california v. florida

[steve2470]

38.04 million (2012) = California's population

19.32 million (2012) = Florida's population

California is 97% larger (roughly), by population, than Florida (ok ok I was quite unclear in the first draft).

And yet, it's FloridaMan every day. I don't deny my state has plenty of, um, unique people to put it kindly. Your state is around 97% larger and I infrequently read about CaliforniaMan or CaliforniaWoman.

This thread, in a nutshell, is why everyone wants to move to California. Have fun, all you nice California DU'ers


Steve

[pinboy3niner]

1. You may want to check your...

[steve2470]

2. ok mr. math genius :)

Answer please I thought I did it right.

eta: fixed wording

[pinboy3niner]

3. No, you did it right

I'd just call it roughly double the population.

And we have our share of weird news--like the meat thermometer stabbing at my local movie theater.

[steve2470]

4. ugh

Maybe I'm not looking very hard, but I almost never see " California Man does xyz stupid stunt ".

[Cleita]

5. Our weird is different than Florida weird, but we have it

especially in our more isolated desert communities.

[hollysmom]

6. not me, I am afraid of earth quakes! and Hurricanes! I want to say in NJ

[cui bono]

11. I'm less afraid of earthquakes

than I am of Christie!

[hollysmom]

13. ha ha - the crooks are everywhere - at least he is not as smart as he thinks he is.

you need a little stupid in there to catch them

[Auggie]

7. We're simply smarter

[Journeyman]

8. Years ago, when I was first inducted to the military, being a Californian was held against me. . .

Among a myriad assortment of rude and crude comments, my favorite was "the great shake theory."

This theory posited that when God made America he grabbed it by its Maine and shook, and anything loose rolled into California.

[steve2470]

9. yes I've heard the slurs

They ALWAYS, without fail, come from RW types.

[cui bono]

10. California wins!

Oh, wait... what was the question?

[petronius]

12. I agree it's not fair, FloridaMan, but it all just seems so

normal when we do it. Sorry...

[flamingdem]

14. We had OJ, that should count for

something!

[itsrobert]

15. OJ lived in both states

n/t

[savalez]

17. Ha! It cancels out!

I like that.

[mackerel]

16. That's why most people call them floridiots.

[antiquie]

18. Paralyzed teen waiting on $3.5 million settlement

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Aubrey Stewart was standing next to his family's car three years ago when a massive branch from a city-owned tree suddenly broke and crashed down on him, breaking the then-15-year-old's spine and leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.

Jacksonville officials had been warned about the rotting tree, so they quickly reached a $3.5 million settlement with Stewart's parents to pay for his care and to make their home wheelchair accessible. But most of that money has never been paid.

Under Florida law, any claim over $200,000 against the state or a city, county, school district or other entity must be approved by the Legislature — even if the money would be paid by a local government or its insurance carrier.

Florida Senate President Don Gaetz says the state's system for paying claims against government entities is broken. He says it relies too much on emotion, and sympathetic claimants or those who hire prominent lobbyists fare better than others who might have more valid cases. The Panhandle Republican has refused to let Stewart's or any other claims bills be heard in the Senate during his two-year term as president, which will end later this year.