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“Put yourself in a state of enchantment,” New Mexico says. But it’s a state of disbelief that’s gripped New Mex icans since the 47th state was named least smartest in the union by the Morgan Quitno Press, based on various educational factors.
“It’s never come up before about being a dumb state,” says Jim McKenna, president of Rick Johnson & Co., the Albu querque agency that’s handled New Mexico tourism for years. McKenna, who under stood all the questions posed to him and responded coherently, speculated that whoever is in charge at Morgan Quitno is “probably the same guy who lost his state spelling bee because he can’t spell Albu querque.
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