Columbus > Austin

[Sean O'Gorman]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060824/ap_on_fe_st/drinking_ranking


MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee has been ranked by Forbes.com as "America's Drunkest City" on a list of 35 major metropolitan areas ranked for their drinking habits.
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Forbes said Tuesday it used numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to rank cities in five areas: state laws, number of drinkers, number of heavy drinkers, number of binge drinkers and alcoholism.

Minneapolis-St. Paul was ranked second overall; followed by Columbus, Ohio; Boston; Austin, Texas; Chicago; Cleveland; Pittsburgh and then Philadelphia and Providence, R.I., in a tie for ninth.

I think it is also the only time Cleveland has ever beat Pittsburgh in anything. I'm still surprised by Minneapolis being #2. I have a co-worker in Minneapolis who said he thought light beer was light beer because of its alcohol content. :shakehead

[Stu]

what the hell is light beer? ;)

cleveland also beats pittsburgh in number of rivers set on fire.

[Elmo T]

Hey Columbus - Ricky Bobby says "If you ain't first, you're last..." :gomer:

http://www.twitchfilm.net/pics/Ricky-Bobby.jpg

[Redwing]

Ya hey, Milwaukee wins! And that's AFTER the National Liquor Bar closed!

[rosawendel]

I'm still surprised by Minneapolis being #2.

It's too friggin cold in the winter to do anything else, plus they all have to deal with having Prince as a neighbor.

[Ankf00]

9 out of 10 are in the rust belt. Gee, what a surprise :gomer:

[nrc]

9 out of 10 are in the rust belt. Gee, what a surprise :gomer:

Hardier stock. Lightweights head south or pass out in the snow and die.

[cameraman]

I wonder where Provo is on that list :p