The United States of America

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

Nef, back on page one, is right - jigsaw maps are the way forward. I wish I'd had a US states one, as then I'd know them as well as I know the UK counties (although my jigsaw was made in the 70's, so still includes Avon and Tyne & Wear).

I clearly remember one we had in infants school which dated from before the 1974 local government re-organisation (which was still quite recent at the time), so it still had Cumberland, Westmorland, the Ridings etc. The Rutland piece must have been tiny, but I'm sure it got a mention (it might have been thrown in with another though).

[S. aureus]

Watermelon is the Oklahoma State Vegetable? (Strawberry is the fruit).

[S. aureus]

California has a state soil, I've just learned.
Enough of this, or I'll not get anything done today.

[Cal Alamein]

Bolo is the official state tie of New Mexico

https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-o...-heritage/bolo

[Hot Pepsi]

Bolo is the official state tie of New Mexico

https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-o...-heritage/bolo

And Arizona.

I drew Arizona out of a hat to write a report on in the 5th grade.

I feel like we discussed this before.

[Gangster Octopus]

We've definitely discussed boli ties before.

[Nocturnal Submission]

The large number of US states with vowels at both the beginning and the end of their names has recently been pointed out to me.

[ad hoc]

Quickly counts. 8/50 That doesn't seem that many, really.

[Nocturnal Submission]

Quickly counts. 8/50 That doesn't seem that many, really.

Sorry, badly explained. I mean how many US states that begin with a vowel also end with one. 8/12 in fact.

[Nocturnal Submission]

Also, 24 states with a name beginning with a consonant end with a vowel, though I may have miscounted.

[ursus arctos]

Thus the well known lame children's riddle

What is low at both ends and high in the middle?

O-HI-O

[Gangster Octopus]

Yay! Devo earworm...

[tee rex]

In this episode of Taskmaster (s10 e5) the contestants only had to name 20 American states. The results will make you feel comparatively proud of yourselves - or worried about the British education system.

The relevant section begins around 19:30.

[Bruno]

Thus the well known lame children's riddle

What is low at both ends and high in the middle?

O-HI-O

specially since they legalized weed