# What’s Your State (U.S.) Good At? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779 "2010-12-30T01:44:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/1 "2010-12-30T01:44:33Z")
[Link](http://1bog.org/blog/whats-your-state-good-at/) Some are suprising, such as Illinois, Missouri, and Rhode Island. ---
**Author:** ![kapri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/2 "2010-12-30T02:01:58Z")
Being hot and crazy. Lots of hotness (climate-wise) and craziness (people-wise). Betcha can’t guess where I [live.](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://webatlantis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/florida.jpg&imgrefurl=http://webatlantis.org/2010/05/09/florida-driving-vacation-ideas/&h=339&w=358&sz=21&tbnid=M6y-wKKrh2CppM:&tbnh=115&tbnw=121&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dflorida&zoom=1&q=florida&usg=__kX-OzsQz7kYMpuSR_flpmmGM0mU=&sa=X&ei=uecbTZPdIsT48Ab_9LjZDQ&ved=0CC0Q9QEwAg) (There are also, suprisingly, lots of cattle ranches and limestone quarries here, if that’s what the OP was looking for.) ---
**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:** [December 30, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/3 "2010-12-30T02:19:43Z")
Swiss cheese? Looks like we’re good at being Amish, too! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/4 "2010-12-30T02:26:51Z")
Current state: Highest percentage of non-religious people. Native state: 8th largest economy in the world, most UFO sightings. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/5 "2010-12-30T02:38:06Z")
We have the most golf courses. Who knew. Michigan ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/6 "2010-12-30T03:19:28Z")
Cutting edge energy policy. And, Oh yeah, speeding tickets! ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/7 "2010-12-30T03:24:54Z")
Iowa. Enough with the corn already. Everybody knows, nobody gives a shit. Talk up our high literacy and low unemployment for a change. Also we’re your number one producer of hogs, ie: YUMMY BACON. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/8 "2010-12-30T04:03:49Z")
Illinois is famous for its interesting politics. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/9 "2010-12-30T04:06:57Z")
I’m homeless at the moment, but I’m staying in California. That blog says that California has the 8th largest economy in the world and has the most UFO sightings. I knew the first and am not surprised by the second, since California also has more people to spot UFOs than any other state. That is a less than exciting factoid. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/10 "2010-12-30T04:18:48Z")
Big Pharma is in Jersey—that’s my gig And city life is always close by. I like being equidistant between NY and Philly. ---
**Author:** ![Enuma\_Elish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Enuma\_Elish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enuma_Elish)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/11 "2010-12-30T04:42:13Z")
According to the news tonight, Wisconsin is way up the list for drinking and driving.☹ ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/12 "2010-12-30T04:48:09Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > Illinois is famous for its interesting politics. And having its governors (and other politicians) convicted for felonies. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/13 "2010-12-30T04:50:22Z")
> [@Enuma\_Elish](#): > > According to the news tonight, Wisconsin is way up the list for drinking and driving.☹ Given that Wisconsin has the highest per-capita brandy consumption (and is pretty high on the [per-capita beer consumption list](http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pages/beerstateconsumption.html), too), that doesn’t surprise me too much, unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/14 "2010-12-30T05:20:22Z")
Not my state, but the site says West Virginia leads the nation in toothlessness. Missouri’s notable achievement is apparently shared by Kansas as the Kansas City Metro area is in both states. And a long way away from me. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/15 "2010-12-30T05:36:22Z")
UFO sightings, apparently. That and the fact that we are the 8th largest economy on the planet, all by ourselves. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/16 "2010-12-30T05:39:16Z")
Montana has the highest population of Grizzly Bears in the lower 48. But the site gives it a frowny face because that is a bad ‘energy’ policy ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/17 "2010-12-30T05:48:19Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Swiss cheese? Looks like we’re good at being Amish, too! What part of Switzerland do you live in? We used to live in Geneva. ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/18 "2010-12-30T06:01:33Z")
Checking in from California. By far, my state’s greatest talent is destroying its own economy; but that’s probably not what you meant… We make some pretty good movies here. Avocados, too. And we’re down with gay rights and medical marijuana, although regarding those issues, Oregon & Vermont are far ahead of us. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![bubba\_jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@bubba\_jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba_jr)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/19 "2010-12-30T06:27:44Z")
Drive by shootings, lots and lots of those. And laziness, the land of manana, the fat lazy gangbangers can’t even be bothered to get out of their car to shoot somebody properly. On the lazy front, we’re good at child abuse. Killing babies is easy, they can’t run away, and when they’re dead you don’t have to pay child support. Toddlers don’t run very fast, so they’re good for beating too. I’m not thrilled with this area as of late. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779/20 "2010-12-30T09:24:22Z")
Pennsylvania: Snack Food Capital of Dah World! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-state-u-s-good-at/565779.md?page=2)