The 2007 State Quarters

November 21, 2007 – 9:48 am

If you’ve looked at your pocket change lately, you might have noticed the new batch of State Quarters that have made it into circulation. Believe it or not, this is the next-to-last year of the State Quarters program - in 2008, the final five states will add their quarters to the mix: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Alaska, and Hawaii.

But let’s talk about this year’s states. Each State Quarter is meant to communicate a message about that state. I think the messages come across loud and clear.

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Washington: Our Mutant Salmon will save you from Mount Rainier’s inevitable volcanic eruption.

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Utah: Two trains are travelling towards each other at 50mph. If one leaves Provo at exactly 2:32pm, and the other leaves Odgen at exactly 3:05pm, at what time will God drop a giant Mormon spike from the sky to prevent their collision?

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Idaho: A giant falcon will defend Idaho from its enemies to the East. And no, this isn’t just any old falcon… this one speaks Latin!

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Montana: You’ll probably have to kill a bison and eat it raw in order to survive in our vast, empty landscape.

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Wyoming: The Equality State. For cowboys. Specifically, Lonely gay cowboys.



  1. 3 Responses

  2. Thanks so much for the laugh. Working late the day before thanksgiving anything amusing is appreciated.

    By Dana on Nov 21, 2007

  3. Dude, how could you forget the quarter for Florida? It’s a picture of the space shuttle flying over a pirate ship. It’s like if they remade “Buck Rogers”, only worse.

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/
    commons/b/bd/Florida_quarter,_
    reverse_side,_2004.jpg

    By John on Nov 21, 2007

  4. wait, let’s try that link again …

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Florida_quarter,_reverse_side,_2004.jpg

    By John on Nov 21, 2007

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