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.........

This was the state of matters, on the afternoon of, what I may be excused for calling, that eventful and important Friday. I can make no claim therefore to have known, at that time, how matters stood; or to have any remembrance, founded on the evidence of my own senses, of what follows.

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

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

Georgia's best known nickname is the Peach State. Georgia is also called the Empire State of the South sometimes.

Virginia is known both as The Old Dominion and the Mother of Presidents.

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

Connecticut has an »official« nickname of the Constitution State. It's also known as the Nutmeg State.

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.

State: the essential circumstance of my being

Tennessee is known as the Volunteer State.

Louisiana is called the Pelican State.