Hello heathens and thank you for joining me on another journey around the sun. This year I leave you with the definitive ranking of the 50 US State Seals, and Star Wars Movies.

How do I judge a seal? its easier to show you than to tell you. Generally if it is hard to read, interpret, or if it just looks stupid then its probably bad. If it looks generic or is a landscape it is probably average. But sometimes something stands out and makes the seal look majestic. So, here we go….

Terribly Bad
These need a re-design badly, like holy shit these are either ugly or stupid

50. Washington (Face of Washington)

49. Alabama (A MAP)

48. Kentucky (awful design)

47. South Carolina (seal-ception)

46. Tennessee (Agriculture….Commerce)

45. Connecticut (Oval and Grapes)

44. Iowa (Don’t Dead Open Inside)

43. Nevada (Ew)

Below Average
Needs a re-design but it is not embarrassing, generally are boring though

42. Georgia (Wis Dom Moder Ation)

41. Massachusettes (Tries too hard)

40. North Carolina (Boring)

39. Arizona (Moderately Ugly)

38. New Mexico (Underwhelming)

37. Idaho (Busy busy busy…)

36. New Jersey (Godfather part Seal)

35. Arkansas (Too much going on, poorly laid out)

Average or Silly
Could use an update, but generally okay or memorable

34. Louisiana (Pelicans)

33. Maine (Dudes)

32. Mississippi (Overcompensating for the civil war)

31. Illinois (Doesn’t remind me of Illinois)

30. Wisconsin (Goofy)

29. Missouri (Bears massaging a circle)

28. Delaware (Two Boring Dudes)

27. Utah (Boring)

26. Indiana (Should swap this with Illinois)

25. Vermont (Best on a Sweater)

24. Virginia (This is a seal?)

23. Florida (Neat idea, bad execution)

Good Seals
Not amazing but these get the job done and don’t need a re-design

22. West Virginia (Reminds me of the state)

21. Minnesota (Bizarre but charming)

20. Michigan (Elk caressing a crest)

19. Nebraska (Hard at work)

18. Wyoming (Two cool dudes)

17. Ohio (Warms the heart)

16. Colorado (ILLUMINATI)

15. South Dakota (Neat)

14. Pennsylvania (Almost Great)

Great Seals
These are some great seals but they aren’t in the top 5

13. Oregon (Cool)

12. Kansas (Looks like Kansas)

11. Maryland (Two Awesome Dudes)

10. Montana (Serene)

9. Oklahoma (Lots going on, but they make it work)

8. Alaska (Makes me want to move to Alaska)

7. Texas (Star)

6. North Dakota (Really Cool)

God Tier
Damn good seals

5. Rhode Island (Simple but effective)

4. New York (Regal)

3. New Hampshire (Intangibles)

2. California (Awesome)

1. Hawaii (Perfection)

 

There we have it, now the Star Wars rankings….

9. The Phantom Menace

8. Attack of the Clones

7. Rogue One

6. The Force Awakens

5. Revenge of the Sith

4. Return of the Jedi

3. The Last Jedi

2. The Empire Strikes Back

1. A New Hope

Have a happy 2018