Obviously, this has little credible value, but is entertaining nonetheless.

http://www.wral.com/health/9682434/detail.html

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"100 Angriest Cities In U.S. The 100 angriest cities in the U.S., according to Men's Health magazine, which reviewed data such as hypertension rates and crime statistics. Orlando, Fla. St. Petersburg, Fla. Detroit Baltimore Nashville Wilmington, Del. Miami Memphis Jacksonville, Fla. St. Louis, Mo. Chicago Tampa, Fla. Jackson, Miss. Albuquerque Charlotte, N.C. Dallas Houston Tucson, Ariz. Indianapolis Wichita, Kan. Birmingham, Ala. Providence, RI Durham, N.C. Altanta Washington, D.C. Denver Philadelphia Baton Rouge, La. Fort Worth, Texas Phoenix Lubbock, Texas Cleveland Greensboro, N.C. Cincinnati Arlington, Texas Los Angeles Buffalo, N.Y. Grand Rapids, Mich. Boston Columbia, S.C. Tulsa, Okla. Aurora, Colo. Seattle Sacramento, CA San Diego Montgomery, Ala. Raleigh, N.C. Yonkers, N.Y. Oakland Fort Wayne, Ind. Newark, N.J. Las Vegas Columbus, Ohio St. Paul, Minn. Charleston, W.V. Kansas City, Mo. New York Oklahoma City Toledo, Ohio San Antonio Riverside, Calif. Modesto, Calif. Louisville, KY Honolulu Richmond, VA San Francisco Bakersfield, Calif. Spokane, Wa. Milwaukee Jersey City, N.J. Lexington, Ky. Little Rock, Ark. Lincoln, Neb. Billings, Mont. San Jose, Calif. Hartford, Ct. Minneapolis Boise, Idaho Anaheim, Calif. Norfolk, Va. Austin, Texas Fremont, Calif. Fresno, Calif. Anchorage Cheyenne, Wyo. Rochester, N.Y. Madison, Wis. Salt Lake City Omaha Pittsburgh Colorado Springs, Colo. El Paso, Texas Sioux Falls, S.D. Des Moines, Iowa Burlington, Vt. Portland, Or. Corpus Christi, Texas Fargo, N.D. Bangor, Maine Manchester, N.H. "

I'd bet that Raleigh is skewed by the hypertension of all the fat people around here.

8/16/2006 8:50:55 AM

how did they figure out which cities were the angriest? crime rate and what?

8/16/2006 8:53:39 AM

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"which reviewed data such as hypertension rates and crime statistics."

8/16/2006 8:54:41 AM

durrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

8/16/2006 8:55:45 AM

yay baltimore! #4!

8/16/2006 9:01:24 AM

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"1. Orlando, Fla."

Mickey and Goofy must be the cause of all those drug gangs. Entice them as children, make them loyal followers, and the rest takes its own course of action. Where's salisburyboy when I need him?

From Men's Health website:

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"Our search for evidence of urban anger began with the percentage of men with high blood pressure, from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (as calculated by Sperling's BestPlaces). We then factored in FBI rates of aggravated assaults and Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers on workplace deaths from assaults and other violence. And because rage and the road often go hand in hand, we also included traffic-congestion data from the Texas Transportation Institute, as well as speeding citations per state from the Governors Highway Safety Association."

Seems to be a poor and extremely subjective way to lump data together. Be curios how each of those factors ranks side-by-side per city.

8/16/2006 9:11:04 AM

I don't see how the hell we are above New York, and how Durham is ahead of Philadelphia.

8/16/2006 9:22:34 AM

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"Obviously, this has little credible value"

8/16/2006 9:24:02 AM

hypertension is also caused by obesity

NC isn't angry, it's just fat!

8/16/2006 9:32:33 AM

wow, I didn't think my hometown of Wichita, KS would be on it. Maybe its all that arguing over Evolution thats pissing everyone off.

8/16/2006 9:38:53 AM

it is obvious they included traffic stats, cuz someone runs a redlight at nearly every light in SW orlando (near disney). by someone, i often mean 3 or 4 people. shit is rediculous.

8/16/2006 10:03:13 AM

I am 10000x angrier living here in Knoxville than I ever was while in Raleigh.


It probably has a lot to do with all of the people from Ohio and their shitty driving, the bandwagon orange-wearing Vol fans, and the lack of teeth among the general populace.

8/16/2006 10:25:06 AM

THIS SHOULD BE TITLED "HERE IS 100 MODERATE TO LARGE SIZED CITIES IN AMERICA"

or "Are". I don't know how that works.

[Edited on August 16, 2006 at 10:54 AM. Reason : .]

8/16/2006 10:49:35 AM

glad to see NC is getting some love

8/16/2006 10:59:20 AM

i'm so pissed off at that chart

what a bunch of bs

8/16/2006 11:01:06 AM

as angry as i am, raleigh should be much higher than it is.

8/16/2006 11:05:57 AM

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"I don't see how the hell we are above New York, and how Durham is ahead of Philadelphia."

Yea exactly. Whoever wrote this article has never been to Philly.

8/16/2006 11:19:52 AM

hampton and newport news aren't on that list? those people are always pissed

8/16/2006 11:45:17 AM

my personal experiences are ample proof that they are wrong!

8/16/2006 11:46:14 AM

Proves my point: http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=426415

8/16/2006 11:47:36 AM

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"I don't see how the hell we are above New York"

eh?

8/16/2006 1:43:16 PM

what a waste of time somebody spent making that

8/16/2006 1:48:36 PM

i want my 30 seconds back from reading that and posting this

8/16/2006 1:49:13 PM

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"NC isn't angry, it's just fat"

Hahaha.

I am the world's angriest driver down here, but I think it's because of all the out-of-state students at Duke from Jersey and PA and NY who don't know where they are going, slame on the breaks of the Rover and pull at 90 degree left turn at 60 mph. I mean, driving 30 min each way on 40 every morning to school would probably make anyone an angry driver like me, though. All the people I met in NYC were a lot nicer than a lot of people I have met down here. But in general, I think people in the South are a lot more laid back and amicable, and that a few sweet, kind words can get you a lot of help down here.

8/16/2006 4:00:38 PM

I'm angry because of sprawl and bad driving.

8/16/2006 4:10:35 PM

Yall realize that list is basically just the top 100 cities population-wise, crossed with the cities with the worst traffic/sprawl problems right?

8/16/2006 4:10:41 PM

I wanted to move to Baltimore, but if they are angry maybe not...

8/16/2006 4:46:44 PM

How the hell could Honolulu be angry?

Its fucking paradise.

8/16/2006 4:50:44 PM

because

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"THIS SHOULD BE TITLED "HERE IS 100 MODERATE TO LARGE SIZED CITIES IN AMERICA""

8/16/2006 4:51:20 PM

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"wow, I didn't think my hometown of Wichita, KS would be on it. Maybe its all that arguing over Evolution thats pissing everyone off"

You're from Wichita? I live in Hutchinson.

8/16/2006 5:34:03 PM

Raleigh beat San Diego AGAIN?!?!

8/16/2006 5:38:02 PM

Theres probaby no scientific basis to this study. I tend to discard polls or supposed research that hasn't been done by a think tank or someone with a PhD at the end of their name. Just the fact that New Orleans isn't on there (previous US murder capital), but Fargo N.D. is makes me feel that the method was bullshit.

8/16/2006 6:07:37 PM

Cary should be at the top of there, I know some goldies from preston that will tail your shit if you cut them off, and then yell at you

8/16/2006 6:11:05 PM