Fun:Missouri
Missouri is the "show me" state, and, as such, the capital of empiricism.[1]
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[edit] Settlement
Mostly consisting of corn fields and mud vast prairies and lush forests (both deciduous and coniferous), with the exception of St. Louis and Kansas City, the reason Missouri was settled was that people's wagons broke, and either A) they couldn't fix them, or B) they looked around and said "this is right purdy, let's live here!".
It is also possible that, given most of Missouri's bigger cities lie along railroad routes, that the majority of it's settlements are just overgrown rail stops. [2]
Remnants of the beginning of the Oregon Trail can be traced under the parking lots of Starbucks, Borders Books, and Targets in the Kansas City, Missouri area.
[edit] Middling or so
Missouri has one thing to promote it (outside of various civil war battle sites, the home and Presidential Library of Harry S. Truman, Barbecue so good every American President since Truman makes frequent stops for): it's in the middle. Wherever you might want to go in the USA, it's always the same distance. And, believe me or me (or even me), if you are there, you will want to go somewhere else. This place has almost nothing to its name. All the actual good places (Saint Louis) are not the real Missouri, and instead dang commies. Who don't have guns. That said, Midwestern folks are the best folks you might ever want to meet. Gun-toting, foul-mouthed, deceitful Honest, friendly folks. I mean it. What, you want an anecdote? Ask and ye might receive, but for now, that's me done.[3]
[edit] Holy sites
The Garden of Eden was located in present-day Independence, Missouri, which is also the location where Jesus commanded the Prophet Joseph Smith to build the temple which would usher in the end times. There are now three different temples built by three different Mormon splinter denominations kitty-corner from each other at this particular highway intersection in Independence. They're still waiting for Jesus to show me show up. What's the dang hold up?
[edit] Awesome math geek reference
The "Gateway Arch" in St. Louis is an example of a catenary very large croquet hoop. Money ran out before the other half could be built.
[edit] Famous people from Missouri
[edit] The Good
- Jay Nixon, the current governor.
- Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain.
- Scott Joplin, who lived in St. Louis for a mere four years, but produced some of his best work while there.
- Edwin Hubble, Famous astronomer.
[edit] The Bad
- The James-Younger Gang:
- Frank and Jesse James
- Cole, Jim, John and Bob Younger
- Charles and Robert Ford—Bob Ford later killed Jesse James.
- Rush Limbaugh, Jackass, Conservative radio personality
- Phyllis Schlafly, Conservative political activist (We do apologize for this one.)
- Todd Akin, 2012 GOP Senate nominee and either a future
wackjobSenator or a Sharron Angle flame-out in the near future
[edit] Culinary delights
- The toasted ravioli is St. Louis' great contribution to the American appetizer menu. And a nice contribution it is...
- Not to mention the Barbecue...
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ Not really.
- ↑ I base this off of living here my entire life. Every town in MO I've been through has an "Olde Down Towne" section that revolves around an old rail station.
- ↑ This is based partly off of CUR's life there.
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