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hmm, grade school geography i didnt know!!

lukin55lukin55 Posts: 23
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
i heard 2 knuckleheads arguing today over what state washington dc is located in--maryland or virginia. so as the day went i wondered about it myself! so after a little research, i found out its neither, its on land ceded by both states, now called washington county, but technically not in either. im sure most of you knew that, but i must have slept thru that history lesson in grade school!! heh heh, me so dubm!! :rolleyes:
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  • roarroar Posts: 1,116
    seriously...
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    DC=District of Columbia, which means, in a nutshell, that is apart from the states.
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=qQdhMSEqhfg
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  • The ChampThe Champ Posts: 4,063
    LongRd. wrote:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=qQdhMSEqhfg

    I refuse to acknowledge this colored but uncentered link..
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  • prismprism Posts: 2,440
    like it's not in Virginia? of course it is. quit being such a liar
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  • prismprism Posts: 2,440
    seriously though, i think i was born knowing that DC wasn't a part of any state. that might have something to do with being born and raised inside of the DC beltway


    I'll take Washington State any ol' freakin time over that city, there's something (actually a lot of things) so toxic to the psyche about DC.
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  • The ChampThe Champ Posts: 4,063
    prism wrote:
    seriously though, i think i was born knowing that DC wasn't a part of any state. that might have something to do with being born and raised inside of the DC beltway


    I'll take Washington State any ol' freakin time over that city, there's something (actually a lot of things) so toxic to the psyche about DC.

    You were raised on a highway? That explains a lot ;)..
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
    so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    prism wrote:
    seriously though, i think i was born knowing that DC wasn't a part of any state. that might have something to do with being born and raised inside of the DC beltway

    I think I was born knowing that too, and I'm from MA.

    prism wrote:
    I'll take Washington State any ol' freakin time over that city, there's something (actually a lot of things) so toxic to the psyche about DC.

    there is something I don't like about DC either, and it's hard to put my finger on. I may have to live there in the future though.

    This reminds me of when I was in a hostel in the swiss alps. A bunch of people from several different countries were sitting around talking, a few amercians, a few brits, a few aussies...and this one australian girl goes "how many states are there in the US? 50?" and this american girls replies "no, 51." We all just sat there staring at each other for a minute...finally, we're all kind of like "no...50..." and this argued with the whole lot of us for like an hour- she truly believed there were 51 states. oh and might I add, she was a college student. maybe from the U of Colorado or something like if memory serves.
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