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They’re not just for navigation anymore.
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My sincere sympathies to the women of Thailand.
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Did I read this wrong, or does my state have the most QTips and old codgers?
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Minus 70?
Damn!
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The only speeding ticket I ever received was in the south, so I can’t disagree.
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The fact that DC ranks first says there’s even more pork barrel spending than we thought.
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Maine has one. Susan Alford, whose father owned Dexter Shoes.
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Clearly the Northeast knows bagels.
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In case you can’t see it, this is Maine’s.
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Not too disturbing when drawn, but a bit creepy when experienced in person.
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I’m right in the middle, which is where I want to be.
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I thought my state would rank higher.
Disappointing, that.
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Looks like I’m not doing enough drinking.
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Electronics seem to win the prize.
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Mark and Shelly, where do your towns stand on the cow to human scale?
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Don’t laugh. Moose will flat take you out…
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These numbers astound me. My husband and I bought our first house, a 3 bedroom 2 bath ranch, for $45,000. Granted that was in 1985 but the income to mortgage ratio was much smaller then. How many young couples starting out today can afford a half a million dollars home? It’s crazy.
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Forget where’s the beef….
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This map clearly asks where’s the cacio e pepe?
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Way to go New Hampshire.
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I’ve been to northwestern Maine and can vouch for this.
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We bypassed Paris on my one and only trip to France and did Provence and the Côte d’Azur instead. Never regretted it.
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My husband and I paid $6 for the license and tipped the Justice of the Peace $30.
41 years later… believe me when I tell you it’s not about what you spend.
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This makes no sense whatsoever.
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To be honest we never used to. Most Mainers didn’t. But now, we do… and that’s sad.
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Ever wonder what your state is talking about?
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Mine must be Stephen King inspired.
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Can’t say that’s much of a surprise.
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Well done Australia.
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When I first saw this I thought little green men,, but it was from Fox News, so that might be the wrong type of alien.
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Why, oh why… would anyone need a flamethrower?
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Good to know.
I think.
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You’re welcome.
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Do you still live in the state where you were born?
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I don’t, but am rather amazed so many people do.
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Map aside, $100 ain’t what it used to be.
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Maine is the birthplace of Needhams and Whoopie pies, I’m surprised we’re not all diabetic.
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And now?
Neither will you…
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We always had a white Xmas. Not so much anymore…
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It took us a while, but we got there.
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Good to know.
But it does me wonder how much fish lassoing is happening elsewhere.
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Ever wonder how livable your climate is?
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Wonder no more.
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I was once written up for stepping off a boat onto a pier with a beer in my hand. Thankfully the officer was an idiot who put two different dates on the ticket and it was thrown out of court.
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Maine does have a lot of older retirees so I won’t argue with this one.
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I’ll blame our broken ankles on ice and slippery snow.
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Uh, Mark… do we need to stage an intervention?
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Guess I can thank Stephen King for ours.
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This is crazy. I don’t know how young people just starting out do it. Our first home cost $45,000, at a time when my husband’s annual salary was $35,000. The numbers are much farther apart now…
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Here we go again…
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I’m in the definite minority here.
Mary and merry for me.
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Maine has a decided lack of porn stars. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or bad.
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Lobster.
Maine’s reason is 🦞.
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My state didn’t make either list.
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I remember the silly blue laws when we lived in North Carolina and they were nothing but annoying. You can’t legislate morality…
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Idexx Laboratories over LL Beans? I don’t think so.
I’ve never even heard of it.
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I just read the average price of a home in Maine is over $450k… if the true value is only $168k? We’re all in trouble.
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12?
What the hell Romania! At least I think that’s Romania…
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When I was a teenager in the late 70’s and early 80’s…. Maine summers were warm, but not hot. If it hit 85 degrees we were complaining about a heat wave. Houses didn’t have air conditioning and cars in our state weren’t sold with it because we didn’t need it.
We do now.
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I miss the good old (cool) days.
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I have to say this first one surprised me.
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Where’s the beef?
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Striking isn’t it?
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Why are northern men taller than southerners?
Do grits stunt your growth?
This next one is for a particular blog friend who is moving to Wisconsin…
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You’re welcome.
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I lived in North Carolina for 17 years and passed cotton fields every day. Had no idea Texas was cotton country though.
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A very sad map indeed.
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Let’s explore…
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I’m surprised Maine is on the higher side of this. Must be the northern half…
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That’s beyond disturbing.
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This is even more so.
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People do love to live near the water.
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I’m surprised more states in my area aren’t green. New Englanders are traditionally frugal.
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I blame Maine’s rate on the lobster. Who wants to eat it without a pound of melted butter…
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I call foul on this first one.
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Maine has exactly one Trader Joes.
One.
Yes, it’s in our biggest city, but still.
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No in Maine. Which is fine with me.
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Maine to Man is not very amusing.
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It’s true.
Mainers do hate Massholes.
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Since we only buy craft beer, and never by the case I’m unable to comment.
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Please note I live in the county above the red in Maine and am not personally responsible for its high numbers.
Mark… can you say the same?
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