Knoxvillian here! And you’re exactly right. For the most part we’re tough, mean little Celts who don’t feel sorry for ourselves or take ourselves too seriously. I love it here. It’s truly unique. And Dolly is our queen.

I’m not really sure what he means by “women find it difficult at times to find music.” I refuse to watch the interview. In any case, I’m sure it’s not good. But anytime I hear Jimmy Iovine’s name, I just remember how I recoiled in horror when I found out (20 years ago) that Stevie Nicks dated him in the early 80s.…

I’ve yet to travel to that part of the world, so I have never given much thought to tatami mats. I’m curious what the protocol is for wheelchair users or those who must use other types of mobility equipment. I’m sure those would spell disaster for the mats.

Nope. I didn’t like it, either. And I really, really wanted to like it. I read all about it before it premiered and counted down the days and was left with so much meh. Maybe I’m just too old to get it, but “Oooh, look! We’re so edgy because we talk about sex, drugs, & shoplifting” humor just isn’t my cup of tea. It’s…

Oh, the good old “you’re mentally ill” thing. That’s a common tactic on the right, too. So, you’ve not only proven that you’re a bigot, you’re also an ableist. Nice. You’re a real gem.

You are ridiculously ignorant. If you think your personal experience makes you an expert in anything, you are as dim as this book-banning woman. Face it. You are a bigot. You are unenlightened. You perpetuate stereotypes to uphold your own sense of false superiority. You are exactly like the Fox news people. The only…

Just because you were born “in the south” does not make you a fucking expert about the culture here in Knoxville. Or even in “the South” in general. Secondly, just because you have a self-loathing streak does not mean that it’s in any way acceptable to perpetuate stereotypes about the area. You can be a bigot, even if…

Whatever you say. Signed, A Knoxville Atheist currently surrounded by non-religious southerners

“She’s from Tennessee.” Yep. That’s where I thought you were going with that.

I’m not defending her. She’s an idiot. But was there a mention of her religion in this? I must have missed it.

The posts slamming all Knoxvillians, Tennesseans, and Southerners over what this one self-righteous doofus said beginning in 3, 2, 1...

This entire thing hurts my heart so much that I literally can’t stand it. I think for my own sanity, I’m going to have to step away from the internet/television/print media/modern civilization for a while. The horrible things that I have wished upon this vile person startle me.

*I’m* not saying that, but I’m sure that someone would try to pull that bs.

Diet Coke is my thing. I’m chronically ill (not Diet Coke related, you trigger-happy food-truthers...it’s a birth defect and I was born before DC was even a thing) and I’m not going to get any better, so it’s a little harder to win me over with alarmist health bs. I’m pretty much in the “you can’t outrun death so…

I was with you until Vanilla. Real or nothing. Once I woke up with a terrible hangover at a friend’s house and she was running out for a bit, so I asked her to pick me up a Diet Coke for me. The entire time she was gone, I dreamed of that frosty, tart, bubbly, slightly bitter, but delicious nectar of the gods flooding…

I can taste the aftertaste and that’s what I like about it. It’s bitter and weird, but I really like it. But I’ve heard that a good number of people simply can’t taste the bitterness.

LOL, thanks Mom! Internet junk science is fun!

Two-a-day drinker? Rookie!

Same here. Except when I ask for Diet Coke, they say, “Is Diet Pepsi ok?” I try to be polite, but I’m sure my disgust shines through.

Sorry to disappoint you.