Where is this magical Narnia land you call Illinois?

[kaetchen]

This is more of a WTF that I had today.

"Where is your college at?"

"*city*"

"Where is that?"

"Illinois."

"Where's Illinois??"

"..."

I traced their call, and it was from Florida. No, she got me, I was making Illinois up, it does not exist. Ooooops Then again, after I thought about it, she'd fit right in with the majority of our student body.

[ArcticChicken]

"Where's Illinois??"

"A bit west of Never Never Land, between Lilliput and Tír na nÓg"

[kaetchen]

:lulz:

My co-worker was telling me that I should have said "It's the state between, Indiana, MO, Iowa, Kentucky, and Wisconsin."

I had my bets that she'd ask where those were as well.

[Imogene]

My co-worker was telling me that I should have said "It's the state between, Indiana, MO, Iowa, Kentucky, and Wisconsin."

Can you find Michigan on a map, lady? It's the state near the Great lakes that looks like the mascot for Arby's? Go directly south, until you hit Missouri, then go one state East! Et voila! Illinois!

[kaetchen]

I don't think she knew where SHE was, to be quite honest. To ask her where MI is, would be a great feat. Although, I could have been like "It's the one that looks like a mitten and a scarf!" (We learned that in kindergarden, then we had to point on our right hand where we lived, etc.)

[Geek King]

Illinois exists, Wyoming does not. Wyoming is Apache for "No State Here."

[Chantilly]

Poor girl. Maybe it was Miss South Carolina. Y'know, some people out there in our nation don't have maps, like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as ...

[trunks2k]

Illinois exists, Wyoming does not. Wyoming is Apache for "No State Here."

It's really in the refrigerator, behind the mayonnaise, next to the Ketchup and to the left of the coleslaw.

I loved Garfield and Friends.

[Boozy]

Your thread title has me giggling.

[Shangri-laschild]

I'm so glad that call came 10 minutes after I got off work. I would have had to put them on hold, stop laughing, and then try to figure out what the hell to tell them....but yeah, it probably would have been something along the lines of, "you know, I think you're going to love it here!"

[Becks]

Where is Illinois?

You go to WI and follow the bad drivers south.

[Geek King]

It's really in the refrigerator, behind the mayonnaise, next to the Ketchup and to the left of the coleslaw.

I loved Garfield and Friends.

Wow, congrats trunks, almost no one ever gets that reference. Except, oddly, my roommate. No wonder we get along so well.

Am I a bad person for actually likeing the cartoon show better than the comic strip? And thinking US Acres was better than Garfield?

Back to looking for the Land of the Lost (Illinois for you folks playing at home).

[protege]

"Illinois."

"Where's Illinois??"

Actually, the correct answer is...

<Jedi mind trick>
That's not the state you're looking for.
</Jedi mind trick>

[Gurndigarn]

m I a bad person for actually likeing the cartoon show better than the comic strip? And thinking US Acres was better than Garfield?

No. Garfield got stale after the first couple years.

[Imogene]

And thinking US Acres was better than Garfield?

Crap... I totally blanked on his name... the creator of Garfield...? (Side note: Jim Davis! Of course, a day later, my mind remembers!)Has publicly admitted to making Garfield as a way to make money, and nothing more. US Acres? Was more of a bit part, but there to fill time, and not as a money-maker.