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I'd rather not have a political debate on the subject Isaac Send a noteboard - 16/09/2011 05:51:50 PM
This isn't a political thread and my response to RT was, if meant to be accurate, more specifically meant to be a humorous 10 second explanation, I don't believe there was anything partisan or inaccurate in what I said. We've talked over PPP and HDI and SoL ad nauseam a couple years ago, I don't think there is a need to do so again and I wouldn't want to do so in this thread if there was.
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A map. Because maps rock. US states renamed to countries with similar GDPs. Rebekah - 15/09/2011 03:28:54 PM 1045 Views
Mine's Belgium Isaac - 15/09/2011 03:39:37 PM 702 Views
How can that be true Sareitha Sedai - 15/09/2011 03:57:23 PM 695 Views
Exactly! Darth_Katie - 15/09/2011 10:17:50 PM 691 Views
OH, I love OH, but mostly because it's boring Isaac - 15/09/2011 11:06:36 PM 650 Views
Well then Texas as Brazil makes perfect sense random thoughts - 15/09/2011 04:40:43 PM 746 Views
Which just goes to show... Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:23:27 PM 722 Views
That's pretty awesome. Nate - 15/09/2011 04:09:38 PM 685 Views
neat! *NM* Avendesora - 15/09/2011 04:40:15 PM 401 Views
um... is Austria doing well? *NM* Hieshyn - 15/09/2011 05:10:20 PM 360 Views
I think they're pretty solid. Stephen - 15/09/2011 05:25:05 PM 747 Views
*NM* Hieshyn - 15/09/2011 09:15:25 PM 365 Views
Ah no, I'm Greece. *NM* nossy - 15/09/2011 07:11:41 PM 337 Views
Austria? ßelals Girl - 15/09/2011 07:26:23 PM 701 Views
Made in Taiwan, Baby! Kel - 15/09/2011 08:02:23 PM 658 Views
I'm back in Russia! This is really cool. Wouldn't have thought that Florida = = Australia. Vivien - 15/09/2011 08:06:06 PM 693 Views
They mean their GDP in absolute numbers is close to the same size? Legolas - 15/09/2011 08:10:00 PM 721 Views
Re: They mean their GDP in absolute numbers is close to the same size? Vivien - 15/09/2011 11:33:56 PM 668 Views
Puts TX in pretty good shape though. Joel - 16/09/2011 03:47:19 PM 719 Views
it would if the map was accurate random thoughts - 16/09/2011 05:08:03 PM 720 Views
So no more than a gimmick then; too bad. Joel - 16/09/2011 07:56:06 PM 660 Views
I got Turkey. *NM* LordPerrin - 15/09/2011 08:17:11 PM 317 Views
The misspelling of Ecuador bothers me. Spriteling - 15/09/2011 08:53:49 PM 859 Views
The mispelling of mispelling bothers me. *NM* Jasha - 27/09/2011 04:20:27 AM 390 Views
Why does Sweden always have to be the place with a crumbling car industry? *NM* jh - 15/09/2011 09:02:45 PM 290 Views
Delaware = Bangladesh?! Praziquantel - 15/09/2011 09:11:42 PM 564 Views
Aren't there about 150 times as many people in bangladesh as in delaware? jh - 15/09/2011 09:19:01 PM 716 Views
that, and how do banks affect GDP? LadyLorraine - 15/09/2011 09:37:49 PM 608 Views
The services banks provide stimulate economic growth. Ghavrel - 15/09/2011 09:40:11 PM 588 Views
Not the money that belongs to others, but Praziquantel - 15/09/2011 09:53:05 PM 654 Views
Closer to 190 times as many, actually. Ghavrel - 15/09/2011 09:37:53 PM 641 Views
my backyard is bigger than Delaware and has more people in when I have a barbecue random thoughts - 15/09/2011 09:47:20 PM 729 Views
Erm. Nate - 15/09/2011 09:55:08 PM 681 Views
Yeah, I don't see how those two figures are even similar tbh. *NM* Praziquantel - 15/09/2011 10:00:30 PM 243 Views
Still a huge enough difference to make you wonder about that map, though... Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:00:40 PM 681 Views
yeah I was looking at the PPP number which is 259B random thoughts - 15/09/2011 10:08:24 PM 692 Views
That's exactly what it is, yes. *NM* Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:20:56 PM 324 Views
Sudan would definitely be closer. Nate - 15/09/2011 10:21:00 PM 763 Views
math smath *NM* random thoughts - 16/09/2011 12:29:57 AM 397 Views
Re: yeah I was looking at the PPP number which is 259B Isaac - 15/09/2011 10:22:27 PM 607 Views
There's a flip side to that, too, though. Joel - 16/09/2011 04:31:06 PM 714 Views
I'd rather not have a political debate on the subject Isaac - 16/09/2011 05:51:50 PM 683 Views
I wasn't trying to make it political, honest. Joel - 16/09/2011 08:00:34 PM 653 Views
As Legolas says, that is essentially what PPP GDP is, and why I and others prefer it. Joel - 16/09/2011 03:59:41 PM 890 Views
That's not all that similar! Vivien - 16/09/2011 12:43:10 AM 670 Views
Erm, nevermind. Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:05:13 PM 648 Views
Hmm. Nate - 15/09/2011 10:10:55 PM 737 Views
Yeah, I started out by confusing Delaware with Rhode Island and it went from there. Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:20:09 PM 742 Views
I noticed the edit thing a while back Stephen - 15/09/2011 10:57:01 PM 542 Views
Yeah, think it's pretty much always been that way. Joel - 16/09/2011 08:55:03 PM 610 Views
I have been known to call DE "the Black Hole of Calcutta for incorporation." Joel - 16/09/2011 03:40:39 PM 677 Views
The united Arab Emirates... and Brazil...eh *NM* Aisha - 16/09/2011 01:00:09 AM 327 Views
Connecticut being the UAE seems pretty appropriate in my mind for some reason ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 16/09/2011 03:08:23 AM 667 Views
Florida?! But that's America's wang! *NM* Colonel Logain - 16/09/2011 01:42:41 PM 332 Views
They prefer "The Sunshine State." Joel - 16/09/2011 07:09:21 PM 666 Views
only because it fits better on their license plates *NM* random thoughts - 16/09/2011 08:15:00 PM 306 Views
Yeah, THAT'S why they don't like being called "Americas wang." Joel - 16/09/2011 09:57:44 PM 705 Views
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