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| − | *Nicknames: "The Golden State," "The Left Coast," "Kah-lee-fornia" (if you're Arnie), and "Leftist Pinko Homosexual Central" (if you're a bitter Republican that covets our electoral votes; or if you've never been to rural California). | + | *Nicknames: "The Golden State," "The Left Coast," "Kah-lee-fornia" (if you're [[Arnie]]), and "Leftist Pinko Homosexual Central" (if you're a bitter Republican that covets our electoral votes; or if you've never been to rural California). |
*The 31st state in the USA; admitted on September 9, 1850. | *The 31st state in the USA; admitted on September 9, 1850. | ||
| − | *Part of America most at threat from North Korea if they can ever get their | + | *Part of America most at threat from North Korea if they can ever get their missiles to work. |
| − | *The third biggest state, for sheer size (Alaska and Texas are first and second). | + | *The third biggest state, for sheer size (Alaska and [[Texas]] are first and second). |
*At 33,871,648 residents ''(2000 U.S. Census)'', the most populous state in the union. | *At 33,871,648 residents ''(2000 U.S. Census)'', the most populous state in the union. | ||
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:- The majority of America's media production. | :- The majority of America's media production. | ||
| − | :- The best burger restaurant in all fifty states. | + | :- The best burger restaurant in all fifty states: the Apple Pan, Westwood. |
:- The Ronald Reagan Memorial Library. ''(both Ronnie's colouring-in books are here)'' | :- The Ronald Reagan Memorial Library. ''(both Ronnie's colouring-in books are here)'' | ||
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: - A myriad of taco and burrito shops, a direct result of the above point and God's gift to hung-over ''Californios.'' | : - A myriad of taco and burrito shops, a direct result of the above point and God's gift to hung-over ''Californios.'' | ||
| − | *California has the [http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/LatestEconData/FS_Misc.htm eighth-largest economy] in the world, so we must be doing something right | + | *California has the [http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/LatestEconData/FS_Misc.htm eighth-largest economy] in the world, so we must be doing something right. (The figure flucutates between 5th and 10th, depending on the source, but eight's a nice median number.) |
| − | *A piece of land VERY likely to fall into the | + | *A piece of land VERY likely to fall into the Pacific if anyone sneezes loudly since California sits on a massive fault line in the earths crust. If it does go then worthless scrubland/desert east of the populated areas are going to be valuable beachfront property ... as soon as the dust settles. |
*There is a small, but vociferous, bipartisan movement among Californians to secede from the Union; for example: [http://www.newcaliforniarepublic.org/index.html New California Republic]. No doubt many states would be glad to see California go; all this author can say is that we feel exactly the same way about you, Jethro. | *There is a small, but vociferous, bipartisan movement among Californians to secede from the Union; for example: [http://www.newcaliforniarepublic.org/index.html New California Republic]. No doubt many states would be glad to see California go; all this author can say is that we feel exactly the same way about you, Jethro. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:34, 3 January 2007
- Nicknames: "The Golden State," "The Left Coast," "Kah-lee-fornia" (if you're Arnie), and "Leftist Pinko Homosexual Central" (if you're a bitter Republican that covets our electoral votes; or if you've never been to rural California).
- The 31st state in the USA; admitted on September 9, 1850.
- Part of America most at threat from North Korea if they can ever get their missiles to work.
- The third biggest state, for sheer size (Alaska and Texas are first and second).
- At 33,871,648 residents (2000 U.S. Census), the most populous state in the union.
- Major industries are: agriculture (many, many products), oil, mining, electronics, movie making/entertainment, and tourism
- Home to:
- - 1,340 miles of varied and beautiful American coastland
- - The majority of America's media production.
- - The best burger restaurant in all fifty states: the Apple Pan, Westwood.
- - The Ronald Reagan Memorial Library. (both Ronnie's colouring-in books are here)
- - The very definitely non-racist Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
- - The John Wayne Airport.
- - The Governator.
- - Disneyland, or as it's affectionately known by people formerly employed by Walt & Co., Mauschwitz.
- - Britney Spears, Madonna (guess the Dorset experiment didn't work), Keanu Reeves and Nicolas Cage. Jeez, we're sorry.
- - An estimated 2 million illegal immigrants, which may or may not include...
- - Roughly 10% of the estimated 820,000 British expats in America, living in the Santa Monica area alone (source pending).
- - A myriad of taco and burrito shops, a direct result of the above point and God's gift to hung-over Californios.
- California has the eighth-largest economy in the world, so we must be doing something right. (The figure flucutates between 5th and 10th, depending on the source, but eight's a nice median number.)
- A piece of land VERY likely to fall into the Pacific if anyone sneezes loudly since California sits on a massive fault line in the earths crust. If it does go then worthless scrubland/desert east of the populated areas are going to be valuable beachfront property ... as soon as the dust settles.
- There is a small, but vociferous, bipartisan movement among Californians to secede from the Union; for example: New California Republic. No doubt many states would be glad to see California go; all this author can say is that we feel exactly the same way about you, Jethro.
