Starkville Bashing on SECN

[BeardoMSU]

As someone with a Master's in Entomology from State, I can confirm. Surprised y'all knew about that one, tbh.

I did a ton of SEM work in the building, is how I know about it.

Also, something I found ****ing awesome the first time I toured the place....the guy who does all the zoological illustrations has all his insect sketches up on his office walls (really cool to see), along with an original, 'mint', Joker poster...Love it.

[Mjoelner34]

They could make a museum with all the different aircraft that have been fabricated and tested at Raspet Research Lab over the years. Some pretty cutting edge stuff has come out there.

Unfortunately 2 of the strangest, if not THE 2 strangest aren't there anymore. The Marvel is in a museum in Birmingham and the Honda Jet built as a test-bed was sent to Japan. It's probably in a museum at the Honda headquarters.

[lastmajordog]

Not as impressive but MSU had a Oenology major (wine) in the EARLY 70’s....long before the rest of the country learned to swish the wine and sniff the flavor.....

[TheRef]

Nice. I can remember being a freshmen and telling people I worked for the state entomologist out at the North Farm...and man that would get some blank stares haha

I had a couple of buddies work with the Entemologist out in Stoneville at the Delta Research and Extension Center for MSU.

[TheRef]

Not as impressive but MSU had a Oenology major (wine) in the EARLY 70’s....long before the rest of the country learned to swish the wine and sniff the flavor.....

Yupp. Every 4 years, I believe, there is a wine tasting course offered that is HARD AS HELL to find. You have to know the right people to get into that class. Also have to have a permanent DD.

[gravedigger]

Museums not found in Starkville. Basically no culture then snicker snicker by crew. This crew will be in town next Wednesday.

Cobb institute.

And if Starkville is a burdensome you, oh well. Those of us lucky enough to have been raised and educated here know a truth. You can keep your town. I wouldn't choose anywhere else.

Ya'll come and see us when you can.

[RocketDawg]

I guess technically, none of the museums mentioned is in Starkville.

[RocketDawg]

Not as impressive but MSU had a Oenology major (wine) in the EARLY 70’s....long before the rest of the country learned to swish the wine and sniff the flavor.....

Are you sure it was in the early 70s? Were't all forms of alcohol except beer illegal statewide then?

[gravedigger]

I guess technically, none of the museums mentioned is in Starkville.

And literally, they weren't only talking about the city limits of Starkville.

[Joe Schmedlap]

I had a couple of buddies work with the Entemologist out in Stoneville at the Delta Research and Extension Center for MSU.

Don't know who the "state entomologist" was, but knew a Dr Laster there along with one of the USDA guys at Stoneville.

[lastmajordog]

Are you sure it was in the early 70s? Were't all forms of alcohol except beer illegal statewide then?

Ilm almost positive....maybe memory fails me

http://winemakingschool.net/tag/viti...sippi-state-ms

[Bothrops]

Unfortunately 2 of the strangest, if not THE 2 strangest aren't there anymore. The Marvel is in a museum in Birmingham and the Honda Jet built as a test-bed was sent to Japan. It's probably in a museum at the Honda headquarters.

That's a damn shame. The original Hondajet prototype (which was built at MSU) was the first all composite jet ever flown, if I'm not mistaken. Honda took what they learned at MSU, and are now making the Hondajet busines jet at the Greensboro, NC factory.

[GTHOM]

I bet most Starkville people don't even know about the clock museum.

Hard to get excited about a clock museum

[Bully13]

Hard to get excited about a clock museum

Lol...hafta agree

[LC Dawg]

http://http://oktibbehaheritagemuseum.com/wordpress/

[BrunswickDawg]

Yupp. Every 4 years, I believe, there is a wine tasting course offered that is HARD AS HELL to find. You have to know the right people to get into that class. Also have to have a permanent DD.

I got into that class in my final semester in '94. My advisor told me I hit the lottery. Also told me I had one if the best schedules he had ever seen - a history class, a philosophy class, an archeology class, wine appreciation, and golf.

[Mjoelner34]

That's a damn shame. The original Hondajet prototype (which was built at MSU) was the first all composite jet ever flown, if I'm not mistaken. Honda took what they learned at MSU, and are now making the Hondajet busines jet at the Greensboro, NC factory.

I got to help build parts and assemble it when I was a student worker out there.

[Bothrops]

Hard to get excited about a clock museum

Not if you like history, mechanical engineering, antiques, or grandfather clocks.

[Bothrops]

I got to help build parts and assemble it when I was a student worker out there.

That's awesome. That was ambitious project that came to fruition.

[DCdawg]

U.S. Grant Presidential Library in the Mitchell Memorial Library is somewhat of a museum.

One of only a handful in the country if I'm not mistaken.