In article . com>,
maxine in ri > wrote:
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> Quit pickin' on New Joisy! My DH is originally from there, and still
> bears the scars to his self-esteem.

Why did New Jersey get all the toxic waste dumps and Washington DC all
the lawyers? Because New Jersey got first choice!

That was the first joke I was told 11 years ago when I first announced
my decision to friends that I intended to move to NJ.