In 1993, Joel J. Kyle and his wife, Juanita, moved just over the Georgia border to Tennessee \u201d\u201d and Joel Kyle vowed never to cross it again.<\/p>\n
Now, some Georgia lawmakers want the border to cross him, in a manner of speaking.<\/p>\n
A resolution in Georgia’s legislature proposes to move the Tennessee-Georgia boundary about a mile to the north of where it now lies, which could put Kyle right back into the state he left 15 years ago.<\/p>\n
The proposal elicited instant ridicule from residents of the area on Thursday, as well as tongue-in-cheek saber rattling from Tennessee lawmakers.<\/p>\n
One state senator offered to settle the issue with a football game. Another suggested floating an armada of University of Tennessee fans down the Tennessee River to defend the state’s territory.<\/p>\n