States ranked from happiest to least cheerful

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

ignorance is bliss?

In UN happiness surveys, Nigeria always comes out #1.

Happiness isn't everything, money is.

are you channeling mawilson today?

Well, I was serious about the first part. Happiness isn't everything. Happy but stupid is no way to go through life.

As for the second part, money is a lot but not everything.

No one thing is everything. Everything is everything.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

AJ, I can haz zome Kool-aid????

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I don't have any. One more thing I don't have; one more thing, which if I had, would bring me one more thing closer to everything.

[Laveau 67]

After all --- it is all about football.....

Yup. At least in our house. And, by the look of it, in NO.

. . . . .

The day of a big Saints game in New Orleans often feels like a holiday, with barely any work getting done.

On Monday, with the Saints' biggest game in three seasons on deck, the city essentially made the holiday official.

The City Hall and other city offices located on Poydras St. near the Superdome will close early at 3 P.M. because of pregame preparations and anticipated traffic. Emergency services will continue to be provided.

There are plenty of great football towns, but the celebratory buildup to a big Saints game that envelops the entire city is unique. And a lot of fun. (Green Bay has to be the most similar.)

If the Saints make the Super Bowl, City Hall may have to shut down for a week.

. . . . .

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/...or-saints-game/

so true!

ETA: One of the things I remember clearly when I moved from NO to Dallas was that the people in Dallas were much more...oohhh... defensive? get offended very easily. I can totally see why LA would rank as one of the happiest states even though it's one of the crappiest.

Edited December 18, 2009 by Shal

[Sandrila 1]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...;type=printable

A new study found that people who report more satisfaction with their lives live in states that score well on things like good schools, low crime and short commuting time, perhaps a first objective look at why some states are happier than others.

The state-by-state list, from happiest to least cheery:

1. Louisiana

2. Hawaii

3. Florida

4. Tennessee

5. Arizona

6. South Carolina

7. Mississippi

8. Montana

9. Alabama

10. Maine

11. Wyoming

12. Alaska

13. North Carolina

14. South Dakota

15. Texas

16. Idaho

17. Vermont

18. Arkansas

19. Georgia

20. Utah

21. Oklahoma

22. Delaware

23. Colorado

24. New Mexico

25. North Dakota

26. Minnesota

27. Virginia

28. New Hampshire

29. Wisconsin

30. Oregon

31. Iowa

32. Kansas

33. Nebraska

34. West Virginia

35. Kentucky

36. Washington

37. District of Columbia

38. Missouri

39. Nevada

40. Maryland

41. Pennsylvania

42. Rhode Island

43. Ohio

44. Massachusetts

45. Illinois

46. California

47. New Jersey

48. Indiana

49. Michigan

50. Connecticut

51. New York

WOW Pennsylvania got 41

No wonder I am depressed all the time

ignorance is bliss?

In UN happiness surveys, Nigeria always comes out #1.

Happiness isn't everything, money is.

are you channeling mawilson today?

Well, I was serious about the first part. Happiness isn't everything. Happy but stupid is no way to go through life.

As for the second part, money is a lot but not everything.

No one thing is everything. Everything is everything.

[pepper 34]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...;type=printable

A new study found that people who report more satisfaction with their lives live in states that score well on things like good schools, low crime and short commuting time, perhaps a first objective look at why some states are happier than others.

1. Louisiana

They must not have included New Orleans which doesn't have good schools or low crime.

New Orleans is not a state..its part of Louisiana...

Edited December 18, 2009 by RussellandMarie

[Laveau 67]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...;type=printable

A new study found that people who report more satisfaction with their lives live in states that score well on things like good schools, low crime and short commuting time, perhaps a first objective look at why some states are happier than others.

1. Louisiana

They must not have included New Orleans which doesn't have good schools or low crime.

New Orleans is not a state..its part of Louisiana...

I'm thinking he/she meant that they didn't survey people from NO but from all OTHER PARTS of LA.

[scandal 951]

ignorance is bliss?

In UN happiness surveys, Nigeria always comes out #1.

Happiness isn't everything, money is.

I call foul.

You can't cite international UN surveys, without citing the famous ex-VJer who is the Officially Designated Citer of UN Surveys (ODCUS).

[spookyturtle 9,466]

ignorance is bliss?

In UN happiness surveys, Nigeria always comes out #1.

Happiness isn't everything, money is.

I call foul.

You can't cite international UN surveys, without citing the famous ex-VJer who is the Officially Designated Citer of UN Surveys (ODCUS).

Don't you mean DOUCHE?

[AlHayatZween 2]

#47 ftw!

Amen to that, brother.

Everyone else can eat crow...

[thongd4me 69]

I'm living in New York and loving it. But I'm upstate, and NYC pretty much dominates any statistics about the state.

How did they measure happiness anyways?

By the number of days you used public transportation without any interruption in service.

[jundp 191]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...;type=printable

A new study found that people who report more satisfaction with their lives live in states that score well on things like good schools, low crime and short commuting time, perhaps a first objective look at why some states are happier than others.

The state-by-state list, from happiest to least cheery:

1. Louisiana

Well of course Louisiana is on top ... the Saints are 13-0, and set to clobber Dallas on Saturday night!

After all --- it is all about football.....

Hells yeah.

Look, we've NEVER been 13-0....let us drink our bourbon and be happy.