In his attempt to poke America in the eye...again, Barry goofed. According to the color graph Iowa is on the saintly end of the spectrum and not the devilish end as he would have us believe. Can we say pants on fire or just plain stupid?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > > Great infographic from Kansas State University, > via Wired. It maps the seven deadly sins to the > states they most appear in. Iowa scores fairly > big on envy, wrath, lust and pride: > > http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps > <http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps> > > > [http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1709/st_sinmaps8_f.jpg] > > [http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1709/st_sinmaps_f.jpg] > > Greed > Average income compared with number of people living below the poverty > line. > > > [http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1709/st_sinmaps2_f.jpg] > Envy > > Total thefts (robbery, burglary, larceny, and grand theft auto) per > capita. > > > [http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1709/st_sinmaps3_f.jpg] > Wrath > Number of violent crimes (murder, assault, and rape) per capita. > > > > [http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1709/st_sinmaps4_f.jpg] > Sloth > Expenditures on art, entertainment, and recreation compared with > employment. > > > > [http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1709/st_sinmaps5_f.jpg] > Gluttony > Number of fast-food restaurants per capita. > > > > [http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1709/st_sinmaps6_f.jpg] > Lust > Number of STD cases reported per capita. > > [http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1709/st_sinmaps7_f.jpg] > > Pride > Aggregate of the other six offensesbecause pride is the root of all > sin. >
