I finally have to admit it... Missouri is #1

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

http://www.emissourian.com/news/stat...9bb2963f4.html

The latest DEA data shows that the great state of Missouri has topped itself yet again in the race for the largest toothless population.

The rankings are based on meth lab seizures for the year. Missouri had 2,096 meth labs busted in 2011 or an average of 5.74 per day!

In Jefferson County MO alone (near StL) there were more busts than in Texas, Florida and California COMBINED!

As Argent once said.... Hold your head up... hold your head high.



Figured this could be fun, especially leading up to the game Saturday heh.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by tredadda

Except Missouri has KC, STL, Columbia, the bluffs around Columbia, and the Missouri River. That's basically the same as what Kansas has with you know, Colby "The Oasis of the Plains", Abilene who "Still likes Ike", and Russel "Home of BOTH Senators Bob Dole and Arlen Specter". etc....

Really? You're going to make an arguement based on some physical aspects of two plains states? You didn't even mention the Ozarks either... maybe the best part of the state. Your cherry picking wasn't even complete.

Wow, I've been beaten.

Kansas has Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Emporia, the Flint Hills, the great plains... yay... both states have some cities and some plains and some farm land and some famous people who call it home.

Coastal dwellers are laughing at this whole arguement.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Dr. noonanbeermefever

Hey now you can't like both states anywhere near equally dammit. Nevermind that they look basically alike, are both more rural than metropolotan, both ag based, feature the same type of weather, etc. This is about choosing sides! This is about how my wheat field is cooler than your pasture land!

Not sure how you figure that.

Missouri is around 6 million people. 2.5 million live in the MO suburbs of St. Louis. 1 million live in the MO suburbs of Kansas City. 0.5 million live in the Springfield area.

Almost 70 percent of the state lives in a metropolitan area. That just SCREAMS rural.

You're right about Kansas, though. Get outside of Johnson County, and it's about as rural as it gets (save for the monstrous metropolis that is Wichita).

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Not sure how you figure that.

Missouri is around 6 million people. 2.5 million live in the MO suburbs of St. Louis. 1 million live in the MO suburbs of Kansas City. 0.5 million live in the Springfield area.

Almost 70 percent of the state lives in a metropolitan area. That just SCREAMS rural.

You're right about Kansas, though. Get outside of Johnson County, and it's about as rural as it gets (save for the monstrous metropolis that is Wichita).

Most of Kansas is rural land... most of Missouri is rural land. Missouri has more people in bigger cities. I guess that's a bragging right for the purposes of this topic.

A lot larger chunk of the states of California, Texas, Florida, New York is metropolitan than any midwestern state... that's what I was saying basically. I doesn't matter. No one thinks of any "fly over" state as being metropolitan.

[Nzoner]

Originally Posted by Dr. noonanbeermefever

Really? You're going to make an arguement based on some physical aspects of two plains states? You didn't even mention the Ozarks either... maybe the best part of the state. Your cherry picking wasn't even complete.

Wow, I've been beaten.

Kansas has Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Emporia, the Flint Hills, the great plains... yay... both states have some cities and some plains and some farm land and some famous people who call it home.

Coastal dwellers are laughing at this whole arguement.

Well hell if we want to get in a pissing match Mizzou has Arrowhead,Kaufman,Busch,TWA,MCI,Sprint,The Arch.....

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Dr. noonanbeermefever

Really? You're going to make an arguement based on some physical aspects of two plains states? You didn't even mention the Ozarks either... maybe the best part of the state. Your cherry picking wasn't even complete.

Wow, I've been beaten.

Kansas has Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Emporia, the Flint Hills, the great plains... yay... both states have some cities and some plains and some farm land and some famous people who call it home.

Coastal dwellers are laughing at this whole arguement.

Actually I just stayed with stuff on I-70. I purposely overlooked the Ozarks etc... Also with the bolded part, so does Texas, does that make Texas and Kansas basically the same?

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Dr. noonanbeermefever

Most of Kansas is rural land... most of Missouri is rural land. Missouri has more people in bigger cities. I guess that's a bragging right for the purposes of this topic.

A lot larger chunk of the states of California, Texas, Florida, New York is metropolitan than any midwestern state... that's what I was saying basically. I doesn't matter. No one thinks of any "fly over" state as being metropolitan.

Actually people come to Missouri to vacation as well, Kansas they fly over. No one goes to Manhattan, KS unless

A. They go to KSU
B. They are in the Army and are stationed at Ft Riley.

[Nzoner]

Oh shit how could I forget,Mizzou has 5.0 beer too

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by frazod

Beautiful shot. Thanks for posting.

[Nzoner]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

Beautiful shot.

If you're a coyote

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by Nzoner

Well hell if we want to get in a pissing match Mizzou has Arrowhead,Kaufman,Busch,TWA,MCI,Sprint,The Arch.....

I didn't start that particular pissing match. I believe frazod started it in a round about way with his prarie pic then teddada wanted to talk about physical charactoristics between a couple of plains states and somehow I'm to guess that having a larger population, more metropolitan area and higher crime (remember the meth thing) is now a bragging right. More metro makes Missouri "better" I guess... however you want to define better.

Like I said earlier I knew this thread would be fun... or ignored. I was betting on fun though.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Nzoner

NO,it goes a helluva lot deeper than that

nice song. Can't wait to see Justice at Coachella.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by Nzoner

If you're a coyote

I'm not sure if you get out of town much but that same scene exists a few miles away from your house.

This is what I mean by this physcial characteristic arguement being really lame.

Yes though Wickedson, I agree it's a beautiful shot.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by Nzoner

Oh shit how could I forget,Mizzou has 5.0 beer too

OK I'll give ya this one.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Dr. noonanbeermefever

I'm not sure if you get out of town much but that same scene exists a few miles away from your house.

This is what I mean by this physcial characteristic arguement being really lame.

Yes though Wickedson, I agree it's a beautiful shot.

Living in the middle of concrete and steel day to day I can't tell you how much I miss walking outside on summer nights and watching sunsets over prairie.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by tredadda

Actually people come to Missouri to vacation as well, Kansas they fly over. No one goes to Manhattan, KS unless

A. They go to KSU
B. They are in the Army and are stationed at Ft Riley.

Congrats. Missouri is right up there with Hawaii, Florida and California. Too touristy for me thank you.