An Amusingly Embarrassing Fact About Each State.

[pixy0stix]

True story.

[eddy]

[lg28]

Never change, Florida. Never change.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

"Georgia is the home of Coca Cola and in 1998, a Georgia student was suspended for wearing a Pepsi shirt on State Coke Day."

I've lived here for 28 years and have never heard of State Coke Day! But it wouldn't surprise me in the least.

[gpw]

Oh, MI.     origami

[pinkdutchtulips]

Jan 28, 2015 12:53:56 GMT -5 gpw said:

Oh, MI.     origami

I want to know what county it was !!!!

[Cicero]

Ohio's would be the reason there is a beer called burning river.

[MrsAxilla]

Lol. Perfect.

[2curlydogs]

The WI one pisses me off. Firstly because it isn't a "state" fact. 

Secondly, here's the reason why:
latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/09/madison-wisconsin-pink-flamingo-official-city-bird.html


30 years ago, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students played a prank that's remembered fondly -- by some, at least -- in Madison to this day.



The students -- members of a group called the Pail and Shovel party, which ran UW's student government at the time -- planted more than 1,000 pink plastic flamingos on the grassy expanse near the dean's office. (Interestingly, the student government's president at the time was Jim Mallon, who went on to become executive producer of TV's "Mystery Science Theater 3000.")

[pinkdutchtulips]

they went easy on CA ..... I can deal w/ an extinct animal

[leeba25]

WHAT WHAT AND FUCKING WHAT???

[leeba25]

Also, as a nerd, I find this hilarious. Mostly because I can't figure out why they'd need or want to do it. 

[cattledogkisses]

I don't know why the Maine one would be embarrassing. A fictional town in Maine has a high murder rate. So? Lol.

[downtoearth]

This is just weak ass work... Hannah Montana has absolutely nothing to do with Montana - not from here or associated with the state at all so it's not embarrassing that she was called Montana.



It's pretty easy to find stupid laws that are still on the books here:

"In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all."

or weird-sex MT

"It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.

or in my hometown (and I remember when they enacted this one - we had a downtown Frisbee golf course b/c we were board and I think there were some damaged cars and windows).

"The game of “folf” may not be played at night."

[gpw]

Jan 28, 2015 12:59:53 GMT -5 leeba25 said:

WHAT WHAT AND FUCKING WHAT???

  What the fuck Washington?  

[downtoearth]

This is probably my favorite - calling all New Yorkers!

Straw hat riots!

[laurenpetro]

Jan 28, 2015 12:59:53 GMT -5 leeba25 said:

WHAT WHAT AND FUCKING WHAT???

i assume that should be rewritten to say "the horse was having anal sex with him"

which, admittedly, doesn't help things.  at all.    

[Vespasia]

I want to see the crime rates for Sparta, Mississippi. MH and I always joke that it must be the most dangerous town in the world. 

[cattledogkisses]

Jan 28, 2015 13:03:40 GMT -5 downtoearth said:

This is just weak ass work... Hannah Montana has absolutely nothing to do with Montana - not from here or associated with the state at all so it's not embarrassing that she was called Montana.



It's pretty easy to find stupid laws that are still on the books here:

"In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all."

or weird-sex MT

"It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.

or in my hometown (and I remember when they enacted this one - we had a downtown Frisbee golf course b/c we were board and I think there were some damaged cars and windows).

"The game of “folf” may not be played at night."

In Maine it's illegal to leave Christmas lights up past January 15. We're living on the wild side right now. I fully expect to be hauled down to the county lockup any day. 

[leeba25]

Yes, laurenpetro, that's why I had to WHAT multiple times. It's illegal WHAT? They actually had animal brothels WHAT? He ruptured his WHAT? BY DOING WHAT? NO THAT HORSE DID DID IT RIGHT TO HIM OH MYGODWHATTHEFUCK. And I should be embarrassed to admit that I can't figure out how one would OH FORGET IT

[ijack]

Jan 28, 2015 12:59:53 GMT -5 leeba25 said:

WHAT WHAT AND FUCKING WHAT???

So he was on the receiving end? How. How did they get the horse to do it?

[leeba25]

So I see I'm not the only one trying to figure out how.

[CrazyLucky]

Jan 28, 2015 13:02:35 GMT -5 leeba25 said:

Also, as a nerd, I find this hilarious. Mostly because I can't figure out why they'd need or want to do it. 

What?  Why would you round UP?

[blink]

This explains so much about my childhood.

[gpw]

cattledogkisses I am jealous of ME.  These people on my street are giving me rage. 

[gpw]

Jan 28, 2015 13:08:13 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

Jan 28, 2015 13:06:09 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

i assume that should be rewritten to say "the horse was having anal sex with him"

which, admittedly, doesn't help things.  at all.    

HOW DO YOU EVEN GET A HORSE TO DO THAT TO YOU?!?!

i hope the guy died. sorrynotsorry

and i want a citation

peanut butter.....although...still, I guess that wouldn't work, either. 

--------------------->  I'll see myself to the corner.

[cattledogkisses]

Jan 28, 2015 13:12:48 GMT -5 CrazyLucky said:

Jan 28, 2015 13:02:35 GMT -5 leeba25 said:

Also, as a nerd, I find this hilarious. Mostly because I can't figure out why they'd need or want to do it. 

What?  Why would you round UP?

Right? It doesn't even make mathematical sense. 3.1415. (We're having a pi day party this year, because 3/14/15).  

[emilyj]

I was all prepared for Alabama to be the worst.

Kudos, Washington. Kudos.

[alleinesein]

Jan 28, 2015 13:08:13 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

Jan 28, 2015 13:06:09 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

i assume that should be rewritten to say "the horse was having anal sex with him"

which, admittedly, doesn't help things.  at all.    

HOW DO YOU EVEN GET A HORSE TO DO THAT TO YOU?!?!

i hope the guy died. sorrynotsorry

and i want a citation

The guys name was  Kenneth Pinyan and there is a documentary- Zoo about the entire debacle. 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enumclaw_horse_sex_case

I had to google the guys name but I remembered all of the other details.  My stupid brain remembers random shit I read in magazines (thiss story was mentioned in an issue of Bizarre) but not important stuff that I actually need to know.

[Deleted]

Jan 28, 2015 13:06:09 GMT -5 downtoearth said:

This is probably my favorite - calling all New Yorkers!

Straw hat riots!

DOWNSTATE. whew. Original NYT article: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C06E2D61039EF3ABC4C52DFBF668389639EDE

The street by my high school was a main shopping/commerce area before malls arrived. It still has laws on the books about the hours you can 'park' horses on the street and for how long.