Speaking of Mississippi, as a bonus, saw this last night. My husband I laughed:
"My son's an idiot. His teacher asked him to spell Mississippi. He asked which one? The river or the state?" ~Rodney Dangerfield
CDI article:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20121005/BUSINESS/310050097/Churchill-Downs-buying-second-Mississippi-casino?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome