Gold Rush is a great keeping, rich flavored, firm, greenish yellow apple with a balanced flavor (keeps as well as Fuji). At least that's the story from an online vendor selling them. So there ya go.
Miranda
· 2 years ago
fried cheese on a stick as the official "fried on a stick"
This Guy
· 2 years ago
Official State Sign:
"FOR SALE"
bored now
· 2 years ago
maybe if we have fourth graders write our laws from now on, we'll have less conflict. it's worth a try. now the california has a budget, i believe illinois is alone now...
Muskrat
· 2 years ago
The official state subatomic particle: The Higgs Boson. Believed to exist by theoreticians but never proven, possibly sighted in the outer suburbs (at Fermilab), of tremendous importance to the workings og the universe, incomprehensibe to the layman.... and, now that I look back at this post, an apt metaphor for good governance.
Ghost
· 2 years ago
Symbol for the gov: fish out of water flipp flopping on the shore.
Officially Disgusted
· 2 years ago
I'm so thankful that the Governor is hard at work signing this important legislation. So much is at stake over the state's official fruit.
We also need an official state legal document. I nominate the subpoena.
babs
· 2 years ago
Bored now: same thoughts - official state leaders and legislators - 4th grade class of Woodlawn.
Left Leaner
· 2 years ago
A three headed monster with each head biting another and people being crushed underfoot.
UGA
· 2 years ago
we should change the state song to Nightrain by Guns n' Roses.
Ghost
· 2 years ago
Symbol: the got to jail square from monopoly, do not collect your state pension
curious george
· 2 years ago
Official Village Idiot: "insert your favorite state elected officer here"
Siyotanka
· 2 years ago
Another State symbol could be the rasberry...?
ZC
· 2 years ago
What about "Welcome to the Jungle"?
Welcome to the jungle It gets worse here everyday Ya learn ta live like an animal In the jungle where we play If you got a hunger for what you see You'll take it eventually You can have anything you want But you better not take it from me
s
· 2 years ago
Official State Beverage - Pepsi? (booo!)
Official State House - Bungalow
Official State Chorus - The Legislative Whine
Official State Science Project - Rich Miller's Beard
Official State Boogeyman - George Ryan
Official State Electronic Device - Wire
OneMan
· 2 years ago
Official State Sandwich -- Horseshoe Official State Aircraft -- Air Rod Official State Electronic Device -- I-Pass
Super Mega
· 2 years ago
Official State Song - Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne
anonymiss
· 2 years ago
Rep. Fortner, i mean, "Muskrat" - Hope you're doing well. Nice to see you here! :)
sleeeep
· 2 years ago
We have to recognize the mushroom since there are so many of them in the capitol on regular session days.
Warren
· 2 years ago
After selling all of the states assets with that "For Sale" sign that was suggested in an earlier post; you can hang that same sign on the senate presidents office.
A Citizen
· 2 years ago
Official State Nut - The Rod B
Huh?
· 2 years ago
State Jewelry - Stainless steel bracelets (hand cuffs)
irishpirate
· 2 years ago
I'm thinking of an official State of Illinois "sex toy" but I will get banned. Discretion being the better part of valor.........
curious george
· 2 years ago
Official Illinois State Fruit Patent Holder: "Purdue (Indiana) Research Insitute" US Plant Patent #PP9392
Wumpus
· 2 years ago
The picture on the state seal should be an overhead shot of the Chicago area interstate system on a snowy Christmas eve Friday
train111
· 2 years ago
State Fossil: 2/3 of Illinois' elected officials
Hugh
· 2 years ago
> i believe illinois is alone now…
bored: Wisconsin, sister state to the north, land of cheese & dairy products, is still struggling ...
Palatine
· 2 years ago
Official shoe the FLIP FLOP named after our State Representative who voted against our property tax cap, then voted for it (political cover), and most recently voted against it again!
driver
· 2 years ago
I think Illinois should have a state "fruitcake"....I nominate Rod Blagojevich.
Little Egypt
· 2 years ago
Official shoe - flip flop
True Comparison
· 2 years ago
Official State Gubernatorial Inmate.
Could be updated by resolution of the General Assembly.
First, Otto Kerner Second, Dan Walker Third (maybe), George Ryan Fourth (???), Rod Blagojevich
May have been others, but this is for the modern era.
Little Egypt
· 2 years ago
Official bird - Do-do, appropriately extinct.
JJ
· 2 years ago
Official Illinois Governor's mansion: NOT Springfield
Just My Opinion
· 2 years ago
Official retirement home for Illinois Governors - Club Fed.
Near&Far
· 2 years ago
The state bird could be the the "jail bird" or the "stool pigeon" or perhaps both.
If It Walks Like a Duck...
· 2 years ago
$tate of Illinio$ - where everything begins and ends with $$$!
PONG-o
· 2 years ago
Official State Ping Pong Player could be Emil Jones because he was on one side of the table, then the other side...
Boone Logan Square
· 2 years ago
Official state fuel: ethanol Official state protein: tofu Official state dead fish: alewives
Jake from Elwood
· 2 years ago
In a twist of irony, an anagram for "gold rush apples" is "he drags polls up". The official state emotion is ennui.
one of the 35
· 2 years ago
I suggest we amend the official state fruit as "rotten Gold Rush apple" to more accurately reflect our governmental processes.
Lula May
· 2 years ago
Too bad it wasn't lemons. That seems to be the only thing the people of Illinois ever get.
FLIPOUT
· 2 years ago
The following picture on every 'Welcome To Illinois" sign: A forked tongued serpent with a well groomed head of dark hair.
Chambananon
· 2 years ago
Official state Vegetable: "Supersweet" Sweetcorn, first discovered (and later mass-produced through) at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
Squideshi
· 2 years ago
So we've now got an official State fruit, artificially developed, and patented?
As far as other symbols, how about some kind of recognition that the so-called sovereign "State" of Illinois is actually a legal creation of the federal government?
On a completely UNRELATED note, if you actually read the law to which I linked above, you will find such interesting provisions as the following:
All "salt springs" and the land reserved for them were granted to the State of Illinois for its use, and the "legislature shall never sell nor lease the same for a longer period than ten years, at any one time."
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
Quick aside, those salt springs provided a huge percentage of Illinois' state budget in the early years. More importantly, the state used slaves to do all the work.
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
I should note that "early years" means "decades"
Papa Legba
· 2 years ago
Official state currency. A wooden nickle, passed under the table of course.
Huh?
· 2 years ago
Official line of clothes - Orange jump suit with "DOC" on the back.
ahoy!
· 2 years ago
Official Hotel - The Springfield Hilton
Mr. W.T. Rush
· 2 years ago
Official State Quartet: Good Golly Mr. Ali Stu The Goo Dandy Donny Tony Tuna
Official State Ballad: Bye Bye Blaggo
George Ryan
· 2 years ago
Official state transportation: the railroad.
Squideshi
· 2 years ago
So where are the salt springs, and the land reserved for them, now? I wonder if the state has sold or leased them. Interesting.
I didn't know that the State used slaves to do the work; but it doesn't surprise me. As our national platform says, "People of color in this country have legitimate claims to reparations in the form of monetary compensation for centuries of discrimination."
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
Ever hear of Saline County?
Johnny Carson
· 2 years ago
How salty is it? I hear the pretzels come with a warning from the Surgeon General. Hi-O!
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
Salt... Saline... do I see a connection here? Better get Rod on that Surgeon General thingy.
MIDSTATE
· 2 years ago
I thought "GOLD RUSH" was the name of this Adiminstration. Keep those contributions coming.
Hazardman
· 2 years ago
Saline Co., home also to the largest KFC in America!!
NimROD
· 2 years ago
"As our national platform says, “BLAH BLAH BLAH""
My god Squid, do you EVER comment on ANYTHING without a campaign commercial for the Greens?
It's Broken
· 2 years ago
Official State Governor in Waiting: Lisa Madigan
Okay, so it only passed the House....
ps. Squid rocks!
Squideshi
· 2 years ago
"My god Squid, do you EVER comment on ANYTHING without a campaign commercial for the Greens?"
Rarely. We don't accept the corporate money that the Democrats and Republicans do, so we're much more reliant on grassroots organizing and word of mouth. On the plus side, it's not likely that you'll have to sit through one of commercials during your favorite show or game, either.
Squideshi
· 2 years ago
that should say "one of OUR commercials"
P.S. Thanks Broken.
Disgusted
· 2 years ago
State fruit - the lemon
State bird - the loon
State tree - weeping willow
State sign - $tate for $ale
State food - Bullsh-t (as in "keep us in the dark")
All Comments
"FOR SALE"
We also need an official state legal document. I nominate the subpoena.
Welcome to the jungle
It gets worse here everyday
Ya learn ta live like an animal
In the jungle where we play
If you got a hunger for what you see
You'll take it eventually
You can have anything you want
But you better not take it from me
Official State House - Bungalow
Official State Chorus - The Legislative Whine
Official State Science Project - Rich Miller's Beard
Official State Boogeyman - George Ryan
Official State Electronic Device - Wire
Official State Aircraft -- Air Rod
Official State Electronic Device -- I-Pass
Hope you're doing well. Nice to see you here! :)
"Purdue (Indiana) Research Insitute"
US Plant Patent #PP9392
bored: Wisconsin, sister state to the north, land of cheese & dairy products, is still struggling ...
Could be updated by resolution of the General Assembly.
First, Otto Kerner
Second, Dan Walker
Third (maybe), George Ryan
Fourth (???), Rod Blagojevich
May have been others, but this is for the modern era.
Official state protein: tofu
Official state dead fish: alewives
The official state emotion is ennui.
As far as other symbols, how about some kind of recognition that the so-called sovereign "State" of Illinois is actually a legal creation of the federal government?
On a completely UNRELATED note, if you actually read the law to which I linked above, you will find such interesting provisions as the following:
All "salt springs" and the land reserved for them were granted to the State of Illinois for its use, and the "legislature shall never sell nor lease the same for a longer period than ten years, at any one time."
Good Golly Mr. Ali
Stu The Goo
Dandy Donny
Tony Tuna
Official State Ballad:
Bye Bye Blaggo
I didn't know that the State used slaves to do the work; but it doesn't surprise me. As our national platform says, "People of color in this country have legitimate claims to reparations in the form of monetary compensation for centuries of discrimination."
Better get Rod on that Surgeon General thingy.
My god Squid, do you EVER comment on ANYTHING without a campaign commercial for the Greens?
Okay, so it only passed the House....
ps. Squid rocks!
Rarely. We don't accept the corporate money that the Democrats and Republicans do, so we're much more reliant on grassroots organizing and word of mouth. On the plus side, it's not likely that you'll have to sit through one of commercials during your favorite show or game, either.
P.S. Thanks Broken.
State bird - the loon
State tree - weeping willow
State sign - $tate for $ale
State food - Bullsh-t (as in "keep us in the dark")
State money - Confederate scrip
State animal - the sloth
State song - "Money Makes the World Go Round"
State sport - Subpoena Dodge Ball
State hero - Patrick Fitzgerald
State house - Ravenswood bunker
State car - paddy wagon