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[–]Zaquex 131 points132 points ago

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North Dakota by a landslide (if there are any in the state). No one knows because no one lives there. At least, Idaho has potatoes, Wyoming has gay cowboys, and Kansas can milk the "Wizard of Oz" to death.

[–]botanist 40 points41 points ago

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Of course, who wouldn't want to milk the wizard of oz to death?

[–]KoalaBomb 62 points63 points ago

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I can't start my day without a fresh glass of wizard milk!

[–]botanist 14 points15 points ago

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Freshly squeezed! It's like magic in my mouth!

[–]VulcanJaded 21 points22 points ago

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Wyoming also has Yellowstone you know.

[–]oregone1 17 points18 points ago

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Came here to say that. Also, there was a really cute girl driving down I-80 just outside of Laramie in the summer of 1994 in an Isuzu Trooper. So there's that, too.

[–]matti4s[S] 32 points33 points ago

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"North Dakota is considered the least visited state, owing, in part, to it not having a major tourist attraction."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota#Tourism

[–]KibblesnBitts 15 points16 points ago

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However, The Simpsons are allowed to go there.

[–]subliminali 1 point2 points ago

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no major tourist attraction? Apparently you've never seen their 30 foot statue of a turtle riding a snowmobile.

For the record my good buddy from college is from North Dakota and this is his favorite rebuttal whenever people said there was nothing to see in his home state. Also, he would always get a little pissy every time someone would ask if ND was the state with Mount Rushmore. It isn't.

[–]xIHammerIx 15 points16 points ago

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I do not disagree. I live in ND.. I will say the Western side of the state is much better (if you want to call it that). Theodore Roosevelt National Park is there for starters. All we have is bad weather. 8 months of winter, floods and hail like crazy in the summer.

[–]WisconsinPlatt 8 points9 points ago

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The western side of ND is like the eastern side of MT. Wow, your state's in worse shape than I thought.

(Former Western Montanan)

[–]xIHammerIx 2 points3 points ago

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Pretty much. There is some nice scenery, I guess, if you like the farmland/prairie stuff. Snow scenes are nice, an occasional nice sunset. As far as things to do, you're stretching. Hunting, Fishing, college hockey (University of North Dakota), FM Redhawks (amateur baseball), is about it. Minneapolis is only 2.5 hours away.... :-/

[–]Furies 10 points11 points ago

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You should do an AMA.

/s

[–]xIHammerIx 1 point2 points ago

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I think it would be a fairly boring AMA, but if there's enough support I suppose I could do it.

[–]dafrizz888 4 points5 points ago

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Well 5 people upvoted Furies request, and thats like 10,000 people in North Dakota.

[–]dav0r 1 point2 points ago

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Try living in the province above you....

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

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I live in ND...it's a pretty shit state.

[–]yellowcheese 1 point2 points ago

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Rural ND here. At least I am close to Lake Sakakawea. Yeah boring times.

[–]an0m4ly 26 points27 points ago

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Go to the North Dakota Tourism Website, click on the "View All of our Attractions" button.

Result: Sorry there are no attractions that meet your search criteria.

Enough said.

[–]charactarantula 5 points6 points ago

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I agree, and I'm from ND.

[–]razzbar 8 points9 points ago

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Potatoes are boring, but Idaho has more than potatoes. Fuck you, J.R. Simplot for putting your business on our license plates.

[–]oregone1 1 point2 points ago

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At least we can sled down his mansion-hill.

[–]LadyEru 1 point2 points ago

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I pass that mansion hill every weekend! yay for local redditor's!!!

-high 5's-

[–]wanttoplayball 3 points4 points ago

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I used to live in SD and MN, and I visited or drove through ND many times, and I agree. There is nothing there. Idaho and Wyoming have cowboys and Indians, culture-wise. I don't know what Kansas has, but I know that ND is one big wintery void. Even SD has mountains shaped like presidents and a big castle made out of corn.

[–]milleribsen 6 points7 points ago

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Gay cowboys you say?

Brb, gone to Wyoming.

[–]NightOnTheSun 1 point2 points ago

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Oh God, I had to drive through North Dakota from the west side to the east and I can attest to the fact that it is the absolute worst. There is literally nothing to look at. Not even telephone poles. Worst 8 hours of my life.

[–]InferiousX 1 point2 points ago

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All this talk about ND is reminding me of my trip to Dickinson in two weeks.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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As a North Dakotan I can confirm this. However we have the most stable economy in the nation and have consistently had job growth.

[–]davidhildreth 1 point2 points ago

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Idaho is pretty awesome, just sayin'.

[–]toxn54 1 point2 points ago*

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Just depends which part of the state you're in, the eastern border of Kansas is not boring at all, but the central regions are excluding tornadoes. I would say that if your definition of interesting is derived from the things to do, the most boring state would be the one with the least amount of development, lowest concentration of people, combined with lack of natural attractions. It isn't Kansas though, I've been to most of the states excluding the north west (oregon, montana, washington, idaho) and the most boring places I've been have been the dakotas excluding the bad lands, large swaths of the south since everything looks the same tall lanky tree after tall lanky tree or the desert regions.

[–]staggerb 1 point2 points ago

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If the Eastern border of Kansas is so cool, why is Kansas City willing to jump a damned river to try and get to Missouri?

[–]jakeass 1 point2 points ago

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It does have the most bars per capita of any state (booze not cell phone bars, if I remember correctly from my last trip there it has no cell phone bars. More bars in more places indeed.)

[–]hangerbaby 1 point2 points ago

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Fargo has good cage fights

[–]tuesdayblue 1 point2 points ago

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How can anyone say that Wyoming is the most boring state? I've driven through/around most of the states, and Wyoming is my favourite. Absolutely stunning scenery. The last roadtrip I took to the USA was specifically to go to Wyoming, to visit the bits I had missed the last time. Laramie, the prison at Rawlins, Thermopolis, the forests, the mountains, visiting Yellowstone in the fall. Mind you, I'm from the UK so I crave space/mountains/stunning scenery - I guess I have a different take on it from some of the others on here.

[–]PressedJuice 146 points147 points ago

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Solid because it does nothing.

[–]fascistvegan 32 points33 points ago

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Especially at absolute zero, ugh.

[–]ssasnakebite 11 points12 points ago

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Theoretically not existing is quite a drag.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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No way man, I was just reading about aerogels which are cool as fuck.

[–][deleted] 65 points66 points ago

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Believe me, if North Dakota fit in my hand, I'd wipe my ass with it. I attended UND in Grand Forks for 3 years. I was doing very well as I was very academic through the awful winters. UND is the second biggest binge drinking college in the nation... but I liked to toke instead. That is until I sold less than a quarter pounder cheeseburger pattie's weight of maryjane to an undercover. That's when I was sentenced to three years in prison. In the short months before sentencing I took my then beautiful Norwegian girlfriend through a tour of the lesser known North Dakota Badlands... through FARGO (as a Minnesotan I know the town is not like the movie), Jamestown, Dickinson, and then we toured down to South Dakota and back to the Twin Cities to see my family one last time before I checked into the crowbar hotel. I went to Bismark State Pen and subsequently a minimum security prison in Mandan. If you've read this, you can probably understand my frustration with North Dakota... but even I'll tell you there's a lot lot of fucking NOTHING there and they're all backward ass shit kicking... ahem Didn't mean to rant to vulgarity but I'm fucking crazy now thanks to the system. At least I showed Gry the time of her life before mine had to pause.

Thanks reddit I'm a super lurker fan!

[–]ArmchairPostAnalyzer 3 points4 points ago

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Wow, I can't believe they let criminal scum like you free. I can only imagine how many lives you cost because you sold a plant that happens to contain THC. Thank God the American justice system was there to pay a judge to hear your case, a cop to arrest you, and a prison to hold you for three years. I imagine there is no other government funded project that could have put that money to better use.

By the way, we need to make some education budget cuts.

[–]ElectricPotato 2 points3 points ago

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So what was worse, living in North Dakota or being in prison?

[–]ProbablyHittingOnYou 75 points76 points ago

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Nebraska.

Unless you're really into corn

[–]FairlyGoodGuy 29 points30 points ago

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If you think Nebraska is boring, you must not have left I-80. They constructed most of I-80 through the most boring, featureless part of the state. That makes for some horrible drives, of course, but it means they didn't pollute the Sandhills, Pine Ridge, Bohemian Alps, Niobrara, and other beautiful areas with truck stops and such.

Get off I-80 and appreciate the scenery and culture for what it is, then you'll change your mind about Nebraska being the most boring state.

[–]sleestakarmy 65 points66 points ago

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Nice try, Nebraska Division of Travel and Tourism

[–]FairlyGoodGuy 22 points23 points ago

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Give us a break. What the hell else are we supposed to do besides browse Reddit all day and defend our state's honor? It's not like tourists are beating down our door this time of year.

[–]Kalium 20 points21 points ago

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Or any time of year.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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This man speaks the truth. The Sandhills region is pretty cool.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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My parents and I were on a road trip from Arizona to Wisconsin when I was in high school. Right when we passed the Colorado/Nebraska border, they told me to drive. I was like, whatever. Then I realized why. While they were sleeping, I had to drive through I-80 in Nebraska, which is the longest (6 hours of cornfield) and most boring route I can possibly imagine.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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You must not have been paying attention. There are hardly any corn fields along the Interstate. At least until you get to Grand Island/Kearney. Until then, it's all sand and windmills.

[–]TuralX18 18 points19 points ago

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Nebraska is definitely the worst. I was stuck behind a tractor on the highway today.

[–]remirotthaus 1 point2 points ago

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This does happen sometimes here.

[–]throwaway19111 1 point2 points ago

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Related: In Vermont you can pass on double yellow lines "where safe", which basically means anywhere not explicitally labeled do not pass, because of there being a lot of farm equipment on single-lane highways.

[–]halibutcrustacean 6 points7 points ago

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Possession of <1oz of pot in Nebraska is a $100 fine. It's not even a misdemeanor. Big ups for Nebraska!!! I thought I was going to jail.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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My friends all switched to weed when they realized that you could get caught three times before anything happening to you that was remotely unpleasant.

Get caught with beer underage (or a DUI) three times? You're fucked and out of A LOT of money.

[–]theray76 2 points3 points ago

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Corn is always interesting!

[–]annulos_dominus 3 points4 points ago

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Not everyone is a scatophille.

[–]bachone 26 points27 points ago

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Iowa is worse than Nebraska.

[–]anniebananie 5 points6 points ago

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Iowa, while boring, gets a bunch of extra votes in my book because it has gay marriage.

[–]MillerGold 1 point2 points ago

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Come to Iowa City and you will see Iowa isn't that bad.

[–]IkLms 1 point2 points ago

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But North Dakota is even worse than Iowa. This coming from a Minnesotan who will never miss a chance to make fun of Iowa.

[–]andrewsmith1986 4 points5 points ago

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Or tornadoes.

[–]icaaryal 1 point2 points ago

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We get plenty of those in Oklahoma and ours are better.

[–]Sweet_Tangerine50 1 point2 points ago

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We have to drive here every 5 years for a goddamned family reunion.

WE ALL LEFT FOR A REASON. Stop trying to bring us back.

[–]ragnarockette 1 point2 points ago

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I lived in Nebraska as a child, and a good chunk of my family still lives there. Omaha is actually a pretty decent city - lots to do for a mid-size, Midwestern town. And Cornhusker fans are the best in the world. Go big red!

[–]ThatIsWhatIThought 50 points51 points ago

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What about Delaware? Really the only thing they're good for is making incorporation easy.

At least in the Grain Belt states you have beautiful scenery and wonderful people.

[–]histumness 55 points56 points ago

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Just imagine being able to be magically whisked away to... Delaware.

Hi. I'm in Delaware.

[–]Brite_Idea 5 points6 points ago

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Dewey Beach, Delaware. EPIC times, absolute shit show during the summer.

[–]scottcmu 13 points14 points ago

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I'll just leave this right here.

[–]porkswords 2 points3 points ago

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I ctrl+f'd for exactly this. I want you to picture, in your mind's eye, my hand slowing coming towards your hand for a high-five.

[–]No_Pants_No_Problems 7 points8 points ago

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Delaware at least is close to Philly and it has it's own shoreline. Other than that it's pretty shitty.

[–]TheresNoPepeSilvia 12 points13 points ago

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If we were doing this tournament style, I'm pretty sure we could declare DE the champion of the northeast/mid atlantic.

[–]srkishy 5 points6 points ago

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Great place to buy expensive items with their no sales tax.

[–]STEVEHOLT27 5 points6 points ago

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I want to visit the screen door factory!

[–]fuquan 14 points15 points ago

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You have Dogfish Head at least.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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I think its the only reason I stay here. Well, that and I'm fucking poor.

[–]mutabilis 10 points11 points ago

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Delawhere??

[–]bubbo 9 points10 points ago

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Man, fuck Delaware! I think I had to pay something like $5.75 in tolls for every 2 minutes I drove in that damned state. I don't know if Delaware is boring or not, but if Delaware were a sandwich I'd cut off its crusts, slice it in half and then unceremoniously dump it in my dogs' food bowl.

Fucking Delaware.

[–]Neato 1 point2 points ago

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Dogs like crust dude.

[–]bubbo 1 point2 points ago

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Don't worry, they'll get the whole mess, crusts and all.

[–]retho2 3 points4 points ago

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I liked Delaware. Brandywine valley area is beautiful, and nice beaaches (Lewes is cool)

[–]Neato 4 points5 points ago

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I'd love to live in Newark. Driving distance of Philly, DC, NYC, fuck, everything. The street out in front of the college is pretty interesting if short. And they have Rita's and motherfucking Capriotti's.

[–]jagermeistr 1 point2 points ago

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Upvotes for Capriotti's. Best thing in Delaware..and Nevada for some reason.

[–]Neato 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah I was being driven back to the airport from the Strip quite hungover and saw the sign and thought I had given myself brain damage.

[–]Nobody_Important 1 point2 points ago

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Delaware has some nice beaches.

That having been said, they have 25 miles of I-95, yet charge a $5 toll in both directions. Not only that, but it often results in a 30+ minute delay in relatively normal traffic, especially going south. The fact that they charge you more than any other toll while having the least amount of actual road (you know, the thing your toll should in theory be paying for) is absolutely infuriating when combined with the fact that they cannot figure out how to collect it effectively. They should just charge people sales tax and be done with it.

[–]Killroyomega 1 point2 points ago

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Delaware is actually a pretty nice place if you like big corporations, chemical plants, farmland, and outlandish road tolls.

Okay, fuck this place.

[–]ThatsMyBarber 20 points21 points ago

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I'd say Solid. Plasma is definitely the most interesting.

[–]Befall 1 point2 points ago

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Well you haven't heard of Bose Einstein Condensate, obviously!

[–]farceur318 199 points200 points ago

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Ohio is kind of like the low-budget sequel to Pennsylvania.

[–][deleted] 100 points101 points ago

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"I sure hope Ohio isn't at the top."

clicks

"Fuck."

[–]TRexAlly 30 points31 points ago

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Ohio has Cedar Point! Definitely a major plus.

[–]sanslumiere 6 points7 points ago

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I have heard Columbus is nice.. Is this wrong?

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

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Columbus is kinda like Madison, Austin or Portland; a midsized city with a fair bit going for it surrounded by utter shit.

edit: avoid Cincinnati like the plague.

[–]chainsaw_chainsaw 4 points5 points ago*

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Ha ha. Ive lived in Cincinnati for years and it's great. I'm a designer that lives within walking distance to the two biggest packaging design companies in the world. Im within minutes to the the Modern Art Museum, and a short drive to the greatest example of art deco architecture in the world (Union Terminal). I can walk to both Paul Brown stadium and Great American Ballpark - home to the first ever professional baseball team. I live one street from the 'most dangerous neighborhood in america'(#1) but constantly walk late night to an amazing amount of awesome bars and renowned restaurants without having any problems. Cincinnati definitely gets a bad rap in the press, but I guess some people believe everything they read in the paper.

edit:spelling

[–]ow1n 1 point2 points ago

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I'm not from Columbus, but can you really compare it to those cities?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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About the same pop as Austin*, bigger than the other two. Center of state gov't, so there's a lot of NGO's and left wing groups trying to vie here. Largest university in the country. Good art and music scene, gay friendly neighborhoods. The cops aren't TOTAL jerks. Decent bit of green space and parks. Shitty mass transit, but thems the brakes. Yeah, I'd say it's fair.

*according to wikipedia. Take it with a grain of salt.

[–]iaccidentlytheworld 10 points11 points ago

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How the fuck is Ohio at the top of this list?! I mean really?

[–]iaccidentlytheworld 6 points7 points ago

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Go to Cedar Point.

[–]ProbablyHittingOnYou 24 points25 points ago

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2 Penn, 2 Sylvania

[–]hey_there 3 points4 points ago

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Really? It has four decent sized cities, plenty of rural areas, a rust belt section, mountains and lake Erie. I'd say it's a slice of America.

[–]TophatMcMonocle 7 points8 points ago

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I live in Ohio and can tell you that our high levels of crime, racial strife, and budget shortfalls keep us marvelously interesting.

Ohio's biggest industry? Walmart. How is that not interesting?

[–]lotsofpie 1 point2 points ago

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I will never forget the time my friends got to Ohio and we had to stay locked on the fucking tour bus because there was an escaped convinct on the loose in the area.

[–]ampulex 1 point2 points ago

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As a fellow "Ohioan", I can confirm this. Ohio is an absolute shithole.

[–]in_the_woods 6 points7 points ago

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Its a placeholder, like a zero. It just keeps Indiana from slamming in to Pennsylvania.

[–]courage_wolf 2 points3 points ago

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OHIO: This place is flatter than it seems.

[–]reallybigshark 3 points4 points ago

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I live in PA and I have no desire to see Ohio. So I think you are right.

[–]angrry_dragon 8 points9 points ago

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Fuck you Shitsburg!

[–]jackie_treehorn 34 points35 points ago

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Indiana. It's like Kansas' retarded little brother that is addicted to methamphetamine.

[–]guitar2adam 1 point2 points ago

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I was surprised I had to scroll down so far to find Indiana.

[–]mystic1729 1 point2 points ago

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most boring state ever, even looking at a topographic map it is boring. If you stand on a freeway overpass or on top of a wind turbine your at the highest spot in the state.

[–]LemmingOfTheBDA 1 point2 points ago

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Thanks to Indiana I can find a meth lab by the smell. There is nothing to do there but drugs and farming. Before I left I visited Indianapolis in the hopes of finding some form of civilization in the city; I was horribly disappointed.

[–]A_RedBull_Can 10 points11 points ago

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North Dakota by a far. Its so boring that the movie Fargo took place almost entirely in Minnesota.

[–]reticulatedjig 6 points7 points ago

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the easier it is to draw the state, the more boring it is.

[–]Pastyourbedtime 1 point2 points ago

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I always wonder what the shirts look like that they sell in gift stores in Colorado. I'm glad I'm not one of the square states.

[–]Bacontroph 23 points24 points ago

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Apathy.

[–]danhawkeye 8 points9 points ago

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Every state is boring if you're broke.

Every state can be interesting if you have some play money.

[–]brainlessnick 2 points3 points ago

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Yeah. Black Jack and Hookers are everywhere.

[–]ubernood 6 points7 points ago

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Have you ever driven lengthwise down Illinois? Sorry Illinoisians, your state kind of sucks, and the Wisconsinites really would prefer it if you stayed there....

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[–]PunkRockMakesMeSmile 1 point2 points ago

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and they get bored goddamn fast in Wyoming

[–]thefool_onthehill 4 points5 points ago

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I will murder anyone who says Maine,

[–]m0llusk 1 point2 points ago

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Spoken like a true Mainiac.

[–]AllowishusDevedander 20 points21 points ago

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Wyoming at least has Yellowstone and Jackson Hole.

Kansas should be in the discussion, as well as Arkansas. Honorable mention to Oklahoma and Nebraska.

[–]crd319 9 points10 points ago

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Jackson Hole kicks ass. Spent a few night there before going to Yellowstone.

[–]astarkey12 1 point2 points ago

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You are right about Arkansas. It's the filler of the Southeast.

[–]charactarantula 1 point2 points ago

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This is true, but be prepared to see nothing but grass on the eastern side of the state. The drive from western ND to Denver is fucking terrible.

[–]FeversMirrors 1 point2 points ago

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Oklahoma has tornado alley and tornadoes are cool.

[–]cholas 9 points10 points ago

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Definitely Oklahoma

[–]Aplodontia 7 points8 points ago

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Not OK for me. I was nearly killed by a buffalo in the Wichita Mts., leaned to fire BIG cannons at Ft. Sill., and saw my first tornado there. Pretty damned exiting stuff.

[–]ChairGraveyard 2 points3 points ago

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Upvote for Ft. Sill!

[–]icaaryal 1 point2 points ago

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If he had said Lawton, things would be different.

[–]asuskyy 5 points6 points ago

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I definitely disagree. I have lived here my whole life so far. I'm 20. It's not too exciting, but there is no way it's the worst. I've been to Wyoming. Besides looking at the beautiful Yellowstone, you can absolutely say BORING.

[–]smartalien99 1 point2 points ago

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Except top notch skiing and snowboarding, fishing, moose, and jackson hole.

[–]ForSureHittingOnYou 1 point2 points ago

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Oklahoma definitely isn't the most boring...it's just OK.

Our music scene is something that sets us apart. Being able to see diverse acts at intimate, historic venues does a lot to cure boredom, IMO. Any given night, there will be a band in town or a homegrown act playing somewhere. You'll have much more opportunity to see the local acts once you turn 21 and can (legally) attend the shows at bars.

[–]FeversMirrors 2 points3 points ago

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Storm chasing!

[–]Rothulfossil 2 points3 points ago

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Dude, thunderstorms.

[–]lbeaty1981 2 points3 points ago

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I lived in Stillwater for about a year and a half. In that time, I can't count the number of tornado warnings we had. I finally got to the point where they didn't phase me any more, and any time a warning came on, I would just go stand on my front porch and look for the tornado like all the other Okies.

[–]Rothulfossil 1 point2 points ago

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From this I can verify that you are a true Okie.

[–]ChewbaccasAbortion 3 points4 points ago

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Not Alaska.

[–]groktookia 2 points3 points ago

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My dad was on a roadtrip a long time ago and he had to shit real bad, so he pulled over and hopped into the woods and did his business. He didn't have any TP -- in fact, the only paper thing he could find was a road atlas.

"Which state am I least likely to ever want to visit again?" he thought to himself before thumbing through the pages to find one to rip out.

Sorry Ohio.

[–]bamburger 5 points6 points ago

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Delaware. Hi...I'm in...Delaware.

[–]7aji88 7 points8 points ago

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The squared ones between the two coasts.

[–]tiny_mars_humans 3 points4 points ago

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Eh, Colorado is pretty neat.

[–]RadicalEdward_26 12 points13 points ago

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Connecticut is pretty damn boring.

[–]tihemo 7 points8 points ago

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ah, i think ct's a gem. there are things happening in hartford and lots of action in new haven, you just really have to dig. its location is pretty good too...right by the coast, ny, boston, and providence

[–]anniebananie 1 point2 points ago

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It has some lovely little towns with nice things to do. I live in Fairfield Country, and I love Fairfield and Norwalk. Definitely not "shit cities."

[–]DayTrippa 10 points11 points ago

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I think CT should get points for being within easy driving range of NY and Boston.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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It should probably lose points for making you have to leave it to get anywhere cool.

[–]jrhaberman 2 points3 points ago

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The best thing about Idaho?

It's a long ways away from the rest of you assholes. You don't know what you're missing... and let's keep it that way.

[–]LadyEru 1 point2 points ago

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I agree. Y'all can leave us alone, we'll enjoy our mountains in peace ;D

[–]BartManCometh 2 points3 points ago

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DELEWARE!

[–]geekgirlpartier 8 points9 points ago

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It's really hard to say if you haven't been to all 50 states.

[–]Theskyishigh 13 points14 points ago

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Or America!

[–]McG4rn4gle 4 points5 points ago

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Sobriety?

[–]greengoddess 13 points14 points ago

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The state of depression.

[–]pbevans 9 points10 points ago

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The state of ennui.

[–]abledanger 5 points6 points ago

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I know this word!

[–]DigitallySound 3 points4 points ago

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I was going to suggest a "vegetative state", but then realized, how would one really know?

[–]Moridyn 4 points5 points ago

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So, Kansas.

[–]razzbar 7 points8 points ago

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Believe it or not, Hawaii can be very boring. Yes, it's drop-dead beautiful, but if you're not into playing tourist, there's not a heck of a lot of things to do there. And you're out in the middle of nowhere. You can't just pick up and drive to Seattle to see a concert.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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why not iowa? or OHIO! lol in sports you can't even pay people to go there

[–]thephotoman 10 points11 points ago

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Iowa has Germans. This means they have beer.

[–]iowan 5 points6 points ago

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ಠ_ಠ

[–]RainFireStorm 1 point2 points ago

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I live in Des Moines, the biggest city of Iowa. Many describe it as a "Big Small Town" meaning there is nothing to do!

And I grew up in the west side of the state, the entire half is is one voting district its population is so sparse!

What do I care though? I just spend all my time on the internet!

[–]wolfmann 1 point2 points ago

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Adventureland?

[–]LittleWeinerSavage 3 points4 points ago

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Delaware isn't boring. It gets a bad rap because of how small it is. Beaches, rivers, plenty of flat landscape and generally in a nice location. I know it doesn't count as Delaware, but Philly is 25 minutes from Wilmington where most of the population is. DC 2 hours away, NYC 2 hours away and it's pretty exciting for people who don't live here to shop here. Guess how much things cost here? Whatever the price tag says it costs! No sales tax, OOOOOOOOOHHHHHH AHHHHH ,it's like magic or something.

[–]brandx1982 5 points6 points ago

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Finally a post that makes me happy to live in Maryland. Sure we have our downsides. High crime, High cost of living to name a few but we have some good things too.

Western Maryland has the natural beauty of West Virgina but with the bonus of having jobs. Central Maryland as two major cities within 40 minutes of each other. Doing something in Baltimore and not having a good time, just say fuck it and drive 40 minutes. Boom new city. Don't like DC? Boom 40 minutes later Baltimore. Eastern Shore has the ocean and the bay with crab shacks in the middle. And Southern Maryland has..........well they have ticks and swamps but it all can't be sunshine and cotton candy can it.

[–]konie 6 points7 points ago

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I am going to have to say Missouri. Yes, Missouri

[–]brandx1982 4 points5 points ago

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Missouri loves company.

[–]whocares123 2 points3 points ago

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Misery

[–]SirDigbyChknCaesar 1 point2 points ago

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I'm sure that there are more boring states, but for anyone who lives in the Northeast, Connecticut has to be the worst. It's just a stretch of seemingly interminable highway between Massachusetts and New York.

[–]You_got_it 1 point2 points ago

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I've been through almost all of the continental US and North Dakota is really, truly dull and I'm from Manitoba, Canada (also pretty dull btw).

[–]epooka 1 point2 points ago

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At least you have the winnipeg folk festival, i used to go there every year as a kid.

[–]You_got_it 1 point2 points ago

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Oh SHIT! Folk Fest! Yeah, that's pretty sweet. Also, Riding Mountain*National Park is nice too.

*Prairie version of Mountain

[–]epooka 1 point2 points ago

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I don't remember if we went to the national park. We are from Minneapolis, so we would just drive up for the folk festival. I also remember chasing chickens through a house with some Canadian boy.

[–]You_got_it 1 point2 points ago

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Rebecca?

[–]Pizzadude 1 point2 points ago

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Wyoming.

For fun, we used to drive two hours to the nearest Walmart at 3 am (when it was closed of course, because they aren't 24-hours out there), and have demolition derbies with the shopping carts in the parking lot.

[–]You_got_it 1 point2 points ago

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I've been through almost all of the continental US and North Dakota is really, truly dull and I'm from Manitoba, Canada (also pretty dull btw).

[–]TheJamie 1 point2 points ago

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[–]jodiejojo 1 point2 points ago

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upstate ny - kinda like that friend who's facebook friends with a celebrity and that makes them sort of interesting

[–]zeroxica 1 point2 points ago

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The lakes are amazing. And the mountains. wtf are you talking about?

[–]sculptedpixels 1 point2 points ago

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Kansas definitely. A state totally devoid of interesting terrain.

[–]TSKTyler 1 point2 points ago

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NORTH DAKOTA FTL.

[–]kslgsu 1 point2 points ago

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My Geology professor lived in ND for eight years and advised us to stay as far away as possible. She said it was the worst place she's ever lived.

[–]ShibuyaStation 1 point2 points ago

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Oklahoma.

[–]HairOnMyBalls 1 point2 points ago

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This conversation just is the definition of "the Narcissism of Minor Differences."

Considering its size, the United States is remarkably homogeneous.

(BTW: All the comments on ND make me think that Dakota takes the cake.)

[–]CadavreExquisite 1 point2 points ago

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I know nothing about Nebraska. Actually, I know the capital is Lincoln, but that is it. I could not for the life of me tell you anything else about it. I have no choice but to assume there is a good (non) reason for this.

[–]powerbrows 1 point2 points ago

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Missouri is the only state that I'm aware of that phonetically tells you what kind of experience you're going to have.

[–]memearchivingbot 1 point2 points ago

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Nebraska!

[–]terraform_mars 1 point2 points ago

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Canada.

[–]alt113 1 point2 points ago

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Depression, probably. Or maybe catatonic, actually.

[–]jlks 1 point2 points ago

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One of the reasons that Kansas is a very interesting a beautiful state is that unimaginative people think it's a boring state, and they don't visit or settle here. This is fine by me. Kansas ranks in the top 10 or so nationally in eduational testing, we have lots of different types of scenery and land use, though no oceans or mountains.

I suppose as a Kansan, it's a tradeoff. I have rarely been a victim of crime, I can see the full sunrise and sunset and the beauty of the nightsky with the Milky Way in view. My drive to work is peaceful. And I have 50 acres of brome hay and woods with a small state lake half a mile away.

And with technology, I can experience most everything I care about that I could in Kansas City, a beautiful city, just 40 miles away from my livign room.

You can have the asphalt jungle and the crowds and the noise and the streets that smell of rotting food and human waste. Kansas is mostly free from these things.

[–]Liarsenic 1 point2 points ago

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Mississippi. Nothing but a redneck wasteland.

[–]mcfly357 1 point2 points ago

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my band has played every state in the continental U.S., North Dakota is the most boring state.

[–]Josheva 1 point2 points ago

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The state of boredom.

[–]fargin_ice_hole 1 point2 points ago

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[–]Mancalime 1 point2 points ago

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Delaware- I'm not even sure it actually exists.

[–]razzbar 1 point2 points ago

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Boredom IS a state.

[–]histumness 4 points5 points ago

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Came to this thread expecting to see at least a few mentions of Missouri. Evidently this state is so boring people don't even think to mention it in a boring state thread.

[–]Nobody_Important 2 points3 points ago

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I totally agree. Nobody is mentioning new york, california, or florida either, which obviously means they're in contention as well.