Damn its HOT!

[Gaucho]

Gaucho, where are you? That sounds like Montana..

I hail from the Northeast Kingdom; the Land Where the Rivers Run North, where not crossing a double yellow line is a suggestion, not a law, where we have two seasons (Winter and Construction), Civil Unions for same-sex couples, and the home of Phishfood.

Why, Vermont, of course.

And there are a lot of similarities between Montana and Vermont, except for the fact that so far this summer you have been broiling and we have been damp and cool. But now the heat is slowly penetrating the sanctity of the Green Mountains, as well. Do you suppose this is Flagg's work?

Or am I secretly to blame?

 

[Endlessly]

MMMMMMMmmmmmmm.. Phish Food.. *swoon*

Vermont you say? There's no way Flagg could be responsible.. The only superpower of his that spans the continents is annoyance. Ah well, you win some, you lose some..

Vermont. *trying to think of something I know about Vermont*

Many cows there, yes?

 

[Gaucho]

Not as many as Wisconsin, but, yes, many cows. Also tombstones. New Hampshire has nothing on us (Granite State or no Granite State). Actually, the cow has become associated with Vermont as much as anything because of Ben & Jerrys and they got the logo from Woody Jackson, the Vermont artist who specializes in cow art.

And I realize that his book is not included in your canon, but Vermont is also the birthplace of Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon religion.

"You there, Brigham Young! You come back here with all those women. That's not natural, having that many wives."

 

[Endlessly]

*LMAO*

Ah yes, well, Vermont is okay in my book.. I think birthplace of phish food and birthplace of Joseph Smith sort of balance out. Montana has a TON of mormons, does vermont?

 

[Expertise]

Hey Gaucho don't bash NH its one of my three favorite places in the world, Vermont is right up there too though.

Way off topic, why Gaucho? I have been to The Green Mountain State and I never noticed any Pampas there.
Or is it because you have an affinity for boleros or perhaps conch y a toro wines?

 

[Gaucho]

Okay. First of all, I have to come clean. I live in Vermont, but I'm not a Vermonter. Up here, that's an important distinction. By any Vermonter's definition, I am a Flatlander (i.e. anyone not born and raised in Vermont - and it doesn't end there. There are plenty of people who fit that description who are not considered "Vermonters" either. It depends on who you are talking to)

So, with that out of the way....

Endlessly - no, very few Mormons here. I think they all migrated west with Brigham. Poor Joe didn't make it, though. This is definitely WASP country. And if you're not sure what that means, ask Dixon. He knows everything.

Expertise - I have absolutely no gripes with New Hampshire, although to a true Vermonter, NH is just Arkansas with snow. And as for Gaucho, it has nothing to do with Vermont and everything to do with two old geezers named Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

 

[Expertise]

Still haven't figured out the gaucho reference.
As far as your not being a true Vermonter...that sentiment is common among the "locals" of the northeastern US and eastern Canada.

Until your family has lived within a ten mile radius of the locale for the past 200 years....your from away.