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9. I've work with a half dozen great people who live in Kentucky.

Tue Oct 21, 2014, 11:14 PM

Oct 2014

And they are awesome, kind, intelligent and GENUINE more than many one might meet from other parts.

Some of the republicans holding sway there give the state a bad name, and these same republicans have repressed certain initiatives that would serve the population and shine a light on all the good there, but I think that's changing.

Damn, I can't wait for Grimes to win, I hope I hope I hope I hope!

Go Kentucky!

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I am from Kentucky and I am NOT illiterate. [View all] Ykcutnek Oct 2014 OP

Prove it. Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #1

Saw this on FaceBook Worried senior Oct 2014 #75

Might I suggest you take your shoes off before bathing? jberryhill Oct 2014 #2

It was marrying your cousin that did you in. lpbk2713 Oct 2014 #3

But, will you be voting for Allison Lundergan-Grimes ? n/t jaysunb Oct 2014 #4

tell that to dick cheney JI7 Oct 2014 #5

People are jerks! bravenak Oct 2014 #6

Don't feel too outraged. My IQ is only 76 but since I live in Florida, I feel like a Genius. BlueJazz Oct 2014 #7

LMAO Marrah_G Oct 2014 #102

A learning disability is nothing to be ashamed of. notadmblnd Oct 2014 #8

I've work with a half dozen great people who live in Kentucky. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #9

I'm from Georgia. I love wearing shorts in the winter and the feel of grass on my bare feet. Solly Mack Oct 2014 #10

I hear you. theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #11

Can you count your teeth on one hand? rufus dog Oct 2014 #12

My great-grandmother was from Letcher Co., KY. WhiteAndNerdy Oct 2014 #13

Welcome! theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #14

Thanks! WhiteAndNerdy Oct 2014 #86

I have a cousin living in Letcher County... CherokeeDem Oct 2014 #56

Thanks for your comment. WhiteAndNerdy Oct 2014 #87

Your water is running? petronius Oct 2014 #15

My mother in law was originally from Kentucky, and there SheilaT Oct 2014 #16

1.6 million Americans don’t have indoor plumbing. Here’s where they live scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #17

We didn't have ndoor plumbing when I was a kid in SW Ohio, Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #70

And the Fairbanks (AK) North Star Borough is one of the top - many do so by choice. raven mad Oct 2014 #85

My favorite teacher was from Kentucky. mahina Oct 2014 #18

I'm from Ohio, and I can relate... JohnnyRingo Oct 2014 #19

Welcome to DU! Fumesucker Oct 2014 #20

Me too! get the red out Oct 2014 #21

Hate to tell you.... whistler162 Oct 2014 #22

Do you ever wear a Kentucky derby? Kablooie Oct 2014 #23

Moose and Squirrel Martin Eden Oct 2014 #24

The Kirwood Derby-- Art_from_Ark Oct 2014 #101

And do either of his bare feet say "Rue Britannia" on them? Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2014 #42

I used to watch The Garry Moore Show as a kid. Loved it! nt valerief Oct 2014 #54

Explain why Mitch McConnell gets reelected over and over when clearly he has no B Calm Oct 2014 #25

Ballot chucking? valerief Oct 2014 #55

Look, I'm from PA and we sent Rick Santorum to the Senate twice. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2014 #79

Welcome! RKP5637 Oct 2014 #26

I am from Alabama and I do NOT have six toes on each foot. QC Oct 2014 #27

OK, on just one of your feet. Silent3 Oct 2014 #46

I shared this with Handpuppet last week JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #28

If Stuart's Draft is the Stuart's Rootbeer Place I went to when young in Htgn. WV appalachiablue Oct 2014 #100

Nice to meet you Shankapotomus Oct 2014 #29

I'm right here with you JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #78

Sadly, our reputation is not entirely unfounded Shankapotomus Oct 2014 #89

Ah... But you didn't say you have all your teeth! NT Adrahil Oct 2014 #30

The tooth brush was invented in Kentucky. Anywhere else it would have been called the teeth brush.nt Snotcicles Oct 2014 #93

Glad to know you. Despite cordelia Oct 2014 #31

But do you have teeth?? Vinca Oct 2014 #32

Welcome to DU! bigwillq Oct 2014 #33

If you don't know them... Stellar Oct 2014 #34

I'm from Kentucky too, and I have . . . kickitup Oct 2014 #35

OTOH... pipi_k Oct 2014 #36

Not taking stereotypes too seriously is easy to suggest... theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #40

^^^This^^^n/t Gormy Cuss Oct 2014 #49

Well said, tHp. Thank you. (nt) Paladin Oct 2014 #51

VERY well said. cordelia Oct 2014 #60

Really? pipi_k Oct 2014 #62

You forgot door number three theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #63

that is why The Stereotypes Song was written, we should dance dance dance snooper2 Oct 2014 #72

Yes, I agree that we can do better pipi_k Oct 2014 #76

"It's not who they ARE. It's where they LIVE." WhiteAndNerdy Oct 2014 #88

They honestly expect us to up and move. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #106

Tell you what... Jamastiene Oct 2014 #105

*applause* nt WhiteAndNerdy Oct 2014 #107

Would you say the same Glassunion Oct 2014 #52

What does pipi_k Oct 2014 #66

I realize that you were not one of the people who was using insults theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #73

OK... pipi_k Oct 2014 #77

Now I would hardly consider my question the 3rd degree. Glassunion Oct 2014 #90

Oh, yeah? Then tell me when it's okay to split an infinitive! randome Oct 2014 #37

do you have grass growing down the center of your driveway? snooper2 Oct 2014 #38

Yeah, yeah. I'm a 5th-generation Texan and a life-long liberal Democrat. Paladin Oct 2014 #39

Bless your heart - TBF Oct 2014 #41

Oh how I miss Barbara Jordan, Ann Richards and Molly Ivins! theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #45

Millions voted for Obama in this state TBF Oct 2014 #50

It may not happen this time, but it will happen with the demographic changes that are occurring in still_one Oct 2014 #103

I am from a farm in southern Indiana, and Republicans treated me like shit. ieoeja Oct 2014 #43

Suburban Chicago is dead boring. closeupready Oct 2014 #68

I am trapped in the suburbs in Texas. TBF Oct 2014 #84

Pics or it didn't happen Go Vols Oct 2014 #44

I'm from New Hampshire and I don't sound anything like that guy... Silent3 Oct 2014 #47

And your point is? I'm from Texas and I don't wear a cowboy hat Rex Oct 2014 #48

Quite obvious to the open eye. LanternWaste Oct 2014 #64

How do you pronounce the state capital - LouEEville or LouUHville? underpants Oct 2014 #53

Haha! Sissyk Oct 2014 #57

Frank-furt. KamaAina Oct 2014 #69

Hi! I'm right below you in Tn. Sissyk Oct 2014 #58

and? La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #59

What color is the grass there? RedCloud Oct 2014 #61

But you spell backwards. closeupready Oct 2014 #65

Well, okay, then. Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #67

Grandma and Grandpa lived in Fort Mitchell for a time. KamaAina Oct 2014 #71

I am from Kentucky and I am illiterate. kentuck Oct 2014 #74

You should write your congress person about that. Quackers Oct 2014 #81

What's wrong with being barefoot? Quackers Oct 2014 #80

I'm from a state nobody makes fun of treestar Oct 2014 #82

I personally can think of nothing negative about DE. Glassunion Oct 2014 #91

You just identified something negative about DE. ieoeja Oct 2014 #92

I would not say that. Glassunion Oct 2014 #95

Delaware and DELMARVA have great beaches, sunsets, ocean beauty, wildlfe appalachiablue Oct 2014 #98

I'm from California, and I'm not a tree-hugging, hippy liberal... MoonchildCA Oct 2014 #83

I'm from Missouri and I'm not, either. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2014 #94

Kentucky is home to Actor's Theater of Louisville, one of the country's finest and largest producers Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #96

I didn't know about the Actor's Theater of Louisville, KY. Thanks. appalachiablue Oct 2014 #97

What part? Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #99

K&R Jamastiene Oct 2014 #104