Personify your State (US)

For example, I made California have platinum-dyed hair, a tan, two fluffy white dogs, and likes to smoke Marijuana. Also Bicurious. She's a democrat.

New York is a Jew. Likes sandwiches and thin pizza and other junk food. Will argue fiercely with Illinois about the correct pizza and the proper way to make junk food. Likes snow. Mostly Democrat, tough has some conservative POVs.

Texas has a hat, jeans, likes hunting and is a republican.

Feel free to disagree with each other, but be respectful about it.

I live in California, and I think she's Latina, wears jeans and quirky t-shirts, and is a surfer. Definitely a democrat, but more conservative than people give her credit for. She goes hiking a lot, and will try any food once--the good ones many times--but always goes back to an excellent burrito.

MIchigan has a split personality. I can't really speak to the Lower Peninsula side of it, not knowing it intimately enough, but it's certainly very different than the Upper Peninsula. That side of the personality wears a coonskin cap, a thick flannel shirt, and muddy hiking boots. Knows about a thousand different ways to cook venison. Disappears into the woods for the first week or so of deer hunting season. Doesn't really care about politics, but goes into a flying fury if one mistakes him for being from Canada. Can shovel snow like there's no tomorrow.

Connecticut is rich, white, and... rich and white? o-o

Iowa is a super nice farmer that will totally invite you into his house for coffee if your car breaks down or something. He only uses ethanol-85 in his car, drives a tractor, and shoots his own deer (apparently that last bit really is a thing in small town Iowa). He voted for Bush in 2004, but Obama in 2008 - swing voters for the win!

there are 5 kinds of people in Nuevo Mexico:

Cowboys
Indians
Hippies
Mexicans
Others

everyone knows enough mmbers of the other groups to know there are good and bad people in all groups

we don't give a damn how you do it in California

we vote all the liberals into office so they go to Santa Fe and stay away from us.

there is a family living in a dozen trashed trailers living next to the multimillionaire state representatives mansion. they get along fine.

posession of up to 28 grams of marijuana is a misdemeanor punishable by a $5 fine. Compare to our neighbors in Arizona and Texas who will throw you under the jail for a seed.

Willy Nelson should move here. he pretty mch personifies NM.

DC (if you're counting it as a state) is a person in a grey business suit always talking about Lobbying, Government Grants, or Politics in general. He/She owns a car, but "never drives it" and lives in a small apartment so they can be next to a good metro stop rather than get a house somewhere and have to find other ways to commute downtown.

Ohio is that guy you meet in a sports bar as you're watching a game and can't help but become friends with. He's a jack of all trades - aviation (Wright Brothers), maufacturing, farming, you name it, he's done it. And oh, the stories he tells about the bigwigs and such(he's shaken 1-2 President's hands personally, fought in the Big War and from a family of men who always served with valor in the Big War of their generation), and so on.

As you talk in that sports bar he revels at the brief moments of success and the Big Red Mchine and Ohio State, but laments about the failures as if there's no hope (Cleveland).

It's not just in the sports area he's seen troubles, though. The reason he's able to tell all those stories in so many different areas is because he seems to hit bad luck at times, and go on to something else, but he'll never stop trying and genuinely loves his family and always finds a way to put food on the table.

it's that love for family that causes conflicting values at times, and he's always looking for the latest politician to way hima nd tell him why he should vote for him or her - but at the same time he's a little leery and cynical; the guys available nowadays just aren't like the leaders back in his day, or his parents or grandparents or so on. Yes, he's glad for some progress - he genuinely hates racist attitudes for isntance - but he's quick to point out the good things about life years ago.

And yet, he holds out hope; even if that hope is not in men, but in God, because that down home farmboy part of him is still there.

Oregon is very fair-skinned tree-hugger. Likes to wear jeans, a T-shirt, and sneakers; occasionally sandals, either with or without socks. Generally avoids politics, except where the environment is brought up. Will NEVER under any circumstances carry an umbrella, because it's just not worth the hassle. Unspecified Christian denomination. Favorite food items includes mushrooms, hazelnuts, and Tilamook cheddar cheese. Loves the outdoors, including skiing, walking on the beach, and backpacking in the hills.

Washington is a lot like Oregon (see above) only much more of a geek and rather quirky. Is a Dungeon and Dragons master, a computer whiz, and reads speculative fiction.

Minnesota is a tomboy, she loves fishing, swimming at the lake in the summer, doesn't mind cold weather and can drive in snow like nobody's business. She's Swedish and Norwegian, but hates lutefisk. She knows how tall Paul Bunyon was and what exactly the bump on Lucille's hip was. She knows the legend of how Babe the Blue ox and Paul Bunyon's foot prints made the lakes and knows how to drive a boat. She has blue eyes and wheat blonde hair and lives in rural Minnesota, on farmland. She's a protestant Lutheran, and can't imagine why anyone would name a lake Leech Lake.

Minnesota's really friendly and likes to organize potluck "banquets" for her friends on their birthdays or other special occasions. She drives a Dodge Neon, front wheel drive, great for getting through the snow, but knows plenty of people with big 4 wheel drive trucks who can get her out of a ditch if the need arises.

And...that's Minnesota for ya
Yah, sure, you betcha!

Moving to Plot Doctoring

Oregon is a hippie that likes all-natural hemp products. Loves the great outdoors and thinks 50 degrees and raining is perfect weather to be wearing T-shirts in. Likes marionberries, Tillamook cheddar, and hazelnuts (but insists on calling them filberts). Toys at being some flavor of neo-pagan on occasion but doesn't really care much one way or another and just uses it as an excuse to rattle about "Gaia" or whatnot. Seems to be stoned at least half the time.

Washington is a geek that loves computers. Is into D&D, the SCA, Magic: The Gathering, and MMORPGs. Thinks 40 degrees and raining is perfect weather to be wearing T-shirts in. Drinks entirely too much coffee and talks too fast.

I don't know enough about Minnesota to say much despite having lived here for four years now... aside from "thinks 30 degrees and snowing is perfect weather to be wearing T-shirts in."

And California thinks all of the above are crazy of what they think is T-shirt weather, freaks out over a little snow, and loves the sunshine. Throws a great party, and doesn't really care if people think he's gay or not.

Utah is a Mormon. Fifth-generation Mormon and can recite their genealogy at the drop of a hat. Wears modest clothes -- everything from at least shoulders to knees covered. Generous, honest, and polite. Enjoys rock climbing, family history, reading scriptures, and board games. Favorite foods include hot chocolate, Jello, and casseroles. Republican. Favorite phrase is, "Oh my heck!"

VA, you have two kinds.
You'll have a woman dress in 1700 clothing who loves history and is proud to be american. Polite prim and proper.
Then on the flip side, you will have redneck dressed in camouflage or bright orange suits, smoking and chewing tobacco, hunting and farming.

The last one is to not be confused with West virginia, which is a type of redneck, but more hillbilly-ish. At least that is the common stereotype.

Flordia, I see it being more like a tourist. Bright eyed and amazed at everything. It has to take pictures of everything.

Well, they did it with countries in Hetalia (and at least one other web comic I don't know the name of), but that's mostly humor and people seem to either love it or loathe it. So you could do states as one person, but a lot of people will dislike it, or you will need to be very careful to show all the facets of each character.

Missouri is a tall, slightly muscular farmboy with a fondness for flannel shirts and budweiser hats with a fishook on the brim. His favorite thing to do is to go mudding with his friends in his ford f-150. He enjoys hunting and loves America. He plans to go into the military, probably the marines or the navy, he hasn't decided which yet. He's got scruffy sideburns and a goatee that tends to get a bit long. He may or may not have a tattoo. He went to prom in a camoflauge tux with a hunter's orange vest, and played baseball. His family owns at least ten acres, with cows, chickens, goats, and rabbits. He isn't the least bit afraid of snakes or anything like that. His current favorite song is Red Solo Cup by Toby Keith, and country is his favorite genre of music.

Tennessee is a pretty average guy. I see him looking like Ellis from Left 4 Dead. A Republican, a Protestant. He's street smart, but maybe not fully book smart. He tends to get grouped with Kentucky and Alabama, but him and Georgia are the more normal ones. Drives a truck, started college but didn't finish, has a Greatful Dead and a Lynyrd Skynrd bumper sticker. Usueful and handy, always willing to let someone borrow his truck or move some brush. Definately going to join some branch of the Armed Forces. He doesn't "own a bong, but can quickly make one from a piece of fruit or an abandoned toilet". He has been to a Civil War reenactment.

Has two brothers: Middle Tennessee who is the oldest. M.T. wears a cowboy hat for no reason, whitens his teeth, and likes country music way too much. West Tennessee is the quiet brother with a full hipster beard.

Arizona is a dark-haired, Spanish cowboy with a t-shirt, jeans and tall boots. He owns horses, and knows lots of people with horses. His skin is naturally tan, but he has an obvious farmer's tan as well. He likes to ride horses and work on his roof, even though nothing is ever wrong with it. He can't stand the cold. Anything under 50 degrees F is cold to him, and he wears a sweatshirt on those days. He doesn't talk much, but has a thick Mexicano accent when he does, and its usually kinda loud. He tends to ignore everyone but himself and his family exists. He has kids, a teenager and two younger children. The teenager is cold and ignorant, and he doesn't control his kids very well so they are loud and running everywhere. He owns a couple of acres of land, where he keeps his horses and cattle. His favorite food is javalina meat, and he collects turquoise and rattlesnake paraphernalia.

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of my state. Nothing against Spanish people, but this is how a lot of people are around here. I've met nice people from Mexico as well, but the majority I've seen are kinda rude.

Illinois is a tanned, buff young farmer, with a wide, toothy smile and a farmer's tan. Both of his parents are from two completely different worlds, and is made very well known in his beliefs. His father was a deeply conservative man who spoke with a twang, while his mother was a very metropolitan city girl, that grew up in the lights of the big cities. He looks just as comfortable in a John Deere shirt, John Deere hat and overalls as he does in a fashionable black suit. He's just as laid back in the cornfields as he is in the boardroom. Many people may write him off as a hick until they learn how well-educated and shrewd he is in the boardroom.

His ethics in the boardroom, however, are really quite awful. He can easily do random jobs for people, but he will overcharge them terribly. He can force his viewpoint on others, and he won't feel anything for it. When he doesn't get what he wishes, he can become violent and hire others to do his bidding for him. He owns guns, but he's not fond of getting his hands dirty. He has been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.

He has a strong commitment to social justice, and while he may play the party line for a little bit, he will ultimately do what he feels is right.

He and New York have a fierce rivalry going on. He feels as though he makes better pizza. New York feels as though Illinois is just trying to be him. Either way it goes, neither one is fond of the other.

His favorite types of music still manage to further show his polarity. He loves Country, Bluegrass, Rap and Indie Rock. He loves anything involving Corn, Soybeans and Pizza.