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Reddit user Jacob4L asked: 'America is having a house party. What does your state bring and do?'

Different regions around the world are known for specific foods and customs.

In the United States, each state becomes officially and unofficially known for certain things.

Like if you think of Pennsylvania you might think cheesesteaks or the Amish. Nevada might bring thoughts of gambling.

California might evoke beaches or Hollywood. Alaska is known for it's wilderness and fishing industry.

If you say Florida Man you associate batsh*t escapades in the news, transphobia and book bans—we're looking at you, Ron.

Each state has their own flag, motto, bird, flower and in some cases an animal or food.

The Maine Coon cat is the official state cat of Maine.

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So what if all the states held a big party and everyone brought what they're known for?


Reddit user Jacob4L posited:

"America is having a house party. What does your state bring and do?"

All Y'all

"North Carolina: We show up as twins, one brings pulled pork with Eastern NC sauce, the other shows up with ribs covered in Western NC sauce. We proceed to get drunk on shine and argue bitterly over which is better."

"Our little brother (South Carolina) shows up with some grilled chicken covered in mustard based sauce, and we forget our argument and gang up on him for being a complete disappointment to the family."

~ notmy2ndacct

"South Carolina brings a Bible and spends the first part of the evening preaching and the last part getting drunk and fighting about BBQ sauce."

~ Tinker107

"Tennessee. We bring whisky, a guitar for a sing-a-long and Dolly Parton."

~ rhapsody98

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"Virginia: Eastern Virginia will bring chips with that white sauce that confuses so many people."

"Central Virginia will bring tons of different craft beers and wine."

"Northern Virginia will bring company-branded fleece vests to hand out as party favors."

"I got no idea what goes on in the western part of the state, to be honest."

~ FalloutRip

"Western Virginia? Moonshine."

~ Capable-Pepper-860

"Georgia brings several party trays of fried chicken and waffles as well as an obscene volume of IPA beers."

"Spends the evening standing around the trucks outside with Alabama, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Florida, and Mississippi talking about mudding, camping, fishing, and hip-hop."

~ DoTheRustle

"Louisiana here. We will bring crawfish, gator bites and beer. It’s the best we can do."

~ Any_Load_7400

"Florida dances on the table, but falls off and puts a hole in the wall."

~ VkingMD

"We bring Florida man, he brings national news coverage."

~ 7ordank

"Alabama?"

"We’ll bring the folding chairs."

~ streety22

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"Kentucky—we come in riding a horse. We bring Kentucky fried chicken, good bourbon and tobacco. After the bourbon we drink mint julips."

~ My_Space_page

"West Virginia brings the couch to burn on the porch."

~ MisnthropicPeplPrsn

"West Virginia will definitely bring pepperoni rolls."

~ amyayou

Go West

"We bring cheese dip! It was invented in Little Rock, Arkansas! Then we call the Hogs!"

~ clm1020

"Arkansas. Gon' bring possum stew and cheese dip, then insist on saying grace."

~ flatcurve

"My state has a state meal, so I'm apparently bringing all the things: 'The official state meal of Oklahoma consists of fried okra, cornbread, barbecue pork, squash, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries (state fruit), chicken fried steak, pecan pie, and black-eyed peas'."

~ mcorbett76

"Texas. We'll bring Barbecue Beef Brisket and all the guns & ammo for the shooting events."

~ Exciting_Ad811

"Texas brings steaks and a Bible for everyone. Then proceeds to let your 9 year old play with their gun."

~ Chadwickr

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"Eeeeee! New Mexico shows up late with his homies in a low rider and brings several 30 packs of Bud Light. Then his abuela brings some green chile enchiladas and biscochitos for dessert."

~ VK56xterraguy

"Arizona, We'll bring Sonoran dogs and tequila and turn the thermostat to 110º."

"¡Orale!"

~ GhostofEdgarAllanPoe

"Nevada. Gambling and hookers baby!"

~ raidernation0825

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"Colorado is bringing weed and also bringing the psychedelic mushrooms. We’re pretty much the best party guest anyone could ask for."

~ runthebrews

"Utah brings the Jell-O and turn their nose up to all the sinners."

~ InHouseDriveBy

Pacific Coast Vibes

"Oregon would bring weed, craft beer, and Tillamook cheddar with crackers."

~ honvales1989

"Alaska. We are driving down and I’m gonna beat up Texas (who’s been telling everyone they’re the biggest guy)."

"Also I’m gonna tell everyone I like Hawaii, but Hawaii is gonna say 'I barely know Alaska'."

"Washington is our friend. Washington always lets us come over and hang out."

~ SpiritualCat842

"Washington and Alaska. Both would probably bring salmon, crab and Indigenous dancing."

~ MabezJK

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"California is hosting the party and paying for everything you damn cheapskates."

~ rextremendae2007

"From Hawaii we bring lau lau, Kalua pork, hula and aloha!"

~ No_Communication4252

"Hawaii, can you bring spam masubi too?"

~ coldfry

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Head Back East

"A drunken Montanian riding a horse inside, with a plate of Rocky mountain oysters."

~ 1d0m1n4t3

"Idaho. We're bringing the potato salad, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, potato chips, potato bread, French fries, tater tots, and vodka."

~ teethalarm

Did anyone remember to invite Wyoming?

"South Dakota will just be outside on its Harley drunk, revving the engine trying to impress chicks until 3am keeping the neighbors awake."

~ ILikeTuwtles91

"The Juicy Lucy. 100 years ago Minnesota discovered you can put cheese inside the hamburger and we've been riding that high ever since."

"Please talk to us we're surrounded by corn and Wisconsin."

~ NsaAgent25

"Iowa. A couple of cases of Busch Light, corn and the Pork Producers trailer grill to start grilling chops. We spend the entire night with Minnesota and Wisconsin making fun of Nebraska."

~ baronvonhawkeye

"Nebraska shows up with a massive Snickers Salad in an old, gallon-sized ice cream bucket and a 30-rack of Busch 'Lattes' shouting 'GOOOOOOO BIIIIIIIIIIIG REEEEEDDDDD' in the blind faith that someone, somewhere will respond 'GOBIGRED!!!' And they will. They will."

~ SunNecessary3222

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"North Dakota is bringing lefse, rolled with butter and sugar."

"And you’re all gonna love it!"

~ TalkKatt

"Wisconsin. I show up undetectably drunk. I bring Cannibal Sandwiches which is ostensibly raw ground beef on white buns."

"I'll have a better time talking to your grampa than any of you and I'll sneak out the back door when I'm ready to leave so that I don't hafta say 'bye'."

~ ralph_deadbeet

"Missouri brings toasted ravioli and gooey butter cake, then gets trashed on Boulevard, Logboat, and Schlafly beers, while the under-21s have Fitz's and Vess."

"Also, a fistfight with Kansas breaks out and Branson plays country music."

~ ElectricalSelf72

"Kansas. We bring bread. We stand in the middle of the party but everyone ignores us except to make jokes about The Wizard of Oz. Unless it's March, when suddenly everyone wants to talk sh*t about our basketball teams."

"At some point we'll get in a fight with Missouri, but we will throw down with anyone who attacks Missouri when the inevitable BBQ war starts."

~ Chipothy

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Home of Industry

"Michigan. We bring coney dogs, ginger-ale, and superman ice cream (you're welcome)."

"What do we do? Get drunk, play some Motown, start a fight with Ohio, then get them to join us to help us throw down with California about who had the real music center of America."

"We (us and Ohio) lose, but we spend the rest of the night licking our wounds, commiserating about how much California sucks, and texting Canada trying to coax her to join the party."

~ stillpacing

"Illinois. Probably bring the Malort, Italian beef, deep dish pizza, and hot dogs with mustard, onions, green relish, diced tomatoes, and sport peppers on a sesame seed bun and some celery salt on top."

~ Zeenomorphs

"Indiana brings some big a** tenderloins, plays cornhole the whole time, and takes 90 minutes to say goodbye."

~ jquadman

"Ohio’s party contribution is a mixed bag."

"Everyone is obsessed with the Buckeye candies they brought but are so sick and tired of the bragging about OSU national championships from a long time ago every time they go to grab one."

"There is now a hefty supply of Bloody Marys at this party thanks to Ohio bringing a gigantic shipment of its state beverage tomato juice."

"Fortunately, Ohio has also brought Smuckers jam to go on toast when everyone’s hungover in the morning."

~ acurah56oh

"Pennsylvania is the second person to arrive, just behind Delaware. It’s a good thing that PA arrives early, because PA brings the best food items—Turkey Hill Ice Cream, Utz Potato Chips, Hershey’s Chocolate, and Wooder Ice."

"Despite smelling slightly like cow manure, PA is generally liked by the rest of the party attendees, but when the conversation shifts to football, PA suddenly wants to fight everyone else at the party."

~ PantherGk7

"Pennsylvania and Ohio will also bring the Amish—who will build us a shelter for if it rains."

~ Mechanical_IT

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Mid-Atlantic In the House

"With an armful of Half Smokes and DCBrau, Washington DC tries to explain to the bouncer that he is not exactly a state but he belongs at the party."

"The bouncer begrudgingly let’s him in after examining his DC drivers license for a full minute and conferring with the other bouncers."

"Once inside he bops his head lightly to the music and tries really hard to restrain himself from asking everyone 'So what do you do?'.”

~ MadGeographer

"Maryland is bringing steamed crabs. But we’re late because we drive 20 miles under the speed limit."

~ veryrealzack

"Delaware: that awkward guy that just shows up first and most people don’t know who he is. But hey we brought drinks for everyone and we won’t tax them."

~ DaddyDankSack

"New Jersey. The best Italian food in the Western Hemisphere. Maybe an old mobster for protection if you know a guy who knows a guy."

~ Redditor

"New York brings pizza and won't shut up about how it is better than everyone else's food and they just HAVE to try it. He also interrupts people and claims he is better than everyone."

"Massachusetts, New Jersey, and the South hate him but California doesn't mind hanging out with him for a little bit."

~ ElectricalSelf72

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New England

"Vermont, We bring maple syrup, b*tch and moan about all of the out-of-staters that we’re driving to said party, craft beer, and weed."

~ ianwrecked802

"Connecticut brings lobster rolls and weird craft beer and cries because New York and Massachusetts ignore it. Then it goes off and drinks with Rhode Island and is okay."

~ neverquite_free

"Connecticut with airpods in, quietly sitting in between Massachusetts and New York on the couch while they scream at each other about the Red Sox and Yankees."

~ bobby_j_canada

"The great state of Rhode Island brings a crock of seafood chowda and complains about how far we had to drive to get to the party."

~ Sociosmith

"Massachusetts are bringing alcohol, chowder, lobster rolls, and some fluffernutters for those who’s drunk food is sugary. Dunkin’ donuts, munchkins and coffee of course."

"We will also bring our sports superiority complex and argue with everyone about it so everyone will learn why Maine calls us Massholes."

~ Aminilaina

"New Hampshire. We’ll bring lots of liquor from the state-run tax-free liquor stores, and we will spend the party chanting 'Live free or die!' And probably arguing with Massachusetts."

~ ProsciuttoPizza

"Maine rides in on a wicked huge moose with a Dunkin' regular spiked with Allen's Coffee Brandy in one hand and a Tim Horton's double-double in the other. We bring red hot dogs, whoopie pies, Moxie, Humpty Dumpty all-dressed chips and our buddy New Brunswick, Canada so we don't have to talk to New Hampshire."

"We tell the flatlanders wanting lobster we don’t give that away for free—it’s wicked expensive for a reason."

"We'll throw a wicked beat down on Massachusetts after they say for the hundredth time we used to be part of their state and they used 'wicked' to describe everything before we did."

"When it gets wicked dark, Stephen King and Joe Hill show up to scare the crap out of everyone with stories around the bonfire."

~ Redditor

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Party Crashers

"New Brunswick, Canada, Maine's next door neighbour, arrives with enough poutine to feed the multitudes."

~ ClerkTypist

"Quebec, Canada files a noise complaint against their loud neighbour. Ultimately, it's ignored."

~ Underhill

"British Columbia, Canada is the neighbour next door slightly jealous for not getting the invite but also a bit scared to visit because those neighbours can be a bit crazy. California, Washington, Alaska and Oregon finally convince them to come."

~ Jewsd

"Ontario, Canada brings an LCBO 8pk of 8 different craft beers you’ve never heard of, and immediately starts trying to convince New York that Daylight Savings Time is garbage, and bitching about Quebec."

"Alberta, Canada brings steaks, while Saskatchewan, Canada brings home made bread. Both of them spend most of the night hanging out with Texas and start sh*t talking Ontario."

"Manitoba, Canada brings mosquitoes."

"The other Canadian Maritime Provinces—Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island—show up piss drunk and have a loud and obnoxious conversation amongst themselves, excluding New Brunswick who's too chummy with Maine and Newfoundland just because they're Newfies.

"Newfoundland, Canada brings a cod fish and rum, and insists that everyone present kiss the fish and take a shot."

"Quebec, Canada finally decides to come bringing ridiculously strong beer. Complains about Ontario to anyone who will listen. They try to flirt with Louisiana en Français, but they get weirded out when they realize they’re cousins. Ends up going home with Ontario at the end of the night."

~ Angryhippo2910

"Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut tell the First Nations the colonizers are all gone and they shut down the border before they can come back."

"Then Kaná:ta has a BIG party."

~ LakotaGrl

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"Scotland and Ireland would be taken into the fold with the moonshine and hard liquor group. Everyone would just be sitting around a bonfire passing around sips of the tasty stuff. Each country/province/state has to bring their best storyteller to this fire."

"Don't worry, all of our accents are basically the same when we are drunk. The slang is where things get dicey, but if the storyteller is worth their weight in salt, it's going to be fine."

~ Dr_mombie

"Minnesota will sneak in Norway and Sweden as Cousin Olaf and Cousin Sven. Oof, da!"

~ hablomuchoingles

"Australia shows up already drunk and proceeds to drink all the beer and complain that it's weak as piss. But we did bring party pies and sausage rolls."

~ BonezOz

"The UK is imposing upon the party unannounced. England is intoxicated and attempting to dominate blasé Scotland; Scotland has copious amounts of whiskey to appease America’s indignation at the UK’s indiscretion."

"Wales has rarebits and hovers disconcerted behind Scotland. Northern Ireland brings Irish whiskey and a Bible and strides over to the Bible Belt states for a bit of religious contention."

"England makes everyone cups of tea at 2 hour intervals."

~ VelvetDreamers

"Mexico shows up at around 2AM, seven deep, and with a worm as a mascot."

"Texas immediately picks a fight with them and at the same time tries to get them to share their food."

~ CountMcBurney

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It certainly sounds like a wild time.

Do you think your fellow citizens nailed your state?

What would you add?

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