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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:03 pm
Puerto Rico is not a state. It is a commonwealth.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:09 pm
There are 50 states. That does NOT include the District of Columbia but it does include Alaska and Hawaii. DC is not a state.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:25 pm
I know DC is not a state, you Twinkie! I think they do have a representative in the Miss America comp though. Geez. They have 52 girls in this comp and I'm trying to figure out where the extra 2 are coming from. I don't think it's Puerto Rico. I think it's Virgin Islands.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:35 pm
That ain't a state, either, tutti fruitti.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:38 pm
I am not a tutti fruitti! No wonder you are so full of goo. I am a Chiliwilli. I know Virgin Islands is not a state but I think because it's a territory they have had a representative in the Miss America pageant for a long time. Now you have annoyed me and I'm going to have to go find out and when I do . . . well . . . you just better be ready.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:42 pm
Ok for you Ms. Twinkie Dink. It is the 50 states plus District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. So there. I was just wondering if they couldn't count or what. I know a lot of what we call the lower 48 do not consider us a part of the U.S. especially when it comes to retail sales and shipping. Pet peeve of mine, can you tell?
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:42 pm
oooh I'm shaking.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 9:47 pm
Oops, you caught me snoozing here. LOL I waited too long to respond. Now, why in the hell would they include the Virgin Islands?? Why would they even have 52 girls?? What kind of idiots are they?? That's a rhetorical question, btw.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:12 pm
They've included Virgin Islands for as long as I can remember. I think she even won once a long time ago. Why they include DC I have no idea.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:25 pm
I can see them including DC before including Virgin Islands. At least DC is on the mainland! LOL
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:25 pm
Puerto Rico does often compete in comps with states. Hmm.. well I just found out more info than I remembered.. http://www.doi.gov/oia/FAQ/FAQindex.htm#3
quote:territory An unincorporated United States insular area, of which there are currently thirteen, three in the Caribbean (Navassa Island, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands) and ten in the Pacific (American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, the Northern Mariana Islands and Wake Atoll).
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:27 pm
I always had fun with the "what state were you born in?" question when we went over to Canada from Detroit or wherever.. I was born in DC.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:48 pm
Well, Twinkie, now you are sounding like one of those who think you have to be part of the mainland to count. Shame on you. DC isn't a state so why should they have a delegate for Miss America? Hmmmmm. I guess because DC and Virgin Islands are part of "America" so to speak. Well, does DC or VI have one for Miss USA? Beause that one is Miss United States of America so there should be only 50 in that one. I don't know. Is this really all that important anyway? I mean in the long run do we really care. In the main scheme of things ... I was just curious and bored. I thought maybe I slept through them giving us two more states. And, they'd also have to be states that don't count because they wouldn't be part of the mainland. Poo on the mainland. There ... I said it. I feel better now.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:50 pm
This is from wikipedia: Miss Virgin Islands competed for the first time in the 2004 pageant. Thus far, there has not been a "Miss Puerto Rico" or a "Miss Guam" representing.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:52 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_America
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:56 pm
I had to know because the Virgin Island thing was news to me since I don't watch beauty pageants and I haven't since seeing them as a kid with my Dad. LOL
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:59 pm
Then they must have a delegate in Miss USA or something because I remember a Miss Virgin Islands being in some competition years ago...er...not YEARS ago...when I was a little younger... I mean. Wikipedia could be wrong.
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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 11:34 pm
LOL Okay I am just now watching, and since Delaware NEVER seems to be mentioned in any poles ,contests etc. LOL is DE in here? I haven't heard it mentioned yet. I know we are a small state but Geeze LOL. No wonder my son moved to Seattle LOL (disclaimer) (i'm originally from massachusetts) LOL guess I'm trying to make light of why DE is never mentioned LOL
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Tamaracsb
Member
07-12-2007
| Monday, January 14, 2008 - 11:13 am
I just stumbled across this last week when my little girl and I were sick in bed. I can't believe I'm going to do this, but I'm going to day a vacation day (I work night shift) on Jan 26 so I can watch this with my little girl! We're having a blast getting to know the contestants. Whoever dreamed this up (for the Miss America Pageant) was a marketing genius! I NEVER would have watched it otherwise.
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Stacey718995
Member
07-06-2007
| Monday, January 14, 2008 - 3:08 pm
I watched this weeks episode last night, what am I missing? I feel like I just don't get it, they run it like a contest but it doesn't add up so I feel like I am missing something. The bottom three, is there a penalty? Is some one getting voted off? Are we going for a big prize here? Last one standing? Sorry if I missed the obvious, but it just didn't add up to me.
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 9:40 am
Dear Seattlemom, Dela-where? Hey, we are all just mad because y'all have tolls EVERY 15 FEET on I-95. Fix that and you'll win Miss America, I promise. Thanks, Alisons
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Dfng
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 9:47 pm
Alisons - Delaware is only 15 feet in any direction so I'm confused. Actually, I think we only have one toll after Newark Delware and then another right before you hit the Maryland border (it could even be a Maryland toll). Also, we have no sales tax so we got to earn some money somehow!
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 10:51 am
Exactly. So everyone else has to pay their own state sales tax plus yours in the form of I-95 tolls. The entire state of VA has no tolls on I-95, PA has none, Maryland has one (plus a tunnel)and here comes shrimpy little Delaware with one every 15 feet. I call foul! Plus I-95 in Delaware is more like a parking lot than a road anyway. But the offer still stands - fix it and I will fix Miss America for you!
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 9:30 pm
I just want to say that I'm enjoying this show so much more then I ever would a beauty pageant! 
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 6:25 pm
I was so tired last friday I fell asleep before the end and was already recording two other things. Who was in the final 3's? I presume this friday is the last show, since the pagent is on Saturday. I am thinking of making it a Ms America party for Saturday night. Just trying to figure out what to cook! Any ideas?
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