Comments on: States of the Union http://monkeysong.net/2010/07/13/states-of-the-union/ "And the song of the monkeys could not be heard." Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:45:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charlie http://monkeysong.net/2010/07/13/states-of-the-union/comment-page-1/#comment-1432 Charlie Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:52:46 +0000 http://monkeysong.net/?p=116#comment-1432 I thought that was surprising, too. But if you look at <a href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/activity/latlong/mapanswers.GIF" rel="nofollow">this map</a>, Texas pretty clearly take up more latitude (ironic, since it's not politically a lots-of-latitude state. Hey-yo!). Think back to days of being one with I-35 and you'll find it easier to accept Texas's height. I think Hawaii probably cheats; there's one island way up from the main group. I thought that was surprising, too. But if you look at this map, Texas pretty clearly take up more latitude (ironic, since it’s not politically a lots-of-latitude state. Hey-yo!).

Think back to days of being one with I-35 and you’ll find it easier to accept Texas’s height.

I think Hawaii probably cheats; there’s one island way up from the main group.

]]> By: Dad http://monkeysong.net/2010/07/13/states-of-the-union/comment-page-1/#comment-1428 Dad Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:39:08 +0000 http://monkeysong.net/?p=116#comment-1428 Texas and Hawaii are both taller than California? I find that surprising. Texas and Hawaii are both taller than California? I find that surprising.

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