The Orange County Register. It’s a real newspaper. It’s not an alt-weekly (sorry, JR). It’s not a fan site. It’s not a blog like this one. No, it’s a real, honest-to-goodness legitimate newspaper.
Yet somehow, somebody’s editor let someone publish this.
Going point by point, this is what Jeff Miller – a real journalist – has to say about Nashville, which he calls “Trashville”…which is really the only part of the piece that has anything to do with Nashville:
- Hee Haw wasn’t funny.
- Hee Haw wasn’t funny.
- Shoney’s sells fried food.
- A person who was not a country singer was not a member of a country music organization.
- Nashvillians have no teeth.
- Apparently, Tennessee is in Alabama.
- The Titans have never won a Super Bowl.
- Jim Varney was annoying.
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- The old Country Music Hall of Fame didn’t have plumbing.
- Cracker Barrel is cluttered.
- Billy Ray Cyrus is a singer.
- Miley Cyrus was once photographed with a fat man.
That’s it. Big setup, no finish. Jim Rome has one rule for his callers – have a take and don’t suck. Mr. Miller, you neither had a take nor lacked suckage.
Of course, you expect a response…so here is your response…
The top reasons that Nashville is better than Anaheim…
- Anaheim’s top employer is rodent-based.
- The following institutions of higher-learning are located in the city of Anaheim:
- Walt Disney’s frozen head is rumored to be buried at center ice of the Honda Center.
- Your mascot accidentally set himself on fire. Seriously.
- Your football team left for the friendlier confines of East St. Louis.
- Finally, this is Anaheim’s most famous native…Rebecca, when is Game 2?