well the score is currently:

MEMPHIS 5

KNOXVILLE 6

CHICAGO 1

so it would appear that i am going to have to throw in some propaganda.

VOTE MEMPHIS BECAUSE . . .

we have the hotel that martin luther king, jr,  was shot at.

we have the pink palace museum.

we have the peabody hotel and it's world famous ducks.

we have BEALE STREET.

we are the third largest port on the mississippi . . . the most important river in the world.

we have riverboats.

tunica (with her glorious casinos) is like, 30 minutes away. :)

i can think of at least 3 songs written about memphis, of which one is 'walking in memphis,' one of the greatest songs in history.

justin timberlake is from memphis . . . so sexy will ALWAYS be coming back here.

and what does the sign say when you get to memphis? that's right, home of the blues AND rock'n'roll. without us, you would all be stuck listening to classical or country.

memphis has better booty.

I am in memphis.

we have the largest pyramid this side of egypt.

fedex is based out of memphis.

memphis is just a freakin' cool name.

memphis stayed loyal to her state during The War.

we have an nba team.

our basketball team made it to the elite eight.

we have the best barbeque in the world. oh, and the best catfish, too.

we have more people.

our downtown is nicer.

we have a rap song about our school.

our school color is royal blue and not convict orange.

oh, and our fight song isn't obnoxious.

and, of course, the clencher:

WE HAVE ELVIS.

game over.

now, as for knoxville . . .

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i suppose they have that world's fair tower with the tacky gold ball on top?

so . . . people of phusebox, i ask you:

memphis or knoxville?