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cp3rb25
12-04-2007, 02:56 AM
Did they forget New Orleans?

trannybanger
12-04-2007, 03:06 AM
Did they forget New Orleans?

I was just gonna apologize cause I am sure you have noticed most of the world has forgotton about New Orleans already anyhow.

cp3rb25
12-04-2007, 04:30 AM
New Orleans is the place to be.

TJT
12-04-2007, 06:41 AM
You've got a shortage of driving drunks in NYC,Jersey City or Yonkers due no parking and public transportation. Plus they all go to Florida to die. That skews the stats against 'em.

It's insulting I'd put greater NYC drunks up against any in the country.

Thatiger23
12-04-2007, 10:22 AM
ive lived it pittsburgh and i can say its a drunk city...damn near every block has a bar on it mabey two or three

qeuqheeg222
12-04-2007, 10:34 AM
man i miss the free-wheeling liqour laws of N.O.L.A!!!!!!!!!!or lack of rules there..booze at the grocery store,gas stations,corner stores,bars 24hrs all over the place...wow i dont know how they are off this list but the town is pretty small so you dont always have to drive drunk or maybe the cops are drunk too....

KiraHarden
12-04-2007, 01:36 PM
Metrogrades: The Drunkest Cities
By the Editors of Men's Health
Men's Health

New Year's Day 1916 was rough for Colorado residents looking for a little hair of the dog. On that Saturday, the state stopped all liquor sales, predating Prohibition by 4 years. Today, Colorado once again leads the nation in its attitude toward alcohol — but now, the mandate seems to be "drink till you drop." In our second ranking of urban inebriation, Aurora comes in 82nd, Colorado Springs finishes 98th, and, once again, Denver is Most Dangerously Drunk.

We looked at annual death rates due to alcoholic liver disease, as well as who's headed there by regularly downing five or more drinks in a sitting (CDC). Next, we factored in drunk-driving arrests (FBI) and the percentage of fatal accidents involving intoxicated motorists (U.S. Department of Transportation). Then, after tallying the MADD report card of state efforts to cut down on excessive drinking, we had our ranking and, for the state of Colorado, an invitation to AA.

The list below ranks the cities from most dangerously drunk to least dangerously drunk.

Most Dangerously Drunk
100. Denver, CO F
99. Anchorage, AK F
98. Colorado Springs, CO F
97. Omaha, NE F
96. Fargo, ND F
95. San Antonio, TX F
94. Austin, TX F
93. Fresno, CA F
92. Lubbock, TX F
91. Milwaukee, WI F
90. El Paso, TX F
89. Spokane, WA F
88. Washington, DC F
87. Columbia, SC F
86. St. Louis, MO D-
85. Bakersfield, CA D-
84. San Diego, CA D
83. Cheyenne, WY D
82. Aurora, CO D
81. Houston, TX D
80. Portland, OR D
79. Seattle, WA D
78. Boise, ID D
77. Tucson, AZ D+
76. Dallas, TX D+
75. Jacksonville, FL D+
74. Toledo, OH D+
73. Madison, WI D+
72. Oakland, CA D+
71. Modesto, CA D+
70. Billings, MT D+
69. Fremont, CA D+
68. Oklahoma City, OK D+
67. San Francisco, CA D+
66. Sacramento, CA D+
65. Los Angeles, CA D+
64. Phoenix, AZ D+
63. Albuquerque, NM D+
62. Chicago, IL D+
61. Providence, RI D+
60. Fort Wayne, IN C-
59. Manchester, NH C-
58. Charleston, WV C-
57. Burlington, VT C-
56. Lincoln, NE C-
55. Corpus Christi, TX C-
54. Des Moines, IA C-
53. Indianapolis, IN C-
52. Pittsburgh, PA C-
51. Honolulu, HI C-
50. St. Paul, MN C
49. Tampa, FL C
48. Greensboro, NC C
47. Las Vegas, NV C
46. Baltimore, MD C
45. Riverside, CA C
44. Norfolk, VA C
43. Detroit, MI C+
42. Arlington, TX C+
41. Grand Rapids, MI C+
40. San Jose, CA C+
39. St. Petersburg, FL C+
38. Nashville, TN C+
37. Charlotte, NC C+
36. Wilmington, DE C+
35. Orlando, FL C+
34. Minneapolis, MN C+
33. Kansas City, MO C+
32. Fort Worth, TX C+
31. Tulsa, OK C+
30. Anaheim, CA B-
29. Wichita, KS B-
28. Lexington, KY B-
27. Philadelphia, PA B-
26. Montgomery, AL B-
25. Rochester, NY B-
24. Raleigh, NC B
23. Cincinnati, OH B
22. Louisville, KY B
21. Bangor, ME B
20. Memphis, TN B
19. Boston, MA B
18. Hartford, CT B+
17. Sioux Falls, SD B+
16. Birmingham, AL B+
15. Baton Rouge, LA B+
14. Columbus, OH B+
13. Cleveland, OH B+
12. Atlanta, GA B+
11. Newark, NJ B+

Least Dangerously Drunk

10. Jersey City, NJ B+
9. Richmond, VA B+
8. New York, NY B+
7. Little Rock, AK A-
6. Salt lake City, UT A-
5. Yonkers, NY A-
4. Jackson, MS A
3. Buffalo, NY A
2. Miami, FL A
1. Durham, NC A+

Last Call
Studies show that state laws that put strict limits on where and when alcohol can be sold help cut the number of booze-induced trips to the E.R. — and the morgue. That's because self-destructive drinkers tend to buy alcohol impulsively and at late hours. Go to alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov to see if your state could use a stronger stance.
Deputize Yourself
Roughly 1.4 million people are arrested for DUIs each year, but Mothers Against Drunk Driving estimates that for every driver cuffed, another 88 are never pulled over. Use your cell phone to lower that number. Besides the obvious indicators of intoxication, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also cites subtler signs, such as someone making extra-wide turns, going straight through a turn-only lane, or driving with his or her face close to the windshield. If the clues accumulate, make the call. (In many states, 311 is nonemergency dispatch.)

Provided by Men's Health

URL: http://health.msn.com/health-topics/addiction/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100182332&Gt1=10710
UMMM Yes im in the top 10! BEER BEER BEER!

Night Rider
12-04-2007, 01:42 PM
I would've thought NYC, Boston and Las Vegas were all much further up the list.

CORVETTEDUDE
12-04-2007, 07:05 PM
As a resident of Denver....We resemble that remark!!!