Replying to a message of Daryl Stout to Bob Ackley:

 DS> Bob...

 BA>> Individual states and groups of states would, of ocurse, be perfectly
 BA>> free to merge or form alliances.

 DS>   Back in high school, I could name 49 out of 50 state
 DS> capitols...could not remember the one for Montana (Helena). Nowadays,
 DS> you'd be hard pressed to find folks who can do a similar feat.

Hmmm.  I usedta be able to do that ...

Honolulu HI
Juneau AK
Sacramento CA
Salem OR
Seattle WA (?)
Boise ID
Carson City NV
Phoenix AZ
Santa Fe NM
SLC UT
Denver CO
Cheyenne WY
Helena MT
Bismarck ND
Pierre SD
Lincoln NE
Topeka KS
OKC OK
Austin TX
Baton Rouge LA
Little Rock AK
Jefferson City MO
Des Moines IA
Minneapolis MI
Madison WI
    MI
Springfield IL
   IN
Columbus OH
Frankfort KY
Nashville TN
Jackson MI
Mobile AL
Tallahassee FL
Atlanta GA
Charleston SC
Raleigh NC
Richmond VA
   WV
Annalpolis MD
Dover DE
Scranton PA
Albany NY
Providence RI
Hartford CT
Boston MA
Montpelier VT
Concord NH
   ME

I should know the others ....  

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