Posted on 08/15/2006 8:56:23 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
A study conducted by Men's Health magazine has found that Orlando, Fla., ranks No. 1 on a list of the angriest cities in the nation.
"Orlando has never been a strategic military target, and yet the folks there are furious," the magazine said.
The magazine looked at the percentage of men with high blood pressure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and FBI rates for aggravated assaults, as well as workplace deaths from assaults and other violence.
Those numbers were compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Traffic congestion data were also a factor.
Orlando was joined in the top 10 by three other Florida cities -- St. Petersburg, Miami and Jacksonville.
Top 10 Angriest Cities
1. Orlando, Fla.
2. St. Petersburg, Fla.
3. Detroit
4. Baltimore
5. Nashville, Tenn.
6. Wilmington, Del.
7. Miami
8. Memphis, Tenn.
9. Jacksonville, Fla.
10. St. Louis
Entire Article (external link) HERE
As I recall, it doesn't really calm you down, it just makes you enjoy feeling tense.
Maybe it's the Orange Juice. However, I wonder if the age demographics may have a function in the results. Many elderly retire in the warm climate of Florida.
I could swear Washington DC is # 1 whenever congress is in session.
Pollster should have checked Reagan Airport on friday afternoon before our elected officials left town
What?.....No McKinneyville?
I love working in this town!
The list reads like a Who's Who of liberal strongholds.
Orlando is a Mickey Mouse town.
"I'll cut you - I mean it!"
I have a hard time to believe that Raleigh and Durham, NC are angrier than Oakland.
It's so ANGRY!
I used to go to Detroit / Ann Arbor all the time, once I saw a dude at the Hash Bash with a t-shirt that said "Welcome to Detroit - Try Not To Get Shot", I saw a similar one in Rochester NY that said "Thanks for visiting Rochester NY - Sorry We Missed Ya!" and had a handgun on it. hahahahaha!
I watched the documentary for one of Detroit's greatest bands, the MC5. One part in particular comes to mind, when singer Rob Tyner was talking about how they used to physically and verbally assault English band Cream backstage at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit. When confronted by Russ Gibb (Dearborn radio DJ and owner of the Grande) Tyner commented "Hey, this is Detroit, Cream is lucky they didn't get shot!"
The happiest place on Earth?
100 is Manchester NH and quickly climbing...
39 is Boston. That's an angry place.
Funny study....funny results...I wonder if there's Federal monies somewhere in it for someone.....
This is really stupid.
"So much for easy southern livin' ..... "
Nashville's number 5 only because of all the liberal carpetbaggers that have moved there. That would p*ss anyone off.
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