02-19-2012, 11:45 PM | #5686 |
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Sucker state = Missouri because of "show me Missouri"
Hog and hominy state = Tennessee because of the corn Hemp state = Kentucky because it is grass-state Vacationland = Maine because not much else to do |
02-20-2012, 12:15 AM | #5687 | |
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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 = Tennessee (Falcao) Tomato State Baja Wisconsin =Illinois (Shayne Parkinson) Sleepy State Rip Van Winkle State Holland of America = Louisiana (Shayne Parkinson) 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 = Kentucky (Falcao) Vacationland = Maine (Falcao) Home of Beautiful Women Puke State Free State = Maryland (Stichawl) Blue Law State Hamlet53 and Shayne Parkinson have four apiece, Stitchawl and Falcao have three, and Daithi has two.] Last edited by issybird; 02-20-2012 at 09:38 AM. |
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02-20-2012, 12:43 AM | #5689 |
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This is excellent displacement activity! (I'm meant to be editing)
Italy of America - Chicago Tomato State - South Dakota Iodine Products State - North Dakota Friendship State - Texas Valentine State - South Carolina |
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Friendship State - Texas is correct, which puts Shayne in the lead.
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02-20-2012, 01:20 AM | #5691 |
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... I meant Illinois, not Chicago. But I'm sure you knew that. And obviously it's still wrong.
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02-20-2012, 01:33 AM | #5692 |
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I take it that it must be either Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts (love spell check), New Hampshire, Maine, or Vermont. So as not to cheat too much, I'm only going to make one guess. Mother of Rivers = New Hampshire?
BTW, I really want to know who Puke State is. |
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Me too. And I don't dare guess "Home of Beautiful Women", since Issybird said the answer surprised her. I know people in a few states...
More guesses: Blue Law State - Alabama Puke State - Missouri Tomato State - Kansas (I've heard it called Sunflower State, and that's about the closest) |
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Home of Beautiful Women == Hawaii ? (The iodine mention earlier makes me thinks of the sea)
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I'm a little surprised no one's gotten Tomato State. It produces luscious beefsteaks, yum! |
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Given the overnight activity (from this perspective), the final total is
Shayne Parkinson has six, Hamlet53 has four, Stitchawl, Falcao and Daithi have three apiece. Nice going to all. Those that were missed, and I know the mens are waiting breathlessly on the Land of Beautiful Women:
Shayne Parkinson is annointed Miss America and gets to pose the next question. |
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Now that the quiz is over, here is joke I saw on the State mottoes--
Alabama -- Hell Yes, We Have Electricity. Alaska -- 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong! Arizona -- But It's A Dry Heat. Arkansas -- Literacy Ain't Everything. California -- By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda. Colorado -- If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother. Connecticut -- Like Massachusetts, Only The Kennedy's Don't Own It Yet. Delaware -- We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water. Florida -- Ask Us About Our Grandkids. Georgia -- We Put The Fun In Fundamentalist Extremism. Hawaii -- Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death To Mainland Scum,Leave Your Money) Idaho -- More Than Just Potatoes... Well, Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good Illinois -- Please, Don't Pronounce the "S" Indiana -- 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free Iowa -- We Do Amazing Things With Corn Kansas -- First Of The Rectangle States Kentucky -- Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names Louisiana -- We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign. Maine -- We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster Maryland -- If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It Massachusetts -- Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's Michigan -- First Line Of Defense >From The Canadians Minnesota -- 10,000 Lakes...And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes Mississippi -- Come And Feel Better About Your Own State Missouri -- Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work Montana -- Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-wing Crazies, and Very Little Else. Nebraska -- Ask About Our State Motto Contest Nevada -- Hookers and Poker! New Hampshire -- Go Away And Leave Us Alone New Jersey -- You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto right here! New Mexico -- Lizards Make Excellent Pets New York -- You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The Right To An Attorney... North Carolina -- Tobacco Is A Vegetable North Dakota -- We Really Are One Of The 50 States! Ohio -- At Least We're Not Michigan Oklahoma -- Like The Play, But No Singing Oregon -- Spotted Owl...It's What's For Dinner Pennsylvania -- Cook With Coal Rhode Island -- We're Not REALLY An Island South Carolina -- Remember The Civil War? Well, We Didn't Actually Surrender Yet. South Dakota -- Closer Than North Dakota Tennessee -- The Edyoocashun State Texas -- Se Hablo Ingles Utah -- Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus Vermont -- Ay, Yep Virginia -- Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix? Washington -- We have more rain than you do West Virginia -- One Big Happy Family...Really! Wisconsin -- Come Cut The Cheese! Wyoming -- Where Men Are Men... And The Sheep Are Scared Last edited by Daithi; 02-20-2012 at 10:14 AM. |
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