State

Somewhere I read that Montana is known as The Treasure State. Heh? I have to say that, as we drove across the endless corn fields for hour after hour and were happy to see an odd coyote or distant farmer on a tractor to break the monotony, I thought the state's other name of Big Sky Country was far more appropriate.

The state I'm in
is a terrible sin
I'm wasting my life away

I'm just sitting here
with a bottle of beer
surfing the internet all day

'The State We're In' – a well-known book written in the early '90s as trenchant criticism of the mess the Tories had made of Britain. 'The State We're Still In' – Oh Lord, the title of a book that should be written now as trenchant criticism of the continuing mess that (you've guessed it)the longed for Labour govt.........

Wyoming is known as the Equality State.

California, where the gold rush took place in 1849, is the Golden State.

Arkansas, while offically refered to a the »Natural State« by tourist board and Chamber of Commerce types, is often called the »Altered State« by the hippies

Alabama is called the Yellowhammer State.

North Carolina is called the Tar Heel State.

Illinois is known as the Prairie State.

North Dakota has several nicknames: the Sioux State, the Flickertail State, the Peace Garden State, and the Rough Rider State.

Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State.

Hawaii is the Aloha State.

(That's whether you are coming or going!)