Insult

This is a very interesting map; it renames the individual states of the US after countries with which they share a GDP. Thus we can see that the burgeoning economy of California equals that of France, while poor old New Hampshire can only manage a Bangladesh.





I'm rather mortified, however, that Australia's wealth only equals that of Ohio. Ohio? What the hell does Ohio produce, other than cows, Drew Carey and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?


This will not do. I will not stand idly by and allow some dull Midwestern oaf of a state to steal our economic thunder. On behalf of my great nation I declare WAR on Ohio! Don't worry, fellow Australians; we outnumber them two to one, and frankly if they all look like Jim Jarmusch we should be able to take them down without raising a sweat.


While Australia and Ohio indulge in a little Mutually Assured Destruction, the rest of you may like to take comfort in the fact that, although the US economy eclipses that of anywhere else, they're still lagging behind us in some other key areas. You only need to note Maine's spelling of 'Morocco' to see this.