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=== U.S. states names ===
=== U.S. states names ===
* What did Tennessee?
* What did Tennessee?
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** The same thing as Arkansas
** The same thing as Arkansas
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* How did Florida?  
* How did Florida?  
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** She died of Missouri  
** She died of Missouri  
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* What did Delaware?
* What did Delaware?
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** She wore a New Jersey"
** She wore a New Jersey"
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* What's the newest state?
* What's the newest state?
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** Not sure, but Alaska!
** Not sure, but Alaska!
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* How did Wiscon-sin?
* How did Wiscon-sin?
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** He stole a Nebrask-y
** He stole a Nebrask-y
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=== Canada ===
=== Canada ===
* How'd they pick the name Canada?
* How'd they pick the name Canada?
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* they decided to pick letters from a hat, and spell it that way
* they decided to pick letters from a hat, and spell it whatever letters came up
** the first letter was C, "eh?"
** the first letter was C, "eh?"
** the next letter was N, "eh?"
** the next letter was N, "eh?"
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=== Europe ===
=== Europe ===
* I had a cousin named Lorraine. And another named Alsace.  
* I had a cousin named Lorraine. And another named Alsace.  
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** They never did get along.
** They never did get along.
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* Cry me a river
* Cry me a river
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** Sorry, Crimea is a peninsula, not a river!
** Sorry, Crimea is a peninsula, not a river!
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