# How many Dopers from Tennessee?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 18, 2004, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441 "2004-08-18T19:50:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![Logan84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Logan84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Logan84)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/1 "2004-08-18T19:50:34Z")

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I was just curious how many Dopers are from Tennessee, and where you are located.

Jackson, TN

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### Author: ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/2 "2004-08-18T19:58:42Z")

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Well, I’m originally from Chattanooga, currently live in Knoxville and I’ve lived in Murfreesboro and Nashville. But I’m moving out of state within the month.

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### Author: ![Calliope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Calliope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calliope)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/3 "2004-08-18T22:12:56Z")

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I’m right smack between Nashville and Clarksville.

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### Author: ![SatyrDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@SatyrDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SatyrDave)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/4 "2004-08-18T22:21:51Z")

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Memphis

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### Author: ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/5 "2004-08-18T22:44:20Z")

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Murfreesboro.

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### Author: ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/6 "2004-08-18T22:45:23Z")

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> [@Calliope](#):
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> I’m right smack between Nashville and Clarksville.

My parents live in Clarksville. I’ll wave at you around exit 35 next time I go to visit. 🙂

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### Author: ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/7 "2004-08-18T22:57:54Z")

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Yo! Check my location.

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### Author: ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/8 "2004-08-18T23:31:38Z")

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Here I am!  
To Save The Daaaayyy!

In…Murfreesboror?

Ah, why bother? 😉😛

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### Author: ![percypercy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/9 "2004-08-18T23:50:07Z")

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I’m in Memphis.

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### Author: ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/10 "2004-08-19T00:00:50Z")

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I get to Murfreesboro pretty frequently.

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### Author: ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/11 "2004-08-19T00:08:45Z")

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Another Murfreesboroian checking in.

StG

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### Author: ![Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/12 "2004-08-19T01:27:00Z")

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Memphis, and getting out ASAfreakingP.  
🙂

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### Author: ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/13 "2004-08-19T02:10:33Z")

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I actually live in Scottsboro, Alabama, but I feel like I live in Chattanooga and Murfreesboro, since on any given workday, I’m either there or travelling between them.

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### Author: ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/14 "2004-08-19T02:20:07Z")

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I’m in Oregon currently but was born, raised, and lived in Cleveland, Tennessee up until January of this year. Can’t say I miss it that much either.

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### Author: ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/15 "2004-08-19T02:29:34Z")

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I’m reluctant to say I’m _from_ Tennessee, since I’ll always be a New Englander at heart. But I’ve been living here (Hermitage/Mt. Juliet) for over four years now, with no end in sight, so I guess that qualifies.

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### Author: ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/16 "2004-08-19T02:49:27Z")

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_From_ being the operative word…

I’m from the Bristol area, but currently live in Houston.

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### Author: ![whatsittoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@whatsittoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatsittoya)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/17 "2004-08-19T04:33:32Z")

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Up until a year ago I lived in Gallatin

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### Author: ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/18 "2004-08-19T05:21:51Z")

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Yet another Murfreesboro citizen checking in. I think we’ve got a pretty high density of dopers in this area…have we ever had a dopefest here?

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### Author: ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/19 "2004-08-19T05:28:47Z")

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> [@xgxlx](#):
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> Yet another Murfreesboro citizen checking in. I think we’ve got a pretty high density of dopers in this area…have we ever had a dopefest here?

We’ve had two. The first one, me **Bosda** , **Drewbert** , and **evilbeth** showed up (despite promises of others being there). The second one was just me, **Bosda** and **Drewbert** , showing up with everyone else being a no show for whatever reason.

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### Author: ![Logan84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Logan84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Logan84)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-from-tennessee/260441/20 "2004-08-19T07:32:30Z")

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I am surprised there are so many from around where I go to school (Cookeville). I pass by many of your places along I-40 all the time.

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