The capitol of Montana is not "Hannah"

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The capitol of Montana is not "Hannah"

#1 Post by Bob Juch » Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:36 pm

But don't ask the average American!
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#2 Post by VAdame » Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:25 am

Well, maybe not.

But it is a girl's name!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena%2C_Montana
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#3 Post by peacock2121 » Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:04 am

I thought it was Joe.
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#4 Post by TheConfessor » Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:11 am

Bob Juch wrote:But don't ask the average American!
The "capitol" of Montana is neither Hannah nor Helena. It's this building:
http://www.westernmininghistory.com/gal ... il-926.php
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#5 Post by earendel » Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:11 am

peacock2121 wrote:I thought it was Joe.
I'm surprised some small Montana town hasn't decided to change its name to "Hannah", as Ismay, MT did (unofficially).
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#6 Post by peacock2121 » Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:13 am

TheConfessor wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:But don't ask the average American!
The "capitol" of Montana is neither Hannah nor Helena. It's this building:
http://www.westernmininghistory.com/gal ... il-926.php
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LOL - now that is funny!

I love it when the person making fun of ignorance gets their ignorance pointed to!
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#7 Post by ne1410s » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:52 am

"Hannah is not the capitol of Montana" was the sentence Bart Simpson was writing on the chalkboard at the beginning of last nights show.
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#8 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:58 am

ne1410s wrote:"Hannah is not the capitol of Montana" was the sentence Bart Simpson was writing on the chalkboard at the beginning of last nights show.
Yay! Someone else is observant!
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#9 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:03 am

Bob Juch wrote:
ne1410s wrote:"Hannah is not the capitol of Montana" was the sentence Bart Simpson was writing on the chalkboard at the beginning of last nights show.
Yay! Someone else is observant!
I was watching the Survivor finale, since they had it instead of TAR and it didn't conflict with 5th Grader.

But I was curious why you made the observation in the first place. :P
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#10 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:02 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:
ne1410s wrote:"Hannah is not the capitol of Montana" was the sentence Bart Simpson was writing on the chalkboard at the beginning of last nights show.
Yay! Someone else is observant!
I was watching the Survivor finale, since they had it instead of TAR and it didn't conflict with 5th Grader.

But I was curious why you made the observation in the first place. :P
I TiVoed both, but haven't seen "Survivor" yet, but the damn 11:00 news spoiled it for me. :(
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#11 Post by Fuzzy's Santa » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:29 am

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#12 Post by tlynn78 » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:30 am

I knew that.


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#13 Post by ne1410s » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:19 pm

Ear:
I'm surprised some small Montana town hasn't decided to change its name to "Hannah", as Ismay, MT did (unofficially).
Ear, are you old enough to remember Las Vegas, NM changing its name to curry favor with an old game show?
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Changed its name to Truth or Consequences.
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#14 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:24 pm

ne1410s wrote:Ear:
I'm surprised some small Montana town hasn't decided to change its name to "Hannah", as Ismay, MT did (unofficially).
Ear, are you old enough to remember Las Vegas, NM changing its name to curry favor with an old game show?
Spoiler
Changed its name to Truth or Consequences.
Las Vegas, NM is alive and well. I got stuck there overnight in 1976. It was Hot Springs, NM that changed its name.
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#15 Post by ne1410s » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:29 pm

BJ:
Las Vegas, NM is alive and well. I got stuck there overnight in 1976. It was Hot Springs, NM that changed its name.
Well, shiitake! You are correct, Bob.
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#16 Post by earendel » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:30 pm

ne1410s wrote:Ear:
I'm surprised some small Montana town hasn't decided to change its name to "Hannah", as Ismay, MT did (unofficially).
Ear, are you old enough to remember Las Vegas, NM changing its name to curry favor with an old game show?
Yes and no. I wasn't born yet (2 years to go) when the actual name change took place, but I am old enough to remember the TV show and when my family planned a trip to California we were going to go through there. However the car broke down and we didn't make it any farther than Carlsbad Caverns.
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