Thursday, June 4, 2009

Two weeks after native son Kris Allen won American Idol, Arkansas residents are shooting rifles into the air, drinking too much beer, and hugging and kissing their relatives.

Yes, life has gone back to normal in the Show Me State.
at 9:48 AM

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Oh, Roman, Roman. Missouri is the Show Me state. Since the legislature adopted it in 1995, Arkansas now officially nicknames itself "The Natural State" (not to be confused with the far more appealing "in a state of nature"). Prior to that, the official nickname was "Land of Opportunity", adopted in 1947. Before that, the state tried on "The Wonder State" (1923-1947), "The Razorback State" (named for athletic teams named for hogs), "The Hot Springs State" (for natural wonders, not exciting evenings), "The Bowie State" (for the knife), "The Toothpick State" (for another knife), and, perhaps least unappealing, "The Bear State." When a state has more official names than its typical resident does teeth, one must wonder if there isn't some kind of "Sybil" thing going on.

What, you expected me to waste perfectly good Google information?

June 4, 2009 at 1:43 PM

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