# California vanishing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-vanishing/506076>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [August 11, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-vanishing/506076 "2009-08-11T16:38:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-vanishing/506076/1 "2009-08-11T16:38:04Z")

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From [When will California fall into the sea? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/143/when-will-california-fall-into-the-sea)

Ask any Californian. They will tell you that they will stay in good condition. It’s the rest of the country that’s going to break off and fall into the depths.  
😃

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-vanishing/506076/2 "2009-08-11T16:55:40Z")

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> [@Clothahump](#):
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> From [When will California fall into the sea? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/143/when-will-california-fall-into-the-sea)
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> Ask any Californian. They will tell you that they will stay in good condition. **It’s the rest of the country that’s going to break off and fall into the depths.**  
> 😃

Like we’re living in a giant Chuck Jones cartoon. 😃

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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-vanishing/506076/3 "2009-08-11T19:48:41Z")

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I got nothing to add except the comment that I just love the term “rock jockies.”

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**Author:** ![bjbrashier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@bjbrashier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bjbrashier)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-vanishing/506076/4 "2009-08-13T01:05:30Z")

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Some of us, on the other hand, are convinced that California has already gone off the deep end.

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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-vanishing/506076/5 "2009-08-13T15:13:19Z")

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And most of the rest of us agree! 😃