Wal-Mart Singles Out Romantic Fat Bastards

Wal-Mart compiled a list of the Most and Least Romantic States. The rankings were based on sales of chocolate, diamonds, and roses. (Nothing says "I'll love you forever" like Wal-Mart diamonds.) The "Top 10 Romantic Chocolate States" is strikingly similar to the "Top 10 Obese States" list. Which means the residents of said states aren't more romantic, just more likely to need really big pants.

Top 10 Romantic Chocolate Sales

1. Mississippi
2. Louisiana
3. North Carolina
4. South Carolina
5. Alabama
6. Virginia
7. Georgia
8. Kentucky
9. Montana
10. Tennessee

Top 10 Most Obese States

1. Mississippi
2. Alabama
3. West Virginia
4. Louisiana
5. Kentucky
6. Tennessee
7. Arkansas
8. Indiana (Tied)
8. South Carolina (Tied)
10. Texas


States that Didn’t Buy Enough Wal-Mart Chocolate

41. Rhode Island
42. Minnesota
43. Utah
44. Pennsylvania
45. Iowa
46. Ohio
47. Michigan
48. Illinois
49. Wisconsin
50. Hawaii

Least Obese States

41. Nevada
42. Utah
43. Arizona
44. Montana
45. Connecticut
46. Vermont
47. Arkansas
48. Rhode Island
49. Hawaii
50. Colorado


NOTE: The rankings on obesity are from a report, F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America 2006, by Trust for America’s Health, a non-profit organization that wants to improve the health of Americans.