# What Nickname Would You Give Your State? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 10, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297 "2015-02-10T15:45:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/21 "2015-02-10T17:34:05Z")
California: The Best State ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/22 "2015-02-10T17:49:23Z")
Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Flakes Bonus: You only have to add one letter to the original! Bonus Bonus: Double double entendre entendre ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/23 "2015-02-10T17:54:20Z")
Just Ohio. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/24 "2015-02-10T18:02:29Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > California: The Best State Took the words out of my mouth. Well, fingers. YKWIM. ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/25 "2015-02-10T18:04:22Z")
Arizona–We Proudly Carry our Guns into the Liquor Store ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/26 "2015-02-10T18:09:50Z")
Maryland - the Free-to-Tax State. Our new gov claims he’s going to repeal a bunch of the taxes raised by his predecessor - we shall see… ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/27 "2015-02-10T18:18:26Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > California: The Best State California. What other states? (Left it behind, but not because of any innate dislike.) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/28 "2015-02-10T18:28:26Z")
California would definitely be The Granola State. Because it’s all fruits, flakes, and nuts. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/29 "2015-02-10T18:30:37Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > California: Land of Litigation. This is definitely on the right track. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/30 "2015-02-10T18:55:08Z")
Manhattan and the other parts you don’t care about ---
**Author:** ![Snnipe\_70E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Snnipe\_70E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snnipe_70E)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/31 "2015-02-10T19:07:41Z")
The land of fruits and nuts. California ---
**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/32 "2015-02-11T01:56:39Z")
New York: The Upstate State, since that’s what 99% of it is called ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/33 "2015-02-11T02:39:04Z")
The Red Hot Chili Peppers said it best: California - The Edge of the World and all of Western Civilization. ---
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/34 "2015-02-11T03:01:58Z")
Colorado–Freaking out neighboring states since 2014! ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/35 "2015-02-11T03:08:21Z")
New Jersey- Tromaville leaves with our [del]mayor[/del] governor, so Please Nominate Him…! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/36 "2015-02-11T04:12:26Z")
Missouri Loves Company ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/37 "2015-02-11T04:19:36Z")
Pennsylvania - the Drive Through State ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/38 "2015-02-11T04:26:37Z")
I’m from there, but don’t live there, now: Maryland - the ‘We Wanna Be Something Else, But We’re Not Sure What’ state (apologies to FairyChatMom) ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/39 "2015-02-11T05:33:13Z")
North Dakota: the flat state with grain. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/40 "2015-02-11T05:45:42Z")
> [@ITR\_champion](#): > > North Dakota: the flat state with grain. Illinois,Indiana,Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas all apply for same\*\* ® \*\*nickname… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297.md?page=3)