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Re: Question of the day

Disgusted — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:33:34 -0000

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")

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

Re: Question of the day

Squideshi — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:51:46 -0000

that should say "one of OUR commercials"

P.S. Thanks Broken.

Re: Question of the day

Squideshi — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:50:59 -0000

"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.

Re: Question of the day

It's Broken — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:45:58 -0000

Official State Governor in Waiting: Lisa Madigan

Okay, so it only passed the House....

ps. Squid rocks!

Re: Question of the day

NimROD — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:18:25 -0000

"As our national platform says, â€œBLAH BLAH BLAH""

My god Squid, do you EVER comment on ANYTHING without a campaign commercial for the Greens?

Re: Question of the day

Hazardman — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:31:59 -0000

Saline Co., home also to the largest KFC in America!!

Re: Question of the day

MIDSTATE — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:29:25 -0000

I thought "GOLD RUSH" was the name of this Adiminstration. Keep those contributions coming.

Re: Question of the day

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:19:30 -0000

Salt... Saline... do I see a connection here?
Better get Rod on that Surgeon General thingy.

Re: Question of the day

Johnny Carson — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:04:48 -0000

How salty is it? I hear the pretzels come with a warning from the Surgeon General. Hi-O!

Re: Question of the day

Rich Miller — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:20:51 -0000

Ever hear of Saline County?

Re: Question of the day

Squideshi — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:01:53 -0000

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."

Re: Question of the day

George Ryan — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:55:59 -0000

Official state transportation: the railroad.

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Mr. W.T. Rush — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:07:08 -0000

Official State Quartet:
Good Golly Mr. Ali
Stu The Goo
Dandy Donny
Tony Tuna

Official State Ballad:
Bye Bye Blaggo

Re: Question of the day

ahoy! — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:55:22 -0000

Official Hotel - The Springfield Hilton

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Huh? — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:53:45 -0000

Official line of clothes - Orange jump suit with "DOC" on the back.

Re: Question of the day

Papa Legba — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:28:57 -0000

Official state currency. A wooden nickle, passed under the table of course.

Re: Question of the day

Rich Miller — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:27:58 -0000

I should note that "early years" means "decades"

Re: Question of the day

Rich Miller — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:26:30 -0000

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.

Re: Question of the day

Squideshi — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:23:04 -0000

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."

Re: Question of the day

Chambananon — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:21:03 -0000

Official state Vegetable: "Supersweet" Sweetcorn, first discovered (and later mass-produced through) at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

Re: Question of the day

FLIPOUT — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:19:29 -0000

The following picture on every 'Welcome To Illinois" sign: A forked tongued serpent with a well groomed head of dark hair.

Re: Question of the day

Lula May — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:12:39 -0000

Too bad it wasn't lemons. That seems to be the only thing the people of Illinois ever get.

Re: Question of the day

one of the 35 — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:06:28 -0000

I suggest we amend the official state fruit as "rotten Gold Rush apple" to more accurately reflect our governmental processes.

Re: Question of the day

Jake from Elwood — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:59:45 -0000

In a twist of irony, an anagram for "gold rush apples" is "he drags polls up".
The official state emotion is ennui.

Re: Question of the day

Boone Logan Square — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:36:15 -0000

Official state fuel: ethanol
Official state protein: tofu
Official state dead fish: alewives