Which state is stupidest? Let's judge by these five criteria (follow up to previous story)

azdailysun ^

[You Dirty Rats]

Jury's still out in NJ -- Forrester may yet win. They certainly have the most stupid Supreme Court (or at least 2nd behind Florida).

Gotta go with NY - electing Hillary.

Smartest state, without a doubt, is Tennessee. They rejected ex-favorite son Al Gore, Jr.

[BlackbirdSST]

2. STATE MOTTO: The winner here is Washington, whose motto is -- get ready to be inspired -- "By and by."
Can this be modified to read: STATE MOTTO that is the biggest lie: Maryland, The Free State. Everytime I hear this or see it on a License Plate, I want to hurl something in their general direction. Blackbird.

[mdcen]

Three words: KATHLEEN KENNEDY TOWNSEND

[katana]

Dave barry should be declared a national treasure and cloned.

[chance33_98]

Dave barry should be declared a national treasure and cloned.

My wife says that about me all the time :)

[abishai]

I thought Minnesota's state bird was the mosquito.

[Pippin]

Alright! Who called Indiana stupid?

[Pippin]

YEAH!!!

I'm a HOOSIER though I've lived in Maryland the last 40 years. BUT I still think Indiana is the SMARTEST state!

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Indiana voted for both GWH Bush and Bob Dole over Slick Willie, while Illinois went solidly for Slick Willie. And Indiana voted for GW over Gorebertm and Indiana voted for Ford over Carter...Illinois did not. Talk about stupid, I'll take a stupid nickname any day over Illinois's voting record.

.... and didn't Illinois birth that there Hitlery Bit%&?

[Pippin]

Yep!

Illanois, homestate of HITLERY!

[tacticalogic]

Why have a "stupidest" competition, and only include the states? Did they leave DC out so everyone else would have a chance?

[samanella]

Don't forget: In West By God Virginia, the legislature actually debated on whether to put a possum or NASCAR on their vanity license plates, and, it is legal to keep your roadkill in the Mountain state.

[Lilly]

'Tis true. 'Tis true. IL & IN have always been black and white. IL voting dim-o-rat, and IN voting "Right"

[DETAILER]

New Mexico is dumber than Louisiana? That's difficult to believe.

Well, in our defense, we were smart enough to finally put Edwin Edwards in jail where he belongs. To credit our stupidity, we've produced idiots such as James Carville, and it looks like the population is hell-bent on electing Mary Landrieu again.....

[cajungirl]

Well, Louisiana has a jailed governor, an anthrax person of interest, a serial killer, two ex wives of the Beltway sniper, two hurricanes in a row, West Nile Virus so we are a contender. But there is always Mississippi, thank God. And Dont forget the ever popular Arkansas.

[ArrogantBustard]

it is legal to keep your roadkill in the Mountain state.

And why shouldn't it be? Does it really matter whether you killed it with a Winchester or a Michelin?

[DETAILER]

And Dont forget the ever popular Arkansas.

LOL, I have to agree....I've met some pretty strange individuals that came from Arkansas. Ever seen one of them that slaps their knees like they're playing patty cake and laughs WAY too loud? It's a real show stopper. Makes everyone else stop laughing and stare at them....

And I especially like the long grizzly beard with several days accumulation of food particles in it.....eeeewwwww

[samanella]

That's why it's stupid! When the state is so impoverished and unionized, why spend time debating about a crucial issue such as keeping your roadkill??

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

MASSACHUSETTS

Hmmm...That must be the state whose average citizen thinks a Glock is a kind of deadbolt. (Not that my state, Maryland, is much better, mind you...)

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Can this be modified to read: STATE MOTTO that is the biggest lie: Maryland, The Free State. Everytime I hear this or see it on a License Plate, I want to hurl something in their general direction. Blackbird.

My state, Maryland, could soon be sporting the dumbest governor in the U.S., which should definitely put it in the running for dumbest state. As far as "Free State" goes, at least it is called the "Old Line State" on its commemorative quarters.