Nolan Wells - Interview with his close friend

Maroon Eagle

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Pointless analysis is one of our core proficiencies.

You know this…
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HotMop

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Wait until you find out that the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea are both part of the Atlantic Ocean.
That's kind of like saying the Mississippi River is a Gulf since they are connected. The Gulf of America is an Ocean Basin, not an Ocean.
 

ZombieKissinger

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Same with “my momma” or “my daddy”. If you move around a good bit and don’t live in your hometown or by your parents, you totally understand this
This stuff always annoyed me a little then when I moved from Mississippi it annoyed me more. It’s the “aw shucks” lifestyle
 

OG Goat Holder

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This stuff always annoyed me a little then when I moved from Mississippi it annoyed me more. It’s the “aw shucks” lifestyle
Makes me respect the Indians more. If you want to be up your family's butt all the time, just buy a big house with them. Or a big plot of land. But don't hug Nana and Pawpaw and act like you haven't seen them in months at a baseball tournament, when you literally ate dinner with them the night before.

People are 17ing weird. Had this bunch I coached with for a while, we had practices twice a week and then tournaments on the weekend. A few of them shook hands and were like "What's up man what's you been up to?" I'd be like dude I was literally with you all day yesterday, what exactly could I have been up since then besides drinking myself to sleep and dreading coming out here again???

Angry introvert problems.
 

11thEagleFan

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This whole story bothers me for a variety of reasons. Obviously the most tragic part is that a young man who by all accounts was a great person, is gone. But the parents have done a lot of damage to that community, and our state as a whole.

Two things can be true at the same time. Yes, Mississippi has a terribly racist past. But in my opinion, there’s no place in the country where race relations are better, present-day. My kids are bi-racial. My wife is Mexican/Italian, but more Mexican than Italian. As a result, our kids, who are beautiful, have a very distinct look. My wife was a little concerned when we moved to South MS. And do you know how they’ve been treated? NOT ONE DAMN BIT DIFFERENT. The younger generations in this state truly do not see color.

Yes, there are some people who are racist, but they are few and far between. The only negative experience we’ve had occurred a couple years ago. My wife was shopping in a local boutique clothing store. Now keep in mind that my wife is definitely darker-skinned, but is an incredibly well-dressed, classy woman. At 40, she still turns heads.

Anyway, we’re in the store and my wife whispers to me, “The store clerks won’t leave me alone. They’re following me everywhere like I’m going to steal something.” I told her I was sure that wasn’t the case, and that I was sure they were just trying to be helpful. However, the more I observed, the more I was sure that my wife was 100% right. I was pissed.

So I loudly asked my wife if she had found anything she liked, and she shook her head “no.” So I loudly stated, “All this stuff looks cheap and tacky. If I’m going to spend a couple thousand dollars somewhere, I want better quality. Let’s go somewhere else.” The look on those biddies’ faces was priceless.
 
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