What I find particularly interesting is that there is much less crime now. The fear is based on heightened awareness of abdication, pedophelia etc. Humans are weird.

Heh, good point. A great smack down must include citations and at least one footnote.

That confused me too. I live in SF and it's almost to the point where everything between SF and Sac is filled in. Soon y'all will be part of the Greater Bay Area!

That's quite a shift! What are some of the differences you notice most?

At first I thought you literally meant Wichita was full of actual dildos. I was imagining all of these naughty shops sandwiched between the churches and the Christian bookstores. I must admit I'm a tad disapointed to realize that's not what you meant.

It's the rot at the foundation of our country. We're still working it out.

I was disapointed that San Francisco wasn't in the bottom spot. My only hope is that those Bay Area folk were only reading the bible ironically.

Well that and refusing to let slavery die like everywhere else had.

I used to be so confused as to why there wasn't way more plus sized clothing. Then I watched a few seasons of Project Runway and it all became clear.

I thought that's pretty much what Gawker sites are for?

The Holodomor (forced starvation of Ukrainians by the Soviets in the early 1930s to bring them in line with collective farming): up to 11 Million

11. We get to make fun of France!

I was so very sad when I finally had the opportunity to watch the History Channel. I was at University then, and it made me nutty when went home. Such a wasted opportunity.

Though it was kind if the Hitler Channel back then. How many different docs are there about that guy?

That's still going on? Christ we're a hideous species sometimes.

Many of our species fit that description and we're allowed to live. It's become very clear that cetaceans and apes have a sense of self. They understand what we do to them. It's monstrous.

California is far from perfect, we do have a frustrating Orange County shaped anchor we have to drag around with us, but we are the most progressive state in the country and manage to have the strongest economy while maintaining our commie pinko leftist ideals. We have the best state park system in the country and the…

Nah, talk all you want. I just won't value your input. Folks that refuse to see the world around them and keep looking backwards aren't really worth my time.

May I assume you are a white, straight male?

I used to detest drinking water but finally accepted hydration being good for me in high school. Then I started to love it. I was so confused the first time I got a glass of water from the tap while out of town. It was so gross! I suddenly understood the bottled water market.