A state motto that shouldn’t be
“Great Faces, Great Places”- South Dakota
My reaction: Great Faces? There are no great faces in South Dakota. The people are all weird looking. The weirder you look there the more normal you are. Obviously, I know they aren’t referencing the faces of the South Dakota people, it’s a reference to the famous faces of Mount Rushmore but those guys faces are not that great either. The artwork is great. It’s impeccable. It’s a display of artwork mastery. But George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abe Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt are some of the ugliest Presidents out there. As far as Great Places? That’s a stretch too. I drove through South Dakota and I realized there is only one great place and that’s Sioux Falls.
great plain
We made a family trip to South Dakota to visit my gf’s father. I guess South Dakota is located in the Great Plains region. I never thought of Plains as “Great”. I think of Plains as plain, real plain. What’s so great about grass and corn fields? Nothing. South Dakota also claims that it has more shoreline than Florida due to its many rivers and lakes. Yes, its true but it’s not like they have any beaches like Florida. I’m not going to get a nice tan off a rocky river full of mosquitoes.
byeson
The Great Plains was also home to the American Bison but they were hunted to near extinction in the mid 19th century. I’m glad I didn’t have a Bison burger when I was in town because I would’ve felt very guilty. I don’t want anything that’s about to go extinct. I would feel horrible if I paid $15 bucks for a Bison burger that may not exist next year. But then again, I’m sure they have feed lots where they mass produce Bison in factories and just mix it with their own pink slime. Nothing will go extinct if we just keep raising animals in factories. Thank god for inhumane practices.
billion dollar state
Another fun fact is that visitors spend more than $1 billion dollars on tourism on South Dakota. On what? Corn? There is nothing to do there. Who is mismanaging all of their funds to trips to South Dakota? The American People need to get smarter with their money. I’m not even sure why there’s a South Dakota and a North Dakota? Why do you need two states that have nothing in it. You know who needs another state? New York. California. Texas. They need a South and North Texas with all the dang people in that state. They need a East California and a West California. They need a New York and a New New York. Why have 2 small states of nothing with no one in it?
condiments and bibles
We stayed at a Air bnb while in Sioux Falls. It was a nice house in the suburbs. It was also actually someone’s real house, not just a rental specifically for air bnb. The place was full of family pictures, kids toys, and condiments. For some reason I don’t like seeing or using other peoples condiments. It grossed me out to the fullest extent. The condiment bottle is always sticky, there’s dry condiment crust on top that looks like boogers, and when it’s half full it looks like it should be thrown away. It was a little weird at first to be in someone’s house but not as weird as all the bibles in every room. Isn’t one bible enough? I don’t need to be reminded of the bible in every room I walk in.
dairy is the queen or wendy
You know your in trouble for quality food when you Yelp the city your in and Diary Queen, Applebee’s, or Burger King are in the top 10 of best restaurants. I can understand if Chipotle or Qdoba makes the top 10 list of food because there food at least looks fresh. I can’t justify Wendy’s being top 10. I used to go there religiously in college. I would order a double stack, 5 piece nuggets, fries, and a frosty. I feel like my body is still paying for it. Some people get PTSD from traumatic experiences, I have it from eating Wendy’s.
pulling back the curtains
Jason Kapono was drafted 31st in the 2003 NBA Draft in the 2nd round by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He went to college at UCLA and graduated with a degree in History. I also graduated with a degree in History but I know nothing about History. It was the easiest route to a degree. He won the NBA 3 point contest in 2007 and 2008. He also won an NBA Championship with the Miami Heat in 2006.
doogie howser moment
You shouldn’t judge a state by its motto. Usually all state mottos talk up their state like it’s the best state ever. What happened to being humble and modest? If Applebee’s is the best restaurant in your town than so be it. If your state is full of plains, don’t call them great, just call them Plains. There is nothing wrong with being yourself South Dakota. Don’t claim you have more shoreline than Florida when you know d@mn well your not South Beach. You were home of the Bison. Your home of Mt. Rushmore. Your not Great Faces…Great Places. Your a few great faces and a few great places.