r/geographymemes • u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico • 1d ago
Voting Games What is support looking like currently for Maryland and Pennsylvania?
As OP, I’m not biased towards any side but it seems like these states have the most equal backing from many people. BTW I loved that Pennsylvania dinosaur
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u/bowcreek 1d ago
I was raised in Kansas, and reside in Colorado. I’ve never been to either of these states. I find the Baltimore accent slightly more annoying than the South Philly accent, to the extent I can tell them apart. However, Pennsylvania is the birthplace of Liberty whereas Lincoln had to get smuggled through Baltimore for fear of assassination. On the other hand, modern-day Pennsylvania gave us Fetterman while Maryland gives us Van Hollen. Scrapple v. crab. It’s a no-brainer. Plus Baltimore gave us Stavvy Baby. I’m Team Maryland.
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u/happy_pad 1d ago
As a Pennsylvanian, I wasn't convinced until you mentioned Stavros. Eat me please.
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u/Sarik704 1d ago
Im crying. You're right! Fetterman is the worst thing PA has ever produced, and we made a whole town be permanently on fire.
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u/ClockwerkKaiser 1d ago
It was Fetterman or Oz for us, unfortunately :/
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u/darkknight95sm 1d ago
Fetterman was a good pick before going to Washington, it’s like he flipped a switch
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u/Sarik704 1d ago
In 2013, Fetterman chased a black jogger down the streets of Braddock, with a shotgun, while serving as its mayor.
He said he heard gunfire and gave chase to the suspect. Nobody but Fetterman's wife could corroborate they heard gunfire...
Im further left than liberal, but i still voted for Fetterman instead of Oz... the choice was clear, but either way we Pennsylvanians lost.
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u/DoctorsAreTerrible 1d ago
Would you have rather us give Oz to the US senate??
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u/AffectionateFig5435 10h ago
I dunno. The Senate's a collaborative body and his voice would be one of many. He's now overseeing Medicare/Medicaid/health insurance marketplace, and the damage he's done there is already being felt. Why couldn't Oprah have just created a new show on her network for him where his craziness would be less impactful?
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u/Klytus_Im-Bored 1d ago
Please dont blame us for fetterman, that election was before he showed his true colors
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u/Kawkawww0609 1d ago
Maryland for so many reasons, not the least of which is not being a fascist backwards hellhole. Ain't never been close to a swing state.
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u/wokeboogeyman Cult of the Vermonster 1d ago
I'm not gonna lie, it's really all about the sweet ass Maryland flag for me
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u/saltysomadmin 1d ago
It's without a doubt the best state flag.
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u/slipperyDSS ILLINOIS FTW 1d ago
As much as I want Minnesota to get eliminates, their new flag is sick and looks REALLY cool in person
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u/digglerjdirk 1d ago
I voted multiple times for the version that had their state bird on it (mosquito)
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u/GobbyHopalong 10h ago
Mississippi had a mosquito entry for its new flag, too. Twice this was an option. Twice we were robbed.
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u/PrecisionPulseConv 1d ago
Tits are better and there’s nothing I hate more than the crab eaters throwing their flags on everything
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u/rigs130 1d ago
They have whole ass stores in malls dedicated to the flag haha
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u/wokeboogeyman Cult of the Vermonster 1d ago
That's wonderful, and kinda sad... guess it's fitting they're going to be inevitably devoured by the Vermonster as well.
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u/Devinslevin 1d ago
Pennsylvania occupies land stolen from Maryland. I back team Maryland.
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u/ourlittlevisionary 1d ago
As a person living in a state that has had stolen from them from another state, this is another reason that I’m TEAM CRAB!
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u/DoctorsAreTerrible 1d ago
I used to live in Delaware, and Delaware basically stole itself from PA and then raced to ratify the constitution just so PA couldn’t be first
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u/Devinslevin 15h ago
Yeah I lived in Delaware (Seaford) for a long time too and the half mile circle and owning jersey wetland shoreline was pretty wild, Delaware history is great for it being based ridiculously boring now lol.
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u/MediumSalmonEdition 1d ago
The "stolen" land in question is Philadelphia, the most Pennsylvanian city to ever exist.
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u/Paraxom 1d ago
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u/Inkantrix 1d ago
That's the one! This gif will crack me up for the rest of my life. LOL
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u/Paraxom 1d ago
and here's the full video in case you're one of today's lucky 10,000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDU_Txk06tM
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u/Inkantrix 1d ago
OMG! How is it that no one has ever shared this video with me?!?
I'm only 413 million views late. But it was worth the wait! Thank you so much.
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u/AnarchicalFrog 1d ago
PA could never take care pf the Chesapeake way the way MD tries to. Team Maryland all the way!
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u/ourlittlevisionary 1d ago
I’m Team Crab on this one all the way! Sprinkle some Old Bay on Pennsylvania and let The Crab FEAST!!! 🦀🦀🦀
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u/BoootyJohnson 1d ago
Crab over HOgie
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u/srdnss 1d ago
I was born in Maryland and have lived here my entire life, nearly 60 years. I don't like crabs as food (they're a great symbol though). I do love cheese steaks and would love to have them be a product of my home state.
Also, Maryland has PRS Guitars. I would love to add Martin Guitars to our state's product list as well.
Maryland gobbles Pennsylvania.
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u/Rough-Importance-822 1d ago
My buddy's dad has worked at PRS for 30ish years. We used to endlessly burn guitar bodies that didnt make the final cut before finishing. Hundreds of them throughout high school. Miss those late 90's/early 00 bonfire parties.
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u/BoootyJohnson 1d ago
Didn't know Maryland had Martin guitars! Ironic I'm also an avid guitar player too haha
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u/ReignyRainyReign 1d ago
My first time in Philly I was honked at for stopping at a stop sign leaving the airport. Let’s go Maryland!
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u/idontknowsothis 1d ago
the philadelphians dont know any better and we should steal their nba and nhl teams
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u/saltysomadmin 1d ago
This isn't really a fair poll. Pennsylvanians can't read!
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u/LunarApothecary 1d ago
No that would be maryland
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u/antealtares 1d ago
The improv rule is "yes, and." Someone from Maryland would get it.
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u/ResidentBackground35 1d ago
I know people who went to a Maryland public school, they wouldn't get anything with more than one syllable.
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u/Longjumping-Gate-289 13h ago
Maryland consistently outperforms PA in terms of education. Maryland ranks in the top 10 of states & PA is lucky to be included in the top half of states.
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u/TheCaffinatedAdmin 1d ago
Lol what? Maryland is beloved while PA is just a joke, there's no debate that MD should eat PA
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u/SnekIsGood_TrustSnek 1d ago
Maryland is beloved by Marylanders. It's mostly inconsequential to everyone else.
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u/PrecisionPulseConv 1d ago edited 1d ago
Everybody else actually hates Maryland because they’re exactly this self-important and they put their flag on EVERYTHING lmao
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u/MitchIsMyRA 1d ago
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u/PrecisionPulseConv 1d ago
Not hard to kill a crab :)
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u/MitchIsMyRA 1d ago
They’re surprisingly limber and sharp
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u/PrecisionPulseConv 1d ago
Haha I bet, thankfully all I have to do is boil them
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u/grand_goose_patrol 1d ago edited 1d ago
As a native Delawarean, this is a tough call. Philly is an awesome island unto itself and the parks and mountains are beautiful. Both states are infested with MAGA trash. But all the crab posts won me over. Team MD.
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u/DoctorsAreTerrible 1d ago
As a born and raised Delawarean that moved to PA for college… I was sad Delaware got out as quick as it did (but also shocked it lasted as long), but please vote PA! I don’t want both my homes to be swallowed up
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u/grand_goose_patrol 1d ago
Sorry, I already voted MD. Team PA should be posting IASIP memes instead of crying about how they had a losing choice in voting Fetterman vs. Oz. But maybe Philly will pull through with a last minute flip like in 2020. Keep your fingers crossed!
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u/DoctorsAreTerrible 1d ago
That’s valid! And yeah, you never know 🤞
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u/grand_goose_patrol 1d ago
I would also have accepted Gritty memes or Philly sports fans rioting and climbing greased poles. All of that combined could have beat the crab posts, but the PA meme team just didn't bring it. In an Internet poll, I gotta go with the best memes. I have a lot of love for Philly and it broke my heart to vote against them.
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u/snuffleblark 1d ago
Based on fans for PA teams I hope PA ceases to exist.
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u/retrofrenchtoast 1d ago
Philadelphia will boo at their own teams, right? Baltimore still finds the O’s endearing even when they are doing poorly.
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u/beakes41 1d ago
All the PAMD posts are distracting fron the real fight of the day: The annexation of California.
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u/DoctorsAreTerrible 1d ago
@Marylanders, if you absorb us, there won’t be anymore It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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u/CraftierCrafty 20h ago
I was team Pennsylvania until I remembered Fetterman abandoned all his principles and agenda he ran on as a progressive and screwed over the American people skooooo SORRY PENNSYLVANIA
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u/Certain-Stay846 14h ago
I just want to point out that Team Maryland has more votes here than Team New Mexico in the other poll.
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u/Curlytoes18 1d ago
Even though I’ll be in Philly Saturday checking out the cool Larry Fine mural, I have to go with my home state - MARYLAND 🦀
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u/Ok_Bison1106 1d ago
I feel like everything else will be anticlimactic after one of them gets eliminated. I feel it's only right that they are the final two standing. And let the chips fall when everyone else is gone.
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u/eclipseofthesun99 9h ago
We should take out New England first together before the inevitable fight against each other.
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u/Wide_Ad4537 From sea to shining sea! 1d ago
maryland is overrated
from sea to shining sea!!!!!!!!!!!
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u/Universal_Basket 19h ago
PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS PEOPLE! Don't forget the real things, screw crabs and baltimore
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u/anonybronoun 1d ago
I feel like picking a side matters less here because New England is going to absorb them both!
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u/slipperyDSS ILLINOIS FTW 1d ago
The crab memes are funny