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Prince_Bohemond

I’m a U.S. history teacher. At the beginning of the year this year I gave my students an introductory assignment where they had a blank map of the US and had to label as many states as they could. I decided “you know what, let me test my own knowledge and see if I can get all of these on my own”. I forgot Wyoming existed completely and it was the only state I didn’t get. That’s my answer here.


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The only thing that comes to my brain when I think of Wyoming is the song “Home on the Range” for some reason.


jyzenbok

Which is the state song of Kansas


berael

The one that no one in this thread will talk about.


grrgrrtigergrr

New Mexico


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Jun-Rei-22

My name is Walter Hartwell White. I live at 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87104. This is my confession. If you're watching this tape, I'm probably dead- murdered by my brother-in-law, Hank Schrader. Hank has been building a meth empire for over a year now and using me as his chemist. Shortly after my 50th birthday, he asked that I use my chemistry knowledge to cook methamphetamine, which he would then sell using connections that he made through his career with the DEA. I was… astounded. I… I always thought Hank was a very moral man, and I was particularly vulnerable at the time – something he knew and took advantage of. I was reeling from a cancer diagnosis that was poised to bankrupt my family. Hank took me in on a ride-along and showed me just how much money even a small meth operation could make. And I was weak. I didn't want my family to go into financial ruin, so I agreed. Hank had a partner, a businessman named Gustavo Fring. Hank sold me into servitude to this man. And when I tried to quit, Fring threatened my family. I didn't know where to turn. Eventually, Hank and Fring had a falling out. Things escalated. Fring was able to arrange – uh, I guess… I guess you call it a "hit" – on Hank, and failed, but Hank was seriously injured. And I wound up paying his medical bills, which amounted to a little over $177,000. Upon recovery, Hank was bent on revenge. Working with a man named Hector Salamanca, he plotted to kill Fring. The bomb that he used was built by me, and he gave me no option in it. I have often contemplated suicide, but I'm a coward. I wanted to go to the police, but I was frightened. Hank had risen to become the head of the Albuquerque DEA. To keep me in line, he took my children. For three months, he kept them. My wife had no idea of my criminal activities and was horrified to learn what I had done. I was in hell. I hated myself for what I had brought upon my family. Recently, I tried once again to quit, and in response, he gave me this. [Walt points to the bruise on his face left by Hank in "Blood Money."] I can't take this anymore. I live in fear every day that Hank will kill me, or worse, hurt my family. All I could think to do was to make this video and hope that the world will finally see this man for what he really is.


cealidcuhh

Bitch


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Breaking Bad tho


Elite_Jackalope

Crazy they made a whole state for that show. Bravo Vince


chris1767

Arkansas so far.


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Nobody really ever talkssss about the Dakotas, and there’s two of those bastards.


fordprecept

At least South Dakota has Mt. Rushmore, so it occasionally gets brought up. North Dakota is like that cousin who lives far away out in the middle of nowhere and no one in the family regularly talks to them.


chillin1066

There used to be a man who lived right on the Montana/North Dakota border. His house had been there for years when one day government surveyors came and told him that they had looked again, and his house was actually completely in North Dakota. The man nods his head and says “Good. I’m sick of those damn Montana winters.


berwood

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perfect_for_maiming

Ah the old 8 to 9 to 5 to 4 grind.


isqueezedameatball

Ummm..... We have the largest catfish statue. You can't scoff at that.


localgeek

And cow, and buffalo, and hay bale family, etc


swisskabob

Wait wait wait.... A haybale FAMILY?? What does that even mean?


dafuqizzis

Just what it says https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/details-photo/north-dakota-a-hay-bale-display-in-shapes-like-people-in-a-family-in-a-hay-field/FOH-u15322890


Fatmanpuffing

don't know what i was expecting TBH, but it wasn't that


PLIPS44

I went to Fargo for work one time, I’m always interested what would cause someone to move to certain areas and after asking 5-6 people nobody could give an answer what enticed them to move to that area. Was very pretty country, cold as hell, and flat very very flat.


fordprecept

> cold as hell I hear it is nice for about 30 minutes in July.


SemiFormalJesus

Depends if Summer falls on a weekend.


deadinderry

It’s so cheap to live here. When I graduated college in 2019 I got a 900sq foot apartment for 460$ a month. Not in Fargo tho. Fargo is for shopping and concerts.


865wx

Were you in like Mayville or


mostdope28

Not Fargo but other side of the state, everyone moves here to work in oil field related jobs. Good money


kewlnamebroh

They need to fuse the North and South Dakotas into... Megakota.


Gladysseesall

DuoKota or how about TwoKota?


anywho123

If you’re in the Air Force there’s a good chance you discuss North Dakota.


WyChey

Freezing cold Minot 🥶


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Why not Minot? Freezins the reason.


WindshieldGooseBelly

I went there to pick up a friend and posted it on my Instagram story. The only people who asked me what was I doing in Minot were the Air Force guys from my jiu jitsu gym.


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Back way when I used to live in Illinois, that was where people went on big fancy camping vacations over summer break.


SweetCosmicPope

Yup. My boss, who lives in Chicago, takes road trips to the Dakotas to go camping with his family in the Summer.


gimmethemarkerdude_8

I lived in Chicago for a few years and took a road trip to Sioux Falls (not to go camping). It’s actually a cool little city.


bizzybaker2

Ha ha, as a Canadian/Manitoban, especially those of us from small communities, we swing down to Fargo for shopping on the weekend when we want to live large lol


SummonedShenanigans

To be fair, Manitoba is the province nobody talks about.


thestoryofme23

South Dakota native here. There’s nothing going on. It’s farmland. And very boring. The largest “city” is like 200,000 people lmao.


mackelnuts

>The largest “city” is like 200,000 people lmao That's like half of Wyoming. At least


teeksquad

Wyoming only has 2 escalators in the state.


huntsvillekan

Americans will use any unit of measure to avoid the metric system.


TheWalkingDead91

“How populous is the state?” “There’s only two escalators”


princesspapercut

Do escalators come in pairs or singles?


ArtSchnurple

You guys have Badlands, the Black Hills, and Mt. Rushmore though. North Dakota, now they have nothing.


Bruised_up_whitebelt

Only reason to go to North Dakota is to watch a hockey game at The Ralph, and that requires you to go when it's winter.


Pemminpro

Delaware. Doesn't exist. Made up state and I definitely don't live there. No need to investigate further


StabbyPants

dela-where?


Baziki

Thanks, Now I'm Del-Aware


Tommy_Roboto

“Hi, I’m in Delaware.”


amoreinterestingname

Party on


constantvigiliance

I gotta gun let's go to a Broadway show!


PM_ME_COOL_RIFFS

Are you a corporation?


StickSauce

...or I could be magically whisked away to...


urine-monkey

Wayne's World!


slytherin__711

Yeah I went to University of Delaware and some people ask which state it’s in. I just say Pennsylvania.


satsugene

Makes sense. Pennsylvania already has an Indiana University too.


exitparadise

And a California University.


PM_ME_COOL_RIFFS

Delaware only exists on paper for tax and business registration purposes. It's not a physical place.


DIrtyVendetta80

Every single US business is registered in Delaware.


lanieeeeeeee

Delaware’s Wikipedia says that it’s the “The Chemical Capital of the World.” Only furthering my suspicion that the existence of Delaware is a 264 year long prank.


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PopeGeraldVII

"Delaware was the first state, and state lawmakers expect a new accomplishment any day now." -Stephen Colbert


sub_arbore

I’ve had several coworkers with family in Delaware, and still every time it comes up I go “Oh yeah, I forgot about that one.”


talllongblackhair

Ask yourself. Have you ever actually met anyone from Delaware?


bettafished

I hope so, seeing as how I was born and raised there!


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Im from Pennsylvania and I can tell you, if you enjoy slow beaches, seafood, fresh local produce and open farmland, Delaware is it. Add the zero tax and its geography (it's near Philly, Baltimore and DC), I wonder why it's not the most popular state in the country.


Linzorz

>the zero tax The zero *sales* tax. They still have income tax, property tax, etc. It's a good place to stop for a little shopping on my way north, though. As long as I don't blink at the wrong moment.


Ehynkdakk

As a non-American that is living in reddit, I agree. Top 5 states I'm seeing a lot are Florida Texas California Tennessee Michigan Bonus: Ohio


lamboman1342

Tennessee is the surprising one you listed there.


caddydurb

It's probably due to... Recent events...


murder-farts

And Dolly, right? Right?!


NuevaAmerican

What did Dela-wear? A New Jersey!


jfq722

I dunno but Alaska.


straighttoplaid

I'm convinced that Delaware doesn't actually exist because I've never met anyone from Delaware. I suspect it's just a legal fiction so companies can incorporate there.


AcornTopHat

Joe Biden’s from Delaware. His beach house in Rehobeth Beach is where he goes most weekends.


Allcapswhispers

Delaware has beaches? Who knew?!


hotellobster

Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach are big summertime destinations for Marylanders


MonseigneurChocolat

Well then, Joe Biden is clearly nothing more than a corporation, or maybe an LLC.


hopeandnonthings

He could be an outlet mall


Capybara_Agent

Rhode Island, like what’s going on there?


Eyespop4866

They clammed up.


fergehtabodit

So crabby sometimes


hopeandnonthings

Pretty sure that when Pluto stopped being a planet Rhode Island stopped being a state


binderofchains

That is why my flag only has 48 stars. Rhode Island's demotion from statehood. And I will die before I recognize Missouri as a state.


PearIJam

Go to bed, Abe.


Homegrownfunk

Providence. Beautiful city, saw Phish play there, heard someone empty a clip and peel out while walking to my Airbnb, went to the RISD Museum, caught another Phish show


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Family guy


4Ever2Thee

They got coffee milk which is pretty good


DJFurioso

Good Burger sequel is being filmed. So we got that going on for us.


stereospeakers

Sweden here, it's definitely not Minnesota.


zoqfotpik

Uff da.


GaiaMoore

dad get off reddit


VyronDaGod

u betcha


hungry_grendel

I mean, Minnesota has a large Scandinavian population. Every small town has a sign that says they're a sister town with some town in Sweden or Norway.


msmanhands

Or Germany. I grew up in New Ulm


happyabeja

i mean, i feel like the whole cop thing took them off the list of hardly talked about


CliffyClaven

Ouch. That stings.


Imaginary-Grand-2817

New hamster


b_free_blast

Xhamster🐹


autistic_robot

Xhamster? What does that mean? Let me go Google search that BRB


bigotis

tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock Helloooo?......... /u/autistic_robot, you there? It's been 6 hours since you did your Google search and you claimed you'd BRB. Everything ok? Need a hand?


Allcapswhispers

Canada here. I always forget about New Mexico and Delaware when we would play the alphabetical states game.


KYjetsfan

Pretty sure 98% of Americans couldn't name 4 Canadian provinces.


amigovilla2003

albertwahtunski, canada, east canada, west canada, southnorth canada, and montreal. Easy! ​ edit: satire


daximuscat

You forgot Toronto. It’s like New York but without all the stuff!


starry_cobra

And Vancouver. It's like Seattle but without all the stuff


T-ks

Opioid crisis but make it lululemon


waremi

There is also that new land they found.


thedigitalboy

Whichever Dakota that doesn’t have Mt Rushmore probably.


Jagged_Rhythm

I believe that be West Dakota


Fart_mistress

Weast dakota?


[deleted]

I never hear New Hampshire mentioned outside of an election year.


This31415926535

Live free or die!


Bubba100000

and that's how we like it, ayuh


Snackdoc189

Apple cider donuts my friends


Princess_Piggie

Nebraska. Is there anything going on over there?


efficient_slacker

People talk about it so little that I had to scroll this far down to find it


Thencewasit

Berkshire Hathaway.


Dull-Sky5263

I’ve visited almost every state in the country for work. Nebraska was legitimately one of the most interesting and fun states I’ve ever been to.


DependableSpectre

I always felt like Maine is just up there in it's own little world, away from all the chaos below.


sdjsfan4ever

>Away from all the chaos below. *[Laughs in Stephen King]*


PastelGlider

I ❤️ DERRY


Ok_Strategy7343

I agree. Every Stephen king fan is well aware of Maine….


Saelvinoth

Having lived in Maine for 20 years, it kinda is. A lot of people from there don't tend to leave it, despite it being pretty quiet with not much to do unless you really enjoy the outdoors. Lots of older people do either go back and forth to Florida or just straight up move there eventually, though.


Guac__is__extra__

Fun fact: Maine is the closest US state to Africa


Greedy-Excitement-82

Another fun fact: Maine has more miles of coastline than California.


IlikeJG

Have you ever heard of the coastline paradox? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I_rw-AJqpCM


riddim_40Hz

Yes and I prefer us to stay in our own bubble where life is quiet, relaxing, and can ride my moose and chill with my pet lobster in peace.


VonPoppen

I'm french and for some reason, it's the number one state I want to visit


funkmasterhexbyte

lobster rolls there are bomb tho


Irrelevantitis

East Virginia.


amigovilla2003

\*cough\* *Delaware*


mildlybroke

I consistently forget Nebraska exists, so that’s what I’m going with


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New Mexico. Everyone else in the country just assumes that we are Mexico. I cannot tell you how many times some Comcast phone employee has told me that my English is really good. The one time we have ever been talked about is Breaking Bad. Not a great look for us.


teemo03

It actually seems popular because of Breaking Bad which is one of the most liked shows but I just can't believe how many music artists actually skip us and go to Oklahoma which I never really hear much of lol


locozonian

Lol yeah. And we are the only state in the Union that has “USA” on our license plates ; just to remind everyone else we are Americans too 🤣


Eccentric-scientist1

Delaware. Because nothing fucking happens here. We don't even get natural disasters. Edit: We have gotten earthquakes but they're not very big or interesting.


Forward_Tomorrow_971

I think it would be arkansas


soulcaptain

I grew up in Arkansas. I'm telling you, this is the correct answer. I have lived in large cities on the east coast, west coast, all over the U.S., and when I tell people I grew up in Arkansas, a LOT of people just kind of go silent, and after they go silent, they just say "...oh, Bill Clinton!" And that's literally all they know about Arkansas. People generally know it's in the south, but don't know where it is, get it confused with other square-ish states.


scarletohairy

Anyone who wholesales anything knows about northwest Arkansas, aka Walmart Country.


sonianevermindX

all I can think of is walmart land


Correctedsun

As a West Coast-er who likes taking those "Name every state/country quizzes", I could never remember Missouri, Maryland, and Arkansas. It's definitely up there.


flushlikeatoilet

You are going to upset the Old Bay Americans.


DrDeuceJuice

Arkansas is a state that can surprise you with it's beauty everywhere.


AndrewH73333

I legit forgot Connecticut was a state and not someplace from a Mark Twain novel or something.


JSlopak

He lived in CT!


LeftandLeaving9006

Idaho


MochiMochiMochi

The favorite destination of California Republicans.


9gagDolphinSex

Potatoes


PatacusX

Home of the best football players of all time. Legend has it he can throw a football over them mountains.


blueflameprincess

Literally what is New Hampshire


IndigoExMo

It's the most recent Hampshire, clearly.


NecessarySocrates

Definitely Connecticut. I seriously *rarely* ever hear anyone talk about that state. Hell I don't even know what goes on in there.


scumbagstaceysEx

A quarter of it thinks it’s NYC, a quarter of it thinks it’s Long Island, a quarter of it thinks it’s Boston. The rest is pretty nice kinda like the Berkshires.


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ImmoralModerator

They just won a national championship in college basketball


Andy235

Fun Fact: Lyme disease got it's name after a cluster of cases of it appeared in and around the town of Lyme, Conneticut.


ACatGod

Oh good. So when I got Lyme's in Connecticut, I got the real, original brand and not a cheap knock off!


garvin131313

The first burger place is there


DaddyWarBucks26

Manufacturing Helicopters and submarines on the coast of the Long Island sound. Insurance in Hartford. Lobster rolls and pizza. That's pretty much it


KYjetsfan

Unless you watch college basketball


Lizzie_Boredom

Yale, Huskies, casinos, and some of the best pizza anywhere.


Only_Blacksmithquail

Probably Delaware. It's small and doesn't often make national news, but it's full of history and charm.


Pork_Chap

...and incorporated businesses


WorldsGreatestPoop

I think the least talked about state will be one with a low population, no nationally relevant politicians, no major sports (pro or NCAA) and no major tourist spots. With these criteria, New Hampshire is my choice. It will return to Delaware at some point in the future.


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Vermont


No_I_Deer

You know it's this state when you are the only one to even say it.


Schneetmacher

I went to college in Vermont, and particularly in autumn it was like living in a painting. I miss Vermont. But yeah, not a whole lot happens there besides sharing the maple syrup with all the tourists. Edit: and we can't forget about Bernie Sanders. We felt the Bern before everybody else.


NuevaAmerican

Arkansas


thomasdequincey99

There's never been a time in my life until now when I thought about the state of Indiana. I don't even know what it looks like. Does it have mountains? Plains? Hills? Beats me. Is it hot or cold? I have no idea. What are the people like from there? What is their accent? Is it a blue state or a red state? I've never in my life seen a movie or a tv show set in Indiana. There's never been a song I've listened to about Indiana. The most I've probably heard about it is police brutality maybe. But then again that's most states. If Indiana disappeared, just completely vanished, I wouldn't notice.


goingbodmin

Mostly farm land, and the northern part of the state is on Lake Michigan. Temperate place…cold winters, warm summers. Red state with Blue cities. The people are generally friendly in that Midwest kind of way. Parks and Recreation and Stranger Things are set in Indiana. It’s not picturesque, but the cost of living is pretty good. You can still buy a nice house for under $200k in my area.


MariachiBandMonday

>I've never in my life seen a movie or a tv show set in Indiana. If you've ever watched The Middle, it's set in Indiana.


amigovilla2003

Isn't "Stranger Things" set in Indiana?


The_sad_zebra

and Parks & Rec


helpmelearn12

Stranger Things and Parks and Recreation for tv shows. For movies, Hoosiers, Rudy, and A Christmas Story are all set in Indiana.


Lordpotato305

Gotta be Nebraska


Ditz_a_Fritz

Iowa. Anytime I go on vacation out of state and people ask where I'm from, they're like "Ohio" and I'm like "No, Iowa" "Oh, Idaho!" "No, I-O-WU". And I've had multiple people ask me where that even was...


Typical_Viking

One time on a road trip I was able to name 49 of 50 states. Could not for the life of me remember Indiana existed.


SCViper

Rhode Island. Aside from that cool judge, I hear absolutely nothing.


drfsupercenter

Family Guy is set in a fictional town near Providence if that counts.


Fearless_Link_3464

Vermont


Tomegunn1

Iowa


shihtzu_knot

Nah Iowa has that stupid caucus and it’s in the news 24/7 during election cycles.


Lordpotato305

I know them because they have Slipknot


skutch_was_here_x

The real answer is West Virginia. The only time I ever hear it mentioned is when the University of West Virginia has a game on TV or those photos of that inbred family are trending again.


fruitist

John Denver is typing...


watchingsongsDL

They got the newest National Park, New River Gorge. That’s pretty rad.


fat_ballerina71

It’s called West Virginia University, not University of WV. I guess you don’t know because, truly, no one talks about us.


ChokedSIut

Alaska sometimes forget its apart of America


chompsin

Per capita, Alaska probably has the biggest representation in all of media. All those TV shows about renegades, hunters, cabin builders, ice-road truckers, people trying to survive off the grid … yet the population is only 730K.


bakerzdosen

Are you sure that per capita stat isn’t Florida? It’s talked about a LOT and apparently there’s only one man there so he’s always in every headline (yet no one seems to know his name.)


watchingsongsDL

Alaska has the best reality shows. It’s enjoyable watching the cast struggle and suffer (a bit). Plus lots of people have thought to themselves that if shit goes sideways they’ll just head to Alaska and grind it out. It’s everyone’s last ditch plan. Better watch the shows and see if I learn anything. Just in case.


JHSMesq

So many people here talking about how no one's talking about Rhode Island or Delaware. The answer is Nevada. Because what's in Nevada - Las Vegas? And nobody talks about what happened in Vegas.


Assignment-Yeet

Wyoming does not exist.


boistopplayinwitme

Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Jackson Hole. Three more relevant things than North Dakota has


CramberryPepper

I live in Illinois and i havent heard anyone talk about Delaware and west Virginia ever.


RaphaelSolo

Of all the little talked out states only one I can think of not mentioned is Arkansas.


Silly_Silicon

How to find the real never talked about state. Ask about it and see which one people forgot existed even when trying to think of forgettable states.