Only in my state...

[BBF]

I was just wondering if anyone would like to share something that is unique to their home state...
Let me show you what I mean...
My home state-
Arkansas:
http://www.hoghats.com/Thomas.jpg
The Hog Hat...I bet you wouldn't see this anywhere else...
or
Wisconsin:
http://www.surprise.com/images/ideas/2847-01.jpg
The Cheesehead Hat...Uniquely Wisconsin!
Is your state this retarted?
Does your state have anything "unique" like this?(It doesn't have to be a hat...)

[JoPol_wannabe]

Actually this is pretty bizzare, My home state is Nebraska and we have something kind of like stone henge but it's car henge

[JoPol_wannabe]

we also have this archway near Kearney that is right on the interstate that was made into a museum

[Georgia's on my Mind]

this is the ONLY thing unique about ri...except all the idiots that live here....

bluebug.com

[BBF]

Originally posted by Georgia's on my Mind
this is the ONLY thing unique about ri...except all the idiots that live here....

bluebug.com
what is it? i cant see it...

[BBF]

Here are some more you will enjoy...

http://www.arkansas.com/images/photos/pt02_names_ts2.jpg
Toad Suck Park...Located 31 miles north of Little Rock...:lol:

http://www.bluffcitypostcards.com/images/600pixel/50359-E.jpg
Only in Arkansas...God help us...

[Juss Like Jo Po]

Here in Jersey there is well...nothing

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Aww petooey! I dont know anything unique about New Hampshire. Ill have to look through the archives and find some files....:eyes2:

[BBF]

Well, there are definitely a lot of "unique" things in Arkansas...I'm not even sure if "unique" is the best word to use...

[~LadyJess~]

Well I think Michigan is unique because of it's shape. I think it is the coolest shaped state. Idunno, maybe it's just me.

Also (this isn't in Michigan, it's in Ohio) there is a road called Needmore Road. My brothers and I really got a kick out of that one.

[Plata]

Originally posted by JoPol_wannabe
Actually this is pretty bizzare, My home state is Nebraska and we have something kind of like stone henge but it's car henge

That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen. :)

[fr00ti]

Only in Alabama would they have a election for owning goats (and show the results on the news), have a commercial with some freak woman running for congress who says that she picked cotton for 3 cents a pound and she "knows the value of a dollar" so that means we should vote for her. She lost anyway cause shes a dumb democrat. hahaha.

[Georgia's on my Mind]

oo the pic didnt show up....
ok here he is...
His name is Nibbles Woodaway

http://images.ibsys.com/2002/0617/1516376.jpg

only thing this state is famous for....besides like coffee milk

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Oh well.Our town Danvillle was known for having the monkey on the loose! LOl. It made all the news!

[-*Forever*-]

Originally posted by Georgia's on my Mind
this is the ONLY thing unique about ri...except all the idiots that live here....

bluebug.com

Hey, watch it. Rhode Island's cool... oh wait... my mistake. That'd be BLOCK Island that's cool. Anyways, New York's got a lot of stuff but I'll let the people who live in the city post stuff... I'll try and think of something from little Syracuse.

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Originally posted by -*Forever*-


Hey, watch it. Rhode Island's cool... oh wait... my mistake. That'd be BLOCK Island that's cool. Anyways, New York's got a lot of stuff but I'll let the people who live in the city post stuff... I'll try and think of something from little Syracuse.
Whats NYC NOT known for? You got the Big Apple, Empire State Building, Statue Of Liberty, Subways/Taxis, 5th Ave., Tiffanys, Broadway, Rockefeller, Radio City Music Hall, Wall Street, Conan:grineyes, I :heart: NY t-shirts...

[-*Forever*-]

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤

Whats NYC NOT known for? You got the Big Apple, Empire State Building, Statue Of Liberty, Subways/Taxis, 5th Ave., Tiffanys, Broadway, Rockefeller, Radio City Music Hall, Wall Street, Conan:grineyes, I :heart: NY t-shirts...

I know that. I was gonna let the people who actually live there post it :p

I just live in this small little suburb of Syracuse and it's... really really small.

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Originally posted by -*Forever*-


I know that. I was gonna let the people who actually live there post it :p

Looks like I beat them to it! Muahhahahaa......






:p

[Hollow]

Only my state is cluttered w/ hick cowboys and deserts it ****in sucks I HATE ARIZONA W/ ALLLLLLLL MY MIGHT

[Titania]

well, PA isnt too exciting...youve got philly (cream cheese, pretsels, and a broken bell...) youve got the amish and theyre just a story in themselves....

but the most unique thing about where im from is that the town nearby (closest somewhat urban area...) has 2 main roads: Gay Street and High Street....
yeah, giving directions is fun "Well you go in Gay and take a left on High..."

[DarleneIllyria]

Well, this just involves my town. I'm so embarrassed to tell this, but it happens. It's true. My town has cow pattie contests. The football players sell these tickets with #'s on em. Then during one of the football games (I guess) they have the field lined up with the numbers from the tickets. They feed the cow all day long and then lead him onto the field. If the cow takes a load on #66, and I had that number then I would win some cash. Can you believe that? Out of all the things, out of all the contests that a person could participate in- it has to be a cow pattie contest.

[Mr. Shy Guy]

Originally posted by Jenny
Well, this just involves my town. I'm so embarrassed to tell this, but it happens. It's true. My town has cow pattie contests. The football players sell these tickets with #'s on em. Then during one of the football games (I guess) they have the field lined up with the numbers from the tickets. They feed the cow all day long and then lead him onto the field. If the cow takes a load on #66, and I had that number then I would win some cash. Can you believe that? Out of all the things, out of all the contests that a person could participate in- it has to be a cow pattie contest.

My town does that too. I even did it but I lost. :(

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Originally posted by Jenny
Well, this just involves my town. I'm so embarrassed to tell this, but it happens. It's true. My town has cow pattie contests. The football players sell these tickets with #'s on em. Then during one of the football games (I guess) they have the field lined up with the numbers from the tickets. They feed the cow all day long and then lead him onto the field. If the cow takes a load on #66, and I had that number then I would win some cash. Can you believe that? Out of all the things, out of all the contests that a person could participate in- it has to be a cow pattie contest.
Ha. They do that around here. LOl..hey atleast its easy cash!

[DarleneIllyria]

Thank God other places do the cow pattie thing too. I thought it was only in my town.

[Penny Lane]

Originally posted by ILoveLucyfan4eva
Well I think Michigan is unique because of it's shape. I think it is the coolest shaped state. Idunno, maybe it's just me.

Also (this isn't in Michigan, it's in Ohio) there is a road called Needmore Road. My brothers and I really got a kick out of that one.



We in Michigan also have a town named Hell, Mi. That's quite unique I think!


Also, obviously we are famous for our auto plants . Me , being from the Flint area , noted for Buick City, and the truck and bus assembly plant (GM of course!)

The Mackinac Bridge and our beautiful great lakes!

Yes, One can hold up ones hand and show someone where he live ! ha ha That's a big deal! lol:lol:

[Titania]

Originally posted by Jenny
Well, this just involves my town. I'm so embarrassed to tell this, but it happens. It's true. My town has cow pattie contests. The football players sell these tickets with #'s on em. Then during one of the football games (I guess) they have the field lined up with the numbers from the tickets. They feed the cow all day long and then lead him onto the field. If the cow takes a load on #66, and I had that number then I would win some cash. Can you believe that? Out of all the things, out of all the contests that a person could participate in- it has to be a cow pattie contest.

they do that in lancaster.... only we call it Moo Bingo.


they also make a huge deal out of Groundhogs Day around here because the Phil (the offical groundhog!) lives here

[~LadyJess~]

Originally posted by Penny Lane
We in Michigan also have a town named Hell, Mi. That's quite unique I think!

Oh yeah, I forgot about Hell, Michigan!

[Czas na Zywiec]

Well it's not my state, but just south of us in New Mexico they have a city named Truth or Consequences.

http://htg-is.vianet.net/~artpike/geromapa.jpg

[Jersey Girl]

Originally posted by Juss Like Jo Po
Here in Jersey there is well...nothing

Well, we have some strange town names..Tranquility, Buttzville...actually they aren't so strange..

"You want something #*&%$#! unique about #*&%$#! New Jersey...I'll give you something #*&%$#! unique...." yeah

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Originally posted by Jersey Girl


Well, we have some strange town names..Tranquility, Buttzville...actually they aren't so strange..

"You want something #*&%$#! unique about #*&%$#! New Jersey...I'll give you something #*&%$#! unique...." yeah
The only thing I can think of unique about NJ, is that its the state thats always made fun of. They make fun of it on TV ALL the time!

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Hmm...well NH is very popular for Mass. smokers. Down in Mass. cigaretts cost like what..over $5? But drive a few extra miles and you can buy them for $1.99 and up. We get all the Massachusetts smokers because theyre so cheap.

Well, since I couldnt think of anything excited about my state, I decided to check out the website www.nh.com Ill list anything *ahem* interesting about the state.

Odd city/town names:
Bow
Bath
Dummer
Effingham..it sounds funny when you say it outloud LOl
Fitzwilliam
Goshen
Harts Location
Orange
Sandwich
Sugar Hill

Yaya I know..not the most unique names what can I say? I live in a boring state.

People also come from all over the place to see the foliage.


*Fast Facts*
New Hampshire has 4 nicknames. The first is the one by which the state is commonly known.
Granite State: for our extensive granite formations and quarries
Mother of Rivers: for the rivers of New England that originate in our Mountains
White Mountain State: for the White Mountain Range
Switzerland of America: for our beautiful mountain scenery

Robert Frost (b. California 1874-1963)
Poet who wrote on rural New England; winner of four Pulitzer Prizes

J.D. Salinger (b. New York 1919- )
Recluse author of Catcher in the Rye.

And hey!!! We got OLD MAN ON THE MOUNTAIN!!!!!!
Consisting of five separate granite ledges whose natural arrangement creates a man's profile from the right viewing point, The Old Man of the Mountain measures about 40 feet from chin to forehead.
Look @ him!! LOl

http://www.gran-net.com/gn-photos/oldman3.jpg
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/whites/photos/old_man.jpghttp://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/whites/photos/old_man2.jpg
Now who wouldnt be proud of that!! LOl

[DarleneIllyria]

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤

The only thing I can think of unique about NJ, is that its the state thats always made fun of. They make fun of it on TV ALL the time!

Yeah, especially on All in the Family.

[BBF]

Originally posted by Jenny
Well, this just involves my town. I'm so embarrassed to tell this, but it happens. It's true. My town has cow pattie contests. The football players sell these tickets with #'s on em. Then during one of the football games (I guess) they have the field lined up with the numbers from the tickets. They feed the cow all day long and then lead him onto the field. If the cow takes a load on #66, and I had that number then I would win some cash. Can you believe that? Out of all the things, out of all the contests that a person could participate in- it has to be a cow pattie contest.

:lol: We don't have that here, but we do have a cow chip chucking contest...see how far you can fling the cow poop...
We also have some interesting town names here in Arkansas...
Besides Toad Suck and Booger Hollow which I have mentioned, we have Romance, Snow Ball, Oil Trough, Fifty-Six, and a bunch of others I can't think of now...
We also have this place where you can actually dig for diamonds. It's in Murfreesboro. It's called the Crater of Diamonds and people go there for an entire day digging in the dirt for diamonds. About a year ago a lady dug one up worth 35,000 dollars...It was pretty cool.

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by Jenny
Well, this just involves my town. I'm so embarrassed to tell this, but it happens. It's true. My town has cow pattie contests. The football players sell these tickets with #'s on em. Then during one of the football games (I guess) they have the field lined up with the numbers from the tickets. They feed the cow all day long and then lead him onto the field. If the cow takes a load on #66, and I had that number then I would win some cash. Can you believe that? Out of all the things, out of all the contests that a person could participate in- it has to be a cow pattie contest.


That's no biggie...we have those here in Texas too...we call it Cow Bingo :D

We also have Big Tex. He's been greating people to the state fair since his debut in 1952.

Tex is the worlds tallest cowboy. He stands at an imposing 52 feet, and consequently, a difficult one to dress. His size 100 180/181 shirt, as well as his 284W/185L XXXXXL jeans, must be tailored specifically for his frame. The pants alone require 72 yards of denim and weigh in at 65 pounds.

Then, of course, there are the accessories. Tex's boots — size 70 — tower 7 feet, 7 inches, and a five-foot-tall cowboy hat tops the ensemble.



D

[DarleneIllyria]

Originally posted by BeaversBiggestFan


:lol: We don't have that here, but we do have a cow chip chucking contest...see how far you can fling the cow poop...

Ah, gross




We also have this place where you can actually dig for diamonds. It's in Murfreesboro. It's called the Crater of Diamonds and people go there for an entire day digging in the dirt for diamonds. About a year ago a lady dug one up worth 35,000 dollars...It was pretty cool. That sounds pretty cool. You ever found any diamonds before BBF?

[BBF]

Originally posted by Jenny
Ah, gross




We also have this place where you can actually dig for diamonds. It's in Murfreesboro. It's called the Crater of Diamonds and people go there for an entire day digging in the dirt for diamonds. About a year ago a lady dug one up worth 35,000 dollars...It was pretty cool. That sounds pretty cool. You ever found any diamonds before BBF?

No, darn it.

[DarleneIllyria]

Originally posted by BeaversBiggestFan


No, darn it.

That's too bad :(

You've got some awesome pics on your website, especially the Barbara pics. She still looks pretty much the same now as she did then.

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Originally posted by Jenny
We also have this place where you can actually dig for diamonds. It's in Murfreesboro. It's called the Crater of Diamonds and people go there for an entire day digging in the dirt for diamonds. About a year ago a lady dug one up worth 35,000 dollars...It was pretty cool. That sounds pretty cool. You ever found any diamonds before BBF?
:eek: Oh God! Diamonds!!!! One question though~ do you actually get to KEEP the diamonds? Like that lady..thats a LOT of $$$! Oh- but I bet it costs $$ to do b/c you said its only done once a year.

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Double post. Sorry. I didnt know hitting the space button and enter would submit the reply...

[BBF]

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤

:eek: Oh God! Diamonds!!!! One question though~ do you actually get to KEEP the diamonds? Like that lady..thats a LOT of $$$! Oh- but I bet it costs $$ to do b/c you said its only done once a year.

No, it must have come out wrong...You can do this any time of the year...not just once-the lady found the thing a year ago is all i mean with that...and yes, what you find-you keep...but the chances of actually finding something are small, because I know a bunch of people who have been and they didn't find jack diddly, and whenever someone does-it's all over the local news. There is probably an admission fee, but I don't think it's that much, I mean kids go to this place for school field trips.


PS~ BBF I checked out your LITB site-its awesome! Keep up the good work! I always watch that show on my break @ work! LOl

Thanks!

[Jersey Girl]

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤

The only thing I can think of unique about NJ, is that its the state thats always made fun of. They make fun of it on TV ALL the time!

It is made fun of alot. That's sad. But alot of famous people come from here.

Here are some jokes about every state in the USA (http://www.yuksrus.com/american.html)

How to tell if you're from Jersey... (http://home.att.net/~slamans/Jersey.htm)

[Blair85]

Here's some stuff in my state...I hope the pics aren't too big!

Here's the big-azzed satelite dish telescope thingy at Green bAnk
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/05/14/venus.telescope/vert.green.telescope.jpg
I've seen this thing up-close before & it is HUGE!

Uh, here's kinda what my town is known for
http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/graphics/highlandscenichwy_219_sign2.jpg
Not a sign, a road.

Grrr, I was gonna post a pic of the new river gorge bridge, but they won't work!

Anyway, Here's some more fun facts! YAY

-My town is know as the ramp capital of the world. Not like an inclined ramp, they're a plant thing that grow wild & they stick awful!!! I can't believe people eat them! I'll never eat them b/c I can't get passed the smell.

-There's a town called Big Ugly LOL
-WV is number 1 in like everything!!!
#1 in obeseity
#1 teen smoking
#1 teen pregnancy (my county is #1)
there's more that I can't remember..

-The moth man is from here

Well, I'll probably post more later..

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Originally posted by Blair85

-The moth man is from here

Well, I'll probably post more later..
Whos the moth man???

[Blair85]

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤

Whos the moth man???

Here's a website about what happened- http://www.mothmanlives.com/unusual.html
There's a lot of websites, but I was too tired to find the better ones. There's also a movie about the mothman called the MOthman Prohphecies and Richard Gere, & Debra Messing were in it. It was out last year. I didn't like it very much, but I was thrilled that they made a movie about something that happened here, but they didn't film it in WV. Grrrr

[Moonlight Lady]

Okay New York is unique because it has "The Egg" it one of our performing arts places. We also have The Troy Music Hall, Proctors, Palace Theatre and that's all i can think of.

This is in Albany

[Titania]

Originally posted by Jersey Girl



How to tell if you're from Jersey... (http://home.att.net/~slamans/Jersey.htm)

omg i think i live too close to nj...a lot of those apply to me...

its the parkway

there isnt a beach, its the shore....

im leaning to drive now and circles are hell

Caesars in my favorite casino :D

there are 4 malls within 20 minutes of here

there are 3 guys in my grade named tony- plus a dominic and a marc (short for marc-antonio)...yeah

I go to NY for day trips but it cant be the city cause philly is "the city"

ive eaten at diners at all hours of the night

it is Great Adventure!!!

no idnt jeet yet....

but im one of those weird PA people who calls it a "hoagie" :eek:

[Krisalicious]

What's unique about New Jersey....uh.........

its where Bon Jovi is from
the NY Giants play in New Jersey
its called the "garden state" but I don't think there are THAT many gardens here!

Uh.......i think thats it......

Oh and i clicked on that "How to tell if you're from Jersey" thing....SO Many of those apply to me! LOL! I've ALWAYS called it Great Adventure and not Six Flags cuz theres lots of Six Flags all over the country!

[Rockapella722]

Hey, I'm from Wisconsin... LEAVE THE CHEESHEADS ALONE!!! :P They are uniquely Packers, actually.

Okay... question for you. What's a 'bubbler?'























Give up? It's what EVERYONE in Wisconsin calls a "water fountain." You ALWAYS hear bubbler, rarely water/drinking fountain.

(And hey, a state that Gene Wilder, Chris and Kevin Farley, and Tony Shalhoub all come from can't be that bad.)

[Jersey Girl]

Okay, while I was in the salon today, I was think about stuff in NJ...

ONLY in NJ:
can a town with 5,000 people have
-4 "nail AND hair" salons, plus a nail salon that specializes in nails
-3 pizza joints
-3 delis

BUT yet
-no movie theater
-no road that is more than 1 lane per side, and most roads are 1 way cause they are too damn small
-only 1 "market" and I say market cause it's too small to be a supermarket, and it's damn expensive cause it's mostly pre-prepared foood....


Seriously, the proportions for business to business in my town are screwed up...

[Georgia's on my Mind]

yeah the city near me has a law against business's having signs...even on there own property...this is weird.

[Jersey Girl]

Originally posted by Georgia's on my Mind
yeah the city near me has a law against business's having signs...even on there own property...this is weird.

There's a resturant on the outskirts of my town...it's soo awesome. It's an old speakeasy from prohibition. It doesn't have a sign, and it looks like a normal house from the outside (except for that parking lot next to it...but even that is right next to a park, so it looks like a parking lot for the park) Nobody would ever guess it was an actual resturant, but "the locals" know... Anyway, when you first walk in, it's just a resturant, but the bar is downstairs in the basement, and it's hidden behind this panel... it's so awesome... yeah