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Pop Tart State Traditions refer to photos of snacks portrayed in unconventional ways, which people sarcastically claim are a delicacy in their respective states.

Origin

On November 10th, 2017, Twitter user and Iowa State University student @cjorgensen79^[1] uploaded pictures of Pop Tarts with a slice of cheese between them. He captioned the pictures "You ain’t from Iowa if you never had one of these." The tweet gained over 1,100 retweets and 4,000 likes (shown below).

Tweet by @cjorgensen79 from Iowa State University declaring that if you don't eat your pop tarts like this then you are not really from Iowa

Spread

Three days after the tweet, the Iowa State University Police Twitter account quote-tweeted it with the caption "You're under arrest."^[2] This tweet went viral, gaining over 243,000 retweets and 652,000 likes (shown below).

Iowa State University Police tweet jokingly that he is under arrest for attempting a pop tart liket that

Following that tweet going viral, several other Twitter users uploaded variations on the original joke, using different snacks and states. On November 21st, Twitter user @adumsteeves^[3] uploaded an image of mustard on a Pop Tart, saying it was an Illinois delicacy, gaining 48 retweets and 80 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @cjt12371^[4] uploaded a similar joke with ranch dressing and Oklahoma, gaining over 890 retweets and 2,400 likes (shown below, right).

skrrrt god @adumsteeves Follow You guys aint from lllinois if you dont put mustard on your poptarts Visit n poptarts.com 1 PASTRY LIMITED EDITION alts DUNKIN DONUTS VANILLA LA NATURALLY&ARTFICALLY 8 % MORE THAN OUR 1402 nch's

Christy Taylor Follow t12371 You ain't from Oklahoma if you don't dip your Pop Tart in Ranch Dressing ING

On November 20th, the Pop Tarts twitter account quote-tweeted cjt12371's tweet saying "This is just disrespectful.^[5] The tweet gained over 181,000 retweets and 524,000 likes (shown below). The Daily Dot^[6] covered the Spread of the meme.

A arts Pop-Tarts @PopTartsUS Follow This is just disrespectful Christy Taylor @cjt12371 You ain't from Oklahoma if you don't dip your Pop Tart in Ranch Dressing 4:13 PM -20 Nov 2017

Various Examples

Follow Bruce @kovacbruce You ain't from Ottawa if you don't put ketchup on your waffles AUX TOMATES

Neema @neeema_s Follow U ain't from Houston if you don't eat pringles ice cream piln

seanyy @Seanyy_Swerve Follow You ain't from Maryland if you don't douse you pop tart in some old bay OLD B SEASONING CRABS For Seafood, Meats S HRIMP Same great taste for over 75 years NET WT 16 0Z (1 LB) 453 g

Hudson Follow ChampHudsonLee You ain't from Texas if you don't do this WRATABURCER

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External References

^[1] Twitter – @cjorgensen79

^[2] Twitter – @ISUPD

^[3] Twitter – @adumsteeves

^[4] Twitter – @cjt12371

^[5] Twitter – @PopTartsUS

^[6] The Daily Dot – The viral Pop-Tart ‘state’ tradition trend is now officially dead

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