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What's the worst state in America? - SatoriTiger JC - 1/6 10:49:01

i think based on responses this is the order: - phrejd KC - 1/6 12:08:47

Personally I disagree with NJ and probably NM - SatoriTiger JC - 1/6 12:18:58

I almost went with ARK, but that might have summoned - Diamond Dave MU

- 1/6 12:40:46

That's a fair consideration (nm) - SatoriTiger JC - 1/6 12:51:54

if you draw a triangle with the bottom point being santa fe - phrejd KC - 1/6 12:21:44

I will trust you on that - SatoriTiger JC - 1/6 12:23:55

yeah it's kind of a battle of redeeming qualities - phrejd KC - 1/6 12:30:04

The important thing - SatoriTiger JC - 1/6 12:38:13

New Jersey - Seagull MU - 1/6 11:37:12

My old basketball coach left Jersey to play in MO - Diamond Dave MU

- 1/6 12:17:26

There are some redeeming parts of New Jersey though. - BigSlickTiger MU - 1/6 11:55:56

Oklahoma. Good point - Seagull MU - 1/6 12:01:52

That's a pain but nice in the winter - SatoriTiger JC - 1/6 12:03:26

I've never been. Does it smell as bad as it looks?(nm) - Joeboo MU

- 1/6 11:51:43

yes - Seagull MU - 1/6 14:20:48

Pure nonsense (nm) - SatoriTiger JC - 1/6 15:13:29

Atlantic City does for sure - BigDave MU - 1/6 11:58:06

it's gotta be Mississippi. From the bottom of the barrel - Joeboo MU

- 1/6 11:33:29

You’re insane - El-ahrairah BAMA - 1/6 11:47:36

Pine trees and swamps are pretty cool, I guess - Joeboo MU

- 1/6 11:51:09

I would rather live in depression era Mississippi - El-ahrairah BAMA - 1/6 12:14:07

That's racist (nm) - Columbian Gold MU - 1/6 12:02:42

Gulf Shores alone puts it higher than some other states. Nm - BandG MU - 1/6 11:43:34

well Gulf Shores is an Alabama, so... (nm) - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:44:30

Yes but I was thinking there was a Gulf Shores Mississippi.. - BandG MU - 1/6 11:52:48

you might be thinking of Gulfport - Joeboo MU

- 1/6 11:58:38

Yes, thank you. Nm - BandG MU - 1/6 12:01:59

New Jersey. (nm) - Newcatbirdseat MU - 1/6 11:19:56

I lived in NJ for 4 years, it's nice - SatoriTiger JC - 1/6 11:36:46

I was stationed at Ft Monmouth NJ in the day - mu7176grad MU - 1/6 11:52:04

You were in the army?(nm) - meatiger MU - 1/6 11:57:01

RE: You were in the army?(nm) - mu7176grad MU - 1/6 12:48:47

once you get away form the city it's not terrible, but - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:24:38

That's a place I have 0 interest in visiting - Eggs MU - 1/6 11:23:36

kansas. Because f*ck kansas. (nm) - Cosmo MU

- 1/6 11:19:35

^^^ this is clearly the right answer ^^^(nm) - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 1/6 11:51:02

Hopefully Canada soon (fingers crossed)(nm) - CulturedDan MU

- 1/6 11:17:47

i chuckled (nm) - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:42:26

Massachusetts. it's full of Ma**holes. - RHAYWORTH MU - 1/6 11:16:01

Depends what qualifies as "worst" - Eggs MU - 1/6 11:12:54

That's subjective, really - SatoriTiger JC - 1/6 11:38:33

and nearly half the state is indian reservation - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:41:15

RE: Depends what qualifies as "worst" - meatiger MU - 1/6 11:33:47

Too cold AND don't have anything that would cause me to - Eggs MU - 1/6 11:35:35

RE: Too cold AND don't have anything that would cause me to - meatiger MU - 1/6 11:40:02

I'd take a nicer lake over a crappy ocean beach though - Bosalphus KC - 1/6 11:17:28

iowa isn't bad. it's a pretty state to drive through. - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:14:44

While not a state per se, some areas of the rust belt - Eggs MU - 1/6 11:18:07

gary indiana is the most depressing site i've ever seen - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:22:52

It's amazing how many people still live on those areas - Eggs MU - 1/6 11:24:27

i dont think they have much choice. it's either ****y gary - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:26:49

Mississippi - Ferg MU - 1/6 11:06:27

I'll throw in New Mexico - XRob MU

- 1/6 11:03:23

It might be as bad as a state to drive through as kansas - playhard KC - 1/6 11:08:14

i considered that but santa fe area and north is pretty nice - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:05:19

Santa Fe is great but I get where he is coming from - KC rules MU - 1/6 11:09:24

yeah the rest of that state is a wasteland. mix of indians, - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:11:40

RE: yeah the rest of that state is a wasteland. mix of indians, - KC rules MU - 1/6 11:25:07

It is sad what ABQ is - Bosalphus KC - 1/6 11:05:10

Well I know it's a bad place to get directions - XRob MU

- 1/6 11:20:31

ABQ is a dump. Santa Fe is great (nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 1/6 11:09:15

Yes(nm) - Erwin Fletcher STL - 1/6 11:11:46

and NM has Roswell - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:13:40

West Virgina hasn't been mentioned and it's usally - playhard KC - 1/6 10:58:27

Had fun at the Mizzou - WVU game a few years back - SatoriTiger JC - 1/6 11:43:18

WVU is great if you dislike modernity - Columbian Gold MU - 1/6 11:14:12

WV is poor but is a pretty awesome state. Lots of - Erwin Fletcher STL - 1/6 11:04:52

West Virginia is an outdoors paradise - Bosalphus KC - 1/6 10:59:39

the radio free zone in West Virginia is where the CIA - cnk MU - 1/6 11:03:37

Can you volunteer? - Bosalphus KC - 1/6 11:04:25

yeah parts of west virginia look beautiful - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:01:13

How are we judging? Weather mostly, shyt holeness, - Diamond Dave MU

- 1/6 10:56:04

Mississippi is worse.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 1/6 10:54:35

Mississippi - mizzouSECedes STL - 1/6 10:53:22

i enjoyed driving through mississippi (nm) - phrejd KC - 1/6 10:59:16

but not early morning or late afternoon - SwampTiger MU - 1/6 11:02:52

Just keep driving - Bosalphus KC - 1/6 11:00:16

It does have Ole Waverly and Mossy Oak golf though - Bosalphus KC - 1/6 10:54:17

Every State, even the shyttiest ones will have some - Diamond Dave MU

- 1/6 10:58:12

what's positive about oklahoma? (nm) - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:00:01

Good point. We know they roll their joints all wrong(nm) - Diamond Dave MU

- 1/6 11:01:59

He still has to sell some albums in Norman though (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 1/6 11:02:28

The World's Largest McDonald's.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 1/6 11:01:50

Indian casinos(nm) - cnk MU - 1/6 11:01:48

Tulsa has Southern Hills and Cain's Ballroom - Bosalphus KC - 1/6 11:01:45

only good thing in tulsa is The Outsiders was filmed there (nm) - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:07:21

I once watched a Red Bull bike race around downtown - Bosalphus KC - 1/6 11:08:00

I would assume North Dakota (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 1/6 10:52:29

Theodore Roosevelt National Park (nm) - phrejd KC - 1/6 10:54:31

I got a friend from there - SatoriTiger JC - 1/6 10:54:27

i think i'm with you. alabama is pretty bad but at least it - phrejd KC - 1/6 10:52:13

MS is pretty f-ing terrible - Bosalphus KC - 1/6 10:53:29

I can believe that (nm) - SatoriTiger JC - 1/6 10:54:13

i dunno. mississippi has a lot of cool small towns and - phrejd KC - 1/6 10:56:33

An Ole Miss tailgate when it's 90 degrees - Eggs MU - 1/6 11:10:15

plus mississippi has a beach on the gulf coast - phrejd KC - 1/6 11:12:53

once you get away form the city it's not terrible, but

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