4520

Utah: Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus

4521

Vermont: Yep

4522

Virginia: Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?

4523

Washington: Help! We're Overrun By Nerds And Slackers!

4524

Washington, D.C.: Wanna Be Mayor?

4525

West Virginia: One Big Happy Family...Really!

4526

This post was edited due to my not being fast enough on the post. :p

Eliza I had to try.:heart:

4527

Wisconsin: Come Cut The Cheese

4528

Wyoming: Where Men Are Men ... and the sheep are scared


Ok..I thought this was Scottland...but ok...lol..(kidding.. see my kilt thread...looove the Scotts)

4529

Wy - Wy not

4530 Ok...I think I'm done for now...
*stumbling, dazed from the smut games forum*
Where is everyone today anyway?

4531
lol Scarecrow...I'm glad someone was watching the count...I was off a bit...but it's all fixed now..

#4532

Not to worry babe.;) Somebody is always watching the number.

#4533

So, as I suspected, it sounded like we were doing better BEFORE the thread got moved.

On the other hand, with this one firmly in the SG forum now, that pushed that forum up over 100,000 total posts.

*shrug*

Some time ago I remember seeing a whole list of official state "things" for Illinois, but almost all having to do with construction. However, I can't find the list, so I'll try to do some from memory.

#4534

Illinois state motto: "Road Construction, next five miles"

Alternatively - "right (left) lane closed ahead"

#4535

Illinois state plant: orange construction cones

#4536

Illinois state parking lot: I-290 eastbound, especially right around the town of Hillside
(although this HAS been slightly alleviated since the new exit onto Mannheim went up, but not totally).

#4537

Illinois state animal - orange and white construction sawhorses. Blinky optional.

#4538

Okay here's some real ones.
IL state tree: white oak

#4539

IL State flower: violet

#4540

IL state bird: northern cardinal



#4541

IL state slogan:
"Land of Lincoln"

(and thus the only state that accepts the Lincoln penny in its toll highway system)

#4542

IL State Mineral -- Fluorite

#4543

IL State Insect - Monarch butterfly

#4544

IL state animal - white tailed deer

#4545

IL state fish - bluegill

#4546

IL State Prairie Grass -- Big Bluestem

#4547

IL State Fossil -- Tully Monster


#4548

#4549
IL State dance - squaredance

(which is, I believe, required teaching in every junior high/middle school and high school in the state - and someone correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Illinois the ONLY state that requires PE 5 days a week?)

For the images of the IL state seal, see
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhib...mbols/seal.html

#4550

IL official state motto: State Soverignty, National Union

#4551

For the IL state song (which I'll be damned if any Illinoisan actually KNOWS how to sing), see
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhib...mbols/song.html

#4552

When the territory for Illinois was originally mapped out, it was only going to go as far north as the southern edge of Lake Michigan. But when the Illinois-Michigan canal started to be planned, and it was realized the SW coast of that lake could become a major port area, the northern border was moved further north. Otherwise every Chicagoan would be a cheesehead! (sorry BCG :) )

#4553

#4554

While Illinois was granted statehood in 1818, the current state constitution was adopted in 1970.

The Illinois state quarter (the first to be issued in 2003) features Abe Lincoln against the outline of the shape of the state. To the left is a farm, to the right, part of Chicago's skyline (featuring the John Hancock Center).
The slogan "Land of Lincoln" is featured, as well as one unique to the quarter: "21st State, 21st Century."
21 stars ring the outside edge of the quarter.

See:
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs...ex.cfm?state=IL


#4555

Wild, Wonderful West Virginia

:D

#4555

Springfield, IL is actually the third state capital. Kaskaskia was the state capital at the time of statehood, having been established the capital of the Illinois Territory in 1809 (the year Lincoln was born).
Vandalia became the new state capital in 1820, and Springfield became the current state capital as of 1839.

#4557

Okay, I think I've had enough for now.

#4558

I never get enough of being under you hun. lol :lust: