# Goin' To Mississippi

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goin-to-mississippi/486588>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 19, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goin-to-mississippi/486588 "2009-02-19T19:21:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goin-to-mississippi/486588/21 "2009-02-22T05:43:00Z")

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> [@notfrommensa](#):
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> If the Natchez Trace parkway is anything like it used to be in the late 80’s, don’t go above 50 mph.

That’s still the posted speed limit in most sections of the Trace. It drops to 40 MPH for a few miles just east of where it meets I-55. Think there’s another part near Tupelo with a lower speed limit, too. I drive the northern part of the Trace several times a year. Don’t think I’ve ever driven it for any significant distance without seeing somebody getting a ticket.

And it’s not just speeding tickets to worry about. Deer are plentiful, and they refuse to limit their crossing to where the signs are. Bicyclists use the road too, and there’s no bike path, so they’re in the traffic lanes. Most are smart enough to wear bright colors, but not all of them do.

That noted, it’s still a pleasant drive, if you like driving through national forests.

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**Author:** ![Gleena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2009, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goin-to-mississippi/486588/22 "2009-02-22T07:35:55Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
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> Be advised that Mississippi has a few dry counties, and is a criminal offense to possess alcohol in at least some of them. Rankin County, outside of Jackson, is one.

Huh, I was as offensive as hell in HS, then. 😃

I spent a heap of time in Oxford/Water Valley but everything else I could suggest has been covered.

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**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goin-to-mississippi/486588/23 "2009-02-22T16:28:45Z")

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MPSIMS [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=507713) about possibly getting together for lunch, Tuesday February 24th. 🆒

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**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goin-to-mississippi/486588/24 "2009-02-23T04:02:01Z")

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I’m in NeMiss. I’ll check in here tomorrow to see if you need me. I am between Tupelo, home of Elvis, and Columbus, home of Tennessee Williams.

Neither is as impressive as you think it possibly could be. But we can still get some catfish!

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