Current Events > Iowa is possibly the best American state. Possibly.

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It really does seem to be Middle America. I mean, it's got a great combination of farms, towns, and cities. It's meant to be pretty hot in Summer, which is good. Places like Des Moines and Cedar Rapids look REALLY nice to live in. Must be great growing up in Iowa, all those friendly, genuine people. Being an adult looks cool, too, as long as you live in a decent-sized city.

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Is Iowa a matter of indifference, then?

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Fuck no

How does it compare to other states, then?

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Alaska has entered the chat.

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One thing I noticed is that the people there are really good drivers.

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Sunhawk posted...

Being an adult looks cool

You're in you're mid 30s
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Iowa isn't bad. The best state in America is definitely Idaho, though.
Alaska, with its coastline and glaciers, is close. And I suppose, in the long run, it will probably be the last American state after absorbing most of Canada and Greenland during the Climate Wars.

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What are some movies filmed in Iowa? I'm sure there are some. About Schmidt came to mind, but that's Nebraska.
For Idaho, Clint Eastwood has a couple, including Pale Rider. Beautiful country. The River Wild is a decent thriller that takes place in Idaho, but I think it was shot in Montana or Wyoming. Richard Pryor also had a movie with some scenes in Boise, although I don't know if they were really recorded there.

I really like the way Nolan integrated the natural scenery of Alaska and northern British Columbia into Insomnia. I watched that one for the second time only recently and was struck by the landscapes' beauty.

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iowa doesn't even have five letters or no income tax

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Bunch of corn huskers and sheep fuckers if you asks me

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**** it, I'm moving to Wyoming

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Any state that voted for Trump immediately out of the running

Iowa looks nice but it doesn't really look that different from other midwestern states.

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rivers posted...

Alaska, with its coastline and glaciers, is close. And I suppose, in the long run, it will probably be the last American state after absorbing most of Canada and Greenland during the Climate Wars.

if the worst climate change fears happen, it's said that someday Alaska will be a temperate climate like WA or Oregon is right now. and everyone south of Alaska will be like a desert. everyone will move to Alaska and all that land will get turned into new cities. maybe hundreds of years from now, Alaska will be where most americans live

Sunhawk posted...

Being an adult looks cool, too

you'll get here one day, Sunny, just keep on dreaming.

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Several of my friends grew up in Iowa and went to college in Iowa and the first they they did upon graduating was move to Kansas City.

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I like a lot of the writers from the Iowa Writer's Workshop

That's my Iowa take

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Zikten posted...

if the worst climate change fears happen, it's said that someday Alaska will be a temperate climate like WA or Oregon is right now. and everyone south of Alaska will be like a desert. everyone will move to Alaska and all that land will get turned into new cities. maybe hundreds of years from now, Alaska will be where most americans live

In my college atomospheric science class the professor actually guessed the opposite -- rainy equator areas will become desert but because of the lack of ocean currents due to warmer waters and less salty waters (which have slowed 20% in 200 years) everything north of 40* latitude will become extremely cold

We're talking like next 200 years though

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