#114199
July 16th, 2005 at 07:16 AM
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Texas Lone Star State, Motto Freindship , flower Blue Bonnet, Flying Mammal Mexican Free Tail Bat,Folk Dance Square Dance,Song Texas our Texas, Bird Mockingbird, Dish Chili,Fish Guadelupe Bass,Fabric cotton,Fruit Texas Red Grapefruit,Insect Monarch Butterfly, tree Pecan,Vegetable Sweet Onion,Sport Rodeo,Snack tortilla chips and Salsa,Shrub Crape Myrtle,Retile Horned Lizzard(horny toad), Large Mammal Long Horn, plant prickly Pear cactus, this is probably more then anyone wanted to know about my adopted state of Texas. Jimmy
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#114200
July 16th, 2005 at 07:39 AM
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New Mexico Land of Enchantment,The cactus State,The Spanish State. Name Nuevo Mexico form Aztec spelling means place of Mexitli one of the Aztec Gods.Bird Chaparral, flower Yucca flower, Animal Black Bear,color Red and Yellow of Old Spain, Amphibian New Mexico Spadefoot Toad (Spea multiplicata),Insect Tarantula Hawk Wasp,Poem "A Nuevo Mexico" by Luis Tafoya, Vegetables Chile & Frijol (Pinto bean), tree Nut Pine,Slogan "Everybody is somebody in New Mexico Reptile New Mexico Whiptail Lizard (Cnemidophorus neomexicanus,Symbol Zia , Stone Turquoise Blue Sky...Blue Stone Bilingual Song "New Mexico - Mi Lindo Nuevo Mexico" by Pablo Mares ,Ballad "Land of Enchantment - New Mexico" words and music by Martin Murphy, Chick Raines and Don Cook ,Spanish Language Song "Asi Es Nuevo Mejico" words and music by Amadeo Lucero These are some of the Song "O, Fair New Mexico" by Elizabeth Garrett e symbols from my home state of Nuevo Mexico (New Mexico). Hope two states is not overload. Jimmy
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#114201
July 16th, 2005 at 07:47 AM
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Hey JV ~ Well, I am as shocked as can be that the official State flower of Texas ISN'T The Yellow Rose! I grew up singing that song! Merme
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#114202
July 16th, 2005 at 08:05 AM
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Merme we all grew up singing yellow rose of texas and san antonio rose, for years the son I thought was the state song was Texas A & M school song also same song the played for theme of Texas Rangers back in the 60's which is The Eyes of Texas are upon you. The tune is from Working on the Railroad. Funny how things turn out huh? Jimmy
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#114203
July 16th, 2005 at 08:25 AM
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#114204
July 16th, 2005 at 08:35 AM
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Blooming ~ HEMLOCK! "Socrates drank something awful." Remember that? JV ~ Well, forever in my heart The Yellow rose is the sweetest flower Texas has got. Golly! There have been some GREAT songs written about that state! Merme
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#114205
July 16th, 2005 at 08:48 AM
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Yes there have been a lot of songs written about and for Texas. From Texas independence from Mexico, through the civil war and back to statehood and the many heros Texas has had. Most came from our sister state Tennessee. songs still being written about Texas George Straight just released Texas cd. Asleep at the wheel did an Cd about Texas a few years ago. Don't forget Willie Nelson, Ernest Tubbs, Johnny Horton,George Jones,Waylon Jennings,Bob Wills, Buddy Holly,Freddie Fender, Johnny Rodriquiz, J.P. Richards (big bopper) Tex Ritter And the lists goes on of famous people from Texas both singer,actors etc. Jimmy
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#114206
July 16th, 2005 at 10:25 AM
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Wild Woman
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Joined: Apr 2004
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Arkansas...the Natural State flower....Apple Blossom Bird.....Mockingbird (I thought the CooKoo!) Gem...The Diamond (I live very close to the diamond mines) Insect....The Honey Bee tree....the Pine treeFruit/veggie....vine ripe tomatoe (now yur talkin!) And, last but not least...State dance...the Square dance
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#114207
July 16th, 2005 at 11:16 AM
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The Bird Man
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Joined: May 2005
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Tennesseans love Texans. I was born and raised in Tennessee, but my mother was born and raised in Texas, a little place called Hackberry, TX that doesn't exist anymore. It was near Farmer's Branch and Carrollton, TX. I lived near Austin for two years and my daughter now lives in Hilltop Lakes, TX.
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#114208
July 16th, 2005 at 11:26 AM
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Arizona I believe has the cactus flower. It's, like, 197 degrees here right now.
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#114209
July 16th, 2005 at 10:33 PM
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Thornius as you well know Texans love Tennesean's. Where would have been without the Volunteers. Know very well where Hackberry was still got Hackberry creek running through Farmer Branch as well as Carrollton and a lot of streets named for it also. Jimmy
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#114210
July 17th, 2005 at 03:25 AM
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Wild Woman
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Joined: Apr 2004
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Well JV, Arkansas is my "adopted" state...and I amashed to admit I had to look up the state flower...I didn't have a clue! I was born/raise in Oklahoma...home of the Redman! State flower....mistletoe tree....the redbud Bird....scissortail fly catcher Animal.....Bison (buffalo) Game bird.....wild turkey Nick name...The Sooner State Motto: Labor conquers all things!
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#114211
July 17th, 2005 at 04:05 AM
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Vanessa that is also my Mother's native state (territory then)right smack dab in Indian Nations. I had to look up New Mexico's because been too many years since I lived there. Jimmy
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#114212
July 17th, 2005 at 04:10 AM
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Wild Woman
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Joined: Apr 2004
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I think it was still a "territory" when I was born!!!! I do love Arkansas, but will always be an OKIE at heart!
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#114213
July 17th, 2005 at 09:02 AM
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"Oh! I'm proud to be an Okie...." Merme
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#114214
July 17th, 2005 at 09:47 AM
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Wild Woman
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Joined: Apr 2004
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Oh! I'm proud to be an Okie...." but NOT from Muskogee!!!!!
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#114215
July 17th, 2005 at 09:59 AM
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Oh but Vanessa! Have you ever visited the azalea's of Muskogee? Something like 35,000 acres under cultivation with nothing but lovely azaleas? Wow! That got me when I saw it!
Merme
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#114216
July 17th, 2005 at 10:12 AM
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Wild Woman
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Joined: Apr 2004
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Yes, they are beautiful! I didn't mean that in a bad way,,,just meant that "I'm" not from Muskogee. I love many of the neat towns in Oklahoma...my old stompin grounds! The azaleas do so much better in that area than here. I love Woodward Park in Tulsa in the summer with all the azaleas around the creek, pond area...spent a lot of time there as a kid. It is one of the most beautiful parks to take pictures in! Oh, just makes me want to go to T~Town!!!!
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#114217
July 17th, 2005 at 10:29 AM
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Greenhouse Pixie
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Joined: May 2004
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New Hampshire has the Purple Finch as a state bird And for a flower, we have the Purple lilac ^.^ *sings* as i wander, through the wild woods where the purple finch says 'hello!'And they take me back to New Hampshire where the purple lilacs grow! Ya i probably sang that wrong, but i haven't been to a 4H camp in like 5 years :p ~Phoebe
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#114218
July 17th, 2005 at 10:37 AM
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Wild Woman
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Joined: Apr 2004
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Hey, it sounded REAL good to me Phoebes!
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#114219
July 17th, 2005 at 10:47 AM
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Snow Bunny
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Joined: Apr 2005
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Good job Phoebe. Oh my goodness, I can remember most the words to Here We Have Idaho and I bet I haven't been to camp one HECKUVA lot longer than you!!!!!!
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#114220
July 17th, 2005 at 10:50 AM
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Oh Phoebe, that was splendid! I could just hear it as you sang!
And, ah, Fernie, now let's have your song?
Where I grew up the summer song for kids was "The Ash Grove".
Merme
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#114221
July 17th, 2005 at 11:09 AM
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Snow Bunny
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Joined: Apr 2005
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Ahem ahem....
And here we have Idaho winning her way to fame silver & gold in the sunlight something la la la la lala Singing, singing of you all our lives thru we'll go singing singing of you singing of Idahooooooo
thank you, thank you very much
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#114222
July 17th, 2005 at 11:12 AM
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Wild Woman
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#114223
July 17th, 2005 at 11:13 AM
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Wild Woman
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oops! that was SUPPOSE to be HOOT!!! I wouldn't know about the HOTT..
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