The manliest city in America is.....

Nashville??

This is kind of funny considering the silly criteria.

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/03/02/daily63.html



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Study: Denver 5th-manliest city in U.S.
Denver Business Journal - by Mark Harden

Hey, L.A. New York. Chicago. We’re Denver, and our city can lick your city.

That’s one inference from a report released Friday that shows the Mile High City at No. 5 on a list of America’s “manliest cities.”

Nashville ranked No.1 in the study (if that’s the word for it) — compiled by Bert Sperling, the researcher involved in the popular “Best Places to Live” studies— followed by Charlotte, N.C.; Oklahoma City; Cincinnati and Denver.

New York was dead last on a manliness ranking of the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. Los Angeles was No. 49 and Chicago, broad shoulders notwithstanding, was No. 46.

The survey rated cities on the basis of the number of U.S.-made cars driven in the city, the number of sports bars and barbecue restaurants, and the number of home improvement and hardware stores.

And another criterion was the rate of consumption of “manly salty snacks,” which may have something to do with the fact that the study is a marketing promotion for Combos, a pretzel, cracker and cheese snack.

Nashville’s top ranking was based on its large numbers of NASCAR fans, barbecue restaurants and the popularity for hunting and fishing, Combos maker Mars Inc. said in a statement Friday.

Cities were downgraded, naturally, for having too many home furnishing stores, high minivan sales and beauty-magazine readers.

The full list:

1. Nashville, Tenn.
2. Charlotte, N.C.
3. Oklahoma City, Okla.
4. Cincinnati, Ohio
5. Denver
6. St. Louis, Mo.
7. Columbus, Ohio
8. Kansas City, Mo.
9. Indianapolis, Ind.
10. Toledo, Ohio
11. Memphis, Tenn.
12. Richmond, Va.
13. Columbia, S.C.
14. Orlando, Fla.
15. Dayton, Ohio
16. Salt Lake City, Utah
17. Milwaukee, Wis.
18. Minneapolis, Minn.
19. Cleveland, Ohio
20. Detroit, Mich.
21. Jacksonville, Fla.
22. Phoenix, Ariz.
23. Birmingham, Ala.
24. Grand Rapids, Mich.
25. Tampa, Fla.
26. Harrisburg, Pa.
27. New Orleans, La.
28. Las Vegas, Nev.
29. Pittsburgh, Pa.
30. Philadelphia, Pa.
31. Louisville, Ky.
32. Atlanta, Ga.
33. Providence, R.I.
34. Dallas, Texas
35. Buffalo, N.Y.
36. Rochester, N.Y.
37. Baltimore, Md.
38. Boston, Mass.
39. Houston, Texas
40. Seattle, Wash.
41. Sacramento, Calif.
42. Miami, Fla.
43. San Diego, Calif.
44. Oakland, Calif.
45. Washington, District of Columbia
46. Chicago, Ill.
47. Portland, Ore.
48. San Francisco, Calif.
49. Los Angeles, Calif.
50. New York, N.Y.

 

Well you're from Deep Ellum.... jk. I agree with you - no way would I consider Dallas "manlier" than Houston having lived in in Houston about 24 years and Dallas about 10-11.