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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:00 AM
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Who here can claim they've lived in the most states?
I've only lived in two: California and New York.

Anyone else? I'll define "living" quite losely--anywhere you stayed longer than a month.
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:02 AM
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1. One
Top that!
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PaddyBlueEyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:04 AM
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2. I have lived in four
mostly military stops. MccTaTas has lived in three or four as well..
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:04 AM
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3. 11 if you count a state only once
13 if you count moving back to a state.

x(
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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:05 AM
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5. Each state only counts once. Which ones, BTW?
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:11 AM
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10. Ready?
Alabama
North Carolina
Connecticut
Ohio
Texas
Tennessee
Illinois
South Carolina
Mississippi
Missouri
Wisconsin

I lived in North Carolina twice, Ohio twice with a possible third trip there.

I'm 47, btw...
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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:28 AM
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13. 5/11 went blue last year...
...not too shabby.
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PaddyBlueEyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:06 AM
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7. Holy Bedouin Batman...
:)
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:12 AM
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11. See why I start to twitch when moving is discussed?
I've had 22 addresses...

I've had it. I really have. x(
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PaddyBlueEyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:41 AM
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21. Damn
I dont blame ya..
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VenusRising Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 11:54 AM
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35. Funny....
You are the first person that jumped into my head. You've got this one sewn up. I know you wish you didn't.

:hug:
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:11 PM
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39. See downthread. I lost. :-(
Yeah, I wish I didn't. Check your PM. I found my dream house.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:04 AM
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4. Eight
I think that is all.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:06 AM
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6. Let's see here... by your definition: 1
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:08 AM
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8. Four states (NY, MS, TX, CA, NY again), plus a month and a half in India.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:09 AM
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9. Longer than a month?
California, Washington, Alaska, South Carolina.
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:19 AM
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12. I'm too lazy to figure out where I've lived,
but I've had sex in all fifty states.

My proudest accomplishment.
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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:29 AM
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15. Riiiiiiight...
...so which state was the best and which one was the worst?
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:37 AM
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19. Georgia was difficult,
rather perfunctory, because we hadn't planned to stop there, so it was sort of strained. But we got the job done.

The craftiest was Colorado, because it was outdoors and there were helicopters flying back and forth - in the summer, they were building ski lifts, transporting materials.

And, of course, the most dangerous was Pennsylvania, because it was my parents' home, and we weren't married yet.

The best?

That was here in Virginia, the other night.

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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:40 AM
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20. I just saw that
"Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.........."

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, and all that. Since you didn't do it, it couldn't possibly be done, riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight?

Nice to almost be called a liar. How come you just didn't come riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight out and call me a liar, or was that too forward?

Feel better?
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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:45 AM
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23. Well, I WAS skeptical at first...
...but you've made a convert out of me. That's a pretty amazing thing to be able to boast.
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 02:53 AM
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25. It's only because I'm really shallow -
also, we both worked for an airline, so travel was free.

Ain't that a hell of thing to convince someone about?

Take a bow, Bi -

:toast:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:28 AM
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14. Five
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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:31 AM
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16. Ten....so far.
NM, TX (four times), LA, FL (twice), WA, GA, AR, VA, DC and CA.

Air force brat, with a bit of a nomadic streak as an adult. :hi:
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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:35 AM
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17. Longer than a month?
Florida, Georgia (both for years), Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio.

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Chan790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:36 AM
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18. My list:
CT
MD
VA
DC
PA
NY
MA
NJ
FL
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:41 AM
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22. 3 states, 2 countries.
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greendog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 01:16 AM
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24. 3: Indiana, Colorado, Montana.
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 11:36 AM
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26. So do I win?
;)
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 11:38 AM
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27. Not me.
Maryland and Florida. Love Maryland for the memories of growing up. Love Florida for the weather and everything else that makes it great.
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Zuiderelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 11:40 AM
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28. Only 9, plus 3 other countries. Definitely not enough to win.
Edited on Fri Feb-20-09 11:41 AM by Zuiderelle
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 11:42 AM
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29. Only 3 states for me
PA, CA, and AZ
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motely36 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 11:42 AM
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30. I was going to say 3
and then I realized it was 4!

FL
OH
MD
PA

(forgot I was born in Florida!)
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QueenOfCalifornia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 11:44 AM
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31. Hmmmm....
let's see.

Born in CA. - Live here now....

Lived in NY, CT, VA, MD, D.C. and St. Croix VI (which, as we know, is not a state.)

That's 5.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 11:45 AM
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32. Four: PA, CA, CO and TX
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MajorChode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 11:47 AM
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33. 10.5
Texas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Georgia
Virginia
Greenland
Germany
Guam
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania

Can I get half credit for Mexico since I lived in El Paso for 2 years?
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 11:51 AM
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34. Only six
Montana
Arizona
Michigan
Illinois
California
Colorado


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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 11:57 AM
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36. Mr. Midlo has lived in
NM
OH
NY
CT
VA
MA
FL
CA
CO

Yup. He's a nomad.
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:06 PM
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37. 13
but there are 5 of these states that I lived in for a pretty short time, less than 3 months or so:

AL,MS,LA,TX,OK,NE,VA,NC,SC,KS,MO,AR and FL
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:09 PM
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38. Nooooo!!!
x(

I wanna count states twice since I lived there more than 6 months each time.

:P
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:13 PM
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40. If I did that
I'd have 15 since I moved from OK to MS and back twice and did the same with AR. :P

It's always been a move from OK to somewhere, then back to OK when the work ran out.
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:19 PM
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42. You've earned the crown
If I counted states as many times as I lived there, I'd have 13.

Now where's the crown and sash I bought to be queen? I need to get those to you. ;)
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:22 PM
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43. I wouldn't bet on it
I bet a bigger vagabond than me will come along before the day is over ;)
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:23 PM
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44. We've done this poll before
I recall being at or near the top. Your title just might stand. ;)
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:42 PM
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45. I'm sorry
:(

I just did some math in my head and its really strange that I have lived in OK for 35 of my 45 years and all the other times I lived somewhere else only account for a total of 10 years. Most of the time it was the same story, got an offer to go somewhere and work, move out there, set up a residence, work for a while and then have the damn job fold up in my face. Wound up homeless and living in a van for 6 months as a result of one such venture. :(
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:44 PM
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46. You, sir
have earned the title. ;)

There's no need to apologize.

Someday when my life settles down, I'm going to visit my sister in Tulsa. Hope to meet you and hear you play.
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:47 PM
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50. ok
I'm the king of the road then :)

Hope to see you at a gig someday...that is if we ever get any more booked, gigs are really thin right now :(
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:48 PM
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51. By the time my life settles down
the economy should be back to pre-shrub levels. :rofl:

;)

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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:50 PM
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53. gawd I hope something happens soon
The economy is killing me right now. I still have my day job and I'm thankful for that, but my gigs and other side work I have relied on have dried up, it really sucks right now :(
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:16 PM
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41. Well, let's see.
Really not that many. Pennsylvania, Florida, Alabama, New Jersey, California and now Georgia.
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livetohike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:45 PM
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47. Six states (PA-SC-TX-MN-CA-NY), but lived in CA twice and
PA four times including this time. I do not plan on moving again. We are trying to be retired, but it looks like we have to find jobs until our investments recover.
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:46 PM
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48. That's a really loose standard
By that standard I can add Pennsylvania and Florida to my list of California, Utah and Arizona.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:47 PM
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49. One state, two countries
I've lived in Minnesota almost all my life, except for a brief span of time in the early 1990s when I lived in the UK-- Fulham, London to be exact.
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:50 PM
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52. nein, but I knew I would not win
South Carolina, South Dakota, Minnesota, Utah, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas in that order.

I have probably stayed in New York for six weeks if you add up all the visits to my grandparents. Nebraska and Minnesota were because of college.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:57 PM
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54. Lessee...
Ohio
California
Washington DC
Oregon
a summer in Cambridge, Mass.
a summer outside Denver
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SidneyCarton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 01:15 PM
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55. Four.
California, Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Goias. (Ok, the last three are Brazilian States but still)
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 01:18 PM
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56. I've only lived in 4--Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts.
I'm boring.
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Raven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 01:34 PM
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57. Massachusetts, Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland,
DC, Rhode Island (summers) and New Hampshire.
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 01:39 PM
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58. three - PA, MD, Illinois
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 03:14 PM
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59. Ha! I've been in all FOUR
Solid, liquid, gas, AND plasma.

:hi:

Bake
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crimsonblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 03:42 PM
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60. I can. n/t
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foxfeet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 04:13 PM
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61. Five. WV, IN, CT, NY, WA, plus a year in Germany.
I'm bicoastal with heartland cred.
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 04:23 PM
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62. Do states in other countries count too?
Edited on Fri Feb-20-09 04:24 PM by lunatica
In the US of A I've lived in Texas, Massachusettes, Connecticut, North Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin and California (and Kalifornia)

Wow! That's seven states, not counting Kalifornia.

In other countries I've lived in Bogata, Colombia, in Mexico City and in the State of Nuevo Leon
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 04:24 PM
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63. Lessee.....
New York, Ohio, Maryland, Colorado, Arizona, California, Michigan, Alabama, Fairford (UK), Georgia, Texas


10 states. Am I competitive?
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 04:34 PM
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64. Nine. Ohio, Florida, New Jersey, N. Carolina, Arizona, California, Minnesota, Texas, Arkansas.
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 05:28 PM
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65. 12
Indiana
North Carolina
Maryland
Louisiana
Kentucky
Texas
Illinois
Massachusetts
New York
Virginia
Tennessee
California
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bluedigger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 07:29 PM
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66. Hmm. This may take awhile.
By your definition...

California
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Iowa
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Georgia
Tennessee

I think that makes 19, doesn't it?

Also lived in Puerto Rico and Germany.

I might have forgot somewhere, but I'm sure you understand.:crazy:

I really need to think about putting down some roots...


Naaaa! :boring: :rofl:
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femmocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 09:03 PM
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67. Five: PA, NJ, DC, VA and GA
PA is the best.
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