if you told me that, say, Lawrence KS is a better town than anyplace in Florida I'd gladly believe you
Lawrence is better than anyplace i've been in FL, try wichita and we're talking
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 28 April 2012 01:18 (eleven years ago) link
lol i actually thought "i'm going to vote for florida" as i clicked on the thread expecting to see all 50 states as poll options
― some dude, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:08 (eleven years ago) link
also, orlando and tampa are both worse than panhandle and miami
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:10 (eleven years ago) link
connecticut is the worst state u guys
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:10 (eleven years ago) link
texas is awesome, florida is unique
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:11 (eleven years ago) link
for me to poop on
― some dude, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:17 (eleven years ago) link
there's a reason they call it "the sunshine's taint"
― some dude, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:18 (eleven years ago) link
proud Mexican-American population turning the state blue eventually
You're only allowed to say eventually if you expect to see it in your lifetime.
― pplains, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:19 (eleven years ago) link
whites already are <50% in texas and hispanics will def become the majority demographic in our lifetime
― iatee, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:23 (eleven years ago) link
texas would be a fine place w/o white people really
I understand that. Those proud Hispanics still live in metropolitan cities whose congressional districts look like a Trivia Pursuit pie designed by rural and suburban Republicans.
― pplains, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:26 (eleven years ago) link
cool demos guys
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:31 (eleven years ago) link
well that's true everywhere, but at least as far as presidential elections go, which is usually what 'go blue' refers to, texas is def a swing state by 2020
― iatee, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:31 (eleven years ago) link
i think it's an odd assumption that most "proud Hispanics" aren't Republicans
― JacobSanders, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:36 (eleven years ago) link
dont mess w
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:36 (eleven years ago) link
I thought Texas sucked until I moved here. Like it a lot so far.
Florida and CT both suck balls though.
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:38 (eleven years ago) link
are you a proud hispanic?
― iatee, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:39 (eleven years ago) link
No.
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:40 (eleven years ago) link
it's not just an assumption:
As of December 2010, 65% of Latino voters were registered as Democrats and 22% Republican.
not sure how "pride" skews this, but...
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:40 (eleven years ago) link
I've seen in texas that Republicans play to the fact that most Hispanics are catholic and largely anti-abortion, as well as with other moral issues, even if their interest aren't really at the heart with what Hispanics want from a representative.
― JacobSanders, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:44 (eleven years ago) link
'did you know we might have similar views on some subjects' is not gonna cut it when the gop base is 'racists'
― iatee, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:47 (eleven years ago) link
the republican portion of the latino vote is disproportionately cuban, so in states where the cuban population is low, the hispanic vote is even more strongly democratic
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:54 (eleven years ago) link
bbq is good
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:56 (eleven years ago) link
― JacobSanders, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:59 (eleven years ago) link
― lag∞n, Friday, April 27, 2012 10:10 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
f u man ct is pretty awesome
― dharunravir (k3vin k.), Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:59 (eleven years ago) link
haha sry but i h8 conn
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:00 (eleven years ago) link
what we do
― dharunravir (k3vin k.), Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:00 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i mean is there anything specifically wrong with CT or is it a vague 'new england sucks in general, let's pick on one state with no obvious saving grace' thing
― some dude, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:02 (eleven years ago) link
Tough call -- there are more places in FL than TX that would tempt me into venturing into the state. But Texas' temptation (Austin/Lockhart) is stronger.
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:07 (eleven years ago) link
I don't know if it's a hipster cliche or something but I'd like to visit Marfa.
― raw feel vegan (silby), Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:09 (eleven years ago) link
i lived most of my life p close to conn so its not just a vague distaste, its hard to put into words cause theres just something abt it
1 theres no there there2 wasps, i think the worst wasps, worse than mass wasps, w/their boats3 southern connecticut 1% land4 its biggest citys primary industry is... insurance
idk its poopy, i got depressed riding through there on the train the other day
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:10 (eleven years ago) link
i remember as a kid always being told not to speed when in connecticut (a place one only ever drove through, so useful advice). implication that CT was always ready to fuck with u. plus taco mayor.
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:11 (eleven years ago) link
http://image1.masterfile.com/em_w/02/63/87/619-02638718w.jpg
― buzza, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:11 (eleven years ago) link
what I find interesting are the like, trashy not-rich wasp, it's like the ct version of jersey trash
― iatee, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:11 (eleven years ago) link
you forgot joe liebermann, but yeah even living in the northeast pt of the state for the last 5 years i understand those vibes. both statewide and nationally (liebermann excepted) our politics aren't terrible tho
― dharunravir (k3vin k.), Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:14 (eleven years ago) link
i would go so far as to claim that texas is one of the better states for eating, Austin, Houston, Port Arthur, Del Rio, the Hill Country the Valley, Corpus, Galveston, even Dallas and Lubbock all have distinct food to offer. and you can dig up great records still in texas
― JacobSanders, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:15 (eleven years ago) link
i dunno that all sounds like generic lol new england stuff to me -- is there some way that vermont or new hampshire is way better or exzempt from the same kind of ire?
― some dude, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:15 (eleven years ago) link
― iatee, Friday, April 27, 2012 11:11 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lots of jersey ppl go to school here so the distinction sometimes is nonexistent
― dharunravir (k3vin k.), Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:16 (eleven years ago) link
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― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:16 (eleven years ago) link
paging max xp
wow i really forgot how to spell exempt for a sec there
― some dude, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:16 (eleven years ago) link
vermont and new hampshire are not huge suburbs for nyc financial industry
― iatee, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:16 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/1-in-7-cars-in-Greenwich-a-BMW-or-Mercedes-3340419.php
― iatee, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:19 (eleven years ago) link
― some dude, Friday, April 27, 2012 11:15 PM (59 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
vt n nh r p diff than ct, none of the things on my list apply to them particularly, ct is like only half new england culturally really and even then there are a lot of differences w/in that
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:19 (eleven years ago) link
ct has a vaguely disapproving vibe
― Lamp, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:22 (eleven years ago) link
fair enough -- i genuinely don't know that area well and am being mostly curious and only somewhat facetious and difficult here (xpost)
― some dude, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:22 (eleven years ago) link
it's just a huge foresty rich person suburb w/ some boats
― iatee, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:23 (eleven years ago) link
― Lamp, Friday, April 27, 2012 11:22 PM (12 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
well that is p generally new englandy
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:23 (eleven years ago) link
partly i just think it's hilarious when these areas are carved up into tiny little states that people pretend are more culturally distinct from each other than they really are -- i mean i lived in delaware for years and i can go on and on about what the delaware vibe is but when you get down to it it could really easily be a shitty coastal part of pennsyvlvania or maryland
― some dude, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:24 (eleven years ago) link
vt is legit beautiful ime although nh is kinda w/e it still has a more authentic new england backwoods charm. i grew up in a really lovely part of ct but its unrelentingly square and ersatz colonial
― Lamp, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:24 (eleven years ago) link
i'd probably say Maine in a pinch if i had to name a "most innocuous US state."
Maine's where that killer demon clown killed all those kids. Also where the four kids found that dead body in the woods.
― "Fourvel - it's like Fievel, but one less." (R Baez), Sunday, 29 April 2012 00:53 (eleven years ago) link
i personally look to the midwest for my innocuousness
― lag∞n, Sunday, 29 April 2012 01:02 (eleven years ago) link
i might've said a Midwest state as an example of innocuousness too ... until the denizens of several such states went & elected evil asshats like Scott Walker, Michelle Bachmann and Steve King.
― a big fat fucking fat guy in a barrel what could be better? (Eisbaer), Sunday, 29 April 2012 02:19 (eleven years ago) link
Probably Vermont, but I wanna say that Maryland is somewhere in the running.Ha, yes, I'll consider this next time I'm hanging out in Fredneck.
― pplains, Sunday, 29 April 2012 03:03 (eleven years ago) link
Hawaii seems pretty innocuous
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Sunday, 29 April 2012 03:08 (eleven years ago) link
Queen Liliʻuokalani would like to have a word with you.
― pplains, Sunday, 29 April 2012 03:14 (eleven years ago) link
Idaho has three essential things, at least:- The caldera entrance to Twin Falls- SR 95 from Boise to Coeur D'Alene. It takes forever and it's so pretty.- Priest Lake
On a cultural level, eh. Built To Spill play Seattle more often than most Seattle bands. And Boise is a loooong drive, if that gives perspective.That KKK sheriff candidate is probably running in the same county as Priest Lake, to be fair.
― ma ck ro ma ck ro (mackro mackro), Sunday, 29 April 2012 04:14 (eleven years ago) link
I crossed SR 95 a couple of times today actually as I do most weekends. And as for your guess regarding the KKK sheriff candidate you would be absolutely correct.
I've lived here for almost six years now and I've been to Seattle and Portland dozens of times but have yet to go to Boise.
being from Idaho didn't mean I was going to be a violent racist
I love talking to people in my hometown, in rural-ass upper michigan, about Idaho and having them all freak out about how crazy and backwoods and racist it obviously must be while not realizing that they live in a far more crazy and occasionally racist backwoods place.
― joygoat, Sunday, 29 April 2012 06:56 (eleven years ago) link
Ha, yes, I'll consider this next time I'm hanging out in Fredneck.
― pplains, Saturday, April 28, 2012 11:03 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Have you seriously had to hang out in Frederick for some reason?
― frogsclovetofu (beachville), Sunday, 29 April 2012 09:51 (eleven years ago) link
the caldera entrance to twin falls is something to behold, it's true
twin falls, in general, is a very, deeply, strange place
― catbus otm (gbx), Sunday, 29 April 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
Never hung out in Frederick though I have hung out a little in the panhandle and "innocuous" wouldn't be the word I'd use to describe it.
(but isn't all of Maryland a panhandle, ami rite.)
― pplains, Sunday, 29 April 2012 18:40 (eleven years ago) link
there is a lot of panhandling going on, yes
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Sunday, 29 April 2012 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
Maryland really got screwed when they were handing out boundaries.
― pplains, Sunday, 29 April 2012 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
If this poll was strictly about boundaries, it'd get my vote.
Alabama
― los blue jeans, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 03:32 (six years ago) link
truth is there are about 20 states that all fucking terrible
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 03:33 (six years ago) link
yeah but the answer is Alabama
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 03:35 (six years ago) link
i can't say i'm an AL expert but i'll cop to never finding much redeemable there in the way i could w/ GA, LA, TN and even godforsaken MS.
― constitutional crises they fly at u face (will), Tuesday, 26 September 2017 03:40 (six years ago) link
every state that isn't obscenely wealthy is str8 trash
― sleepingbag, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 03:42 (six years ago) link
TN should just annex the north part that has muscle shoals and huntsville in it, which would basically resolve the question completely
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 03:43 (six years ago) link
― iatee, Friday, April 27, 2012 9:31 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Only way this happens, btw, is if Hillary runs as a Republican next time.
― pplains, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 03:44 (six years ago) link
Alabama has some amazing thrift stores and Hank William's gravesite is a must see. from my experience Birmingham is a cool city. everywhere else is college football land).
imo it's not as picturesque as the surrounding states that get more into the lower Appalachians, just kind of flat country dotted with Flying Js and the fireworks superstores with the tall facades.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 13:47 (six years ago) link
Florida as a collective whole is crap (though I will admit I've only lived in a very small radius of it) but there are really dope areas of FL.
so a belated "eff these poll options".
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 13:51 (six years ago) link
• Alabama has more freshwater biodiversity than any other state.
• Bear Bryant was born in Arkansas.
About as good as I'm going to get this morning complementing Alabama.
― pplains, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 14:19 (six years ago) link
I have a shitload of nice stuff to say about very specific aspects of small parts of Alabama - I was born and raised there, duh - but I mean, no, Alabama is bad. It's the worst. It's a tight race with Mississippi sometimes but really, Alabama.
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 14:45 (six years ago) link
I wouldn't call it the worst state. It definitely has fewer cowbells than Mississippi, for example.
Pointing out that Tennessee should annex North Alabama made me think of this turn-of-the-century arena football team, based in Huntsville.
https://image.ibb.co/hpdXok/Tennessee_Valley_Vipers.png
― pplains, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 16:16 (six years ago) link