I know about half of U.S. states allow first-cousing marriage; in Googling the topic I came across
this
dandy article in the Washington Post (these folks are in Pennsylvania, btw, not Arkansas):
..."When she tunes in to shows that have what he calls "that sappy stuff" -- "Friends," say, or "Little House on the Prairie" -- he exits to head to another television. He gushes at the thought of walking into Red Lobster and picking out the plumpest one in the tank.
"Eck," she said. And don't ask her about eating groundhog.
"It smells like a pork chop frying. Tastes like chicken," he said, helpfully.
Six years ago, he proposed to her at the jewelry case in Wal-Mart after they spied a pair of wedding bands on sale...."[/b]
Maybe it's not such a good idea after all....