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Sarah
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Surely “I’ve been everywhere” covers more states? Or does it not count if you only mention somewhere within the state, and not the state name itself?
Yes, it is surprising, even if only insofar as Arkansas figures mostly as a place you want very quickly not to be in — i would have thought a staple of country music. Judging by its tiny size it may be that the Arkansas reference in Billy Ray Cyrus’s “Achy Breaky Heart” exhausts the Arkansas reference set. This despite the fact that the incomparable Charlie Rich — whose tooled boot Cyrus is not fit to polish — hails from Arkansas. It may be part of the vast conspiracy that Hillary Clinton used to talk about.
That’s very good indeed. Rather like two very pretentious maps I have showing the world according to 1) The Politics of Representation and 2) Commitment to False Universals. But this one is much, much better.
Surely “I’ve been everywhere” covers more states? Or does it not count if you only mention somewhere within the state, and not the state name itself?
↓ Quote | Posted 27 February, 2008, 1:49 pm[I'm surprised Arkansas is so small.]
↓ Quote | Posted 27 February, 2008, 7:37 pmYes, it is surprising, even if only insofar as Arkansas figures mostly as a place you want very quickly not to be in — i would have thought a staple of country music. Judging by its tiny size it may be that the Arkansas reference in Billy Ray Cyrus’s “Achy Breaky Heart” exhausts the Arkansas reference set. This despite the fact that the incomparable Charlie Rich — whose tooled boot Cyrus is not fit to polish — hails from Arkansas. It may be part of the vast conspiracy that Hillary Clinton used to talk about.
↓ Quote | Posted 28 February, 2008, 1:41 ammostly as a place you want very quickly not to be in
I find it helps when making one’s way through the Arkansas mud to be riding on the Tennessee stud (for example).
↓ Quote | Posted 28 February, 2008, 9:19 amI wonder how different a comparable map of the blues would be. Slightly more slanted to the south eat, I would guess.
↓ Quote | Posted 28 February, 2008, 2:56 pmI like how Mexico creeps in… are they planning to annex the rest of it now, or?
↓ Quote | Posted 29 February, 2008, 8:27 pmThat’s very good indeed. Rather like two very pretentious maps I have showing the world according to 1) The Politics of Representation and 2) Commitment to False Universals. But this one is much, much better.
↓ Quote | Posted 6 March, 2008, 4:57 pm