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As a non US resident here's my take: I tried my best to scroll past all posts but my first answer would have been Dakota anyway. Is Dakota one of the ones split in north and south variants? I have no idea where Dakota is, if I had to guess I'd put it next to the mountains. Wisconsin is a state right? It's somewhere near lake Victoria and the falls I think. I can't think of anything other than that about Wisconsin if it even exists outside of my mind. Is Mississippi a state or is it just a river? Massachutes or whatever is an impossible to spell state that I only know of because of the weird name. I'd place that near the east coast, inland.
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I argue that South and North Dakota are both "famous" as being "Dakota" states which most people know about. I argue that Delaware is a state that most people don't even remember is a state until they hear it, and then they go, "oh yeah, Delaware." Delaware is a nothing state. Nothing ever happened there. It is insignificant. It is the most not-famous state.
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Feb 8, 2024 13:27
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AKA Pseudonym posted:Nobody thinks about those tiny New England states very much unless they're thinking about ice cream, horror novelists, or early primaries. I nominate Connecticut. Yes, that is accurate. We have almost New York, almost Boston, and lots of nothing.
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Feb 8, 2024 13:28
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StoryTime posted:As a non US resident here's my take: Not bad. Yes, there are two Dakotas spilt into North and South. Wisconsin is a state, in the middle by the lakes indeed. Mississippi is a state AND a river. Massachusetts is difficult to spell. It's on the Northeast coast and famous for Boston, Harvard, MIT, lots of other schools and history stuff.
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Feb 8, 2024 13:28
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credburn posted:I argue that South and North Dakota are both "famous" as being "Dakota" states which most people know about. All the incorporations allow Delaware to punch waaaay above its weight.
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Feb 8, 2024 13:29
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Montana gets my vote.
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Feb 8, 2024 13:48
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What’s the deal with the Carolinas? I sometimes hear about South Carolina in the news and almost immediately forget what it was about, but North Carolina is a mysterious state you never hear of. I think North Carolina is a front for something.
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Feb 8, 2024 13:49
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SweetMercifulCrap! posted:I actually thought about this the other day. Delaware, Arkansas, and Nebraska are the three where in always like “oh yeah, that exists.” I saw Wayne's World in the theater in Dover, Delaware. The theater went wild during this scene, which put us on the map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_FiRm6ZK8
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Feb 8, 2024 13:52
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I think the fact that Iowa has only been mentioned like maybe twice, says it all. at least Nebraska has nice landscaping and whatnot. Iowa is where you build all your farms in a sim game. which i guess makes it somewhat important.
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Feb 8, 2024 13:54
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AKA Pseudonym posted:Nobody thinks about those tiny New England states very much unless they're thinking about ice cream, horror novelists, or early primaries. I nominate Connecticut. Agreed. As far as I know it’s just a backup nyc nothing going on there
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Feb 8, 2024 13:55
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as a non-american: all the ones that don't have a coastline. Also the tiny ones on the east that do.
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Feb 8, 2024 13:56
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Missouri, easily.
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Feb 8, 2024 13:57
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Iowa and Missouri are probably good candidates, yeah. Still standing by Montana, but these are all good choices.
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Feb 8, 2024 14:05
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I've never met anyone from Delaware, and I could probably count the number of times I've heard someone mention something being in Delaware throughout my life on a single hand. I know Delaware exists conceptually but I'm not sure it actually exists.
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Feb 8, 2024 14:13
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deep dish peat moss posted:I've never met anyone from Delaware, and I could probably count the number of times I've heard someone mention something being in Delaware throughout my life on a single hand. I know Delaware exists conceptually but I'm not sure it actually exists. Delaware has some of the most comprehensive business laws in the Nation so a lot of businesses incorporate here throughout the country.
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Feb 8, 2024 14:17
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I'm laughing at all the people saying Nebraska because that's what I came in here to post as well The only reason Delaware is remembered right now is because that's where our no malarkey president is from And as the person above me has stated that is also the state that has caused Elon musk over 100 billion dollars so far
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Feb 8, 2024 14:26
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Missouri has St Loius, the Arch, the whole 'Wild West started here' going on. Delaware has corporations, Joe Biden and  Iowa? I can't think of anything from Iowa. Almost as bland as Ohio.
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Feb 8, 2024 14:27
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I'm trying my best to memory hole Florida
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Beefed Owl posted:I'm trying my best to memory hole Florida
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Feb 8, 2024 14:41
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non american here. skipped over reading the thread so i could vbe honest. when i picture a map of america in my mind i can generally name all the coastal states and the formerly mexican states. that basically leaves just the interior. all the states east of the mississippi i do pretty well with because im a historical wargamer and they feature heavily in americas formative conflicts of the first 100 years. with that clump of 10 or so states in the top middle that are left, i can name, but not place accurately: the dakotas, montana, nebraska, idaho, minnesota, iowa, missouri, kansas, oklahoma now to google a map to see how i did. i missed arkansas and wyoming. wyoming i actually forgot was a state at all lmao so i'm going to go with that one
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Feb 8, 2024 14:41
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StoryTime posted:
the cheeseheads there would rake you over the coals for this
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Cubone posted:according to sporcle, based on 31 million plays, Missouri is at least the hardest to remember kinda surprised to see any new england states so low on there. also massachusets wtf!!! lmao. rest of the bottom half of that list looks reasonable.
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Feb 8, 2024 14:46
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anyone listing a us territory is cheating btw. id bet good money that a shockingly low percentage, maybe as low as 5%, know that the us has an overseas possession called the northern mariana islands lol. i dunno if they teach that poo poo in schools
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Feb 8, 2024 14:48
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:anyone listing a us territory is cheating btw. id bet good money that a shockingly low percentage, maybe as low as 5%, know that the us has an overseas possession called the northern mariana islands lol. i dunno if they teach that poo poo in schools they dont, or at least didn't at any of the schools I attended it blew my mind when I was 15 and I learned you didn't need a passport to go to Puerto Rico
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the fact no one has mentioned wyoming is proof that it's that. most americans don't even remember there being a wyoming. sometimes I forget.
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:anyone listing a us territory is cheating btw. id bet good money that a shockingly low percentage, maybe as low as 5%, know that the us has an overseas possession called the northern mariana islands lol. i dunno if they teach that poo poo in schools 5% is generous, very generous
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:non american here. skipped over reading the thread so i could vbe honest. when i picture a map of america in my mind i can generally name all the coastal states and the formerly mexican states. that basically leaves just the interior. all the states east of the mississippi i do pretty well with because im a historical wargamer and they feature heavily in americas formative conflicts of the first 100 years. with that clump of 10 or so states in the top middle that are left, i can name, but not place accurately: the dakotas, montana, nebraska, idaho, minnesota, iowa, missouri, kansas, oklahoma Anyone else learn MIMAL in school? The middle states make a dude with a chef's hat. 
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SD/ND get points for sheer low population but I think Arkansas deserves mention because it's secretly the worst state but slides by due to obscurity
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:kinda surprised to see any new england states so low on there. also massachusets wtf!!! lmao. rest of the bottom half of that list looks reasonable. How could Maine be so high and Mass so low? Makes no sense. Boston Tea Party?
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Feb 8, 2024 14:59
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Prettz posted:the fact no one has mentioned wyoming is proof that it's that. most americans don't even remember there being a wyoming. sometimes I forget. It's the least populated state for a reason and it's 99% dirt with nothing in it. All they have is dirt and wind.
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:kinda surprised to see any new england states so low on there. also massachusets wtf!!! lmao. rest of the bottom half of that list looks reasonable. New England states are tiny and crammed in there. Their relative locations are basically total guesses if you're from the Midwest or somewhere, they're only as high as they are I assume because so many people live there
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Prettz posted:the fact no one has mentioned wyoming is proof that it's that. most americans don't even remember there being a wyoming. sometimes I forget. i said wyoming like 4 posts up. however i agree. i even looked at a map and was still like "huh, really?" lol
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Grey Cat posted:It's the least populated state for a reason and it's 99% dirt with nothing in it. All they have is dirt and wind.  I remember the first time I made Cheyenne and thought "this place is a truck stop" there are more country songs about Wyoming than people there EDIT out of the Western states, they only have two national parks (albeit both are bangers). Remove Mormon Row, build an east gate to Yellowstone, and Wyoming would literally vanish
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They should call it east Virginia. It’s inconsistent as is
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Virginia should be in the top 5 because it's got Virgin in the name and there's a naked booby on their state flag.
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Another non-american here. I looked at a list of states and forgot that the following even existed, in order of most to least forgotten: Delaware: I had to check Wikipedia, because it felt like I'd never even heard of it. I haven't seen Wayne's World in decades. Connecticut: forgot it existed New Hampshire: kind of forgot about this one, and am only now realizing the word "shire" is in it North Carolina: I actually didn't know there were 2 Carolinas, so I picked this one Maybe Maryland too Agree that naming the territories feels like cheating, but all of them, honestly. Edit: You know it's too bad, because the tourist photos of Delaware seem really nice, despite being flat as gently caress. 200 people / square km seems kind of crowded, though. mom and dad fight a lot fucked around with this message at 15:32 on Feb 8, 2024 |
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Montana, people remember the other boring states for being "those boring states" like Iowa, Nebraska, etc. No one has any idea what goes on in Montana. The runner up outside of that has to be Delaware.
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If I ever do a visit to all 50 states (I have 26 done), I did have some points of interests for some of these states, although none of this is high on my travel to-do list: Nebraska- Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium South Dakota- Badlands National Park & Deadwood North Dakota- Theodore Roosevelt National Park (I just want to see the prairies there) Arkansas- The Ozarks? It doesn't look appealing at all though. Kentucky- Mammoth Cave Oklahoma- WinStar Casino (this is only cause I have family in Dallas so it'd be a close enough drive to check it out) Mississippi- Biloxi? Montana- west yellowstone? but thats just an entry into yellowstone so really nothing for this one Alabama- Huntsville for the space museum Idaho, Iowa, Indiana I don't have anything yet. Places I have been to mentioned in this thread: For West Virginia, check out the Green Bank Telescope and do a tour. Great for stargazing too. For Delaware, Rehoboth Beach is nice but will get very crowded in the summer.
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redshirt posted:All the incorporations allow Delaware to punch waaaay above its weight.  Coincidentally, Fight Club is set in Delaware.
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why does delaware come up so much, thats crazy. it was one of the 13 colonies. it was the first state iirc. its super close to huge population centers. why are people picking it over the no name squares in the middle of the country lmao
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