South Dakota "A Moving State"

On no less that 9 alternate United States (2 like ours, 1 post apocalypse, 1 old west, 2 steampunk, 1 modern fantasy, 1 Japan conquered & 1 where apes rule), the State of South Dakota just won't stay put. Every decade since 1950, at 2:17 pm on June 4th a, it moves to occupy the space and shape of another state. The swap is totally random and uncontrollable. During that decade, the other state assumes South Dakotas shape and original spot on the map. You can imagine how this pisses off people from, say, Florida or California.

But what about SIZE, you ask? South Dakota is pretty big, so how can it fit into someplace like Delaware or Vermont? And what about larger states, like Alaska?

The answer is simple: The people, places and things in the state expand or shrink to fit in. And to answer your next question, yes, that is damned strange. When South Dakota swapped with Texas in 1980 (and the Texans are still bitching about that) everything in the state expanded several times over. In 2000, when it swapped with New Hampshire, the people were all about a foot tall.

Yes, of course anything entering the state grows or shrinks accordingly.

The South Dakotans face all this with the stoicism bred into them by the northern prairie way of life. They are also very apologetic to the other states.

Still, every person in the state can hardly wait for the swap with Hawaii.