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Old 08-22-2009, 04:03 PM
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What STATE are you in?
I wanted to start a pole to see how many of you are from which State/County? I will start:

Illinois
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Old 08-22-2009, 04:21 PM
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I wanted to start a pole to see how many of you are from which State? I will start:

Illinois

Not all posters here are American! I'm in Alberta.
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Old 08-22-2009, 04:28 PM
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Old 08-22-2009, 04:31 PM
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And apparently just answering the question is too short! I had to add this line to get it to take!
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greenrobin - it depends on how many letters are in the name of your state/province/country.
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