tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post1818485612970616755..comments2023-12-11T01:31:13.660-08:00Comments on Nordic Blue: There Really is a Washington StateChery Kinnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662778019834533118noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-7926265142578050912008-02-16T08:46:00.000-08:002008-02-16T08:46:00.000-08:00I'm commenting a bit late here. When I tell peopl...I'm commenting a bit late here. When I tell people I'm from Spokane, Washington, they always want to know if it's near Seattle and how much rain we get! LOL! I think I'm going to have to write a post to match yours...all about living on the dry side. (sigh!) We Washingtonians just don't get no respect (to misquote Rodney Dangerfield).Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-57786271880902775362008-01-20T12:09:00.000-08:002008-01-20T12:09:00.000-08:00Luci, Luci - this is quite a nice surprise! My fe...Luci, Luci - this is quite a nice surprise! My fellow Nearby Norwegian! Have you come a'blogging with the rest of us? I can't wait to read some of your posts.Chery Kinnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662778019834533118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-33185842235989514402008-01-20T07:35:00.000-08:002008-01-20T07:35:00.000-08:00This is fantastic Chery! Having grown up in Minnes...This is fantastic Chery! Having grown up in Minnesota. I often got confused looks from people when I'd say I live in St. Paul... you know the capital. The response was 'isn't St. Paul in Wisconsin and Minneapolis in Minnesota, and the Mississippi divides them right?" The problem wasn't much resolved when I decided to go to Moorhead State University in Moorhead, MN. I'd explain that it's across the Red River of the North with Fargo on the other side. Mind you this was in 1982 (when Regan was President). Occasionally the response was 'are you sure you want to go there ... I think there are still Indians who attack.' GIVE ME A BREAK!Luci J. Baker Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10015888151422004959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-72761887454364219852008-01-19T06:06:00.000-08:002008-01-19T06:06:00.000-08:00That is too funny -- in a sad, pathetic sort of wa...That is too funny -- in a sad, pathetic sort of way! I can feel your pain as well. Several years ago, I was helping out at the Ohio Genealogical Society booth at the NGS conference in Portland, Oregon. I cannot tell you how many people confused "Ohio" with "Iowa." One person asked me where I was from and I said, "Columbus. It's nice being in the state capital." He said, "I thought the capital was Des Moines."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-1468887481253159442008-01-18T18:18:00.000-08:002008-01-18T18:18:00.000-08:00When I was a little girl (about 4, I think), I had...When I was a little girl (about 4, I think), I had one of those little puzzles with all the states on it. I'd learned where all the states were and could name them as I put each piece on the map. My brother had gone to college in Maryland, and I was told we were going to go through Washington to get there. I knew where Washington was--way out on the Pacific Ocean--so I showed everyone how we were going to get to Maryland from Mississippi. The route went all the way through Washington state. Now I'm sure that to a 4-year-old that drive felt like we had gone through Washington State, especially on the days before Interstates.Lori Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818111640670098850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-15331099545450612732008-01-18T17:28:00.000-08:002008-01-18T17:28:00.000-08:00Chery--Great story! I grew up in Albuquerque, New...Chery--<BR/><BR/>Great story! I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and we frequently had merchants tell us that it would cost more ship something to a foreign country! Nobody could find New Mexico (the 47th State) on a map, either.Craig Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-82571378506516471362008-01-18T14:57:00.000-08:002008-01-18T14:57:00.000-08:00Happy Friday, everyone - wherever you are (wait a ...Happy Friday, everyone - wherever you are (wait a minute, let me get out my map)Chery Kinnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662778019834533118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-39777077914657494962008-01-18T14:48:00.000-08:002008-01-18T14:48:00.000-08:00My ex used to work for UPS so I'm not a bit surpri...My ex used to work for UPS so I'm not a bit surprised. LOL<BR/><BR/>Being from Upstate New York I'm often asked how I like living in such a large city. I tell them I live out where they keep the cows. Usually this just leaves them very confused, so I feel your pain.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-33688051250289087332008-01-18T13:49:00.000-08:002008-01-18T13:49:00.000-08:00What fun! While visiting in BC, Canada, I was tol...What fun! While visiting in BC, Canada, I was told that "Mississippi is down there in the desert somewhere, isn't it?" So being geography challenged isn't just a USA problem! LOL!Terry Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251750196282728118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-55411615653353204422008-01-18T12:53:00.000-08:002008-01-18T12:53:00.000-08:00LOL! Just what I needed... a Friday afternoon gigg...LOL! Just what I needed... a Friday afternoon giggle! Thanks Chery!Jasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561520746304048996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-66609930711897938752008-01-18T10:07:00.000-08:002008-01-18T10:07:00.000-08:00I second that! (but don't quiz me on those state c...I second that! (but don't quiz me on those state capitals just yet...)Chery Kinnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662778019834533118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33506976.post-3846995786123798372008-01-18T09:42:00.000-08:002008-01-18T09:42:00.000-08:00OMG! I think the UPS supervisor could give that M...OMG! I think the UPS supervisor could give that Miss South Carolina contestant a run for her money. I say we hold a geography smack-down!Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.com