On 29 Oct 2003 02:48:29 GMT, "SR" <srindler@da2.so-net.ne.jp> belched
the alphabet and kept on going with:

>Has nothing to do with Japan, but there are many from the US who might be
>surprised by the answer...
>
>
>> What do the following US states have in common?
>>
>> Kentucky
>> Vermont
>> Massachusetts
>> Illinois
>> New York
>> Minnesota
>> Michigan
>> Wisconsin
>> California
>> Iowa
>> Indiana
>>Maine
>>Ohio
>>West Virginia

This was the puzzler on NPR's "Car Talk" recently. On the episode
which aired over AFN Tokyo last Saturday, actually. The answer is due
next Saturday, but can probably be found on the show's web site.