02-19-2012, 09:55 AM | #5671 |
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My apologies to the non-Americans; I know this is impossible for them. When I ran across a list of nicknames, I couldn't resist; some of them seemed so absurd. Kudos to Shayne Parkinson for Mitten State.
Mother of Rivers Mother of Rivers (not a typo; there are two) Sucker State Mitten State = Michigan (Shayne Parkinson) Iodine Products State Home of Tax Free Shopping Mother of Presidents = Virginina (Hamlet53) Mother of Modern Presidents = Ohio (Daithi) Land of Infinite Variety Hog and Hominy State Tomato State Baja Wisconsin Sleepy State Rip Van Winkle State Holland of America Italy of America Switzerland of America = Colorado (Hamlet53) Lizard State Valentine State Land of Steady Habits Friendly State = Utah (Stichawl, close enough) Friendship State Land of the Noonday Moon = Alaska (Hamlet53) Toothpick State = Arkansas (Stichawl) Potatonia = Idaho (Hamlet53) Hemp State Vacationland Home of Beautiful Women Puke State Free State = Maryland (Stichawl) Blue Law State Hamlet53's got four, Stichawl has three, Daithi and Shayne Parkinson have one apiece. Snickering in turn at poohbear and North Carolina; NC is on the list, but not for its blue laws. Some of these seem pretty obvious to me, but that probably reflects my northeast bias. On the other hand, I would have made many of the same guesses, including those for Mother of Rivers, Rip Van Winkle, Tax-Free Shopping and Italy of America. The remaining states, for those who want to try plugging them in: Alabama Arizona (2) Connecticut (2) Colorado Delaware lllinois (2) Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Missouri (2) New Hampshire New Jersey North Carolina South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas |
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I don't recognize ANY of those as NC nicknames NONE of my guesses was right? Last edited by poohbear_nc; 02-19-2012 at 03:39 PM. |
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02-19-2012, 04:39 PM | #5674 |
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Land of Steady Habits - New Hampshire (suggested purely because I think I recall that you went to college there. Or that you live there. Or something).
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In that case, and since there are only two more on this list to choose from, I'm going to guess that Land of Steady Habits is Connecticut.
Since Illinois is just south of Wisconsin, I'll suggest it for Baja Wisconsin. Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 02-19-2012 at 07:19 PM. |
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Mother of Rivers Mother of Rivers (not a typo; there are two) Sucker State Mitten State = Michigan (Shayne Parkinson) Iodine Products State Home of Tax Free Shopping Mother of Presidents = Virginina (Hamlet53) Mother of Modern Presidents = Ohio (Daithi) Land of Infinite Variety Hog and Hominy State Tomato State Baja Wisconsin =Illinois (Shayne Parkinson) Sleepy State Rip Van Winkle State Holland of America Italy of America Switzerland of America = Colorado (Hamlet53) Lizard State Valentine State Land of Steady Habits = Connecticut (Shayne Parkinson) Friendly State = Utah (Stichawl, close enough) Friendship State Land of the Noonday Moon = Alaska (Hamlet53) Toothpick State = Arkansas (Stichawl) Potatonia = Idaho (Hamlet53) Hemp State Vacationland Home of Beautiful Women Puke State Free State = Maryland (Stichawl) Blue Law State Hamlet53's got four, Stichawl and Shayne Parkinson have three, and Daithi has one. Plenty of room for the random guesser to come out in front. |
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Vacationland = Missouri
Hemp State = Tennessee Friendship State = Penn. Blue Law State = Illinois Just guesses... Heck, most American would have trouble placing the states on an empty map, much less knowing the nicknames! Stitchawl |
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Since Delaware is low and flat (and on the coast), I'll guess it for Holland of America.
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Home of Beautiful Women = California because of Hollywood?
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Mother of Rivers = Missouri
Mother of Rivers = Texas Mother of Rivers = Arkansas Mother of Rivers = Colorado Mother of Rivers = Oregon |
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Mother of Rivers = Colorado (Daithi) Mother of Rivers (not a typo; there are two) Sucker State Mitten State = Michigan (Shayne Parkinson) Iodine Products State Home of Tax Free Shopping Mother of Presidents = Virginina (Hamlet53) Mother of Modern Presidents = Ohio (Daithi) Land of Infinite Variety Hog and Hominy State Tomato State Baja Wisconsin =Illinois (Shayne Parkinson) Sleepy State Rip Van Winkle State Holland of America Italy of America Switzerland of America = Colorado (Hamlet53) Lizard State Valentine State Land of Steady Habits = Connecticut (Shayne Parkinson) Friendly State = Utah (Stichawl, close enough) Friendship State Land of the Noonday Moon = Alaska (Hamlet53) Toothpick State = Arkansas (Stichawl) Potatonia = Idaho (Hamlet53) Hemp State Vacationland Home of Beautiful Women Puke State Free State = Maryland (Stichawl) Blue Law State Hamlet53's got four, Stichawl and Shayne Parkinson have three, and Daithi has two. A dark horse can still take it. |
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So, not Delaware for Holland of America? Hmm, another low-lying coastal state: Louisiana?
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