I lived in New England for a long time, but haven't spent much time in the area in the last 12 years. Now hanging out in Windsor, CT, and am reassured that Connecticut (and much of the entire region) is still as redneck as ever. After being warned about Jade Helm all day, I enjoyed the following comment from the guy next to me at a bar while having dinner:
"What's next? They gonna be marrying fuckin' donkeys and horses? The queers and they fuckin' cats? There used to be good laws around here... like, no buyin' booze on Sundays. Now I never was religious, but at least I used to show up to work on Mondays without a hangover. This fuckin' countree. Nobody works hard anymore. "