Have you ever thought about the initials of the states and what they could stand for in a metaphorical sense? My home state of Missouri, for example, "MO". Sounds like the name of a tough guy - Big Mo from the "show me" state - "show me Mo".
Or Maine, "ME" - kinda self-centered, don't you think?
Or California, "CA" - the sound a kid makes when something distastful is slapped on his dinner plate (considering many of the politics that come out of California this might be appropriate).
Then there's Alaska, "AK", which ominously reminds me of a Soviet-era firearm (something that makes California liberals say "CA").
How about North Dakota, "ND", not to be confused with the great state of "Indie" or Indiana, which is "IN", as in "no room in the . . .". If you go "IN" you eventually want to come "OUT", or so I've been told.
Then there's Wyoming, "WY" - well, WY not? And the healthiest of us always get "IL" in Illinois. And I'm not going to say what kind of jelly the abbreviation for Kentucky always remind me of.
But, there really is only one state that is "OK". It may not be the best, it may not be the state that "MA" and "PA" would like, and it may not be the state that is always greeting you with a hearty "HI", but it's certainly not "MT" of any greatness nor full of folks with "NV". It's just "OK" - could be better, but could be worse.
(Apologies to Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department: It's no longer OK to say, "Oklahoma is OK". It is now OK to say "Oklahoma, Native America". Okay, OK?)
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