Comments on: Couching Knoxville, Hidden Nickname

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:37:31 +0000

I was born in Knoxville and have lived in the Knoxville area all my life. I’ve heard Knoxville called K Town and Big Orange Country. I’ve even heard it referred to it as Road Work Ahead a few times. However, I have never heard anyone refer to it as The Couch. No local calls it that. Thats just something made up by someone who needed some material.

By: Glock 34

Glock 34 — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:49:02 +0000

It’s a name Glock came up with because she needed an opening line for her piece.
“Journalists” do it all the time.

By: Darkneuro

Darkneuro — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:56:36 +0000

I moved to the area 2 years ago. Since then I have heard it called K-town, K-ville, Knoxpatch, KnoxVegas, but never NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER ‘The Couch’.

By: Vol Abroad

Vol Abroad — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:43:38 +0000

I never heard it, but it’s kind of an apt description. I think my brother fell down between the seat cushions.

By: Tennessee Jed

Tennessee Jed — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:06:04 +0000

No one calls Knoxville “the couch”.

By: Dink

Dink — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:45:02 +0000

I have lived here my entire life and never heard that Knoxville was ever called “the couch”. I think that those with allergies, asthma and lung problems might beg to differ. Knoxville ranked #9 in “Metropolitan Areas with the Worst Ozone Air Pollution” by the American Lung Association. Little has been done to clean it up. Comfortable like a couch? Maybe if you like sitting by the air filter all day.
I love my hometown and the people but just ask around about how comfortable your friends and neighbors are on “The Couch”.

By: becky napier-brown

becky napier-brown — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:57:01 +0000

I think it’s the most accurate nickname for a city that I have ever come across.