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Sunday, July 02, 2006

State Fossil Contest

In honour of July 4th, I thought I’d take a moment to praise those states that have adopted official State fossils.

Unfortunately only 78% of American states have an official fossil.

So, I think we’ve come up with the perfect wedge issue for 2006 in Arkansas, Hawaii, Indiana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Texas--ballot initiatives to give these states their own official fossils.

If the Republicans are going to rally their base with gay marriage, we’ve got to throw some red meat to the core atheist constituency.

Now, we just need to come up with a shortlist of official fossils. So, in order to do that, I’m holding an 4th of July “Fossils are Winners” Contest. Write a blog post (or a comment) endorsing fossils for official-fossilless Sates. Explain why your favorite fossil species embodies the spirit of that State.

I’ll announce the winners on July 4th. 

[Cross-posted at Majikthise]

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein on 07/02 at 10:58 PM
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