• homicidalrobot@lemm.ee
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    No idea personally, but I spent my youth living in Alabama and there’s a common saying they had about Mississippi: thank god for Mississippi. If it weren’t for them, alabama would’ve been the most obese state and the least literate for a few years, though I think they’ve traded places again now.

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        2 months ago

        Thanks to Hideo Kojima I understand this comment

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      Since the U.S. state of Mississippi commonly ranks at or near the bottom of such rankings, residents of other states also ranking near the bottom may say, “Thank God for Mississippi”, since the presence of that state in 50th place spares them the shame of being ranked last.[2]

      Examples include rankings of educational achievement, business opportunities,[3] obesity rates,[4] overall health,[5] the poverty rate,[6] life expectancy, or other[7][8] criteria of the quality of life or government in the 50 states.[9]

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank_God_for_Mississippi