"the new pledge of allegiance" tought it was cool and would share it w/ you

[Lt.Del]

what's wrong with Missouri? I was raised there!!

Then you know it is nicknamed the "show me state".  Legend has it they never believe anything unless they see it. It is a  name attributed to Representative Willard Van Diver.  Don't blame me, I didn't give them the nickname. 

New York is the "Big Apple", Alabama is the "Yellowhammer state", Alaska is the "Last Frontier", Virginia is the "Old Dominion", California is the "Arnold State", no, i mean the "Golden State".  I bet a lot of guys here know what state is the "Constitution State".  How about the "First State" or the "Sunshine State"?  You get the idea. 


I tend to put things like that in my writings to "get the wheels spinning" sometimes.

[85MudMonster]

It's not called that cause no one believes anything there, it's called that cause everything you want to see is in Missouri...like "show me the city" that's St. Louis and K.C., or "Show me hunting" That'd be just about anywhere there's not city, or like "Show me Stars" that'd be Branson....

[Lt.Del]

It's not called that cause no one believes anything there, it's called that cause everything you want to see is in Missouri...like "show me the city" that's St. Louis and K.C., or "Show me hunting" That'd be just about anywhere there's not city, or like "Show me Stars" that'd be Branson....

uh, you may want to look at the history of your state.  As mentioned earlier, Represntative Vandiver made a speech in Philadelphia once which started the whole "show me state" persona.

Here ya go....from the (Official) Missouri State Archives website http://sos.mo.gov/archives/history/slogan.asp

"Missouri's U.S. Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver, who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1903. While a member of the U.S. House Committee on Naval Affairs, Vandiver attended an 1899 naval banquet in Philadelphia. In a speech there, he declared, "I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and !@#$leburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me."

Another version is during the mining strikes in Colorado in the 1890's....."The Joplin miners were unfamiliar with Colorado mining methods and required frequent instructions. Pit bosses began saying, "That man is from Missouri. You'll have to show him."


bibliography:

Rossiter, Phyllis. "I'm from Missouri--you'll have to show me." Rural Missouri, Volume 42, Number 3, March 1989, page 16.


Official Manual of the State of Missouri, 1979-1980, page 1486.


see also....http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/mo_intro.htm

[VileZambonie]

Missouri lol

[okuma]

what's wrong with Missouri? I was raised there!!

New York is the "Big Apple", Alabama is the "Yellowhammer state", Alaska is the "Last Frontier", Virginia is the "Old Dominion", California is the "Arnold State", no, i mean the "Golden State".  I bet a lot of guys here know what state is the "Constitution State".  How about the "First State" or the "Sunshine State"?  You get the idea. 

hahaaahaa cool:  just wordering....   so what is Texas called?  THE "ALF STATE" due to Mr.president G.bush (ignorant president of all times!)

< remember the show Alf > big eared...funny looking

[Lt.Del]

It's funny how the thread changes substance.
Anyhoot, The Lone Star State.....

A single star was part of the Long Expedition (1819), Austin Colony (1821) and several flags of the early Republic of Texas. Some say that the star represented the wish of many Texans to achieve statehood in the United States. Others say it originally represented Texas as the lone state of Mexico which was attempting to uphold its rights under the Mexican Constitution of 1824.

I remember Alf.  I mainly remember he was some orange fur thing that I made a point of not watching. But, boy, he was marketable back then--he was on everything--even Alf underwear.


 

[75stepside454]

Of all time? I dont know about that, I seem to recall a peanut farmer from Georgia  that alot of folks dont like.

[Lt.Del]

I don't think Smiley from Plains ever lied to the American people though.  I need some Billy beer.

[75stepside454]

no... he just sold em out....  Hilbillary sure did lie...both of em. wow this thread has changed.

[Captkaos]

I think we can close this topic now since it has when from the pledge, to religiion, to Missouri, to state mottos, to Alf (thanks okuma, not sure where that came from but it was funny) to politics to presidents...