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January 19, 2006
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al.com: NewsFlash - Alabama Senate votes to make black bear official state mammal
Once again, the legislature caved to the intense lobbying pressure of grade-schoolers who suggested the bear. The bill's sponsor said that he pursued the measure because "we've got everything else." That's not true. We have an official state bird and official state game bird and official state reptile and official state amphibian and official state saltwater fish and official state freshwater fish and official state insect and official state horse and official state tree and official state fruit and official state nut and official state rock and official state mineral and official state gemstone and official state shell and official state soil and official state flower and official state wildflower and official state fossil and official state folk dance, true. But there's no official state freshwater invertebrate or official state fungus or official state unicellular organism or official state grain or official state internal organ or official state state of mind or official state part of speech.
Yet.
Posted by Mac Thomason at January 19, 2006 02:18 PM
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Don't forget our now defunct Official State Spirit.
Posted by: Dystopos at January 19, 2006 02:36 PM
Which was just too easy for SNL to joke about:
JIMMY FALLON: On Tuesday, the Alabama Senate voted to make Whiskey the "official state spirit." This replaces Alabama's old official state spirit, "racism".
Posted by: Mac Thomason at January 19, 2006 02:48 PM
When even Jimmy Fallon can hit one out of the park, it's way past time to move the fences...
Posted by: Michael B at January 19, 2006 02:54 PM