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OT Does your state have an offical amphibian?
Illinois has a new reptile and amphibian.
Out of 75,000 votes cast online, the Eastern Tiger Salamander is the new state amphibian, and the Painted Turtle won as state reptile. Lt. Governor Pat Quinn announced the winners today, saying all candidates ran positive campaigns (Ha!, I can't believe the bullfrogs ran a postive campaign, I think they tried to eat all the other competitors). You can find out if your state is on the cutting edge of state mascot adoption here ~ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801717.html Here in Washington we don't. But we do have an offical insect (the blue darner dragonfly) and an offical fossil (Columbian mammoth) but, depending on who you talk to, we still don't really have a governor... kathy |
On 03 Jan 2005 19:57:35 GMT, EROSPAM (Ka30P) wrote:
Illinois has a new reptile and amphibian. Out of 75,000 votes cast online, the Eastern Tiger Salamander is the new state amphibian, and the Painted Turtle won as state reptile. Lt. Governor Pat Quinn announced the winners today, saying all candidates ran positive campaigns (Ha!, I can't believe the bullfrogs ran a postive campaign, I think they tried to eat all the other competitors). You can find out if your state is on the cutting edge of state mascot adoption here ~ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801717.html Here in Washington we don't. But we do have an offical insect (the blue darner dragonfly) and an offical fossil (Columbian mammoth) but, depending on who you talk to, we still don't really have a governor... We ran a poll in NH and the dominant slimy wriggler was the politician. John |
Ka30P wrote:
Illinois has a new reptile and amphibian. Out of 75,000 votes cast online, the Eastern Tiger Salamander is the new state amphibian, and the Painted Turtle won as state reptile. Lt. Governor Pat Quinn announced the winners today, saying all candidates ran positive campaigns (Ha!, I can't believe the bullfrogs ran a postive campaign, I think they tried to eat all the other competitors). You can find out if your state is on the cutting edge of state mascot adoption here ~ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801717.html Here in Washington we don't. But we do have an offical insect (the blue darner dragonfly) and an offical fossil (Columbian mammoth) but, depending Look, I'm no expert, but even I know it must have been a "pre-columbian" mammoth :-) on who you talk to, we still don't really have a governor... With any luck, gubernatorial candidates will just go the way of the mammoth. "None of the above" is a perfectly acceptable choice, and probably less trouble in the long run. -- derek |
Ka30P wrote:
Illinois has a new reptile and amphibian. Out of 75,000 votes cast online, the Eastern Tiger Salamander is the new state amphibian, and the Painted Turtle won as state reptile. Lt. Governor Pat Quinn announced the winners today, saying all candidates ran positive campaigns (Ha!, I can't believe the bullfrogs ran a postive campaign, I think they tried to eat all the other competitors). You can find out if your state is on the cutting edge of state mascot adoption here ~ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801717.html Here in Washington we don't. But we do have an offical insect (the blue darner dragonfly) and an offical fossil (Columbian mammoth) but, depending Look, I'm no expert, but even I know it must have been a "pre-columbian" mammoth :-) on who you talk to, we still don't really have a governor... With any luck, gubernatorial candidates will just go the way of the mammoth. "None of the above" is a perfectly acceptable choice, and probably less trouble in the long run. -- derek |
Ka30P wrote:
Illinois has a new reptile and amphibian. Out of 75,000 votes cast online, the Eastern Tiger Salamander is the new state amphibian, and the Painted Turtle won as state reptile. Lt. Governor Pat Quinn announced the winners today, saying all candidates ran positive campaigns (Ha!, I can't believe the bullfrogs ran a postive campaign, I think they tried to eat all the other competitors). You can find out if your state is on the cutting edge of state mascot adoption here ~ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801717.html Here in Washington we don't. But we do have an offical insect (the blue darner dragonfly) and an offical fossil (Columbian mammoth) but, depending Look, I'm no expert, but even I know it must have been a "pre-columbian" mammoth :-) on who you talk to, we still don't really have a governor... With any luck, gubernatorial candidates will just go the way of the mammoth. "None of the above" is a perfectly acceptable choice, and probably less trouble in the long run. -- derek |
"Ka30P" wrote:
Illinois has a new reptile and amphibian. Out of 75,000 votes cast online, the Eastern Tiger Salamander is the new state amphibian, and the Painted Turtle won as state reptile. Here in Washington we don't. But we do have an offical insect (the blue darner dragonfly) and an offical fossil (Columbian mammoth) but, depending on who you talk to, we still don't really have a governor... Oregon doesn't have an official amphibian or reptile, but we have other official symbols: state animal, American beaver; state beverage, milk; state bird, Western meadowlark; state dance, square dance (???); state fish, Chinook salmon; state flower, Oregon grape; state gemstone, Oregon sunstone; state insect, Oregon swallowtail; state mushroom, Pacific golden chanterelle; state nut, hazelnut (filbert); state rock, Thunder-egg (geode); state seashell, Oregon hairy triton; state tree, Douglas fir. My condolences on Washington's lack of an official governor. When is the non-inauguration? -- Zk |
So far we don't have an offical amphibian. Our state insect
is the honey bee. -- Bonnie NJ |
On or about 03 Jan 2005 19:57:35 GMT, EROSPAM (Ka30P)
wrote something like: You mean besides the Governor? -- Crashj |
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