50 State Stereotypes In 2 Minutes (VIDEO)

What would these United States be without our quirky differences? Not to mention the well-worn stereotypes those quirks have born. Oversimplified conceptions truly are American!

Author Paul Jury has some fun with that notion in the promo for his book below called "50 State Stereotypes In Two Minutes." We think you'll enjoy Jury's descriptions of both the states you hate as well as the ones you love (if not, how about that delightful background music?).

Check out the transcript to find a specific state. We always appreciate an equal-opportunity offender.

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Comments

[Rachael Depp]

07:10 AM on 06/12/2011

all in good fun. Nice.

[aphextwin07]

01:52 PM on 06/03/2011

pretty funny

[AquaBuddha Jones]

04:29 AM on 06/03/2011

Could have gone with either the Meth Capitol, or the Puppy Mill Capitol for Missouri. Because ... you know ... we're BOTH!

Our legislators have their heads so far up their own bungholes they're doing laps. (Think it through, it makes sense, but you have to work in more than three dimensions.)

[SmallestOceans7]

11:18 PM on 06/02/2011

Everyone here needs to get a sense of humor- if you can't laugh at yourself than what good is life for? This is simply brilliant- wish I woulda thought of it first!

[WmBlackstone]

02:59 AM on 06/02/2011

Just plain lame. Sorry. Try to get your day job back, if they're hiring.

[TimeInterloper]

02:26 AM on 06/02/2011

dude is confusing Maryland with Maine, might want to google it next time Mr. Comedy Writer

[Ogg-the-bear]

04:19 PM on 06/01/2011

Nice promo for a book.

[captric]

02:11 PM on 06/01/2011

More stupid animal tricks from baseball watching nicotine addicted beer addicts!

[BigFish SmallPond]

02:05 PM on 06/01/2011

Awww, this makes me kinda miss LALALand....Let's see: Pierce College

[fishgirl26]

11:16 AM on 06/01/2011

Montana "Because speed limits don't matter when you're drunk". Yup, that sounds about right. If you're a state senator on a boat w/ the only Congressman it really doesn't matter if you're drunk, beach your boat on some rocks and critically injure someone..you'll get off..just ask Greg Barkus.

[Strange Pilgrim]

09:53 AM on 06/01/2011

Bahahaha...Florida's is so true.

[katelyndn]

04:18 PM on 06/01/2011

Lol I was shocked he knew that! Must have lived here at sometime!!

[Hopelessly Liberal]

09:11 AM on 06/01/2011

Maryland does not have lobsters, we have crabs.

[MissFrijole]

11:50 AM on 06/01/2011

LOL! Sounds like a personal problem! Hahaha!

[Ron Simmons]

11:56 AM on 06/01/2011

lol!

[AquaBuddha Jones]

04:30 AM on 06/03/2011

Best comeback of the day! Had to fave it. It was involuntary.

[Lordsuhn]

06:37 AM on 06/01/2011

Indiana's State Motto is Crossroads of America - so - lame.
Surprised he didn't do a basketball joke.

[katelyndn]

04:19 PM on 06/01/2011

LOL that would have been way more on point!

[AquaBuddha Jones]

04:35 AM on 06/03/2011

Hey, you have that race, with all the foreign-named drivers in it and the "hot chick", at that track, and is shown on the Disney Network.

At least you're not known as the Meth Capital.

[stagebandman]

01:10 AM on 06/01/2011

my, aren't we hip. Every state has charm, instead of going for the stereotype, how about a real two minute video that brings up some great little tidbit from every state? Now THAT would be cool!

[Connor Davies]

07:03 AM on 06/01/2011

because that would be educational and interesting...but not at all funny or 'cool'.

[juanjo]

11:14 AM on 06/01/2011

Kind of missed the point didn't you?

[stagebandman]

11:49 AM on 06/01/2011

No, I got it. But any filmmaker with a nice little soundtrack and a cameraman willing to travel could have delivered the stereotypes. I would not even be surprised if they were Canadian (they seem to be the most innovative auteurs these days). But, my point was "why?". Not informative, not cute, not groundbreaking.

Think how much more entertaining it may have been if, for example, he'd said about Mississippi, "Where Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear, calling it unsportsmanlike, which led to the first Teddy Bear", or about Iowa, "It is against the law to wink at a strange woman". It could be just as entertaining, without being so obvious.

[Chapin Smith]

08:25 PM on 05/31/2011

"It's too cold to be sober."

Spot on :)

[ladyvader]

11:03 PM on 05/31/2011

Yes it is. And I live in North Florida and the Florida stereotype is true as well.