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1. FLorida
   &
   RHode Island

   posted by michael on 10-20-2008 at 8:25 am

2. Knowing the all of the states in aplphabetical order makes answering the state themed Brain Games very easy. I owe it all to the second grade in grammar school and the teachers forcing us to memorize “Fifty Nifty United States”. Anyone else remember that classic?

   posted by Mikey on 10-20-2008 at 9:01 am

3. Mikey:
   I never learned it, but my mom did attempt to teach it to me. I was never good with song lyrics . . .

   posted by nutmeag on 10-20-2008 at 9:41 am

4. 5o Nifty United States? Up until a few years ago I had a blue mimeographed (remember those handouts?) copy. Anyone have the actual ‘lyrics’?

   It is a sad time when they no longer require remembering the names of the states in school :(

   posted by Jeff on 10-20-2008 at 9:55 am

5. hey, the “fifty nifty united states” was my trick too. sooooo useful.

   the other song we were made to learn isn’t as helpful (Put another Nickel in, in the Nickelodean, etc, etc, etc…)

   posted by the creature on 10-20-2008 at 10:08 am

6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpyJ60cuuKA

   posted by Miss Cellania on 10-20-2008 at 10:24 am

7. I never learned the states in order, but there’s a great song from the cartoon Animaniacs that lists all fifty states and their capitals. Never lets me down.

   posted by Southern Buddhist on 10-20-2008 at 11:40 am

8. Wow, Miss C, that clip was interesting. The creator is not a big fan of Idaho, apparently!

   posted by Johnny Cat on 10-20-2008 at 11:44 am

9. Not to be a nag, but… well, ok I AM being a nag, but still… in Wyoming, the “y” is indeed a vowel. It’s only a consonant in words where it makes a consonant sound, like in “yes.” Right?

   posted by Lag on 10-20-2008 at 12:30 pm

10. Good quiz today. I had to revert back to the elementary school song I learned, but it was fun. Thanks for the clip Miss C. I agree with Johnny Cat. The creator does not like Idaho. :O)

    posted by Tricia on 10-20-2008 at 12:48 pm

11. To Jeff, this how I learned the song:

    Fifty nifty United States
    From 13 original colonies
    Fifty nifty stars on the flag
    That billows so beautifully in the breeze
    Each individual state contributes a quality that is great
    Each individual state deserves a bow, let’s salute them now!

    (and then you list them all in alphabetical order)

    posted by Liz on 10-20-2008 at 1:06 pm

12. It’s amazing that I still remember “Fifty Nifty”. I think I was in the 3rd grade. That’s how I came up with the answer. I remember once in OM we had like 30 seconds to list as many states as possible. I remember I got the most (I don’t know how many that was) but I didn’t get past the M’s. It was embarrassing because I was living in New Hampshire and hadn’t even listed it!

    posted by Jen on 10-20-2008 at 2:11 pm

13. “Fifty Nifty United States” did the trick for me. I occasionally pull it out as a joke at parties… which makes me sound rather sad, actually.

    posted by Megan on 10-20-2008 at 4:11 pm

14. I’ve never heard the “Fifty Nifty United States” song. Maybe I’m too young? I was required to learn all of the state capitals, however, and be able to find the states on a map. So I was still able to answer this brain game!

    recaptcha: wishing street. that’s either a really good or really bad place to be!

    posted by kelly on 10-20-2008 at 11:10 pm

15. Mikey,
    Do I!! Sometimes I still find myself humming it at work. Doesnt help that I work at a packing warehouse and ship packages all over the U.S.. So yes I find that song stuck in my head quite often.

    posted by Rebecca on 10-21-2008 at 12:40 am

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