God Awful Things

This has been making the blgosphere rounds lately, and I of course find it fascinating and am shocked that someone hasn’t scripted a movie about it yet.

Via StrangeMaps

In its short-lived attempt at existence, the US state of Absaroka (pronounced ab-SOR-ka) managed to acquire quite a few trappings of statehood: a governor and capital were selected, Absarokan car license plates issued, and there even was a Miss Absaroka 1939 (the first and only one). The King of Norway also visited, apparently – although he might not have suspected that it was a state visit.