Comments on: “Land of Lincoln” Slogan http://windycityroadwarrior.com/blog1/2009/04/07/land-of-lincoln-slogan/ News and commentary from Chicago, where the Roads Begin! Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:58:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gysfubyflitut http://windycityroadwarrior.com/blog1/2009/04/07/land-of-lincoln-slogan/comment-page-1/#comment-1344 Gysfubyflitut Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:49:06 +0000 http://windycityroadwarrior.com/blog1/?p=148#comment-1344 Wow enjoyed reading your blogpost. I added your rss to my reader!! Wow enjoyed reading your blogpost. I added your rss to my reader!!

]]> By: Trevor Hilton http://windycityroadwarrior.com/blog1/2009/04/07/land-of-lincoln-slogan/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Trevor Hilton Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:13:12 +0000 http://windycityroadwarrior.com/blog1/?p=148#comment-9 Oklahoma's state motto is: "Labor conquers everything". I'm not sure from where that comes. It calls itself "The Sooner State". The Sooners were people who, during the 1889 land run, snuck in "Sooner" than the legal date and settled on some land. I never could figure out why this great state would name itself after cheaters. Oklahoma’s state motto is: “Labor conquers everything”. I’m not sure from where that comes.

It calls itself “The Sooner State”. The Sooners were people who, during the 1889 land run, snuck in “Sooner” than the legal date and settled on some land.
I never could figure out why this great state would name itself after cheaters.

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