HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Comedian and talk show host Chris Hardwick asked his audience to rebrand every state in America on Wednesday's episode of @Midnight, and fans of the fledgling Comedy Central talk show did not disappoint.
The challenge started as part of a game called Hashtag Wars, a sort of competitive roast where celebrities hurl jokes and insults using Twitter-style hashtags for categories.
"Idaho: The home office of the Klan -- no seriously! It's the home office of the Klan," snarked Jack Black when Hardwick asked him for #NewStateMottos.
Twitter users kept it going, Tweeting their favorite insults and in-jokes about each state's troubled history, cultural stereotypes and bad drivers.
Below is sample of the best Twitter had to offer for each state in America.
Alabama:
Alabama: Hell Yeah We're Drunk Off Listerine
@midnight #NewStateMottos
Advertisement— Tyler Morrison (@tylermorrison1) September 10, 2014Alaska
Alaska: Take the worst things about Texas, then add crippling cold weather. #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 10, 2014Arizona
Arizona, 49th in education but furst in your hart. #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Robbie Sherwood (@RobbieSherwood) September 10, 2014Arkansas
Arkansas: That Was, Like, Sixty Years Ago! @midnight #NewStateMottos
— Beige Lunatics (@BeigeLunatics) September 10, 2014California
#newstatemottos California: Knows how to party. Yes, they do. But only until 1:30 when they stop serving, so annoying.
— Jamin (@jaminburdett) September 10, 2014Colorado
#newstatemottos Colorado: We Know Why You're Here @midnight
— PaulaInTulsaOK (@PaulaInTulsaOK) September 10, 2014Connecticut
#newstatemottos Connecticut: Because J Crew is having a warehouse sale @midnight
— Carole Snow (@BicyclingBroad) September 10, 2014Delaware
Delaware-We don't know what we're famous for either. @midnight #NewStateMottos
— Brandon Lajoie (@B_Dawg84) September 10, 2014Florida
Florida- Where your grandparents and your rights go to die #NewStateMottos
Advertisement— La Femme Politicale (@FemmePoliticale) September 10, 2014Georgia
Georgia: We DO declare. #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Josh Herzog (@herzog_prime) September 10, 2014Hawaii
Hawaii: Everyone that works at this hotel secretly hates you #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Portland Brocialite (@pdxbrocialite) September 10, 2014Idaho
Idaho: The Funny Thing Is, We Hate Potatoes
#NewStateMottos @midnight
— Sarah Meyer (@sarahjeanious) September 10, 2014Illinois
#NewStateMottos Illinois: Our governors' term limits consist of impeachment proceedings.
— Steven David Kluber (@sdkluber) September 10, 2014Indiana
#NewStateMottos Indiana: We used to have Peyton Manning
— hashtagfourfour (@44coletrain44) September 10, 2014Iowa
Iowa: Yes, One Time Our Governor Was A Horse. We're Not Proud Of It But We're Not Gonna Lie About It Either. #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Jason Ryan (@JasonRyGuy) September 10, 2014Kansas
KANSAS: "We Haven't Been Relevant Since The Wizard of Oz."
#newstatemottos @midnight
— Cool Pope Francis (@CoolPontifex) September 10, 2014Kentucky
Kentucky: "I mean you don't invent bourbon because you LIKE where you live." @midnight #NewStateMottos
Advertisement— Adam Burke (@atpburke) September 10, 2014Louisiana
Louisiana: We never really got into "Treme" either. I mean we wanted to like it. LOVED "The Wire." #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) September 10, 2014Maine
Maine: "The old tar stands on shore as the fog rolls in. 'Twas on a night like this they dredged up young Molly." @midnight #NewStateMottos
— Adam Burke (@atpburke) September 10, 2014Maryland
"Maryland: Ray Rice No Longer Works Here"
— Caleb Bacon (@CalebEatsBacon) September 10, 2014Massachusetts
Massachusetts: liberal on most things, except race. Unless sports. #NewStateMottos
— Matt Mira (@MattMira) September 10, 2014Michigan
Michigan: What we lack in jobs and housing we make up for with Kid Rock songs #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Wickedwordslinger (@StephenBCramer) September 10, 2014Minnesota
Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Silent Judgements #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Guy Branum (@guybranum) September 10, 2014Missouri
Missouri: Yeah, Everybody Look At That Awful Ray Rice Guy. Nothing To See Here! #NewStateMottos @midnight
Advertisement— Dane Rauschenberg (@seedanerun) September 10, 2014Mississippi
Mississippi: Come here and feel better about your own state. #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Tanya & Craig (@thecheekys) September 10, 2014Montana
#newstatemottos Montana: Best Stripper Name 97 Years Running! @midnight
— PaulaInTulsaOK (@PaulaInTulsaOK) September 10, 2014Nebraska
Nebraska: When Kansas Is Just a Bit Too Fast-Paced For You
#NewStateMottos @midnight
— Todd Probus (@tprobus) September 10, 2014Nevada
#newstatemottos Nevada "We're California's Smoking Section!" @midnight
— Kid Stardust (@SvenSveetheart) September 10, 2014New Hampshire
New Hampshire: "We Recycle Used Senators" #NewStateMottos
— NeanderthalPrivilege (@Shgamha) September 10, 2014New Jersey
New Jersey: Oh, and your state's so much better! #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Jeremy Hauser (@one_ring_77) September 10, 2014New Mexico
New Mexico: Where Old Mexico Puts Its Drugs #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Jeff May (@heytherejeffro) September 10, 2014New York
New York: Home to the world's largest marshmallow. #NewStateMottos @midnight pic.twitter.com/vDaAAlHtmS
Advertisement— Stay Puft (@staypuft) September 10, 2014North Carolina
#newstatemottos North Carolina: Come on and Raise up! Take your shirt off, twist it round your head. Spin it like a helicopter. @midnight
— Tim Ross (@TimRossComedy) September 10, 2014North Dakota
@midnight North Dakota: Hey, somebody remembered us! #NewStateMottos
— Josh Sprague (@CBJSprague24) September 10, 2014Ohio
Ohio: Only Important During Elections #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Amanda (@chez_amanda) September 10, 2014Oklahoma
#NewStateMottos #Oklahoma - come for the teenage pregnancy, stay for the early twenties divorce.
— Stephen Kozlen (@koztron3000) September 10, 2014Oregon
Oregon: We're all pretending swiss chard tastes good #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Portland Brocialite (@pdxbrocialite) September 10, 2014Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania: You'll Be Troubled By How Many Accents We Have #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Guy Branum (@guybranum) September 10, 2014Rhode Island: A unit of measure for area. #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Horatio Drench (@HoratioDrench) September 10, 2014South Carolina
South Carolina: "What do you mean 'that's racist'?"
#NewStateMottos
— Paul Kane (@PortablePaul) September 10, 2014South Dakota
South Dakota: Peyton Manning Thought About Visiting Here Once #NewStateMottos
— Count Van Ghoul (@CountVanGhoul) September 10, 2014Tennessee
Tennessee: We're a rhombus! #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Schaef Tolliver (@wstolliver) September 10, 2014Texas
Texas: Everything you hate about America, but bigger! #NewStateMottos
— Christopher Ryan (@ChrisRyanPhD) September 10, 2014Utah
Utah: We Have A Chipotle Now! #NewStateMottos
— Ryan Patricks (@Ryan_Patricks) September 10, 2014Vermont
Vermont: Emotionally Eating Novelty Ice Cream Since 1978 #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Ben Lacy (@misterlacy) September 10, 2014Virginia
Virginia: Our Name Is Almost Dirty Lady Parts #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Keg Dregs Boehner (@WeepingCheeto) September 10, 2014Washington
Washington: If We Meant "D.C.," We Would Have Said "D.C." #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Steve (@shortcomment) September 10, 2014Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.: Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. #NewStateMottos @midnight
Advertisement— T (@digitalb21) September 10, 2014West Virginia
West Virginia: Mining accident free since 5pm #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Sean (@seaneward1) September 10, 2014Wisconsin
A Subsidiary Of @Koch_Industries! #NewStateMottos @midnight
— Gerry Duggan (@GerryDuggan) September 10, 2014Wyoming
@midnight Wyoming: we got a supervolcano. your move Colorado. #newstatemottos
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