JG, as long as the ribbing is good-natured and people are acknowledging your birthday in a fun way, no reason to feel bad about your name! If you'd kept "Tennessee," all the jokes would be about Jack Daniels, right?
Hey, be happy you live in a state where you can get good pizza and cheap booze. What else do you really need?
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