Jake. Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 We have it all: Mountains and the Ocean (Outer banks!!!!!!). Elevations from sea level to 6700 feet. English colonists, sent by Sir Walter Raleigh, unsuccessfully attempted to settle Roanoke Island in 1585 and 1587. Virginia Dare, born there in 1587, was the first English child born in America. North Carolina is the nation's largest furniture, tobacco, brick, and textile producer. Did not have a professional sports team until 1980. In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. Our new governor declared a state of emergency in January after 3-5 inches of snow fell across the central part of the state. Come on 2012! Exactly 100 counties in the state. State: motto: Esse quam videri "To be, rather than to seem" song: "The Old North " flower: Dogwood bird: Cardinal colors: the red and blue of the N.C. and U.S. flags tree: Pine shell: Scotch bonnet mammal: Eastern Gray Squirrel salt water fish: Red Drum also known as the Channel bass insect: European honey bee gemstone: Emerald reptile: Eastern Box Turtle rock: Granite beverage: Milk historical boat: Shad boat language: English dog: Plott Hound Christmas tree: Fraser Fir carnivorous plant: Venus Flytrap folk dance: Clogging popular dance: Shag freshwater trout: Southern Appalachian Brook Trout Selected famous North Carolinians: Howard Cosell sportscaster; Ava Gardner actress; Richard Gatling inventor; Billy Graham evangelist; Andy Griffith actor; Jesse Helms politician; O. Henry writer; Andrew Johnson president; Charles Kuralt TV journalist; Sugar Ray Leonard boxer; Ronnie Milsap singer; Thelonious Monk pianist; Edward R. Murrow commentator and government official; Floyd Patterson boxer; Richard Petty auto racer; James K. Polk president; Soupy Sales comedian; Earl Scruggs bluegrass musician; Randy Travis musician; John Scott Trotter orchestra leader; Thomas Wolfe novelist. We have some of the best and most controversial pork barbecue in the union. Our state is divided over Western Carolina and Eastern Carolina BBQ. Eastern North Carolina pork barbecue is vinegar-based sauce and the "whole hog" is cooked using both white and dark meat. The capital of eastern Carolina barbecue is usually considered to be Wilson although the wife and I consider Kings in Kinston, NC. Western BBQ uses a ketchup and vinegar based sauce and only the pork shoulder (dark meat) is used. The "capital" of western Carolina barbecue is usually considered to be the Piedmont Triad town of Lexington, home of the Lexington Barbecue Festival which brings in over 100,000 visitors each October. Home of the 82nd airborne, Camp Lejeune, Fort Bragg, Army Special Ops Command, MCAS Cherry Point, Pope and Seymour Johnson Air Force bases. Finally, home of the University of North Carolina Tarheels!!!!!!! Say no more. EJ didn't leave much to say other than we have the highest gas tax in the USA Our governor gets elected and goes on VACATION And we have some of the best collages in the world, like Duke and State and if you want to become an Attorney you can go to Carolina. ;D The only Black town in the USA incorporated by free slaves ( Freedom Hill ) And then they have ME what else could you ask for. : Our Gasoline Tax is 13th highest, (but still too much): http://www.api.org/statistics/fueltaxes/upload/GASMAPJAN2009.pdf Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted March 2, 2009 Super User Posted March 2, 2009 Heck I forgot the main one for Texas. We gave everyone George H. W. Bush. I'll let everyone draw their own conclusions as to whether that was good or bad. Remember, we don't discuss politics!!! Jack Quote
ring fry Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 I live in Missouri. We HATE Kansas. That is all. 95 - 60 Sorry, I had to. Quote
tyrius. Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 No can do, I live in Illinois. X2. What's to brag about? Freezing winters, crooked politicians, budget deficits, high taxes, crappy traffic, bad roads, etc, etc. I need to move! Quote
bass wrangler569 Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 Pennsylvania: Positives: -Above the mason-dixon line -Home to the super bowl champions Negatives: -shares a border with New Jersey -Its cold Quote
Daniel My Brother Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 I live in Missouri. We HATE Kansas. That is all. 95 - 60 Sorry, I had to. Well...Bill Self wears a toupee! :-[ Quote
Super User Gone_Phishin Posted March 2, 2009 Super User Posted March 2, 2009 No can do, I live in Illinois. X2. What's to brag about? Freezing winters, crooked politicians, budget deficits, high taxes, crappy traffic, bad roads, etc, etc. I need to move! Don't forget about the FIB's Quote
frogtog Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 I live in Missouri. We HATE Kansas. That is all. 95 - 60 Sorry, I had to. We ate the dad blasted food and got Diarrhea and couldn't run worth a crap. Quote
preach4bass Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 The women are beautiful and so are the sheep. ;D Quote
MitchIsFishin Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 Georgia: The Positive: Not YET a total gestapo state. The mountains. The Negative: State run by morons. Local corrupt government. Lousy economy/lack of good jobs. Too many bad drivers. It's Georgia. :-X Quote
Boogey Man Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 Kentucky: where the TOOTHbrush was invented. Anywhere else and it would have been called the TEETHbrush. ;D Quote
drmnbig Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 Virginia Good- if you want civil war history then this is the place to come. You're bordered by the mountains and the Atlantic making the state a very beautiful place to live Bad- Anything in the eastern side of the state because it will include stupid amounts of traffic! Too cold in the winter and too much humidity in the summer! Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted March 3, 2009 Super User Posted March 3, 2009 California- + The fish The women It is not Louisiana - It is California Quote
moby bass Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 I live in Pennsylvania. Nothing to brag about here. Quote
ProCrafter Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 Washington State.... Cold Rain in the Winter... Warm Rain in the Spring... Warmer Rain in the Summer.... Cooling Rain in the Fall.... Good thing about Rain.....Lotsa water for our fish!!...(And to sell to California!! ) Same corrupt government... Same high fuel tax... Over-managed, underfunded Warm Water Fisheries Policy!!! > But we can...when the clouds allow....get a fantastic view of majestic volcanoes as we fish for Greens and Browns!! ;D Quote
baboosicbass08 Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 Lets see......hmmm....New Hampshire....hmmm....ahh yes New Hampshire SUCKS!!! Quote
MikeFromOleMiss Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 MISSISSIPPI...at least we aren't Alabama. Quote
Super User Catt Posted March 3, 2009 Super User Posted March 3, 2009 California- + The fish The women It is not Louisiana - It is California It's Broke The Louisiana Purchase encompassed portions of 14 current U.S. states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The land purchased contained all of present-day Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, parts of Minnesota that were west of the Mississippi River, most of North Dakota, nearly all of South Dakota, northeastern New Mexico, the portions of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado east of the Continental Divide, and Louisiana west of the Mississippi River, including the city of New Orleans. (The Oklahoma Panhandle, and southwestern portions of Kansas and Louisiana were still claimed by Spain at the time of the Purchase.) In addition, the Purchase contained small portions of land that would eventually become part of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The land included in the purchase comprises around 23% of the territory of the United States today. Quote
djs fishing Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 New Hampshire The Granite State State Motto: Live Free or Die Need I say more? Cast the deciding vote to ratify the constitution New Hampshire was the first to vote for the declaration of independence. Still first to vote in primaries. Citizens of New Hampshire have fought in every war including being at Lexington and Concord to begin the revolution. It is ranked number 1 livable state. No state income tax or sales tax. Buy liquor on Sundays with no bottle deposit or tax. Unrestrictive Gun laws One of the lowest crime rates in the country. Very diverse geography including the highest mountain in New England but still has 13 miles of beach. Highest wind velocity ever recorded at 231 miles an hour was on our Mt. Washington Some of our most famous people include Robert Frost, Franklin Pierce and Alan Sheppard (the first man in space). We have some of the best teams in the nation (at least right now). The Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Bruins and yes the Revolution. The downside is long winter. This means smaller fish and less time to do it in. No it does not suck Quote
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