Comments on: Curious, Bizarre & Storied State Symbols

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:28:44 +0000

North Carolina’s state beverage is Milk!

By: Doflitchit

Doflitchit — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:16:50 +0000

The “chicken friend” steak in Oklahoma’s State Meal sounds delicious!

By: Jono

Jono — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:29:03 +0000

I think it’s impossible to discuss state songs without a nod to John Denver’s “Country Roads” in reference to West Virginia. The even more amusing part is that John Denver also wrote “Rocky Mountain High” in reference to Colorado. This has been a point of contention in recent years since West Virginia University and Colorado University have played eachother in football. The commentators LOVE to point out that Denver wasn’t truly loyal to either state.

By: EuripidesTheYounger

EuripidesTheYounger — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:10:04 +0000

New Jersey’s state legislature passed “the unofficial youth anthem” a few years ago: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run.”

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:40:12 +0000

It was mentioned that New Mexico had a state question. “Red or Green?” For those of you that aren’t in the know, it is frequently asked in restaurants by waiters to patrons regarding their choice of chili topping for the enchiladas.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:13:00 +0000

isn’t the NJ state song Springsteen’s “Born to Run?”

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:40:00 +0000

Can anyone name their State Soil?
Vermont’s is the Tunbridge series.

The Hathaway Farm’s corn maze theme this year was “Get lost in Vermont” where Vermont trivia helped you choose the correct path. One of the few I knew off the top of my head was that Talc is the state mineral. Who knew that “Moonlight in Vermont” was NOT the state song?

By: Jonny

Jonny — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:07:00 +0000

As a former resident of both IL and WI, everyone knows that a cheesehead calls them Flatlanders, or FIBs (The I stands for IL, F and B are a little more colorful).

And I recall from an old Robert Wuhl bit that there was a movement in NJ to have Springsteen’s Born To Run named as state song. Wuhl’s point was this proposed state song contained the lyrics:
“Baby this town rips the bones from your back
Its a deathtrap, it’s a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we’re young
Cuz tramps like us, baby we were born to run…”

By: drunko

drunko — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:39:00 +0000

@Mavis: Jersey Girl is a Tom Waits song, popularized by Springsteen.
(Not sayin’ it should not be the NJ state song, just sayin’.)

By: mikefromtulsa

mikefromtulsa — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:08:00 +0000

The official state ROCK song is by the flamming lips, but the offical state song is still “oklahoma”.