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Post by willywonka666 on May 21, 2010 12:32:36 GMT -5
Seems I still encounter people that don't know that there are 50 states here in America. Some of them are so convinced that there's 51 or 52.
Canada is usually named as a state by the people that I encounter that are confused.
On a Craigslist listing someone made reference to 52 states.
So, surely we all have met someone that doesn't know how many states there are.
Any stories to share?
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Post by darbus alan on May 21, 2010 12:34:30 GMT -5
I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah!
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Post by H-Fist on May 21, 2010 12:46:57 GMT -5
I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah! Dear Mr. President: There are too many states. Please Eliminate three. P.S. I am not a crackpot. |
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Post by Red Impact on May 21, 2010 12:52:07 GMT -5
Puerto Rico is usually another one mentioned when people think there are more states than there are. The country could become a state, but chooses not to.
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Post by heyguesswhatidid on May 21, 2010 12:54:49 GMT -5
Puerto Rico and DC usually confuse stupid people because they have representatives in Miss America and for a lot of people that is how they learn the states.
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Post by darbus alan on May 21, 2010 13:01:20 GMT -5
I know of more people who think Puerto Rico is an independent country than a state. Which is sad because it's neither: it's a commonwealth.
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Post by erisi236 on May 21, 2010 13:02:05 GMT -5
The US needs to buy out Yukon and British Columbia, Alaska needs to stop being a freak State.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on May 21, 2010 13:02:16 GMT -5
Puerto Rico and DC usually confuse stupid people because they have representatives in Miss America and for a lot of people that is how they learn the states. I've never encountered anyone that didn't know there are 50 states, but if I did I would imagine these two places would be the reason why. Not the Miss America thing (I've never heard of anyone learning their states that way, does anyone even watch that anymore?), but rather PR and DC being territories. |
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on May 21, 2010 13:08:42 GMT -5
I'm not resting til Guam becomes a state.
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Post by lildude8218 on May 21, 2010 13:10:38 GMT -5
52 states a year
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Post by bob on May 21, 2010 13:34:14 GMT -5
everyone I know claims there are 50, I tend to agree with them about this
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Post by Magician under the moonlight on May 21, 2010 13:38:03 GMT -5
The US needs to buy out Yukon and British Columbia, Alaska needs to stop being a freak State. Too bad Russia doesn't own them. |
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Post by CMWaters on May 21, 2010 13:42:00 GMT -5
I had a co-worker that only counted 48 states, as she didn't consider Hawaii and Alaska states because they weren't actually connected to the continental US.
Don't know if I should shake my head at her or not. She was born in Puerto Rico.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on May 21, 2010 13:43:05 GMT -5
No, there's 50.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on May 21, 2010 13:53:58 GMT -5
No, but I know people who think Lake Pontchartrain is a great lake.
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Post by Phosphor Glow on May 21, 2010 14:53:37 GMT -5
This should help.
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Post by biafra on May 21, 2010 15:00:07 GMT -5
The country could become a state, but chooses not to. I'm not sure about that. I know there are lots of people in PR and DC who want statehood and talk about the obstacles into becoming one. |
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Post by Dave at the Movies on May 21, 2010 15:06:22 GMT -5
I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah!  That's it! I'm driving my trailer out of Missourah to New Jersey and teaching you a lesson! ;D |
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Post by Mattification on May 21, 2010 15:31:26 GMT -5
I've actually heard a few people say they thought there were 52 states. No idea where the confusion comes from though. Certainly here, American history/geography etc isn't really taught in schools which wouldn't help. It's not people thinking Canada or anywhere else was a state as the people who get it wrong couldn't name 5 states so it's not that they're mis-counting, just that they hae the number wrong.
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Post by AriadosMan on May 21, 2010 15:36:36 GMT -5
Why Canada and not Puerto Rico? At least PR would be an acceptable error...
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That's it! I'm driving my trailer out of Missourah to New Jersey and teaching you a lesson!
