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Despite my love for my home state, Rhode Islanders tend to get a bad rep. We’re not from New York and we’re not from Boston. We’re from that teeny tiny state everyone finds a reason to poke fun at.

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The pictures were standard, the usual still shots of us laughing together like we were in an Olive Garden commercial (“Spicy Alfredo with Shrimp! Oh, what a silly order!”). But what was curious was that in every single photo, one of my friends was making the Duck Face.

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Your facial hair options are beard, mustache, or none. And if you are considering growing a soul patch, I think I heard Kate Upton’s ovaries shrivel up.