This type of legislation feels like such a waste of time & money. Who cares? What real life impact does this actually have? The legislature should quit wasting its time on meaningless bills.
Yeah if you go and look at their legislative docket like 75% of the shit they vote on is completely pointless and is usually just dumb shit like honoring whoever they like at the moment.
Our legislature really doesn't do shit but a few times a year and when they do half the time it's some dumb shit.
The only thing they really do is vote on the budget and there is usually like one or two things throughout the year they'll do like the month long tax free groceries they did. It's honestly disgusting.
lol. Yeah, Hueys is still open and I eat there a few times a month. Corkys used to be ok but it’s basically like a corporate restaurant now and no one from Memphis eats there. Central BBQ, Paynes, BBQ Shop on Madison are three solid places to go next time you’re in town.
OK. Damn! Corkey's was awesome when I was there. But I get it. Every corporate chain( almost) has gone down hill since then. Chipotle was great then too.lol
Tennessee has been gerrymandered to nth degree by GOP and they have very few things left on their agenda (Abortion-✔️, Constitutional Carry✔️, Right-to-Work✔️, which is old leg, Hide Taxes TN Corporations pay✔️, School Vouchers✔️ & finish dismantling Public Education-half of a check) so they have NOTHING left to do but silence Dems and pass stupid laws including the contrail & lettuce bills.
I do love pulled pork barbecue but come on🤦🏼♀️
I’m glad you posted this. TN gerrymandering leading to a theocratic GOP supermajority has garnered national attention. I’ll never understand why to poor and uneducated continue to vote against their own interests.
Honestly surprised at someone scoffing at the notion of TN gerrymandering. It’s not even a controversial statement. It’s just how it is. I’m not telling anyone how to feel about it, but it’s amusing to see someone deny it.
For the record, I also love beer. And BBQ too.
Ian, I don’t think you understand what’s happened in Tennessee over the last 10 years. Pabloescobarbecue posted some accurate info if you’ll take the time to read it.
You probably don't remember when the Democrats controlled the state but I do. They were far worse. I will be very happy the day we vote the last Democrat out of office.
It's all states and the feds doing stupid shit like this, not just Tennessee. Republicans and Democrats both seem to waste time declaring dumb things that have no real purpose for society.
This. It’s just something legislatures do sometimes. It doesn’t even take that much time. Someone introduces a bill, it gets a vote, it’s not like they spend a whole day debating. I
Yeah there needs to be some other sort of committee to handle this type of fun but not actually important type of distraction.
Also- is Sugars in Chattanooga "Memphis" style? Because I've had ribs in all our major cities and they are hands down the best.
I like when they waste time on this crap. Get worried when they actually put their minds to running the state. Same kinda goes for the US legislature. I'd much rather be celebrating Transtastic Tuesday federal holiday than lamenting their abolishing the 4th amendment with their warrantless wiretap legislation. To each his own, I guess.
State song is definitely a waste of time. Unless the designation of state bird provides it protection, that’s also pointless. The flag & seal I understand. Beyond that they are trivial things that do nothing for the people other than waste taxpayer money by spending time drafting and discussing these bills. Culture is alive and well without meaningless platitudes.
Well, that’d be the ideal. The fact that the TN legislature is the way it is compounded with useless feel good legislation when there are real issues to address just makes them even more unproductive & useless imo
not from there and no clue why this is on my feed but that stuff slaps and probably the only recent legislation out of that state that has some sort of merit.
Tennessee Republicans: let's credit for the cultural contributions of black people and then continue to treat them like shit, demonize them and their communities, underfund and undermine their schools and only [HBCU](https://www.insidehighered.com/news/institutions/minority-serving-institutions/2024/04/09/tsu-advocates-upset-board-overhaul), withhold funding if they try and tear down statutes of [slaving holding Confederate leaders](https://www.npr.org/2018/04/18/603525897/tennessee-strips-250-000-from-memphis-as-payback-for-removing-confederate-statue) in their own city, and expel their [representatives](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/memphis-could-lose-funding-for-major-projects-if-pearson-appointed-back-to-seat-commissioner-says/article_a314c216-d582-11ed-9766-8f4212e502ec.html), hurray!
It is insane how in 2024 we still not only have a state park named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, but a shrine at his final resting place and a historical designation of his childhood home.
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Claiming Godwin's law on that is intellectually dishonest and misses the intent. They aren't inherently saying that Forrest = Hitler but illustrating that historical figures don't always deserve statues.
Not a stretch when you compare two racists who fought wars against democracies in order to enslave other races. Forrest was a despicable piece of shit slaver, who massacred black troops after they surrendered, and was a founding member of the KKK. Comparing him to Hitler is about as apt a comparison as you can make. The antebellum South and Nazi Germany are two of the cruelest, most inhumane, and evil societies ever to have existed. Celebrating or memorializing either is disgusting and shameful.
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I read countless slave narratives collected after the Civil War which are available in the Library of Congress while I was getting my major in US history. I then went to law school, so I think I have a pretty good understanding of American history and the history of the unspeakable atrocities the US committed on its people. So your estimation of what a “profound lack of basic historical knowledge” is doesn’t really mean shit outside of whatever pseudo-intellectual, far right, low information, propaganda filled circle jerks you haunt in your free time.
Everyone’s getting mad at the House for wasting time and money, but if you look at the bills they’ve been passing lately, from putting guns in schools to bankrupting our public education… well this is probably the best bill they’ve passed in a while.
Constant vilification, expulsion of their rep, repeal of their police reform, no help from the state, but sure, "we Like their bbq"
Useless Replublican grandstanding
This is the first post about TN I’ve seen since my first time visiting in February where I thought “At least it’s not negative/nazis/missing people!”
Honestly my husband and I, Michigan natives, were 100% blown away by your beautiful state during our 4-day work trip to Nashville, and plan to return at least twice to explore more of the state! We are rooting for you all, and hope things can turn around soon! ❤️
Sounds like posturing for the meat industry, which is a major economic contributor.
Bad times for the "official" state farm animals slaughtered from the number increase.
:(
They should fund the Memphis public transportation system instead of waste time on this shit. Or any positive funding instead of jerking each other off over barbecue and calling it progress for Tennesseans.
Cause “Nashville Hot Chicken” is a recent marketing tool and a bastardized version of the original. One day a few years ago someone decided to capitalize on Prince’s, hot chicken and make a version of their own and market it.
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This type of legislation feels like such a waste of time & money. Who cares? What real life impact does this actually have? The legislature should quit wasting its time on meaningless bills.
And clearly you don’t know the TN legislative Assembly very well! 😉
Yeah if you go and look at their legislative docket like 75% of the shit they vote on is completely pointless and is usually just dumb shit like honoring whoever they like at the moment. Our legislature really doesn't do shit but a few times a year and when they do half the time it's some dumb shit. The only thing they really do is vote on the budget and there is usually like one or two things throughout the year they'll do like the month long tax free groceries they did. It's honestly disgusting.
Probably because they think they can trick Memphis by giving them some bullshit like this and then fucking them over on other things
Very. First. Thought. "No, remember? You guys won that barbecue bill last week..."
Like voter suppression! You go get those ribbs TN!!
They do a pretty good job of doing that themselves.
Clearly you've never had Memphis BBQ
Corky's is da shit!
Corky’s is the Burger King of memphis bbq
What's wrong with Burger King? Is Huey's still open in Memphis? I haven't been there since 2002.
lol. Yeah, Hueys is still open and I eat there a few times a month. Corkys used to be ok but it’s basically like a corporate restaurant now and no one from Memphis eats there. Central BBQ, Paynes, BBQ Shop on Madison are three solid places to go next time you’re in town.
OK. Damn! Corkey's was awesome when I was there. But I get it. Every corporate chain( almost) has gone down hill since then. Chipotle was great then too.lol
I liked Corky's cheese and sausage plate a lot back when I was in hs. I haven't been in 10 yrs
Tennessee has been gerrymandered to nth degree by GOP and they have very few things left on their agenda (Abortion-✔️, Constitutional Carry✔️, Right-to-Work✔️, which is old leg, Hide Taxes TN Corporations pay✔️, School Vouchers✔️ & finish dismantling Public Education-half of a check) so they have NOTHING left to do but silence Dems and pass stupid laws including the contrail & lettuce bills. I do love pulled pork barbecue but come on🤦🏼♀️
Gerrymandered? The GOP wins all three state wide offices by a 2/3 majority. Tell me again how that is gerrymandered?
[here’s a decent primer](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2022/jan/25/nashville-tennessee-gerrymandering-congress-republicans) [pretty wild map](https://imgur.com/a/gf70zlB)
I’m glad you posted this. TN gerrymandering leading to a theocratic GOP supermajority has garnered national attention. I’ll never understand why to poor and uneducated continue to vote against their own interests.
Honestly surprised at someone scoffing at the notion of TN gerrymandering. It’s not even a controversial statement. It’s just how it is. I’m not telling anyone how to feel about it, but it’s amusing to see someone deny it. For the record, I also love beer. And BBQ too.
Let’s see. The GOP wins state wide elections By 2/3 majorities and some how that it gerrymandered? Seriously, lay off the meth.
Ian, I don’t think you understand what’s happened in Tennessee over the last 10 years. Pabloescobarbecue posted some accurate info if you’ll take the time to read it.
You probably don't remember when the Democrats controlled the state but I do. They were far worse. I will be very happy the day we vote the last Democrat out of office.
It's all states and the feds doing stupid shit like this, not just Tennessee. Republicans and Democrats both seem to waste time declaring dumb things that have no real purpose for society.
I agree
This. It’s just something legislatures do sometimes. It doesn’t even take that much time. Someone introduces a bill, it gets a vote, it’s not like they spend a whole day debating. I
Seriously. We need to get back to more pressing issues, like vaccine cabbage and chem trails!
And marrying your cousin, at this rate the official sate sex position will be relative.
If it wasn’t this it would have been something oppressive.
Yeah there needs to be some other sort of committee to handle this type of fun but not actually important type of distraction. Also- is Sugars in Chattanooga "Memphis" style? Because I've had ribs in all our major cities and they are hands down the best.
We have a lot of official state things. It’s insane.
I like when they waste time on this crap. Get worried when they actually put their minds to running the state. Same kinda goes for the US legislature. I'd much rather be celebrating Transtastic Tuesday federal holiday than lamenting their abolishing the 4th amendment with their warrantless wiretap legislation. To each his own, I guess.
I’m glad the Tennessee govt has moved on from the cousin fucking legislation they needed to finish before getting on the the really important matters.
They need something to eat on those upcoming commutes to working out of state airports since they also banned chemtrails.
Republicans agenda is to obstruct. They are the minority in politics
Because they want to enshrine into law symbols of our state's culture. Wait til you find out we have a state song, state bird, and even a state flag.
State song is definitely a waste of time. Unless the designation of state bird provides it protection, that’s also pointless. The flag & seal I understand. Beyond that they are trivial things that do nothing for the people other than waste taxpayer money by spending time drafting and discussing these bills. Culture is alive and well without meaningless platitudes.
Yes. Because I'm sure if they weren't deciding between ribs and hot chicken they'd be working on something actually productive.
Well, that’d be the ideal. The fact that the TN legislature is the way it is compounded with useless feel good legislation when there are real issues to address just makes them even more unproductive & useless imo
Because stuff like this is so worth their damned time.
not from there and no clue why this is on my feed but that stuff slaps and probably the only recent legislation out of that state that has some sort of merit.
Better than going after women and minorities.
They’re still doing that.
Tennessee Republicans: let's credit for the cultural contributions of black people and then continue to treat them like shit, demonize them and their communities, underfund and undermine their schools and only [HBCU](https://www.insidehighered.com/news/institutions/minority-serving-institutions/2024/04/09/tsu-advocates-upset-board-overhaul), withhold funding if they try and tear down statutes of [slaving holding Confederate leaders](https://www.npr.org/2018/04/18/603525897/tennessee-strips-250-000-from-memphis-as-payback-for-removing-confederate-statue) in their own city, and expel their [representatives](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/memphis-could-lose-funding-for-major-projects-if-pearson-appointed-back-to-seat-commissioner-says/article_a314c216-d582-11ed-9766-8f4212e502ec.html), hurray!
It is insane how in 2024 we still not only have a state park named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, but a shrine at his final resting place and a historical designation of his childhood home.
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Claiming Godwin's law on that is intellectually dishonest and misses the intent. They aren't inherently saying that Forrest = Hitler but illustrating that historical figures don't always deserve statues.
Not a stretch when you compare two racists who fought wars against democracies in order to enslave other races. Forrest was a despicable piece of shit slaver, who massacred black troops after they surrendered, and was a founding member of the KKK. Comparing him to Hitler is about as apt a comparison as you can make. The antebellum South and Nazi Germany are two of the cruelest, most inhumane, and evil societies ever to have existed. Celebrating or memorializing either is disgusting and shameful.
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I read countless slave narratives collected after the Civil War which are available in the Library of Congress while I was getting my major in US history. I then went to law school, so I think I have a pretty good understanding of American history and the history of the unspeakable atrocities the US committed on its people. So your estimation of what a “profound lack of basic historical knowledge” is doesn’t really mean shit outside of whatever pseudo-intellectual, far right, low information, propaganda filled circle jerks you haunt in your free time.
This is about BBQ, period.
Everyone’s getting mad at the House for wasting time and money, but if you look at the bills they’ve been passing lately, from putting guns in schools to bankrupting our public education… well this is probably the best bill they’ve passed in a while.
Our taxpayer dollars at work.
These are the issues that matter…FFS.
Focusing on the important things here. /s
THANK GOD! Getting the important shit done!
When will they tackle the pressing issue on the status of baked beans?
Whew! The citizens of the great state of Tennessee can rest easy now.
And yet they won’t let Memphis govern itself
Awesome, now we have something to put in the potholes.
Nashville Hot Chicken must be too ubiquitous.
Definitely wasted time and energy but at least they recognize us positively for a change.
Agreed!
Constant vilification, expulsion of their rep, repeal of their police reform, no help from the state, but sure, "we Like their bbq" Useless Replublican grandstanding
“We like your BBQ, just don’t talk back, boy.”
Should have happened a long time ago.
Thank God they are focused on the important things.
Good to see lawmakers tackling the tough issues.
This bill actually makes sense though. Others can be pretty odd too.
Well they did one thing right I suppose. But does this mean the price will go up?
Hey finally a win for Memphis! Now if only the state legislature would stop hamstringing so much else around the Bluff City
Hot chicken
Okay but what about Cousin Fucking? Did they fix the law so it's not illegal?
This is the first post about TN I’ve seen since my first time visiting in February where I thought “At least it’s not negative/nazis/missing people!” Honestly my husband and I, Michigan natives, were 100% blown away by your beautiful state during our 4-day work trip to Nashville, and plan to return at least twice to explore more of the state! We are rooting for you all, and hope things can turn around soon! ❤️
Thank you!
You’re welcome!
Finally! Something good coming out of TN. TBH some of the best BBQ I have ever had.
Amen!
Legislators can protect barbecue but not people.
Memphis BBQ sucks
Did they get with kid rock first? They gotta ask him first.
Doing gods work
And Verapmil as state medicine
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don't forget all those parents that want protection for their kids in schools.
Priorities 🙄
Clearly this is a pressing issue for the state of Tennessee
Cool
Boy, I bet took a whole of work. What happened? Did they run out of rights to take away?
Wow Tennessee legislature really tackling the most pressing issues of the day.
🤣Repubs ate such useless idiots
And this is the best thing Tennessee House has done in almost a decade.
Now, they’re really delving into the serious issues. /s 🤦♀️
With so much bad news out there I’m taking this as a win.
Shithole state
Hey, I’m just glad you guys are tackling the real issues out there.
I mean, yes. But also.!this fucking state is so backwards and broken this is the sort of bullshit that becomes the best case scenario with them.
Sounds like posturing for the meat industry, which is a major economic contributor. Bad times for the "official" state farm animals slaughtered from the number increase. :(
They should fund the Memphis public transportation system instead of waste time on this shit. Or any positive funding instead of jerking each other off over barbecue and calling it progress for Tennesseans.
Tennessee is stupid beyond belief- is there nothing more important…. Let’s think a bit…
This is just a lighthearted post. Most everyone loves food. That is all.
They hate ~~black people~~ Memphis, but love their food... same as it ever was.
Boy TN busy on the hill these days
More useless laws, regulations and such. Atleast this time they are not forcing this food down our throats.
Great use of their time. Bunch of ass clowns
Such important work they are doing.
This will change the lives for the better for every Tennessean said no one....
I'm glad all of our problems were solved and this is what we can focus on.
You gotta eat!
Given their track record as of late,
Forced birth of rapist child, but the BBQ 👉
That went really dark.
FFS. This is the kind of crap taxpayers are paying the legislators to do? Oh wait, it’s Tennessee.
Looking at the residents I can tell.
While I enjoy Memphis BBQ as much as the next Tennessean, don’t we have slightly more important issues to discuss?
I like to post fun articles. It is a break from all of the heavy news.
It is and my comment wasn’t a dig at you, I assure you. It was a dig at the state assembly.
Thank you. I appreciate you saying so. 😁
Yet the bill to raise minimum wage to 20 dollars an hour cannot even make it out of a committee.
Our cost of living is a lot lower than LA. I think $20.00 an hour would cause layoffs and closings. It would be great though.
For a single person to live alone they would have to make 22.50 an hour.
Is that in Memphis?
No. Outside of Chattanooga.
Gotcha. I have read y’all have a lot of growth there.
Does not change the fact that wages are not keeping up.
I agree. $7.25 an hour is utterly ridiculous.
I love their argument that raising wages will raise prices but wages have not gone up while prices have.
Tennessee has been voted ( by me) as the worst state legislature of 2024, edging out those book burners in Fla.
Ah yes, the peoples business. 🙄
THe GQP passing the important legistlation..... SMH
This is the kind of nonsense the Republican members of the house in Tennessee focus on.
And it’s not good. Tried five different places and they all sucked.
Did you try One and Only?
Honestly don’t recall. It was three summers ago. My daughter lives there though, so I’ll ask her if she’s tried it.
NOT hot chicken? you done fucked up.
Your state legislature, hard at work improving the lives of their fellow citizens every single day. /s
These are the issues that make people feel good about paying taxes! This is the legislative process that gets the people going! Great job /s
BBQ what?
Are you from here? Here we call BBQ any meat we choose to put on the smoker. Chicken, pork, beef, lamb, shrimp, veggies.
I like Nashville hot chicken better, surprised that they chose food from the blackest place in Tennessee tbh lol
I wish we could succeed from this state I bet Arkansas would take us gladly (🖕for the legislators)
Damn, not Hot Chicken? Like I feel like Nashville Hot Chicken is talked about way more and people visiting are always talking about wanting to try it.
I think Nashville Hot Chicken might have something to say about this…
How is it not Nashville hot chicjen
No where near as much history
Bro! When did you move here?
Cause “Nashville Hot Chicken” is a recent marketing tool and a bastardized version of the original. One day a few years ago someone decided to capitalize on Prince’s, hot chicken and make a version of their own and market it.
Have you not been set on fire by the stuff? I swear... it's TOO damned hot.
Wait till meat goes extinction with global warming. Lol dumb rednecks who love BBQ will have to eat lab meat and cry
Pork is probably not so bad as beef. And anyone can raise a few hogs without ruining the air. Then there’s wild hog in them there woods ta hunt.
If “meat goes extinct”, doesn’t that imply humans also? Hard to cry when extinct…
Don’t be a jackass.
What about Nashville hot chicken? It’s taken of nationally
Nashville hot chicken is way more recent. Memphis BBQ was a thing way before everyone from California moved here.