Originally posted by Maister
I thought all those were part of the East Coast???
I thought all those were part of the East Coast???
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What is your definition of the midwest?Hint 1- The state I am going to is the US's largest user of central pivot irrigation
Hint 2- This state has the largest hand-planted forest in the US
(no cheating on google!)
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Most of the Ogallala aquifer is in Nebraska so it'd make sense they'd use that form of irrigation most. Then only in a state with no trees would anyone even bother to plant a forest. So Nebraska falls in that category as well.
Winner! I tried to make it hard...but you got it right away.
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Just barely in the midwest...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States
I have issues with the Dakotas. They are in "the Canada".The four westernmost states of the Midwest—the Dakotas, Kansas and Nebraska
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Popping in to say hi to everyone. My laptop's charger bit the dust and viewing this on my iPhone kinda sux. I am still entertaining folks on Face Book though
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Teh folks in the Census Bureau need to pull their heads out of it. The real midwest consists of the following states: Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota. No Dakotas, and certainly no Missouri - that's a border state!Just barely in the midwest...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States
I have issues with the Dakotas. They are in "the Canada".
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I plan on coming back with no accent
Have you ever been to Nebraska? It's definitely the Mid-West culturally.
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Says the Easterner...
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Yeah right. Take some clod kicker from Nebraska to where I'm from in Northern Indiana, and see how much they have in common.That aw shucks routine wouldn't even fly with the farmers from up there. I agree with Maister on this one as to what what is the Midwest. The Dakotas, Kansas and Nebraska are part of the Great Plains, not the Midwest.
When did I go from Luke Skywalker to Obi-Wan Kenobi?
I have. I liked the Sand Hills area. I remember Scott's Bluff is illuminated at night. You could get a bag of popcorn about the size of your head for 25 cents. And ditch weed grows wild along the highways. Of the states in the middle of the USA, Nebraska is my favorite.I plan on coming back with no accent
Have you ever been to Nebraska? It's definitely the Mid-West culturally.
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Missouri is Southern as far as I'm concerned, even though they might have Northern accents north of I-70. Even the built environment is Southern; compare the billboard clutter of Missouri to adjacent states, for example.
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10:46. Time for some Ashoken
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcKGZ...eature=related
People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
Love the Sandhills, so gorgeous and wonderful. God's countryTm out there. My mother's side settled there in the late 1880's from Scotland. I know about ditch weed...it's funny just seeing it around in the summer.
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Last night I got to the bowling alley, opened up my bag and realized I had forgotten one of my balls at the lanes the week before. I looked and looked and it was nowhere to be found. I was upset because I had to use my backup ball all night long; it's a little heavier than I like and I usually get a bit fatigued towards the end of the night. Not last night though... First game was a 115 (slightly below my season average), second game was a 144, and my third game was a 183 - a new personal high score! I got a mark in every frame, which to me was more impressive than the final score.
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One of my current planning cases is a 72 unit affordable senior citizen housing development. Going through old staff reports through the years, I found quite a few condo and apartment complexes, assisted living projects, and the like with 72 units. Why does 72 units seem like some kind of "magic number" for developers?
On an unrelated note, I'm putting my group guitar lessons on hold for now. The class is getting far ahead of me; they're able to play basic folksy tunes now, while I'm struggling. I'm having a problem with fretting; I can't stop hitting two strings with one finger, which is keeping me from making seamless transitions between chords.
Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell. -- Edward Abbey
How does Maine differ from New Hampshire?
How does Wyoming differ from Idaho?
How does Mississippi differ from Alabama?
People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
Maine has lobsters, New Hampshire has dairy
Wyoming has solitude, Idaho has people
Mississippi and Alabama are not different.
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Ugh. A co-worker just brought in her newborn baby.All the ooh-ing and ahh-ing is like a knife through my heart.
Where are those bunnies?
No bunnies today
Children in the back seat can cause accidents - and vice versa.
Wyoming has two national parks and an iconic national monument (Devil's Tower). Idaho has the least interesting part of Yellowstone and Idaho has a handle on it. But Idaho has the Sawtooth Mountains, so Idaho wins.
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Puppy ears work. *snorgle*
The fact that they have to issue this is sad...
Asian American Journalists Association releases guidelines on Jeremy Lin media coverage
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/...155822233.html
Just don't be an idiot... that should be rule number one. Rule two, give up on the puns and cleaver headlines. Go with, "Lin helps Knicks win another game".
Seriously.
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Also, I would eat a 27 pound lobster if I caught it. Just give me a couple sticks of butter.....
Last edited by Hink; 23 Feb 2012 at 2:03 PM.
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Maine more coastline.
Wyoming has Jackson Hole Ski Area, Idaho has Sun Valley Ski Area, so they are are tied.
Mississippi has more miles of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Historic Naval Ships Association
Mississippi has the USS Cairo and Alabama has the USS Alabama Alabama in this catergory.
Oddball
Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?
Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
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Are you sure you're not hurt ?
No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
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Something for RJ & ZG's pool this summer
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