Mississippis

Meanwhile, we have an old New York Times editorial categorizing attempts to shift money to these problems in Mississippis as a “boondoggle”.

Damn them « BuzzMachine 2005

I meant to say “problems on the Mississippi River’ and not “in Mississippis” … typing too quick, sorry.

Damn them « BuzzMachine 2005

Learn the Lip Trick | To test burgers for doneness, jab a thin metal skewer into the thickest part of the meat for the count of five Mississippis, then pull it out and touch to the skin below your bottom lip.

Flavor-Bomb Burgers Chris Nuttall-Smith 2011

The University of Mississippis Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction held its second annual reading conference July 29.

Ray Reutzel Delivers Address On Childhood Literacy « General Literacy « Videos « Literacy News 2009

Only this time we found "hurricanes the size of Earth's Moon that lasted for centuries; stormy eddies that roiled past like boiling Mississippis; trade winds that would shred and crush sailing ships."

Review of "Voyager," a book about the space probes, by Stephen J. Pyne Marcia Bartusiak 2010

“Uh …” I counted off Mississippis between the beginning of each break.

Kook Peter Heller 2010

If I remember this correctly, the Upper and Lower Mississippis River flood for different reasons.

Your Right Hand Thief 2008

The former made dramatic headlines and fueled political movements, while the latter—the Oxford Mississippis of the world—were just life as usual and attracted less attention.

Superfusion Zachary Karabell 2009

The former made dramatic headlines and fueled political movements, while the latter—the Oxford Mississippis of the world—were just life as usual and attracted less attention.

Superfusion Zachary Karabell 2009

The former made dramatic headlines and fueled political movements, while the latter—the Oxford Mississippis of the world—were just life as usual and attracted less attention.

Superfusion Zachary Karabell 2009