Naaaahh...We're rosy as fuck.

:p:

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from 38 Maps You Never Knew You Needed (at BuzzFeed)

The U.S. map, redrawn (and renamed) for equal population distribution:

Attachment 43458

All these areas would have the same number of people.

Judging by what used to be called the Pacific Northwest,
that map is also the equal distribution of "medical" marijuana.

(Map # 19 is the nighttime glow of all the tokes).

Languages of the united states:

http://www.muturzikin.com/cartesusa/usa.htm

But they totally missed San Fernando Valley and the rad beaches of Kalifornia...

And let's not forget Jive...

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Shouldn't that be the Pew! Pew! Pew! research center?

too big to post as an image ... but fascinating map of dialects in North America

http://aschmann.net/AmEng/#SmallMapCanada

Sō kŏŏd wē rīt ŧħə wā wē spēk?

Ŧħē ōnlē bĭg prŏbləm mĕnē əv yōō wĭl ikspîrēəns wĭl bē ŧħē ĭntərfîrəns
əv ŧħə stăndərd spĕlĭng, ŧħō sĭmplē lûrnĭng ôl əv ŧħə spĕlĭngz wĭl ôlsō tāk səm tīm.

It's like having a separate letter for every variation of pronunciation. I have a headache.

http://deadspin.com/infographic-is-y...a-co-489635228

http://cellar.org/2013/k-bigpic.jpg

Now, with the US stock market topping 15,000, we've set enough records for this week.

National Geographic News
Robert Kunzig
May 9, 2013
Climate Milestone: Earth’s CO2 Level Passes 400 ppm
Greenhouse gas highest since the Pliocene,
when sea levels were higher and the Earth was warmer.
The fracking natural-gas industry is advertising LNG (methane) as the "cleanest burning fuel"
It burns to almost pure CO2, so:

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CLIMATE WARMER

Explanation for X axis?

The explanation: the labor force participation rate fell to 63.3 percent, its lowest level since 1979.
The chart shows the decline.

Labor force participation is how many folks are in the game vs how many are in the stands. Unemployment is how many are sitting on the bench either because they suck or they are injured.