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Chip R · 11-19-2009, 05:04 PM

Of the strangest cities and states in the U.S. respectively.

http://journalstar.com/lifestyles/ar...cc4c03286.html

NJReds · 11-19-2009, 05:16 PM

I lived in the Bay Area for a long time, and how exactly does San Francisco not get pegged on this list. They pride themselves on being strange. I guess it's a PC thing. California as a state is off-the-chart weird, too. Their governor is the Terminator.

westofyou · 11-19-2009, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by NJReds

I lived in the Bay Area for a long time, and how exactly does San Francisco not get pegged on this list. They pride themselves on being strange. I guess it's a PC thing. California as a state is off-the-chart weird, too. Their governor is the Terminator.

Yeah my thought to, one stroll through the Mission district, Tendorloin, Haight or Castro can be worth a lifetime of strange, and that doesn't event touch all the other areas not in San Francisco. If Cincinnati is "strange" then the Bay Area is Mars

Reds4Life · 11-19-2009, 05:31 PM

Salt Lake should be higher. Everytime I've been there you don't see anything in your face strange, but you get this creepy vibe.

Razor Shines · 11-19-2009, 05:34 PM

How does Austin not even make the list. Their motto is "keep Austin weird", they celebrate Eeyore's birthday for gosh sakes. It's not San Francisco, but it's still weird. The hippies have bumper stickers that talk about not letting Austin become as "normal" as San Antonio, but San Antonio made the list?

Falls City Beer · 11-19-2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Reds4Life

Salt Lake should be higher. Everytime I've been there you don't see anything in your face strange, but you get this creepy vibe.

No doubt. A good bit of the mountain West is kind of unsettling.

Chip R · 11-19-2009, 05:41 PM

I had to laugh when I saw Cincy at 6 and Des Moines at 13. It looks like the criteria they used were AP stories and adjusted for population. If a large city had around the same number of weird stories as a smaller one, the smaller city would rank higher. I remember posting a couple stories on here about someone in Des Moines assaulting someone with a bag of Cheetos and another with some kind of fruit or vegetable.

westofyou · 11-19-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Razor Shines

How does Austin not even make the list. Their motto is "keep Austin weird"

I have a shirt from Chuy's that proclaims just that

RBA · 11-19-2009, 06:00 PM

I'm surprised the South wasn't well represented. Florida was; no surprise there. Maybe, as in the California Bay Area, that 'strange' is 'normal' there all ready, so it's really not that strange. Do you follow?

Razor Shines · 11-19-2009, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by westofyou

I have a shirt from Chuy's that proclaims just that

Love Chuy's. I have no choice but to go there for dinner now.

Rojo · 11-19-2009, 06:56 PM

Baltimore's weird, as is New Orleans. Austin's faux weird, not weird weird. SF is a lot of both.

This place is weird in a really terrible way: http://www.tonopahnevada.com/

NoCalRed · 11-19-2009, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rojo

Baltimore's weird, as is New Orleans. Austin's faux weird, not weird weird. SF is a lot of both.

This place is weird in a really terrible way: http://www.tonopahnevada.com/

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Nevada's recreational activities including rock hunting

????

Falls City Beer · 11-19-2009, 08:13 PM

Idaho is flat terrifying.

westofyou · 11-19-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Falls City Beer

Idaho is flat terrifying.

Just the pan handle, and compared Hollywood it's pretty normal.

Falls City Beer · 11-20-2009, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by westofyou

Just the pan handle, and compared Hollywood it's pretty normal.

Hollywood is flaky, not weird, IMO. I at least understand what makes Hollywood peculiar.

11-19-2009, 05:04 PM	#1
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11-19-2009, 05:16 PM	#2
NJReds Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 5,410	Re: We're No. 6 & No. 10! I lived in the Bay Area for a long time, and how exactly does San Francisco not get pegged on this list. They pride themselves on being strange. I guess it's a PC thing. California as a state is off-the-chart weird, too. Their governor is the Terminator. __________________ "The players make the manager, it's never the other way." - Sparky Anderson

11-19-2009, 05:31 PM	#4
Reds4Life Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 3,918	Re: We're No. 6 & No. 10! Salt Lake should be higher. Everytime I've been there you don't see anything in your face strange, but you get this creepy vibe. __________________ Pessimists are well informed optimists

11-19-2009, 05:34 PM	#5
Razor Shines Licking County Settlers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 6,174	Re: We're No. 6 & No. 10! How does Austin not even make the list. Their motto is "keep Austin weird", they celebrate Eeyore's birthday for gosh sakes. It's not San Francisco, but it's still weird. The hippies have bumper stickers that talk about not letting Austin become as "normal" as San Antonio, but San Antonio made the list? __________________ "three dimes, a one hundred dollar bill and and 87 ones..."

11-19-2009, 05:41 PM	#7
Chip R Rally Onion! Join Date: May 2000 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 33,227	Re: We're No. 6 & No. 10! I had to laugh when I saw Cincy at 6 and Des Moines at 13. It looks like the criteria they used were AP stories and adjusted for population. If a large city had around the same number of weird stories as a smaller one, the smaller city would rank higher. I remember posting a couple stories on here about someone in Des Moines assaulting someone with a bag of Cheetos and another with some kind of fruit or vegetable. __________________ The Rally Onion wants 150 fans before Opening Day. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rally-...24872650873160

11-19-2009, 06:00 PM	#9
RBA CELEBRATION TIME Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: San Marcos, CA Posts: 13,940	Re: We're No. 6 & No. 10! I'm surprised the South wasn't well represented. Florida was; no surprise there. Maybe, as in the California Bay Area, that 'strange' is 'normal' there all ready, so it's really not that strange. Do you follow?

11-19-2009, 06:56 PM	#11
Rojo Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Bush Leagues Posts: 8,424	Re: We're No. 6 & No. 10! Baltimore's weird, as is New Orleans. Austin's faux weird, not weird weird. SF is a lot of both. This place is weird in a really terrible way: http://www.tonopahnevada.com/

11-19-2009, 08:13 PM	#13
Falls City Beer Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 24,098	Re: We're No. 6 & No. 10! Idaho is flat terrifying.

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