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States Ranked: Smartest to Dumbest

P: 10/20/2004 6:10:37 PM
Pricescope Administrator Total Posts: 8,265 Last Post: 1/5/2008 Member Since: 1/1/2000	How does YOUR state rank? http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/package.jsp?name=fte/smartstates/smartstates Pricescope
Posted: 10/20/2004 6:10:37 PM

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P: 10/20/2004 9:10:31 PM
strmrdr Ideal Rock Total Posts: 23,296 Last Post: 10/9/2009 Member Since: 11/1/2003	I dont believe it judgeing by the poeple I meet everyday Illinois has to be atleast 49th. ........... Karl has joined the diamond trade and is now posting as Karl_K
Posted: 10/20/2004 9:10:31 PM

P: 10/21/2004 11:11:11 AM
fire&ice Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,827 Last Post: 3/30/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2002	Well, my sister is Mensa. We once convinced her that Alaska was pulled over on a tug boat from Russia. Me, I'd rather have good common sense & judgement over "smartest".
Posted: 10/21/2004 11:11:11 AM

P: 10/21/2004 3:01:45 PM
Pricescope Administrator Total Posts: 8,265 Last Post: 1/5/2008 Member Since: 1/1/2000	Sorry, guys, no offense meant Just thought it is curious Pricescope
Posted: 10/21/2004 3:01:45 PM

P: 10/21/2004 4:15:16 PM
fire&ice Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,827 Last Post: 3/30/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2002	No offense taken. I do find it interesting & my states aren't in bad ranking. I just don't believe in any rankings or polls these days.
Posted: 10/21/2004 4:15:16 PM

P: 10/21/2004 8:38:23 PM
AGBF Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,036 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/26/2003	I spent my entire life in Connecticut (#2). Interesting that MA (#1) and CT are Democratic ;-). Deb A Girl's Best Friend
Posted: 10/21/2004 8:38:23 PM

P: 10/22/2004 11:09:41 AM
fire&ice Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,827 Last Post: 3/30/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2002	---------------- On 10/21/2004 8:38:23 PM AGBF wrote: I spent my entire life in Connecticut (#2). Interesting that MA (#1) and CT are Democratic ;-). Deb ---------------- OH brother - you're not going to take that leap of faith again!
Posted: 10/22/2004 11:09:41 AM

P: 10/22/2004 3:20:02 PM
AGBF Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,036 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/26/2003	Shhh!!! My high IQ and I are now in the same state in which you live! Deb ;-) A Girl's Best Friend
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:20:02 PM

P: 10/22/2004 4:32:42 PM
goldengirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,132 Last Post: 5/30/2007 Member Since: 8/20/2004	I'm Utah-raised (#28, utter hogwash, should be MUCH lower), KY-bound (#37, I have no experience to judge, but they're NICE at least) and AZ-stuck (#48, and I'm surprised we're THAT high). I think AZ ranked so low because only like 4% of the population could READ the english tests well enough to take them... "...Why don't they just come right out and say it? 'Diamonds...that'll shut her up!' "
Posted: 10/22/2004 4:32:42 PM

P: 10/22/2004 5:01:36 PM
fire&ice Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,827 Last Post: 3/30/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2002	---------------- On 10/22/2004 3:20:02 PM AGBF wrote: Shhh!!! My high IQ and I are now in the same state in which you live! Deb ;-)---------------- And, a republican one I might add. Though it's funny. We tend to vote split on Gov.
Posted: 10/22/2004 5:01:36 PM

P: 10/26/2004 7:13:28 PM
Nicrez Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,230 Last Post: 10/21/2009 Member Since: 1/21/2004	What a shock that New Jersey would lead NY on this....very odd indeed.... Hmmm, perhaps all that smog and pollution IS useful!!! "Sometimes it's OK to throw rocks at girls...as long as they sparkle! " Nicrez, G.G., A.J.P.
Posted: 10/26/2004 7:13:28 PM

P: 10/26/2004 7:37:19 PM
rodentman Cut Rock Total Posts: 387 Last Post: 2/18/2006 Member Since: 8/6/2001	The District of Columbia is conspicuous by its absence.
Posted: 10/26/2004 7:37:19 PM

P: 10/28/2004 4:16:52 PM
chris-uk04 Cut Rock Total Posts: 273 Last Post: 9/15/2005 Member Since: 12/9/2003	Date: 10/26/2004 7:13:28 PM Author: Nicrez What a shock that New Jersey would lead NY on this....very odd indeed.... Hmmm, perhaps all that smog and pollution IS useful!!! Yes, New Jersey is number 4! Who wouldda thunk it? It's probably because many working class parents fork over the extra bucks to send their kids to Catholic schools, instead of sending them to some of the crime ridden public schools. They do include amongst the criteria " per-pupil expenditures." More expenditures certainly doesn't mean better schools. Look at NYC which spends 13K per student per year. However, I'm sure all of us would prefer to attend a school in Lincoln, Nebraska which may only spend 3K per student per year. Cheers, Chris
Posted: 10/28/2004 4:16:52 PM

P: 11/3/2004 7:32:31 PM
Superidealist Ideal Rock Total Posts: 655 Last Post: 8/23/2006 Member Since: 9/10/2003	1. Massachusetts (Kerry) 2. Connecticut (Kerry) 3. Vermont (Kerry) 4. New Jersey (Kerry) 5. Wisconsin (Kerry) 6. New York (Kerry) 7. Minnesota (Kerry) 8. Iowa (Bush) 9. Pennsylvania (Kerry) 10. Montana (Bush) 11. Maine (Kerry) 12. Virginia (Bush) 13. Nebraska (Bush) 14. New Hampshire (Kerry) 15. Kansas (Bush) 16. Wyoming (Bush) 17. Indiana (Bush) 18. Maryland (Kerry) 19. North Dakota (Bush) 20. Ohio (Bush) 21. Colorado (Bush) 22. South Dakota (Bush) 23. Rhode Island (Kerry) 24. Illinois (Kerry) 25. North Carolina (Bush) 26. Missouri (Bush) 27. Delaware (Kerry) 28. Utah (Bush) 29. Idaho (Bush) 30. Washington (Kerry) 31. Michigan (Kerry) 32. South Carolina (Bush) 33. Texas (Bush) 33. West Virginia (Bush) 35. Oregon (Kerry) 36. Arkansas (Bush) 37. Kentucky (Bush) 38. Georgia (Bush) 39. Florida (Bush) 40. Oklahoma (Bush) 41. Tennessee (Bush) 42. Hawaii (Kerry) 43. California (Kerry) 44. Alabama (Bush) 45. Alaska (Bush) 46. Louisiana (Bush) 47. Mississippi (Bush) 48. Arizona (Bush) 49. Nevada (Bush) 50. New Mexico (Bush) It begged to be done. D Riley
Posted: 11/3/2004 7:32:31 PM

P: 11/4/2004 11:32:25 PM
JCJD Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,977 Last Post: 5/8/2007 Member Since: 9/8/2004	Date: 10/28/2004 4:16:52 PM Author: chris-uk04 However, I'm sure all of us would prefer to attend a school in Lincoln, Nebraska which may only spend 3K per student per year. Hey! I went to junior & senior high in Lincoln, and now I'm in graduate school working on my PhD in biology! There really is quality education here in the prairie (#13!), but a lower cost of living, hence the "only" 3K /student/year. You poor New Yorker's would KILL to get apartments as nice and as cheap as they are in Lincoln! (try $400 a month for a 2-br 1-ba)
Posted: 11/4/2004 11:32:25 PM

P: 11/6/2004 5:40:59 AM
Garry H (Cut Nut) Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,567 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 8/16/2000	Date: 11/3/2004 7:32:31 PM Author: Superidealist   1. Massachusetts (Kerry)   2. Connecticut (Kerry)   3. Vermont (Kerry)   4. New Jersey (Kerry)   5. Wisconsin (Kerry)   6. New York (Kerry)   7. Minnesota (Kerry)   8. Iowa (Bush)   9. Pennsylvania (Kerry)   10. Montana (Bush)   11. Maine (Kerry)   12. Virginia (Bush)   13. Nebraska (Bush)   14. New Hampshire (Kerry)   15. Kansas (Bush)   16. Wyoming (Bush)   17. Indiana (Bush)   18. Maryland (Kerry)   19. North Dakota (Bush)   20. Ohio (Bush)   21. Colorado (Bush)   22. South Dakota (Bush)   23. Rhode Island (Kerry)   24. Illinois (Kerry)   25. North Carolina (Bush)   26. Missouri (Bush)   27. Delaware (Kerry)   28. Utah (Bush)   29. Idaho (Bush)   30. Washington (Kerry)   31. Michigan (Kerry)   32. South Carolina (Bush)   33. Texas (Bush)   33. West Virginia (Bush)   35. Oregon (Kerry)   36. Arkansas (Bush)   37. Kentucky (Bush)   38. Georgia (Bush)   39. Florida (Bush)   40. Oklahoma (Bush)   41. Tennessee (Bush)   42. Hawaii (Kerry)   43. California (Kerry)   44. Alabama (Bush)   45. Alaska (Bush)   46. Louisiana (Bush)   47. Mississippi (Bush)   48. Arizona (Bush)   49. Nevada (Bush)   50. New Mexico (Bush) It begged to be done. I read a great letter to the editor Melbourne Age today from an Aussie living in USA. He wrote that Kerry lost because he suffers from Boston exploding head syndrome (my words) and never accounted for the dummies. Interesting place you guys live in. I am staying right here. Garry Holloway FGAA DipDT HCA and Ideal-scope developer http://www.ideal-scope.com and http://www.HollowayDiamonds.com.au
Posted: 11/6/2004 5:40:59 AM

P: 11/6/2004 1:21:37 PM
Rank Amateur Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,547 Last Post: 5/5/2009 Member Since: 2/26/2003	The States seem to be listed by order of ego more than smarts.
Posted: 11/6/2004 1:21:37 PM

P: 11/6/2004 4:26:08 PM
Garry H (Cut Nut) Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,567 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 8/16/2000	Bollocks; California is 43 :) Garry Holloway FGAA DipDT HCA and Ideal-scope developer http://www.ideal-scope.com and http://www.HollowayDiamonds.com.au
Posted: 11/6/2004 4:26:08 PM

P: 11/6/2004 5:23:45 PM
fire&ice Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,827 Last Post: 3/30/2009 Member Since: 7/22/2002	Date: 11/6/2004 1:21:37 PM Author: Rank Amateur The States seem to be listed by order of ego more than smarts. During my college days while studying Education, I did a term paper on standardized tests & the advantage given to the Northern most states where such "exams" were written. It gave a natural advantage to someone living in said state. However, I don't know if the tests are still written w/ prejudice. The only class I ever struggled with in high school was history class, second semester after my transfer from North to South when we studied Civil War history. They didn't teach it the same up North. I had to get over the "South bad, North good, North kicked butt & abolished Slavery" I had to relearn it as the "War against Northern Agression" , the fact that it was about State's rights & a whole new chapter written on "Carpetbaggers"& reconstruction . I jest a bit; but, we never studied the Civil War except on a very cursory level in the North.
Posted: 11/6/2004 5:23:45 PM

P: 11/15/2004 6:47:57 PM
Garry H (Cut Nut) Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,567 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 8/16/2000	A teacher in the outback Aussie did a test on a mixed race class. The aboriginals always did bad at the 3 r's - so she got some sticks and stones etc and put them on a grid of card board. Told the kids to study which was where, then took them off. Abo kids did great with the natural stuff - then she used manufactured products - the white kids did better! Garry Holloway FGAA DipDT HCA and Ideal-scope developer http://www.ideal-scope.com and http://www.HollowayDiamonds.com.au
Posted: 11/15/2004 6:47:57 PM

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