If you've never stared off in the distance, then your life is a shame

[thorne_scratch]

Some time ago, I woke up to find this in my inbox:

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[grendelity]

I have now sat around on the internet learning esoteric facts about my state. Apparently North Carolina doesn't have a state dessert, which kind of bums me out. Or a state crustacean. We, however, do have a state red berry [strawberry] and blue berry [...blueberry], which kind of perplexes me. I mean, how many blue berries could there possibly be here?

[thorne_scratch]

I know, right? (I seriously thought I was being lied to the first time someone told me jousting was our state sport. I made a scene about it in my college library.) And... yeah, I can't think of too many other blue berries. Huckleberries? And why does a state need multiple official berries? Bizarre!

[2metaldog]

I live in Ontario and our provincial flower is the white trillium, our tree is the eastern white pine and our bird is the great northern loon. The moto of our province is Loyal she began, loyal she remains. I apparently live in a female province *shrugs*. depending on who you talk to, the name of my province is either a Huron word meaning great lake or an Iroquois word meaning beautiful water. Take your pick. We're currently run by the biggest butt-munch in history, Dalton McGuinty and I can't wait for the day we can boot is lying ass out.

[thorne_scratch]

Yes, but do you have an official muffin?!

The loon is a cool official bird to have. I do like loons. I should look into other Canadian official symbols.

[2metaldog]

No, no official muffin. Our official sport is lacrosse though and the Natives often call it the little brother to war. Our official mineral is amethyst. And we're bigger than any US state and only the second largest province in Canada. Quebec, those bastards, beat us on size although if you wanna get all technical about it, Quebec isn't officially part of Canada as they've yet to sign the Constitution.

[thorne_scratch]

I like lacrosse. I maintain that girls are much more vicious lacrosse players than boys, at least judging from my high school experiences. Though that does beg the question, did all y'all throw down and fight over who got to have hockey as their official sport? Does the loser have to take curling?

Man, Quebec. Always having to be so... Quebec-ish.

[sashafarce]

This post feels like drugs.

[thorne_scratch]

Then my work here is done!

[horizon_greene]

Agreed. But the fun drugs!

[sashafarce]

Absolutely, as opposed to the unfun drugs that leave you throwing up in gas station bathrooms and shoplifting Goody powder.