Colorado Trivia

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

Bonus points- after Colorado City and before Denver, what was the capital?

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Golden?

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Originally Posted by Icecoldviper

Golden?

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Bingo!
ETA: I know this because I interviewed with Golden PD last month and brought this factoid up- it really impressed the CPT.

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

What famous candy is Colorado the birthplace of? Extra points if you can guess what town it was born in...

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Jolly Rancher?

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Originally Posted by Irving

Jolly Rancher?

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Yessir! Not to be confused with the joke "what do you call a farmer with one sheep under each arm?" [LOL]

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

Yessir! Not to be confused with the joke "what do you call a farmer with one sheep under each arm?" [LOL]

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I know the factory was in Wheat Ridge, but I don't know if that's where it originated.

The joke I remember was from Desert Storm and it went, "What do you call an Iraqi with a sheep under each arm?" "A pimp!"

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Originally Posted by Irving

Jolly Rancher?

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Back in the 80's a good friend that I grew up with raced Midgets and was sponsored by JR. My Oldest always loved going out to the races because she always got a big bag of candy.[Flower]Attachment 35825

Jerry did you goto lakeside in the 80's?

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Originally Posted by jerrymrc

Back in the 80's a good friend that I grew up with raced Midgets and was sponsored by JR. My Oldest always loved going out to the races because she always got a big bag of candy.[Flower]Attachment 35825

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They were a long time local racing sponsor. Good things for racing along the front range.