The Ten Worst American Cities to Live In

Bully Magazine ^ | Ken Wohlrob

[furball4paws]

Always thought Scranton belonged on the list. Maybe we should make it the top 20 and then no one would be disappointed.

[HamiltonJay]

SCRANTON? You actually consider a town who's claim to fame is a song about a truck accident full of bananas a city?

30,000 lbs... of bananas....

[Billthedrill]

Heavy ambivalence here. Understand, I love Seattle, it's beautiful and sparkling-clean, but so is a toilet bowl when you run that much water through it on a daily basis. It's actually refreshing to be a conservative here - you get to scream "I'm a gun-toting, meat-eating redneck and I hate hippies!" and the locals just nod and go "how quaint" as if you'd said you were a Wobblie or a Whig.

We just had a minor tectonic event in city government - it was astonishing how entrenched a certain coterie had become in a city so "progressive" on matters other than local. Several of these are now looking for work. Not a bad thing.

Traffic sucks. It really, really sucks, and there's so much water around here that they've built roads pretty much wherever possible. Still sucks. Way too many yuppies with cellphones stuck to their faces with velcro. In high tourist season the nearest downtown parking is in Canada. There's enough goose and seagull crap to peel the paint off an Abrams, and the place is chock-full of mind-numbed, addle-pated, self-righteous fools who get their daily marching orders from NPR and their daily ideology from local fish-wrappers slightly to the left of Pravda in the bad old days. The city flower is moss, the city anthem is "We Are The World," and the city motto is "to each according to his need, from each according to how much we can screw out of him."

But there's no state income tax (yet) and the Space Needle is kinda cool. Guess I'll stick around.

[Hank Rearden]

I have a very simple rule for domiciles. It's not 100% accurate, but definitely sufficient for me. Try it, it works:

Never live anywhere the TV and radio stations begin with a 'W'.

[Revelation 911]

we just spent a short vacation in Cleveland (downtown) - the kids (young teens) wanted to visit the rock hall of fame - very polite people and easy town to get around - I would have to express surprise that armpit of the Earth Rochester NY didnt make the list

[Getsmart64]

Taxes are pretty high...3.2 beer...the Mexican population is booming.....the traffic is horrible......inversion during the winter could choke a horse....the list is long....

[Getsmart64]

your wrong on the crime and traffic.....where in the SLC Valley do you live??

[Getsmart64]

oh...also forgot about the "affordable housing"....housing is becoming over inflated in the SLC Valley.....

[Dolphy]

Bet that map of yours will show you that Flint isn't the only city in Michigan.

[Getsmart64]

Back in '89...I bought a six of Heinekens from the Package Store with he "strong beer" sticker...drank all six while watching football and didn't catch nothing but a headache...it's 3.2 beer....

[smith288]

My son's Pop Warner team could compete in the AFC South

I can tell you are an avid NFL fan. *snort*

[richtig_faust]

Always thought Scranton belonged on the list.


My father was from Scranton and my grandmother lived there until her death. It's a dreary town with no reasonable form of jobs or night life, but at least the crime is low. The people were all really friendly whenever we visited.

[smith288]

I guess this guy has never been to Cowlumbus............

Shut it, you.

[RANGERAIRBORNE]

Relax- I'm only having a little fun. Note that this "survey" was from "BULLY MAGAZINE"- it's a joke.

If it feels better, I'll let you make fun of Anchorage for awhile. You can even insult the entire State of Alaska.

I'm tough- I can take it! LOL!

[richtig_faust]

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....or any place followed by the word "Township"=

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I live in a township. I love it. Lower taxes, no gang bangers, no illegals. All in all it's pretty nice. It will change though if they start importing the schit from Milwaukee.

[smith288]

Oooh...my tagline needs a little changing... :(

[Allegra]

Just damn!
Houston didn't even make the list!

Stolar Storm and bonfire seem to be very disappointed about that.

They must not know the little secrets we do about the good places to go. Or perhaps they have no appreciation for good ballet and musical theatre, etc. (And yeah, I've lived all over the world, so I'm not some rube making comparisons from a narrow field.)

We didn't make the list because our NFL team has the coolest logo in the league. :)

[WhiteGuy]

HEY!

I know what I'm talking about!

I've lived here all my life (which is only a few years more than you..........)

GO WNHS Warriors

[Allegra]

Thought you might have something to say about this. :-)

[TheGunny]

They forgot Detroit!