Well, a quick google brought up an explanation of the saying and the story is kind of fun. Basically it says that in the 1800's Westerners liked to refer to Missouri as the "Show Me State" implying that Missourians were slow and not very bright. Missourians turned the definition around and claimed that "show me" meant that they were not easily fooled. You'll find more of the story hereThursday, October 2, 2008
I'm from Missouri - You'll have to show me..
I was downloading patents today and ran across this watch fob patented in 1906. I thought, gee, kinda cheeky to say that about Missouri! And the guy that patented it was from Arizona. Here's the patent drawing:
Well, a quick google brought up an explanation of the saying and the story is kind of fun. Basically it says that in the 1800's Westerners liked to refer to Missouri as the "Show Me State" implying that Missourians were slow and not very bright. Missourians turned the definition around and claimed that "show me" meant that they were not easily fooled. You'll find more of the story here
Well, a quick google brought up an explanation of the saying and the story is kind of fun. Basically it says that in the 1800's Westerners liked to refer to Missouri as the "Show Me State" implying that Missourians were slow and not very bright. Missourians turned the definition around and claimed that "show me" meant that they were not easily fooled. You'll find more of the story here
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