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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMove over, Miss South Carolina: Miss USA doesn't know her state's capital!
http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/usweekly/article/Miss-USA-Nia-Sanchez-Doesn-t-Know-Her-Home-State-5556966.phpWhile participating in a quiz on the radio show, the brunette beauty was asked Nevada's capital. She awkwardly fumbled for words, answering, "Oh, um, ah, oh my gosh." While she was struggling for the answer, the host chimed in to provide Sanchez with the correct response of Carson City.
"Thank you, I was going to say that! I was like, that one DJ host on MTV, back in the day, his name, that's how I always remembered it," Sanchez then said. "Carson Daly, that guy!" she added.
Well, to be fair, it's not one of the easy ones, like Boston or Atlanta.
Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)I knew the names of the states, their locations, and their capitals.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Although his western NC is too wide north-south, and he has too much of the Red River flowing through SW Ark.
You don't suppose he's Autistic, too?
Jenoch
(7,720 posts)He must have significant artistic abilities if he really drew that map free hand.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Jenoch
(7,720 posts)He's really good at this.
surrealAmerican
(11,364 posts)I spent way too much time drawing maps as a pre-teen myself, but I didn't keep up my skills after that.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)with little flags with the names of the state capitals to insert into holes in their respective states. And then I got a Milton Bradley jigsaw puzzle map of the US a little later. I loved both of those puzzle maps.
spooky3
(34,476 posts)Thanks for the memories!
unblock
(52,317 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)It's amazing how dumb Americans are.
Jenoch
(7,720 posts)I don't even know if I woukd narrow it down to pagent contestants.
former9thward
(32,079 posts)A young person has a brain freeze. Big F'n deal.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)I've been on radio and TV before for my job. I know it's not easy, but one better make sure they know what the capital city is of the state they represent.
former9thward
(32,079 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Remember the damn capital of the state you represent. If one doesn't, they will be called a dope.
It amazes me how anyone could forget the name of the capital city of the state they live in. We're taught it over and over and over.
Logical
(22,457 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Most wouldn't even be smart enough to say I was going to say that. Stupid is an art form here.
kiva
(4,373 posts)then I realized you're a fellow Nevadan, so you can snipe...but not in front of the Californians, that's just embarrassing.
How are the kitties? I just got back from picking up a feral from the vet, no more kittens, which is good since we had to rehome the last three.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)the latest one's eye is much improved so she's going to be able to keep it...I need a new camera and will post some photos.
As for really, really stupid Nevadans...I work with the majority of them!!!
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)Nowhere near the Miss South Carolina debacle.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)quinnox
(20,600 posts)betsuni
(25,618 posts)Some people out there in our nation don't have naps.
RainDog
(28,784 posts)When you have to put Vaseline on your teeth to get a job - that should always be a questionable goal.
AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)People do forget facts under pressure sometimes.....I know that's happened to me.
But I do know all 50 of the state capitals.
From west to east(P.S. not really in the exact order, however. ):
Juneau(Alaska)
Honolulu(Hawa'ii, our POTUS's hometown)
Olympia(Wash.)
Salem(Ore.)
Sacramento(Calif.)
Boise(Idaho)
Carson City(Nevada)
Salt Lake(Utah)
Phoenix (Ariz.)
Helena(Mont.)
Cheyenne(Wyo.)
Denver(Colo.)
Santa Fe(N.M.)
Austin(Texas)
Oklahoma City(Okla., of course)
Topeka(Kansas)
Lincoln(Neb.)
Pierre(S.D.)
Bismarck(N.D.)
St. Paul(Minn.)
Des Moines(Iowa)
Jefferson City(Missouri)
Little Rock(Ark.)
Baton Rouge(La.)
Madison(Wis.)
Springfield(Ill.)
Lansing(Mich.)
Indianapolis(Ind.)
Frankfort(Ky.)
Columbus(Ohio)
Charleston(W. Va.)
Nashville(Tenn.)
Jackson(Miss.)
Montgomery(Ala.)
Tallahassee(Fla.)
Atlanta(Ga.)
Columbia(S.C.)
Raleigh(N.C.)
Richmond(Va.)
Annapolis(Maryland)
Harrisburg(Pa.)
Dover(Del.)
Trenton(N.J.)
Albany(N.Y.)
Montpelier(Ver.)
Hartford(Conn.)
Boston(Mass.)
Providence(R.I.)
Concord(N.H.)
Augusta(Maine)
And then, San Juan is Puerto Rico's capital, as a bonus.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)practically on the CA line.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)It produced gold and silver coins from 1870 until 1893, and all the coins it produced are now highly sought after by collectors. The Old Mint building is still in existence is open to visitors.
AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)TBH, I wanted to clarify that I meant that only in a general sense and that everything wouldn't necessarily be in the exact order. Maybe I'll do that now.
Brother Buzz
(36,463 posts)Jenoch
(7,720 posts)and did not win. She then competed in the Nevada pagent. That might be why she did not know Carson City was the capital of Nevada.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Pageant carpetbaggers?!