What pointless Colossal thing is your State know for?

KevinNU7 · 04-13-2004, 03:29 PM

Rhode Island: The Big Blue Bug!

Comey · 04-13-2004, 03:32 PM

PA: Pittsburgh

SirFozzie · 04-13-2004, 03:33 PM

What does Massachusetts have that's Colossal?

A) Liberals
B) Ted Kennedy (somewhat covered under A, I know)
C) A Colossal Hex on the Red Sox
D) a Colossal Rock (Plymouth Rock that is)

nfg22 · 04-13-2004, 03:34 PM

Minnesota has a giant twine ball in darwin. Like 10 feet tall.

Fonzie · 04-13-2004, 03:36 PM

We have a big hole in the ground out here in Arizona.

Huckleberry · 04-13-2004, 03:38 PM

The State itself. Except it's not pointless.

VPI97 · 04-13-2004, 03:39 PM

Georgia:

The Big Chicken in Marietta

The Big Peach off of I-75

digamma · 04-13-2004, 03:43 PM

Ooohh. Ooohh. Let me answer for Easy Mac. Gaffney, South Carolina has a big ol' butt...err...peach.

JeeberD · 04-13-2004, 03:51 PM

Everything's colossal in Texas...

Fonzie · 04-13-2004, 03:52 PM

Tucson also features this lovely guy:

Tigercat · 04-13-2004, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeeberD

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Everything's colossal in Texas...

Including post counts, congrats on the big eight zero zero zero, you pwn all of us.

Calis · 04-13-2004, 04:00 PM

The Kansas entry into the pointless Colossal Hall of Fame.

sachmo71 · 04-13-2004, 04:02 PM

Colossal numbers of death row inmates put to death.
Colossal numbers of cows.
Colossal numbers of pickup trucks with ACTUAL dirt on them.
Colossal numbers of soccer moms.
Colossal tornadoes.
Colossal hats.
Colossal amounts of kiddos testing well below the national average.
Colossal military bases. (Fort Hood can kick all of your bases butts!)
Colossal (Big) Tex.
Colossal disappointments in college football.

I could go on, but my boss is watching me. He coming closer...

*hide*

Desnudo · 04-13-2004, 04:05 PM

Tigercat · 04-13-2004, 04:06 PM

For Louisiana(and some other states as they spread) there is the colossal swamp rat, otherwise known as a nutria:

Drake · 04-13-2004, 04:32 PM

That looks like a Colossal Beaver to me.

Not that I've ever seen a Colossal Beaver before.

JeeberD · 04-13-2004, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drake

That looks like a Colossal Beaver to me.

Not that I've ever seen a Colossal Beaver before.

I've heard that Anna Nicole Smith has one of those...

Bosco · 04-13-2004, 04:36 PM

We got these in Burlington, VT.

And this too.

Tigercat · 04-13-2004, 04:41 PM

Well its got a rat tail, so most consider it more of a rat. Although I suppose its closest relative is probably a muscrat. Its from South America originally, brought to Louisiana by the creator of Tabascco sauce in the 1800s. He thought it could be part of a big fur industry. They got loose, supposedly in a hurricane, from their cages. They were not meant for the swamps of Louisiana but have managed to procriate like crazy over the years. The problem is they dig holes in drainage systems that Louisiana towns and cities need to keep water out of streets and backyards. So first some local Sheriff officers started shooting them in the ditches from public streets in their spare time, now the state will hire you out and pay you for their tails if you go out vigilante and kill some. And that is the tail(har har) of the colossal swamp rat. Watch out, because they grow in numbers, and they could be out for your drainage ditches next!

MacroGuru · 04-13-2004, 04:43 PM

MORMONS!!

Desnudo · 04-13-2004, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigercat

Well its got a rat tail, so most consider it more of a rat. Although I suppose its closest relative is probably a muscrat. Its from South America originally, brought to Louisiana by the creator of Tabascco sauce in the 1800s. He thought it could be part of a big fur industry. They got loose, supposedly in a hurricane, from their cages. They were not meant for the swamps of Louisiana but have managed to procriate like crazy over the years. The problem is they dig holes in drainage systems that Louisiana towns and cities need to keep water out of streets and backyards. So first some local Sheriff officers started shooting them in the ditches from public streets in their spare time, now the state will hire you out and pay you for their tails if you go out vigilante and kill some. And that is the tail(har har) of the colossal swamp rat. Watch out, because they grow in numbers, and they could be out for your drainage ditches next!

I remember an episode of Insomnia where Dave was driving around with Sheriff Harry Lee shooting Nutria from the back of a pick-up truck.

Tigercat · 04-13-2004, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Desnudo

I remember an episode of Insomnia where Dave was driving around with Sheriff Harry Lee shooting Nutria from the back of a pick-up truck.

When I was in HS we had some invade the local backyards, my dad had to gun the mother down(the only time I've even seen my dad hold a gun) because it might have attacked neighborhood children while defending its young. This particular one was the size of very very large cat. We weren't in Harry Lees parish so we didn't have the nutria patrols to help us.

Franklinnoble · 04-13-2004, 04:52 PM

Well, that's pretty much all I need to know to decide to never visit Louisiana.

sabotai · 04-13-2004, 04:55 PM

New Jersey: The Smell.

Tigercat · 04-13-2004, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Well, that's pretty much all I need to know to decide to never visit Louisiana.

Ha, just one minor local annoyance. Kind of like that post we had a while back about black widows infesting Arizona mailboxes.

Galaril · 04-13-2004, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeeberD

Everything's colossal in Texas...

and pointless!

Desnudo · 04-13-2004, 07:00 PM

The box it came in:

Calis · 04-13-2004, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by indoorsoccersim

MORMONS!!

Good call, I could come up with a couple colossal comments on this, but nothing would be PC.

Leonidas · 04-13-2004, 07:57 PM

Ohio, where I was born, it's the world's largest blimp hangar.

Florida, my state of residence, it would have to be the city of Miami.

Buccaneer · 04-13-2004, 07:58 PM

Ummm, 14,000-foot high mountains?

AnalBumCover · 04-13-2004, 09:32 PM

California: The Colossal Donut.

Craptacular · 04-13-2004, 10:17 PM

these were painted over:

tucker342 · 04-13-2004, 11:14 PM

ummm corn?

Honolulu Blue · 04-14-2004, 04:01 AM

Michigan features the world's biggest tire, on I-94 near Detroit.

Ragone · 04-14-2004, 04:59 AM

Missouri is known for this

The Colossal Idiot!

k0ruptr · 04-14-2004, 05:31 AM

colossal volcanoes here.

and colossal craters.

Butter · 04-14-2004, 07:51 AM

The Colossal Asshole:

Ragone · 04-14-2004, 07:53 AM

No way Butters.. Has your idiot made phone calls to a student enrolled at another college trying to induce him to transfer with a cell phone provided to him and monitored by the university and as such.. also the ncaa?

(jason conley)

Butter · 04-14-2004, 08:00 AM

I edited it. We'll call him the colossal asshole for clarity's sake.

Ragone · 04-14-2004, 08:02 AM

Fair enough..

cuervo72 · 04-14-2004, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeeberD

I've heard that Anna Nicole Smith has one of those...

I thought it was Winona who had a big brown beaver...

Draft Dodger · 04-14-2004, 08:45 AM

Colossal Socks and Ants

henry296 · 04-14-2004, 09:05 AM

Baltimore has a Colossal Trash Can

tucker342 · 04-14-2004, 11:05 AM

kOruptr, I'm so jealous...

What is your favorite island (besides Hawaii, because you live on that one)?

My goal is to someday live in Hawaii

Samdari · 04-14-2004, 11:09 AM

the budget

both colossal and pointless

DanGarion · 04-14-2004, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnalBumCover

California: The Colossal Donut.

*buzzer*
Wrong

World's Largest Thermometer!

Oh yeah and tallest mountain in the contiguious US http://www.nps.gov/seki/whitney.htm

Radii · 04-14-2004, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calis

Good call, I could come up with a couple colossal comments on this, but nothing would be PC.

Since when did that ever stop someone from making a post here?

JeeberD · 04-14-2004, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuervo72

I thought it was Winona who had a big brown beaver...

Does she show it off to all her friends?

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JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Everything's colossal in Texas... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

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nfg22 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2004	Minnesota has a giant twine ball in darwin. Like 10 feet tall.

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Fonzie Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Illinois	We have a big hole in the ground out here in Arizona.

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digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	Ooohh. Ooohh. Let me answer for Easy Mac. Gaffney, South Carolina has a big ol' butt...err...peach.

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Fonzie Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Illinois	Tucson also features this lovely guy:

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Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	The Kansas entry into the pointless Colossal Hall of Fame.

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sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Colossal numbers of death row inmates put to death. Colossal numbers of cows. Colossal numbers of pickup trucks with ACTUAL dirt on them. Colossal numbers of soccer moms. Colossal tornadoes. Colossal hats. Colossal amounts of kiddos testing well below the national average. Colossal military bases. (Fort Hood can kick all of your bases butts!) Colossal (Big) Tex. Colossal disappointments in college football. I could go on, but my boss is watching me. He coming closer... hide

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Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	For Louisiana(and some other states as they spread) there is the colossal swamp rat, otherwise known as a nutria:

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Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	That looks like a Colossal Beaver to me. Not that I've ever seen a Colossal Beaver before. Last edited by Drake : 04-13-2004 at 04:32 PM.

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Bosco H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Apr 2003	We got these in Burlington, VT. And this too. Last edited by Bosco : 04-13-2004 at 04:39 PM.

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Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	Well its got a rat tail, so most consider it more of a rat. Although I suppose its closest relative is probably a muscrat. Its from South America originally, brought to Louisiana by the creator of Tabascco sauce in the 1800s. He thought it could be part of a big fur industry. They got loose, supposedly in a hurricane, from their cages. They were not meant for the swamps of Louisiana but have managed to procriate like crazy over the years. The problem is they dig holes in drainage systems that Louisiana towns and cities need to keep water out of streets and backyards. So first some local Sheriff officers started shooting them in the ditches from public streets in their spare time, now the state will hire you out and pay you for their tails if you go out vigilante and kill some. And that is the tail(har har) of the colossal swamp rat. Watch out, because they grow in numbers, and they could be out for your drainage ditches next!

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Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Well, that's pretty much all I need to know to decide to never visit Louisiana.

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sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	New Jersey: The Smell.

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Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	The box it came in:

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Leonidas College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: East Anglia	Ohio, where I was born, it's the world's largest blimp hangar. Florida, my state of residence, it would have to be the city of Miami. __________________ Molon labe

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Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	Ummm, 14,000-foot high mountains?

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Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	these were painted over:

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tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	ummm corn?

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Honolulu Blue Dynasty Boy Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Michigan	Michigan features the world's biggest tire, on I-94 near Detroit.

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Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	Missouri is known for this The Colossal Idiot!

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Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	I edited it. We'll call him the colossal asshole for clarity's sake. __________________ My listening habits

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Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	Fair enough..

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