10 reasons why New Jersey is better than Idaho

They suppose they’re higher than us!

By “they,” we imply everybody. All 49 different states, who often use New Jersey as a punchline and have contributed to our infamous rating as probably the most hated state in America.

However when you stay in New Jersey, you recognize that is all hogwash (not the hogwash utilized in pork roll manufacturing, the opposite hogwash).

All people right here is aware of New Jersey is freaking superior. So superior, in truth, we’re fairly certain it’s the best state within the nation. However we want proof.

Fueled by blind Jersey delight, we’re getting down to systematically pit the Backyard State in opposition to each different state — sure, all 49 — to clarify precisely how and why we’re merely one of the best. One battle per week, revealed every Monday. Keep tuned.

Final week we made Montana really feel actual unhealthy about itself. Earlier than that it was (deep breath) Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Massachusetts.

Now we’re onto Idaho, the place potatoes usually are not a persona.

Right here’s 10 the reason why we’re higher than Idaho:

1. Have you ever guys ever been to Idaho? Ever higher, are you able to guys title a single city in Idaho moreover Boise? Yeah, that’s what we thought. Simply one other irrelevant state that has nothing on New Jersey.

2. Like a lot of the American Northwest, Idaho’s essential attraction is its out of doors actions: Mountain climbing, snowboarding and so forth. You are able to do all of that in New Jersey — we’ve a ski slope in a freaking MALL. And by the way in which, the place’s Idaho’s seashore? New Jersey has cool outdoors stuff, too!

3. Idaho loves its potatoes. Cool. New Jersey made them higher by including gravy and mozzarella. Disco fries, child! Shockingly, we did yet one more factor higher than Idaho.

4. Additionally, certainly one of Idaho’s signature dishes is known as “finger steaks.” They’re principally hen tenders however with steak as an alternative of hen. Which frankly, sounds fairly good, however the title is so off-putting that you simply’d suppose they got here from a restaurant run by Jeffrey Dahmer.

5. Idaho’s state motto is Esto perpetua, Latin for “Let or not it’s perpetual.” Perpetual what? Potatoes? Boredom? Fields of nothing? And Idaho’s nickname is the Gem State. Gardens over gems perpetually. Keep hidden, please.

6. New Jersey has Bruce Springsteen. Idaho has Constructed to Spill, who haven’t mattered in 20 years. BTS followers (to not be confused with BTS followers) are a bunch of unbearable hipsters. Springsteen followers, in the meantime, are simply hard-working dudes in denims, and ain’t nothing mistaken with that.

7. Sarah Palin. Well-known for her time in Alaska, however born in Idaho. Nice work, you spudheads.

8. Idaho has no skilled sports activities. Their largest athletic draw is Boise State, which is most well-known for having blue turf. Not gimmicky in any respect, folks. Rutgers could also be one of many worst groups within the Large Ten, however not less than it doesn’t want to color the sphere purple to get followers within the seats. Additionally, all these Boise State trick performs — play actual soccer!

9. From 1907 to 1936, it was unlawful in Idaho to experience a merry-go-round on a Sunday. New Jersey, in the meantime, has at all times been pro-merry-go-round.

10. Bizarre city names experience once more! A spherical of applause for these beauties: Slickpoo, Dingle, Beer Bottle Crossing, Cupboard, Paul and Good Grief, Idaho. Might they stay in obscurity and as far-off from New Jersey as attainable!

Bobby Olivier could also be reached at bolivier@njadvancemedia.com. Comply with him on Twitter @BobbyOlivier and Fb.

Jeremy Schneider could also be reached at jschneider@njadvancemedia.com and adopted on Twitter at @J_Schneider and on Instagram at @JeremyIsHungryAgain.