Ryan Nanni: I am now struck with the horrifying realization that every state probably has its own Florida

I am now struck with the horrifying realization that every state probably has its own Florida

Stearns County is Minnesota’s Florida.

Come visit beautiful Waterford for a li'l slice of Florida right here in Michigan! (cc @senorblanxo.bsky.social)

Yeah, I have to say, that tracks.

Need clarification here, what's Florida about Waterford.

If we have to have a whole county, then I’m going with Macomb

I was between that and one of the western ones, or even whatever county Traverse City is in

Grand Traverse does get a lot of retirees that want to be by water.

(points at Geoff, nods)

It’s 40% rich Trumpers, 40% not-rich Trumpers, and us 20% who can’t stand having to deal with either.

The good news is despite all of that, they're being dragged leftwards across the county because their reliable voter friends moved northeast to escape Pontiac, or retired to Florida and changed residency to avoid paying taxes for the services they use.

SOBs across the street constantly have contractors and company parked on our very narrow road, making it impossible for me to get out of or back into my driveway, and I can’t even count how many trash pickups we missed because the truck couldn’t get through.

Well, for starters, the ready supply of people with access to personal watercraft was what inned sprang to mind.

Oh well, have you met Lake Orion or Oxford

Oxford no, but Lake Orion definitely gets into the mix here.

[laughs cringily. Cannot wait to move out of Waterford]

Macomb, tho

Until recently Michigan had the highest # of boat owners of any state, now it's California.

It's Macomb county all the way.

Kid rock is from Macomb...enough said.

Some people would say New York's is Staten Island but it's actually the Lower East Side on a Saturday night

May I humbly submit Niagara Falls on a Tuesday afternoon?

I second this motion and submit for the evidence this recent incident youtu.be/7S3WiOEd-Zk?...

Car crashes and explodes at the U.S.-Canada border in Niagara Falls | NBC New Yorkyoutu.be The FBI is investigating an explosion Wednesday at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the U.S. and Canada in Niagara Falls.

NC’s is Brunswick County

A bit on the nose with the beaches, but also probably correct

The other option was Carolina beach

My home parish is probably Louisiana's Florida, right down to a massive recent string of drug busts

Louisiana is Lousiana's Florida.

Louisiana (and Mississippi and Alabama) already have some Florida. Spanish Florida used to stretch to the Mississippi River. Sadly, there is no cure.

Knowing Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties (MS), this tracks.

*whispers menacingly* "Salt Life"

Accurate

Thank God New York City is an independent nation like Singapore or Monaco

The New York City metro produced like half of residents of The Villages. I wouldn’t get too smug.

And yet, not every state has its own Waco. Texas Texas yee-HAW

Oh we have the Michigan Militia here. And the guys who tried to kidnap the governor. Those groups very likely overlap.

Texans and non-Texans have very different ideas of what it means to be Waco. As a Texan I often forget that. I'm talking about basic Waco, not Branch Davidian Waco, they're distinct breeds of strange.

Makes sense. The two things I know about waco are branch davidians and magnolia farms, which are opposote ends of the spectrum. .

In New York it’s called Suffolk County.

For Virginia, my gut response is Virginia Beach (and not just because of the beach).

Georgia’s is anything near Lake Oconee

walker county, al

Shreveport, Pascagoula.

Riverside County in California. Although the State of Jefferson ones in the far north have some heavy Florida vibes.

This sounds highly plausible tbh

Even Florida?

Daytona

Correct

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