Col. Rebel or Colonel Sanders?
Sorry about the photo quality but I was doing some “drive-by shooting” today with my trusty Olympus.
My friend Constance Walker, who lives in my most favorite house in Starkville, put out Thanksgiving decorations which consisted of two stuffed scarecrows and some pumpkins.
Knowing what devoted Mississippi State fans Constance and Carroll are, I did a double take when I drove by.
The characters from a distance look just Col. Rebel. Have my friends been closet Rebel fans all these years? I asked Constance and she was horrified.
“No! Those aren’t Col. Rebel,” she declared. But she went out and took a closer look. The big hat, the white goatee, the red and blue outfits, perhaps they do look like Col. Rebel, she admitted.
With the Egg Bowl tomorrow, I hope she gets them off the porch before someone hangs them in effigy.
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November 27th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Hi Em,
Pardon my ignorance, but what is the Egg Bowl, and from whence cometh that name?
Cuz
November 27th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Hey Emily, Thats my favorite house in Starkville too!
November 28th, 2009 at 6:23 am
Well, I guess so. If memory serves me you were raised in that house – right? Where are you now?
November 28th, 2009 at 6:26 am
Pardone. I forget everyone doesn’t live in the Golden Triangle. The Egg Bowl is the annual clash between arch rivals Ole Miss and Mississippi State University. I always dread this day because I feel so disloyal cheering against my alma mater. But I LIVE in Starkville and if I want to stay here and live in peace, I’d better bring a cow bell. But I’ll be wearing my Ole Miss underwear! And whoever wins, I’ll be happy.
November 28th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Emily, that is my favorite house in Starkville, too! So glad the Walker family is enjoying it now. If I remember correctly, that house was built in 1903 and my parents, Clay and Caroline Simmons, purchased it in 1963 and lived there until the early 1980’s when they moved to Greensboro Street. I see my brother, Roger, has responded to this article, too.
November 28th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Yes, I was raised in that house. Great memories for sure. We live in Vicksburg now but Starkville will always be home. Wish I was there today to enjoy the victory party!
November 28th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
You know I’m an Ole Miss graduate – But my soul has been taken over by some bulldog giant -Coach Mullen is bringing us back!