Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Little Known Facts About Illinois


The State insect is the earwig.
Citizens get a tax credit for facial piercings.
The most popular perfume is Skoal.
Every three days citizens are required to wear a hoodie with some small town sports team's name on it.
Being able to eat a plate of fried chicken and ravioli is a requirement for residency.
Citizens get a tax credit if their surname has more than four syllables and ends in a vowel.
Hitting a deer with your car is a legal form of hunting.
Most city halls are equipped with scuba equipment for citizens when the humidity gets particularly bad.
The official State song is "Cat Scratch Fever" by Ted Nugent - just because.
The state constitution isn't written on paper - it's actually tattooed on the back of a welder from Joliet named Rob.

5 comments:

Shalee said...

HAHAHAAA!! I think most of the residents of Illinois migrated from Ririe!! :)

Paul and Linda said...

And the reason for this "I heart Illinois" post is ... ?

Pass the lo mein, Maryn. I needs to "top me off" !

Suzy said...

Home sweet home!! Are you sure Rob was from Joliet, or maybe LaSalle?

Captain Admiral said...

How dare you besmirch the Nuge!

You gotta lotta nerve, buddy.

Mark Brown said...

Oh,I besmirch alright. I besmirch with a vengeance.