Indeed, while Mississippi may rank below all other U.S. states in many measures, and near the bottom in several others, by raw GDP per capita, at $28,944, it ranks above Saudi Arabia's $24,454, and is more than double that of Russia ($12,926).
This person should write all of Mississippi's advertisements
The growing notoriety of the phrase has led some Mississippians themselves to despise the saying, not because it is false, but because it rings true and puts their state in a bad light.
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u/cubitzirconia47 29d ago
That's the joke in New Mexico too.