NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 5, 2009
Want To Get Macho? Move To Ohio
Buckeye State Dominates Top 10 Of Manliest Cities Ranking, But Nashville, Tenn. Is Number 1
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A new ranking says Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo make the top 10 for manliness based on criteria such as the number of major league sports teams, popularity of tools and hardware and frequency of monster truck rallies.
Nashville, Tenn., comes out on top in the study by Sperling's BestPlaces and commissioned as part of a promotion for Combos snacks made by Mars Snackfood US.
Charlotte, N.C., is second, followed by Oklahoma City and then fourth-place Cincinnati. Columbus is seventh and Toledo 10th.
Dayton is manly enough for 15th and Cleveland ranks No. 19.
New York City finished last out of 50 major U.S. metropolitan areas.
Manliest Places In America:
1. Nashville, Tenn.
2. Charlotte, N.C.
3. Oklahoma City
4. Cincinnati
5. Denver
6. St. Louis
7. Columbus, Ohio
8. Kansas City, Mo.
9. Indianapolis
10. Toledo, Ohio
11. Memphis, Tenn.
12. Richmond, Va.
13. Columbia, S.C.
14. Orlando, Fla.
15. Dayton, Ohio
16. Salt Lake City
17. Milwaukee
18. Minneapolis
19. Cleveland
20. Detroit
21. Jacksonville, Fla.
22. Phoenix
23. Birmingham, Ala.
24. Grand Rapids, Mich.
25. Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.
26. Harrisburg, Pa.
27. New Orleans
28. Las Vegas
29. Pittsburgh
30. Philadelphia
31. Louisville, Ky.
32. Atlanta
33. Providence, R.I.
34. Dallas
35. Buffalo, N.Y.
36. Rochester, N.Y.
37. Baltimore
38. Boston
39. Houston
40. Seattle
41. Sacramento, Calif.
42. Miami
43. San Diego
44. Oakland, Calif.
45. Washington, D.C.
46. Chicago
47. Portland, Ore.
48. San Francisco
49. Los Angeles
50. New York
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- Tools, sports and monster trucks--not one mention of common sense and that all important dominant male determinant--A good job. What a joke of an article--hope this reporter gets laid off for writing idiot articles.
Posted by harbinger19 at 12:02 AM : Mar 7, 2009
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you have girly f@g all over your post..you pretty much gave yourself away.. - Reply to this comment
- Ever notice the overly-macho men have something to hide? Perhaps it's pink lace panties under their construction pants! Too macho or too fem can stay in Ohio....
Posted by cheetah-man7 at 5:09 AM : Mar 6, 2009
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that sounded pretty 6ay...so what else do you fantasize about construction workers?? - Reply to this comment
- top liberal cities..last on the list..suprise surprise
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- Tools, sports and monster trucks--not one mention of common sense and that all important dominant male determinant--A good job. What a joke of an article--hope this reporter gets laid off for writing idiot articles.
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- As usual, the comments are as much, or more, insightful than the original story
Some interesting definitions about what it means to be a Man
You follow the one you think is best
But as for me and my house
Think we'll stick with the one by Rudyard Kipling in " If " - Reply to this comment
- Hey, this New Yorker fishes-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyBJY-iaXTE
I got your macho right here!
Jim - Reply to this comment
- Rather than the big one hitting California, nature is just trying to wash the scum from the southeastern states.
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Amen, Brother! - Reply to this comment
- Rather than the big one hitting California, nature is just trying to wash the scum from the southeastern states.
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- dongo3: still stuck in 1950's south carolina?
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- It's wrong not to let the "fellas" in from California. They can't leave right now anyway because they're waiting to see if the liberal court is going to over turn what the voters want and let them live as man and man. I'm still waiting for the big one to hit California. One can only dream.
Posted by dongo3
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It's YOU that I dream of........ Kisses to you, big fella! - Reply to this comment
- Ever notice the overly-macho men have something to hide? Perhaps it's pink lace panties under their construction pants! Too macho or too fem can stay in Ohio....
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- Ohio? That's just the place Michiganders drive through to get to Kentucky
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- Too much shrinkage in Alaska. Not your fault you may not measure up.
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- This sounds like a stupid report !
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- I wouldn't put an Alaskan Man up against anybody's weenie!
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- This ain't Macho. This is Trailer Trash. There's a difference. You New York panty-waists just don't know the difference.
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- Hey, I took one for the team with Palin. I voted for Obama, and to keep Palin here. That's real sacrifice!
Posted by nomealaska at 12:10 PM : Mar 5, 2009
That was very good of you. I'm not American, but we Canadians appreciate it also.:) - Reply to this comment
- Hey, I took one for the team with Palin. I voted for Obama, and to keep Palin here. That's real sacrifice!
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- 'They don't have to use their navigational system to find the most efficient route from the beer store to the monster truck rally.'
Posted by nomealaska at 11:37 AM : Mar 5, 2009
Come on - there only about five roads in Alaska (plus a bridge to nowhere). Who needs a GPS for that? Even my wife couldn't get lost up there. LOL Now if you hunt bear with a knife or a sharp stick I'll be impressed! Even more so if you don't need Palin to skin it for you. - Reply to this comment
- Real men hunt, fish, drive trucks, build and grow things, and buy flowers for their women. They don't have to use their navigational system to find the most efficient route from the beer store to the monster truck rally. Alaska doesn't have any major sports teams, but I would put the average Alaskan man up against any of those Ohio weenies.
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