It puts you in a slaphappy state

K.K., a Chicago reader, writes:

"The current advertising slogan of Illinois is: `Illinois. AMillion Miles From Monday.' I heard this on the car radio today andalmost ran over a Streetwise salesman, I got so befuddled trying tofigure it out. Just what does this slogan mean?"

A call was placed."Illinois Bureau of Tourism."Your new slogan. What does it mean?"I'm not sure. You'll have to talk to someone else."Thank you."Hello?"Your new slogan. What does it mean?"Let me give you to someone else."Thank you."Hello?"Your new slogan. What does it mean?"Oh. What it means is that because Illinois is located within500 miles of a third of the U.S. population, and …