Thursday, January 27, 2011

3241 Awesome and Awful

Thursday, January 27, 2011

No man has a prosperity so high or firm, but that two or three words can dishearten it;
and there is no calamity which right words will not begin to redress.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson --

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I came across two maps today that are amusing and interesting - identifying what each of the states should be proud of, and what they should be ashamed of. I have not attempted to embed the maps, because you need to see them fullsize to easily read the labels.

Proud:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/tumblr_lfnpakEGBp1qd0p40o1_r1_1280.jpg

Ashamed:
http://pleated-jeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/The-United-States-of-Shame.png

The article:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2011/01/the_united_states_of_awesome.html
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