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OH!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Maine should put this on their license plates: "It's all about ME"

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

"You Can Call Me AL"

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

HI (DERE)

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

HI DE RI

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

"Oklahoma is OK!" is my favorite state motto EVER

― j c (j c), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

What about PQ for Quebec (I know, not a state, but play along)? I've never understood that one.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:36 (twenty-one years ago)

province of quebec?

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Province de Quebec?

damn you luna!

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

QR = Quintana Roo, dudes.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:39 (twenty-one years ago)

But why don't any of the other provinces start with a P, then?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it cuz it's all Frenchified?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)

To trick you!

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah well it worked in that case!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

To "pique you"! ha ha ha hah ahahahahahh!

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

AcK!

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

For the longest time I thought the Republic of California owned the .ca web domain suffix.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 4 February 2005 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought that until I read Mark's post! Who does?

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 4 February 2005 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

When the pimp's in the crib MA

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 4 February 2005 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

CanadA.

Are we talking about acronyms or abbreviations?

― Huk-L, Friday, 4 February 2005 18:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Nick’s joke just gave me the opposite reaction of the “prostate milking” thread: I had all the internal reactions of a brilliant gag, but no laugh actually came out.

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 4 February 2005 18:35 (twenty-one years ago)

nabisco, you realize the opposite reaction of prostate milking would be experiencing an orgasm while sperm shoots into your dick, yes?

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Now, there's a thought! Somebody better have good aim, though.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

(haha I can ruin a thread in 1 post)

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Dude. That hurt just reading that.

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think many doctors would recommend the cum-hoover.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

It's like the time when the teacher played the movie backwards and the kids' lunches all came back out of their mouths in perfect bite sizes and reattached themsleves to their sandwiches.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I just like that in less than 25 posts any topic, no matter how mundane or inconsequent can turn into tits, cum, or hoovers.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

IL!

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Illinois should have followed Run-DMC's lead and changed their state motto to "You be IL-in'!"

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I like the states where we don’t use the first two letters of their name despite there being no other state with conflicting letters and no compelling interest in a “feature” letter (like TX has): GA, HI, IA (in particular!), KS, LA.

Also the Federated States of Micronesia (FM).

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I like MN because the N is silent.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:29 (twenty-one years ago)

"Arkansas is for Pirates"

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it because they weren't sure if maybe someday a state would join the union named Ioooooooooooooo?

― Huk-L, Friday, 4 February 2005 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

"CT: Can you at least spell that right, asshole?"

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:31 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/bd/c2/129527-movie-resized200.jpg

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Missouri: Welcome To The Big MO!

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Canada Post recomends QC for Quebec.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I was hoping for something more like "Missouri: Being Awesome is Our MO!"

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Delaware: It's DE Best!

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:39 (twenty-one years ago)

"LA: No, Not That LA"

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:39 (twenty-one years ago)

WY Did You Come Here?

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:39 (twenty-one years ago)

"CT: Can you at least spell that right, asshole?"

In 5th grade, my teacher wrote a list of all of the states on the chalkboard and spelled this state "Connecticutt." I knew that didn't look right, but I wasn't sure what was wrong, so I figured it must be the second C. So I raised my hand and said isn't that incorrect? And she said, "No, that's how it's spelled! It's silent!" etc. etc. For the rest of the lesson, I stared at that extra T at the end, knowing I'd seem like an asshole if I raised my hand again.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry ISO for Newfieland changed from NF to NL since the province is technically now known as Newfoundland and Labrador now days. And trust me, most Labradorians ever lets you forget it.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

i think the one for texas is badass because it includes an "x"

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

And anyone care to explain how Algeria ended up with DZ?

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:44 (twenty-one years ago)

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Brian has won this thread.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 7 February 2005 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Nocturnal opalescence rends the heart: diesels' arias keening over the arctic.

Narrow economies versus a destructive avarice.

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 05:32 (twenty years ago)

We attempted simulating Hendrix's incredibly novel guitar tones, or Nirvana's.

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 05:38 (twenty years ago)

20. Raise high our diminutive eminence. It sets limits against neighborly domination.

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 06:53 (twenty years ago)

If normality dictates, is average not acceptable?

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 07:07 (twenty years ago)

Nominally our research triangle hypes creativity, although regions outlying learn it's not allowed.

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 07:47 (twenty years ago)

Following leads of reactionary ideologies, democracy aborts.

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 08:03 (twenty years ago)

Woodlands even succumb to vanity -- it's ridiculously gaudy inside Nebo's incandescent autumn.

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 08:29 (twenty years ago)

Not even wet jock emanations rival such essential yeast.

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 08:50 (twenty years ago)

Knife-edged naïveté thrives under cover, killing yesterdays.

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)

Memories accrue in New England.

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 09:36 (twenty years ago)

(re-tooled from Pleasant Plains' submission above):

Hot and wet again, isn't it?

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 09:45 (twenty years ago)

Never expect vagina as dessert again

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

Utter tedium, and hot.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 16:29 (twenty years ago)

Language-geek quibble: an acronym is an abbreviation that can be pronounced as a word--NATO, NASA, SCUBA, etc.

OH, VA, DE, etc., are postal abbreviations. There is another system of abbreviating states that preceded the postal abbreviations. Va., La., and Ga. are remnants of that system of abbreviation.

BLT, URL, USA, PDA, etc., are properly called initialisms, though the widespread misuse of acronym for these is gaining in currency.

― The Mad Puffin, Tuesday, 8 February 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

Your's was even better, brian.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

(They're getting harder, but I'm on a mission):

Natives excuse what my eternal xanthic intensity cancels out.

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 01:05 (twenty years ago)

Oil kings left a habit, our motorized addiction.

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 01:06 (twenty years ago)

A land apart shivers, kibbitzing aloofly.

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 01:15 (twenty years ago)

Ordinariness hates itself, ordinarily.

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 01:19 (twenty years ago)

America's redoubtable knight arrant nevertheless survives amorous scandal.

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 01:30 (twenty years ago)

(Can't really improve on Michael's above, but anyway):

Ultimately, tradition absorbs heterodoxy.

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 01:48 (twenty years ago)

Subject of unction, then he danced away: Kevin's one triumphant act.

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 02:52 (twenty years ago)

Pretty underrated, easing rooted territoral opinions results in congressional opportunities.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 03:09 (twenty years ago)

Genius! (Unfortunately abrogating margins).

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 03:40 (twenty years ago)

(Revive at 37):
Dupont's evil lucre augments Washington's anal rumblings exponentially.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

Occam's razor elevates greening over neglect.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

Clouds over Loveland offer refuge against Denver's omniscience.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

(Puffin, have you not noticed what Brian's been doing for the past 40 posts?)

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 10 February 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

Attempting radical insurrection, Zapata outraged nervous Anglos.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

North, east, west: however a man perambulates, still he is rarely enlightened.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:01 (twenty years ago)

Many inhabitants still seek independence, still singing in powerful, poetic injustice.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

Secession, once unthinkable, takes hold contiguously. American resolve, often lacking, is now awakened.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:24 (twenty years ago)

Virginity is revered, generally, if not its application.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

Mud inches slowly southward, obscuring undulant rivers' impressions.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:46 (twenty years ago)

Brian, it's too bad you can't make a living out of this as it's clearly one of your fortes.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 10 February 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, under the New Deal I'd have had a job.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 17:10 (twenty years ago)

I used to know an editor at the F0rt D0dg3 M3ss3ng3r who was a master at this kind of thing -- just for kicks, he would construct an entire lead so that the first letter of each paragraph spelled out some dirty message to one of his buddies.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

Vicinity exuding real maple, O nectarous temptation.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 18:16 (twenty years ago)

Moraines over northern territories attest numberless ages.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 18:30 (twenty years ago)

Yutndihhaj? Is this an Indian state?

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 10 February 2005 18:33 (twenty years ago)

(yes, just before satori)
Individual dominion ascends, however obdurate.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

It's Lincoln's legacy incarnate: now Obama is Senator.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 19:30 (twenty years ago)

Yay!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 10 February 2005 20:16 (twenty years ago)

That last one is genius, Brian.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 10 February 2005 20:17 (twenty years ago)

50. Abandoned lyrics acknowledge Birmingham's and Montgomery's angels.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 20:20 (twenty years ago)

this is truly one for the ilx history books

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 10 February 2005 20:23 (twenty years ago)

(bows) Thanks. In order, then, with a couple of minor edits. Sorry if I dissed your state:

Abandoned lyrics acknowledge Birmingham's and Montgomery's angels.
A land apart shivers, kibitzing aloofly.
Attempting radical insurrection, Zapata outraged nervous Anglos.
America's redoubtable knight arrant nevertheless survives amorous scandal.
Crackpot Americans living in furthest occident: really Nebraskans into astrology.
Clouds over Loveland offer refuge against Denver's omniscience.
Class often negates novelty, engendering conformity: this is conservatism's ugly truth.
Dupont's evil lucre augments Washington's anal rumblings exponentially.
Following leads of reactionary ideologies, democracy aborts.
Glorify exotic oral regionalism -- Gullah is alive!
Hot and wet again, isn't it?
Individual dominion ascends, however obdurate.
It's Lincoln's legacy incarnate: now Obama is Senator.
If normality dictates, is average not acceptable?
It's Ohio without ambition!
Katydids' anthems nourish Salina's affluent slumber.
Knife-edged naïveté thrives under cover, killing yesterdays.
Louis's overwhelming umbra is still improvising all night, always.
Memories accumulate in New England.
Maiden aunts ransack your library and nurture deviance.
Maybe a socialist sanctuary amid Cheney's heinous United States eventually transforms things somehow.
Motown's inspiration continues, however ineptly Gordy acts now.
Many immigrant Norwegians never even swore oaths to America.
Many inhabitants still seek independence, still singing in powerful, poetic injustice.
Mud inches slowly southward, obscuring undulant rivers' impressions.
Moraines over northern territories attest numberless ages.
Never-ending bleakness reveals a strange kinetic abstraction.
Narrow economies versus a destructive avarice.
North, east, west: however a man perambulates, still he is rarely enlightened.
Not even wet jock emanations rival such essential yeast.
Natives excuse what my eternal xanthic intensity cancels out.
Never, ever weaken your obstinacy regarding Killingjoke.
Nominally our research triangle hypes creativity, although regions outlying learn it's not allowed.
Nocturnal opalescence rends the heart: diesels' arias keening over the arctic.
Oil kings left a habit, our motorized addiction.
Ordinariness hates itself, ordinarily.
Occam's razor elevates greening over neglect.
Patriotic Episcopalians nitter-natter spitefully -- you leave vengeful and nastily inclined always.
Raise high our diminutive eminence. It sets limits against neighborly domination.
Secession, once unthinkable, takes hold contiguously. American resolve, often lacking, is now awakened.
Subject of unction, then he danced away: Kevin's one triumphant act.
Total every Nashville nymphet's essential sexuality: sweet euphoric emotion!
Terribly enthusiastic xenophobes all stayed.
Ultimately, tradition absorbs heterodoxy.
Vicinity exuding real maple, O nectarous temptation.
Virginity is revered, generally, if not its application.
Why attempt simulating Hendrix's incredibly novel guitar tones, or Nirvana's?
Woodlands even succumb to vanity -- it's ridiculously gaudy inside Nebo's incandescent autumn.
Whiteness is sometimes considered obsolete. Not so in Neenah!
Where your only mission is noticing God.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 10 February 2005 21:12 (twenty years ago)

And to answer the thread's question, I vote for either I.L.L.I.N.O.I.S. or H.A.W.A.I.I.

I.O.W.A. and O.K.L.A.H.O.M.A. are also really good.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 10 February 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

NSW

― Autumn Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 10 February 2005 21:27 (twenty years ago)

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