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Lynard Skynard talks about Sweet Home Alabama, but I don't know if that states has anything worth mentioning?

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    Surely some good important things came from Alabama, what are they?

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    Alabama is the anus of the USA. And the great thing is that nearly everyone who lives there admits it

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      Surely some good important things came from Alabama, what are they?

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      I think the song was supposed to be tongue in cheek, since it talks about Neil Young's criticisms of Alabama at the time, and being indifferent towards political issues like their governor being shot

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        Alabama is the anus of the USA. And the great thing is that nearly everyone who lives there admits it

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        Alabama's state slogan is "Thank God for Mississippi", because they can at least point to one place where things are worse.

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          Surely some good important things came from Alabama, what are they?

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          There’s a Saturn V on display at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, but the people who made that facility important were born in Germany, not Alabama.

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            Surely some good important things came from Alabama, what are they?

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            Super Soakers were invented there.

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              Surely some good important things came from Alabama, what are they?

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              To answer your question, a ton of the civil rights movements happened in Alabama.

              ...mainly because of all the other terrible shit happening in Alabama, but there's no denying the progress that was made!

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                Alabama's state slogan is "Thank God for Mississippi", because they can at least point to one place where things are worse.

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                Can confirm. Had a guest jazz band director in college from ‘Bama and he would say things like “y’all play like you’re from Mississippi; can y’all not read music?!”

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                  Alabama is the anus of the USA. And the great thing is that nearly everyone who lives there admits it

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                  Yeah no Mississippi and Louisiana are definitely worse off than Alabama IMO. But it's not a high bar

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                    Nah, I reckon it is a love song to the south. It was also political for its time talking about watergate and George Wallace

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                    Definitely, I was just bullshitting my way through that.

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                      Nah, I reckon it is a love song to the south. It was also political for its time talking about watergate and George Wallace

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                      It's a response to Neil Young's songs which criticized the racist south.

                      Basically, it's what-about-ism in song form, mocking the liberals for being upset with Nixon.

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                        Surely some good important things came from Alabama, what are they?

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                        My only connection with the state is Mobile. I quite like the city, but I doubt it's very representative for the rest of the state.

                        Went there for a work related assignment regarding a ship that was visiting a dry dock there. The ship was delayed by a few days, so I spent some time just checking out the city.

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                          Surely some good important things came from Alabama, what are they?

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                          Around 14 days out of the whole year they have a pretty good football team.

                          That's it.

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                            The song isn't so much about Alabama as it is Sweet Home.

                            Because if those guys can think fondly of Alabama, then EVERYONE should have a better reason to remember home with love.

                            Wherever your home is, that's YOUR Alabama.

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                            And it's about a home other people don't respect. I've known Appalachians and folks from the deep south who're great people but folks hear their voices and assume the worst. There's some real awesome folks down in Alabama, 8tsbu7e5 that the ones in charge are real pieces of shit.

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                              Surely some good important things came from Alabama, what are they?

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                              Well, Huntsville Alabama has Space Camp and has been integral to US space exploration. Or so I've heard, haven't been there myself.

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                                Lynyrd Skynyrd

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                                  Surely some good important things came from Alabama, what are they?

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                                  southern rock, the civil rights movement, and alabama white bbq sauce are the first things i think of.

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                                    Surely some good important things came from Alabama, what are they?

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                                    The heart of the civil rights movement

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                                      Lynyrd Skynyrd

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                                      From Florida, ironically.

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                                        Surely some good important things came from Alabama, what are they?

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                                        It's a place where men are men and pigs are nervous.

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                                          The heart of the civil rights movement

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                                          is that something to be proud of? "we oppressed our citizens to the point that a nationwide political movement was created to make us stop."

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