What Your State Says About You

Here at Modern Magnolias, we quite enjoy Buzzfeed. And by "quite enjoy," I mean we spend wayyy too much time on the site and subsequently want to make friends with the employees. But that's neither here, nor there... 

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/what-the-state-you-live-in-says-about-you

Anywayz, I was doing my morning perusal and came across this post- "What The State You Live In Says About You" and I found it fascinatingly hilarious. Admittedly, I only read about the Southern states because duh. I figured I'd share them with you here. Because they are hilarious. And surprisingly complimentary. 

1. Alabama

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mrloganrhoades/25-plays-to-get-you-pumped-up-for-the-college-football-seaso

"Alabama should really just be its own country at this point."
"I dated someone from Alabama and he was missing a side tooth."
"Everyone in Alabama has gotten their entire bodies stuck in mud at least thrice."
"Babies come out of the womb with shoulder pads and helmets."
"Holding a glass of sweet tea."
"Probably the kindest baby you'll ever meet."

2. Arkansas

http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexrees/highlights-from-pirate-swimwear-maaji-fashion-show

"Arkansas is Bill Clinton."
"I can't point to Arkansas on a map. No idea where it is."
"I forget Arkansas is a state all the time."
"Sounds like a pirate Kansas."
"Everyone in Arkansas is ready and willing to give you whatever ingredient you need to finish your cookies."
"Everyone in Arkansas is the best neighbor you'll ever have."

3. Florida (included because of geographic reasons, obviously)

http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/photos/12-funniest-jersey-shore-gifs

"Florida has a lot of GUSTO."
"People fighting gators fighting people."
"A beautiful, beautiful mixture of the world's craziest people."
"If Florida were a person, that person would be a star on MTV."
"Florida is the Real World of planet Earth."
"I want to party with every single person from Florida."

4. Georgia

http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseamarshall/the-15-most-epic-puppy-stampedes

"Georgia has nice old ladies and girls in big dresses."
"Also REM."
"Right now there's an old granny sitting on her porch in her rocking chair, watching her puppies run in the fields."
"She's saying that she knows it's going to rain because she can 'feel it in my leg.'"

5. Kentucky

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/what-the-state-you-live-in-says-about-you

"Everyone I have met from Kentucky has destroyed my stereotypes of it."
"I will never be able to pronounce 'Louisville.'"
"Luhhhh-vul."
"Luuuuuuuuuvaaaa."
"Loov."
"Kentucky people love talking about how much they love Kentucky."
(No mention of basketball or horses???)

6. Louisiana (potentially my favorite comments from the entire list...)

#OnlyinNOLA Pothole Ingenuity: How do you recycle #MardiGras beads? pic.twitter.com/LAQ50HKua4
— Tulane Law School (@TulaneLaw) May 19, 2014

"Louisiana is basically New Orleans and swamps."
"Most of Louisiana is haunted swamps."
"I bet everyone there has really good ghost stories."
"Like a soupier Alabama."
"I had a gator po'boy once. It was incredible."
"Everyone in Louisiana seems to have way more fun than me."

7. Mississippi

http://buzzfeed.com/giffeed/3038205

"Mississippi is the most exciting state to spell."
"People in Mississippi can COOK."
"People in Mississippi seem really threatening, but they're huge softies."
"No one has been on vacation to Mississippi."
"What do they say in Mississippi when it's like 'the best blah blah this side of the Mississippi'?"
"Oh. My. God."

8. North Carolina

http://www.buzzfeed.com/keelyflaherty/reasons-going-to-the-beach-is-actually-the-worst

"Everyone in North Carolina has an Outer Banks decal on the back of their car."
"They're all very good-looking."
"They bathe in Cheerwine."
"And sweet tea."
"They always get upset about how you pronounce 'Appalachian.'"
"All they wear are Rainbow flip-flops and Croakies."

9. South Carolina

http://blckrainbow.tumblr.com/post/63467371431

"I only know three people from South Carolina and they're all wonderful."
"Bill Murray lives in South Carolina."
"Everyone in South Carolina is reading a book outside in a sundress right now."
"And eating cheese grits."
"Everyone is happy to let you crash on their couch."

10. Tennessee

http://www.buzzfeed.com/justinabarca/things-that-happen-when-your-so-is-a-southerner

"Everyone's uncle in Tennessee knows everyone else's uncle in Tennessee."
"And that uncle owns a BBQ joint."
"And a moonshine still in their bathtub."
"They all have great taste in music."
"I want someone from Tennessee to make me a playlist." Well.... you should check out this, this and this.

11. Texas

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/what-the-state-you-live-in-says-about-you

"Texas is literally its own country."
"Everyone in Texas loves being from Texas."
"Every single person has their own brand of sauce."
"Everyone in Texas has won a fist fight."
"...That they started."
"The only thing they're afraid of is snow."

12. Virginia

http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/why-rosie-of-sophia-grace-rap-fame-is-the-best-h

"I bet Virginia has excellent preschool programs."
"People in Virginia like to get drunk and sing 'Sweet Home Alabama.'"
"Everyone only zips their sweaters three-fourths of the way up."
"The state pastime is waving at people from a lawnmower."

Thoughts??

Let me know.

-C. xx.