too funny!!!!
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> The Creation of Michigan . . .
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> 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?"
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> God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards
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> through the clouds, "Look Michael, look what I've made."
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> Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?"
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> "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"
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> "Balance?", inquired Michael, still confused.
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> God explained, pointing to different parts of earth, "For example,
> Northern
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> Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while southern
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> Europe is going to be poor; the Middle East over there will be a hot
spot.
> Over here 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
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> very cold and covered in ice."
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> The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a large land
> mass and said, "What's that one?"
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> "Ah," said God. "That's Michigan, the most glorious place on earth.
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> You'll notice that it is made in the fashion of my hand, the Hand of
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> God. There are beautiful lakes, rivers, sunsets and rolling hills. The
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> people from Michigan are going to be modest, intelligent and
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> humorous and they are going to be found traveling the world. They
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> will be extremely sociable, hard working and high achieving, and they
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> will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of
peace."
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> Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What
> about balance, God?" "You said there would be balance!"
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> God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I'm putting around
> Them in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois Wisconsin and Canada."
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> Only someone who has grown up in Michigan, would forward this e-mail.
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