Lane threw a fit

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Originally Posted by DownwardDawg

I've never heard velvet ditch anywhere in my life other than this message board. Not a single ole Miss fan has ever mentioned those words.

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Actually, I don't think I have either to be honest.

I know several who use the term.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

I mean it's no different than us calling Starkville "StarkVegas". They have just marketed it better than we've marketed the StarkVegas stuff. They also don't care if people make fun of them for calling Oxford "The Velvet Ditch". They see it as endearment.

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I must live under a rock. I?ve never heard that description for Oxford.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

I mean it's no different than us calling Starkville "StarkVegas". They have just marketed it better than we've marketed the StarkVegas stuff. They also don't care if people make fun of them for calling Oxford "The Velvet Ditch". They see it as endearment.

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First I?ve heard that term, but I do live 8 hrs from MS now.

There is a restaurant named Velvet Ditch in Oxford. It is used.

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Quote Originally Posted by DownwardDawg View Post
I've never heard velvet ditch anywhere in my life other than this message board. Not a single ole Miss fan has ever mentioned those words.

I’ve heard mostly from younger om students or fans.....Vevet ditch “Easy to slide into but hell to crawl out...”

A phrase that they can use but no one else can.