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Because we all need something else to grumble about today.

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Rumford is a distressed old mill town. It’s definitely depressing, so I won’t argue with that one.

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On behalf of all Mainers, thank you.

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Looks like eastern Canadians are the least murderous, and we’re right behind them.

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This is very true. Favorite fishing spots in Maine are passed down from generation to generation.

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I call foul on this one. We’re close to Vermont where cheddar rules and no lousy processed slice of American will top that.

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How do you live in places with these names and not laugh… or cringe?

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Our neighbor grows spinach on his farm in this seaport state. I may have to lodge a protest…

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Huh?

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Now I’ve officially heard everything.

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More insane statistics for you to ponder.

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I happen to think moose are some of the best things in Maine, so boo to this one.

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I didn’t know what it was, but now that I do?

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I’m upset I can’t have one.

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Years ago I would have agreed with this. But Maine winters are nowhere near as snowy as they used to be.

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Clearly a lot of states need to learn how to spell.

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If you’ve spent time on a train in France during the summer? You’ll know why they use so much perfume…

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Laughing at Maine and New Hampshire.

Clearly we enjoyed quarantine more than most.

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Because these are highly technically and statistically sound.

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See?

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Wow, I’m up a good 3 hours before most of these.

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Is it me… or are there two 48’s and no 50?

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We have a Russian community in the next town over… so I’d say chances are good you might find Boris and Natasha here as well.

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I’m wondering about this map.

Best for enforcement of drunk driving laws…. or best states to actually drive drunk and get away with it?

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I’m seeing a lot of birds on this so called animal list.

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Because I knew you’d ask … eventually.

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I call foul on this first one.

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Half the state of Maine does not call them blinky butts. Trust me on this.

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Why doesn’t this surprise me?

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A lot of these have me scratching my head, but Turkey?

Wow.

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Cheese beat lobster.

But just barely.

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That’s a question I’ve never asked.

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Nope. Not buying it.

People move to Maine for the isolation, we don’t complain about it.

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Questionable statistics for your viewing pleasure.

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Mess with Mother Nature at your peril.

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Humans.

We never learn.

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We spent two weeks in France with my very rudimentary knowledge of their language. I can personally vouch for that one.

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Medium rare for me please.

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Bet you never thought about that before.

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I’m calling foul on Yukon.

Just, no.

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Sounds like a lot of stripper and porn star names to me.

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Another batch of silly maps, because someone has too much on their hands… besides me.

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In Maine, it’s woods. Which could be charming… or slightly terrifying.

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Yay for Maine.

Even our big cities are small.

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Florida residents, please chime in here.

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Yup.

Dinner out is precious here.

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Maine used to have one, and it had a lovely waterfront location not far from us.

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The Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant was a 900-megawatt, single-unit pressurized water reactor in Wiscasset, Maine, that operated from 1972 to 1996. As the state’s largest electricity generator, it provided significant power but was shut down due to economic unviability and safety concerns. Decommissioning was completed in 2005, though high-level waste remains in dry storage on-site. 

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High level dry nuclear waste storage… on the ocean.

No. Nothing can go wrong there.

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Hard to believe in today’s world, but yes… places that don’t lock their doors still exist.

It’s wonderful.

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Let’s see how many of these we can argue with today.

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Seafood rules in Maine?

No argument there.

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This has always bothered me. If you’ve ever watched a loved one suffer a slow and painful death, you’d know how important dying with dignity is.

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Maine has high numbers, but I have not personally contributed.

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They have pasta, wine, Tiramisu and cannolis. What is there to be sad about?

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I’ve lived in Maine on and off for 32 years and have seen 4 moose. Though to be fair, the mid coast region is too far south for them.

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That’s a lot of couch potatoes!

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Our largest is Portland with about 70,000.

Which is fine with me.

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