What is the least famous state?

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Big Ass On Fire: Jun 16, 2023

I imagine if you grew up or have lived in the Northeast for a while you'd be very familiar with the small cluster of states in that area but live anywhere else in the US and it's one blob so yeah Delaware, Connecticut, Maine, NH, ? they're muddled together and could vie for least famous.

I didn't include New England then saw that post above so yeah, that too.

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North Carolina has UNC, Duke and NC State plus the tech hubs surrounding them.

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You Are A Werewolf: Apr 26, 2010; Black Gold!

Look, I love New Mexico. It�s our neighbor state, it�s full of beautiful scenery and nice people, and I have family in Espa�ola, but what I never understood was its claim to fame of �we put green chili in and on everything!� and �we�re known as a chili state!�

Yeah? So? Arizona puts red and green chili in and on everything, too. We just don�t make a big deal or cultural identity surrounding it. We even got Blake�s Lotaburger, a New Mexico chain with the specialty green chili burger that Is nothing new here lol. Even Whataburger beat them to the punch with a green chili burger years before (at least before Lotaburger showed up here).

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The Management posted:

Buddy, if people can name at least one city in that state then it�s definitely not the most forgotten

i forgot seattle was in washington -_-;

# ? Feb 12, 2024 18:22

Earwicker: Jan 6, 2003

You Are A Werewolf posted:

Look, I love New Mexico. It�s our neighbor state, it�s full of beautiful scenery and nice people, and I have family in Espa�ola, but what I never understood was its claim to fame of �we put green chili in and on everything!� and �we�re known as a chili state!�

New Mexico is known around the world but mainly for alien conspiracy stuff

# ? Feb 12, 2024 18:27

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IBroughttheFunk posted:

Oooh, interesting. I always thought of New Hampshire as kind of the deep south of New England, honestly. Maine meanwhile I think of it as split between "North Massachusetts" in its bottom half, and then the top half as "Here be monsters."

Come to New England - our states are small, but the hang ups we have about one another are big.

It used to be rt 201 was the dividing line for northern mass but the disease keeps creeping farther and farther north, it's disgusting

# ? Feb 12, 2024 18:34

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# ? Feb 12, 2024 18:40

BIG FLUFFY DOG: Feb 16, 2011; On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog.

Roswell, atom bomb, Pueblo buildings, Native American stuff and turquoise jewlrey. Plus now they got breaking bad too

New Mexico known for a lot more stuff than a state with its population size should have. Just being chili peppers the state would make more sense for a state its size tbh

# ? Feb 12, 2024 18:46

redshirt: Aug 11, 2007

You Are A Werewolf posted:

Look, I love New Mexico. It�s our neighbor state, it�s full of beautiful scenery and nice people, and I have family in Espa�ola, but what I never understood was its claim to fame of �we put green chili in and on everything!� and �we�re known as a chili state!�

Yeah? So? Arizona puts red and green chili in and on everything, too. We just don�t make a big deal or cultural identity surrounding it. We even got Blake�s Lotaburger, a New Mexico chain with the specialty green chili burger that Is nothing new here lol. Even Whataburger beat them to the punch with a green chili burger years before (at least before Lotaburger showed up here).

When I lived in NM we'd get burgers at Sonic and as per state law, would put on our own green chilies.

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Worf: Sep 12, 2017; If only Seth would love me like I love him!

Green chili, or as they say in Iowa, ouchie pickle

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IBroughttheFunk: Sep 28, 2012

Earwicker posted:

NASCAR

also lots of beaches

also bbq, kind of

Was kinda familiar with beaches and BBQ, but genuinely didn't know about NASCAR - I always thought that was a Florida thing.

# ? Feb 12, 2024 18:56

Earwicker: Jan 6, 2003

BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:

Roswell, atom bomb, Pueblo buildings, Native American stuff and turquoise jewlrey. Plus now they got breaking bad too

New Mexico known for a lot more stuff than a state with its population size should have. Just being chili peppers the state would make more sense for a state its size tbh

also georgia o'keeffe

santa fe in particular seems pretty famous for a town of its size. like before i went there i assumed it was an actual city on the level of albquerque but its a very small place

roswell wants very badly to be a tourist attraction but it is desolate and weird

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So are we going to put this to a vote or something

# ? Feb 12, 2024 19:12

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credburn posted:

So are we going to put this to a vote or something

It�s America so we have to do it through the electoral college

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Worf: Sep 12, 2017; If only Seth would love me like I love him!

i have infiltrated all of your secretaries of state anyway dont bother

# ? Feb 12, 2024 19:48

Funky See Funky Do: Aug 20, 2013; STILL TRYING HARD

credburn posted:

So are we going to put this to a vote or something

What do you think this is? America? No we're not voting.

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Worf: Sep 12, 2017; If only Seth would love me like I love him!

honestly voting is for idiots

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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:

Its the least populous state and isn't really known for anything aside from "Cowboys" which it competes with like 9 other states for. So yeah I agree

More like whyoming

# ? Feb 12, 2024 22:08

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:

Roswell, atom bomb, Pueblo buildings, Native American stuff and turquoise jewlrey. Plus now they got breaking bad too

New Mexico known for a lot more stuff than a state with its population size should have. Just being chili peppers the state would make more sense for a state its size tbh

they need a band to really put them on the map. Green mild chili peppers

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Funky See Funky Do posted:

What do you think this is? America? No we're not voting.

If we really want to be accurate about it, we'll put it up for a vote, but almost no one loudly expressing all these opinions will actually show up. And so three cranky old retirees will vote in whatever the most horrifying option is. THAT'S the American way! :patriot:

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Milo and POTUS posted:

More like whyoming

To get more republican senators (literally the reason that it was admitted in 1890. the population was only 55,500). they held both seats in wyoming for 26 years.

# ? Feb 12, 2024 22:26

Funky See Funky Do: Aug 20, 2013; STILL TRYING HARD

Places like Wyoming are internationally known from cowboy movies and things like that.

You guys really don't know what resonates outside of the US huh?

# ? Feb 12, 2024 22:28

nice obelisk idiot: May 18, 2023; funerary linens looking like dishrags

Funky See Funky Do posted:

Places like Wyoming are internationally known from cowboy movies and things like that.

You guys really don't know what resonates outside of the US huh?

No, not at all. People were saying kentucky because it sucks, but kentucky bourbon is very popular around the world, everyone knows the kentucky derby, kfc, etc.

# ? Feb 12, 2024 22:31

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Funky See Funky Do posted:

You guys really don't know what resonates outside of the US huh?

Why would you think that we would?

# ? Feb 12, 2024 22:31

EoinCannon: Aug 29, 2008; Grimey Drawer

Non americans are going to have the least knowledge of states that aren't mentioned in American movies, tv, sports and to a lesser extent, politics. I think Iowa and New Hampshire having highly covered primaries disqualify them, they're on the Australian news.

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Worf: Sep 12, 2017; If only Seth would love me like I love him!

Funky See Funky Do posted:

Places like Wyoming are internationally known from cowboy movies and things like that.

You guys really don't know what resonates outside of the US huh?

idk i thought they filmed all the good ones in spain

# ? Feb 12, 2024 22:54

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

who the gently caress is watching cowboy movies anymore anyway

# ? Feb 12, 2024 23:35

DrBouvenstein: Feb 28, 2007; I think I'm a doctor, but that doesn't make me a doctor. This fancy avatar does.

Vermont has one (1) single Target store, if that matters. I assume that's the fewest among the states, though I can see Alaska having just like 1 or even 0.

And it's like a half-sized Target attached to a dying mall.

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DrBouvenstein posted:

Vermont has one (1) single Target store, if that matters. I assume that's the fewest among the states, though I can see Alaska having just like 1 or even 0.

And it's like a half-sized Target attached to a dying mall.

No Target sounds like a drat nightmare.

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DrBouvenstein posted:

Vermont has one (1) single Target store, if that matters. I assume that's the fewest among the states, though I can see Alaska having just like 1 or even 0.

And it's like a half-sized Target attached to a dying mall.

Maine just got its first CostCo. It's a big deal in the area lol.

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Worf: Sep 12, 2017; If only Seth would love me like I love him!

redshirt posted:

Maine just got its first CostCo. It's a big deal in the area lol.

place must be fckin packed

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I feel like Americans itt are way overestimating Idaho. Internationals don't know the potato thing and at best are going to blankly confuse it with Iowa/Indiana.

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Worf: Sep 12, 2017; If only Seth would love me like I love him!

is anybody in here actually giving idaho credit for anything

# ? Feb 13, 2024 01:33

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DrBouvenstein posted:

Vermont has one (1) single Target store, if that matters. I assume that's the fewest among the states, though I can see Alaska having just like 1 or even 0.

And it's like a half-sized Target attached to a dying mall.

Vermont has about as many people as the city of Boston. Not the Boston metro area, mind you, but the city proper. It's a wonder that there's anything there.

# ? Feb 13, 2024 01:36

Funky See Funky Do: Aug 20, 2013; STILL TRYING HARD

Ratios and Tendency posted:

I feel like Americans itt are way overestimating Idaho. Internationals don't know the potato thing and at best are going to blankly confuse it with Iowa/Indiana.

An international would still recognise it over one of the lesser known new england states.

There's even a famous movie called My Own Private Idaho that did pretty well internationally in the 90s.

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EoinCannon: Aug 29, 2008; Grimey Drawer

If it's mentioned by name in The Simpsons it's disqualified

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redshirt: Aug 11, 2007

Worf posted:

is anybody in here actually giving idaho credit for anything

Potatoes.

Fun potato fact: Idaho had a bad drought a few years back and had to buy potatoes from Maine

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500excf type r: Mar 7, 2013; I'm as annoying as the high-pitched whine of my motorcycle, desperately compensating for the lack of substance in my life.

Maine potatoes are better anyways.

Something Maine is famous for: Bob Marley, world record holding comedian, also Italian sandwiches and dagwoods

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cock hero flux: Apr 17, 2011

i am only aware of the existence of maine due to stephen king's writing becoming lazy

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The only thing I know about Missouri is that Kansas City is there rather than in Kansas.

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