Video Pokes at 50 State Stereotypes

...in a succinct 2:03
By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff
Posted May 30, 2011 4:40 PM CDT

Every one of the 50 states will no doubt be teeming with barbecues, parades, and fireworks today. But that shared love of corn on the cob isn't the only thing the 50 states have in common. Each lays claim to a specific stereotype. Like, for instance, Indiana: "You have to drive through us to get somewhere better." Or so says Paul Jury, who hustles viewers through his pretty biting take on the 50 states in exactly 2 minutes and three seconds (the Huffington Post appropriately calls him an "equal-opportunity offender). Watch, agree, argue. (More America stories.)

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