The Creation of Michigan
> Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God
> was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael the archangel found
> him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God, "Where have you
> been?"
>
> God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards
> through the clouds, "Look Michael, look what I've made."
> Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?"
> "It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put Life on it. I'm going to
> call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance."
>
> "Balance?", inquired Michael, still confused.
>
> God explained, pointing to different parts of earth, "For example,
> northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while
> southern Europe is going to be poor; the Middle East over there will
be
> a hot spot. Over there I've placed a continent of white people and
over
> there is a continent of black people,"
> God continued, pointing to different countries. "This one will be
> extremely hot and arid while this one will be very cold and covered
in
> ice."
>
> The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a large land
> mass and said, "What's that one?"
>
> "Ah," said God. "That's Michigan, the most glorious place on earth.
> There are beautiful lakes, rivers, sunsets and rolling hills. The
people
> from Michigan are going to be modest, intelligent and humorous and
they
> are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely
> sociable, hard working and high achieving, and they will be known
> throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace."
>
> Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What
about
> balance, God?" "You said there would be balance!"
>
> God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I'm putting around
> them in Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Canada.
------- hehehe ------- Sorry to all you 'border' people mentioned above. Wait, no I'm not.