Silliness Quiz - Page 379

issybird · 02-19-2012, 09:55 AM

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

issybird · 02-19-2012, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

'The Land of Steady Habits' sounds just adorable!

I went to college in The Land of Steady Habits; I wish it had rubbed off on me.

poohbear_nc · 02-19-2012, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Snickering in turn at poohbear and North Carolina; NC is on the list, but not for its blue laws.

*hanging head in shame* I've never been publicly snickered at before!

I don't recognize ANY of those as NC nicknames

NONE of my guesses was right?

Shayne Parkinson · 02-19-2012, 04:39 PM

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).

issybird · 02-19-2012, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

*hanging head in shame* I've never been publicly snickered at before!

I don't recognize ANY of those as NC nicknames

NONE of my guesses was right?

My apologies! I was snickering at the tendency to apply negative monikers to states one has a personal relationship with. Although Daithi picked Rhode Island as Italy of America and there's nothing wrong with that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

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).

Good memory, but you're right, I live in New Hampshire. I work in Massachusetts and went to college in a third New England state. New England's small. And I'm not a native of any of them, just for the record, now that spring training will be starting in a few days.

I never would have guessed the New Hampshire nickname on the list.

I'll let this ride until morning in case someone wants to try plugging in the answers.

Shayne Parkinson · 02-19-2012, 07:17 PM

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.

issybird · 02-19-2012, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

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.

You're putting the Yanks to shame, Shayne. Right on both.

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.

Stitchawl · 02-19-2012, 08:17 PM

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

issybird · 02-19-2012, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

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

Keep 'em coming!

Shayne Parkinson · 02-19-2012, 08:45 PM

Since Delaware is low and flat (and on the coast), I'll guess it for Holland of America.

Bookpossum · 02-19-2012, 09:17 PM

Home of Beautiful Women = California because of Hollywood?

Daithi · 02-19-2012, 11:11 PM

Mother of Rivers = Missouri
Mother of Rivers = Texas
Mother of Rivers = Arkansas
Mother of Rivers = Colorado
Mother of Rivers = Oregon

issybird · 02-19-2012, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

Mother of Rivers = Missouri
Mother of Rivers = Texas
Mother of Rivers = Arkansas
Mother of Rivers = Colorado
Mother of Rivers = Oregon

Colorado is correct. Look closer to home for the other.

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.

issybird · 02-19-2012, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Home of Beautiful Women = California because of Hollywood?

The Home of Beautiful Women is one that tickled me. So not what I would have picked. Another is the Iodine Products State; that'll pull in the punters.

Shayne Parkinson · 02-19-2012, 11:37 PM

So, not Delaware for Holland of America? Hmm, another low-lying coastal state: Louisiana?

02-19-2012, 07:17 PM	#5676
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	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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02-19-2012, 09:55 AM	#5671
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,374 Karma: 235205657 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	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

02-19-2012, 04:39 PM	#5674
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	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).

02-19-2012, 08:17 PM	#5678
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	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

02-19-2012, 08:45 PM	#5680
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Since Delaware is low and flat (and on the coast), I'll guess it for Holland of America.

02-19-2012, 09:17 PM	#5681
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Home of Beautiful Women = California because of Hollywood?

02-19-2012, 11:11 PM	#5682
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Mother of Rivers = Missouri Mother of Rivers = Texas Mother of Rivers = Arkansas Mother of Rivers = Colorado Mother of Rivers = Oregon

02-19-2012, 11:37 PM	#5685
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	So, not Delaware for Holland of America? Hmm, another low-lying coastal state: Louisiana?

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