Tell me about your state..
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Posted: Jul/03/2007 5:28 AM PST
Illinois crops are mostly corn and soybeans, some wheat and watermelons along the Illinois River. |
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Posted: Jul/03/2007 9:32 AM PST
What impresses most people when they come to Tennessee, particularly young native Californians I have met, is the abundance of beautiful, lush, green, leafy TREES! I have lived here 37 years since coming here for college from southern Indiana. I still find driving a feast for the eyes, even on the interstate. The rolling hills further enhance the green. There are very few flat stretches between middle and east Tennessee. I guess it is no wonder that Tennessee is known for its country music because Tennessee is true country. More than music to the ears, Tennessee is music to the eyes. |
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Posted: Jul/03/2007 5:46 PM PST
OK you asked for it! Vermont ranks 45th by total area, and 43rd by land area at 9,250 square miles, and has a population of ~650,000, making it the second least populous state (second to only Wyoming). The only New England state with no coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, Vermont is notable for the Green Mountains in the west and Lake Champlain in the northwest. The state is famous for its scenery and dairy products. It is the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. Vermont has a humid continental climate, with warm, humid summers and cold winters, which become colder at higher elevations. Vermont is known for its mud season in spring followed by a generally mild early summer, hot August and a colorful autumn, and particularly for its cold winters. The Annual snowfall averages between 60 to 100 inches (150–250 cm) depending on elevation, giving Vermont some of New England's best cross-country and downhill ski areas. In the autumn, Vermont's hills experience an explosion of red, orange and gold foliage displayed on the sugar maple as cold weather approaches. This famous display of color that occurs so abundantly in Vermont is not due so much to the presence of a particular variant of the sugar maple; rather it is caused by a number of soil and climate conditions unique to the area. Some other facts: Public nudity is legal in Vermont, though not disrobing in public. In 2007 Vermont was ranked number one in the nation as the healthiest place to live for the sixth time in seven years. Vermont was named the nation's smartest state in 2005 and 2006. Vermont's state fossil is the beluga whale. Ted Bundy was born in Burlington, VT. |
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Posted: Jul/05/2007 3:31 AM PST
I live in the state of Denial. Life is great here. We have no social problems. The weather is wonderful... we have 4 perfect seasons. Our average temperature is luke warm. Everyone here supports one another. Our water imparts healing substances into our being that prevents every disability known to man. Our backs are strong.... and better yet, our wive's are stronger! Everyone in Denial is friendly and we welcome all new comers. People who can't tolerate change move out of denial and only visit briefly to see if we are still kicking. We are. Denial's State Anthem is "We Shall Overcomb". (We are bald, but we don't believe it.) Our state flower is the posey. Our state bird is the night owl. Denial is flat. We don't understaqnd why we are out of breath half the time. Denial is a great place to live, but I wouldn't want to visit here often. Our most famous residents are Bill & Hillary Clinton. Spiro Agnew once lived here but went to live with his road building friends. Michael Moore has long lived here and has invited the Iranians to move in with him. There are rumors that George wants to move in after 2008, but the immigration department says they haven't received an application for citizenship from him yet. There is a rumor that Al Gore's son wants to move in too. |
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Posted: Jul/05/2007 11:09 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by treeman I live in the state of Denial. Life is great here. We have no social problems. The weather is wonderful... we have 4 perfect seasons. Our average temperature is luke warm. Everyone here supports one another. Our water imparts healing substances into our being that prevents every disability known to man. Our backs are strong.... and better yet, our wive's are stronger!Everyone in Denial is friendly and we welcome all new comers. People who can't tolerate change move out of denial and only visit briefly to see if we are still kicking. We are. Denial's State Anthem is "We Shall Overcomb". (We are bald, but we don't believe it.) Our state flower is the posey. Our state bird is the night owl. Denial is flat. We don't understaqnd why we are out of breath half the time. Denial is a great place to live, but I wouldn't want to visit here often. Our most famous residents are Bill & Hillary Clinton. Spiro Agnew once lived here but went to live with his road building friends. Michael Moore has long lived here and has invited the Iranians to move in with him. There are rumors that George wants to move in after 2008, but the immigration department says they haven't received an application for citizenship from him yet. There is a rumor that Al Gore's son wants to move in too. I like that Treeman! |
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Posted: Jul/08/2007 9:36 PM PST
Did you know the governor of Illinois refuses to move into the governors mansion because it is not in Chicago and he spends thousandsof dollars ( taxpayers money) commuting back and forth? It is a disgrace! |
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Posted: Jul/08/2007 10:32 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by treeman I live in the state of Denial. Life is great here. We have no social problems. The weather is wonderful... we have 4 perfect seasons. Our average temperature is luke warm. Everyone here supports one another. Our water imparts healing substances into our being that prevents every disability known to man. Our backs are strong.... and better yet, our wive's are stronger!Everyone in Denial is friendly and we welcome all new comers. People who can't tolerate change move out of denial and only visit briefly to see if we are still kicking. We are. Denial's State Anthem is "We Shall Overcomb". (We are bald, but we don't believe it.) Our state flower is the posey. Our state bird is the night owl. Denial is flat. We don't understaqnd why we are out of breath half the time. Denial is a great place to live, but I wouldn't want to visit here often. Our most famous residents are Bill & Hillary Clinton. Spiro Agnew once lived here but went to live with his road building friends. Michael Moore has long lived here and has invited the Iranians to move in with him. There are rumors that George wants to move in after 2008, but the immigration department says they haven't received an application for citizenship from him yet. There is a rumor that Al Gore's son wants to move in too. Thought provoking and inspiring, Treeman. Did you know that the state of Denial is half way between the states of Depression and Euphoria? The largest state in the union is the state of Confusion. Because so many people reside there, it has become overrun by urban sprawl. In addition, the state of Confusion has more hotels, motels, and condo rentals than any other state due to the fact that so many people simply wind up there as accidental tourists. Once there, it is difficult for most tourists to find their way out. Confusion's streets, roads, boulevards, and highways are such a twisting convoluted mass that one often finds that he has been driving in circles, passing the same landmarks over and over again. There are few street signs and even fewer maps to help the lost tourist find his way about. At the end of the day, the poor tourist is so worn out that he simply returns to his hotel to rest before starting the whole process over the following day. Lucky tourists eventually stumble upon someone who sells common sense. Common sense used to be a legal substance, and almost everyone kept it as a staple in their household; however, common sense can now only be found on the black market. Government officials, in an overwhelmingly bi-partisan effort, outlawed it some time ago because it was thought to have had too much control over the human mind. Lawmakers continue to do a good job of keeping common sense at bay, making it harder and harder to find with each passing year. Thus, they have been able to keep their jobs, which, in turn, increases the population of Confusion. It seems to be a neverending cycle. As for the state of Shock, it used to be a fluid, ever-mobile state that hovered around the other four; however, it is thought that Shock may soon become a state of the past as the state of Insanity seems to be encroaching on its and the aforementioned states' borders at what is considered by many to be an alarming rate. It is possible that one day all six states may merge and be renamed the state of Emergency. The smallest state in the union, the state of Peace, is a true tropical paradise. Remote from the other states, it has only a handful of full-time residents. Although everyone would like to reside there, or, at the very least, visit the state of Peace, few are able to find it because it is confined to such a small area that is most often overlooked: within oneself. . |
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Posted: Jul/09/2007 9:53 AM PST
OMG, meska, that's hysterical!!! You and Treeman have got to go on the road with this show... |
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Posted: Jul/09/2007 11:23 AM PST
OMG, I am just sitting here laughing...my co workers are used to it....LOL! You guys ROCK! I live in the state of perpetual digging and potting, for every one pot I fill with dirt I somehow end up with two or more trees so fill another or more...then it seems I end up with more pots than I started with that need filled, so I fill them and find more trees...and more pots. My patio is covered in trees in pots, my house is full of them. My one coffee tree morphed into 7 and have taken over the bedroom with the pomegranites and bananas. The Olympic Peninsula here in WA is a temperate rainforest, A temperate rain forest is defined as any forest in the mid-latitudes that receives more than 50-60 inches of rainfall a year. The rain forest areas of Olympic National park exceed this amount by as much as two times, receiving an average annual rainfall of 140 inches or more. Why is my lawn dead and why do I have to water twice a day...and with all my damn trees and the veggy garden this takes some time. And I want to be in the state of denial when I get my water bill!!! |
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Posted: Jul/09/2007 1:34 PM PST
I'm sorry Chatty.... I really didn't mean to highjack you thread!  
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