Some people in Wisconsin are a bit weird...or at least they were in the Sixties.
In 1967, the town of Winneconne, Wisconsin, announced it was seceeding from the United States. It also said a state of war existed between the town and America.
Apparently, the town had been excluded from the newest U.S. maps of the area.
The town recinded both announcements the following day.
By the way, River lives in Wisconsin
"Injustices anywhere are a threat to justice everywhere"......William Gladstone
I used to spend a lot of time in Wisconsin. It's a very pretty state with a lot of nice people, cheese curds, and a lot of cows. And what else is there to do during the harsh winters besides secede from the United States declare war... ;-)
Was the date, by any chance, April 1?Originally Posted by MacTheWolf
Some people in Wisconsin are a bit weird...or at least they were in the Sixties.
In 1967, the town of Winneconne, Wisconsin, announced it was seceeding from the United States. It also said a state of war existed between the town and America.
Apparently, the town had been excluded from the newest U.S. maps of the area.
The town recinded both announcements the following day.
By the way, River lives in Wisconsin
Transward
nil humanum a me alienum est
Actually, it was July 21st
"Injustices anywhere are a threat to justice everywhere"......William Gladstone
And rightly so too,
River
He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security.
Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
Edmund Burke
With the exceptions of the area near Riverwind, Madison and Milwaukee, I have felt weird being in Wisconsin.
The drive between the cities is, for the most part, fairly scenic. I know I'm nearing Illinois, and therefore approaching Chicago when the average traffic speed increases markedly. I know when I'm getting near Minnesota when the countryside becomes less hilly and more rolling.
I've been told, although I've never heard this, that many Wisconsinites(?) refer to Illinois residents as FIBs, for F***ing Illinois Bastards. Makes me think they have Chicagoans in mind.
Last edited by Danya; 04-05-2012 at 11:28 PM.
"First you jump of the cliff
and build your wings on the way down."
~ Ray Bradbury
True, we are a little community just a little to far east to be in Minnesota so were in Wisconsin in name only but in reality if we go to town its in Minnesota.
River
He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security.
Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
Edmund Burke
Hey, I resemble that remark.....
...many Wisconsinites(?) refer to Illinois residents as FIBs, for F***ing Illinois Bastards. Makes me think they have Chicagoans in mind.
But seriously, there's a similar infantile squabble between any two adjoining states. My brother tells me that Iowans crack jokes about Missouri. A friend in Colorado has told me jokes about Nebraska. And every state seems to have jokes about California. Minnesota is the only state I know where they make jokes about their own state. ("The state bird is the mosquito." "What do we do in the summer? If it comes on a weekend, we go on a picnic.")
Here we have much to be proud of. Like a former governor who's a convicted felon. Who else has that? All Wisconsin has is the beer capital of the world, after all. (Well, okay, some pretty good cheese, too.) :-)
Sandi
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