Rhode Island is nothing but a collection of folks with a tremendous inferiority complex.
As we all know, Rhode Island is the smallest state in the Union. Teeny Tiny small. The sixteen people who live there can't stand this fact and so they resort to stupid childish fits of acting out. First, they make sure that the name of their state is longer than any other state. They aren't fooling anyone! So desperate were they to lengthen their stature that they spelled "Road" with an extra letter. Furthermore, they aren't an island! A peninsula at most, but an island? Hell no.
What do you expect from the last state to ratify the Constitution? The bastards only joined up because we threatened to tax their trade as a foreign entity. Obviously they weren't interested in being part of the union then, so why should they stay today?
Take a hike Rhode Island! Your inferiority complex is not welcome here.
Go start a pissing match with Liechtenstein.