{"id":3455,"date":"2019-02-22T16:57:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T02:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=3455"},"modified":"2019-02-22T17:00:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T02:30:09","slug":"state-ments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=3455","title":{"rendered":"State ments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love to see a personalized car, and to find out where a person considers home.   (I was always baffled by a friend who had lived here for 40 years, which was well over half their life, refer to another state as &#8220;home&#8221;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1011\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state5-1011x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state5-1011x1024.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state5-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state5-768x778.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1011px) 100vw, 1011px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So sometimes one chooses a rather abstract image of their favorite place, like the invisible Michigan mitten, surrounded by the Great Lakes to show their affinity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state1-890x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state1-890x1024.jpg 890w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state1-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state1-768x883.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state1.jpg 1710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This person also chose a somewhat abstract image, it&#8217;s the symbol from the Wyoming license plate of a cowboy on a bucking bronco (a male horse).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state2-1024x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state2-1024x1000.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state2-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state2-768x750.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This sticker features just the outline of the state of Texas, and of course it&#8217;s on a pickup truck with a huge tool box (no gun rack, though).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state3-815x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state3-815x1024.jpg 815w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state3-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state3-768x965.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This one has the logo and colors of the major college in the state, perhaps this person is an alumni, or perhaps they just follow the sports team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state4-846x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state4-846x1024.jpg 846w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state4-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state4-768x929.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state4.jpg 1610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our state flag often appears as a symbol mixed with one&#8217;s favorite obsessions.   Here is the Colorado alien (from the movie &#8216;Alien&#8217;), ready to attack any humans that stray across it&#8217;s path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"877\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state6-877x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state6-877x1024.jpg 877w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state6-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state6-768x897.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The elk perhaps indicates that this person is a hunter (elk is unfortunately delicious) or maybe it&#8217;s a sign that they just enjoy the outdoors and the native wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state7-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state7-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state7-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state7-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This person identifies with Denver, the wonky curved building is a symbol of the city, with stylized mountains forming a backdrop. (So what are they doing in this town?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state-927x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state-927x1024.jpg 927w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/state-768x848.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This person likes Colorado like they like their cat, but their love is for New Mexico (and I certainly share some of this love too).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love to see a personalized car, and to find out where a person considers home. (I was always baffled by a friend who had lived here for 40 years, which was well over half their life, refer to another state as &#8220;home&#8221;). So sometimes one chooses a rather abstract image of their favorite place, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=3455\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">State ments<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ephemera"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3455"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3465,"href":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3455\/revisions\/3465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}