Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

meh You'd be surprised how often being thought of as a dumb hick can work to one's advantage ... if one is devious enough.

And he has a point. Although the U of A is (arguably) a world-class institution of learning and we have several other well-respected unis (plus world HQs for Wal-Mart and Murphy Oil, among others), we still have a lot of people with "below-standard education."

If nothing else, we have "the only diamond-producing site in the world open to the public"! :P

Edit: Oh! Arkansans are smart enough to have a balanced state budget. There's a lot of states that can't make that claim.