I want to be Connecticut but I'm really Iowa.

Jan 12, 2016 12:01 AM

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MN and SD are spot-on.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

As a Virginian yup but throw in an abusive on again off again thing with Washington, D.C.

10 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

They're codependent! RUN!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Honestly, i just skipped ahead to my home state. The auto show is coming up in detroit. Probably gonna go and head to this little brewery.

10 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Euchre

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Number 23 will shock you!

10 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

As an Iowan, I'm an Iowan.

10 years ago | Likes 40 Dislikes 0

As a Sioux cityian. Yes.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Hi an Iowan, I'm also an Iowan. Pass the sweetcorn.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Thats like a dad joke and an Iowa joke all rolled into one.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As a former Iowan, just remember, escape IS possible.

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 2

Power in numbers, Iowans! Power in numbers...

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

As a native oh Kentucky living in Texas i can confirm both, and Washington since i spent 16 years getting rained on

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

As a Texan, I concur.

10 years ago | Likes 129 Dislikes 2

100%. Texas all the way.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

TEXAS, OUR TEXAS, ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY STATE

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Alllllllll my exes live In Texas!

10 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

That's why I hang my hat in Tennesee

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

I would only add that Texas has to be wearing somthing either with a Texas flag or outline of the state.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

If neither is visible, there will be a tattoo, which they will gladly show you.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

"The stars at night, are big and bright!!!"

10 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 0

*clap clap clap* Deep in the heart of Texas!

10 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Mumble mumble mumble mumble *clap clap clap clap* DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Howdy y'all!

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

me too

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I just did karaoke tonight.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

From NC, live in VT: NC is generic (swap the schools and it could be any state) and we *hate* Lesser Carolina and VA, but VT is spot-on.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Wisconsin is spot on

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Washington here, you got half the state right. There is more in our state than Seattle damn it!

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Who could forget SpoCompton?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

especially cause the beer scene here is fantastic, last time I checked there were 276 breweries in Seattle alone.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Yeah, we would also have someone shooting up crystal meth in the bathroom from spokane

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Or Crackama.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

The description for Montana could basically be copy-pasted into ours. My family in Seattle are all doctors; the ones out east are ranchers.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

We also like Canada, what a stud and Big Brother California

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Why the fuck do i always have to be the designated driver??!!??

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

No one let's us party

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Mormons, man.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

From colorado: this is accurate.

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Yep.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Only if you're not a native

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I've lived here for 22 years so not a native, but a long time resident. My husband and I enjoy hiking 14ers and then getting good beer.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I grew up in Florida and have lived the past 2 years in Georgia and can confirm both are true.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Nebraska here, gotta pre game prior to the bar. Alaska, i like your style

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Ohio is pretty darn accurate

10 years ago | Likes 46 Dislikes 0

Upvotes for all fellow Ohioans!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yeah that was savage

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Ohioan here, it's spot on XD

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Just made a post before seeing this saying pretty much the exact same thing. Most accurate description ever.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It's scary how true Ohio's portion is haha

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Im depressed just reading that...

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Lived there for 4 years. Thank god i got out, that description was spot on

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

MSN had the top 10 most miserable cities in the US. Ohio was half of the list with my city being number 2....

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I graduated from Youngstown State. I know miserable cities

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

the sports team would be ohio state

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Really? I would have pictured Ohio as a super obese, politically bipolar, welder trying to get through community college/get an office job

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

so he can quit his shitty welding/blue collar job

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

At first I was hoping for something funny but that was too real.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I am SO Ohio. *cries but can't figure out how to leave*

10 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Spot on. Though living and working near Columbus is pretty wonderful

10 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Driving in Columbus though...

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

AY yo Columbus!

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Columbus is pretty great

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

614!

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Oregonian reporting in: description of Oregon is accurate, the beer will be an IPA with 20lbs of hops added.

10 years ago | Likes 75 Dislikes 1

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10 years ago (deleted Jan 26, 2016 7:10 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

I love a nice English Brown Ale on an overcast day, so in a well thought-out maneuver, I loved to the PNW, the IPA capital of the world...

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

*moved

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

TIL San Diego is Oregon

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

In general, yep. But man, I love whiskey...

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Same here. There's a local distilled bourbon here in Astoria...

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

And replied so I try it after I graduate and have money. Uh, and something about a job in between those two.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Oooooooh, hype! Thanks!

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I gotta say, WA is pretty accurate to. Can't stand alcohol at all, love coffee, like hiking and movies, but I'd pick up NJ's napkin myself.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Portland, let alone Oregon isn't as hipster as people make it to be and our beer is world class, so if you ain't heard then you don't know.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

As an Oregonian I do not like IPAs. The small town I live in there are 5 micro breweries. 27 of the 30 beers are IPAs, and 20lbs is light.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Sounds a lot like my town of Astoria.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Washingtonian here. Let's be friends? :)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

There are people in Washington? I look out over the Columbia and see nothing but trees in that state. :D

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Another Oregonian: the beer will have been made by 2 men named Terry, taste like your eating a bowl of hops and Brewed in a coffee Tim

10 years ago | Likes 32 Dislikes 0

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Made with yeast harvested from Garbage Pete's beard, follow us on Instagram!

10 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

Bing bing bing! Just kidding I can only give you one :(

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Are you from portland? Cuz I know a lot of people from Oregon who would fit a lot better in west Virginia

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

SF bay area native, moved to Astoria, Oregon.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Eugene and Salem are also full of hipster types, but yeah there's a large chunk of Oregon that is full of real life Cletus Spucklers.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Massachusetts is correct, but we'll fight anybody over anything really.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Oklahoman checking in. Damn your accuracy

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Hello fellow Oklahoman. How is your Budlight?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Tastes like piss, but that's what we love according to the world

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Concur on the good beer... Now if we can get our beer laws in line.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Makes me sad. We have great food and beer now!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I agree. More and more culture is moving into the state. Give us a chance people

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

As an Iowan, we'd be sitting with Minnesota or trying to buy fireworks from Missouri.

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

And asking why the bar doesn't sell Busch light

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

And occasionally hitting up Wisconsin for cheese curds. Best part of family road trips when I was a kid.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I'm surprised Minnesota wasn't described as a Canadian viking

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Shhhh we can't talk about any Vikings right now. Wait until the wounds start to heal.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

You mean the ones that LOST? HAHA! GO PACK GO! (Don't hurt me... go Loons? Uh... Go Saints? Yeah, go saints!)

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Woohoo Pennsylvania!!! We're cheerful but slutty! Lmao.

10 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 0

We go to fancy parties with New York but New Jersey knows how we act at the beach ;)

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Sure I go to the fancy parties. But fuck if I let someone call Philly a 5th borough. Then it's on! :-D

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Fuck yes we are. *chest bump* OOPS, just touched you with my boobs!! Haha *giggle* Might as well just take our shirts off and run around!!

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Lol! No prob! I have lady parts too and ain't afraid to chest bump.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I am a big fan of lady parts, just to make this as creepy as possible. *facepalms and starts internal monologue: this is not how you flirt."

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Never met a person who wasn't. These things are powerful. But I know with great power comes great responsibility.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

D: what do us males do??!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Pleasantly surprised at the relatively favorable review. Feel like it coulda been a lot worse lol

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Right?!? I was scrolling waiting to be insulted. And I'm like wow! They get me. They really get me!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Michigan...yep

10 years ago | Likes 53 Dislikes 0

Love euchre lol

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Must agree. Except no one will play euchre with me. :(

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I know that feeling, buddy.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Snortwood baybay! SUP!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Holy shit someone who knows. What year?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not an alum. my boy was a crow? If that's right. Spent a time er two out that way.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yea that's right. He was a partier then.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I will have to politely disagree in defense of the Yoop.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yeah the up is usually just ignored. Sorry about that - current troll

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hey, it happens. People think we don't exist or are apart of Canada. Shit happens.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Damn son, you play Euchre? Thought it was just the Cornish :)

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago (deleted Apr 10, 2025 9:31 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

I'm from Waterford and I tell people "in between flint and Detroit"

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Rock and a hard place huh?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

"Yeah I'm from Detroit" "yeah? Where?" " oh Joy and Beck, you know..." hahhaa

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I have some atwater,,,Spades are trump...Corktown is cool.

10 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

ace no face and screw the dealer

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Vanilla Java Porter, Hamtramk Disneyland, not a huge fan of that particular card game, otherwise that is an accurate description.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Living in Grand Rapids is amazing. So. Many. Breweries.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

G-Rap represent! I love it here too. I get to work right downtown.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Just turned 21 this last year. Still haven't made it around to probably a tenth of them

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Yeah I'm 23 and only have made it to a little more than a half

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Probably doesn't help I don't really like beer. :\

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I wanna be Colorado or South Dakota.. i can't decide which

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I'd be fine with either, but leaning toward Colorado.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Colorado is awesome

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

As a Massachusetts person, FUCK YOU NEW YORK

10 years ago | Likes 47 Dislikes 3

As a New Yorker, FUCK YOU TOO MASSHOLE.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I think you mean fahk you new york

10 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

As a once New Jersey now New York person, FUCK YOU MASSACHUSETTS

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

I understand the salt, your state's description is dependent entirely on New York. (Jk, MA is pretty sweet! Greetings from a NY'er :D)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Found the Masshole

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Florida here... Only semi-inaccurate.

10 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 1

Reading this makes me want to visit Florida more often. Glad I'm in Alabama and not that far away.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sounded like N Florida to me. S Florida would be doing all that covered in orange and green U's

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Never take your gator through the groves.

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Publix ice tea is amazing

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

FL is really 2, maybe 3 types of states in one. This sounds like northern/central florida

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Nailed the Publix part though

10 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 0

FLORIDA MAN!! flori DaDa flori DaDa

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Sounded like N Florida to me. S Florida would be doing all that covered in orange and green U's...

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Now who here actually read the full post, and not just their own state?

10 years ago | Likes 354 Dislikes 1

Hell no, I got shit to do and memes to post.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I did. Seems like the author stated running out of ideas about halfway through.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Read it all to get to Ohio. Not dissapointed

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

As an australian nothing except the guy from new jersey made sense to me

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I did, but I'm also Australian so I have no state to call my own.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I read ohio and west virginia because i've lived in each about the same amount of time and im walking distance between the two

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I went to the 2 states I've lived in for 10+ years, then went back and read them all.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I did. I'm Wisconsin, with a dash of Nevada/ Dakota in there. No colt, but a belt knife and I'd be carving and drinking neat whiskey.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sadly, I did.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

eh, I read the states I actually know something about. A lot of them are inside jokes if you don't get out much.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I was waiting to get to virginia and was at the t's when i realized it was alphabetically organized

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As a Texan who isn't the biggest fan of his state, I knew I was going to hate mine, so of course I read the rest :p

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Whats nice about being in Colorado is that I get to quit early on!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I couldn't resist my mild interest.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Brit here. Read it all, didn't quite understand all the references.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

as a Canadian..no I read the states I visited!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Present.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Unfortunately I did. I was interested at first, then wanted to reach South Dakota, then was to invested to quit.

10 years ago | Likes 44 Dislikes 1

WA is pretty accurate too. Can't stand alcohol at all, love coffee, like hiking and movies, but I'd pick up NJ's napkin myself. I'm quiet.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I feel like he nailed it. Nobody really dislikes South Dakota, but nobody really notices us here either.

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Full disclosure I live in Washington so I read all of it

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

How accurate was WA for ya? It was basically me, but I'm something of a wallflower, so I wouldn't yell about a napkin...

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I live in Wisconsin, same story as yours

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I did. But then again, I live in Finland.

10 years ago | Likes 40 Dislikes 0

Then you should know NY isn't all Wall Street business!!! It's also 95% telling people "I'm from New York...no, not the city"

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Same

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Me too, butt I'm a Britt P:

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Same here, but in Belgium :p

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Hey, I live in the northeast of France, I'm going to visit you soon :)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Belgian brother/sister!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Marylander here. I'm sure we'd be wearing something that had our flag on it as well as downing some Old Bay

10 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

I got Maryland flag socks for Christmas!!!! And I fly the flag. I don't live in MD...

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's true, and we'll never be ashamed of it!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

To be fair, our flag is awesome.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Hell yeah it is!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

As a Tennessean, you got all of the southern states far too well. Especially Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas.

10 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 0

Should we have a gun to? Maybe a sweet ass revolver

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

As a Florida man, I love Publix

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I can't get my sandwiches anywhere else!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You're not THE Florida man are you?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Georgia basically describes every male family member I have there. Lol.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

It is so damn accurate.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

A whopping two months later.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Necroposting, brought to you by my chronic insomnia and poor sense of time!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Bonus #3 Canada is loud but friendly and apologizing for parking his moose out front while drinking a Molson Canadian n talking aboot hockey

10 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 1

Canada is a bigger less crowded bar thats giving drinks away for free

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

With Saskatchewan on stage playing a banjo.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And 19 year old Detroiters are dropping by after binging on Timmy Hos

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Can confirm, I live in the Canadian boarder city to Detroit

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

ayy Windsor

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Louisiana is my spirit state, also where I'm moving to

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Come on bruh!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Welcome! Also Abita is the best. The brewery tour is cool! And free beer

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Stephikat?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Dooooo I know you in real life?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Possibly

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hmm...what's ya name?!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I love abita! Purple haze is my favorite

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Great tart brewing in Shreveport is pretty awesome too. Reasonably Corrupt gives turbo dog a run for its money

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

*great raft brewing

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I love reasonably corrupt!

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