Everything from Washington State rocks?

It seems anything or anyone I find awsome is from Washington. I can't exactly base these claims, as I can't remember EXACTLY everything, but I was just thinking about it. I love bands that come from Washington. I love George Washington. I love all of the free thinkers that come from washington. Penn and Teller? I could go on.

Name things from washington state.

Dick's. It's a fast food place in Spokane, WA, and I hear they have other locations around the state. Good cheap fast food. Most expensive thing on the menu is like $3. I ate food from there when I was 3, and I ate food from there when I was 23.

Oh yea they have an Imax in Spokane too. And their highway speed limit is 70mph. Its no Ottoban but its better than the 65 in most other states.

There's also the Gorge amphitheatre, which is pretty frickin sweet. I only saw one band there (Rush) but it was the best show evar.

As for the west side of the state, I dont know... never been there. I hear they have some kind of needle from space or something.

Everything from Washington State rocks?
Why thank you kirby, I don't know what to say. I didn't know you cared so much. I mean, I wouldn't say I *rock*, but I'm far too modest to...
...
You do know I'm from there, right?
... *blush*

-Uh... Nirvana, Death Cab for Cutie, Jimi Hendrix, Microso... uh... Nintendo of America. Good stuff from Washington... and me too, right?

Oh yea Ryan Leaf also went to Washington st.

... Listen, guy, I don't know how to tell you this... Oh, this is so awkward...
You see, everything east of the cascades... um.... is Idaho.
Sorry.
I mean, we sounders over here have this long standing agreement not to tell you guys, and I know I just broke it, but you gotta let go.

-Embrace the potato. Give up the... uh... state flower... it's the... Rhododendron!

Fine if you wanna cut off the cool part of the state and give it to Idaho, be my guest.

More like You da ho

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Spokane... cool part... there's a few words that don't belong in the same sentence.

-Except maybe "Spokane is the only cool part of Idaho".

Actually, you WERE part of that consideration, Jarl.

And Spokane is the best word EVER.

You know, the oldest part of Seattle, Alki, was originally named New York Alki?

-If you look at the city, it's very much a bastardization of New York and San Francisco. And I love it. Mmmm.

I suppose Alice In Chains makes up for all of the horrible music to come out of that state. However, I'd love to go hiking there (don't care too much for the cities of the world).

Agreed, I'm from Washington.

And Brian also lived in Washington.

And now there's nothing worthwhile left in the state.

I've been to Spokane before and I loved it.

Bill Gates.

Damned Americans with your self-centered state names!
We never named a province McDonald!

Neither did we, douche. They needed a way to come up with a state name, so why not name it after a founding father?

Ottawa. Indian word. You ****ing Canadians and your Indian words. (Yes, I realize America does it too)

Edit to continue my post and make me look less like an *******: I'd rather have my states named for something or someone that means something to me, as opposed to something out of a language I don't know and probably never will know.

Yes, Washington is indeed awesome. Particularly the San Juan Islands. And Port Townsend, where I live, is pretty awesome. Seattles alright I guess.. but its too big and city like. Small towns with thriving wooden boat communitys are where its at.>.>

Origin of state names. *****ing at Canada makes you a hypocrite.

Alabama May come from Choctaw meaning “thicket-clearers” or “vegetation-gatherers”
Alaska Corruption of Aleut word meaning “great land” or “that which the sea breaks against”
Arizona Uncertain. Perhaps from the O'odham Indian word for “little spring”
Arkansas From the Quapaw Indians
California From a book, Las Sergas de Esplandián, by Garcia Ordóñez de Montalvo, c. 1500
Colorado From the Spanish, “ruddy” or “red”
Connecticut From an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning “beside the long tidal river”
Delaware From Delaware River and Bay; named in turn for Sir Thomas West, Baron De La Warr
Florida From the Spanish Pascua Florida, meaning “feast of flowers” (Easter)
Georgia In honor of George II of England
Hawaii Uncertain. The islands may have been named by Hawaii Loa, their traditional discoverer. Or they may have been named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians.
Idaho An invented name whose meaning is unknown.
Illinois Algonquin for “tribe of superior men”
Indiana Meaning “land of Indians”
Iowa Probably from an Indian word meaning “this is the place” or “the Beautiful Land”
Kansas From a Sioux word meaning “people of the south wind”
Kentucky From an Iroquoian word “Ken-tah-ten” meaning “land of tomorrow”
Louisiana In honor of Louis XIV of France
Maine First used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands. It has been considered a compliment to Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I of England. She was said to have owned the province of Mayne in France.
Maryland In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England)
Massachusetts From Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, meaning “at or about the great hill”
Michigan From Indian word “Michigana” meaning “great or large lake”
Minnesota From a Dakota Indian word meaning “sky-tinted water”
Mississippi From an Indian word meaning “Father of Waters”
Missouri Named after the Missouri Indian tribe. “Missouri” means “town of the large canoes.”
Montana From the Spanish word meaning “mountain.”
Nebraska From an Oto Indian word meaning “flat water”
Nevada Spanish: “snowcapped”
New Hampshire From the English county of Hampshire
New Jersey From the Channel Isle of Jersey
New Mexico From Mexico, “place of Mexitli,” an Aztec god or leader
New York In honor of the Duke of York
North Carolina In honor of Charles I of England
North Dakota From the Sioux tribe, meaning “allies”
Ohio From an Iroquoian word meaning “great river”
Oklahoma From two Choctaw Indian words meaning “red people”
Oregon Unknown. However, it is generally accepted that the name, first used by Jonathan Carver in 1778, was taken from the writings of Maj. Robert Rogers, an English army officer.
Pennsylvania In honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means “Penn's Woodland.”
Rhode Island From the Greek Island of Rhodes
South Carolina In honor of Charles I of England
South Dakota From the Sioux tribe, meaning “allies”
Tennessee Of Cherokee origin; the exact meaning is unknown
Texas From an Indian word meaning “friends”
Utah From the Ute tribe, meaning “people of the mountains”
Vermont From the French “vert mont,” meaning “green mountain”
Virginia In honor of Elizabeth “Virgin Queen” of England
Washington In honor of George Washington
West Virginia In honor of Elizabeth, “Virgin Queen” of England
Wisconsin French corruption of an Indian word whose meaning is disputed
Wyoming From the Delaware Indian word, meaning “mountains and valleys alternating”; the same as the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania

Freelancer, I knew that. Do you ignore parentheses?

Parts of Interstate 20 in Texas have an 80mph speed limit.

Yeah, kind of like the people creating the border between Idaho and Montana went along the wrong mountain range (they missed the continental divide) and Idaho's panhandle is now a lot smaller than it should be.

PA

I'm from Port Angeles (Olympic Peninsula) but I'm going to Western Washington University in Bellingham. I love all the Indian names of towns and geographical features - and especially listening to tourists attempt to pronounce them ..

Nirvana came from Washington.

And most assuredly, Nirvana does not rock.

West Virginia was not named such in honor of Queen Elizabeth.

Aye. West Virginia split off from Virginia because almost all were Abolitionists.

1.) Penn & Teller are from the East originally, and then lived in California...
2.) Spokane is the butthole of the Northwest.

yaes

It's true, considering how much I rock.

My name is Reeves Washington

KMFDM currently resides in Seattle if I recall correctly, and they do, without question, rock.

Wikipedia states that Chuck Norris is in fact, NOT from Washington, so your theory is wrong. I am also NOT from Washington, further proving my theory that your theory is wrong.

The chuck norris thing died awhile ago. Not that I dont agree with you though, since many more awesome things come from Illinois than do Washington. (Deep dish pizza, and me, for instance).

On a slightly related note, do we really need 2 Dakota's?

Except for Alberta, Lake Louise (AB), Victoria Island, Victoria (BC), Prince George (BC), Regina (SK), Prince Albert (SK), ...

I think you get the picture.

You guys are forgetting the most awesome thing in Washington State.

Me.

...ok, I'm a bit egotistical. Anyway, WA's pretty cool. We've got all kinds of different ecosystems, from deserts to plains to mountains, etc. We've got the Seahawks (who are awesome, but sadly got their butts kicked quite sorely tonight), we had a worlds fair back in '72 (here in Spokane) (you can thank that for the IMax), we've got a Big Easy concert house (Queensryche will be playing there in a few weeks, and tickets are only $33), and we've got the Gorge (one of the coolest places for concerts in the nation). We've got the Space Needle, and the Science Center (in Seattle near the Space Needle, really awesome). We have very few natural distasters (an earthquake here and there, and occaisionally an ice storm).

But, the worst thing about WA... The police. They've got nothing better to do all day then sit on the freeway and pull you over for going 5 over (not nearly as bad in Seattle/Tacoma area, but anywhere East of the Gorge is rediculous). In one 10 hour round trip to Seattle, I've actually been pulled over 3 times (but didn't get a ticket any time, as I was barely speeding. Even so, the cop was looking for something each time, like he thought I had drugs or something). A buddy of mine got pulled over one evening (around 11:30pm) for "going around a corner too fast." That was pretty pathetic. He made a left turn from a light in a Ford Escape, accelerated at a moderate speed (perhaps a bit fast, but he certainly wasn't gunning it) and got pulled over (didn't get a ticket that though). Seriously though, the cops are constantly fishing for stuff to bust you for. Another friend of mine got pulled over once for "leaving a suspicious area." The cops were arresting a couple kids for stealing a few guns, and my friend happened to be driving through the neighborhood and was pulled over.

Anyway, I'm not a big fan of the police force in Eastern WA. Other than that, it rocks.

[oh, and I missed a couple things. First I find it hard to believe that no one said anything about PennyArcade. I mean seriously... And also, I'm hurt that no one even mentioned me, since I live in Spokane. And lastly, if any of you are ever traveling through or in Spokane or surrounding area, let me know, and we can hook up so I can take you up into the mountains and perform violent sexua- err.. I mean... So we can hang out... and stuff.]

I would say the Seahawks, but after their game against Chicago, I'm afraid I can't say that anymore.

Though Washington State or some such really gave USC a run for their money, so hooray for that I guess. (Meanwhile, Missouri is 5-0)

Yeah, our sports teams are the pinnacle of mediocrity. The Seahawks go all the way last year and get knocked out by a faulty call. The Mariner's have broken all sorts of records in the past couple years but still can't get into the Series. The Sonics are pretty decent.

-OH WAIT. NO THEY AREN'T. THEY'RE THE OKLAHOMA SUPER SONICS NOW.