Talk about your State

[Hobgoblin]

Daley says no to a lot of things.

Yet he gets re-elected all the time.


We dont have a democracy in Chicago, we have a monarchy. What can I say? He gets things done.

 

[BlackestNight]

South Carolina sucks and need to be wiped off the map.

 

[Sloth7d]

Maryland-There's nothing good about this state at all, unless you're a wealthy non-black kid. If you are black, an adult, or poor avoid this state like the effing plague.

On the plus side, not to brag, but our women are pretty hot.

 

[terry78]

Maryland-There's nothing good about this state at all, unless you're a wealthy non-black kid. If you are black, an adult, or poor avoid this state like the effing plague.

On the plus side, not to brag, but our women are pretty hot.

So it's basically like every other state in the union.

Sans the pretty girl part. There are some states that are just...ugh. They know who they are.

 

[Kane52630]

The Good: Texas, has alot of great opportunities that will make you rich as hell (or
make you feel like your rich)

The Bad: Their People are ignorant and backwards ( actually, most of the Anglo-Saxons aka white people)

and the semi-awesome thing about Texas: we can succeed from the U.S and become its own country if we wanted to, and what the gov. is saying recently, it could possibly happen

 

[VampElvis]

South Carolina sucks and need to be wiped off the map.

Just you wait one minute there, buckaroo! SC has the Ole Ball Coach! That's gotta count for something!

 

[Sloth7d]

So it's basically like every other state in the union.

Sans the pretty girl part. There are some states that are just...ugh. They know who they are.

Come to think of it. Yeah. Ever heard of the Racial Profiling scandal of the 90s that took place in both Maryland and NJ?
But even with that past incident...Currently, I'm not sure. Because actually is the black on black BS that's the only bad part. Interatial connections are still pretty okay as far as I've experienced. Heck, I even actually had a civilized discussion with a neo-nazi once. Go figure.
The problem really is prodominently in the black community, and the worst problem of it is IS that we claim each other like we know each other. I see it a million times. A black dealer, pan handler, or whatever will time and time again ignore any non-black person passing his way no matter how he is dressed or carries himself. The instant he sees a fellow black guy, it's, "Yo you got a slug?" "Yo I got that weed.""You got the time?""Can I borrow your cell?" etc. And it 100% does not matter how that black kid is dressed, carries himself, or whatever. I used to think MLK's statement about not judging by the color of my skin but by my character went both ways, but I'll be damned if a lot of the black guys in Maryland didn't pick up on that.
um....</rant>

 

[Bunker]

Butte, Montana was once the largest city in the West, even bigger than San Francisco. It's a ****hole now.

 

[VampElvis]

So are you saying it has become a Butte-hole?
wakka wakka wakka

 

[Bunker]

Yuk yuk yuk.

But seriously, Butte sucks. Never go there. Unless you're into the whole trashy white people fad. The abandoned copper mine is also one of the most toxic places on earth.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Massachusetts: Boston is cool,

I've always wanted to go to Boston.

and the Kennedys are from around here.

That's like Texas bragging that they have the Bushes.

Our sports teams dominate.

You mean cheat.

 

[Sloth7d]

Come to think of it. Yeah. Ever heard of the Racial Profiling scandal of the 90s that took place in both Maryland and NJ?
But even with that past incident...Currently, I'm not sure. Because actually is the black on black BS that's the only bad part. Interatial connections are still pretty okay as far as I've experienced. Heck, I even actually had a civilized discussion with a neo-nazi once. Go figure.
The problem really is prodominently in the black community, and the worst problem of it is IS that we claim each other like we know each other. I see it a million times. A black dealer, pan handler, or whatever will time and time again ignore any non-black person passing his way no matter how he is dressed or carries himself. The instant he sees a fellow black guy, it's, "Yo you got a slug?" "Yo I got that weed.""You got the time?""Can I borrow your cell?" etc. And it 100% does not matter how that black kid is dressed, carries himself, or whatever. I used to think MLK's statement about not judging by the color of my skin but by my character went both ways, but I'll be damned if a lot of the black guys in Maryland didn't pick up on that.
um....</rant>

I'm the biggest jynx in the world. As soon as I open my mouth about this, I find out somebody I knew in school gets killed. And over what? Some junkie asking him for a cigarrette, that he didn't have?! Bull****!

 

[bell110]

Maryland-There's nothing good about this state at all, unless you're a wealthy non-black kid. If you are black, an adult, or poor avoid this state like the effing plague.

On the plus side, not to brag, but our women are pretty hot.

I'm in Maryland too, about 40 minutes outside DC. I'm in an area where ghetto meets country. I can go to a go-go club then drive 10 minutes south and go to a redneck bar. It's unfortunate for a metal-head like myself.

I have to disagree about the women here. I can't speak about the rest of Maryland, but the girls here are just alright. This became painfully apparent to me after I started going to school in Arlington.

 

[Carcharodon]

and the semi-awesome thing about Texas: we can succeed from the U.S and become its own country if we wanted to, and what the gov. is saying recently, it could possibly happen

You guys need to learn how to spell "secede" first, though. Baby steps.

 

[Kane52630]

You guys need to learn how to spell "secede" first, though. Baby steps.

lol
i wished that i lived in NYC longer

 

[Carcharodon]

lol
i wished that i lived in NYC longer

Confession: I wasn't 100% sure of the spelling, either. I had to double-check. t:

 

[SoulManX]

I live in the Tarheel state...my city is Durham home of the Durham Bulls, NCCU,and the Duke Blue Devils.


Durham originated in 1853 with the search for a suitable railroad depot for the North Carolina Railroad between Raleigh and Hillsborough. The wood-burning steam locomotives of the time had to stop frequently to refuel, and depots supplying wood and water could not be more than 25–30 miles apart.
A post office known as Herndon's existed in the area from 1827, and another at nearby Prattsburg was established in 1836.

The landowners at Prattsburg refused to sell land to the railroad. Somewhat further to the northwest in what was then part of Orange County, a country physician named Bartlett S. Durham lived and practiced along the route. He donated land to the railroad, which named the subsequent depot Durham Station. Prior to the arrival of the railroad, the area now known as Durham was almost entirely agricultural, with a few businesses catering to travelers (particularly livestock drivers) along the Hillsborough Road.

This road, eventually followed by US Route 70, was the major east-west route in North Carolina from colonial times until the construction of interstate highways.
The community of Durham Station grew slowly before the Civil War, but expanded rapidly following the war; the present city charter dates from 1869. Much of this growth can be attributed to the establishment of a thriving tobacco industry. Soldiers, both Union and Confederate, were encamped near Bennett Place, just outside Durham Station, during surrender proceedings in April 1865. While on the battlefront, soldiers liberally helped themselves to the area's Brightleaf Tobacco, which purportedly had a milder flavor than other tobacco varieties.

Veterans returned home after the war with an interest in acquiring more of the great tobacco they had sampled in North Carolina. Numerous orders were mailed to Green's tobacco company requesting more of the Durham tobacco. W.T. Blackwell partnered with Green and renamed the company as the "Bull Durham Tobacco Company". The name "Bull Durham" is said to have been taken from the bull on the British Colman's Mustard, which Mr. Blackwell (mistakenly) believed was manufactured in Durham, England.


The rapid growth and prosperity of the Bull Durham Tobacco Company, and Washington Duke's Duke & Sons Tobacco Company, resulted in the rapid growth of the city of Durham. While the tobacco industry dominated the city's economy initially, it was soon rivaled by the establishment of multiple textile mills, particularly in East and West Durham. Much of the early city architecture, both commercial and residential, dates from the period of 1890 - 1930.
Durham quickly developed a vibrant Black community, the center of which was an area known as 'Hayti' (pronounced HAY-tie), just south of the center of town, where some of the most prominent and successful black-owned businesses in the country during the early 20th century were established. These businesses — the best known of which are North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company and Mechanics & Farmers' Bank — were centered on Parrish St., which would come to be known as "Black Wall Street."
In 1924 James Buchanan Duke established a philanthropic foundation in honor of his father Washington Duke to support Trinity College in Durham. The college changed its name to Duke University and built a large campus and hospital a mile west of Trinity College (the original site of Trinity College is now known as the Duke East Campus).
Durham's manufacturing fortunes declined during the mid-20th century. Textile mills began to close during the 1930s. Competition from other tobacco companies (as well as a decrease in smoking after the 1960s) reduced revenues from Durham's tobacco industry. Although the region benefited significantly from the establishment of Research Triangle Park in 1958, Durham did not experience the same early increases in housing development as neighboring Raleigh and Cary. Suburban flight also contributed to the slow but progressive decline of downtown Durham as a retail and economic center.

With a strong African-American community, a strong Civil Rights movement developed in Durham. Multiple sit-ins were held, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited the city during the struggle for equal rights. This strong community was not enough to prevent the demolition of portions of the Hayti district for the construction of the Durham Freeway during the late 1960s. The freeway construction resulted in losses to other historic neighborhoods, including Morehead Hills, West End, and West Durham. Combined with large-scale demolition using Urban Renewal funds, Durham suffered significant losses to its historic architectural base.

Durham's growth began to rekindle during the 1970s and 1980s, with the construction of multiple housing developments in the southern part of the city, nearest Research Triangle Park, and the beginnings of downtown revitalization. In 1975, the St. Joseph's Historical Foundation at the Hayti Heritage Center was incorporated to "preserve the heritage of the old Hayti community, and to promote the understanding of and appreciation for the African American experience and African Americans' contributions to world culture."[6] A new downtown baseball stadium was constructed for the Durham Bulls in 1994. A large-scale renovation of the historic American Tobacco Company (formerly Bull Durham) complex commenced in 2003.
Major employers in Durham are Duke University (39,000 employees, 13,000 students), about 2 miles west of the original downtown area, and companies in the Research Triangle Park (49,000 employees), about 10 miles southeast. These centers are connected by the Durham Freeway (NC 147).

 

[BlackLantern]

Connecticut is a fairly nice place....we've had a Republican governor for quite a bit....John Rowland, who was a very popular Gov and had to resign over some improper use of state funds...and Jodi Rell, his LT Governor, who's been re-elected for a full term is doing as best a job as she can....CT is home of Sikorsky, one of the militarys primary supplier of helicopters, ESPN (located in Bristol, CT), WWE (located in Stamford, CT) and also the home to the corporate HQs of Bic and Subway.

One of the first drafts of the Constitution was authored here and hidden in a Nutmeg tree when the British came through, hence "The Nutmeg State"

One of the perceptions is that Connecticut is a rich state, when in fact 80-90 percent of the state is middle class or lower...the really rich people (Martha Stewart, Dave Letterman, etc) live in the Greenwich area, which is in close proximity to New York.

 

[Sloth7d]

I'm in Maryland too, about 40 minutes outside DC. I'm in an area where ghetto meets country. I can go to a go-go club then drive 10 minutes south and go to a redneck bar. It's unfortunate for a metal-head like myself.

I have to disagree about the women here. I can't speak about the rest of Maryland, but the girls here are just alright. This became painfully apparent to me after I started going to school in Arlington.

What clubs and malls do you go to? Have you ever been to Mothers, White Marsh, Townson, Ritz? Those never disappoint when my friends go there.

 

[bell110]

What clubs and malls do you go to? Have you ever been to Mothers, White Marsh, Townson, Ritz? Those never disappoint when my friends go there.

I don't really go to clubs. I'm just saying I could if I wanted because they are around. I go to restaurant bars most of the time. The only time I ever to to clubs is if a band that I want to see is playing. I've never heard of Mothers or Ritz, but I don't go to White Marsh or Townson. The mall closest to me is St. Charles Towne Center. I really do venture out of my town too much because everything I need is right here.

 

[Alistair]

All right, here I go....

I live here in Las Cruces (Three Crosses), New Mexico, but here is some facts, and I live about 15 mins away from White Sands (Where the first Atomic Bomb Dropped, right over the Organ Mountains matter of fact)...


The Governor's Palace in Santa Fe is the oldest seat of government in the United States. The adobe building was built in 1610.

More than a million people travel to Albuquerque from around the world each October to check out the Kodak Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, at which hundreds of colorful hot air balloons ascend into the air.

Roswell is home to the UFO Museum and Research Center, founded in 1991. The town has long been a tourist destination for those interested in UFOs, since an area rancher discovered what he believed to be UFO wreckage in 1947.

The Whole Enchilada Festival is celebrated in Las Cruces every year. As many as 70,000 people gather for the event, which features the preparation of a massive enchilada, made with 750 pounds of stone ground corn, 75 gallons of red chiles and 175 pounds of grated cheese!

The Rio Grande river, called the Rio Bravo in Mexico, begins in Colorado and runs the entire length of New Mexico, before moving into Texas and Mexico.

On July 16, 1945, the United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at the Trinity Bomb Site in central New Mexico. The bomb was the creation of the Manhattan Project, led by Major General Leslie Groves, which had been commissioned to build a nuclear weapon for possible use in World War II. The 18-kiloton explosion shattered windows as far as 120 miles away.

The 113 caves of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, in New Mexico and Texas, were created when sulfuric acid dissolved limestone. The park is home to some of the largest caves in North America.

South central New Mexico is home to the White Sands Missile Range, a military facility responsible for missile testing for the Army, Navy, Air Force and NASA.


Las Cruces, itself:

Joseph Benavidez, a Mixed-Martial-Arts fighter who is undefeated in amateur and professional fights.

Billy the Kid resided in Las Cruces during some of his short life.

Frank Borman, the famous astronaut, lived in Las Cruces after retirement. He bought a car dealership that still bears his name.

Author Denise Chávez was born in Las Cruces.

Albert Fall, a famous New Mexico Senator during the early 20th Century, lived in Las Cruces.

Col. Albert Jennings Fountain, prominent politician whose disappearance was a celebrated case investigated by Pat Garrett.

Pat Garrett, who is most famous for killing Billy the Kid, lived in Las Cruces.

Charley Johnson played quarterback at New Mexico State. He later played a 15 year career for several NFL teams. He is currently leading the Chemical Engineering department at New Mexico State.

Margaret Larkin (1889&#8211;1967), writer and union activist, born in Las Cruces.

Tony Award winning writer Mark Medoff resides in Las Cruces. Medoff is most famous for writing the play Children of a Lesser God, which became a hit movie.

Playwright and director Tom Smith (playwright) resides in Las Cruces, teaching at New Mexico State University.

Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto, lived in Las Cruces until his death in 1997.

Fredd Young, who was a four time pro-bowl football player for Seattle Seahawks and the Indianapolis Colts, played for New Mexico State and currently lives in Las Cruces.

Lastly, my wife has said, Kevin Sorbo's parents are from here, and lived here for a long time, and even come over to our house (We inherited it) since they we're friends of the family at one point. Shocking, eh?


Ali

 

[Dr. Evil]

and the semi-awesome thing about Texas: we can succeed from the U.S and become its own country if we wanted to, and what the gov. is saying recently, it could possibly happen

What are the odds of that happening though? Texas Governor Rick Perry may not even win the State Republican Primary for re-election. Our next governor (if Perry is not re-elected) probably will throw all plans to secede from the Union out of the window.

 

[VampElvis]

Connecticut is a fairly nice place....we've had a Republican governor for quite a bit....John Rowland, who was a very popular Gov and had to resign over some improper use of state funds...and Jodi Rell, his LT Governor, who's been re-elected for a full term is doing as best a job as she can....CT is home of Sikorsky, one of the militarys primary supplier of helicopters, ESPN (located in Bristol, CT), WWE (located in Stamford, CT) and also the home to the corporate HQs of Bic and Subway.

One of the first drafts of the Constitution was authored here and hidden in a Nutmeg tree when the British came through, hence "The Nutmeg State"

One of the perceptions is that Connecticut is a rich state, when in fact 80-90 percent of the state is middle class or lower...the really rich people (Martha Stewart, Dave Letterman, etc) live in the Greenwich area, which is in close proximity to New York.

AND home to the only used car lot anywhere known (by me) to only sell Bentleys. Even though I think it's been out of business for 10 years or so.

Come on BL, you KNEW I just had to bring it up