fortress zippy's
― difficult listening hour, Thursday, 29 May 2014 17:47 (nine years ago) link
proof again that indiana is boring as fuck
― marcos, Thursday, 29 May 2014 18:00 (nine years ago) link
This is an attempt to maximize the most noteworthy restaurant chain (with an emphasis on fast food where possible) associated with each state. Could mean it was founded there. Could mean it's headquartered there. Could mean both. There were some tough calls (click here for more detail on the decision-making process), see if you agree with them. Again, this was done with an eye towards businesses with local resonance but national notoriety.
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Thursday, 29 May 2014 18:22 (nine years ago) link
I drive across North Dakota too often during the summer and always make fun of Space Aliens Grill & Bar, I assumed it was some local 1990s alien fad hangover that stuck around because there's nothing interesting in Fargo. I had no idea there are more than one of them and that anyone would deem it "noteworthy" other than to mock it.
― joygoat, Thursday, 29 May 2014 19:09 (nine years ago) link
There's at least one in Minnesota, smartly positioned near a giant outlet mall in Albertville.
And, yes, it seems to exist only to be mocked.
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Thursday, 29 May 2014 20:29 (nine years ago) link
Also I have never even heard of most of these. Who lives in NH? Unregistered? WTH is a Moe's?
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Thursday, May 29, 2014 1:45 PM (5 hours ago)
apparently it's a sub shop chain with 13 locations in New Hampshire and 1 in Maine. there's one 10 minutes away from me, but I've never heard of anyone eating there & the name didn't even ring a bell until I GISsed it just now. NH isn't really noteworthy for...things.
― tao lin wolf (unregistered), Friday, 30 May 2014 00:28 (nine years ago) link
Blimpie's is the Sbarro of hoagie joints, just sayin'.
― in the realm of the menses (Eisbaer), Friday, 30 May 2014 01:10 (nine years ago) link
x-post sure it is - FREEDOM!
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Monday, 2 June 2014 13:18 (nine years ago) link
And cheap booze and fireworks.
Jerry's? Fuck Jerry's.
― how's life, Monday, 2 June 2014 13:41 (nine years ago) link
For Maryland, I'd sub in
http://img2.findthebest.com/sites/default/files/169/media/images/Cluck-U_Chicken_97530.jpg
or maybe even
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/Roy_Rogers_Corporate_Logo.svg
― how's life, Monday, 2 June 2014 13:49 (nine years ago) link
http://boingboing.net/2014/06/02/where-bars-outnumber-grocery-s.html
http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/us-gallery.png
― sleeve, Monday, 2 June 2014 14:33 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/I9ExHG3.png
― pplains, Wednesday, 25 June 2014 12:36 (nine years ago) link
what the hell?
― how's life, Wednesday, 25 June 2014 12:41 (nine years ago) link
That's bullshit.
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Wednesday, 25 June 2014 13:04 (nine years ago) link
It's very scientific, maps would never lie.
― pplains, Wednesday, 25 June 2014 13:29 (nine years ago) link
#datajournalism
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 25 June 2014 16:16 (nine years ago) link
is that from clickhole
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Wednesday, 25 June 2014 18:24 (nine years ago) link
yeah that's gotta be a parody
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 25 June 2014 18:26 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/MIRFgsL.gif
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/06/23/map-the-largest-company-by-revenue-in-every-state
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Wednesday, 25 June 2014 18:27 (nine years ago) link
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3867/14273038987_0a75a7506d_b.jpg
― pplains, Thursday, 3 July 2014 19:00 (nine years ago) link
http://i62.tinypic.com/2uhldsp.png
― guwop (crüt), Sunday, 13 July 2014 07:04 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/XmJBKDG.gif
― + +, Friday, 1 August 2014 21:10 (nine years ago) link
http://www.arktimes.com/imager/thank-arkansas-for-wealthiest-people-in-th/b/original/3405342/e79b/usamap.png
― pplains, Sunday, 3 August 2014 03:58 (nine years ago) link
Another quick sidetrip:
http://geology.com/state-map/maps/colorado-county-map.gifhttp://www.colorado.edu/libraries/govpubs/co.gifhttps://www.acreschool.com/images/statemap.gifhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Denver_County_%28colored%29.svg/800px-Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Denver_County_%28colored%29.svg.pnghttp://www.ext.colostate.edu/staffres/area.gifhttp://www.farmland.org/resources/fote/images/map_colorado300.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/NRHP_Colorado_Map.svghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Colorado_Amendment_64_map.svg/1024px-Colorado_Amendment_64_map.svg.pnghttp://jpmassociatessurveying.com/wp-current/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Colorado-geomap.jpghttp://www.anyplaceamerica.com/maps/state_maps/1200/colorado_counties_map_1200.png
― pplains, Monday, 11 August 2014 18:12 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/VpVwHUw.png
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Monday, 11 August 2014 18:49 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/SbI48Tz.gif
― pplains, Monday, 11 August 2014 19:51 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvqLM_jIQAAvRM_.png
― It's Autumn Sunrise (Eric H.), Friday, 22 August 2014 17:33 (nine years ago) link
Nice work on the great lakes area on that one.
― joygoat, Friday, 22 August 2014 20:35 (nine years ago) link
lol
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 05:15 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/pvr5EQk.gif
― pplains, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 14:55 (nine years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Carlsjr-vs-hardees-locations-map.png
― pplains, Wednesday, 10 September 2014 23:16 (nine years ago) link
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-affluent-town-in-every-state-163428020.html
http://i.imgur.com/kevrLGB.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/AM7tPK1.png
― ╲╱\/╲/\╱╲╱\/\ (gr8080), Saturday, 13 September 2014 17:02 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bxlk90oIIAE7dxB.png
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Monday, 15 September 2014 16:34 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Ksdy0MK.jpg
― it me, Monday, 15 September 2014 19:18 (nine years ago) link
Honest question: What is this U.S. map depicting?
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_background_images/378800000018395181/f572ae5af618e5dca85f19fb29e49a6d.jpeg
― pplains, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 01:24 (nine years ago) link
probably vegetation/land use. brown = cropland, dark green = coniferous forest, med green = deciduous forest, red = cities. etc.
― circles, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 02:22 (nine years ago) link
It was the cities combined with the natural features that were confusing me.
LIke, "No, this isn't coastal swampland. It's New Orleans!"
― pplains, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 14:30 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/3YWnRkY.jpg
― GYBE ALFOTHAD download from mediafire - Type: .rar Size: 53.25 MB (unregistered), Sunday, 7 December 2014 16:40 (nine years ago) link
My kind of thread
― Banned on the Run (benbbag), Sunday, 7 December 2014 20:22 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/VgbfrM9.jpg
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/06/map-the-most-famous-brand-from-every-state/277129/
― gr8080, Sunday, 21 December 2014 02:30 (nine years ago) link
Peavey seems odd to me
― $80 is absurd and very ridiculous! (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 22 December 2014 03:02 (nine years ago) link
lol @ tiny c-span logo over DC
― gr8080, Monday, 22 December 2014 14:03 (nine years ago) link
http://content.screencast.com/users/MetricMaps/folders/Default/media/ba5a8138-538d-458d-8d23-52586927f8d2/Pop%20by%20time%20zone.png
― pplains, Saturday, 10 January 2015 19:44 (nine years ago) link
Mountain ftw
― and I explained the Bechdel Test to her (sleepingbag), Saturday, 10 January 2015 20:11 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/pawF5NY.png
― Jeff, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 19:27 (nine years ago) link
depressing imo
― marcos, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 19:29 (nine years ago) link
they are all so isolated
Good work, Cincinnati.
― Vulvacura (Eric H.), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 19:53 (nine years ago) link
the locations seem really off though, Newark between Ottawa and Toronto?
― breakfast josiah (los blue jeans), Thursday, 15 January 2015 04:10 (nine years ago) link