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Old 03-11-2008, 01:08 PM
 
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
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AL: country music
AK: iceberg
AZ: cactuses
AR: ozarks
CA: beach
CO: ski slopes
CT: ships in a harbor
DE: delaware bay
FL: disney world
GA: peaches
HI: palm trees
ID: potatoes
IL: sear's tower
IN: farms
IA: political caucus
KS: sunflowers
KY: banjo
LA: crawfish
ME: rocky shore
MD: chesapeake bay
MA: liberal politicians
MI: industries
MN: minneapolis
MS: plantations
MO: gateway arch
MT: barren land
NE: corn fields
NV: barren wasteland
NH: stony mountains
NJ: swamp
NM: mountains
NY: forests
NC: wright brother's
ND: indian reservations
OH: abandoned factories
OK: plains
OR: lush forests
PA: poconos
RI: ships
SC: Charleston
SD: indians
TN: country music
TX: cowboys
UT: great salt lake
VT: small village
VA: politicians
WA: mount rainier
WV: appalachia
WI: cheese
WY: ranches

 
Old 03-11-2008, 01:32 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
5,751 posts, read 10,378,188 times
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Alabama- Montgomery bus boycott
Alaska- smoked salmon
Arizona- spa
Arkansas- Bill Clinton
California- Hollywood sign
Colorado- ski chalet
Connecticut- yuppy
Delaware- small and by the ocean
Florida- condo construction displacing mangroves
Georgia- peaches
Hawaii- surfing
Idaho- potatoes
Illinois- home
Indiana- race cars
Iowa- cornfields
Kansas- Dorothy
Kentucky- Bourbon
Louisiana- Katrina
Maine- lobster
Maryland- crabcakes
Massachusetts- Salem Witch Trial
Michigan- Car factories
Minnesota- ice fishing shanties
Mississippi- riverboat
Missouri- arch
Montana- horses
Nebraska- corn
Nevada- casino
New Hampshire- primary election
New Jersey- Bruce Springsteen
New Mexico- Native American reservations
New York- Yankees
North Carolina- furniture
North Dakota- prairie
Ohio- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Oklahoma- The musical
Oregon- Trail
Pennsylvania- Ben Franklin
Rhode Island- small and by the ocean
South Carolina- boiled peanuts
South Dakota- Mt. Rushmore
Tennessee- Elvis
Texas- oil
Utah- Mormons
Vermont- Birkenstock
Virginia- There is a Santa Claus
Washington- Kurt Cobain
West Virginia- coal mines
Wisconsin- cheesehead
Wyoming- cowboy
 
Old 03-11-2008, 01:59 PM
 
Location: Chicago
395 posts, read 1,375,391 times
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AL: forest gump
AK: dog sleds
AZ: desert
AR: bill clinton
CA: palm trees/rodeo drive
CO: mountains
CT: rich neighborhoods
DE: rich neighborhoods
FL: miami
GA: stone mountain
HI: honolulu
ID: potatoes/napolean dynamite
IL: chicago
IN: farms and flat blah/ black and white checkered race flag
IA: field of dreams
KS: flat fields
KY: rolling hills/horses
LA: bayous
ME: lighthouses and lobster
MD: chesapeake bay
MA: boston
MI: rust belt and cold
MN: mighty ducks
MS: hot woods with red dirt
MO: st. louis/arch
MT: mountains/fly fishing
NE: cloudy weather w/ flat cornfields
NV: las vegas/desert
NH: nature
NJ: newark/urban suburbs
NM: indians/native americans
NY: nyc/ huge city
NC: wilmington
ND: cold flat land
OH: industrial wasteland
OK: tornadoes
OR: green mountains with fern trees
PA: steel mines/philly
RI: small people
SC: charleston
SD: mount rushmore
TN: elvis presly/tim mcgraw
TX: houston
UT: salt lake city/mormons
VT: ben and jerries
VA: colonial houses
WA: seattle/space needle/mount rainier
WV: hillbillies
WI: cheese
WY: yellowstone
 
Old 03-11-2008, 02:02 PM
 
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Alabama- Fried Southern food
Alaska- polar bears
Arizona- desert
Arkansas- A pile of rocks for some reason
California- The big Hollywood sign
Colorado- A skiier
Connecticut- An old village
Delaware- George Washington crossing the river on his boat
Florida- emerald beaches
Georgia- Peach fields
Hawaii- Hula Hula dancer
Idaho- potatoes
Illinois- Hot dogs
Indiana- Race car
Iowa- farm
Kansas- corn
Kentucky- Kentucky Fried Chicken
Louisiana- Swamps
Maine- lobsters
Maryland- crabs
Massachusetts- A couple rich people sitting with each other chatting
Michigan- Mackinaw Island
Minnesota- fisherman
Mississippi- The River
Missouri- the arch
Montana- A bunch of snowy mountains
Nebraska- more corn
Nevada- casinos
New Hampshire- mountains
New Jersey- My uncle who lives there
New Mexico- mexicans
New York- statue of liberty
North Carolina- outter banks
North Dakota- fields
Ohio- home
Oklahoma- someone fishing for catfish in a lake
Oregon- exploding whale
Pennsylvania- The Steelers
Rhode Island- Family Guy
South Carolina- a relaxing beach (not Myrtle beach)
South Dakota- Mountain Rushmore
Tennessee- Smokey the Bear
Texas- a cowboy going "YEE-HAW!!!" while eating a steak
Utah- mormons
Vermont- pine trees
Virginia- The Chesapeke tunnel
Washington- Bill Gates
West Virginia- applichans
Wisconsin- cowfields and dairy
Wyoming- buffallo
 
Old 03-11-2008, 02:33 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
20,004 posts, read 77,384,761 times
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TerrySRA View Post
Texas- a cowboy going "YEE-HAW!!!" while eating a steak
Now that, my friends, is funny stuff!

Alabama- Confederate flag
Alaska- bears
Arizona- cacti
Arkansas- Hot Springs
California- L.A.
Colorado- powder
Connecticut- church steeple
Delaware- # 1
Florida- sandy beaches
Georgia- peaches
Hawaii- natives
Idaho- potatoes
Illinois- home
Indiana- Hoosiers
Iowa- cornfields
Kansas- expansive
Kentucky- Ft. Knox
Louisiana- Jumbalaya
Maine- lobster
Maryland- Orioles
Massachusetts- Revolutionary War
Michigan- beaches
Minnesota- dense woods
Mississippi- bayou
Missouri- glades
Montana- moutains
Nebraska- vast nothingness
Nevada- casino
New Hampshire- tree covered mountains
New Jersey- Bon Jovi
New Mexico- adobe homes
New York- taxis
North Carolina- Smoky Mountains
North Dakota- open
Ohio- Browns
Oklahoma- tornadoes
Oregon- coast
Pennsylvania- beefs
Rhode Island- small and by the ocean
South Carolina- Charleston
South Dakota- Native Americans
Tennessee- country music
Texas- rodeo
Utah- rock formations
Vermont- church steeple next to a mountain
Virginia- Robert E. Lee
Washington- Mt. Everest
West Virginia- coal mines
Wisconsin- Packers
Wyoming- cowboy
 
Old 03-11-2008, 04:07 PM
 
362 posts, read 1,856,329 times
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyBanany View Post
Wyoming- cowboy; absolute desolation; cop who gave me a speeding ticket
Another I-80 cruiser (or speeder!)
 
Old 03-11-2008, 04:29 PM
 
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AL: Beautiful rolling hills and even more beautiful women
AK: Snow
AZ: Cactus
AR: Lake Ouachita
CA: Sunglasses
CO: mountains
CT: Plaid jackets, for some reason
DE: Wilmington Harbor
FL: Beaches
GA: Traffic jams
HI: Volcano
ID: Boise State's blue football field
IL: chicago
IN: Corn as far as the eye can see
IA: A picturesque barn
KS: fields
KY: Louisville
LA: Spanish moss
ME: Sailboats
MD: Annapolis Harbor
MA: Hahvahd Yahd
MI: Shuttered auto factories
MN: Really really cold
MS: Graceful women
MO: st. louis/arch
MT: mountain lakes
NE: Nebraska football
NV: las vegas
NH: fall foilage
NJ: cranberry harvests
NM: Pueblos
NY: Central Park
NC: The Biltmore
ND: cold flat land
OH: Green Acres
OK: tornadoes
OR: The coastline
PA: Pittsburg
RI: Sailboats
SC: Myrtle Beach
SD: mount rushmore
TN: Nashville
TX: Cowboy boots
UT: salt lake city/mormons
VT: Clueless hippies
VA: Civil War battlefields
WA: The San Juan Islands and Orcas
WV: that really high bridge
WI: cheese
WY: yellowstone
 
Old 03-11-2008, 04:35 PM
 
Location: Split,Croatia
312 posts, read 1,519,614 times
Reputation: 108
Quote:
Originally Posted by NYNYNY View Post
What is your obsession with California? Do you have anything useful to add to this forum besides the one line posts reading "San Francisco", "California", "California", "San Francisco"?

It can be nice and all, but you've never even been to California! There is more, equal and nicer places in our great country than San Francisco (which I do love, btw.)
I love California above any U.S.A. country
 
Old 03-11-2008, 04:39 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony from Europe View Post
I love California above any U.S.A. country
There is only one USA.










I know what you meant though.
 
Old 03-11-2008, 05:01 PM
 
Location: near bears but at least no snakes
26,654 posts, read 28,682,916 times
Reputation: 50530
Except for thinking that California is a COUNTRY, these lists are great. My List:

AL: banjos
AK: polar bears
AZ: cactus
AR: Hot Springs
CA: starlets
CO: Rocky Mtns
CT: rolling hills
DE: Winterthur Museum
FL: palm trees
GA: peach trees
HI: black sand
ID: potatoes
IL: Abe Lincoln
IN: Gary
IA: Hog report
KS: Wizard of OZ
KY: bluegrass
LA: mosquitoes
ME: Lobster
MD: crabs
MA: yuppies
MI: coooold
MN: cold and isolated
MS: shore
MO: Mark Twain
MT: sky
NE: almost square shaped
NV: desert
NH: piney woods
NJ: pollution
NM: cliff dwellers
NY: Erie Canal
NC: humidity
ND: brrrrr & desolate
OH: friendly people
OK: covered wagons
OR: hippies
PA: a very large state with some Amish people
RI: corrupt state government
SC: hotter and more humid than NC
SD: Indians?
TN: beautiful scenery
TX: cowboy boots
UT: Mormons
VT: being spoiled by NYers
VA: Manassas, battle of (sp)
WA: rocky coast
WV: Appalachia
WI: dairyland
WY: horse standing at sunset in front of a mountain
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