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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #75 on: February 20, 2020, 12:25:02 PM »
Actually Iowa is a top tier forgettable now that I’m reminded it exists


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This is a good one. There is nothing that sets Iowa apart from any of its neighboring states so it just kind of blends in.

The only reason Iowa is not on the Delaware/New Hampshire level of forgettableness is because they have some D1 College teams that play(and suck) in sports I care about.

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #76 on: February 20, 2020, 12:29:44 PM »
Alright here is my definitive list of what makes a state forgettable, feel free to add on anything I'm missing.

1. No one travels there or through there to get to another place.

2. No professional sport teams or P5 NCAA programs.

3. No famous movies/historical events took place there.

4. You have to google their most famous resident.

5. They have absolutely zero impact on the daily lives of most americans, like the whole state could disappear and it would take CNN 3 days to write an article called "Where did Delaware go?"

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #77 on: February 20, 2020, 12:30:57 PM »
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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #78 on: February 20, 2020, 12:33:24 PM »
I always think about weird cities where sports teams are, that I don't think are big enough to support them. Milwaukee (minor league Chicago), Green bay (Obviously), Cincinnati (kinda weird).

Columbus, OH has an NHL team. I never understood why the Topeka of Ohio had an NHL team until last year when I learned it’s metro area is only 40k less than the KC metro.
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Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #79 on: February 20, 2020, 12:34:13 PM »
Delaware is a huge hub for incorporation and sets the standard for a lot of business law. Rhode Island is known for being tiny and Idaho has potatoes and that weird shape. Most forgettable IMO is probably either New Mexico or Indiana. New Mexico cause it’s one of those boxy states with like 1-2 livable cities, and Indiana cause most of the time I think it’s either Illinois or Ohio.

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #80 on: February 20, 2020, 12:40:37 PM »
indiana is much more forgettable than iowa, within the category of corn states.
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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #81 on: February 20, 2020, 12:41:13 PM »
Delaware is a huge hub for incorporation and sets the standard for a lot of business law. Rhode Island is known for being tiny and Idaho has potatoes and that weird shape. Most forgettable IMO is probably either New Mexico or Indiana. New Mexico cause it’s one of those boxy states with like 1-2 livable cities, and Indiana cause most of the time I think it’s either Illinois or Ohio.

Unless you are a BSAC for BIG LAW or BSBC at BIG BANK you can go years without thinking about delaware...Kind of my point.

Indiana is a good one, very similar to Iowa IMO.

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #82 on: February 20, 2020, 12:42:17 PM »
Parks and Rec is the only reason I’ve thought of Indiana in 10 years.
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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #83 on: February 20, 2020, 12:42:32 PM »
indiana is much more forgettable than iowa, within the category of corn states.

Bob Knight is the only reason Indiana is less forgettable than Iowa although much like Mr. Knight that lead is slowly withering away.

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #84 on: February 20, 2020, 12:45:04 PM »
indiana is much more forgettable than iowa, within the category of corn states.

Bob Knight is the only reason Indiana is less forgettable than Iowa although much like Mr. Knight that lead is slowly withering away.

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #85 on: February 20, 2020, 12:48:45 PM »
I always think about weird cities where sports teams are, that I don't think are big enough to support them. Milwaukee (minor league Chicago), Green bay (Obviously), Cincinnati (kinda weird).

Columbus, OH has an NHL team. I never understood why the Topeka of Ohio had an NHL team until last year when I learned it’s metro area is only 40k less than the KC metro.
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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #86 on: February 20, 2020, 12:50:02 PM »
indiana is much more forgettable than iowa, within the category of corn states.

Bob Knight is the only reason Indiana is less forgettable than Iowa although much like Mr. Knight that lead is slowly withering away.

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If someone told me with absolute confidence that Indianapolis was in Illinois, I don’t think I would challenge them without looking it up first.

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #87 on: February 20, 2020, 12:50:47 PM »
indiana is much more forgettable than iowa, within the category of corn states.

Bob Knight is the only reason Indiana is less forgettable than Iowa although much like Mr. Knight that lead is slowly withering away.

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #88 on: February 20, 2020, 12:51:54 PM »
Yeah, upon further review Indiana is definitely less forgettable than Iowa.

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #89 on: February 20, 2020, 12:52:01 PM »
Ya’ll forgot New Mexico
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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #90 on: February 20, 2020, 12:52:56 PM »
In 20 years when no one remembers Iowa voting first or Field of Dreams, it will be Iowa
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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #91 on: February 20, 2020, 01:03:14 PM »
Ya’ll forgot New Mexico
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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #92 on: February 20, 2020, 01:03:54 PM »
indiana is much more forgettable than iowa, within the category of corn states.

Bob Knight is the only reason Indiana is less forgettable than Iowa although much like Mr. Knight that lead is slowly withering away.

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If someone told me with absolute confidence that Indianapolis was in Illinois, I don’t think I would challenge them without looking it up first.
I mean the name of the state is literally in the name of the city so sounds like a you problem

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #93 on: February 20, 2020, 01:04:24 PM »
In 20 years when no one remembers Iowa voting first or Field of Dreams, it will be Iowa
Corn by itself trumps anything from Delaware

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #94 on: February 20, 2020, 01:04:35 PM »
I could be wrong, of course, but I'm pretty sure all of the top candidates have been mentioned by now.

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #95 on: February 20, 2020, 01:08:23 PM »
I don't think anyone mentioned Vermont.

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #96 on: February 20, 2020, 01:13:25 PM »
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The quiz has been attempted by players more than 19 million times, and Missouri is the state the lowest percent of people guess correctly
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The four most-forgotten states behind Missouri are Connecticut, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Nebraska

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #97 on: February 20, 2020, 01:19:16 PM »
Ya’ll forgot New Mexico
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Yeah, I like New Mexico
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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #98 on: February 20, 2020, 01:19:55 PM »
New Mexico is one of the better states in this union. The only people forgetting about it are people who have never been.

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Re: Most Forgettable State?
« Reply #99 on: February 20, 2020, 01:21:57 PM »
indiana is much more forgettable than iowa, within the category of corn states.

Bob Knight is the only reason Indiana is less forgettable than Iowa although much like Mr. Knight that lead is slowly withering away.

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If someone told me with absolute confidence that Indianapolis was in Illinois, I don’t think I would challenge them without looking it up first.
I mean the name of the state is literally in the name of the city so sounds like a you problem

Have you ever heard of Kansas City, Missouri per chance? Or are you team Trump on that one?