State

'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.........

The three states that are home to a Triple Crown Race are: Kentucky, Maryland, and New York.

The Kentucky Derby takes place in Kentucky.

The Preakness is held in Maryland.

The Belmont is run in New York.

Massachusetts is the Bay State and the Old Colony State.

Maryland is known as the Old Line State and the Free State.

Kansas has two nicknames: the Sunflower State and the Jayhawk State.

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

North Carolina is called the Tar Heel State.

Washington is called the Evergreen 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.

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

Delaware is known as the First State, or the Diamond State, or the Small Wonder.

Wyoming is known as the Equality State.