June 07, 2006
State Visitor Day!
As has now become our long-standing tradition, we take this opportunity to celebrate and honor Possumblog visitors from yet another one of our fine American states.
As you all know, today is June 7, which is fortunate in that it coincides nicely with the next state in our alphabetical run-down, because today's honorees hail from the state that flies this flag--
Yes, today in conjunction with Boone Day, we celebrate the fine denizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky!
We welcome our Kentuckian visitors (most of them, anyway) and ask that you take a moment and introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your lovely homeland.
In the mean time, we will take just a moment to educate ourselves about The Bluegrass State:
KENTUCKY FACTS:
1. Kentucky's capital is Frankfort, which was named for Kentucky's first governor, Frank F. Ort.
2. James Harrod established the first permanent white settlement at Harrodsburg in 1774; the following year Daniel Boone, who had explored the area in 1767, blazed the Wilderness Trail through the Cumberland Gap and founded Boonesboro. To this day, Boone's Farm Wines are favored by discriminating winos who appreciate their fine flavor, historical significance, and cheapness.
3. Kentucky's flag has two men who appear very close to embracing each other. But they're really just very good friends, or maybe relatives. So there's nothing weird at all about it at all.
4. Like many states, Kentucky's name derives from an American Indian basis, the Iroquoian word “Ken-tah-ten,” meaning “land of tomorrow.” People say this because the Iroquoian word “Ken-tuh-kee,” is actually a very naughty term.
5. The website of the Kentucky Tourism Council is http://www.tourky.com/. No one is certain how many travellers have mistakenly wound up in Instanbul due to this. Or in Lexington.
6. Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants operate solely to irritate PETA.
7. The maximum speed limit on public roadways in Kentucky is 65 miles per hour.
8. Famous Kentuckers include Abraham Lincoln, Muhammad Ali, Louis D. Brandeis, Patricia Neal, Johnny Depp, Bill Monroe, Kit Carson, and Ashley Judd. Yes, yes---you get to see a picture:
That Abe's a hunk, ain't he!
Oh, very well, you can have another one.
Rrrowwl.
SO ANYWAY, guests and visitors from Kentucky, we bid you a happy Boone Day and ask you to let us know you're here!
I'd say the flag looks something like "The Butler Greets the Woodsman." I imagine the former is asking the latter if he can take his Chapeau, and would Sir like some Rotgut.
And my only connection to Kentucky is I can proudly say I have eaten at KFC twice.
No, in Israel, simpletons, where it's kosher.
Posted by: Skinnydan at June 7, 2006 11:55 AMMy dog peed on it and I spent a nice day at Churhill Downs. We were able to use $5 bucks for an intial bet and keep entertained for the whole day by just betting our winnings. I think we ended up with an exra five bucks at the end of the day.
We were there for the Centanial Dachshund National specialty.
Nice folks, good food.
Posted by: Sarah G. at June 7, 2006 12:06 PMSkinnydan, don't be calling Kentuckicans simpletons! Just ask Skillzy where THAT will get you!
And Sarah, did your get to race around the track?
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 7, 2006 12:15 PMBecause of my vast experience with the TVA I worked one summer in Kentucky. I worked at the TVA: Paradise Fossil Plant. Remember the “mama won’t you take me back to Muhlenberg county down by the Green River where Paradise … Well that is the place—Paradise was bought twice and moved and destroyed I lived in Drakesboro but close by was Central City—about 5000 people then.
Nice people strange town. Everyone said it was a little part of Eastern KY placed in the west. It was not to far from Ellis Park Race. I sent a lot of time there one summer and developed a love of watching the horses run.
Dry county then and the only beer in Drakesboro was Falls City.
Nah, He would have spooked the horses.
But he certainly would have made a good showing.
Posted by: Sarah G. at June 7, 2006 01:09 PMMy grandparents-in-law all live in Kentucky. So visit semi-regularly and a lot of the free flowers in my yard came from there.
Posted by: Jordana at June 7, 2006 01:09 PMBut, of course, the big question for today is if we will get an ACTUAL Kentuckovian to say hello...
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 7, 2006 01:32 PMI can't believe the Kentuckian's mom didn't come by to say hi! She's everywhere...
Posted by: skillzy at June 8, 2006 08:42 AMI'd settle for Ashley Judd stopping by.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 8, 2006 09:01 AM