Driving Through (State) Be Like ![rw-book-cover](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/028/592/Screen_Shot_2019-02-14_at_2.53.39_PM.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[Adam]] - Full Title: Driving Through (State) Be Like - Category: #articles - Summary: Driving In (State) Be Like refers to a snowclone popular on Twitter in which people use ASCII Art and emoji to create an image of a car driving down a road and passing a billboard with region-specific text. - URL: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/driving-through-state-be-like #### About **Driving In (State) Be Like** refers to a [snowclone](/memes/snowclone) popular on [Twitter](/memes/sites/twitter) in which people use [ASCII Art](/memes/ascii-art) and [emoji](/memes/emoji) to create an image of a car driving down a road and passing a billboard with region-specific text. The snowclone changes the emoji and text based on which state or city the person is driving through. #### Origin On February 11th, 2019, Twitter user @fauxroxy tweeted a series of emoji and ASCII art to represent a car driving in Kansas, passing a billboard with the phrase "ABORTION IS MURDER. EAT BEEF." The tweet gained over 1,300 retweets and 9,500 likes (shown below). [![rixanne @fauxroxy Follow driving through kansas be like: 返1 tt II 1 I ABORTION IS I IMURDERI | lEAT BEEF| 1:33 PM -11 Feb 2019 Text Line Font](https://s.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif "Kansas")](/photos/1460818) #### Spread The format quickly grew popular on Twitter. That day, other popular tweets using the format include a tweet by @FattyPaddie about the northern suburbs of Chicago, gaining over 1,400 retweets (shown below, left). Twitter user @miram\_reese tweeted about Iowa, gaining over 600 retweets (shown below, right). [![Patrick Hogan @FattyPaddie Follow Driving through the Northwest Suburbs be like URLACHER I LISN'T BALD 斎1 11 7:46 PM -11 Feb 2019 Text Line Font](https://s.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif "Urlacher")](/photos/1460820) [![reese Follow @reesie_madeline 1-80 from des moines to iowa city likee I 읓 ll l l JESUS. I 3:39 PM 11 Feb 2019 Text Line Font](https://s.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif "Des Moines")](/photos/1460823) Other popular tweets include a tweet by @classicmerm about Utah, that gained over 1,200 retweets (shown below, left). User @alllexdrago tweeted an example about Philadelphia, gaining over 4,900 retweets and 20,000 likes (shown below, right). The jokes were covered by Mashable. [![miriam @classicmerm Follow driving in utah is like: Cosmo- I politan is PORN 4:30 PM - 11 Feb 2019 from Provo, UT Text Product Line](https://s.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif "Cosmo")](/photos/1460826) [![Japanese BBQ Finger @alllexdrago Follow 鑝 Driving in Philly be like GEI HATE ilila 實 ll STEVENI 1:34 AM-12 Feb 2019 from Collingswood, NJ Text Font Product Line](https://s.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif "Philly")](/photos/1460829) #### Various Examples [![brie @briedans Follow Driving in North Carolina be like I ll ILUST DRAGS I ll I IYOU DOWN 1 ll ITO HELL I 2:45 PM -11 Feb 2019 Text Line Font](https://s.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif "North Carolina")](/photos/1460832) [![tessiana @tessapaisan Follow driving in Florida be like: 7:40 PM 11 Feb 2019 Text Product Line Font Diagram](https://s.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif "Florida")](/photos/1460835) [![mere strömb ◆ @merestromb Follow driving through Austin be like: llT THE LAWYER | ITHAT ROCKS | 3:03 PM-11 Feb 2019 Text Line Font](https://s.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif "Austin")](/photos/1460837) [![Christian Lund @Chritstian Lund Follow driving to lincoln b like: I Il [Exit 420] I ll TRUMP 11:56 AM 12 Feb 2019 Text Line Font](https://s.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif "Lincoln B")](/photos/1460838) [![midwest emo(tional norman) @emonormie Follow driving in Pennsylvania is like: 贏1 11 I 읓 ll 1 1 YOU WILL MEET GOD 9:03 AM-12 Feb 2019 Text Font Line Diagram](https://s.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif "Pennsylvania")](/photos/1460840) [![urdadssidepiece @urdadssidepiece Follow Driving in LA be like: AEIELOL YOU'REI 食| tt實11 | GONNA DIE FROM AN STD 2:36 PM-12 Feb 2019 Text Font Product Line](https://s.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif "LA")](/photos/1460842) #### Search Interest *Unavailable* #### External References, Driving Through (State) Be Like, Adam, 01gnmcxfb7akjmsar3rnt0q405.