# Is the SDMB East-Coast heavy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 29, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992 "2008-05-29T05:57:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chicken\_wire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@chicken\_wire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicken_wire)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/21 "2008-05-29T15:21:54Z")
[QUOTE=kambuckta] I’m slightly wester than **Loaded.** [/QUOTE] From **Loaded** ’s perspective, I’m on the South coast, which is to say the East coast, which is well North of **Kam**. We’re GMT +10, baby! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/22 "2008-05-29T15:27:54Z")
East coaster checking in. I’m not sure that the online status indicator means all that much. Looking at mine, you’d think that I’ve been on the Dope continuously, 24/7, for several years now. The truth is, I just never bother logging out. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/23 "2008-05-29T17:07:00Z")
The average distribution is about to move ever so slightly westward, because I’m moving from Maryland to the Chicago area next week. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/24 "2008-05-29T17:11:35Z")
I am an east coaster and I am not particularly heavy. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/25 "2008-05-29T17:40:45Z")
I live on the East Coast but my minds eye still lives in Louisiana. The Central Time Zone rocks by far in all ways. In the Eastern Time Zone, the evening news starts at 11 pm which most people cannot stay up for unless they are doing blow or crystal meth. That is why people on the East Coast are dumber, poorly informed, less attractive, and more strung out than people in the Central Time Zone. That is a proven fact. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/26 "2008-05-29T18:02:18Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] I live on the East Coast but my minds eye still lives in Louisiana. The Central Time Zone rocks by far in all ways. In the Eastern Time Zone, the evening news starts at 11 pm which most people cannot stay up for unless they are doing blow or crystal meth. That is why people on the East Coast are dumber, poorly informed, less attractive, and more strung out than people in the Central Time Zone. That is a proven fact. [/QUOTE] I think you got this thread confused with the one about what would get you pitted. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/27 "2008-05-29T18:05:50Z")
East ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/28 "2008-05-29T18:22:54Z")
West - Pacific Time Zone. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/29 "2008-05-29T18:26:17Z")
[QUOTE=Ponch8] The average distribution is about to move ever so slightly westward, because I’m moving from Maryland to the Chicago area next week. [/QUOTE] D’oh! I forgot to mention I’ll be living in the Central time zone. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/30 "2008-05-29T18:33:11Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] I live on the East Coast but my minds eye still lives in Louisiana. The Central Time Zone rocks by far in all ways. In the Eastern Time Zone, the evening news starts at 11 pm which most people cannot stay up for unless they are doing blow or crystal meth. That is why people on the East Coast are dumber, poorly informed, less attractive, and more strung out than people in the Central Time Zone. That is a proven fact. [/QUOTE] Only boring people watch the evening News. No one in the East Coast wants to watch the evening news which is why no one cares that it starts at 11. That is why East Coast people are more fun and active and worry less about getting killed. _Fires a couple of shots towards **Flander** and throws up a rival gang sign_ I’m from the East. ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/31 "2008-05-29T18:50:41Z")
[QUOTE=Ponch8] The average distribution is about to move ever so slightly westward, because I’m moving from Maryland to the Chicago area next week. [/QUOTE] And I will cancel you out when I move from Kansas City (Central time zone) to Boston (Eastern time zone) next month. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/32 "2008-05-29T20:02:38Z")
\*\*\*That’s \*\*\*what those circles mean? I’ve only been a member for 9 years and I never figured that out. SE (Tennessee), BTW StG ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/33 "2008-05-29T20:06:52Z")
Up until a few years ago, I lived in the only state\* that stayed on Eastern Standard Time all year 'round. Since Governor Daniels and his minions in the state legislature decided we Hoosiers had to join the twenty-first century, however, I’m now on Eastern Daylight Time (along with the Pennsylvanians, North Carolinians, etc.) for most of the year. [\* and not even the whole state avoided Daylight Saving Time – for example, the counties adjacent to Chicago were on “Windy City time” all year long](http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/history/time/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/34 "2008-05-29T21:16:21Z")
And the count so far is: US Eastern 19 US Central 2 US Pacific 3 Caspian Sea 1 (either +3.5 or +5 GMT, depending on which website\*) Indonesia 1 +7 GMT Austrilian Eastern Time 2 I think the ratios will change later in the day. \*clarification desired if anyone wants to chime in ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/35 "2008-05-29T21:28:47Z")
West Coast - Pacific Time Zone. Although I did start out on the SDMB in the Eastern Time Zone. ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/36 "2008-05-29T21:44:44Z")
Midwest Go Packers! ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/37 "2008-05-29T22:52:55Z")
E a s t C o a s t ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/38 "2008-05-29T22:54:41Z")
[QUOTE=ignis\_glaciesque] But isn’t the United States East-Coast-heavy anyways? We got the whole corridor from Washington to Boston; that’s gotta represent a decent chunk of our population right there. [/QUOTE] The [population center of the US](http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn66.html) is currently about 2.8 miles east of Edgar Springs, MO. That would be about 75 miles from my tiny piece of paradise, as the crow flies. We’re currently on Central Daylight Time. ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/39 "2008-05-30T00:13:24Z")
Denver doesn’t have a coast ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/40 "2008-05-30T00:23:33Z")
I notice that the population center did not move from the Eastern to the Central Time Zone until after WW2. (1940: Indiana, 1950: Illinois.) I think that speaks volumes right there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992.md?page=3)