What happened to the Stupid South stereotype?

[Vuk]

I thought that the further South you went, the dumber people were supposed to get? Guess that isn't quite true, huh?

[Gregoshi]

Nature abhors a vacuum, so the smart people naturally gravitate to the South to fill the vacuum.

[Vuk]

Nature abhors a vacuum, so the smart people naturally gravitate to the South to fill the vacuum.

lol, if that were the truth, then I supposed a new vacuum must have been created in New York, Mass, and Cali. :P

EDIT: How could I forget Ill?! Them FIBs be good fer nuttin but fish'n out are lakes!

[Louis VI the Fat]

Vuk, can you do me a quick favour, and briefly in your own words repeat what exactly it is that the Forbes article has measured?

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

In the meantime, these two statistics. I'm not suggesting anything. Just throwing two random lists at y'all.

McDaniel's Estimated Average IQ Score by State

1. MASSACHUSETTS........................................104.3
2. NEW HAMPSHIRE..........................................104.2
3. NORTH DAKOTA............................................103.8
4. VERMONT....................................................103.8
5. MINNESOTA.................................................103.7
6. MONTANA....................................................103.4
7. MAINE.........................................................103.4
8. IOWA..........................................................103.2
9. CONNECTICUT...............................................103.1
http://www.top50states.com/average-iq-score.html



According to the U.S. Census Bureau of 2000, 5.3% of Americans are of French and/or French Canadian ancestry. French Americans made up close to, or more than, 10% of the population of:

New Hampshire 25.2%
Vermont 23.3%
Maine 22.8%
Rhode Island 17.2%
Louisiana 16.2%
Massachusetts 12.9%
Connecticut 9.9%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_American

[Megas Methuselah]

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

In the meantime, these two statistics. I'm not suggesting anything. Just throwing two random lists at y'all.

McDaniel's Estimated Average IQ Score by State

1. MASSACHUSETTS........................................104.3
2. NEW HAMPSHIRE..........................................104.2
3. NORTH DAKOTA............................................103.8
4. VERMONT....................................................103.8
5. MINNESOTA.................................................103.7
6. MONTANA....................................................103.4
7. MAINE.........................................................103.4
8. IOWA..........................................................103.2
9. CONNECTICUT...............................................103.1
http://www.top50states.com/average-iq-score.html



According to the U.S. Census Bureau of 2000, 5.3% of Americans are of French and/or French Canadian ancestry. French Americans made up close to, or more than, 10% of the population of:

New Hampshire 25.2%
Vermont 23.3%
Maine 22.8%
Rhode Island 17.2%
Louisiana 16.2%
Massachusetts 12.9%
Connecticut 9.9%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_American

The only reason North Dakota is on that list is because of the indians. For real.

Live forever.

[CountArach]

It is measuring gain Vuk, not actual enrollments or intelligence. If state X had lower enrollments to begin with, then the gain is obviously much easier to increase as a percentage. It doesn't change the fact that the most presitigous Colleges are outside the South. I'm not suggesting that those in the South are stupid, just that the average in the North-West and West tends towards greater educational achievements.

[drone]

I thought that the further South you went, the dumber people were supposed to get? Guess that isn't quite true, huh?

We aren't dumb in the South, we just can't keep the stupid ones off the TV.

[Husar]

I'm sure the Australians appreciate that you think higher of them now.

[Gregoshi]

We aren't dumb in the South, we just can't keep the stupid ones off the TV.

I blame the UFOs for that.

[Riedquat]

I'm sure the Australians appreciate that you think higher of them now.

I dont care about Australians.... I'm at 34º south...

[Strike For The South]

One only needs to look from about 1876-1976 to see why Southerners are probably the most backwards people in the devolped world

A quasi fedual system in the most devolped country in the world