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I am going to be ranking the 50 States

post #1 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:28pm
Thread Starter 
In order.

This is the thread to make cases for or against States. Here's the current list:

1. New York
2. California
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50. Arkansas

Hawaii is somewhere in the top ten, as is Texas. Exact spots are not yet figured out.
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post #2 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:35pm
Looks right to me. I care fuck all about the middle.
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post #3 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:38pm
Delaware is somewhere in the middle. Mainly because it's Delaware.
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post #4 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:38pm
Since I hold Florida at least partially responsible for the last 7 1/2 years, I propose they go somewhere near the bottom.
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post #5 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:39pm
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Yeah, Florida's a real shitpit.

Delaware is pretty.
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post #6 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:39pm
Texas in the top ten, really? Is that based mostly off of Austin?
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post #7 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:39pm
If you go by Seattle and Portland, Washington and Oregon rank 3 and 4.

If you go by the rest of the state, they rank 48 and 49.
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post #8 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:40pm
Seattle (Washington State) should get a high rating but should also get dinged for the inability to find a liqour store after 9 PM. Bullshit liqour laws in my view.

And I figure Georgia will get a high rating *Wink*
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post #9 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:41pm
Oh, and based on the memories of my youth, I nominate Oregon for a spot in the top 20. Gorgeous, clean air, lots of forests, and one of my favorite big cities.
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post #10 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:42pm
Illionis I figure gets some heavy pull due to Chicago. Top 5 perhaps? Clearly in the top 10.
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post #11 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:42pm
(ahem) We're #3. Austin, Tom Landry, and Buddy Holly make up for Bush.
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post #12 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:42pm
You forgot Mike Judge and pretty good Barbeque.
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post #13 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:43pm
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I like the Texas attitude, and I like cowboys. And the last girl I was really, really in love with was from Texas.
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post #14 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:43pm
Texas needs to be in the bottom ten, not the top. The whole state is not Austin.
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post #15 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:44pm
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Originally Posted by devincf View Post
Yeah, Florida's a real shitpit.

Delaware is pretty.
Home of tax free shopping!
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post #16 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:45pm
Pssh, Oregon doesn't have sales tax either.
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post #17 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:46pm
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Originally Posted by devincf View Post
I like the Texas attitude, and I like cowboys. And the last girl I was really, really in love with was from Texas.
The state executes retarded people and does so proudly.

Other states that need to be in the bottom ten:

Kansas
Alaska
Wyoming
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post #18 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:47pm
Alaska has some real beauty to it. I say throw the Dakotas and Idaho towards the bottom.

Also I figure Hawaii in the top 15.
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post #19 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:49pm
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Originally Posted by Matt Goldberg View Post
The state executes retarded people and does so proudly.

Other states that need to be in the bottom ten:

Kansas
Alaska
Wyoming
Nobody's perfect. Also, you choose to live in Georgia, so your opinion is suspect.
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post #20 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:49pm
Actually, make Hawaii within the top 10.
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post #21 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:49pm
2004 Electoral map:



Pretty much any of the red states are suspect.
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post #22 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:51pm
But some of those states have some real natural beauty. Such as Alaska and New Mexico. Like I said, Iowa, Dakotas, Idaho. Fuck'em.
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post #23 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:52pm
Factoring in cost of living versus quality of life, and add on the fact that our only major city is most famous for being the cesspool background for The Wire, I nominate my state of Maryland for in the bottom 20. Probably not bad enough to be in the bottom 10, but definitely belongs in the bottom half.
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post #24 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:53pm
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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
Alaska has some real beauty to it. I say throw the Dakotas and Idaho towards the bottom.

Also I figure Hawaii in the top 15.
Yes. Idaho is a living hell. I'm pretty certain that the official state animal of Idaho is the Red Necked Racist Miscreant.
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post #25 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:54pm
Are we infact including D.C.?
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post #26 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:54pm
Washington has the San Juan Islands, the Dungeness Spit, Long Beach, MT. Baker, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, and the Columbia River Gorge. But there is that lame ass liquor thing and there is meth, though I suspect we're not unique there.

Oregon has Cannon Beach, Seaside, The Dunes, Astoria, and Ashland. Also the best strip joints in the nation.
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post #27 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:54pm
I call shenanigans on CA and NY automatically getting 1 and 2. I don't deny that they might deserve it, but I think they should have to fight for those slots.

Wisconsin should be in the top 20. The northern half of the state is totally dragging us down, but Milwaukee and Madison are great cities. Milwaukee's beautiful, has a rich tradition of political weirdness, the people here are some of the nicest in the country, it's situated on a gorgeous lake, has a low cost of living, and, wow, will we get you completely trashed if you visit.
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post #28 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:55pm
Washington also has the drive-thru bikini girl coffee shops.
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post #29 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:55pm
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Originally Posted by devincf View Post
Nobody's perfect. Also, you choose to live in Georgia, so your opinion is suspect.
I like Atlanta (for the most part), but Devin's right. Georgia hasn't been the most pleasant place to visit in my past experience.

Pennsylvania's pretty backasswards. I lived there longer than I care to admit so when people ask where I grew up I say "Texas" so they don't think I'm a pussy. It's America's asshole. I will say this though: the food there is great, especially in Philadelphia. City with a rich history and a fantastic array of sights to hit up. Just a beautiful city.

The people? Eh, not so much.
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post #30 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:55pm
Georgia has Savannah, which is cool. California has Fresno and Sacramento, which should bounce it from the top 5 immediately. (It also has Big Sur and Carmel, but have you even been to those yet?)

I can't get behind Pennsylvania, except this list seems to be ranking the states based on one city contained in the state.
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post #31 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:55pm
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Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post
wow, will we get you completely trashed if you visit.
When can you pick me up from the airport?
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post #32 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:55pm
Nebraska is absolutely in the bottom 10. Illinois is a pretty awful state but Chicago has to put us in the top 5.
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post #33 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:56pm
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Originally Posted by devincf View Post
Nobody's perfect. Also, you choose to live in Georgia, so your opinion is suspect.
You can throw Georgia in the bottom ten too. Our governor took time to pray for rain last summer because of the drought. We also tried to steal part of Tennessee.

If I could afford it, I'd probably move. That being said, I have a lot of family and friends here. But that's a personal motive that doesn't reflect on the larger problems with my state.
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post #34 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:58pm
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Originally Posted by Tieman View Post
Washington also has the drive-thru bikini girl coffee shops.

I think that actually started in Oregon. That annoying Bikini Barista from Big Brother is from my city.
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post #35 of 388
8/27/08 at 8:59pm
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Originally Posted by Tieman View Post
When can you pick me up from the airport?
You just let me know when you're coming, because I'm a Wisconsinite and I'm nice, dammit. And I'll also introduce you to some hot chicks. After all, according to Marie Claire magazine, this is the sexiest city.
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post #36 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:00pm
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Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post
I call shenanigans on CA and NY automatically getting 1 and 2. I don't deny that they might deserve it, but I think they should have to fight for those slots.

Wisconsin should be in the top 20. The northern half of the state is totally dragging us down, but Milwaukee and Madison are great cities. Milwaukee's beautiful, has a rich tradition of political weirdness, the people here are some of the nicest in the country, it's situated on a gorgeous lake, has a low cost of living, and, wow, will we get you completely trashed if you visit.
New York totally deserves the #1 slot. Even in the city where you have a chance of getting robbed on a scale ranging from "probably"-"to-maybe twice in a day," it's still NYC. And the countryside is gorgeous. Best memory I have is sailing on a lake up there forever ago.
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post #37 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:00pm
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Originally Posted by Phil View Post
Georgia has Savannah, which is cool. California has Fresno and Sacramento, which should bounce it from the top 5 immediately. (It also has Big Sur and Carmel, but have you even been to those yet?)
Modesto and Bakersfield also drag down California, but I can testify that Big Sur and Carmel push it back up.
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post #38 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:01pm
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Originally Posted by Phil View Post
Georgia has Savannah, which is cool. California has Fresno and Sacramento, which should bounce it from the top 5 immediately. (It also has Big Sur and Carmel, but have you even been to those yet?)
If this was an objective ranking, CA would be #1. Deserts in the south and amazing forests in the north. Stunning mountains. Beautiful beaches. LA and San Francisco are two of the best cities in the world and San Diego is a great place to visit. No other state has the breadth and variety of California.
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post #39 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:02pm
Bakersfield is the brown-eye of California. Avoid.

Agree the California would be well served as #1. Just wish the fucking housing prices didn't reflect that.
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post #40 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:02pm
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Been to Wisconsin and it sucks ass. A couple of nice towns in the middle of fuck all do not make a state great.
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post #41 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:05pm
Having lived for extended periods of time in both, I say Illinois should definitely be in the top 8 and Arizona should fall somewhere in the bottom 12. My two cents.
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post #42 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:05pm
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Originally Posted by devincf View Post
Been to Wisconsin and it sucks ass. A couple of nice towns in the middle of fuck all do not make a state great.
Feh, someone forgot to have frozen custard when he visited.
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post #43 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:06pm
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Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post
Feh, someone forgot to have frozen custard when he visited.
Or cheese curds.
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post #44 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:07pm
See, that's what I'm saying. It's gorgeous around here, cheap, and you will gain at least 10 pounds if you do it right.
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post #45 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:07pm
As a Floridian I nominate Florida for #49.
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post #46 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:07pm
Arizona should get points for geography. And more points for the insanely voluminous series of oil paintings (all featuring the same Rotweiler) I found at a Stuckey's there.
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post #47 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:08pm
Or go to a Tommy Bartlett show.
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post #48 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:08pm
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Originally Posted by devincf View Post
If this was an objective ranking, CA would be #1. Deserts in the south and amazing forests in the north. Stunning mountains. Beautiful beaches. LA and San Francisco are two of the best cities in the world and San Diego is a great place to visit. No other state has the breadth and variety of California.
The funny thing about San Francisco is that if you grow up in the Bay Area and aren't from San Fran, you most likely hate it. To the rest of the country, SF is the most liberal place on Earth. If you grow up in Oakland or Berkeley or something like that, you see SF as the epitome of corporate.
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post #49 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:08pm
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Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post
See, that's what I'm saying. It's gorgeous around here, cheap, and you will gain at least 10 pounds if you do it right.
and you've got Lake Geneva and Williams Bay, so there's two more points.
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post #50 of 388
8/27/08 at 9:09pm
We have amazing forests and deserts. Forests to the west. Deserts to the east.

Some friends were just in Milwaukee to kick the shit out of their rollerderby squad and were very high on that place.

Georgia should go to the bottom because of Macon who saw fit to pay tribute to Otis Redding with a freeway overpass over a stink-ass river.
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