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[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 62 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Little known fact(oid).

Ohio's original state motto was "75% of our name is vowels"

Iowa's State motto was "…God dammit Ohio!"

These are the most interesting things about both states. I should know, I'm from Ohio.

And if you want to experience the United States Midwest in song form, look up Bird Bird Bird by Lou and Peter Berryman

[–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 39 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In case anyone is curious, as far as I can tell neither of these mottos are real

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago (4 children)

factoid (2) - an assumption or speculation that is reported and repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact.

Absolutely 100% made up. So, if that's the most interesting thing about each state, and it's fictional, imagine how mind numbingly boring the corn states must be

(I'm joking ofc, Ohio has a few redeeming qualities. The southeastern portion is particularly beautiful, Idaho has some staggering vistas, and Iowa… I mean, 75% of their name is vowels I guess)

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 28 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Don't forget Idaho's state motto:

"Idaho."

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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I thought that the most interesting fact about Ohio is that the name looks like a tractor.

[–] Hillock@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago

I can't unsee it anymore. It really does look like one.

[–] graeghos_714@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

The driving in the hills of southern Ohio can be pretty nice. I used to spend a lot of time in the Dover area. Michigan and Ohio were my sales territory for a few years

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I dunno, Jungle jims is kinda neat. And a few scattered museums across the state. But otherwise yeah.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Don't forget the Hocking Hills too.

I just went to Jungle Jim's for the first time this weekend actually. What an amazing place. For those that don't know, it's basically an IKEA sized grocery store. Over 6 acres (24000 m^2 )

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[–] riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 7 months ago (1 children)

as someome who knows neither the us states nor australian areas well, i dont het any of this :33

[–] Excrubulent 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As someone who lives in Auscalifornia, it is kind of uncannily accurate.

[–] TQuid@beehaw.org 6 points 7 months ago

As someone from New Mexico, I’m just happy to be included (Americans often assume it’s a country outside the USA)

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 38 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My dumbass who just woke up is like "How do you pronounce Qld?"

Queensland. It's Queensland.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I just assumed that qld was some archaicism that just kinda still existed.

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[–] Excrubulent 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I sometimes also call Australia as a whole the Texas of the Commonwealth nations. We're big, we have snakes and desert, we love big things, we're ornery and we've flirted with secession more than once.

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[–] hallettj@leminal.space 21 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I work on a remote team with three Australians who live in three different states. I'm sure they'll appreciate this! Especially the Ausalabaman guy!

[–] UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In Australia we believe in equality, so I'll piss off all the states.

Victoria : "afDanistan", wokeville. Small latte drinkers who don't have a driver's licence. Labourers and Stop/Go people on $200,000.

New South Wales: dumb boomers on $3m property. Driving at 80kmh on their Learner drivers plates. Shit at rugby. Sydney nightlife ends at 9pm.

South Australia: "oh yeah I have an auntie there I think." Nothing to do. Their water tastes funny. Churches everywhere. Weird 1.5hr timezone.

Western Australia: If you want to know why there's a wait time for Toyota's, it's bloody WA buying them all. Full of cashed up bogans in lifted land cruisers. Have to watch footy at lunch time because they are 3 timezones away. If you are anti social and don't mind a 6hr drive to anywhere live there.

Tasmania: 10 people live there with a mild sense of imbreeding. Looks kinda nice, but why would you go to Tassy if you can go to New Zealand for the same price.

Northern Territory: biggest employers, the mines and Pine Gap (the CIA base). Otherwise it's Australia's poverty lane.

Australian Capital Territory: Australia's Uni campus. A concrete jungle, a tiny town where we keep the big wigs who are driven everywhere in black BMWs or Camry's.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

If you are anti social and don’t mind a 6hr drive to anywhere live there.

Looks like I'm bound for West Australia, boys

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

A concrete jungle

The bush capital being referred to as a concrete jungle is so out of touch it’s almost poetic.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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[–] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Queensland

batsh*it crazy but fancy

I'm in this picture and I don't like it.

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't like it

No I don't, never did

I don't like it

Yep, sounds Queenslander-y

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The Margot Robbie account is here now? No wonder this place feels different. It isn't the gay lil leftist meme page it was a few months ago.

It's nice that it's bigger, but there are more right wing trolls targeting this instance than there used to be as a result.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

Esteemed Academy Award nominated character actress Margot Robbie shows up wherever she please!

Also, randomly showing up in places is like, one of my thing here.

[–] gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 14 points 7 months ago

I don't think this person knows much about either country beyond stereotypes

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

As a US southerner I think you want to make Queensland a combo of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia With SE Qld as Atlanta. Only thing fancy about Louisiana is the food

[–] pirating@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

So which region does Bluey take place in?

[–] LukyJay@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Bluey is based in Queensland, top right.

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[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Brisbane, capital of QLD

Bluey Locations to visit in Brisbane - Brisbane Kids - https://brisbanekids.com.au/bluey-locations-to-visit-in-brisbane/

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 points 7 months ago

New Jersey right in the middle of California? Sounds like Bakersfield/Fresno/Modesto.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nice, does Australian NJ also have a very beautiful environment once you leave the populous north, or is it flipped since it's Australia?

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[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] lgmjon64@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Bavaria=Texas Swabia=West Virginia Niedersachsen=Ohio West Berlin=New York East Berlin=New Jersey Ruhr=Illinois Bielefeld=doesn't exist

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Thanks, some German will inevitably enjoy that!

[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I like that if you squint really hard, you could almost flip that map upside down and get a reasonable cultural map of the United States.

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[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (4 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 45 points 7 months ago (1 children)

99.9% of the population is in one super liberal hipster city and the rest is racist farmers? 🤷

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 23 points 7 months ago (2 children)

This is amazingly accurate for Oregon.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It ain’t far off from Washington neither

[–] ComradePorkRoll@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact, Oregon was pretty close to being a white-only state. Probably explains why they have a big problem with neonazis nowadays.

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[–] gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 4 points 7 months ago

With the amount of inbreeding in Tasmania, it's probably more Alabama than Queensland... Which probably should have been marked Florida - if you've ever been to the Gold Coast

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

Really more of an Alabama with all that incest going on.

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[–] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

as a Florida man, I understand this.

[–] HollowNaught@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

A repost of something made by a guy who doesn't see beyond stereotypes, on both fronts

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

No way is Victoria NY, more Washington.

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[–] germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)
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