http://pleated-jeans.com/2011/01/24/the-united-states-of-shame-chart/

1/24/2011 7:47:09 PM

damn, I thought cali was a fairly green state.

1/24/2011 7:48:47 PM

teacher salary racist school board

1/24/2011 7:49:34 PM

Explain to me the difference between "poorest health" and "most sickly."

1/24/2011 7:51:04 PM

i always associated Colorado with snow for some reason, but not that kind

1/24/2011 7:51:17 PM

Worst at being the dumbest state is a good thing.. right?

1/24/2011 7:55:25 PM

same with worst at tornadoes for minnesota ... i assume it means worst at getting them?

1/24/2011 7:56:16 PM

yeah, this needed a more sarcastic 'best at' me thinks somehow

1/24/2011 7:59:39 PM

Rape, a victimless crime.

1/24/2011 8:00:09 PM

if you're a lady living in that Dakotas/Nebraska region, I feel sorry for you. slim chance he'll be hot as fuck


eta: ^^^ according to their stats, Minn. had the highest number of reported tornadoes in 2010. doesn't make much sense, but that's where they're coming from

[Edited on January 24, 2011 at 8:10 PM. Reason : stop editing]

1/24/2011 8:05:24 PM

That's the worst they could come up with for Ohio?

1/24/2011 8:09:31 PM

utah - porn usage...mormons

1/24/2011 8:10:04 PM

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"That's the worst they could come up with for Ohio?"

This map was clearly made by Ohio statisticians

1/24/2011 8:12:06 PM

Iowa - oldest state? what?

this map is fucking terrible. It's like they picked some states that are the best at doing bad things and then picked others that are the worst at doing good things. Fucking stupid.

1/24/2011 8:24:47 PM

i smiled at washington state.
north dakota and lousianna made me chuckle.
for some reason though sc made me laugh really hard.

1/24/2011 8:25:26 PM

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"if you're a lady living in that Dakotas/Nebraska region, I feel sorry for you. slim chance he'll be hot as fuck "

Good thing I got out of Omaha

LOL @ beastiality

1/24/2011 8:57:27 PM

does being the worst at porn usage mean you don't use it much or that you use it a lot?

1/24/2011 9:01:01 PM

sc most mobile homes? clearly made by a northerner

1/24/2011 9:03:47 PM

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"damn, I thought cali was a fairly green state"

North Cal ya, pretty fucking hippy

So Cal there are way too many drivers putting out too much smog, imagine if everyone in new york had a car and drove 20 miles a day

1/24/2011 9:05:34 PM

i wonder if alaska is just ashamed of sarah palin

1/24/2011 9:05:48 PM

^ those who are not, should be

1/24/2011 9:07:53 PM

It's the same thing with Norway or Finland or whichever Scandinavian country it is that has the highest suicide rate for a country. When the sun goes away for 4 months, it gets kind of depressing.

1/24/2011 9:09:49 PM

I take exception to several of these:

A huge portion of California's air pollution actually drifts from China.
A large portion of Oregon's homeless drift in from the other states because it seems like it would be homeless-friendly.
I have out-drank everyone I've ever met from Wisconsin, and having family up there, I've met quite a few.
"Nerdiest state" is a fake insult. I got money says the guy who made this is from Ohio. How about "Douchiest flight- and bill-of-rights-copy-stealingest state"?
The Massachusetts drivers were not that bad. However, the numerous people from New Jersey driving in Massachusetts were atrocious drivers, at least when I was there.
Oklahoma's violent criminals should cancel out Nebraska's female violence victims. (OK, maybe not)
Motorcycle deaths? I guarantee you there is something that Virginia is worse at that is far more impressive.

[Edited on January 24, 2011 at 9:10 PM. Reason : t]

1/24/2011 9:10:00 PM

boy you guys really know how to ruin a fun thing. jesus.

1/24/2011 9:11:01 PM

The worst at rape? Do they not know how to do it or something?

1/24/2011 9:13:07 PM

haha utah...


guess they are counting DC as maryland for them to win the AIDS award

[Edited on January 24, 2011 at 9:18 PM. Reason : f]

1/24/2011 9:17:12 PM

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"A large portion of Oregon's homeless drift in from the other states because it seems like it would be homeless-friendly."

1/24/2011 9:19:35 PM

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"Explain to me the difference between "poorest health" and "most sickly.""

i would think "poorest health" = poorest general health and "most sickly" = greatest incidence of infectious disease.

1/24/2011 9:25:00 PM

most sticky obviously implies a lot of cotton candy and not a lot of sinks to wash hands

1/24/2011 9:26:24 PM

What do they mean by Delaware being "the worst at" abortion?

1/24/2011 11:32:21 PM

well that was a map of a whole bunch of "didn't need to know"

1/24/2011 11:37:25 PM

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"What do they mean by Delaware being "the worst at" abortion?"

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110122/NEWS01/101220341/Grisly-abortions-linked-to-Del.


Cutting the spinal cords of late term babies (8 months) who survived abortion procedures.

[Edited on January 25, 2011 at 8:17 AM. Reason : qq]

1/25/2011 8:16:48 AM

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""poorest health" and "most sickly.""

Poorest healthy probably means overall...like being sick, plus obesity, etc.

1/25/2011 8:19:59 AM

Rape in MY South Dakota? Less likely than you think.

1/25/2011 9:03:08 AM

^ it's probably more than you think. most of the elk are too ashamed to report it

1/25/2011 11:56:15 AM

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"i wonder if alaska is just ashamed of sarah palin"

Its not quite that. It comes from all of the Alaska natives who get drunk and kill themselves. The numbers are actually pretty shocking.

And Sarah Palin.

1/25/2011 3:29:58 PM

gg washington

1/25/2011 3:41:09 PM

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"Iowa - oldest state? what?"

1/25/2011 3:58:44 PM

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"Its not quite that. It comes from all of the Alaska natives who get drunk and kill themselves. The numbers are actually pretty shocking. And Sarah Palin."

Alaska has the highest % of teen suicide (iirc) and this comes from many factors. There is so much Alaskan territory that is not connected by roads and its a very isolated place with little opportunity. the isolation, crazy weather, no opportunity for a better life makes a lot the kids just off themselves. its very sad

And Sarah Palin

1/25/2011 4:12:10 PM

just making excuses. its sarah palin

1/25/2011 4:15:06 PM

compared to most of these I'll take lowest teacher salary

1/25/2011 5:14:24 PM

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"Iowa - oldest state? what?"

It's talking about geriatrics, not the first state to be founded.

1/25/2011 6:20:04 PM

2/3/2011 1:56:54 PM

Most equal? Really?

What does that even mean?

2/3/2011 2:05:03 PM

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"boy you guys really know how to ruin a fun thing. jesus."

2/3/2011 2:15:57 PM

"Political Bellwether" and "most average"?

2/3/2011 2:17:37 PM

Oklahoma: Most Female Criminals ... Best License Plates

hmmmmmmmmmmm

2/3/2011 2:26:51 PM

Bromine Production? Really?

If that's the best they could come up with for Arkansas, either it's a terrible, terrible place or they weren't trying hard enough!

2/3/2011 5:27:20 PM

lol ... I think the "Awesome" map is more telling than the "Shame"

2/3/2011 5:47:46 PM

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"Its not quite that. It comes from all of the Alaska natives who get drunk and kill themselves. The numbers are actually pretty shocking."

I think a LOT of it has to do with the large percentage of the year where you barely see the sun at that latitude.


^^ I think I've been to 40 of the states, and I will say that Arkansas does suck.

2/3/2011 6:02:13 PM