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Gifts are an expression of feeling, but not necessarily the recipient's. According to Dr. Julian Givi, an assistant professor of marketing at West Virginia University who has extensively studied the subject, we often give gifts that reflect our own desires and motivations.

Similarly, Hawaii presents visitors with a lei, aiming to create a memorable first impression and foster a sense of connection and appreciation for its culture and hospitality.

Interested in the tradition, Reddit user Wolf805 invited people to try and come up with what the rest of the US states would hand out as welcome tokens. Here are some of the most interesting answers they received.

#1

“Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States Canada (not US but we want to play too) - A poutine and a “hey bud”.

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TheGoodBoi
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mmmm poutine, it's a dish of french fries and cheese curds topped with a brown gravy. 🤤🤤🤤

Clown fish
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You mean normal gravy. That white stuff is white sauce and should call itself as such 😂

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Michelle C
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poutine is a must-try meal and I’ll be surprised if you don’t come to love it!

StrangeOne
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except if you come to Manitoba. You'll get the "Winnipeg handshake", skunk weed and an unsolicited dunk in the river. (I know, I know. Not all of Manitoba is Winnipeg.)

Will Cable
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every time I see "poutine" I think of the Jawa from Star Wars. getting all excited and adding a long sounding E to the end of it.....Yes, something is wrong with me, It is early and I still haven't had coffee.

Nimitz
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also please note, there are different styles of poutine. Some people love the soggy brown fries of Quebec. I personally prefer crispy golden fries

Tiff G
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hold up - we topped the list of 50 things STATES are know for? 🤣 Way t'go there, bud! (And sorry, eh? 😝) 🏆 🏒🍁🥍☺️

Lil Miss Hobbit
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I need Timmy's before I have poutine, thanks.

MoMcB
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the Isle of Man, it's chips, cheese and gravy.

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    #2

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States You are getting cheese curds. Welcome to Wisconsin.

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    SuperChicken
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been there once, and had a fantastic time. We went to a restaurant, where they played and danced to the tunes of Polka. Good times.

    Jenn White
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those fried curds better squeak when you chew them!

    LauraDragonWench
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly! Otherwise they're just second-rate cheese nuggets. 😁

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    talliloo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i moved to wisconsin 17 yrs ago. until then i didn't know cheese curds existed. i came from california (don't ask why). it was quite the culture shock. the other thing i noticed is that this state seems to have some of the tallest people i have ever seen. it's kind of the norm to see 6 footers and a bit taller where i came from but i am talking close to 7 ft. and not just the men -some very tall woman as well. then again, maybe it's because i am shrinking.

    AngelWingsYT
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can confirm. I go to a small convention in Milwaukee once a year. Anytime a newcomer comes to the con they are taken to the pub attached to the hotel the cons hosted at and given curds :) unless you have allergies you arent allowed to decline xD i did this myself last year n my newcomer friend fell in LOVE with the curds 😁

    Bill Sluis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beer, cheese and camping are the best parts of the state. My families been here for 9000 years.y'all welcome to visit

    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ALL HAIL THE CHEESE CURDS! Pro tip for any non-Wisconsinites out there: there are several chain fast food stores that sell cheese curds, try to avoid them, the best ones are usually at Biergartens or fairs, but do NOT get cheese curds from Culver’s, they’re fine but don’t taste anything like real cheese curds.

    AngelWingsYT
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pub curds are fire along with local eateries (like AJ Bombers) but yea fast food places or national eateries arent true Wisconsin curds

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    Ray Davis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just over the line from Illinois, there's the Wisconsin cheese castle. All things cheese, including cheesy gifts.

    Theresa Bollhagen
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the Mars Cheese Castle! (Wisconsinite here)

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    J. Grawn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Deep fried cheese curds . OMG! 🤤😋

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    We got in touch with Wolf805 and they agreed to have a little chat with us. "Just before I thought of asking this question on Reddit, I was watching a prank video on YouTube by That Was Epic, where Juan was in Hawaii asking girls if they wanted to get 'laid' or if they could do it to him," the person behind the now-viral post told Bored Panda.

    "It was intended to sound sexual until he pulled out a lei and clarified he meant getting 'leid' as a joke. This funny prank inspired me to think about what other states might give visitors if they had a similar tradition, leading me to post the question."

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    #3

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States California: A Prop 65 warning.

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    Adrian
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Proposition 65 requires any product sold that contain ingredients known to cause cancer be labeled as such. Not sure how effective it is but, for example, we have the lowest rate of smoking, second only to Utah (due to religious reasons).

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    Jrdiver
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This product is known to the state of cancer to cause California.....

    Parker Arden
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh ya, we're obsessed. That one's kind of old news, though. *squints at label* Is it sustainably sourced and compostable?!?!

    Alison Marchand
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha! I was just in California and the parking garage we parked in had a Prop 65 sign that basically was like "If you're in this building reading this sign, you might be getting cancer right now" 😅

    Ray Davis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everything has a Proposition 65 warning. Potential carcinogen.

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    #4

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States Maple syrup in Vermont.

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    Lady Miss Pie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh I love maple syrup. I have always carried a small bottle in my bag at all times. And this was before I saw Elf.

    Ray Davis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tastes great as a snow cone.

    Tamra
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mmmm maple syrup... delicious tree juice.

    SlothyK8
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    EVERYTHING is maple in Vermont. I think the only thing I haven't seen maple in is tacos, but there are so very few tacos that it's not surprising. Some enterprising soul will undoubtedly think of it at some point.

    SuperChicken
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thinking of pancakes and waffles with maple syrup.

    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like maple syrup very much. It's just too strong for me.

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    #5

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States A blunt and a Patagonia puffer jacket - Colorado.

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    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A joint is probably more accurate here

    Rain Queen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A blunt is like a joint but bigger and in a different wrapper.

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    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love Colorado, such a beautiful place. Hiking up Pikes Peak is on my bucket list!

    Maudelin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Colorado is beautiful but Californians and the like have ruined it.

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    Leigh
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Portland bu we call it potland. We smoke the most weed per caption in Oregon ! Out of all the states. We wear coulmbia sportswear.

    Blyss Blyssylb
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ahem... More like, "Welcome to Colorado! Have an Edible (just 1) and we truly hope you're here on vacation... Oh, you're not? What Insurance do you have? Oh, sorry... We no longer accept your insurance carrier. You're going to have to pay more for health coverage here. And forget about any Mental health. Colorado won't provide you with any mental health services. Unless of course, you're military, it's covered then, well, maybe... "

    rumple slunkskin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Colorado: goes on 12 mile hike on a mountain absolutely off my tits high, has a magical experience. Home: smokes a blunt, goes for a 5 minute walk, thinks that cow is looking at me funny, runs back home, paranoid the next 4 hours.

    Kelsie Marx
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can tune yourselves into the Marshmallow Man 😃!

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    "In the answers I've received, I've noticed recurring themes that align with popular stereotypes of each state," Wolf805 said.

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    "For example, many people suggested Texas would give visitors a barbecue or a gun, which reflects common perceptions of Texan culture. These recurring themes highlight how people often associate specific items or experiences with certain states based on cultural stereotypes."

    #6

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States Welcome to Kentucky, here is a shot of bourbon.

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    Barbara Wilcock
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And good fried chicken. Not the Sanders

    R Dennis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saw more ham than chicken on menus down there... darn near everything was "ham fried".

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    ZGutr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    start the bbq and smoker, i'm on my way!!

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was thinking something to do with horses (Kentucky Derby) or gold bars (ft. Knox)

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    Kelsie Marx
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is actually really pretty ☺️!

    Lee Banks
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It helps with the allergies.

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    And gas sniffing, pilled out Appalachian hill people.

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    #7

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States In New Jersey you’d get a “who invited this a*****e” and a pork roll, egg, and cheese bagel.

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    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Proud former Jerseyite here. North Jersey is to south Jersey what the North Pole is to the South Pole. In that whichever you visit, be damned prepared.

    firecrackershrimp
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You forget those of us in Central Jersey, who consider both the north and south seperate species. Living in NJ is like a mini microcosm of the world. There is so much biodiversity in such a small area. Its a shame when people fly in take the turnpike and never experience our state. I'm always amazed at what we have here. The cities , the shore, the mountains, the farmlands, all in under one hour. Plus a little longer to nyc or Philly.

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    William Teach
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, please. This person hasn't really been to Jersey. It would be Taylor ham with egg and cheese on a Kaiser roll, not a bagel.

    Max McMahon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "On a Kaiser Roll" is only for those that aren't fortunate enough to live near a good bagel shop. It's sad really

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    Michelle C
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Be prepared to hear people go to verbal wars over whether the popular meat of choice is a pork roll or Taylor Ham. I had a former friend from New Jersey who called it Taylor Ham.

    Stacy Jones
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶So Mama if you please/Pass me the pork roll egg and cheese/If you please, on the Kaiser bun...🎶

    Leigh
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never had a kaiser roll with taylor ham. Sounds good. I don't recall eating this when I was in new jersey.

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    #8

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States In Mississippi, a gun, a welfare check, and an unwanted pregnancy.

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    Amy T
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have said the blues (music) and barbecue.

    Stacy Jones
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And a criminal record. Mississippi is the arrestingest state I've ever been to.

    Neb Skram
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah my cousin did 4 years in Mississippi for the same crime i didn't even get booked for just a ticket cost me 40 hours community service and $100 fine i could not believe him till i read his paperwork

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    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mississippi's MAGA culture is the biggest enemy of its economy. Business do not move there because they can't get employees to live there.

    SPeters
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An unwanted pregnancy you can't terminate.

    keyboardtek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The unwanted pregnancy was caused by a family member.

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    There are many ways to slice up the United States, but author Colin Woodard argues that it can be divided into 11 sub-nations. He mapped out the regions in his renowned book American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America.

    Recognizing the distinct values of each region is critical to understanding the US, Woodard said.

    "The country has been arguing about a lot of fundamental things lately, including state roles and individual liberty," Woodard, a Maine native, explained.

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    "In order to have any productive conversation on these issues, you need to know where you come from," he said. "Once you know where you are coming from, it will help move the conversation forward."

    #9

    Florida: Bug spray and .38 Special.

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    similarly
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're both for the "skeeters".

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of those skeeters you have to shoot twice to make sure.

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    alaina66
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from Florida and this had me laughing my a*s off!!

    Miryaa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wrong. In Florida, you get a pet alligator and a lifetime supply of meth. Yes, the lifetime supply IS only a tiny bag...

    iseefractals
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have guessed Bath salts and a domestic abuse charge.

    Will Cable
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They must be big bugs to need a .38 special

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go to Florida and find out. Monster "skeeters" everywhere plus drop gators, 90-100% humidity, and the all too famous Florida Man...seriously though, do not go to Florida.

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    Trophy Husband
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live here, unfortunately... I think you need a total lack of sanity.

    Andy Frobig
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They didn't say "a" .38 Special, and I think the band comes from FL, so that's what I thought

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    Dick Fint
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    .38? Not where I'm located. (SWFL) It's go .45 autoloader or go home.

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    #10

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States Welcome to Pennsylvania here's your flat tire.

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    Angelshark
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The traffic cone is our state flower.

    CrazyKnitter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every time we drive to visit family in western PA, we know when we hit the state line because of the miles of orange cones and no workers in sight 🫡

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    PFD
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a lot less comprehensible than the OP assumed. What does it mean? Is Pennsylvania populated by armoured hedgehogs or something?

    William Teach
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Potholes. In NJ we used to refer to Philly as the City of Brotherly Potholes

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    Limey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lots of potholes. Lots. Deep and sudden. It has been getting better lately, but even on highways you hit stretches that are like farm tracks.

    Tamra
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in southeast Pennsylvania. I go into Maryland sometimes, as we're right on the state border, and even without signs, I can always tell the moment I cross over from Maryland into Pennsylvania. The roads are that bad.

    Justin Tyme
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Welcome to Pennsylvania. Here's your authentic Amish-made funnel cake with powdered sugar sprinkled on top. OMG, that is Heaven right there.

    Silly-Rabbit
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I blew my tire on I-90 IN PA, scariest experience ever!

    Jeff K
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NGL moved to Pennsylvania a few months ago and definitely had a flat tire by month 2 😅 Ran over a screw but still

    SPeters
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I felt this in my teeth. Really. They started rattling when I crossed from Maryland into PA.

    Jess Smith
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was going to write an annoyed comment to the effect that "our roads aren't that bad" but no. Our roads are awful.

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    #11

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States Arizona: A miniature of a coloured sediment rock, such as jasper or turquoise.

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    Maggie Fulton
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You forgot the sunblock. If you come here, I strongly recommend sunblock.

    Marie Clear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad they couldn't find a single photo of the elusive Arizona - that photo is Canyonlands in Utah. Arizona is apparently very shy and dashes away before you can get your camera up, so I get it.

    Craig Walker
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our state is so beautiful, Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley, White Mountains, and the big hole, the Grand Canyon. Plus, all the history. Love living here.

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    tuzdayschild
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate hot climates but I could 100% live in Sedona Arizona. Incredibly beautiful and chill place.

    Pam Spencer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WTF? Native here, you get a taco.

    CheshirePhrogg
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously? No. Howling coyote anything, the best Mexican food this issue of the border, soccer moms, sports teams where the fans don't show up until the game is 1/3 over and leave with 1/3 to play, drivers who mistake the road name for the speed limit (looking at you 101) , heat that melts cacti, and "at least it's a dry heat" .

    Sweet Taurus
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Arizona and Nevada have the most beautiful sunsets I have ever witnessed.

    Ray Davis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not "Arizona: HOT! Everything is HOT! Rocks, steering wheels, water in swimming pools. And forget that BS: "but it's a dry heat." Yeah, dry like a convection oven! I've stood in the rain just to get some relief from the HOT! Summer is a series of dashes between air conditioned places. Don't walk your dog on pavement from 10 AM to 8 PM - maybe later. But a more beautiful state is hard to imagine.

    Blyss Blyssylb
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, more like "Welcome to Arizona here is your free case of sunblock and don't forget your AC! "

    Neb Skram
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    while there is turquoise jasper its not real Turquoise. Turquoise jasper is a type of jasper that contains turquoise minerals. It is different from turquoise, which is a specific mineral. Jasper is a sedimentary rock. not sure Turquoise would be called a sedimentary rock as it is a specific mineral just my 2cents

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    His proposed map of the country consists of:

    1. Yankeedom;
    2. New Netherland;
    3. The Midlands;
    4. Tidewater;
    5. Greater Appalachia;
    6. Deep South;
    7. New France;
    8. El Norte;
    9. The Far West;
    10. The Left Coast;
    11. First Nation.
    #12

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States Baked potato in Idaho.

    Damndang , engin akyurt Report

    Aussiegirl
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mmm wedges with sour cream & sweet chilli sauce 😋

    flower petals
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I quick-read that as ‘wedgies’ and was like damn, that sounds painful.. 🤦🏻‍♀️😆😂

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    Hmmm hmmmm
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not a baked potato though is it , BP?

    SuperChicken
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶You're living in your own private Idaho

    Leigh
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We Oregonians call them jo Jo's. They're delicious with ranch dressing!

    Bryn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cause they are Jojos. They call them that in Idaho too. (as someone who grew up 6 miles from the Idaho border)

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    ZGutr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember looong ago when working at HP in the netherlands, some co-workers that came from Boise managed to have potato spuds shipped here and shared them with all of us. That's good stuff!

    Sue User
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you mean Idaho Spuds, the candy? Idaho Spuds are chocolate and coconut around a chocolate marshmallow center.

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Washington makes better potatoes. Sorry Idaho. You still have blizzards and militias of white supremacists so that's something...

    Bryn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Washington has White supremacists too (hello Tumwater)

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    Lemon Ladybug
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget we are also called the Gem state. We can hand you a potato,ruby star Garnet and huckleberries

    Ray Davis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or fried. Or mashed. Or twice baked. Or boiled. Or stewed. Or in pancakes. Or...

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    #13

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States In the U.S.V.I. they give you a shot of Cruzan rum after you land.

    exdeeer , Cyrus Crossan Report

    Kristina French
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is actual truth. Was there last year.

    Kathleen McGann
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The rim tour of the Cruzan factory on St Croix is nice (and free drinks for locals)

    The Queen Of France
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love me the Cruzan rum! Too bad it’s so hard to get here. (Victoria, Canada)

    Tiff G
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TIL that the British have some serious catching-up with their neighbours to do in terms of manners. 🤔 (regarding the BVI, specifically; not colonialism in general - please don't @ me over a joke. I'm not important enough to make it worthwhile.)

    Leigh
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder how they got the name virgin island. It's it named after the Virgin mary?

    Kathleen McGann
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. St Ursula and the 10,000 virgins because it looked like ten thousand islands to Columbus

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    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For some flights, it should be right after take off.

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    #14

    Washington: A latte, cosmic crisp apple, and a joint.

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    Cathy Homan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have all that at home. Cosmic crisp are my favorite

    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you tried a Lucy apple? I have not but want to. They look delicious but idk if you can find them outside Washington yet.

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    Leigh
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget the Rainer cherries! They have amazing fuji apples as well!

    Weasel Wise
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Washington (specifically Yakima) is the largest apple producer in the US. 🤤🤤

    ZuriLovesYou
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll take the latte and apple. You can keep your joint.

    Phyzzi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, I don't feel like joint culture is that big here. Sure, there are plenty of places to buy, but public smoking and visibly high people aren't more common than most other places I have been, and generally less common than some. Smoking of any kind, in public, is generally frowned on here for the same reason there is a large contingent of anti- umbrella folks here: basically, there's a strong culture of "keep your stuff to yourself, especially in public" here.

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    JammaCoast2Coast
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And a North Face rain jacket or windbreaker, no umbrella

    Phyzzi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or Columbia, or a black hoody (ideally at night, in the rain, next to a busy road), though that's dropped off in the last decade.

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    Laura Mortensen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Seattle: A ferry ride, some geoduck, and high priced housing.

    Veronica Monell
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd say you forgot the umbrella but nobody uses that s**t here anyways lol #seattleite

    Phineas T
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The apples are so amazing up there! Now live in AZ and it's not even close, small and tasteless compared to WA!

    Shelby Moonheart
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cosmic Crisp isn't the only apple that Washington State University has bred. They have been on the front lines of apple combinations for decades.

    Joanne Earle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well they do grow the best apples and cherries in WA, although I'm partial to Fuji.

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    "I believe that US states can retain their individuality without causing too much division and hostility among themselves," Wolf805 added.

    "While each state has its unique culture and traditions, these differences can be celebrated and appreciated rather than leading to conflict. Embracing diversity within the country can strengthen the sense of unity and mutual respect among states."

    #15

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States North Carolina, a Cheerwine, a bbq sandwich and a firearm permit. .

    ZoominAlong , Jemima Whyles Report

    Sue Denham
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And a Cheerwine is? Sounds like something I'd enjoy.

    keyboardtek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But now the lawmakers have outlawed wearing medical masks in public, even if you have cancer or COVID.

    Tamra
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, in the infinite "wisdom" of the NC lawmakers, they have now *banned* wearing a mask in public. Immune compromised? Too bad. Got Covid? Oh well, go ahead and spread it around! But hey, you can openly carry a gun wherever you like, so that makes it all better! 🙄

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    Kenneth Smith
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For y'all in PA who have Southern blood like me, they sell Cheerwine at Sheetz.

    chknbone
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oddly enough...the Cheerwine festival is happening today in Salisbury! https://cheerwinefest.com/

    David Brown
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cheerwine?(It's basically cherry cola) I would have gone with sweet tea. A barbeque tray with hush puppies and slaw is also a bit more accurate. But pretty good for a notherner 😉

    Robin Roper
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a native Tarheel (a nickname for a native North Carolinian, but not necessarily a fan of UNC-CH) who dislikes Cheerwine, it is a soda made in Salisbury, NC. To me it tastes like an off brand cherry coke mixed with a really bad off brand doctor pepper and a no-name flat root beer. As you can tell, I do no care for this soda. And that photo is not of NC BBQ - eastern, vinegar base is the only kind to eat.

    Bisexual Axolotls
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eastern barbecue sauce goes on sandwiches and is good for pulled pork, Western is for other meats in my opinion

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    Beth Wheeler
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have lived in Orange Co NC my whole life and have never liked Cheerwine. I'll take the BBQ sandwich as long as it's not Eastern style loaded with vinegar and I do not have or want a gun permit or gun. So whoever wrote this doesn't know what they are talking about.

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    #16

    Coming back from a deployment, we had a stopover in bangor maine. they gave us cookies and fear.

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    Sue Denham
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing the Fear comes from Stephen King?

    SuperChicken
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I sure do hope that's what they're referring to.

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    Kim Kermes
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many years ago, I was on a military charter flight to Germany which had to turn back to Bangor. We were allowed off the plane and the airport brought to the gate several kiosks so we could get more snacks. I still remember that from 1978.

    Nimues Child
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You forgot wild blueberries with a side of lobster and fog...

    The Shark
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cookies and fear. 🤣 No milk for you!

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No thanks, I want milk with my cookies.

    Ivy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No I'm guessing the fear came from the homeless people that pull you out of your vehicle at stop lights. Stephen King lives in Portland and just pretends he lives in that stupid house in Bangor. It's nice though out of all our beauty and that's the only c**p you come up with.

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    #17

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States Book of Mormon in Utah.

    SaulisDead99 , Julia Tebbs Report

    robin aldrich
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I opened the nightstand drawer in a hotel and it had that and a Bible.

    Dee
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful state just too many fanatics

    Sweet Taurus
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd like to point out something other than Mormans. The "dirty soda" stands. They are EVERYWHERE and are really good

    ShadowGirl1126
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Utah is full of Mormons, polygamists and skin walkers

    David Brown
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Claim Satanism and they'll run for the hills. I told tons of Mormons we weren't interested and it did nothing at all. Claim Satanism once and it's blasted to every Mormon church in a 100 mile radius. I ain't good people but at least I get left alone.

    Tiffany Marie
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is Mormon only a few states in the US only over anywhere else? Or is it also elsewhere like other countries. I spent time in religion. I question a lot now. 🤔 Been through a brain washing cult. It was fundamentalist. It always just seems like Power & Control to me. Scare tactics also. Money too.

    Ray Davis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fast cars and tough Burning Man festivals.

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    #18

    A plate of brisket in Texas.

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    Miryaa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Free side of Confederate flags and a gun!

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds a bit chewy and my teeth aren't that strong, I'll just have the brisket please

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    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from Texas and thanks to all the brisket I've eaten, I'm extremely picky when it comes to brisket or ribs. Those ribs better fall off the bone! Also, we're not all bad over here. A lot of us will give you the shirt off our backs. It's just the...loud idiots that you hear over us.

    BellaCiao
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been to Texas many times. Have family there. People are friendly and welcoming. It’s not perfect in parts , where is? I feel softer in Texas than I do in the UK. And the the food is amazing.

    Wubedhheij
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you, I hate hearing how bad Texas is when the people probably have never been there, even though it is a great place.

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    Doug O
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gay Texan here. A) we aren't as racist as people think, but there are some pockets of small minded people who believe the fearmongering from the red news platforms. But more importantly B) it should be known for brisket, tacos, highways, prickly pears, gasoline, possum roadkill, stickers (grass burrs), hot dusty weather, fire ants, and world class truck stops

    Not Sweet but Psycho
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also A Gay Texan, I second all of these statements. Additionally, be aware of the cities you stop in if you are black or queer in anyway.

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    Austin L
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have accepted "breakfast tacos" too, which can easily include brisket.

    Fatmeow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Howdy from Texans, a glare from newcomers.

    David Brown
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely love brisket. Texas on the other hand is a whole other story for a different day.

    Vermonta
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brisket is delicious. But in Texas after that there brisket we'll go Boot Scootin' at the Longhorn Ballroom. yee Hah! Hey darlin' pick me a 6 pack of Pearl and Shiner.

    robin aldrich
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    1 year ago (edited)

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    The only thing I can think of is the horrible power grid that fails its citizens under normal weather conditions. Not just natural disasters.( Possibly just certain cities, not the whole state.)

    Wubedhheij
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, it went from boiling like normal to freezing which is rare, what the hell would you expect otherwise?

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    Nimitz
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    1 year ago

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    And if you're gay, threats to your life, outside Austin.

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    #19

    In NH, a rock. Because you can't take it for granite.

    stutterstut Report

    WonderWoman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd say NH - where the state has to rescue people from their own stupidity at an alarming rate. From motorcyclists with no helmets roaring down mountain roads and smashing their heads to idiots ill prepared attempting to climb mountains in flip-flops and no coats and getting lost.

    Carrie Costa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually a lot of the rescuing is because of people from Massachusetts come up and get lost or hurt in the white mountains, or because they rent atvs and not know a single thing about them and wreck em,

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    Ian S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Asked if I could smoke in a bar in No Conway many years back. Bartender just looked at me and said "Live free or die". Since then I've called it the live free and die state. Just kidding neighbor, from Maine ;)

    ILoveMySon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Live free or die" is the state motto and featured on the license plates.🙂

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    Michelle Fiumara-montgomery
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, very rocky. Tons of stone walls from when people cleared their fields to farm. Great place to live. Really low unemployment. However, the housing market is so tight there is no where to live...and houses are grossly overpriced, so no one can move here to fill any open positions (specifically in food service). Beautiful and diverse scenery though.

    michele mbennett101044@yahoo.c
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad they can't hand out 2 extra brain cells and a dose of common sense

    linda harbin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And did you know in NH—in 2021, legislation was passed requiring children under the age of 2 to be secured in a rear-facing child restraint system, effective from January 1, 2022 . What took them so long???

    Alison Marchand
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, they really seem to take issue with road safety standards in general over there 😬

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    Nimitz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    New Hampshire: Live free or cheap!

    flower petals
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, everybody’s lives end some day, even movie stars’..

    Phyzzi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, it's a gneiss enough place.

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    #20

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States A little container of Old Bay. Not gonna bother saying the state.

    Bigfops , Mareefe Report

    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    MD represent! Edit: old bay is a seasoning often used on crab, that originated in Maryland. And we put that stuff on everything, old bay French fries are pretty good. From Wikipedia, The seasoning is a mix of celery salt (salt, celery seed), spices (including red pepper and black pepper) and paprika. Some of the other spices that may be used are laurel leaves, mustard, cardamom, cloves and ginger as listed in the original product in the Baltimore Museum of Industry. It is regionally popular, specifically in Maryland, as well as in the Mid-Atlantic States, the Southern States, parts of New England and the Gulf Coast.

    Lady Miss Pie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My favorite is shrimp and Old Bay, then dipped in lemon butter

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    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love going to Cantlers (in MD just past the Bay Bridge) for fresh crabs with Old Bay. Must have hush puppies and corn on the cob too. Soooo good!

    Landithy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just here to say that when I moved to Maryland, two separate people gifted me a container of Old Bay. I also got a crab shell with the state flag on it and various other crab-themed paraphernalia.

    Michelle C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Were you by chance in Baltimore near the Harbor?

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    Kathleen McGann
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a container on my kitchen counter... Here in the Netherlands!

    Michelle C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. If you come to the Baltimore-Washington area especially , we’ve got a lot of history, pride in our baseball teams (Go O’s!), natural features and mineral resources, family-friendly activities galore, etc. If you’re looking more for anything to do with natural resources, there are plenty of places to go camping, take in history, and take hikes, such as as in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian Trail, Monocacy Trail, Rockburn Park, centennial Park, Ilchester, Saint Michael’s, Annapolis, North East, Leonardtown, etc.l Maryland has been called “America in miniature” for our geography and topography especially! We’ve also got a lot more of which to be proud because we are the home of the National Anthem, have the coolest flag in the union, are one of the most culturally diverse states here, will indeed offer America’s best crab cakes and Old Bay to guests (unless they don’t eat crabs for religious or dietary reasons otherwise), and more! Come on down!

    Kirk Littlefield
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go O's is all you had to say! But Old Bay is awesome. I love my Old Bay mashed potatoes the best.

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    Kee-Bak
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about making it clear for the dozens of people around the world who don't live in the USA?

    Maryland
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. It's me. I'm a little crabby

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey I'm snacking on some Old Bay seasoned Goldfish lol

    David Brown
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yankees to be exactl. They say they hate where they come from but insist on saying their new state of N.Carolina is the worst ever. Don't like NC, find somewhere else to lay your head

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    #21

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States Washington, specifically SeaTac, we'd huck a salmon at ya.

    IndieHamster , Valeria Boltneva Report

    Daniel Atkins
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine getting off a plane i n Washington and getting a salmon like you get a lei in Hawaii.

    Wendy Kubas
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except, it's NOT "at SeaTac"(the airport OR neighborhood!) It's DOWNTOWN Seattle, at PikePlace Fish Market, Lol..Nobody hucks salmon, in Washington, aside from the O.G Pike Place Fish Market, AT Pike Place,in downtown Seattle. But,it's an AMAZING show,that newbies really shouldn't miss!!

    Weasel Wise
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And bàstard deers that will decimate your beautiful garden...but they're so cute so I let them do whatever they want.

    Wendy Kubas
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True story and we love them,for it!! Many have multiple generations of deer family, that visit them,like my friend, who has made friends with the deer that live on her huge property, and will sit out on her patio, while the adults graze and the fawns play & nap!!

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    Joanne Earle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I lived up there for 12 years and I tried so hard to like salmon but I just dont.

    Glenn Cuneo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They only toss sammon (the way it should be spelled) At Pike Place Market, everywhere else they toss Fentanyl pills cause they're only 40 cents each on the street...

    SuperChicken
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That salmon looks really good. This is making me hungry.

    Wendy Kubas
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    75% of people who claim they don't like Salmon, have never had fresh caught, cooked within 2hrs of catching it. A whole different experience and flavor!!

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    #22

    Welcome to Montana here’s your cracked windshield.

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    Lauren S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We get a lot of those in AZ too. Glass coverage is the most economically sound part of car insurance. We replace a windshield at least twice a year (3 cars, so maybe the average per car is once a year or 18 months).

    Angela B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I would have liked to have seen Montana"

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a cracked windshield and a busted rear window last Fall all thanks to the huge nuts that fall from the trees in Virginia. My father refers to it as "nut season". :)

    Montanavanna
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spring time before they have cleaned the roads is the worst. There is gravel everywhere from snow plowing in the winter.

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's common here in SD too. Think it may have to do with all the roads being made of concrete instead of asphalt.

    Andy Frobig
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know about now but 40 years ago, a busted windshield was accepted as a valid Alaska license plate

    Ray Davis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the enormous...make that "ENORMOUS" blue sky. And dinosaurs.

    Nimitz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Montana makes me crazy in terms of natural beauty and comportment. From Canada, you drive across empty prairies in Alberta and get to Montana where the plains turn into beautiful rocky territory with mean spirited people. They got all the beauty, we got all the common decency. It's amazing to travel 2 hrs and hear some a*****e b***h about f*****g foreigners just walking by, not even interacting with them.

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BUT it is a really beautiful place.

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    #23

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States In Mississippi you’d get a plate of fried catfish.

    BeachedBottlenose , Jp Valery Report

    Zephyr343
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I'd love every minute of it

    Austin L
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really all across the south you can find this delicacy of cornmeal battered fried catfish. I think there's a law that says every small-town cafe has to have an "all you can eat catfish night" once per week, haha.

    laura lee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought I was already getting an unwanted pregnancy?

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ohhhhh it's soooo good, with a side of hushpuppies!

    Major Harris
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "they've got catfish on the table, there is gospel in the air. the reverend green will be glad to see you, when you haen't got a prayer.....

    detective miller's hat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I first heard of that, I thought it was an abomination. Then I tried it.

    #24

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States Faygo and a tire repair kit (Michigan, specifically SE Michigan).

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    Kzincat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in SE Michigan. Faygo is a local soda pop brand. Vernors is where it’s at. Local brand of ginger ale, but better. You’ll also get a Sanders Bumpy Cake.

    Elwood Schwartz (it/that)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in NC Indiana. I didn't know Faygo and Vernors were "local." I assumed they were everywhere.

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    Detroit Citizen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can confirm. Im in Oakland Country (Metro Detroit), but we need to add Lays chips, coneys, Vernors and the inevitable compliant about the roads, weather and construction (road repairs). Oh and the Can you believe how much gas is question lol. Welcome to Michigan and the Motor City, we are not as salty as our roads.

    Melissa Robinson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if you're sick, they give you Vernors

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    .....and rust. Even the roads rust out.

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    faygo sodas, Vernors ginger ale, excellent weed, and a *total* refusal to fund road maintenance..

    Ray Davis
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A sad city: Detroit (in some parts) and a fantastic museum (Ford Museum.)

    Kathy Lentz
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tite repair kit for sure. It's a tossup between Vernors and Faygo. Vernors if you're sick, but Faygo red pop for flavor.

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    #25

    Indiana: pork tenderloin sandwich, sugar cream pie, directions to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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    Justapanda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also crazy weather. One day it's 80, the next 40. (Fahrenheit, obviously)

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like that where I live on the East coast too.

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    ZuriLovesYou
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sugar cream pie? I've never heard of that, but it sounds delicious.

    Elwood Schwartz (it/that)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've lived in Indiana my whole life. (More than four decades, but don't tell anybody.) Aside from the speedway, I've never heard of a sugar cream pie, nor eaten a pork tenderloin sandwich or associated it with Indiana. Must be a southern Indiana thing. Once you get past Indianapolis, it's basically the south, with all those hicks.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When we moved here, I soon found out that Indiana is the northernmost Southern state.

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    Zephyr343
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was going to say: directions OUT of IN?

    Bryn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who has lived in Idiana the majority of their life... I have had neither of those.

    CheshirePhrogg
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Indiana is great but it has an identity crisis. Part of it thinks it is Illinois/Chicago part of it thinks it is Kentucky/the south and part of it I'm not sure what it thinks it is. But when you can't even get a state to settle one one time zone (other than like TX or AK) you have to ask questions Pork tenderloin sandwiches are the best

    kathy siefers
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lived in Indiana since I was 7. I'm now 65. I agree completely with dinner-plate sized pork tenderloins and the Indy 500. I have never seen a sugar cream pie, even when I worked in a restaurant.

    Kara
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sandwiches that are served with a hamburger bun with the pork tenderloin being bigger than the plate. They're completely worth it though, I try to get one whenever I go to my hometown.

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    #26

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States An IPA in Oregon.

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    Brent Amador
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IPA, man bun, a flannel, and talk about your feelings

    BC
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey awesome! Just like here in Melbourne, Australia! 😎🤘🏻😂❤️

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The British may have invented IPA but Oregon perfected IPA.

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eh you can keep the IPA

    Dee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grimm, Resident Alien...Just sayin' :😜

    Sky Render
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back in the day we'd give you a wave goodbye. For a long time Oregon was the Pacific wonderland that was kept secret from the rest of the US, with travel brochures deliberately making it sound like it rains here constantly and there's nothing to do. One of our mayors, Tom McCall, famously told people "come visit, but don't move here".

    Captain Kyra
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Add to this an odd interaction with a stranger

    ZGutr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How long to Ireland from Oregon just so we can drink guinness instead? (Asking for a friend)

    2WheelTravlr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have stouts too. Lots of fantastically varied beer options in the northwest.

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    2WheelTravlr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Columbia raincoat. I'm decently certain you're not allowed to leave PDX without one.

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    Joanne Earle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks like Cape Flattery in Washington

    Leigh
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have lots of bridges and bikes here! Plus a famous rose garden! And dark horse comics is amazing! They also produced Buffy the vampire slayer

    2WheelTravlr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We also have the other half of the state which is wide open high desert that many valley folks tend to forget about.

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    #27

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States Philadelphia is now its own state and you get a punch in the face from Gritty.

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    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The scrapple is not to be slighted, either. (For those of you non-Philyites who are wondering what's in scrapple, doesn't the name tell you that you really don't want to know?)

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    detective miller's hat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Philadelphia is.... different. It possesses levels of both Crazy and Chaos that really cannot be matched anywhere else. I both loved and hated living there.

    Michelle C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought of “the city of brotherly love.” My dad‘s entire family is from Pennsylvania, more or less.

    Glenn Cuneo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gritty? Fo shizzle, Rizz dat, Skibidi Dop Dop Dop Dop,

    #28

    In New York, you’d get a bagel with cream cheese.

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    Justin Tyme
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Philadelphia Cream Cheese was invented in New York State.

    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They named it Philadelphia because Philadelphia was considered to be a very fashionable city at the time.

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    Lauren S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No thin slice of cheese pizza? NY and NJ bagels are amazing though so I get it.

    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh I live in butt-a*s nowhere, Midwest, and you cannot find a decent bagel ANYWHERE, I swear.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same, except high desert Nevada. Store bought is just so disappointing since having tried some fresh NY bagels when I visited years ago.

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    Ray Davis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's downstate. New York is a lot more than NYC. I wish people would add "state" when New York is mentioned and "city " when their referring to that terminus at the end of the Hudson River.

    Terry Tobias
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you! I'm from Rochester and get a little tired of people thinking "NYC" when New York State is mentioned. Up here you'd get apples, lilacs, and a snow shovel!

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    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about the dirty gray water hotdogs? Mmmm.

    Scott Pinkham
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NY state has so many local foods and many of them are so local people from other parts of the state don't know them

    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Forget the cream cheese use a little bit of butter instead and some CHEESECAKE

    Tiff G
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I haven't been, but I do hope to one day get into the perpetual Best Pizza in NYC War among Ray's/Ray's Famous/(insert another bazillion pizza places' names here). 🤤🐽💀

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    #29

    Tennessee... a ticket for a minor traffic violation. Or a bottle of Jack Daniels so they could get you on a not so minor violation.

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun Fact, the county where they distill JD is a dry county. So no alcohol sales.

    MezzoPiano
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really, you could have gone for the gorgeous scenery, the bar-b-que, or the music, and you go for minor traffic violations?

    Elizabeth Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s accurate though. I’m from Tennessee and I used to get pulled over all the time for things being wrong with my car. Since I moved away and have lived in different states, the only times I’ve been pulled over have been when i was back in TN. Last time I was there I was pulled over and given a lecture for following a semi too closely.

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    Jill Allen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stand corrected. It is a dry county.

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    #30

    Ohio…a buckeye (the candy kind).

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    Lauren S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mmm chocolate and peanut butter goodness.

    iseefractals
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I grew up in ohio. More accurate would be buckeyes, a trip to see the Amish, and directions to the local d**g dealer located at the nearest middle school.

    Thomas Hunt, Jr.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No thanks, I prefer the nut. They're quite good!

    Ray Davis
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THE ohio state. Biggest self-inflated university in the world.

    #31

    Well for Illinois it would be an ear of corn and a handful of soybeans. But since you're actually flying in to Chicago it'll be a broken lawn chair for your dibs and a Chicago hot dog.

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    Marie Clear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, thin and crispy crust, or stuffed, or Chicago style, the pizza is the best, and I still love Gibsons for a great steak. So did Frank Sinatra who used to have Gibsons delivered to him wherever he was in the country. (FYI: the folks in Chicago with firearms will only give you the bullet part of their guns. They keep the rest of the gun for themselves.)

    Wendy Miller
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Native from the Chicago burbs, here. Some of the best pizza is thin crust at a local pizza place. No chains. However, best deli is Augustino's in Carol Stream or West Chicago.

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    C W
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "A broken lawn chair for your dibs". If you know, you know. And you'll never forget. That gives me such a specific image memory!

    Tiffany Marie
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love soybeans! Its an incredible food. I live in California and keep my cabinets stocked with them.

    Zephyr343
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    More likely a firearm

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    #32

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States Beads in Louisiana.

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    SBocker78
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only they were real and not plastic garbage.

    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For real beads and stones and other such jewelry, you want the craft fairs on the West Coast.

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    LadyRougarou
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What ab a real crawfish boil, gumbo and jambalaya?? Or swamp kittens? We're more than just beads damn it lol

    Judith Thompson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey! Didn’t someone buy the state with these? Look at how their investment has grown.

    Joanne Earle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only they were the kinds of beads pictured here!

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    #33

    Minnesota you get the deed to a lake.

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    C Cat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the season. Winter: better have a hat and gloves. Summer: bug spray. August: something on a stick from the state fair

    tuzdayschild
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went there in April and needed a coat. Mackinac Island was beautiful though.

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    HarveyAndGandalf
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Minnesota, you get 6 months of winter and 6 months of road construction.

    Kelly Scott
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those aren't lakes. Those are mosquito farms.

    Stewart Nagle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spoiler though, 99% of the "lakes" are ponds by normal people standards.

    Ray Davis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And a canoe, kayak or speed boat.

    Sad Potato Man
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Minnesota, I can confirm that I have a lake in my backyard and this is pure facta

    Twizzy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Minnesota you would get bug spray, with more than 10,000 lakes that's a lot of mosquitoes.

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    #35

    Minnesota: Half a pan of tater tot hotdish and a grainbelt.

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    J. Grawn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hot dish. Not casserole. Get it right.

    Joanne Earle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I freakin love hot dish! I use hash brown patties instead of tots. So good.

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    #36

    Lobster Bib- Maine.

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    linda harbin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh great. Now I want a lobstah roll…and I live in Idaho. *sigh*

    Ian S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol, lived in Maine nearly my whole lifei, hate lobster. I call them ocean roaches.

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    #37

    When you land in Connecticut, you’ll get a tax bill…and maybe some pizza….

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    DB
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And your pick of which Gerrymandered Congressional district to live in.

    Deirdre McNeil
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in CT and this is 100% accurate.

    detective miller's hat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget spending most of your waking life sitting in traffic.

    #38

    Realistically, a shot of bourbon, but it’s fun to imagine giving each visitor a full-size Thoroughbred….

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    #39

    In Iowa you’d get a Busch Light and a Casey’s pizza.

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    Cathy Homan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree. Only place that can make taco pizza right now is

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    HarveyAndGandalf
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had Casey's yesterday on my drive down to Iowa. Although I got it from a Casey's in Minnesota.

    Ceil
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Casey's pizza, you know it's going to be good when the oil is being blotted off the top with paper towels before it's sliced and their breakfast pizza is the best of it's kind I've ever had.

    Brian Droste
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll take Casey's pizza. Some one else can have my Busch Light.

    Goat express
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or Happy Joe's Pizza and an ice cream from Whitey's!

    #40

    Bag of boiled peanuts in Georgia.

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    Freya the Wanderer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Georgia should be known as the Peanut State. It is the #1 producer of peanuts, only #4 or #5 (depending on what source you check) for peaches.

    tuzdayschild
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Peaches are prettier than peanuts. Marketing matters.

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    CF
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ew the thought of the smell makes me nauseous. And that's only south Georgia anyway. Repeating a bit from my Massachusetts comment above, you'd probably get a meal at Waffle House.

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    Boiled peanuts are disgusting!

    Zephyr343
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same with Loisiana. They are so good

    SPeters
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If put this under Alabama. Tried them in Dothan, AL during their peanut festival, spat the slimy deer turds right back out.

    Ray Davis
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NOT my favorite kind of peanuts.

    Steve Hall
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boiled peanuts are not that easy to find in south Georgia.

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    #41

    Sunflowers Kansas.

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    Helena
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really? I was going to say a rundown of what the procedures are for that location during a tornado.

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe your own pair of ruby slippers and a little doggy named Toto 😉

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    Tracy Egan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What you really get is pulled over by a hypo once you cross the state line looking for weed smugglers coming from Denver.

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    #42

    Winter coat- North Dakota.

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    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And thermal underwear...and polar snow gloves...and a wool scarf...and a fur-lined hat with those ear flaps...and thick wool socks...and snow boots...

    Hiram's Friend
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    -40F (conveniently -40C) keeps the riff raff out.

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    Ray Davis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And tie-downs, crampons or anchors. Anything that will keep you from blowing into South Dakota.

    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Y'all have crampons there!? Hardly anybody I've met in the USA has ever heard of crampons, admittedly I don't know anyone from North Dakota. :)

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    #43

    Washington you’d get coffee.

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    Wendy Kubas
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, Washington was already said, for "Hucking salmon"! Lol

    Analyn Lahr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coffee, craft beer, debate on which side of the Cascades is better. Eventually told "Seattle is not the only godamn city!"

    anaisbananas
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coffee at the ferry terminal 💗

    #44

    Nevada you'd get a bag of casino chips.

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    Tara Twothumbs
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You also get swept away in flood waters (lousy infrastructure), rudest drivers in the nation and scorpions from Arizona

    Sweet Taurus
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NV native here! Debt, a map to the "red light district" and a DUI

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice! I'd go cash them in!

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    #45

    Virginia: Vanity license plate.

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    The Original Bruno
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Home of the legendary "EAT THE children first" plate.

    Kathy L
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from VA, and it's true. And we have the most different license plate designs to choose from.

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    #46

    Pepperoni rolls here in WV.

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    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶Country rooooads take me hoooome!🎶

    detective miller's hat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have thought Tudor's Biscuit World with a side of abject despair.

    Hoody Hoo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HELL YEAH! So glad I can order those to be shipped to NJ!

    Nannychachi
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And hotdogs with sauce and coleslaw. WV born and raised.

    Vvee Work
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hell yeah! I like me some hot pepper cheese roni rolls!.... not just pepperoni rolls for WV though,camo AND pepperoni rolls

    Upstaged75
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    And marrying your cousin. ;)

    Alicia Young
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rude. Not everyone here is inbred and they ask at the courthouse if you're related before they issue the license.

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    #47

    Alabama, an STD.

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    The Doom Song
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah butbwhich family member gave said STI to you

    DippityDooDerp
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact. Incest is illegal in Alabama. It's not illegal in Ohio except if it's a parent or guardian.

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    Adrian
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're referring to Deliverance it was a banjo and was set in Georgia...

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    Susan Teter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do people in Alabama do on Halloween? PUMP KIN

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    #48

    “Welcome To Pennsylvania, Here’s Your Flat Tire”: 50 Iconic Things That Define US States Massachusetts: dunks.

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    Marie Clear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I misread it as "drunks," and thought, oh yeah, that tracks.

    Abby Ryder
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the OP meant dunkin donuts, not what is represented in this pic...

    ॐBoyGanesh
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They very much meant Nike Dunks, the shoe in the photo, which I’d say they’re in competition with Philly for having an obsession.

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    Tiff G
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you arrive on or around a certain date in March, be prepared for a plague of frat boys who've never been to Ireland but suddenly decide they are ALL OF THE IRISHNESS.

    Trisec Tebeakesse
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boston: "Hey, look at this moron with out-of-state plates" "LEARN HOW TO DRIVE YOU F UCKING MORON!!! *beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep* (revs engine behind you)

    WonderWoman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How sad for Massachusetts that it's claim to fame is s****y swill pretending to be coffee.

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    #49

    Texas: a gun.

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, c'mon! This is such BS! I used to live in Texas, and we didn't give guns to all visitors. We usually waited until your second visit. No, I'll tell you what Texans give every visitor: a "history" lesson. They'll tell you all about The Republic of Texas (but not mention it only existed for 10 years), or how it's the "only state in the Union that can legally secede if they want (not true), or how it was home to the first European settlement in America (Also not true. The Vikings had a permanent settlement in Newfoundland 500 years earlier). etc etc etc.

    WonderWoman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So.....Texas where the lies are as big as the racism?

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    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How unoriginal. How about a longhorn skull for your car and rattlesnake boots instead? 😉

    Mel Colley
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it would be the electric chair!! Ha ha ha!

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    #50

    Do they still do this in Hawaii? The last time I landed there, about 10 years ago, I didn’t get one. Now I’m thinking I got shafted. Anyway, when arriving in Duluth or Minneapolis, you’d be given a tater-tot hot-dish.

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    The Original Bruno
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor guy couldn't even get lei'd in Hawaii. (Sorry, I know, I know, I'm leaving....)

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is absolutely dreadful Bruno, you have won the internet today

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    KindnessMatters
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lei? No we don't give them out when you land. We use them mainly for events and celebrations.

    ॐBoyGanesh
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Came to say this. Tho, I’m an old enough ha’ole’aina that I remember when Aloha & HawaiianAir and especially PSA used to provide them for all passengers when they landed.

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    Ray Davis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, aloha to the lei wreath. Maybe they're still handed out to large and wealthy tour groups.

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    #51

    NYC expensive rent.

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    #52

    Delaware would send you off with a loaf of scrapple.

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    The Original Bruno
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one's easy because it's true: A bill for using their highway. The Eastern megalopolis is more populous than any EU nation except Germany, but right in the middle is a 12-mile passage through Delaware that even though it's a federal road ("interstate"), charges you more than a dollar per mile to use it. Delaware functions as a bridge troll.

    Amazonia
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was going to say a US map with Delaware boldly outlined and multiple arrows pointing to it, as people tend to forget Delaware exists. I do and I lived there for quite a long while.

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    SBocker78
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to look it up and now I'm both horrified and curious.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I keep an open mind and try everything...really wish I had not tried scrapple. It's horrible.

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    #53

    Colorado: a Nalgene bottle with craft brewery stickers.

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    #54

    Washington, DC will ask what do you do for a living.

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    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our license plates say taxation without representation. And it's true. DC has no voting representatives in Congress. Which makes NO sense!

    #55

    A miniature Boston Baked Bean can for **Massachusetts**.

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    #56

    Moose poop jewelry for Alaska. Usually earrings.

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    General Anaesthesia
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just don't let them thaw out and you'll be ok.

    Krista Leslie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok do not gonna go to Alaska check ✔️

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    #57

    West Virginia. A lump of coal.

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    #58

    New Mexico: steal your bag.

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    Heir of Durin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was thinking something more along the lines of hatch chiles, but I suppose this is accurate. 😂

    The Darkest Timeline
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should be “Christmas chile” but they just had to go with petty theft

    #59

    Cowboy hat in texas.

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *The* reason the US will never go metric. Texans will never trade their 10-gallon hats in for 37.85412-liter hats.

    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol was going to object this but I own a cowboy hat :P

    #60

    Quahogs for everyone!

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    Miryaa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Peetah? Buttscratcha!!!!

    Dragon mama
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man I thought we were gonna get left out. #60 out of the 50 states seems about right 😂

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    #61

    Land in Maryland and you get shot with a confetti cannon full of Old Bay.

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Add lots of Old Bay to the breadcrumbs when you fry (or oven fry) some chicken. Yummy

    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    Land? They're not giving land away for free in Maryland. Some of the wealthiest and most expensive counties in the USA are in Maryland.

    I_imagine_even_worse_w***s
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Land as in when you get there you get the old bay not that they are giving away land lol! To be fair I can see how you might have read it like that first.

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    #62

    Food: A runza We dont really have a clothing or other item thats specific to nebraska I don't think.

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    tuzdayschild
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you off the plane in Nebraska, you get Nebraska.

    Marie Clear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nebraska has an astounding number of bugs dive-bombing the gas station lights at night. Why not give those away? Never saw so many bugs in my life, lol.

    Kate
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why the football team used to be the Bug Eaters.

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    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Willa Cather. That's where most of her books are set. "My Atonia" is one of my favorites.