Oh come on.  Laugh a little, it's good for your health!  It's the middle of tax season and we like to blow off a little steam.  It was a very good question, one that certainly I don't know the answer to.  So I'm following this thread to see what else I can learn.  But I can do that and have a little fun at the same time.

VA & MD follow federal, so you'll get no help in my neck of the woods.  I'm finding in several cases it's better to force itemized on federal, pay them a little more tax, and get a much bigger refund from VA/MD.