Uncategorized

Maps, serious and otherwise.

19 Comments

.

It’s that time again.

.

.

There’s a statistic I never gave much thought.

.

.

4th safest?

I’ll take it.

.

.

All over safety?

New England rocks.

.

.

Dark purple for the win.

.

.

I’ve never bought a lottery ticket in my life.

Ever. Not one.

.

.

I’m tempted to visit our town office and ask for a permit just to flip people out.

🐊

.

.

They say there’s not much corn here, yet we see fields of it all the time.

.

.

And not a 40 in the bunch?

I don’t think my husband ever worked under 50 in his life.

.

19 thoughts on “Maps, serious and otherwise.”

  1. Minnesota was steadily rocking it, too – serial killer victimhood, general safety, lottery ticket purchases, IQ – and then it went and shamed me with the alligator ownership. C’mon, Minnesota! (Then again, maybe they figure that, with the highest IQs, nobody will be stupid enough to own one.)

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  2. Well, another wonderful yet, kind of weird map run through. I never thought much of serial killer per state but, Hawaii? Anyway, there’s the Bayou killer running rampant in Houston and Austin right now. So, Texas is right on target.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  5. I thought PA would have more serial killers, but maybe our serial killers killed off a bunch of other serial killers. I do think our IQ score was scored incorrectly. Can’t possibly be that high. Nice to see we are doing our part for the Northeast when it comes to corn field coverage. This also keeps the unemployment rate for our scarecrows down.

    Liked by 3 people

    Reply

  6. Before I retired, I might have skewed the average working hours up in CT.

    What’s up with Alaska and serial killers, or alligators for that matter?

    Connecticut might be a safe place to live but it’s not a safe place to walk or bike. Pedestrian and cyclist deaths were up again last year.

    Not sure how they calculate average IQ. As far as I know, it’s only ever measured when you’re in school. So mine goes to PA, not CT.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  8. Those were interesting and unique! The alligator one. Ha! I’m guessing those high work states must have a lot of people working fewer than 40 hours to bring those averages down so much.

    I saw a map of the Great Lakes that said here’s a helpful mnemonic to help you remember the lakes, and it was something like Lucy Likes Licking Leafy Lettuce–using the L from Lake rather than the words after Lake. It was quite clever and ridiculous. 😛

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  9. So Garrison Keillor was right about all the children being above average in Lake Wobegon. And however you word it (“Minnesota” or “Wisconsin” or “Midwest” Nice), the upper midwest is low on serial killers. My legal alligator is not a serial killer, but stay clear of my crocodile.

    As for the work hours, that’s not looking at what is considered full time work in each state, it’s the overall average – taking into account all of the places that keep their employees working few enough hours to not qualify for benefits.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  10. I think that last map must be skewed by qty of people working part-time… either by choice or lack of viable full-time positions.

    If you’d just warm up your temps, I’d be happy to move!

    Like

    Reply

Leave a comment