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There are fifty states in the United States of America.

Started by Yoni, June 09, 2004, 08:27 PM

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Yoni

June 09, 2004, 08:27 PM
I keep hearing about various figures, usually between 48 and 52 for this number.
Are only Israelis this stupid, or is this just not as common knowledge as I thought it was?

/rant

j0k3r

#1
June 09, 2004, 08:27 PM
I thought it was 51

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Hazard

#2
June 09, 2004, 08:32 PM
There are 50 and only 50. Previous to WWII there were 48 but then Alaska and Hawaii were admitted to the Union. Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, etc. are just American territories.

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hismajesty

#3
June 09, 2004, 08:34 PM
QuoteAre only Israelis this stupid

Yes. :P

muert0

#4
June 09, 2004, 08:44 PM
My ex argued and argued with me saying it was 52. I googled it and showed her and she still said there were 52.
To lazy for slackware.

Zorm

#5
June 09, 2004, 08:45 PM
Americans are this stupid too. One of our morning news shows has a segment called "one of our fifty is missing" and they tell stories about all the dumb people who think New Mexico is part of Mexico and not the US.
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iago

#6
June 09, 2004, 10:06 PM
I've heard 50, 51, and 52 in different places -- I was never sure which was right, and I also didn't care enough to look it up :)
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K

#7
June 09, 2004, 10:11 PM
Well, I couldn't tell you how many Canadian or Mexican provinces there are.  Does that make me stupid?

Hostile

#8
June 09, 2004, 10:15 PM Last Edit: June 09, 2004, 10:20 PM by Hostile
Mexico has provinces? hehe

31 states and 1 federal district: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Colima, Distrito Federal*, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro de Arteaga, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz-Llave, Yucatan, Zacatecas.

If its any consolation, Yoni. I have no idea what Israel even has, I know the name of 5 cities and thats it. :P
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Mephisto

#9
June 09, 2004, 10:40 PM
No.  The United States of America consists of 46 states and 4 Commonwealths which include Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Stwong

#10
June 09, 2004, 10:40 PM
Canada has jokingly been called the 51st state before.  I guess they might joke like that about Mexico too.

quasi-modo

#11
June 09, 2004, 10:53 PM
Quote from: Stwong on June 09, 2004, 10:40 PM
Canada has jokingly been called the 51st state before.  I guess they might joke like that about Mexico too.
We have half of the worlds mexicans here already, sure why not just make it a state too, or better yet, just call it southern california and all of present california northern california.
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Stwong

#12
June 09, 2004, 10:56 PM Last Edit: June 09, 2004, 10:56 PM by Stwong
Or make it southern southern cali--
So-So Cal

(No offense to any Mexicans intended...)

muert0

#13
June 09, 2004, 10:57 PM
Quote from: Mephisto on June 09, 2004, 10:40 PM
No.  The United States of America consists of 46 states and 4 Commonwealths which include Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/U/US1.asp
http://www.50states.com/
http://www.firstgov.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml

looks like 50 to me
To lazy for slackware.

Yoni

#14
June 10, 2004, 04:04 AM
Quote from: K on June 09, 2004, 10:11 PM
Well, I couldn't tell you how many Canadian or Mexican provinces there are.  Does that make me stupid?
No, I would think that's less common knowledge than the amount of USA states.

Quote from: Hostile on June 09, 2004, 10:15 PM
Mexico has provinces? hehe

31 states and 1 federal district: [...] Tabasco, [...]
:o

Quote from: Hostile on June 09, 2004, 10:15 PM
If its any consolation, Yoni. I have no idea what Israel even has, I know the name of 5 cities and thats it. :P
Israel doesn't have states. 5 cities is more than most people out of Israel know, probably. :)
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