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The happiest state

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N-Mentz
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091110/sc_livescience/happieststatesarewealthyandtolerant
utah is the happiest state, well hooray for that. what do you guys think? is it because of skiing?
Nov 12 2009 1:32AM
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Tinga
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coming in at number 5! minnesota!!
Nov 12 2009 1:34AM
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theblackrod
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all i know is it can't be a state from new england.  the mentality here is "i don't need you, i can do it better myself."
Nov 12 2009 1:35AM
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Funnel
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Mormons.....

CA is number 9, tied with Mass. that list doesn't surprise me at all.
Nov 12 2009 1:35AM
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Mr.Panda
Posts: 17711 - Karma: 564
Mormons don't get pissed off that easily.
Nov 12 2009 1:36AM
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ThaLorax
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It's the polygamy.
Nov 12 2009 1:36AM
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EvanA02
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nothing against utah, mormons are just not my favorite people in the world IMO
I'm quite content living in CO
Nov 12 2009 1:41AM
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yellav
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the pooder brew!
Nov 12 2009 1:41AM
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alaskakid
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Surprisingly alaska is 20th, I was expecting lower.
Nov 12 2009 1:43AM
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doublexl
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theyre only the happiest because 90% of wives are prescribed antidepressants for no reason. im not even joking, they hand that shit out like candy.

my aunt (mormon), pulled out her pharm bag, and she had zanax, zoloft, vicodin, and like five other bottles. other than being a hypocondriac, shes fine. i dont get it.
Nov 12 2009 1:51AM
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Ski_Unit_19
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its actually because of eheath
Nov 12 2009 1:56AM
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yellav
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this actually
Nov 12 2009 2:03AM
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ThaLorax
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this actually
Nov 12 2009 2:14AM
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1337
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me too, tundra is depressing, especially round this time of year.
Nov 12 2009 2:27AM
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ATLskier
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this actually
Nov 12 2009 2:43AM
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J-Wallz
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this actually
Nov 12 2009 2:56AM
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Phantom
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huh, WA is number 7. i can see that. even though its usually dark and rainy around here, people generally get along and are super chill.
Nov 12 2009 4:56AM
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T-Holt
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Haha, that's crazy.
Nov 12 2009 10:09AM
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Peter.
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yeah reppin NY, number 34
Nov 12 2009 10:11AM
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Hack.The.Pow.
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moving from #25 to #4. I'm liking it :-)
Nov 12 2009 10:20AM
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triebby
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Damn, no wonder I've been miserable in NY all summer. It's because I moved back from the happiest state there is!! Now I'm even more stoked to be headed back in a few days.
Nov 12 2009 10:23AM
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[Dawn
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washington is the 7th happiest state and our suicide rate is almost double anyone eles. someone figure that one out for me?
Nov 12 2009 10:39AM
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Jib-Ninja
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I dont know how anybody could be any less happy than Michiganders....nothing is going well for us right now. Yet we still have 9 states that are less happy than us?
Nov 12 2009 11:11AM
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Delphi
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are you kidding me? NO! New England is the most liberal region in the US. When was the last time you equated "no I don't need you, I can do it better myself" with liberalism? I believe that mentality prevails only in the the great states of the west, like Montana. New England would love the government to take care over everything.
Nov 12 2009 11:14AM
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ThaLorax
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yeah, because new england is definitely full of socialists...
Nov 12 2009 11:24AM
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Delphi
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you don't have to be a socialist to want more gov't. have you been to new england? I live in MA and know what I'm talking about. When you continuously elect someone like Ted Kennedy, that should give you a clue as to how we are aligned.
Nov 12 2009 11:25AM
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Valind
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That's because of all the mormons there.  Those people are always happy. 

Nov 12 2009 11:34AM
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pho[tog]rapher
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this actually.
Nov 12 2009 11:34AM
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ShoulderSurfer
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this actually
Nov 12 2009 11:35AM
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kthnxbai.
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Colorado is the happiest place i've ever lived.  I guess with the way they figured it out it makes sense, but VT should be on that list.

how the fuck is MA on that list.  Mass blows and is quite unhappy IMO having lived there for 5 years.
Nov 12 2009 11:35AM
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Valind
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True that, I miss Colorado so much I am like a different person not being there.  I am always angry and can only think of being back in Denver.

Nov 12 2009 11:37AM
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ThaLorax
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Denver is one of the most stressed cities on the country. not sure why but Fox News told me so. I'm quite content with CO myself.
Nov 12 2009 11:50AM
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Billups
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Indiana is 45th, not surprised by that one.
Nov 12 2009 11:52AM
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ThaLorax
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ok, I just actually took a look at the full list of states and lost all credibility in this. there's only an 8 point difference from happiest to least happy. this is such a subjective thing to write about.
Nov 12 2009 11:55AM
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CJHski
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Seattle...
Nov 12 2009 11:56AM
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sTr8_JiBbiN
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8th MA deffenitly cuz we have the hottest girls around.... if it wernt for trafic and the T(subway) we would be the happiest place.

utah is because of skiing without a doubt.

Nov 12 2009 11:58AM
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washbaugh
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damn Ohio is only 47th. I would expect a solid 50th for sure on that one
Nov 12 2009 11:59AM
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Steezius_Maximus
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Nov 12 2009 12:22PM
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Steezius_Maximus
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even tho its not a state
Nov 12 2009 12:22PM
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skiierman
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all the unhappy ones are dead bringing the happy ratio up.

anyways utah is a no brainer. best pow in the world, two mountain biking meccas in the south and a dollar theater.
Nov 12 2009 2:35PM
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Mead
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YEA WYOMING HOLDING DOWN 3RD PLACE
Nov 12 2009 2:44PM
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Mr.Panda
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Specifically the international district... the Asians be minorities dawg... no one cares about them as they are no citizens (/sarcasm)
Nov 12 2009 2:45PM
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Delphi
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what the fuck are they basing this on?
Nov 12 2009 2:58PM
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Mr.Panda
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Which state has the greatest ratio of hot girls to guys for the slayable poon.... and obviously Utah wins with their hot as hell Mormon daughters.
Nov 12 2009 3:02PM
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Rachy
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CA has the happiest place on earth.

Someone must have been really unhappy for us to not get #1. Surely Disneyland makes up for all the unhappiness caused by immigration, pollution, homelessness, greed, and gang violence..

Or maybe its the breast implants and 350 days a year of sunshine is why we didn't get last...
Nov 12 2009 3:10PM
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SteezyasPie
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Yeah, not quite sure why Mass. is on there... there's a reason they call us Massholes. (It seems like this is more true in Boston, and the suburban towns, not so much the towns in East Bumfuck Mass. like where I live)

Nov 12 2009 4:51PM
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eastside
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meh. doesnt say much. i would rather be second happiest on the eastern seaboard than live in bumfuck and be "the happiest".
Nov 12 2009 4:56PM
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Arabian.
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Bullshit. Doesn't Utah have double the National Average of Suicides per year because of Mormons fucking up everyone's life and enforcing intolerance and bigotry throughout the state? I doubt the survey factors in dead people.
Nov 12 2009 5:01PM
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ski-swagga
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Wisconsin at 24? this is an outrage haha!
Nov 12 2009 5:03PM
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_CC_
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true dat.
Nov 12 2009 5:04PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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What they're saying is that all the people who would have made the unhappy rate go up killed themselves and our unable to participate in the survey, so there's more  happy people than unhappy people participating.

Also, lol at your avatar
Nov 12 2009 5:04PM
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