THUNDER HANDS
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:18 PM
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Poll question: What Is The Most Important State In The Union? |
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Choose the state, that if it dropped into the ocean today, would cause the most harm to America.
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FlashHarry
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:19 PM
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1. Depends how you define 'important.' |
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Pretty broad question, IMHO.
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:20 PM
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But I'll pick New York, becuase without it, this country is just like Canada - pretty bland.
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:20 PM
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2. CA has more people than any other state, and it has |
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San Francisco, the best city. Wine too.
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:22 PM
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5. But it doesn't have the economic centre |
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of the entirety of the U.S.
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:24 PM
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9. Huh, if CA was it's own country it would have |
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the 5th largest Economy in the world.
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Sun Sep-28-03 08:05 PM
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With 50% of the nations GDP, California is definitely the most important state.
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Sun Sep-28-03 08:29 PM
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The global economies revolve around the stock exchanges in New York and Japan.
If any large population fell into the sea it would be an horrific thing with a world-wide impact. But it wouldn't crash the economies of most of the civilised world if California were gone.
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:21 PM
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4. how the hell is Ohio going to fall into the ocean? |
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:24 PM
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7. you don't want to know |
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but it floats down the river...
:)
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:28 PM
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13. The more important question is "When?" |
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Let me get my family out, and let her go!
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:24 PM
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6. How Can Ohio or Michigan could drop into the OCEAN? |
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Sun Sep-28-03 09:19 PM
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29. They Could Fall into Lake Erie |
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Sun Sep-28-03 09:51 PM
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32. And then float downstream? |
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I don't know about Michigan, but Ohio could go and I wouldn't miss it any (and I was born there).
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:24 PM
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Doesn't everybody know that?
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Sun Sep-28-03 10:02 PM
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Massachusetts is an invaluable assett to this country, and all should bow down to it and its people! :-)
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:24 PM
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10. How's come Delaware isn't listed? |
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I mean if it wasn't for us you wouldn't have had Rayon and Polyester clothing to wear
Geez!!!
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:26 PM
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duh. :-)
No John Wayne. . . no America. . . that simple. :-p
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:29 PM
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14. LOL! I vote Iowa, too! |
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No Iowa, no food. (well, a lot less food, anyway.) Plus, it's a pro-Dem state in the middle of the country--a rare thing indeed.
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:33 PM
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That's why I answered with Illinois! Any bets on who has the largest corn and soybean harvests this year? It's an annual race to the finish line thing, you know? :)
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:37 PM
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At least they will have, soon enough! (Beans, that is.)
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Sun Sep-28-03 08:56 PM
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If Iowa drops into the ocean then we're all fucked cuz ya all done already dropped!
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:26 PM
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12. If starvation would be considered 'harmful' |
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Edited on Sun Sep-28-03 07:34 PM by Padraig18
If eating is important, then they don't get much more important than California and Illinois, although any heavily-agricultural Midwestern state would qualify.
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:30 PM
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it seems to be the state most lacking of late
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:38 PM
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18. My adopted home state of MICHIGAN! |
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You bastards would be lost without your SUVs and you know it! :evilgrin:
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Sun Sep-28-03 07:40 PM
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Because if it wasn't for us, you'd.....um......
Uhhhhh.......
Wait a minute......
I'll get this......
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Sun Sep-28-03 08:02 PM
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with Calfornia running a not-so-close second. ;-)
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Sun Sep-28-03 08:04 PM
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21. Can I just nominate Texas to drop into the ocean? |
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Not only would it cause the least harm, it would do the most good.
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Sun Sep-28-03 10:48 PM
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37. I gotta know how would this be a good thing? |
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Sun Sep-28-03 08:08 PM
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According to a book I read back in the '70s (The Earthquake Generation), California was supposed to drop in the ocean back in 1990 or so. Edgar Cayce said it would be 1998. In any case, the tidal wave would be 800 feet high and travel several times around the world. This would take out just about all the states mentioned here. My house sits at about 900 feet above sea level so I guess we're okay.
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Sun Sep-28-03 08:12 PM
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Because it is in the middle of the North American continent.
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Sun Sep-28-03 08:15 PM
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25. New York, not California |
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NY has had its share of tragedies and if it dropped off...
California has given us Hollywood, who have dumbed down society just to make a buck and has given us overpaid actors who don't know (or care) about people, right Ronald and Arnold?
Yeah, I'm cynical. Nobody's perfect. :-(
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Sun Sep-28-03 08:25 PM
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And yes it's a state, if not officially!
DC STATEHOOD NOW!
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Sun Sep-28-03 09:34 PM
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30. Who voted for Michigan |
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I'm from O-HI-O I'm from O-HI-O, OHIO STATE!! :evilgrin:
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Sun Sep-28-03 09:37 PM
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because...it can't fall in the ocean :P
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Sun Sep-28-03 09:56 PM
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33. the state of employment |
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most important state to be in.
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Sun Sep-28-03 10:34 PM
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35. Why California, of course, |
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doesn't everyone know that!
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