10) You have to explain to most foreigners that you either live close to New York or Boston

9) Having to live next to New York

8) The two most famous people to come out of Connecticut were a con man who ran a freak show and a man who was the primary cause of the Civil War

7) Because you have no point in being there other than during the fall

6) You can either be a pansy and support the Yankees or a masochist and support the Red Sox

5) You get to be associated primarily with New York and New Jersey

4) You get to hear New Yorkers compliment you for the peace and quiet

3) People from other states think you have a ten foot pole shoved up your ass

2) People from other states are usually right

1) Its Connecticut