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post #51 of 388
What's so great about Austin? Everyone seems to love the fucking place.
post #52 of 388
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Originally Posted by Mad Man Mundt View Post
Some friends were just in Milwaukee to kick the shit out of their rollerderby squad and were very high on that place.
I saw some of your rollergirls out at a club when they were in town. Cute cute. And our derby teams are still trying drum up the funds/skills to take their show on the road.

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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.
Another point in Wisconsin's column - we killed Otis Redding. You should be afraid of us.
post #53 of 388
I move that Arizona and Oklahoma both get fucked.

And yeah Wisconsin had Dhamer and Gein. But we had Zodiac, The Hillside Strangler and The Manson family. Take that cheeseheads.
post #54 of 388
lived in South Carolina over the summer, beautiful beaches, but thats about it..just a dirty run down hell hole. place it at about the later 30's
post #55 of 388
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And yeah Wisconsin had Dhamer and Gein. But we had Zodiac, The Hillside Strangler and The Manson family. Take that cheeseheads.
We have Ted Bundy and tons of sorority house massacres.
post #56 of 388
So far the list seems to reflect Demetri Martin's contention that the difficulty of drawing a state is inversely proportional to the difficulty of living there. Culture being attracted to squiggles, I believe was the thesis.

While I'm not sure about Illinois state (every time someone is going to the country they seem to go to Michigan or Wisconsin), Chicago does tower. We gave the Democrats Obama, SNL most of its talent, and Major League Baseball a punching bag for a solid century.

Grew up in Kansas, about which I have similar feelings. A couple pockets of nicety (Lawrence rules and Wichita is actually a decent city), but we contribute too much insanity by way of Fred Phelps and an 80-year lag in accepting the Scopes verdict. We even let Missouri have all the good parts of Kansas City. KANSAS City.
post #57 of 388
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Originally Posted by S Nabors View Post
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.
I'm going to have to disagree with this. If you live in the Bay Area and are in your late teens to your mid-twenties, San Francisco is considered the place to be. E.g. I've lived in Berkeley for four years and I've rarely ever heard San Francisco actually mentioned by name by anyone living in the area; when people talk about going to San Francisco, they talk about going to "The City."

Regarding the ranking, when you consider its cultural significance, its economic power, the diversity and beauty of its natural settings, and its policies concerning labor and conservation of energy, the state is easily #1 in an objective ranking. Also, San Francisco is taking steps to make it a more distant second to New York for the title of most expensive city in the contiguous United States by doing things like turning Treasure Island into a lower income district aimed more at blue collar workers and students than section 8.
post #58 of 388
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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
If they execute retarded people why are there still so many of them?

Virginia should be in the top 10 somewhere..the Northern part at least.
post #59 of 388
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So far the list seems to reflect Demetri Martin's contention that the difficulty of drawing a state is inversely proportional to the difficulty of living there. Culture being attracted to squiggles, I believe was the thesis.
I don't remember Rhode Island being a cultural institution. Although it did give us Lovecraft.
post #60 of 388
I'm originally from New Jersey, so my opinion about everything is already messed up. But there are actually a lot of very nice places there. too bad the people there...are there. Still, I love the place. Curous to see how low it ranks.
post #61 of 388
New Jersey will be in the upper 25 in my view. It's scrappy, takes no bullshit and while gave us Kevin Smith. It certainly gave us The Sopranos despite the soul sucking black holes that are Camden and Atlantic City.
post #62 of 388
Alabama shouldn't be too far away from Arkansas.
post #63 of 388
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Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post
I saw some of your rollergirls out at a club when they were in town. Cute cute. And our derby teams are still trying drum up the funds/skills to take their show on the road.
Yeah a big bunch of them are my friends. If you saw a really loud guy who looked like an anemic Elvis in a coverall or perhaps more like your famous resident Squiggy, that wasone of my best buds.

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Originally Posted by Eric Cordo View Post
We have Ted Bundy and tons of sorority house massacres.

Uh you co-opted Ted Bundy from us. And we have the Green River Killer, too.
post #64 of 388
I see no one has mentioned Utah yet.

Good.
post #65 of 388
Indiana gave the world Micheal Jackson and Bon Jovi!
post #66 of 388
Utah gets bottom five for extremly bullshit liqour law. State owned liqour stores and mandatory weak beer my ass.
post #67 of 388
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Originally Posted by Schwartz View Post
I see no one has mentioned Utah yet.

Good.
Whats Utah?
post #68 of 388
I don't see Nebraska brining much to the table. 'Cept football, emo, Warren Buffet and Alexander Payne.
post #69 of 388
We can't rank these until Sufjan Stevens gets around to all of them.
post #70 of 388
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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.
That explains it.
post #71 of 388
As a former Arizonan I nominate it for bottom 10. Fucking hate that hot ass polution pit that's called Phoenix. I'm still quite fond of Minnesota, but it is State Fair season, so maybe number 20? The drivers here are shit.

Whatever, as long as Oklahoma is number 50, I'm cool. And what about Hawaii, there's a lot to love about Hawaii. Also, Texas sucks simply because of Huston. That's the nastiest place I've ever been in my life.
post #72 of 388
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I see no one has mentioned Utah yet.

Good.
If you're a college age non-Mormon heterosexual male, Utah gets #49 for BYU alone. Girls from BYU are pretty much the most annoying people on the planet. Imagine taking your normal college co-ed and making her 100% naive on any matters that are remotely "adult" but giving her the means and the desire to successfully emulate the clothing styles and social cues from girls in mainstream society, then you'll have a pretty good take on girls from that school.

For example, I remember flirting with a few girls from BYU in England for over a half hour before their chaperon from the university came over and informed them I was flirting with them, which led to greater confusion on their part and an awkward egress while the guy informed me most of them were engaged. Then, there was the girl that dressed exclusively in batiks and tie-dye and got absolutely offended when we offered weed to her. Yeah, they're fun people.
post #73 of 388
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Originally Posted by Mad Man Mundt View Post
Uh you co-opted Ted Bundy from us. And we have the Green River Killer, too.
We life ended Ted Bundy, but I'll give you the GRK.
post #74 of 388
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If they execute retarded people why are there still so many of them?
Because now they're having a tough time telling the difference between Hillary supporters who are voting for McCain out of spite, and involuntarily retarded people.

My vote for a spot in the Top Ten: Oregon. Beautiful country, gorgeous beaches, no sales tax, it's illegal for you to pump your own gasoline and the Timberline Lodge which inspired the Overlook Hotel in Kubrick's THE SHINING is there.
post #75 of 388
The existence of Long Island should bump NY to two, maybe three.
post #76 of 388
Vermont has an openly socialist senator. That's hardcore.
post #77 of 388
New Jersey gave us Nicholson, DeVito, Abbott & Costello, Dinklage, Christina Ricci, Anne Hathaway, Sterling Hayden, Lee Van Cleef...
post #78 of 388
New Mexico has Billy the Kid, Santa Fe, Taos, and is currently infested with film shoots. It's also one of the only states where you have a pretty good chance of running into murderous, meth-crazed highwaymen, but whatever.
post #79 of 388
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Originally Posted by Peter Venkman View Post
lived in South Carolina over the summer, beautiful beaches, but thats about it..just a dirty run down hell hole. place it at about the later 30's
The 1930's that is!
post #80 of 388
Thread Starter 
New Mexico has let me down again and again. But maybe it's just Albuquerque that blows.
post #81 of 388
Alaska in the summer time is like vacationing in Heaven. That deserves a top ten spot.
post #82 of 388
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New Mexico has let me down again and again. But maybe it's just Albuquerque that blows.
Yeah, large parts of it do look like a post-apocalyptic 1980's shithole. I like it, but I can understand why outsiders might not. There's definitely more to the state, though; if you haven't been to Santa Fe, I recommend the trip.
post #83 of 388
If we could put Kentucky as far down the list as possible, that would be great. The words "shithole", "festering eyesore", and "bloody assnugget" are some of the nicer ways to describe this abomination of a state.
post #84 of 388
I was about to say Kentucky isn't as bad as you might think. It's still not great, though.

Indiana... is just boring, let's say 37.
post #85 of 388
I've lived here my entire life and as soon as college is over, I'm out. Can't wait to put it in my rearview.
post #86 of 388
Any love for Tennessee?

Southern hospitality, the Blues, Graceland & the Grand Ol' Opry.
post #87 of 388
Don't forget Dollywood.
post #88 of 388
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Originally Posted by Kent View Post
I've lived here my entire life and as soon as college is over, I'm out. Can't wait to put it in my rearview.
Well it seems good to me but of course most of my Kentucky experience was with Louisville and Lexington. I'm sure the rest brings it down, and maybe I underestimated how much.
post #89 of 388
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Originally Posted by Kent View Post
Don't forget Dollywood.
And Rock City!

Washington has got to be top 10 for Sub Pop and Hendrix alone. (Deduct points I guess for rain & Starbucks)
post #90 of 388
Minnesota should be #25, because it gave us Prince and Bob Dylan
Nevada should be #26 because it's like New Mexico except with Vegas. Vegas is both awesome and the closest America gets to Jim Thompson's El Ray.
post #91 of 388
Tennessee is quite beautiful scenery wise. I have a blast any time I am in Nashville and Memphis and there is something to be said for being able to get fireworks year round. I find Kentucky to be beautiful as well. Plus the place that produces Maker's Mark can't be all bad.
post #92 of 388
North Dakota should be about 10 places higher than South Dakota just to piss 'em off.
post #93 of 388
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Originally Posted by Jake View Post
Alabama shouldn't be too far away from Arkansas.
Hell, I live in Arkansas, and if I have to drive through Alabama I'll fill up the tank before I cross the state line. I will not remain motionless in Alabama.

I'm not saying Arkansas shouldn't be in the bottom ten or five, but personally I'd put Alabama, Oklahoma, and Florida behind Arkansas.
post #94 of 388
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Originally Posted by Tati View Post
What's so great about Austin? Everyone seems to love the fucking place.




'Nuff Said.
post #95 of 388
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Any love for Tennessee?

Southern hospitality, the Blues, Graceland & the Grand Ol' Opry.
Most everything that is great about TN can be found in Memphis. The rest can go down in a fire for all I care (a few of you can run in and try and save Nashville, but you're on your own.)
post #96 of 388
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Originally Posted by S Nabors View Post
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.
Damn, I was honestly about to post the same thing. I love living in western Washington. But eastern Washington is a hole. Can half a state secede?
post #97 of 388
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Originally Posted by Dax View Post
Hell, I live in Arkansas, and if I have to drive through Alabama I'll fill up the tank before I cross the state line. I will not remain motionless in Alabama.

I'm not saying Arkansas shouldn't be in the bottom ten or five, but personally I'd put Alabama, Oklahoma, and Florida behind Arkansas.
Your state isn't even pronounced correctly, for the love of god.
post #98 of 388
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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
New Jersey will be in the upper 25 in my view. It's scrappy, takes no bullshit and while gave us Kevin Smith. It certainly gave us The Sopranos despite the soul sucking black holes that are Camden and Atlantic City.
Kevin Smith is a hack - an enteraining hack, but a hack nonetheless....fuck him; Jersey gave us SPRINGSTEEN. Get your priorities in order.
post #99 of 388
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Originally Posted by Kent View Post
I've lived here my entire life and as soon as college is over, I'm out. Can't wait to put it in my rearview.
Where are you at in Kentucky? The Blue Wedge or the Red State Majority?
post #100 of 388
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Originally Posted by Andre Dellamorte View Post
Minnesota should be #25, because it gave us Prince and Bob Dylan
And a little show by the name of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000!

I also believe Massachusetts to be the coolest of the New England states. With Maine lower on the list but gets points for Stephen King, natural beauty and Lobsters.
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