Happy Birthday

In honor of  my favorite state's birthday yesterday, I thought I'd give a little shout-out to the official state neckwear.  Many of you may not know that the bolo tie is the official neckwear of the great state of Arizona.


 On Valentines Day we not only get to celebrate love, but also everything that we love about the best state of all.  Growing up, we did some random coloring projects and craft projects in class for Valentines day, but I remember doing more stuff for Arizona's birthday and our teachers telling us that our state was so special because we became a state on Valentines day.  I even remember the year, 1912, because it was so drilled into us.  I had always known that we had a state "neckwear" and I always knew it was the bolo tie, but I never stopped to think if anyone else had a state neckwear.  Maybe they wear scarves in Alaska or leis in Hawaii- I don't know.  So to celebrate Arizona's birth, I searched and found some other fun facts about my favorite state that I'd like to share.  

• In Arizona, it is against the law for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs.
• We have an official state fossil- petrified wood.
• It is against the law to refuse to give a person a glass of water in Arizona.
• If you are being attacked by a burglar, you are only allowed to defend yourself with the weapon that the other person is using.  You better get good at getting it from them.
• Hunting camels is prohibited- this is obviously a big problem.
• Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.
• The original London Bridge is in Arizona.  A man paid to have it shipped over brick by brick.
• In Tombstone, it is illegal for men and women to have more than one missing tooth visible while smiling.
• The best preserved meteor crater is found in Arizona near Winslow.
• In Mohave County, anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until the soap is all gone.
• We have more parks and national monuments than any other state.
• AZ contains over 60% of all of the wildlife species found in North America.
• AZ has more boat owners per capita than any other state- go figure
• In Tucson, it is illegal for women to wear pants.  Their jails are filled to the brim with crazy pants-wearing feminists.
• AZ has been known to have both the hottest and coldest recorded temperatures in the country on the same day.
• AND last but not least, Arizona is smarter than all other states because they don't randomly move their clocks around twice a year and confuse everyone because of daylight savings.

So, as you can see, I love my home state.  It is the greatest and most wonderful place.  I just had to give a little birthday recognition to good old AZ!!  Here is a link to the "unofficial" state song that I actually know.  I have never heard the ?official" state song.  I remember hearing this all the time when I was little- not this guy singing it, but for some reason I knew the chorus and could sing along- random, I know.  

But, I LOVE AZ!!!!!