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Old 05-18-2006   #901 (permalink)
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Let's summarize:

First guess:
MICHIGAN
Second guess:
CALIFORNIA
Third guess:
TEXAS
Fourth guess:
FLORIDA
Fifth guess:
ILLINOIS

Does that help?
I was looking for help from the other members silly, not you! Let's go with Alaska (longest coastline!?) & Hawaii (surrounded by the 'most' water!?)


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Hawaii (surrounded by the 'most' water!?)
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but alaska is covered in water..

The reason for my first answer was that ice is said to be coated in a thin film of liquid water.. but im not sure if this is entirely true.


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Are you just trying to be a pain in my ass?


Had I asked, which US state has the most water on top of it... well, then you'd right on the money.

Freaking astrophysicists... interpreting problems in ways that mere mortals don't forsee...

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well surrounded doesnt just mean around.. I think of '..from all sides', up down as well as back front left right..


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Why does a chicken coupe only have two doors?


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because if it had 4 it would be a quape


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Why does a chicken coupe only have two doors?
Because if it had 4 doors it would be a chicken sedan.


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Because if it had 4 doors it would be a chicken sedan.
Exactly Sir Turtle, your'e really good at these riddles..............Infy


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