List of happiest States
#1
List of happiest States
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...w122621S08.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle reports a survey that ranks the happiest States to live in. Louisiana wins!
San Francisco Chronicle reports a survey that ranks the happiest States to live in. Louisiana wins!
#2
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Re: List of happiest States
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...w122621S08.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle reports a survey that ranks the happiest States to live in. Louisiana wins!
San Francisco Chronicle reports a survey that ranks the happiest States to live in. Louisiana wins!
#3
Re: List of happiest States
Totally believeable.
(Says he, sitting in #51. Miserable lot of beggars round here, and I'd like to claim at least a little bit of the credit for that )
(Says he, sitting in #51. Miserable lot of beggars round here, and I'd like to claim at least a little bit of the credit for that )
#5
Re: List of happiest States
How can you trust a survey that says there are 51 States.
No 37 is not a State
No 37 is not a State
#6
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Re: List of happiest States
Anyway. In the spirit of science (the real kind, not the AGW kind) let's falsify the hypothesis.
- You're in Oregon.
- I'm In Texas.
- OR is at #30.
- TX is at #15.
I submit that we've debunked their schema, by means of counterexample.
#7
Re: List of happiest States
Yeah, I noticed that, but didn't want to be a pedant...
Anyway. In the spirit of science (the real kind, not the AGW kind) let's falsify the hypothesis.
I submit that we've debunked their schema, by means of counterexample.
Anyway. In the spirit of science (the real kind, not the AGW kind) let's falsify the hypothesis.
- You're in Oregon.
- I'm In Texas.
- OR is at #30.
- TX is at #15.
I submit that we've debunked their schema, by means of counterexample.
I was surprised to see what I think of as poor southern States high up in the list.
#9
Re: List of happiest States
"A new study found that people who report more satisfaction with their lives live in states that score well on things like good schools, low crime and short commuting time, perhaps a first objective look at why some states are happier than others."
Good schools and low crime, doesn't sound like Louisiana to me...
#10
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Yeah it does seem strange. From the article:
"A new study found that people who report more satisfaction with their lives live in states that score well on things like good schools, low crime and short commuting time, perhaps a first objective look at why some states are happier than others."
Good schools and low crime, doesn't sound like Louisiana to me...
"A new study found that people who report more satisfaction with their lives live in states that score well on things like good schools, low crime and short commuting time, perhaps a first objective look at why some states are happier than others."
Good schools and low crime, doesn't sound like Louisiana to me...
#11
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Re: List of happiest States
Don't forget, there was a well respected study, some years ago, that showed that people who are as thick as pigshit sail blissfully through life, convinced that they're the best person ever at their job, while folks who are capable of critical thinking worry about things that are not as perfect as they could be and get miserable.
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Don't forget, there was a well respected study, some years ago, that showed that people who are as thick as pigshit sail blissfully through life, convinced that they're the best person ever at their job, while folks who are capable of critical thinking worry about things that are not as perfect as they could be and get miserable.