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My count is now up to ten ( how many different States I have rode in... in which I have ridden... whatever)
Hawaii
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Florida
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Anyone got me beat?
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confusion
euphoria
arousal
fatigue
fear
anger
anticipation
thoughtfulness
excitement
annoyance
calm
that's 11. ha! ;-)
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Is British Columbia a State?  ? jh
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Washington, Oregon, Idaho, but I'm working on it. Just give me time...  If we didn't have to work it'd be a lot more.
Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts. - Charles Dickens
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45:
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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http://goo.gl/kGqtd (plus BC and Alberta)
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Tennessee
N. Carolina
S. Carolina
Georgia
Texas
New York
Ontario,Canada
(hopefully up next will be OK, AR, and MO!)
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"Poppycock normally is."
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USA - Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico New York North Carolina Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming In Canada British Columbia Alberta Ontario In Europe - England France (spit) Belgium Holland Germany Luxembourg Poland Italy Czech Republic Greece Switzerland I had to add Canada & Europe to beat Moe  (but I think Bedouin will beat me hands down if he replies.)
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resistingtheurgetorunonwordthislistcuzsomepeoplehatereadingthatway:
alabama
arizona
arkansas
colorado
connecticut
georgia
illinois
indiana
kansas
kentucky
maine
maryland
massachusetts
michigan
minnesota
mississippi
missouri
new hampshire
new jersey
new mexico
new york
north carolina
ohio
oklahoma
pennsylvania
rhode island
south carolina
tennessee
texas
utah
vermont
virginia
west virginia
wisconsin
ontario, canada
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 Dang Shaun, I thought you had hit all 48 contiguous states. What is it with New England? "Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey Ohio" Seems that was a dead zone for ya. I can understand why neither of us rode in Rhode Island: Too small and not worth the traffic headache to get there! Nevertheless, what you accomplished back in 2004 is something very few folks have done. Quite amazing really!  
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Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
I think
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Dang Shaun,
I thought you had hit all 48 contiguous states. What is it with New England?
"Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Ohio"
Seems that was a dead zone for ya. I can understand why neither of us rode in Rhode Island: Too small and not worth the traffic headache to get there!
Nevertheless, what you accomplished back in 2004 is something very few folks have done. Quite amazing really!
I think I know why here, moe. Shawn told me in Poland the unfortunate reason his U.S. ride was abbreviated and why he didn't hit those other states you mentioned.
I'm sure he'll pipe in and explain it.
(...but let's just say somebody "borrowed" his bike somewhere along the line...but I can't remember quite where exactly that was now)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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virginia
west virginia
maryland
pennsylvania
connecticut
massachussets
rhode island
vermont
new hampshire
west berlin, germany
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I think I know why here, moe. Shawn told me in Poland the unfortunate reason his U.S. ride was abbreviated and why he didn't hit those other states you mentioned.
Man, Another senior moment. 
We shall not mention the 'G'  city in TN.
What it boils down to was Lynn and I spending some quality time with Shaun in Florida while he sorted things out though.
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1958 - 1964:
Paris, Dreux, Evereux, Fontainbleau France
Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland
2007 - Present
Louisiana
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There is only one state and that's Texas. I been all the way from Chicago north Texas to Houston in south Texas. I never made it to the east or west side yet.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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There is only one state and that's Texas.
Aah! Spoken like a true "Son of the Lone Star State" there, Chad! 
Just do us all a favor here now and try not to break into "The Yellow Rose of Texas" or "Texas, Our Texas", OR "The Eyes of you-know-where Are Upon You", OKAY?! 
(...yeah, I know what ya meant) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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arizonaarkansascoloradofloridageorgiakansasmissourinewmexiconorthcarolinaoklahomapennsylvaniasouthcarolinatennesseeutahwestvirginiathatis15andidontcareifpeoplehateitherestoyoumert.
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Yeah, that's right Paul. Come to think of it, you DID ride some of that route with Shari, didn't ya?!
(...yep, and it looks like she kinda rubbed off on ya a little bit TOO, huh?!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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I've ridden in a few dozen so far. I'm going to try to make all 57.
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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There is only one state and that's Texas. I been all the way from Chicago north Texas to Houston in south Texas. I never made it to the east or west side yet.
Being a texan is definitely a form of mental illness.
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I've ridden in a few dozen so far. I'm going to try to make all 57.
Well then Larry, we'll be anxiously awaiting your thread in the "Rides and Rally" forum after your sojourn to and back from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania!
(...the headquarters of the H.J. Heinz Company, of course!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Pshaww, really? I have ridden in all but Alaska, Hawaii and Warshington Seriously, so that makes it 54 of our 57.
A word to the wise is not necessary. It is the stupid ones who need the advice.
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Yeah, that's right Paul. Come to think of it, you DID ride some of that route with Shari, didn't ya?!
(...yep, and it looks like she kinda rubbed off on ya a little bit TOO, huh?!)
Nah, Stephen and I rode in some of the way to the SWTF with the Good ole Southern crew. I just admire Shari alot. She's one of the gutsiest and skilled bikers I've had the priveledge of knowing since I've been a member here. 
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There is only one state and that's Texas. I been all the way from Chicago north Texas to Houston in south Texas. I never made it to the east or west side yet.
Being a texan is definitely a form of mental illness.
Uh oh, I hope there's no talk of secession from this site. 
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Yeah, that would be too bad. It just occurred to me that the three states that are the most dissimilar all think their S doesn't stink: New York, California and Texas. The rest of us just kinda get along for the most part. I probably shouldn't have gone there, but whatever. If nothing else it will flush out those lacking a sense of humor. I've pissed off so many people this week what's a few more.
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calafornia,nevada,new mexico,texas,kansas,oklahoma,missiori and illiois.
In Britain,northamptonshire,buckinghamshire,lancashire,yorkshire,hampshire,essex,middlesex,kent,surry and most of the other county's.
denmark,germany,france,holland,spain,italy,belgiem,sweden and last of all GOTLAND
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Yeah, that would be too bad.
It just occurred to me that the three states that are the most dissimilar all think their S doesn't stink: New York, California and Texas. The rest of us just kinda get along for the most part.
I probably shouldn't have gone there, but whatever. If nothing else it will flush out those lacking a sense of humor. I've pissed off so many people this week what's a few more.
Joke 'em if they can't take a forking. The thing about Texas is we feel like that song, Clowns to the left of me Jokers to the right. Here I am stuck in the middle with you. As in the rest of fly over America.
By the way Pes you can't get rid of me that easy.
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New York new Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Maine Connecticut Ohio Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Tennessee Kentucky Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Texas Oklahoma Nevada Arizona Canada........... Ontario Quebec Newfoundland & Labrador New Brunswick Nova Scotia ED 
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MO, IL, AR, WI, MN, NB, SD, WY, CA, IA 
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(but I think Bedouin will beat me hands down if he replies.)
Shaun, I think the question is about US states. I can't compete with you and your epic trip there.
Now, countries would be another matter.
Bedouin.
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Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota Wyoming Colorado Nebraska  Wow... many of you have amazing lists!
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States:
Florida
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvannia
Other Places:
Caymen Islands (Grand Caymen)
Puerto Rico (Riding up in the Rain Forest was awesome)
St. Thomas (USVI)
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I think I know why here, moe. Shawn told me in Poland the unfortunate reason his U.S. ride was abbreviated and why he didn't hit those other states you mentioned.
Actually that wasn't entirely the reason - I had planned to do the NE part of the US in 2003, but due to a delay in starting the trip, I didn't have time to fit it all in before I had to go to the sourthern hemisphere. I could maybe have detoured up there in 2004 but found in 2003 that things start to get quiet ( and colder ) after Labor Day.
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Man, Another senior moment.
We shall not mention the 'G' city in TN.
Actually its Pigeon Forge that we don't mention, not Gatlinburg. (It still pÃsses me off seven years later!!)
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What it boils down to was Lynn and I spending some quality time with Shaun in Florida while he sorted things out though.
Is this another way of saying " we coudn't get rid of the bugger"??
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Not necessarily in this order:
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virgina
West Virgina
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
New Hampshire
Maine
Massachusetts
California
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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(but I think Bedouin will beat me hands down if he replies.)
Shaun, I think the question is about US states. I can't compete with you and your epic trip there.
Now, countries would be another matter.
Thanassis
In this instance I count states and countries as the same thing - after all, most US states are the same size, or bigger than a lot of countries.
So go on, put us all to shame and list the countries you have ridden in.
And another thing, when are you going to start on your US trip??
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What it boils down to was Lynn and I spending some quality time with Shaun in Florida while he sorted things out though.
Is this another way of saying " we coudn't get rid of the bugger"??
Yeah right.
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Ya know, after readin' this thread, I'm almost embarrassed to admit that the ONLY U.S. states I've ever ridden a motorcycle in, not counting the European countries of: Greece Italy Austria The Czech Republic Germany Poland Sweden Norway Denmark Hungry Serbia Tijuana...oh, I mean Macedonia (GAWD I hope Thanassis sees this...he'll love it!) ...is, the "God's Country" of...OOPS! I mean the "Promised Lands" of("God's Country" IS of course, Texas! ): California Arizona Hawaii New Jersey (...okay, so maybe that last one there isn't one of "The Promised Lands" per se, BUT central New Jersey DOES have some mighty fine countryside to ride around on, believe it or not!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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