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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 09:06 AM
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all of those from New Jersey or those who wish they
were:

A few words about NEW JERSEY........


New Jersey is a peninsula. New Jersey has the highest
population density
in the US An average
1,030 people per sq. mile., which is 13 times the
national average.

Highland, New Jersey has the highest elevation along
the
entire eastern
seaboard, from Maine to
Florida.

New Jersey has the highest percentage urban population

in the US with
about
90% of the people living in an urban area.

New Jersey is the only state where all its counties
are
classified as
metropolitan areas.(hard to believe)

New Jersey has more racehorses than Kentucky.

New Jersey has more Cubans in Union City (1 sq. mi.)
Than Havana, Cuba.

North Jersey is the car theft capital of the world,
with
more cars
stolen in
Newark then any other city.

Even the 2 largest cities, NYC and LA put together.
New
Jersey has the
densest system of highways
and railroads in the US New Jersey has 108 toxic waste

dumps. Which is
the most in any one state
in the nation.

New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is
sometimes referred to
as
the diner capital of the world.

North Jersey has the most shopping malls in one area
in
the world with
seven
major shopping malls in a 25 square mile radius.

New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis
Island.

The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine
ride by inventor
John P. Holland.

New Jersey has over 50 resort cities and towns, some
of
the nations most
famous, Asbury park,
Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Cape May.


New Jersey is a leading industrial state and is the
largest chemical
producing state in the nation.

New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest
seaport in the US
located in Elizabeth.

The light bulb, phonograph (record player), motion
picture projector
were invented by Thomas
Edison in his Menlo Park laboratory.

The first seaplane was built in Keyport.

The first airmail to Chicago was started from Keyport.

The first phonograph records were made in Camden.

New Jersey is home to the Miss America pageant held in

Atlantic City.

Atlantic City is where the street names came from for
the game Monopoly.

Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world.

New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area
outside of the
Middle
East countries.

The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey.

New Jersey has the tallest water tower in the world.

New Jersey is home to the Boy Scouts of America with
its
headquarters
located in New Brunswick.

Two-thirds of the world's eggplants are grown in New
Jersey.

New Jersey had the first Medical Center, Jersey City.

The Pulaski Sky Way (first sky way highway) from
Jersey
City to Newark.

The first tunnel under the Hudson River. (Holland
Tunnel)

The invention and manufacturing of the Colt Revolver
was
in Paterson.

New Jersey is the only state in the nation which
offers
child abuse
prevention workshops to every
public school.

The first baseball game was played in Hoboken.

The first intercollegiate football game was played in
New Brunswick; in
1889
Rutgers College played Princeton. Rutgers won.

The first Drive-in Movie Theater was opened in Camden.

Home to both of NEW YORK'S Pro Football Teams The
first
radio station
and broadcast was in
Paterson.

Unofficially divided into two parts...This side and
that
side of the
parkway bridge.(really the dividing line is the Metedeconk River
between Lakewood and Howell)

Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Mr Mojo, Bon Jovi, Jason
Alexander, Queen
Latifa, Shaq, Judy Blume,
Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson, Joseph Czesnik, Dr. Carl
Gedon, John
Milewski, Ken Kross, Dionne
Warwick, Sarah Vaughn, Marilynn McCoo, Flip Wilson,
Alexander Hamilton,
Whitney Houston,
Eddie Money, Frank Sinatra, Eileen Donnely Grover
Cleveland, Woodrow
Wilson, Walt Whitman,
Jerry Lewis, Richard Wojewodzki, Joyce Kilmer Bruce
Willis, Caesar
Romero, Lou Costello, Nick
Adams, Nathan Lane, Sandra Dee, Danny DaVito, Richard
Conti, Joe Pesci,
Robert Blake, John
Forsyth, Meryl Streep, Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd,
Jerry
Herman, Gorden
McCrae, Kevin Spacey,
John Travolta, Phyllis Newman, all New Jersey natives.

And last but not least....
New Jersey produces the most beautiful women in the
world!


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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 09:13 AM
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Mr Mojo let us not forget to add NJ has the highest cancer rate.

Great state our NJ.
I can't wait to retire and move out!
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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 09:27 AM
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Not exactly a glowing report for our state. I think it also has some of the best beaches and finest sand in the world. I spend most of my summer there.
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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 03:51 PM
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GO NEW JERSEY!!!!!!

North Jersey is the car theft capital of the world,
with more cars stolen in Newark then any other city.
Wow, its an honor living a few minutes from Newark.
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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 06:03 PM
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WOW, TO MUCH FREE TIME.
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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 09:20 PM
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Isn't Joe Piscopo from Joisey? Had many good times there, especially in Ocean City and Atlantic City.
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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 10:56 PM
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You forgot me and Phil Rizuto, we both live in Hillside, close to Rice capital Newark.
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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 11:08 PM
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Ok some additional factors

1. NJ has the highest Per capita income of any state (beating out Conn. for 1st time)

2. 107 of the 108 toxic waste dumps are located in North Jersey!

3. Official home of the Drifter

4. Cranberry capital of the world

5. Best Tomatoes, corn and strawberries in the world

6. Home of the Corvette challenge!

7. Michael Jackson does not live here!

8. No mudslides, tornadoes, earthquakes, or Wildfires that burn towns down.

9. We actually have 4 seasons!

10. Home of the Erotic cafe formerly known as the Rivera!

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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 11:14 PM
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#1 in auto insurance rates!
High real estate taxes!


As the ad campaign says"NJ and you perfect together"
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Old Aug 20, 2001 | 11:14 PM
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.... how could you leave out the Soprano's ????

Dave
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Old Aug 21, 2001 | 07:58 PM
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North Jersey is the car theft capital of the world,
with more cars stolen in Newark then any other city.

Wow, its an honor living a few minutes from Newark.
Someone stole my neighbors van last night, i'm SO glad my car was in the garage, which it rarely is, from now on its always in there.
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Old Aug 21, 2001 | 09:19 PM
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:crazy: hey dont forget Elizabeth as the rice capital of nj.lol.greg84
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Old Aug 26, 2001 | 03:17 AM
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Cool stats Frank, thanks. :crazy: :seeya
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Old Aug 26, 2001 | 11:03 AM
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My dad was from Jersey...
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Old Aug 26, 2001 | 12:03 PM
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Home of Zaino, too
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Old Aug 30, 2001 | 04:28 PM
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Also the Home of the three lane change with no blinker.(So named after the state " A JERSEY") Home of the very confusing Jug Handle Exit ramp's.
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Old Aug 30, 2001 | 04:42 PM
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New Jersey is a suburb of New York :lol:
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Old Aug 30, 2001 | 05:51 PM
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New Jersey is a suburb of New York :lol:
Ralph, and on the other end Philly :blueangel:
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Old Aug 30, 2001 | 06:04 PM
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Hey now listen here all u Joisey guy's. We New Yawker's got the X-President's old lady for our Governor !!!! Ha HA !!! :U

We'll trade you her for one of your toxic waste dump's. Straight up !!!
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Old Aug 30, 2001 | 06:27 PM
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EVERYONE forgot NJ is the home of

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