Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
Here's a graph of complete tooth loss by state, based on CDC and HHS data. West Virginia is the winner, but North Carolina turns in a decent showing at #8. The top 15 slots? All states that went for Bush. Hmmm. (via BiomesBlog)
TrackBackWV is head and shoulders above the competition. I'm proud to say NJ beat out Texas, if only by a hair.
Posted by: Clownæsthesiologist at June 28, 2006 09:31 AMOh yeah??? Well Texas totally pwns New Jersey when it comes to food insecurity!
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at June 28, 2006 10:08 AMBTW em/inem/, I ast you a question over at the Unfogged Emergency Warning System thread.
Posted by: Clownæsthesiologist at June 28, 2006 10:14 AMBut Utah, very Bushy, is also almost the toothiest. Probably that church-based welfare system thing.
I'd like to change Connecticut's toothiness a bit, starting with Lieberman.
Posted by: I don't pay at June 28, 2006 10:37 AMJust for the record, over on unfogged Clowngas asked me how old I was: I was born in August of 1968.
And I agree with idp re: Lieberman. But there's even more tooth work to be done in Texas.
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at June 28, 2006 10:51 AMWhy must you keep knockin' WVA? Did you learn nothing from your brushes with the mountain brothers?
KKess.
Posted by: at June 28, 2006 11:50 AMWhy must you keep knockin' WVA? Did you learn nothing from your brushes with the mountain brothers?
Good one!
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at June 28, 2006 12:50 PMhmm. I wonder how strongly this correlates with methamphetamine abuse by state.
I believe Utah is up there in "toothiness" due to 2/3 of the state being related to the Osmonds.
Posted by: friend of Jimmy B at June 30, 2006 10:29 AM