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Why Alaska and Hawaii are called the "Freak States"? | | Published by: jane 2010-03-16 |
| | The term "the freak states" refers to Alaska and Hawaii, the only two U.S. states in the U.S. that do not share a boundary with any other U.S. state.
The term was popularized in an episode of the Fox Television cartoon sitcom The Simpsons. In episode , which first aired in the United States on December 18, 1994, an official from Krazy Klown Airlines made reference to this phrase in the following line:
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of neologisms on The Simpsons ::
(The) Freak States. Alaska and Hawaii, the two American states that are not .. The Old Testament of the Bible mentions a people called the Jebusites,
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Zlash' - Read what's meant to be read: Analysis of The Simpsons ::
Jan 10, 2008 The Simpsons takes place in a town called Springfield. the United States, except Alaska and Hawaii (which he calls the freak states ).
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If word gets out about this, Krazy Klown Airlines will be a laughingstock. In exchange for your silence, I'm prepared to offer your family free tickets to anywhere in the United States. Excluding Alaska and Hawaii, the freak states.
'Simpsons' - Season 6 - Fun Facts, Answers, Factoids, Info ::
the family free tickets to anywhere in the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, which the airline executive claimed to be 'the freak states'.
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BBTF's Primate Studies Discussion :: Baseball and Geography::
Thats why I don't know what the westernmost city in Hawaii is. variant rather than use the word "continental" when wanting to spurn Alaska and Hawaii.
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While the term may sound disparaging, it is actually mocking the fact that many services and practices common in the U.S.'s 48 contiguous states are costly or unavailable in geographically isolated Alaska and Hawaii.
I have lived for a few years in Hawaii.
I quess you would have to of been there to understand what a "freak" place it can be.
Seems many people with radical or emotional problems move there to escape from the world.I imagine Alaska attracts the same sort of people.
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