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The Atlantic has identified the most famous brand from each of the 50 states. Can you guess the brands for each state? - ty97 Jul 3, 07:19 86
- Illinois: McDonald's? -- nm - znufrii Jul 3, 07:37
- Now I'm stumped on NH and CT. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 07:35
- P&G, Ohio -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 07:31 3
  - thumbs down -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:32 2
    - oh, oh. Wendy's. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 07:32 1
      - *ding* -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:32
- Maryland is wrong (spoils) - Inigo Jul 3, 07:31 1
  - According to wiki, they moved to DC after a year. -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 07:34
- Indy Car, Indiana -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 07:31
- I'm totally stumped for MA, NY, NJ. so many choices. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 07:28 23
  - NJ is already guessed. NY makes sense, though I can see what it's hard. MA makes sense too but I probably would not have guessed it -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:29 22
    - MA - Sam Adama -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Jul 3, 07:32 2
      - He was the leader on Battlestar Beerlactica -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 07:34
      - (my favorite BSG themed beer) -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Jul 3, 07:33
    - New York, Dow Jones? -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 07:29 18
      - Verizon -- nm - decline Jul 3, 07:33 5
        
        There it is -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:34 4
        
        Krusty beat me to it :) -- nm - decline Jul 3, 07:35 1
        
        :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 07:35
        
        Hey! I beat him by a minute blind man. -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 07:35 1
        
        laughing, yes you did. -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:35
      - the most famous brand in NY must be NY itself...everyone has seen or had a "i Heart NY" tee :) -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 07:31
      - nope, it's a consumer brand. -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:30 10
        
        Calvin Klein? Kodak? GE? -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 07:31 1
        
        IBM? Verizon? Cablevision? -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 07:32
        
        is it more NY state or NYC? if it's state, Kodak. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 07:30 7
        
        Kodak may years ago - but many today probably don't even know it -- nm - decline Jul 3, 07:35
        
        The HQ are in NYC but it by no means an NYC (or even NY) specific brand. -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:31 5
        
        They also probably make the worst company bracket battle annually -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:34 1
        
        if it's Verizon, I don't think so. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 07:34
        
        Domino sugar? -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 07:32
        
        American Express? -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 07:32
        
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  - nope -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:29
- Ri: hasbro? -- nm - kelly Jul 3, 07:26 1
  - I actually have no idea. The RI symbol is so small I can't read it. Trying to enlarge -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:29
- Michigan Ford -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 07:26
- KFC, Kentucky (is that even based there?). If not, Jim Beam KY -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 07:25 4
  - and Jack Daniels TN -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 07:26 3
    - None of the above are the Kentucky one (I think this the KY answer is really hard) - ty97 Jul 3, 07:27 2
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        Alabama is impossible -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:28
- Michigan - GM? -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 07:25 1
  - yep -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:29
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  - Minnesota also has Bank of America right? -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 07:25 7
    - boa was san fran based bank of italy, in 80's taken over by bank of so carolina -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 3, 13:21
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      - MN is none of the above (Frankly, I'd vote Target but they went a different way). -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:28 4
        
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        Oh, General Mills... -- nm - everyone else in the thread, realising Jul 3, 07:37
        
        It's a very well known brand that I had never connected with MN -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:35
- arent they all based out of a post box in a single building in deleware or something nowadays? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 07:24
- Vermont - Ben & Jerry's. Maine - LL Bean. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 07:24 1
  - yep -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:27
- California Disney -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 07:23 1
  - see below (Apple) -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:24
- Coors, Colorado -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 07:22 1
  - Yes -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:24
- arkansas Walmart. California Apple. Georgia Coca Cola. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 07:22 1
  - yes x 3 -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:24
- I saw this the other day....I was really surprised at VA's (spoiler) - prayformojo Jul 3, 07:22 3
  - I was surprised at Illinois' as well. - Kim Pine Jul 3, 07:24
  - *points and laughs* -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 07:23
  - doh! -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 07:23
- Campbell's - NJ -- nm - decline Jul 3, 07:22 1
  - Yes -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:23
- Tennessee Fedex -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 07:22 1
  - If not this, Jack Daniels. -- nm - David Jul 3, 07:38
- hostess - missouri -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 3, 07:21 7
  - Or Budweiser? -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 07:22 5
    - Anheuser-Busch is Missouri (took me a bit to figure out that A symbol with the Eagle) -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:26
    - Wisconin. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 07:23 3
      - Thanks. Miller, WI -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 07:24 2
        
        nope -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:30 1
        
        Harley Davidson? -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 07:30
  - no -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:22
- Hershey - PA -- nm - decline Jul 3, 07:21 1
  - yep -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:22
- Washington Microsoft. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 07:21
- Oregon Nike -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 07:20 3
  - Yup -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:21 2
    - Washington Starbucks -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 07:21 1
      - *nods*. -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 07:22
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- Reading the plot summary page for this book on wikipedia. It reads like a 4th grader wrote it - decline Jul 3, 07:10
ugh, I hate the yahoo toolbar/banner thing at the top of flickr now. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 3, 06:48
Chechen militant wants to 'derail' Sochi Olympics -- (link) - Beaker Jul 3, 06:46
Ah, so the Bolivian plane wasn't a commerical jet, but President Morales' plane. That makes a little more sense. - spamlet Jul 3, 06:45 3
- not really -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 07:05 2
  - Well, it makes more sense on why they weren't sure if the dude was on the plane. -- nm - spamlet Jul 3, 07:09 1
    - the fact they were allowed to search it when they requested should have beeen a little hint IMO - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 07:19
boston.com Love Letters: Help With Geek Love - Diva Jul 3, 06:45 7
- I don't see anything a lot of drinking wouldn't solve -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 06:57 5
  - i was thinking slip a little Ecstasy into the cookies for the next meet up. -- nm - Andie Jul 3, 07:05 3
    - Or tell them there's ecstasy in them even if there isn't. - Inigo Jul 3, 07:19 2
      - "The girls never came!" -- nm - David Jul 3, 07:38
      - good point, they just need the excuse. -- nm - Andie Jul 3, 07:28
  - ik, r? :) -- nm - Diva Jul 3, 06:58
- threesome -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 06:47
"Normal" Barbie -- (link) - znufrii Jul 3, 06:42
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- *giggling* -- nm - Bobby Bonilla Jul 3, 06:44
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- Is that supposed to be... - Was Bar Was Jul 3, 07:00 2
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  - Yup. -- nm - mara Jul 3, 07:24
St poll. What's the price of regular unleaded near you? $3.21 here -- nm - Truman Jul 3, 06:34 15
- 3.50 on tuesday at costco...375 at the corner 76 -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 3, 13:23
- Saw $3.09 this morning. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 07:31
- $2.949 -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 3, 07:26
- $3.89 nm -- nm - groiny Jul 3, 07:21
- according to gasbuddy.com, 3.51 -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 07:20
- I don't know. - spamlet Jul 3, 07:10
- $3.39 -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 06:47
- $3.04 with gas card. -- nm - David Jul 3, 06:42 1
  - I love Weigel's. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 3, 07:18
- Converted about $4.142/gal -- nm - J Jul 3, 06:40
- No idea, but reports at gasbuddy.com suggest 3.75 -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 06:40
- not sure -- nm - Don Homer Jul 3, 06:40
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- $1.249 per litre -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 06:37
- $3.53 -- nm - znufrii Jul 3, 06:37
No, seriously....anytime you guys can get back to being entertaining or insightful, that's fine. - prayformojo Jul 3, 06:25
Wait. Is today Friday? -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 06:22 2
- For me it's Saturday. -- nm - Ender Jul 3, 07:04
- for some of us it is -- nm - decline Jul 3, 06:22
The Coyotes are probably staying put. -- (link) - Reagen Jul 3, 06:22 1
- The Arizona Coyotes -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 06:22
Authorities investigate Aaron Hernandez's role in 2007 Gainesville shooting... -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 3, 06:20 2
- First serial killer football player? The Aaron Hernandez story is going to make quite the movie -- nm - decline Jul 3, 07:11
- how many is this now? I was away for the weekend, is this a new shooting or one already reported? -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 06:55
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what's happening on the BB feeds? -- nm - amanda Jul 3, 06:05
Jarvis Britton of Birmingham, AL has been sentenced to 1 year in prison after threatening Pres. Obama on Twitter. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 06:00
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  - it is true, likely coming to blows -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 06:09 6
    - I think it's the cheering for something that will inevitably lead to a ton of deaths bit. -- nm - Reagen Jul 3, 06:11 5
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        I knew what you meant and I'm pretty sure ML isn't hoping for deaths so I knew what is intent was as well -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 06:37 2
        
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I think I'm going to become a Duke today... or latest tomorrow. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 05:55 2
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  - That they do. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 05:58
seriously? I need to take a training course on how not to send inappropriate workplace emails? -- nm - znufrii Jul 3, 05:43 1
- send an inappropriate email saying you won't be able to attend -- nm - decline Jul 3, 07:15
OK, thanks. You all can resume now. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 05:28
Wimbledon spoilers - David Jul 3, 05:15 2
- Wimbledon spoilers - David Jul 3, 05:23 1
  - Whatever he's doing, it's working. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 3, 06:21
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- PTI were discussing this and wondered if the tanking teams would lower their ticket prices to account for their shitty teams.... - Beaker Jul 3, 06:15
- I hate when people use that tweet extender thing. it's so inorganic. -- nm - amanda Jul 3, 05:09
Let's go Djokovic! -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 3, 05:06
So the Milwaukee Bucks gave away Tobias Harris for a pair of second round draft picks. - David Jul 3, 04:55 4
- I'm disappointed we didn't get Bledsoe. - Strongbad, Orlando Fan Jul 3, 05:08 3
  - The Clippers basically traded him for cap relief, which strikes me as odd. - David Jul 3, 05:21 2
    - sort of, but they got dudley too. so they got two guys who can shoot the three and spread the floor... - x Jul 3, 06:24
    - That Bledsoe/Oladipo backcourt would have been fun. -- nm - Strongbad, Orlando Fan Jul 3, 05:35
Senate 2014: One Direction, but How Far? (Sabato's Crystal Ball) -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 3, 04:11 1
- *sits back and waits for GOP candidates to start talking about rape* - DSCC Jul 3, 06:36
Ohio tea party to use IRS to fight Medicaid -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 3, 03:27
Boston researchers report encouraging HIV findings -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 3, 03:10
Steve Martin loses his wallet in Wilkes-Barre -- (link) - charlie Jul 3, 01:33
Bolivia leader's jet diverted 'amid Snowden suspicions' -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 00:35
From B2: I worked at a Borscht Relt resort, Kutsher's Hotel, on weekends for a year when I was in H.S. - Krusty Jul 2, 23:34 2
- i was in Russia and Poland once and had Borscht - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 00:34 1
  - borscht is the best. -- nm - Andie Jul 3, 07:34
Browsing back through the Vegastravaganza pics. Was Amy & Spawn's wedding considered the first (2004) or was it the 2005 ? -- (link) - Meg Jul 2, 22:44 [flickr] 12 1
- Thanks -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 23:06
- This was 2008 - the year Marlowe joined us. -- (link) - Meg Jul 2, 22:48 [flickr] 5
  - Look, there's the back of my head! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 03:57 1
    - The best picture from 2008 was Dogbert's photobomb. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 03:58
  - Was that the biggest gathering? Seems like there were a lot of STers there. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 23:38 1
    - It was definitely the best. - Cuzzin Todd Jul 3, 05:01
  - And 2009.... -- (link) - Meg Jul 2, 22:49 [flickr]
- crash trish? well they were an hsx tt couple -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 22:47 3
  - No, I'm talking first 'stravaganza. We all went to Amy & Spawn's wedding (actually the reception) but I don't think we coined the - Meg Jul 2, 23:02 2
    - i think the first one was called that because there had been tystravaganza in NYC the year before (iirc) -- nm - charlie Jul 2, 23:04 1
      - this -- nm - JaxSean Jul 3, 02:11
- I was at the wedding one, but someone else told me that that was the second one. -- nm - the liioulu not playing with an iPad Jul 2, 22:46
same sex divorces are trickier than hetro ones IF you move to some states that refuse to recognize you are married to begin with (FL worst?) -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 2, 22:42
the train kept a rollin -- nm - peglegpete Jul 2, 22:32 1
- Aboard a train I met a dame...she was a hipster, man a real gone dame She wasn't pretty..for New York City -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 22:46

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