# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/61 "2015-02-11T19:56:53Z")
California: the “We have a Grizzly Bear on our flag but we killed them all” state. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/62 "2015-02-11T20:48:24Z")
California - Two Big Cities Pretending the Other Doesn’t Exist and a Few Million Other People Who Don’t Care … Plus, the Pacific Ocean and Mountains, Man! ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/63 "2015-02-11T21:12:08Z")
> [@AnthonyElite](#): > > I’ll represent Georgia - “No, that’s Alabama you’re thinking of” State. Alabama - “At least we’re not Mississippi.” ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/64 "2015-02-11T21:14:49Z")
Wisconsin: The Love Shanty ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/65 "2015-02-11T21:38:54Z")
Idaho: Shaped Like a Toilet – because, what did _you think_ “famous potatoes” meant? ---
**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 12, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/66 "2015-02-12T01:50:04Z")
Pennsylvania - Under Construction. ---
**Author:** ![HeXen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/67 "2015-02-12T02:00:57Z")
Indiana: Corn Swagglers. ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/68 "2015-02-12T02:31:19Z")
Massachusetts is called Taxachusetts ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/69 "2015-02-12T06:05:15Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > I > > \*another poster who claimed there was only one thing to see in the state is dead wrong. There are three worthwhile attractions: the Badlands, Mt. Rushmore and the pies at Al’s Oasis. You forgot Wall Drug. ---
**Author:** ![Arabella\_Flynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Arabella\_Flynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arabella_Flynn)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/70 "2015-02-12T10:14:31Z")
Right now? Massachusetts: Somewhere Under The Snow ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/71 "2015-02-12T14:38:16Z")
Indiana: Screw Daylight Savings Time, except here and there ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/72 "2015-02-12T14:39:24Z")
Nevada - Our taxpayers live out of state. Neener neener!! ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/73 "2015-02-12T16:59:28Z")
Arizona - Ever wonder what it’s like living on the sun? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/74 "2015-02-12T17:12:38Z")
Saskatchewan: A Great Place to Live – if you’re wheat shamelessly lifted from a Canadian TV show, _22 Minutes_ or _Mercer Report_, or something like that ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/75 "2015-02-12T20:50:14Z")
Georgia - All Roads Lead to Atlanta Atlanta - All Roads are named Peachtree ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/76 "2015-02-12T21:21:36Z")
Florida: The State of Chaos. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/77 "2015-02-13T00:06:53Z")
Quebec–Terre de poutine ---
**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 13, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/78 "2015-02-13T00:58:36Z")
Pennsylvania - 48% less inbreeding than West Virginia. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/79 "2015-02-13T16:24:31Z")
Arizona - My other car is in Mexico. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nickname-would-you-give-your-state/712297/80 "2015-02-13T17:02:49Z")
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