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Interesting poll on my other board...If all 50 states were written on a piece of paper

Posted by amoxy (aka amoxy) Jan 14 '10, 15:57

and thrown into a fishbowl and the one you choose is where you would have to live for the rest of your life.

However, you can eliminate 5 states. Which would they be?

Mine

North Dakota-Too cold in winter and not near anything
South Dakota - Same
Alabama - Too hot and muggy and its Alabama
Mississippi - Same
Utah - Not Mormon

Responses:

As well as the Dakotas, probably Alaska, Arkansas and Mississippi -- nm - Roger More Jan 14, 16:23
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- Hmmm... Manitoba is also on that longitude -- nm - Roger More Jan 14, 16:21
Michigan, New York, Virginia, Kansas, Oregon/Washington -- nm - Stephen Jan 14, 16:16 3
- You live in Stockton. I am surprised California wasn't on your list. -- nm - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 16:17 2
  - ****ing Stockton. - Beryllium Jan 14, 16:17 1
    - This won't be funny to you, but it's a burn on Stephen. People in Galt make fun of people in Stockton. -- nm - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 16:20
I'm sure there's someplace nice in every state, but based on weather I'd probably throw out the Dakotas and Minnesota. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 14, 16:14
which ones are still in the running for amanda's new job? -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 14, 16:11
New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Michigan, Georgia. -- nm - Loyola Jan 14, 16:09 4
- *sends Loyola to North Dakota* - Mop (225 lbs) Jan 14, 16:10 3
  - I think they're fine. - Loyola Jan 14, 16:12 2
    - No, but the humidity in the summer would melt you -- nm - amoxy Jan 14, 16:16 1
      - He's used to humidity. - the liioulu without checking Jan 14, 16:17
Michigan, Alabama, New Jersey, Mississippi, Iowa -- nm - CQ Jan 14, 16:07 20
- Cape May in New Jersey is lovely. -- nm - Mop (225 lbs) Jan 14, 16:17
- Ooh, Michigan is a good call. -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 16:08 18
  - quite honestly, I'd be effin screwed if I wasn't near an ocean. (gulf of mexico ain't no ocean) -- nm - CQ Jan 14, 16:14 3
    - I always thought this, and still do to a point. (share!) - b. Jan 14, 16:26
    - of course Jersey has an ocean, but, dude, it's effin Jersey. *shivers* -- nm - CQ Jan 14, 16:16
    - I hear the beaches on the west side of the gulf don't have sand but some kind of mud? That's gross -- nm - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 16:14
  - 3 of us picked it so far. Michigan sucks! -- nm - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 16:10 10
    - Now 4 -- nm - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 16:10 9
      - Don't tell JenBro. -- nm - the liioulu without checking Jan 14, 16:11 2
        
        I would imagine there are people that don't want to live in Oregon, and I am not offended. - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 16:13 1
        
        She lives way up north. - the liioulu without checking Jan 14, 16:16
      - I didn't like the look of it in 8 mile. -- nm - Loyola Jan 14, 16:11 5
        
        When you can give a homeless person a Twenty dollar bill and instead of buying a 6pack he buys a house it's not a good place to live. - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 16:12 2
        
        St. Paul or Minneapolis was selling houses for $1. -- nm - the liioulu without checking Jan 14, 16:14 1
        
        I would keep my dollar -- nm - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 16:18
        
        That's Detroit. Other parts are pretty nice. -- nm - the liioulu without checking Jan 14, 16:12 1
        
        And isn't Detroit th part closest to Canada? -- nm - the liioulu without checking Jan 14, 16:15
  - *Lists "Proximity to Detroit" under "Reasoning"* ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 16:09 2
    - If there was a zombie outbreak in Detroit, I think it'd be 3-4 days before anyone even noticed. - TFox Jan 14, 16:11 1
      - Zombies would die of starvation. -- nm - Mop (225 lbs) Jan 14, 16:12
The five coldest land locked states are voted off the island. - musubi Jan 14, 16:07 4
- WA is far from the coldest. - psilotum Jan 14, 16:09 3
  - "Just in case". (nm) - musubi Jan 14, 16:11
  - in Seattle, that is. -- nm - psilotum Jan 14, 16:10 1
    - We have great weather. Temp wise. -- nm - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 16:11
AK, OK, ND, SD, UT -- nm - CovingtonCat Jan 14, 16:06
Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Texas -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 16:05 2
- I can think of places in TX and FL where I could live (Austin, Disney World) -- nm - Mop (225 lbs) Jan 14, 16:10 1
  - I could probably handle Austin maybe, but I'd be surrounded by Texans, and that would freak me the fuck out. -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 16:11
I will switch Wyoming for Utah -- nm - amoxy Jan 14, 16:05 3
- You could live in Park City... -- nm - Mop (225 lbs) Jan 14, 16:09
- Even though my mom grew up in North Dakota and I visited there many times - amoxy Jan 14, 16:06
- What's wrong with Wyoming? Sheesh. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 16:06
Hmmm. ND, AR, AL, MS, OK -- nm - psilotum Jan 14, 16:04
Kansas, Dakotas, Arkansas, Missouri -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 14, 16:03
Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas, Alaska -- nm - the liioulu without checking Jan 14, 16:03 1
- I'll swich in Kansas for Texas. -- nm - the liioulu without checking Jan 14, 16:04
The five with the lowest average temperatures. -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 16:01 2
- Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jan 14, 16:24
- *ding* -- nm - kelly Jan 14, 16:08
I'd have to think about it; but, fwiw, Utah isn't just about mormons. - b. Jan 14, 16:00 3
- True, I'd move to southern Utah in a heartbeat. Guess I'd avoid those north-central states with lots of snow and no major metro areas. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 14, 16:05 1
  - I want to avoid the flat with corn. -- nm - the liioulu without checking Jan 14, 16:06
- here's a story from a while back re: the increasing non-mormon population, too. - b. Jan 14, 16:03
Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska, North Dakota and South Dakota. -- nm - pmb Jan 14, 16:00
New York, Maryland, Florida, Michigan, West Virginia -- nm - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 15:59 1
- I considered florida, but then I thought that I might like the Keys (and the sailing) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 16:00
Alabama, Mississipi, Arkansas, Louisianna, Michigan -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 15:59
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Arkansas -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 14, 15:58

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