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Jeanway

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Tell me three things about the State you live in. { Or Country if your not in the United States, that's alright too } Then name a state for the next person. If you don't know these things, go look them up :hug:

 

I'm in Wisconsin.

 

#1. The State's Nik-Name

 

#2. The State Flower

 

#3. The State Animal

 

It's called The Badger State

 

I think the State Flower is ' Queen Anne's Lace ' { But I'm not sure }

 

Obviously the State animal is the Bagder

 

The State I leave for the next person is

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LOUISIANA

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LOUISIANA

 

1 - Nickname - The Pelican State

 

2 - State Flower - The Magnolia

 

3 - State Animal - The Eastern Brown Pelican

 

 

The State I leave for the next person is

 

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Arizona

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I guess once you hit the 'Spoiler' your commited to answer, I didn't :hug:

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OK, I'll take this one too I guess.. :laugh:

 

Arizona

 

1 - Nickname - The Grand Canyon State

 

2 - State Flower - The Saguaro Cactus Blossom

 

3 - State Animal - The Cactus Wren

 

The State I leave for the next person is

 

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Florida

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Florida Huh? :look: O.K.

 

I'll try to guess this one, then you can all correct me.

 

Nickname: The Citrus State?? No, the Orange State.

 

State Flower: The Palm tree :laugh: I know that's not right The Orange Blossom :laugh:

 

State animal: The Palmetto or the Brown pelican??

 

Let the corrections begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Next State:

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Hawaii

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Hawaii... this might be one for Odie. I will give it a try.

 

Nickname : The Aloha State

 

State Animal : Nene - the Hawaiian Goose

 

State Flower : Yellow Hibiscus

 

The next one is...

 

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Minnesota

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Minnesota:

 

Uh, just guessing now, correct me if you want to :P

 

Nickname: "The Other Norway" B) B)

 

State Animal: The Reindeer

 

State flower: Lichen

 

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Arkansas

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Florida Huh? :o O.K.

 

I'll try to guess this one, then you can all correct me.

 

Nickname: The Citrus State?? No, the Orange State.

 

State Flower: The Palm tree :dude: I know that's not right The Orange Blossom :o

 

State animal: The Palmetto or the Brown pelican??

 

Let the corrections begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Next State:

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Hawaii

Aaaarrrrrgggghhhh

 

The Sunshine State

Orange Blossom

State Bird: Mockingbird

 

Three more things about the state I live in

Has the dubious distincting of being the lightning capital of the nation.

Is home to the nations oldest continually inhabited city

State tree is Sabal palm

 

Arkansas

 

State bird: Mockingbird

State Flower: Apple blossom

State tree: Pine

 

Birthplace of Walmart and Wm. Jefferson Clinton

 

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Ohio

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Ohio:

 

The Buckeye State

Carnation

Cardinal

 

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Kentucky. And as that's my state, you'd better get it right :dude: .

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Kentucky

 

Nickname - The Bluegrass State

 

State Flower - Goldenrod

 

State Bird - Cardinal

 

 

Next State

 

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Massachusetts

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OH My Tig :o Mass, or MA? :o

 

OK, I should know this but still I'm just guessing.

 

Nickname: The Granite State? Or the Bay State? AHH, Beautiful Cape Cod Bay :dude:

 

State Flower: I want to say Lady Slipper but I know it's not right. HMM? I don't know. Beach Rose? Don't tell me or put it in a spoiler.

 

State Bird: Blue Jay? :o Bet it's Turner's Gull

 

OK, 100% Incorrect, :o or :o

 

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Rhode Island

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Not to interupt the game, but:

 

State animal: The Palmetto or the Brown pelican??

The Florida Panther :dude: *would know*

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Floridian

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Nickname: The Granite State? Or the Bay State? AHH, Beautiful Cape Cod Bay :dude:

 

State Flower: I want to say Lady Slipper but I know it's not right. HMM? I don't know. Beach Rose? Don't tell me or put it in a spoiler.

 

State Bird: Blue Jay? :o Bet it's Turner's Gull

 

OK, 100% Incorrect,  :o or  :o

 

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Rhode Island

 

 

 

 

 

:o

1 out of 3 right Jeanway..The Nickname IS 'The Bay State'..The other 2 answers are in the following Spoiler..

 

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State Flower - Mayflower

State Bird - Chickadee

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhode Island

 

The Ocean State

Violet

Rhode Island Red

 

Next State

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Virginia

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I don't think I've ever even seen a Mayflower. Get a Pic, Tig???

 

Ok, I think I may know a couple of these.

 

Nickname: Mountain State?

 

State flower: Um, I know they are pink, Hmm Rhodies?

 

State Animal, oh no, bird. : Redheaded Woodpecker? I just have a bunch on my windowledge right now :dude:

 

Go ahead Tig, mop the floor with me again. :o

Or beautiful ' Buzzard's Bay' :o :o That eerie bridge still there? Looked like London Bridge.

 

 

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Idaho

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The Old Dominion State

Dogwood flower

no state animal but the bird is Cardinal.

 

Virginia was named in honor of Elizabeth the "Virgin Queen"

 

Did you know there were fourteen states that had "honeybee" as their state insect.

 

next up: South Dakota

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Minnesota:

 

Uh, just guessing now, correct me if you want to :o

 

Nickname: "The Other Norway" :o :o

 

State Animal: The Reindeer

 

State flower: Lichen

 

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Arkansas

 

 

Hmmm... I like your sense of humor. However, by your answers, I believe that you are referring to Finland. I suppose I couldn't have expected anything less from a "cheesehead". LOL!! :dude:

 

For those of you who care to know about Minnesota:

 

State Nickname: Gopher State (not "go- fer ")

 

State Animal: Common Loon

 

State Flower: Pink Lady Slipper

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AW, Geeze, jaz :dude: No need to be insulting :o

 

I had the Lady slipper right but it was in a different answer :o :o hey, cut me some slack, I'm not looking any of this stuff up, I'm just guessing here. :o I know people love to point out others mistakes, I'm just givin them what they want. I know, I'm an idiot :o And don't call me a cheesehead, I'm a Frog :o

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I don't think I've ever even seen a Mayflower. Get a Pic, Tig???

 

Mayflower.jpg

 

 

Arkansas

 

Nickname - The Natural State

State Flower - Apple Blossom

State Bird - Mockingbird

 

Next State

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Texas

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AW, Geeze, jaz :dude: No need to be insulting :o

 

  I had the Lady slipper right but it was in a different answer :o  :o hey, cut me some slack, I'm not looking any of this stuff up, I'm just guessing here. :o I know people love to point out others mistakes, I'm just givin them what they want. I know, I'm an idiot :o And don't call me a cheesehead, I'm a Frog :o

My apologies, Jean. Only a friendly jab. I gotta show a little state pride, ya know. BTW, I end up surfing over to the Encarta site if I'm stumped

 

 

South Dakota (I used to live there)

 

State Nickname: Mount Rushmore State

 

State Flower: American Pasqueflower (?)

 

State Animal: Ringed-neck Pheasent

 

Next State is: Connecticut

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I don't think I've ever even seen a Mayflower. Get a Pic, Tig???

 

Mayflower.jpg

 

 

Arkansas

 

Nickname - The Natural State

State Flower - Apple Blossom

State Bird - Mockingbird

 

Next State

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Texas

 

 

Thank You Tig, they are lovely and I have seen them before. :dude:

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I'll just do the states that have been skipped so far :dude: ...

 

Idaho

Gem State

Syringa

Mountain Bluebird

 

Connecticut (which Lotb did right before I posted)

Constitution State

Mountain Laurel

Robin

 

And as Tigger said:

 

Next state: Texas (which was also just done)

:o

 

So...

 

Nevada

Silver State

Sagebrush

Mountain bluebird

 

Next: Hawaii

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It all just got tangled up. :dude:

Sorry, jaz.

 

I did Nevada, so next: Hawaii

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ACE, I think Texas was already done.

 

 

Why can't anyone just guess? makes for a funnier game, I think.

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Look up and at the post times, jean; that's why I didn't know someone did Texas. :dude:

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Hawaii... this might be one for Odie. I will give it a try.

 

Nickname :  The Aloha State

 

State Animal :  Nene - the Hawaiian Goose

 

State Flower :  Yellow Hibiscus

 

The next one is...

 

Click for Spoiler:

Minnesota

Yo, dude. I did that one earlier... lay another one on me, pal. :dude:

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