6 more thangs you might not know about Lousianna ....

[Ed SW Fla]

Baton Rouge, Louisiana hosted the Special Olympics in 1983, prompting accusations from Alabama that it was actually just a scheme to raise the state's standardized test scores.

The state motto of Louisiana is "Help! I can't swim!"

Louisiana was named after the French King, Louis the 14th, and NOT after the French pronunciation of "lousy, ain't it?"

The official soil of Louisiana is silt.

Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building in the US. It's 450 feet tall, and is capable of holding nearly a week's supply of legislator's bribe money.

The state tree of Louisiana is whichever one Katrina didn't knock down. Probably an oak tree in Shreveport, or something.

 

[deathwind1]

Elson Is The Richest Man In The State; Made It All Going To Vegas---He Is Going There In The Next Month To Brake Or Break The Bank Again !

 

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Ed SW Fla]

Virginia became the 10th state on June 25, 1788. The northern part of it was originally used by the British as a penal colony for thieves and con artists, which may explain Washington, D.C.

The state motto of Virginia is "Sic Semper Tyrannis", which is Latin for "No, seriously, the Waltons were fictional. Stop asking about them".

Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia in 1743. His first draft of the Declaration of Independence was blunt but concise: "King George - You suck. We're outta here. - The Colonies".

The state song of Virginia is "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia", which was chosen by one vote over "Like A Virgin".

The state capital of Virginia - Richmond - was also the capital of the Confederacy. Most of the people in Virginia wish is still was.

The Dogwood is Virginia's state tree, state flower, and state euphemism for a canine erection.

George Washington's home - Mount Vernon - is NOT shown on the back of the quarter since all the pink flamingos on his lawn were deemed "too un-presidential".

On April 9, 1865, at the Appomatox, Virginia courthouse, the Civil War ended when General Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant after Lee foolishly chose rock to Grant's paper.

 

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[Elson(La)]

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[Magyar]

Hey...that's from one of the corn husks in that avatar.

p.s Am I going to get thrown off the forum for this??

 

[Butch in Colorado]

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[Ed SW Fla]

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[General Ray]

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[JSinkAZ]

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[JSinkAZ]

It sounds like you're getting geared up for another book.
This one ought to be a bestseller.

 

[Ed SW Fla]

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