Re: OT Does your state have an offical amphibian?

[John Bachman]

On 03 Jan 2005 19:57:35 GMT, (Ka30P) wrote:

>>>Illinois has a new reptile and amphibian.
>
>Out of 75,000 votes cast online, the Eastern Tiger Salamander is the new state
>amphibian, and the Painted Turtle won as state reptile.
>
>Lt. Governor Pat Quinn announced the winners today, saying all candidates ran
>positive campaigns<<
>
> (Ha!, I can't believe the bullfrogs ran a postive campaign, I think they tried
>to eat all the other competitors).
>
>You can find out if your state is on the cutting edge of state mascot adoption
>here ~
>http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801717.html
>
>Here in Washington we don't. But we do have an offical insect (the blue darner
>dragonfly) and an offical fossil (Columbian mammoth) but, depending on who you
>talk to, we still don't really have a governor...
>
We ran a poll in NH and the dominant slimy wriggler was the
politician.

John

[Derek Broughton]

Ka30P wrote:

>>>Illinois has a new reptile and amphibian.
>
> Out of 75,000 votes cast online, the Eastern Tiger Salamander is the new
> state amphibian, and the Painted Turtle won as state reptile.
>
> Lt. Governor Pat Quinn announced the winners today, saying all candidates
> ran positive campaigns<<
>
> (Ha!, I can't believe the bullfrogs ran a postive campaign, I think they
> tried
> to eat all the other competitors).
>
> You can find out if your state is on the cutting edge of state mascot
> adoption here ~
> http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801717.html
>
> Here in Washington we don't. But we do have an offical insect (the blue
> darner dragonfly) and an offical fossil (Columbian mammoth) but, depending

Look, I'm no expert, but even I know it must have been a "pre-columbian"
mammoth :-)

> on who you talk to, we still don't really have a governor...

With any luck, gubernatorial candidates will just go the way of the mammoth.
"None of the above" is a perfectly acceptable choice, and probably less
trouble in the long run.
--
derek

[zookeeper]

"Ka30P" wrote:
> >>Illinois has a new reptile and amphibian.
> >>Out of 75,000 votes cast online, the Eastern Tiger Salamander is
> >>the new state amphibian, and the Painted Turtle won as state
> >>reptile.

> Here in Washington we don't. But we do have an offical insect (the
> blue darner dragonfly) and an offical fossil (Columbian mammoth)
> but, depending on who you talk to, we still don't really have a
> governor...

Oregon doesn't have an official amphibian or reptile, but we have other
official symbols: state animal, American beaver; state beverage, milk; state
bird, Western meadowlark; state dance, square dance (???); state fish,
Chinook salmon; state flower, Oregon grape; state gemstone, Oregon sunstone;
state insect, Oregon swallowtail; state mushroom, Pacific golden
chanterelle; state nut, hazelnut (filbert); state rock, Thunder-egg (geode);
state seashell, Oregon hairy triton; state tree, Douglas fir.

My condolences on Washington's lack of an official governor. When is the
non-inauguration?
--
Zk

[Bonnie]

So far we don't have an offical amphibian. Our state insect
is the honey bee.
--
Bonnie
NJ

[Crashj]

On or about 03 Jan 2005 19:57:35 GMT, (Ka30P)
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You mean besides the Governor?
--
Crashj