“Thoughts and prayers go out to the people of New Jersey…” (joke)

New Yorkers often tell New Jersey jokes. This was posted on X/Twitter by Shade 5 🎬 on November 16, 2018:
 
“Thoughts and prayers go out to the people of New Jersey. There was no catastrophe.  It’s just fucked up that people have to live here.”
 
   
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Shade 5 🎬
@Shader70
Thoughts and prayers go out to the people of New Jersey.
There was no catastrophe.  It’s just fucked up that people have to live here.
8:21 PM · Nov 16, 2018
 
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Thread Pirate Roberts
@PirateThread
My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of New Jersey.
Nothing bad happened. I just feel awful that they have to live in New Jersey.
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9:40 AM · Apr 14, 2021
   
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Frank H
@War27H
My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of New Jersey!!
I just feel bad for anyone who has to live in New Jersey.
10:12 PM · Dec 9, 2022
 
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Frank H
@War27H
First of all my thoughts and prayers go out to the people of New Jersey.
Nothing happened there. I just feel bad for anyone who has to live in New Jersey.
11:14 AM · Dec 29, 2022
 
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Lost
@lostpatriotdad
My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of New Jersey. Nothing happened there. I just feel bad for anyone who has to live in New Jersey.
12:33 PM · Jan 10, 2025
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Bluesky
Shade 5
‪@shade5.bsky.social‬
Thoughts and prayers go out to the people of New Jersey.
There was no catastrophe.  It’s just fucked up that people have to live here.
April 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM