Oklafuckinghoma. Heat, tornadoes, ice storms, earthquakes, hail and some of the dumbest, most entitled Jesus-humping maga fucks in the country.
And gonna be in the 100s next week here in Tulsa.
Born and raised! Tulsa is the exception to Oklahoma. Still the most beautiful city I’ve ever lived in, and nicer ever time I go back. But OP has a solid point about the weather. OK gets the worst of all the things.
Ohio, it’s a statistical fact.
More people from Ohio have become astronauts than any other state/territory in the world
Because when youre an Astronaut you can get as far away from Ohio as humanely possible. No one else has that kind of motivation to complete the rigorous training.
Even before astronauts were a thing. Ohio inspired two men to invent airplanes, because they had already traveled to the East Coast by then, and couldn’t run across the ocean to get further from Ohio. They had to adapt and learn to fly
The Ohio class nuclear missile submarine is named for its feared ability to turn any place in the world into Ohio
https://youtu.be/sVn4sBxLokA?t=66
In case the timestamp link doesn’t work, just jump to 1:06
Warning, this is absolutely brain rot, but also hilarious
Most astronauts only go about 250 miles up, the distance from Cleveland to Cincinnati. That said, Neil Armstrong got a lot further away from Ohio.
You’re seeing the glass as half empty, I see it as half full…
At one point in the orbit you are only 250 miles away from Cleveland.
But at the other end of the orbit that’s 250 miles and the entire planet earth between you and Cleveland. You get a chance to be the farthest human from Ohio, every rotation.
Surely Jim Lovell would have been the Ohian to get the furthest from Ohio? (Apollo 13 altitude record)
👀
Being a Browns fan will do that to you.
“I went back to Ohio, My city was gone”
You went back to Ohio?!
There is no universal, objective answer. It depends who you are, your financial situation, your political views, etc.
That said, the states that suck the most for the most people are conservative places with lots of rural poverty. Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, …
Arkansas, don’t forget Arkansas. And Louisiana.
Oh, how could I miss Louisiana? It’s the place with the highest incarceration rate in the world.
A coworker of mine is from Louisiana. We’re in Washington state, and he told me that all the people here bitching about wind turbines and environmental regulations don’t know how good they have it. He’s from a town on the gulf which is basically one giant oil refinery. The stink and chemical pollution is unbelievable. He showed me the “Welcome to Whatever-ville” sign in his hometown, and it’s literally attached to a gantry that carries several chemical pipes over the road.
I’ll defend Alabama. I travel through several times a year on the back highways and there’s only one truly shit town we pass. York is a wasteland. Here’s the main drag, and most of those units are empty.
All the other rural towns seem pretty nice. Businesses aren’t shuttered, roads are nice everywhere, people take pride. Contrast that with Mississippi. You could teleport me to a gas station and I could tell if it’s in MS or AL according to how much trash is blowing around.
Misery. Wait, hang on, sorry, I spelled that wrong. Missouri.
Misery.
Wait, hang on, sorry, I spelled that wrong. Missouri.
BTW, in the book, she hacked off a foot with an axe and cauterized it with a blowtorch. 🤢
Nobody saying Florida? Swamps, gators, slowly sinking into the ocean, home to way too many grumpy old people and crazy drug addicts (see Florida man) and Trumps shitty golf club. Also some of the absolute biggest peices of shit for politicians- DeSantis, Rick Scott, Gaetz ect
Don’t forget Alligator Auschwitz! I hear they’re selling merch.
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi are all shit holes honestly same goes for Houston TX as well. I’m not saying my state of Oklahoma is any better. I lived in California for 4 years and kill to go back however it’s just too expensive
I hear ya. PacNW is my home (not childhood) and my heart tears up just thinking of what it would take to get back. 🥹😭
I grew up in Florida. The neighbors are worse. You just dont hear about them as much.
The current state?
Mississippi and Alabama tend to compete for the worse state top spot
At least those have the ocean and Huntsville. Like poccalyps said, Oklahoma by far.
Mississippi is the anus of the USA.
Any state with a GOP supermajority.
Hey now, Kansas isn’t so bad if you are white.
Oh wait.
Almost certainly Mississippi
I mean honestly if the words worst and state are in the question the answer is almost always Mississippi.
Idk I think Florida is going to give them a run for their money soon. Insurance can deny claims and coverage more easily now and FEMA’s been crippled.
I live in Florida and travel Mississippi several times a year. Night and day. And I’m in the panhandle where we’re poor, still head and shoulders above MS.
Was telling my wife that Pensacola airport is two or three times the size of Jackson’s, at their capitol. FFS, they can’t even manage clean water, in their capitol.
Alabama is actually pretty and pretty nice. You could teleport me to about any road in either state and I could call it for MS or AL. You can tell when you cross into MS because your tires start rumbling. Was wondering on the last trip how much those people pay for tires. Bet it’s big business!
Last weekend’s trip was fucking weird. Maybe I simply hadn’t noticed before, but the people were no longer friendly. Probably because I have long hair and my wife is Asian. At least black folks are still nice enough! Which flipped since I moved to the South 20 years ago. They looked at white people with deep suspicion.
Mississippi is the worst state I’ve been to. I can’t imagine living there.
We drive through several times a year, starting in Florida to Alabama. The poverty and ignorance is fucking heart breaking. Always glad to get back into the Alabama part of the trip.
Really enjoyed learning about NY queer culture by watching Paris is Burning so thought I’d check out Mississippi Burning to see how marginalised communities express themselves in the South… oh
“Paris Is Burning” is such a fantastic film.
That was set in the 60s. Mississippi isn’t nearly that bad. It’s bad, but it ain’t Mississippi Burning bad.
It’s not up for debate. It’s Mississippi.
Florida. Heat, humidity, stench of water from the sprinkler systems, lousy coffee from the crappy drinking water, most jobs literally don’t allow you to work OT. Many only hire 32 hour people. Terrible drivers, especially all the Qtip bitches that should’ve stopped driving 20 years ago. Redneck Nation. Massive POS politics.
Fuck Florida.
Florida used to be black on Erin’s trans safety map. It was literally its own “DO NOT GO HERE” category. Unfortunately the only thing that has changed is that it’s no longer alone.
Not even gonna mention that the coastal areas’ve been dredging sand at night to keep it from sliding back into the ocean for decades… 🤮
Let. It. Die. Already.
Been saying it for years. We should’ve left it to the spainards, the spainards shoulda left it to the natives and the natives shoulda left it to the god damn trees.
I used to work at a call center for a nation wide company.
The answer is absolutely Kentucky. There is really no comparison.
You can’t just fire off an entirely subjective opinion and not back it up with anecdotes.
It’s been 12hrs. I’m thinking they intend to. 😅 FWIW, I agree with you.
At this point I’m certain the guy is from Kentucky, and just proved his point like a boss.
details or gtfo
Anytime related to the “South”. West Coast is chill. East Coast is chill.
Too far down the east coast gets gross. What’s your cutoff?
Personally, I’d say North Carolina.
“The East Coast” generally means the north east. “The South” is all the states in the south eastern corner of the country, including the coastal states down there. (Where the borderline is between them depends entirely on who you ask)
I disagree. The east coast is quite plainly the Atlantic coast, including part of the South. If you mean Northeast, just say that.
You can disagree all you want but you’re just wrong. If people say the East Coast they don’t mean the South. Ever. Every single human being. Even you when you’re not being contrarian cuz you’re bored on the internet like this.
The east coast is definitely not “chill”
I think all states probably have ok cities in them somewhere, and that it depends on your preferences but I would never live in Alaska.
And all states have downsides too. Mississippi and Oklahoma have the worst schools. Florida and Texas have crazy politicians. Wyoming doesn’t want you there. Colorado has angry ranchers and pretentious yuppies. California has Bakersfield.
Alaska. Remote, expensive, so cold your car’s tires freeze with the flat spot they had while you were parked so you thump thump thump down the graveled roads until they stretch out, and to paraphrase @poccalyps, ‘ice storms, earthquakes,… and some of the dumbest, most entitled Jesus-humping maga fucks in the country.’
and some of the dumbest, most entitled Jesus-humping maga fucks in the country.’
HAHAHA!!!
What’s wrong with Alaska?
Polar bears, for one. Their politicians for two.
I’ll never forgive them for allowing Sarah Palin out of containment.
ah, the good old days.
as a young Canadian at the time, that was one of the introductory events to the world of politics, for me
to think that back then that was the craziest shit coming out of the US, and compare that to today
You’re really stretching there with your last few examples.
Wyoming your biggest issue will just be a lack of any real culture or metropolitan amenities, plus the winters. But it is beautiful and the people are as friendly as anywhere else.
Colorado’s problem tends to be hcol even outside the cities, and traffic to get to the mountains. But our government is shockingly functional, and our problems derive from tons of people moving here because it is a great place to live.
Cali’s problem is definitely high prices and traffic. And kinda shocked you pegged CO as the place to find pretentious yuppies.
But honestly, I could be happy living in any of these places. Mississipi… would take some work.
Bakersfield? I think you forgot Redding.
Urban areas are typically more “blue” as they’re populated by people who can read, more or less.
Any of them that make up the southern border. They are almost unilaterally shitholes that would cut off their arm if it meant the “right” people suffer.
Leave New Mexico off that list. While not perfect, they sure have been knocking it out of the park recently. It’s stunningly beautiful too
Arizona is also beautiful. Unfortunately, it also has Pheonix.
And Kari Lake.
Before or after the Breaking Bad era? (/s)
South Dakota
Lived in Watertown when I was a kid. My first Halloween there we had to trick or treat in 1 foot of snow. Other than the cold it wasn’t so bad, insanely beautiful landscapes however I did notice a lot of mild racism to Indians.
