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50 States in 10 Minutes

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Mike-O
Posts: 14593 - Karma: 1,089
"10 states remain."

40/50. 1 AM.

So, this is for all the non-US skiers, but even you statesiders can join in on the fun and jog your memory!

10 minutes to name all the states. Post results.
Jan 21 2011 5:27PM
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Mike-O
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http://www.ironicsans.com/state22.html
Jan 21 2011 5:28PM
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Alex.Brovechkin
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

I knew this because of a stupid song i had to memorize in middle school



Jan 21 2011 5:33PM
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SteezyasPie
Posts: 1160 - Karma: 15
This should be easy for US people. I hope.
Jan 21 2011 5:40PM
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Ehh...
Posts: 1897 - Karma: 1,423
got 47 missed 3 states
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska
Jan 21 2011 5:42PM
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.frenchy
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Alabama Arkansas i do love my mah and pah
Jan 21 2011 5:42PM
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montageskier
Posts: 4725 - Karma: 126
I got them all with 2:49 left.
Jan 21 2011 5:43PM
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P3TER
Posts: 972 - Karma: 438
4:59 left on my second try/claim. first try I only named 30, blanked out and refreshed.

I am from toronto/claim
Jan 21 2011 5:44PM
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icantskiiFILM
Posts: 2113 - Karma: 140
yes dude! i remember singing this...but dont actually remember the song ahah
Jan 21 2011 5:46PM
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Mike-O
Posts: 14593 - Karma: 1,089
Yeah, I know, I can't believe I blanked out with Florida and Louisiana as two of the 10 I had left!
Jan 21 2011 6:19PM
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Anathema
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missed 8. meh, not too shabby. i named the east coast and west coast pretty quick, but struggled through the central states. missed shit like illinois, arkansas, oklahoma, and some of the tiny ones like rhode island and delaware
Jan 21 2011 6:27PM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
got em all with 5:48 to spare
Jan 21 2011 7:02PM
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Chompo.
Posts: 4952 - Karma: 88
missed iowa and deleware
Jan 21 2011 7:05PM
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StevenR
Posts: 1372 - Karma: 33
But not the way I do love you...
Jan 21 2011 7:25PM
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D-40
Posts: 6050 - Karma: 100
damn i only missed New York and California
Jan 21 2011 7:27PM
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eheath
Posts: 61603 - Karma: 123,093
i got 45 in about 5 minutes then struggles for the last five haha
Jan 21 2011 7:41PM
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scormier2
Posts: 124 - Karma: 14
Missed Minnesota and Nevada.
Jan 21 2011 7:45PM
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DERS.
Posts: 6299 - Karma: 1,293
i did with 6:50 to spare. /claim
Jan 21 2011 8:44PM
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theWIZARD
Posts: 935 - Karma: 76

not the way that i do love you

well holey moley me oh my youre the apple of my eye, girl i never loved one like you

good song

Jan 21 2011 8:50PM
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iSmokeweed
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LEARNED THE SAME SONG!!
good times
Jan 21 2011 8:52PM
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Petey.
Posts: 5736 - Karma: 4,885
I hold the record at my elementary school for saying all of the states and their capitals in 32 seconds, and yes it had to be understandable lol
Jan 21 2011 9:00PM
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bustinthejus
Posts: 2419 - Karma: 74
I only got like 20 and gave up... Fuck I hate geography.
Jan 21 2011 9:01PM
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-Dan
Posts: 7130 - Karma: 51,757
00:01

finally realized i didnt have texas, with 1 second to spare.
Jan 21 2011 9:15PM
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Spillway_East
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i got 49/50 pretty bad for an american, but at the same time it was new jersey so i'm good with that.
Jan 21 2011 9:23PM
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Jpurd
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this
Jan 21 2011 9:23PM
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Deezy
Posts: 4580 - Karma: 1,004
lol, thats nothing my bro named all 195 countries in 15 mins (minus 1:48)
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http://www.sporcle.com/games/world.php

Good luck.
Jan 21 2011 9:34PM
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Shenanigans
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I call shenanigans.
Jan 21 2011 9:41PM
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mozzy
Posts: 1034 - Karma: 60

did pretty well:

all 50 with 5:56 remaining.

Jan 21 2011 9:42PM
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McFellon
Posts: 1841 - Karma: 2,005
did it with 45s on the clock. i almost forgot mississippi, but then remembered it right at the end.
Jan 21 2011 9:52PM
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.jr
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r u leik stoopid?

haha dont you live like 20 minutes away from the big ky?
Jan 21 2011 9:55PM
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Mike-O
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Damn, that's pretty great. I only got 130 and I ain't trying this one again soon.

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Jan 22 2011 5:50AM
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peyton
Posts: 1475 - Karma: 1,062
i clicked the link to check it out.. the ticking clock def adds pressure
Jan 22 2011 9:01AM
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montageskier
Posts: 4725 - Karma: 126
I can't spell a lot of countries.
Jan 22 2011 10:10AM
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Dr.Professor
Posts: 143 - Karma: 10
JEA
Jan 22 2011 10:22AM
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appa
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Jan 22 2011 11:29AM
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shrEddie
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first try, got them all. thought of idaho with 14 seconds left
Jan 22 2011 12:03PM
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E.FARR
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i did the all in one word...Alabaldfjsahljfkashdlfjhfueiowrhaels
Jan 22 2011 2:55PM
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Jamestown
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holey moley me-oh-my
Jan 22 2011 2:57PM
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MCIRONCOCK
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That's really impressive, I got to 38 and realized I'm just not familiar enough with world geography to name many more.
Jan 22 2011 3:17PM
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SeanTom
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I hate knowing all the states, just not how to spell them =(
Jan 22 2011 3:29PM
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PON3
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im really shocked no one forgot kansas. i live here and people ask me where kansas is at in the US....
Jan 22 2011 4:39PM
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futurespin
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got 49 of them with about 6 minutes to go.... took me 4 minutes to remember minnesota.
Jan 22 2011 4:42PM
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Peach.
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Jan 22 2011 4:43PM
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Jaimee.
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I missed 8.
Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada,
Oklahoma, Utah, West Virginia,

How I missed Michigan, Minnesota and Nevada and got Wisconsin and Wyoming I'm unsure.
Jan 22 2011 9:26PM
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SneakyTurtle
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Rhode Fucking Island.
Jan 22 2011 10:28PM
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ORDEAL
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How do you people miss minnesota? I do live there but I know a ton of canadiens who know where it is. That's putting us at Nebraska level.
Jan 30 2011 12:38AM
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mtaylor
Posts: 152 - Karma: 10
From canada and i missed 11

Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Jan 30 2011 2:10AM
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FBGM
Posts: 8184 - Karma: 2,677

its okay, maryland is the #1 most forgettable state in the united states. some people dont even know it exists. HELL I WISH I DIDNT

Jan 30 2011 2:14AM
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deleted5
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i also know that song
Jan 30 2011 3:22AM
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Mike-O
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I'm gonna go with Delaware.
Jan 30 2011 7:06AM
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