Alternative Birds
A flightless, anthropomorphic, yellow canary designed by Jim Henson
Big Bird
Denizen of Neverland, Commandant of the Lost Boys
Peter Pan
The presence of this fuzzy ground-dwelling critter has made North Dakota The ___________ State
Flickertail
PS, I can't be bothered to re-write this letter
Post-Script
Facial Tissue
Kleenex
The target of a 1932 Australian military operation
Emu
His career breakthrough was portraying the eponymous hero in Lawrence of Arabia, mostly staring at sand instead of Harbor Freight shelves.
Peter O'Toole
Born in the local Strasburg, this man made a splash with his style of "champagne music"
Lawrence Welk
a.m.
ante meridian
Photocopy
Xerox
Flightless, without natural predators, and last seen in 1662
Dodo Bird
Sufficient pressure and heat will turn it into lignite!
Peat
This long-time US Senator from North Dakota is the namesake of both a coal plant and the tallest building in Minot.
Milton R. Young
RCMP
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Instant Photograph
Polaroid
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore…
(the) Raven
A smashing career as the guitarist for The Who
Pete Townshend
This once eminent trademark in the photography industry is a nod to North Dakota.
Kodak
ATM
Automated Teller Machine
Artificial Grass
Astro-Turf
Though sometimes classified as a stork, this bird is genetically more similar to a heron or pelican, and genetically unrelated to footwear.
Shoebill
An electronic device that receives a weak radio signal and retransmits it at a higher power, so that the signal can cover longer distances without degradation
Repeater
This cream-colored marble-like material constitutes the walls of Memorial Hall.
Yellowstone Travertine
LASER
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
hemicylindrical prefabricated structures typically made of steel and popularized for civilian use after WWII
Quonset Hut