“Church House, Gin House, School House, Outhouse”

Highway signs in Nutbush, Tennessee. Photos taken by and the property of FourWalls.
@FourWalls (86875)
United States
February 19, 2024 9:37pm CST
No wonder Tina Turner was such a dynamo. She had to let out all that energy after coming from such a boring town! I took a detour on the way into Memphis today, down “highway number 19” to see where “people keep the city clean.” Nutbush, Tennessee, the birthplace of Anna Mae Bullock, better known as Tina Turner. The subject of her song (later covered by Bob Seger) “Nutbush City Limits.” Trust me, those signs are all that’s worth seeing there. A hard sneeze would spray the entire town. But hey, that’s where a legend was born, so it was worth seeing for me! Here’s the song “Nutbush City Limits”:
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
20 Feb 24
That's very interesting to me. Drive safely and have a good day. P. S. We've been to Boring, Oregon.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
20 Feb 24
Did you find excitement there?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Feb 24
We have a place called Useless Loop here. People came up with some odd names.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
20 Feb 24
@FourWalls No. I did take a picture of the sign though.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
20 Feb 24
That must be a very tiny town. Tina Turner was an incredible woman, I am glad you are visiting those places.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
20 Feb 24
She was a great performer indeed. So sorry we lost her in 2023.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
20 Feb 24
@LadyDuck — After the tumultuous life she had with Ike, I can understand wanting quiet and boring.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
20 Feb 24
@FourWalls I am also enjoying quiet and boring now that I am 73.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
20 Feb 24
I would be glad to see them in person.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
20 Feb 24
Tina was a dynamo in live performances.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79352)
• Germany
20 Feb 24
That must be a small village. I like Tina Turner and her music.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
21 Feb 24
I like Tina, too. Very sorry she passed away last year.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79352)
• Germany
21 Feb 24
@FourWalls Yes, I am sorry about her passing.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (112929)
• United States
20 Feb 24
Hey, she kinda put that town on the map. I guess it didn't matter economically. From your description it's not like the town got built up or anything. Maybe it is better that way.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
20 Feb 24
The dot on the map is bigger, though. And 25’s not the speed limit…although at 25 MPH it only takes you four seconds to get through the town.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (112929)
• United States
21 Feb 24
@FourWalls Now THAT'S a small town. Like someone said once of a small town, "If you blink you are already in the next town over." lol
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (59370)
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20 Feb 24
I always have to laugh when I have been through a place called Two Egg, Florida. Mostly just a wide spot in the road. Too cute.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
20 Feb 24
There are a lot of places like that. “Two Egg,” love it. Wonder what’s for breakfast there?
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (59370)
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20 Feb 24
@FourWalls I bet they have a ''Two Egg'' special! Their only claim to fame besides their name is that Faye Dunaway was born there.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148771)
• Roseburg, Oregon
20 Feb 24
I would hate to live in a boring city. The one I live in is low population but it has lots of stores and lots of things to do.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
20 Feb 24
I know. I’ve lived in the city way too long.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (136009)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Feb 24
That's not much to see.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
21 Feb 24
Yep. The song is longer than it would take to walk through the town.
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Jessica
@JESSY3236 (22287)
• United States
20 Feb 24
I didn't know that. I know of a very small town that was a just a street or two.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
21 Feb 24
The sign says “25 is the speed limit,” but it’s not, it’s 45…nothing to slow down for except merging traffic from the one stop sign.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Feb 24
I remember seeing her on Australian TV singing at the opening of some football/soccer/rugby match and talk about energy! Such a performance. We say about small towns here 'Don't blink or you'll miss it'.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
21 Feb 24
There’s a song in The Muppet Movie with a line about a town so small it says “welcome” and on the same post “come back again.”
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