Forgot the most important one: #42 in teen pregnancy.
Am I the only one who can't enjoy that joke because being at the bottom of the list in "infant mortality" or "obesity" sounds like a good thing?
it doesn't say Alabama ranks worst, but that it ranks near the bottom of the list. Which should be good if the measure itself is negative. Of course I know what the tweet meant, but the way it's written is annoying enough that it detracts from the joke. It's like people who say "irregardless" or "I could care less".Am I the only one who can't enjoy that joke because being at the bottom of the list in "infant mortality" or "obesity" sounds like a good thing?
How is having the worst (or nearly so) obesity and infant mortality ratings a good thing?
it doesn't say Alabama ranks worst, but that it ranks near the bottom of the list. Which should be good if the measure itself is negative. Of course I know what the tweet meant, but the way it's written is annoying enough that it detracts from the joke. It's like people who say "irregardless" or "I could care less".Am I the only one who can't enjoy that joke because being at the bottom of the list in "infant mortality" or "obesity" sounds like a good thing?
How is having the worst (or nearly so) obesity and infant mortality ratings a good thing?
I'm with Jayjay on this. Well not geographically with him - I just share his unease about how the list is a dog's breakfast in terms of consistency and design.Irregardless, such discussions have no place in this thread. If you want to discuss it, start a new thread. Personally, I could care less.it doesn't say Alabama ranks worst, but that it ranks near the bottom of the list. Which should be good if the measure itself is negative. Of course I know what the tweet meant, but the way it's written is annoying enough that it detracts from the joke. It's like people who say "irregardless" or "I could care less".
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it doesn't say Alabama ranks worst, but that it ranks near the bottom of the list. Which should be good if the measure itself is negative. Of course I know what the tweet meant, but the way it's written is annoying enough that it detracts from the joke. It's like people who say "irregardless" or "I could care less".
Irregardless, such discussions have no place in this thread. If you want to discuss it, start a new thread. Personally, I could care less.