# Who has embarrassed your state the most?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-embarrassed-your-state-the-most/417417>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 29, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-embarrassed-your-state-the-most/417417 "2007-08-29T21:34:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-embarrassed-your-state-the-most/417417/141 "2007-09-06T02:27:32Z")

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[QUOTE=boytyperanma]  
I’m not sure if they embarrass the state because I don’t think most people could tell you were they are from.  
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On the other hand, very few people could name the actual people, but the members of the Kansas Board of Education are worthy candidates for the title of “most embarrassing”.

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**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-embarrassed-your-state-the-most/417417/142 "2007-09-07T00:38:32Z")

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On a lighter note from the state of Kansas, how about the KU football team, every year since 1968?

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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-embarrassed-your-state-the-most/417417/143 "2007-09-10T02:43:09Z")

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[QUOTE=kelly5078]  
I’m in Texas. Who d’ya think? [Hint: It’s not Bill Moyers or Molly Ivins]  
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Ron Paul.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-embarrassed-your-state-the-most/417417/144 "2007-09-10T12:44:21Z")

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> [@kelly5078](#):
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> I’m in Texas. Who d’ya think?

Actually, the Texas State Legislature is a worthy contender, on a consistent basis since at least some time in the 19th century.

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