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Old 12-07-2009, 10:14 AM
 
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Interesting thread. Hopefully this doesn't take too long.

Alabama: NASCAR, trailerparks, the South times 10
Alaska: a territory and not a state, true wilderness
Arizona: desert, cactuses, Phoenix
Arkansas: poverty, a state that no one knows anything about
California: autonomous country pretending to be a state, LA, SF, Hollywood, Beverly Hills
Colorado: mountains (real ones, not the Appalachians)
Connecticut: $$$, a clean New Jersey
Delaware: everything that is small, Maryland Jr.
Florida: South Florida, Disney World, the only "real" beaches on the EC, palm trees, sunshine, oranges
Georgia: Atlanta
Hawaii: Pacific paradise
Idaho: potatoes and farms
Illinois: Chicago
Indiana:
Iowa:
Kansas: huge farms
Kentucky: a Southern version of Ohio
Louisiana: very heavy accents, Mardi Gras,
Maine: lobster, snow, Canada
Maryland: crabcakes, $$$, liberalism, the state flag, all of America packed into one tiny state
Massachusettes: ultra-liberalism
Michigan: economic death, Detroit->crime
Minnesota: extreme cold and snow
Mississippi: slavery, obesity, poverty +see: Alabama
Missouri: Kansas City, St. Louis
Montana: way too much empty space
Nebraska: see Kansas
Nevada: desert, Las Vegas/Reno
New Hampshire: freedom
New Jersey: heavy industry, $$$, the mafia, cities and suburbs border to border
New Mexico: deserts, the real Mexico, Native Americans
New York: New York
North Carolina: lots of cities (in a relatively large state), Southern accents, economic growth
North Dakota: Mt. Rushmore (or is that SD, if it is switch the 2)
Ohio: America
Oklahoma: a Southern Kansas
Orgeon: the color green, rain, Portland
Pennsylvania: mountains, the Steelers (boo)
Rhode Island: quaint
South Carolina: rebel flags, slavery
South Dakota: uhh...nothing (literally)
Tennessee: strong accents, country music, everything Southern
Texas: independence, freewill, cowboy hats, conservatives, the Alamo
Utah: Salt Lake, mountains, Mormons
Vermont: small towns, fall
Virginia: confederate flag, division (in the state now, and in the country during the Civil War)
Washington: Seattle
West Virginia: lol, trailer parks, wild (in every sense of the word), poverty, different and unique
Wisconsin: Green Bay, cheese
Wyoming: square (the shape), mountains, cowboys (the orignals)

disclaimer: These are the things that come to my mind when I think of these states, I do not think that these represent everyone or everthing about these states.

 
Old 12-07-2009, 11:03 AM
 
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Alabama: Boomingham
Alaska: wilderness
Arizona: desert, cactuses,
Arkansas: mountains, hillbillies
California: oranges
Colorado: Rocky mountains
Connecticut: suburban
Delaware: DuPont Chemical
Florida: sawgrass swamps, sprawl
Georgia: peaches
Hawaii: volcanoes
Idaho: wilderness
Illinois: cornfields & Chicago
Indiana: cornfields
Iowa: cornfields
Kansas: Wizard of Oz
Kentucky: chicken
Louisiana: bayous & swamps
Maine: rocky coast, dense forests
Maryland: Baltimore
Massachusettes: Kennedys
Michigan: forests, endless lakeshore
Minnesota: lakes and evergreens
Mississippi: impoverished rural areas
Missouri: farms, cities
Montana: cowboys & indians
Nebraska: endless plains
Nevada: desert, Las Vegas, ghost towns
New Hampshire: conservative
New Jersey: NYC and Phila suburbs
New Mexico: chili peppers Native Americans
New York: Rochester
North Carolina: seashore, mountains, Southern culture
North Dakota: endless, lightly poulated plains
Ohio: farms & industry
Oklahoma: Native Americans
Orgeon: dense forests, mountains, rugged coastline
Pennsylvania: Phila, Pgh, Amish
Rhode Island: small cities
South Carolina: Charleston, antebellum mansions
South Dakota: Mt. Rushmore
Tennessee: Nashville, corn whiskey
Texas: bayous, deserts, Mexicans, oil wells, sprawling cities
Utah: Mormons
Vermont: quaint villages
Virginia: Richmond
Washington: Mt. Ranier, Seattle
West Virginia: beautiful wilderness, renching poverty
Wisconsin: beer, Milwaukee
Wyoming: cattle ranches
 
Old 12-07-2009, 04:47 PM
 
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Just remember C-D's policy about copyright when you post an image. They have to be your own, not copied/linked from another persons website.
 
Old 12-07-2009, 04:56 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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Just remember C-D's policy about copyright when you post an image. They have to be your own, not copied/linked from another persons website.
You can use Flickr if you give credit because that's the purpose of the website.
 
Old 12-07-2009, 05:57 PM
 
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There's not enough space to do multiple states, so I'll do my home state and DC.

Maryland

First and foremost


http://nlagro1.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/baltimore_ravens_-767.jpg?w=300&h=240 (broken link)

Hell yeah!


So they say


Wealthiest state in the country






Washington DC

The usual


The One


So they say


Best rapid transit system in the country
 
Old 12-07-2009, 06:56 PM
 
Location: West Michigan
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You can use Flickr if you give credit because that's the purpose of the website.
No it's not, unless they are marked as creative commons license they are all copyrighted images. Flickr is a photo hosting site like many others that are online. They are NOT public domain images. If you look at the "Additional Information" section in Flickr when you are looking for works to steal, you might take note of the "all rights reserved" after the copyright symbol as seen below. yahoo.com/copyright flickr.com/creativecommons (http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ - broken link)
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Old 12-07-2009, 07:24 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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Originally Posted by Bydand View Post
No it's not, unless they are marked as creative commons license they are all copyrighted images. Flickr is a photo hosting site like many others that are online. They are NOT public domain images. If you look at the "Additional Information" section in Flickr when you are looking for works to steal, you might take note of the "all rights reserved" after the copyright symbol as seen below. yahoo.com/copyright flickr.com/creativecommons (http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ - broken link)
I stand corrected. Some, can be used.
 
Old 12-07-2009, 10:50 PM
 
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This is Minnesota::: Whoever posted the desolate farm


http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v342/135/17/56000713/n56000713_34953230_9717.jpg (broken link)
 
Old 12-07-2009, 10:51 PM
 
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Old 12-07-2009, 10:53 PM
 
Location: MN
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