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Isadora

Isadora

SUICIDEGIRL

Virginia, USA

AUG 29, 2005 06:59 AM

As we all know, America is getting fatter. But a recent comparison suggests that America's fattest states are also America's reddest states:



In this graph created by fucktheredstates.com, the horizontal shows the percentage of obese people, with the vertical showing the percentage of people who voted for Bush.

The r-squared value is .1513, meaning there is a 15.1% correlation between being obese and politically retarded. This isn’t a huge correlation, but for something as arbitrary as eating Twinkies and voting Republican, I would have expected near zero.

It begs the question: Why do fat people love President Bush so much? Is this administration doping our Ding Dongs with Republican-loving drugs? Is McDonalds giving away Dick Cheney action figures with the purchase of a Big Mac? When you eat a bag of Doritoes, does it cause some kind of chemical reaction that erodes your brain until you’re a full-fledged Conservative?


The world will never know.

Jessewestend

Jessewestend

I'm lost
OLD SKOOL

AUG 29, 2005 07:08 AM

oh isadora, i love you.

420NeverForget

420NeverForget

Tarzana, CA
May 2005

AUG 29, 2005 07:08 AM

We at the Fat Liberals of America are offended by this post.

Subrosa

Subrosa

San Francisco, CA
July 2004

AUG 29, 2005 07:13 AM

*snicker*

Trucker_Fiction

Trucker_Fiction

Normal, IL
December 2003

AUG 29, 2005 07:14 AM

hmm.... "Fuck the red states dot com"....

this sounds like a very fair, balanced, and neutral news source.

ninetysevencents

ninetysevencents

Rochester, NY
August 2003

AUG 29, 2005 07:16 AM

FourTwenty said:
We at the Fat Liberals of America are offended by this post.



We at the American Fat Liberals are offended by your post. Wankers!

burtlo

burtlo

Seattle, WA
May 2004

AUG 29, 2005 07:23 AM

Looking at the scatter plot, I was about to ask about the r value...

The Obese Republicans are a best fit in a larger size.tongue

Alright, time for bed.

freshprncebelair

freshprncebelair

Ellicott City, MD
June 2004

AUG 29, 2005 07:23 AM

An r^2 of .15 is a pretty fucking weak correlation.

Subrosa

Subrosa

San Francisco, CA
July 2004

AUG 29, 2005 07:24 AM

Trucker_Fiction said:
hmm.... "Fuck the red states dot com"....

this sounds like a very fair, balanced, and neutral news source.



Are you suggesting that their math is somehow tainted by political bias?

hell

hell

Austin, TX
February 2003

AUG 29, 2005 07:42 AM

Let me start out by saying that I'm liberal, so don't be jumping on me for saying this, but this article is a bunch of BS.
First off, like Trucker_Ficton said, it's from Fuck the states dot com. Doesn't sound very fair and balanced to me.
Second off, the math doesn't suggest anything. Besides, if you consider the percentage of Americans that are obese, you'd probably get about the same thing with people who voted for Kerry.
I feel sorry for the people who blindly believe this bullshit. It's childish and extremely pathetic.
Makes us Liberals look like a bunch of idiots.

fountainofdreams

fountainofdreams

Batavia, IL
January 2005

AUG 29, 2005 07:45 AM

lol, people need to get their irony senses checked. unless i'm wrong, and this is meant to be completely serious, this is a big fucking joke.

Jubalharshaw

Jubalharshaw

Saint Paul, MN
December 2002

AUG 29, 2005 07:46 AM

I know nothing about plotting lines, but it looks to me like the real fatties are the moderates. :impotent fist waving:

xfinitex

xfinitex

East Lansing, MI
August 2005

AUG 29, 2005 07:47 AM

*cough* Michael Moore? *cough*

But seriously, I'm liberal and this is funny, but probably there are as many fat liberals as there are fat republicans. The source doesn't seem to be un-biased, which makes me doubt the total validity.

Though, I'm sure we have a higher percentage of vegans....

fountainofdreams

fountainofdreams

Batavia, IL
January 2005

AUG 29, 2005 07:53 AM

burning_bright said:
lol, people need to get their irony senses checked. unless i'm wrong, and this is meant to be completely serious, this is a big fucking joke.



of course, this may be more serious than i imagined. *shrug*.

MistahPrince

MistahPrince

Chicago, IL
February 2005

AUG 29, 2005 07:59 AM

skankzor said:
An r^2 of .15 is a pretty fucking weak correlation.



For anything as random as weight vs. political affliliation, the plot should have a correlation of being <5-10%.

Though the conclusion isn't very solid, it's still funny.

GramNegative

GramNegative

I'm lost
October 2004

AUG 29, 2005 08:01 AM

hell said:
...
I feel sorry for the people who blindly believe this bullshit. It's childish and extremely pathetic.
Makes us Liberals look like a bunch of idiots.


rest easy, he has decided he no longer speaks for you:

First off, I&#8217;m not a nice guy and I&#8217;m certainly not a liberal. Liberals are oversensitive little creatures that have no sense of humor and no capacity to understand satire.


actually, he never did speak for you or anyone besides himself.

Onibubba

Onibubba

Hopkinsville, KY
October 2004

AUG 29, 2005 08:06 AM

ninetysevencents said:

FourTwenty said:
We at the Fat Liberals of America are offended by this post.



We at the American Fat Liberals are offended by your post. Wankers!



The only people we are offended bymore than than this post are the fucking American Fat Liberals! Splinters!!!

FrankMask

FrankMask

Saint Paul, MN
June 2003

AUG 29, 2005 08:09 AM

Trucker_Fiction said:
hmm.... "Fuck the red states dot com"....

this sounds like a very fair, balanced, and neutral news source.



Fair, Balanced, and Neutral are last weeks rubbish. Dogmatic is the new Objective. Get with the propaganda machine.

MissTyrios

misstyrios

NEWSWIRE

Allston, MA

AUG 29, 2005 08:26 AM

Just so you know, SG news is under no obligation to be fair, balanced, or unbiased. We're SG.

MistahPrince

MistahPrince

Chicago, IL
February 2005

AUG 29, 2005 08:27 AM

MissTyrios said:
Just so you know, SG news is under no obligation to be fair, balanced, or unbiased. We're SG.



biggrin

omg_zombies

omg_zombies

Burbank, CA
June 2005

AUG 29, 2005 08:45 AM

Michael Moore balances out the obeseness on the side of the Liberals.

MetaTag

MetaTag

United Kingdom
September 2002

AUG 29, 2005 09:04 AM

There is a 95% correlation between lines drawn at random through data and dodgy conclusions wink

daniofthedead

daniofthedead

Philadelphia, PA
June 2004

AUG 29, 2005 09:04 AM

jesus christ. i guess nobody can just sit back and giggle about fun information.


LETS ALL RELAX.

or dare i say, "take a chill pill"

come on now. shocked

adjunct

adjunct

Philadelphia, PA
July 2002

AUG 29, 2005 09:17 AM

Erm, for a 15% spread that starts at 46% voting for Bush, this isn't very convincing. Neither is drawing a straight line through widely-spaced data points.

ninetysevencents

ninetysevencents

Rochester, NY
August 2003

AUG 29, 2005 09:34 AM

MetaTag said:
There is a 95% correlation between lines drawn at random through data and dodgy conclusions wink



Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, MetaTag. 14% of people know that

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