We used to cheat by saying “Miss-sipp-i” until someone caught on.
Mississippi leads all other states in use of the letter s. And P. And ties with three states for use of I.
That’s because as dense as their brains are, their less dense fat floats them higher up the ranking.
Massachusetts has the same number of esses. On the other hand, I don’t think there are any other states with four Is.
I’ve heard “Thank God for Texas” for some of the same kinds of stats cited above, but never Mississippi.
In fact, they are mutually exclusive. Infant mortality is children who die before they reach the age at which they are vaccinated.
Here are some categories in which Mississippi ranks in the top five:
http://www.statemaster.com/state/MS/Top-Rankings
(Click “All Stats” for an expanded list)
I did find one positive one. Mississippi ranks 11th in forest land, and 18th in cropland, which means quite a lot of the state is forested, compared to cleared and cultivated.
You must be from pretty far away. Texas is rich and cosmopolitan compared to the deep south. No comparison.
No. The CDC recommends most vaccines be given starting at 2 months, except for HepB which starts at birth. CDC vaccination schedule (PDF).
Infant mortality is the death of an infant under one year.
What do you mean West Virginia? There was a recent archeology find that suggests the toothbrush originated there. Otherwise, it would have been called a teethbrush.
How about in Mississippi Goddamn?
When I first saw the OP title, I thought it had to do with Raphael “Ted” Cruz saying in every campaign speech “God bless <insert state here>!”
Thanks, Skdo23 - the skit is still as funny as I though it was.
Took me a second, or maybe more like three.
I’d be interested in seeing Mississippi’s ranking of charitable donations when pure church donations are excluded. Not quite sure how to say this, but there are different kinds of church donations: those that are similar to club dues, and those that are similar to donations to anti-poverty nonprofits and the like.
If Mississippians give a buttload of money to soup kitchens and Habitat for Humanity, that’s one thing. If they give a lot of money to pay for Prosperity ministers to buy gold-plated Rolls Royces, that’s another entirely.
I can’t find a CNN story about the trans gender bathroom laws. They compared it to racial prejudice in the South.
Anyway, a guy moved from the North to Mississippi. He said he found them the kindest people he had ever met, but sick and tired of being held up as last in everything. 
I’ve only been there once, a dog training thing with Mrs. Plant (v.2.0). They were just as friendly as other Southerners, and like the rest of us, wore shoes.