Gallery: Lego Dioramas Make Punch Lines Out of All 50 States
01lego-alaska
*Alaska. Give a man a fish and he has food for a day. Fish for a man and he's food for a week. -- From Abominable Quotes by Shaggy Bonespitter.*
Jeff Friesen02lego-oregon
*Oregon. Only organic free-range chickens run amok at the Freebird food truck. Just don't get pecked when you pluck.*
Jeff Friesen03Lego-Mass
*Massachusetts. The British are coming! That much was obvious to Paul Revere.*
04lego-new-mexico
*New Mexico. People tend to shy away from probing questions in the land of enchantment.*
Jeff Friesen05lego-alabama
*Alabama. Roll Tide! Just restrain yourself from rolling your tailgate party onto the playing field.*
Jeff Friesen06Lego-Arizona
*Arizona. Good fences make good neighbors?*
Jeff Friesen07lego-texas
*Texas. Rounding up wayward little doggies on I-10.*
Jeff Friesen08lego-kansas
*Kansas. There's no place like home, but if your home is frequently aloft please consider wearing a parachute indoors.*
Jeff Friesen09lego-washington
*Washington. We can only close our eyes with clothespins.*
Jeff Friesen10lego-oklahoma
*Oklahoma. Home to famous cattle drives. They can go a long way in their methane-powered rides.*
11lego-new-york
*New York. Give me your tired, your poor, your creamy masses of tartar sauce.*
Jeff Friesen12lego-new-jersey
*New Jersey. Situation on the Jersey Shore.*
13lego-montana
*Montana. Curiously absent from Lewis and Clark's journals is Pierre, their loyal manservant.*
Jeff Friesen14lego-illinois
*Illinois. Bugsy's mom thinks it's great that he's running a strictly legitimate lemonade stand this summer. That will keep him out of trouble.*
15lego-california
*California. Moonbeams' mellow is never harshed by her compost-powered Fruitfly brand tri-scooter.*
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