Florida is the worst state in the nation
Jan 29th 2018, 12:55 pm
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Florida is the worst state in the nation
Florida is the worst state in the nation in every way, new rankings say | Miami Herald
Well, I guess I'm moving to Michigan then.
Well, I guess I'm moving to Michigan then.
Jan 29th 2018, 1:01 pm
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Re: Florida is the worst state in the nation
Is that going to be full time, or just weekends when OrangeMan is around?
Jan 29th 2018, 1:05 pm
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Re: Florida is the worst state in the nation
Looking at their results, I would want to know their methodology.
Jan 29th 2018, 1:06 pm
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Jan 29th 2018, 1:06 pm
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Re: Florida is the worst state in the nation
I dont think they have any, just some guys opinion.
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nat...-best-to-worst
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nat...-best-to-worst
Jan 29th 2018, 1:09 pm
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Re: Florida is the worst state in the nation
Guess the answer lies in this sentence from the article:
"Specifically, the states’ contributions to America, like inventions, food and drink, “somewhat productive famous people,” and unique physical beauty, among other things."
All those people who made Michigan great as per the above, have retired and moved to Florida.
"Specifically, the states’ contributions to America, like inventions, food and drink, “somewhat productive famous people,” and unique physical beauty, among other things."
All those people who made Michigan great as per the above, have retired and moved to Florida.
Jan 29th 2018, 1:11 pm
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Re: Florida is the worst state in the nation
Miami Herald article quotes the survey,
Where did they get that from? According to the Wikipedia article on the topic, whichever measure used, Alaska is first and Florida second in terms of length of coastline...
By contrast, Michigan, Thrillist rhapsodizes, “has more coastline than any state other than Alaska?”
Jan 29th 2018, 2:23 pm
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Re: Florida is the worst state in the nation
Of course, you have to use different scales to bias the measurements between states.
Jan 29th 2018, 2:30 pm
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Jan 29th 2018, 2:55 pm
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Jan 29th 2018, 3:06 pm
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Re: Florida is the worst state in the nation
Michigan didn't give us the Cuban Sandwich.
Jan 29th 2018, 3:14 pm
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Re: Florida is the worst state in the nation
Just goes to prove you can make data say anything.
Jan 29th 2018, 3:56 pm
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Re: Florida is the worst state in the nation
Especially if you bring supermarkets into it.
"Alaska has salmon in the rivers that you can catch. But Florida has Publix, which has salmon in the freezer." Moral; Alaska & Florida are equal, on the salmon front.
"Alaska has salmon in the rivers that you can catch. But Florida has Publix, which has salmon in the freezer." Moral; Alaska & Florida are equal, on the salmon front.
Jan 29th 2018, 4:43 pm
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Re: Florida is the worst state in the nation
So the shorter the "yardstick" you use to measure the coast, the longer the coast will be, but the effect of the shorter yardstick is much more significant when the coastline is jagged - hence Maine's 3,500 miles of coastline.