On Sat, 13 Jun 2015 17:23:28 +1000, Bruce > wrote:

> On Sat, 13 Jun 2015 00:10:56 -0700, sf > wrote:
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> >On Sat, 13 Jun 2015 15:34:58 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 12 Jun 2015 22:33:25 -0700, sf > wrote:
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> >> >On Sat, 13 Jun 2015 10:00:49 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> If you give me a blank map of the US, I can probably point out only 3
> >> >> states with certainty.
> >> >
> >> >I bet you could get 4 - maybe 5 with no sweat. Seriously!
> >>
> >> Yes, I forgot Alaska, so that's at least 4.
> >
> >I bet you have 5. The lower peninsula of Michigan is a distinctive
> >shape (looks like a mitten). Once you know it, you'll never forget.
>
> And Hawaii? Is that a state or is that just where dsi1 lives?

Hawaii is a collection of islands we consider one state that's
floating 2400 miles off the mainland in the Pacific Ocean. It is
technically part of North America, but not North American in a
cultural sense. If they weren't a state they'd be considered Pacific
Islands, even by residents of the West Coast - so think of their
location in a way that makes sense to you. Pacific Islands, North
America - whatever floats your boat. They're a state and that's what
counts.

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sf