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Tuesday, Jun 6, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller

If you had to choose one word to describe Illinois, what would that word be? Don’t explain why. Limit your response to one word.

158 Comments

- phocion - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:12 am:
Turgid.

- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:17 am:
Home

- Leroy - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:17 am:
delusional

- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:26 am:
corrupt

- B Hicks - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:27 am:
Democratic

- Disgusted - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:31 am:
unreformable

- bored now - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:33 am:
cold…

- angry and outraged - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:35 am:
exasperating

- the old republican - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:37 am:
Postive Note: HOME

Negative Note: DEMOCRATS

- He Hate Me - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:38 am:
Beefy

- zinged again - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:49 am:
Stagnant

- Budget Watcher - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:54 am:
Entertaining

- DR - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:58 am:
nihilistic

- lonely R - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:58 am:
Broke

- Chicagograssroots - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 7:10 am:
FUBAR

- Anon - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 7:13 am:
Flat

- Ravenswood Right Winger - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 7:21 am:
stagnant

- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 7:28 am:
Blagojevichburg

- Poltical Hack - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 7:38 am:
blue

- Anon - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 7:39 am:
Corrupt

- DOWNSTATE - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 7:44 am:
circus

- mateo - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 7:45 am:
SOLD!

- Jechislo - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 7:45 am:
rudderless

- Snidely Whiplash - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 7:57 am:
corrupt

- Nickname - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:06 am:
oligarchy

- POLITICAL PRISONER - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:10 am:
DICTATOSHIP!

- Illinois Democrat - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:15 am:
Corruption

- Pingu - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:16 am:
Disappointing

- Making The Wheels Turn - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:27 am:
Corruption

- Jim in Accounting - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:28 am:
Top-heavy

- zatoichi - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:32 am:
Home

- ron - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:32 am:
potential

- the Patriot - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:34 am:
Traveshamockery!

- Walking Wounded - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:37 am:
Sinking

- Wumpus - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:44 am:
Bipartisan-cuprrut-combine (I love compound words!)

- Pat Hickey - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:51 am:
Welcoming.

- Randall Sherman - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:53 am:
CORRUPT!!!

- Paul Simon Museum Guy - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:02 am:
gullible

- Niles Townhsip - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:02 am:
Backwards

- Peoria Gridrion - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:04 am:
OverAbed

- SouthernILRepub - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:06 am:
quacktastic

- VanillaMan - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:06 am:
Obsolete

- anon - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:09 am:
squandered

- So-Called "Austin Mayor" - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:15 am:
Shady

- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:16 am:
Joke

- Anon - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:16 am:
backwater

- Beowulf - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:25 am:
Frustrating

- SilverBackDemocrat - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:26 am:
Progressive

- shelbyville - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:28 am:
Chicago

- can't imagine - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:30 am:
narcissistic

- Navin Johnson - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:31 am:
Deniability

- Cal SKinnner - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:36 am:
Soy

- Bill Baar - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:37 am:
flat

- Coloradem - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:41 am:
Obamaland.

- Jorje Boosh - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:44 am:
corny

- Levois - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:48 am:
Unique

- Shallow Pharnyx - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:57 am:
Diverse

- Leroy - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:04 am:
Gimme!

- prahabukowski - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:24 am:
Floccinaucinihilipilification

- WARDOG - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:25 am:
Dishearting

- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:30 am:
Blago-licious.

- 105th Blues - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:31 am:
Schizophrenic

- Curious George - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:32 am:
Chicago

- Ken Dunkin - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:36 am:
Just one? Do the last two count? Dang. Never mind.

- ZC - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:37 am:
Chthonic

- Left Leaner - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:46 am:
Compligressive (complicated + progressive)

- Gregor - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:48 am:
Conflicted

- Ivory-billed Woodpecker - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:57 am:
Immovable.

- scoot - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:58 am:
Topinka’s

- Pete Giangreco - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:59 am:
Blue

- OneMan - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 11:02 am:
Minty

- St. Nickname - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 11:05 am:
Disfunctional

- Marty M. - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 11:09 am:
Abe

- Tim - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 11:19 am:
ChicagoBlues

- respectful - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 11:23 am:
Combineland

- Skeeter - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 11:29 am:
SOLD!

- Newshound - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 11:56 am:
Addictive

- Bubs - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 12:02 pm:
Ill.

- PalosParkBob - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 12:16 pm:
Absolutely predictable

- sven - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 12:22 pm:
Mao Zedong

- Ashur Odishoo - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 12:27 pm:
Blagokrupt.

- Ashur Odishoo - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 12:29 pm:
Blagokrupt

- Dusty - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 12:30 pm:
Cubs

- Criminal Enterprise Called Illinois - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 12:36 pm:
Broken

- cermak_rd - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 12:51 pm:
Beautiful

- Six Degrees of Separation - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 12:56 pm:
Unsaved.

- Conservative Republican - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 1:04 pm:
Heartland

- Common Sense in Illinois - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 1:14 pm:
Inconsistent

- frustrated GOP - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 1:27 pm:
Conundrum

- HANSKTER - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 1:31 pm:
BULLS!!

- larry - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 1:43 pm:
blue

- Cynthia - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 1:44 pm:
Spiritless

- The Speaker - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 1:54 pm:
Mine.

- Establishment Republican - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:04 pm:
“Silly!”

- Little Italian - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:20 pm:
Screwed

- Jim - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:34 pm:
Sweet

- chiefkay - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:35 pm:
underachieving

- Go JBT - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:36 pm:
Crumbling

- Woe is us - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:45 pm:
Engorged

- TADOKA - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:46 pm:
Potential

- paladin644 - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:49 pm:
corrupt!

- Lovie's Leather - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:50 pm:
impotent…

- Dan Vock - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:52 pm:
Heartland

- Junior Senior - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:53 pm:
“Graceland”

- Mongo - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:54 pm:
byzantine

- Scott - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 2:55 pm:
Progressive

- Bubba - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 3:06 pm:
Tangy

- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 3:06 pm:
overdrafted

- Goodbye Napoleon - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 3:29 pm:
moisty-ish-er

- Mike's Used Sports Section - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 3:30 pm:
spicy (coming and going)

- Wondering - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 3:41 pm:
Rich,
Are you going to announce a winner?

- Platitudinus - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 3:45 pm:
suckered

- Bubba - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 3:46 pm:
Mouthwatering

- prairiestatedem - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 3:55 pm:
Inspiring

- Anon - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 3:55 pm:
CLUSTER

- Jake from Elwood - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 3:59 pm:
Carp

- bab chzranaski - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 4:01 pm:
vandelay industries

- Mary Poppins - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 4:09 pm:
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS

- Lee - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 4:13 pm:
Phil Hare!

- Bobby Ganoush - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 4:26 pm:
Indictments

- annon - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 4:28 pm:
BLOODY

- Swami - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 4:35 pm:
Impotent

- Southern Illinoisian - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 4:39 pm:
governamentia

- Bluefish - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 4:44 pm:
Entertaining

- BIG R.PH. - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 4:46 pm:
BANKRUPT!!!!!!!!

- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 4:49 pm:
Mullety

- state worker #1 - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 5:00 pm:
liarland

- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 5:04 pm:
git’rdone

- Papa Legba - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 5:11 pm:
landfill

- Little Egypt - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 5:20 pm:
EGOMANIACAL

- GW - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 5:33 pm:
Superb

- potomac fever - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 5:48 pm:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floccinaucinihilipilification, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE WONDERING

- Rod - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:04 pm:
Huh?

- Dump_Blagojevich - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:10 pm:
Troubled

- Little Egypt - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:11 pm:
Rich, if you decide to choose, Floccinaucinihilipilification should be the winner.

- Marta Elena - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:24 pm:
UNBALANCED

- babs - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:42 pm:
medium

- Bill-O-Rights - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 6:49 pm:
Bipolar

- old capital - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 7:12 pm:
expensive

- Marie C. - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 7:37 pm:
I-55

- NumbersGuy - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:05 pm:
Indebted.

- Papa Legba - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:09 pm:
Midwest-FBI-HQ

- Papa Legba - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:10 pm:
IndictmentWorld

- Lt. Guv - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 8:15 pm:
Cubbish

- Ms. Manners - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:13 pm:
Rude

- Peaches - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:13 pm:
Selfish

- Ethel - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:15 pm:
Short-sighted

- Anon - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 9:40 pm:
lunchbucket

- Schiznitz - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:27 pm:
Blagokrupt.

- anon - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:44 pm:
flatulent

- bbishere2 - Tuesday, Jun 6, 06 @ 10:54 pm:
Opprobrium

- T.J. - Wednesday, Jun 7, 06 @ 12:57 am:
Broken.

- PF in So. IL - Wednesday, Jun 7, 06 @ 6:17 am:
North Texas

- printdude - Wednesday, Jun 7, 06 @ 8:16 am:
Opportunistic

- Saltydog - Wednesday, Jun 7, 06 @ 9:28 am:
disfunctional

- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jun 7, 06 @ 10:15 am:
soil

- Sharad Kumar - Wednesday, Jun 7, 06 @ 3:12 pm:
best

- Tom DeLay's Mom - Wednesday, Jun 7, 06 @ 10:30 pm:
BUSTED!

(How’s that for a nice double-entendre??)

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