and your kind continue to perpetuate

discrimination against not only blondes but women at discrimination against not only blondes but women at large ... all in the name of humor." large ... all in the name of humor."

Flustered, the ventriloquist tried to apologize, when the Flustered, the ventriloquist tried to apologize, when the blonde piped up, and screamed at him, blonde piped up, and screamed at him,

"You stay out of this, Mister. I'm talking to that little creep on "You stay out of this, Mister. I'm talking to that little creep on your knee"! your knee"!

A young ventriloquist was touring the clubs and stops to A young ventriloquist was touring the clubs and stops to entertain at a bar in a small town. He was going through his entertain at a bar in a small town. He was going through his usual run of stupid blonde jokes, when a big blonde woman usual run of stupid blonde jokes, when a big blonde woman

in the fourth row stood up on her chair and said: in the fourth row stood up on her chair and said:

"I've heard just about enough of your denigrating blonde "I've heard just about enough of your denigrating blonde jokes, Jerk! What makes you think you can stereotype jokes, Jerk! What makes you think you can stereotype

women that way? What does a person's physical attributes women that way? What does a person's physical attributes have to do with their worth as a human being? It's guys like have to do with their worth as a human being? It's guys like you who keep women like me from being respected at work you who keep women like me from being respected at work

and in my community, of reaching my full potential as a and in my community, of reaching my full potential as a person ... because you and your kind continue to perpetuate person ... because you and your kind continue to perpetuate

discrimination against not only blondes but women at discrimination against not only blondes but women at large ... all in the name of humor." large ... all in the name of humor."

Flustered, the ventriloquist tried to apologize, when the Flustered, the ventriloquist tried to apologize, when the blonde piped up, and screamed at him, blonde piped up, and screamed at him,

"You stay out of this, Mister. I'm talking to that little creep on "You stay out of this, Mister. I'm talking to that little creep on your knee"! your knee"!

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