Comments on: More useless Internet knowledge: Who is talking about what where?

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 24 May 2010 23:17:47 +0000

The word “unjust” is used
63.1% of the time by males
36.9% of the time by females
Used more frequently with age

The word “unfair” is used
45.1% of the time by males
54.9% of the time by females
Used equally across all ages

Hayek and Keynes don’t come up yet.

By: clark

clark — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:42:42 +0000

Re: the high value in WV for “Prius,” many people there commute to government jobs in the greater Washington area, and a Prius gets you into the HOV lane without a passenger

By: John R.

John R. — Sun, 23 May 2010 20:39:10 +0000

Microfinance is popular in Hawai'i and AlabamaDiscussion of liberty is up 25%, and libertarian is up 83%But recession and stock market are down 29% and 23%, respectively

By: Emma O.

Emma O. — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:31:33 +0000

Arizona hits 137% more this month than last, “once every 20,290 words.”

http://www.lexicalist.com/search.cgi?s=Arizona

By: Al

Al — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:21:27 +0000

From what I gather people in Alaska are twice as interested in Jesus than people in West Virginia…

Jesus:
1 Alaska 7.5%
2 West Virginia 3.4%
3 Missouri 3.3%
4 Kentucky 3.1%
5 Alabama 3.0%

… and people in Massachusetts are a lot more interested in their own country than anyone else in it:

USA:
1 Massachusetts 27.3%
2 Nevada 3.2%
3 Minnesota 2.6%
4 Washington 2.3%
5 Wyoming 2.1%

By: readie

readie — Sun, 23 May 2010 17:24:47 +0000

jesus (note vermont): http://www.lexicalist.com/search.cgi?s=jesus&d=map

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 23 May 2010 17:00:05 +0000

interweb: http://www.lexicalist.com/search.cgi?s=interweb

By: John Duffell

John Duffell — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:07:50 +0000

Check out the strange patterns for “Gold Standard”:
1 New York 29.5%
2 Massachusetts 19.1%
3 Texas 14.3%
4 Washington 13.5%
5 Georgia 9.4%
6 California 8.0%
7 Illinois 6.2%

…Whereupon it immediately drops off, leaving a statistical 0.0% for the other 43 states.

By: Elitist

Elitist — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:00:50 +0000

Militia:
1 Alaska 12.4%
2 Oklahoma 9.4%
3 Michigan 5.9%
4 Utah 4.6%
5 Colorado 4.3%

Jah:
1 Wyoming 27.2%
2 New Jersey 11.4%
3 New Hampshire 9.3%
4 Florida 5.3%
5 Indiana 4.5%

Antioxidants
1 Nebraska 24.4%
2 Hawaii 22.4%
3 Arizona 5.2%
4 Colorado 5.2%
5 New York 4.7%

Moonshine
1 Kentucky 29.4%
2 North Carolina 12.2%
3 Illinois 10.8%
4 Virginia 7.0%
5 DC 6.0%

Prius:
1 Oregon 7.4%
2 West Virginia 7.0% (!!)
3 Nevada 6.9%
4 New Mexico 4.9%
5 California 4.5%

Prophecy:
1 Wyoming 24.7%
2 Colorado 7.2%
3 Texas 4.0%
4 Indiana 3.9%
5 Missouri 3.7%

By: Ben Miller

Ben Miller — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:15:07 +0000

% of men who talk about:

scotch: 68.9
beer: 67.2
whisky: 65.7
absinthe: 64.0
bourbon: 63.6
gin: 59.4
rum: 53.1
tequila: 49.7
vodka: 49.6
champagne: 48.3
wine: 46.5
cognac: 45.8

By: paul

paul — Sun, 23 May 2010 14:30:28 +0000

heaven: http://www.lexicalist.com/search.cgi?s=heaven
hell: http://www.lexicalist.com/search.cgi?s=hell
purgatory: http://www.lexicalist.com/search.cgi?s=purgatory
nirvana: http://www.lexicalist.com/search.cgi?s=nirvana

By: cato

cato — Sun, 23 May 2010 13:36:22 +0000

Try “boys” vs. “girls”.