So what if we lack lush beaches and have modest adobe buildings instead of skyscrapers? New Mexico has character, dammit and we here at SFR would like to celebrate its quirks, warts and all. What’s that you say Norco, CA? You think you’re kooky because you require people interested in keeping a pet rhinoceros to obtain a $100 license first? Well, hellfire will come down on hairy women in Carrizozo, NM should they leave the house to air out their muttonchops. Yep, we keep it gangster in the Land of Enchantment. Interested in why there’s a town here named after a 1950s radio quiz show? Read on. 15. We have a superhero governor 14. In Carrizozo, it’s against the law for a female to appear unshaven in public 13. We’re home to the original Las Vegas 12. We’re also home to a town that changed its name to this: 11. Hands down, we have the best police force around No, seriously 10. Our state flower, the yucca, can be used to make rope, sandals and shampoo. Your move, Texas rose! 9. Because Smokey the Bear is from here 8. We’re home to the world’s largest hot air balloon festival; the biggest enchilada and the globe’s most colossal cornhole board 7. In Las Cruces, it’s forbidden to carry a lunch box down Main Street (I don’t know about you, but I can sleep better at night) 6. Our teenagers are made out of rubber! 5. More than an international destination, we’re an intergalactic one 4. We have an official state cookie 3. Because, according to the state constitution, idiots can’t vote here (well, most of the time) 2. We’re smooth 1. We have green chile EVERYTHING I think my human would say SUCK IT FLORIDA At this time
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