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Hysteria
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Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 12:35 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10 737777/

Wow! And number one ... Chicago.
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Jjaba
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Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 12:52 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Chicago doesn't make the list, nor Detroit.
Too many hot dogs walked through the garden.
jjaba.
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Oldredfordette
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Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 12:53 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I knew my diet was doing some good.
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Hysteria
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It is lunchtime, Jjaba.
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Jjaba
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gimme two on one, onions, heavy chili, Vernors, piece-a-da-apple pie at The Lafayette.

Now we are talkin' balanced meal.

jjaba.
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Detroitplanner
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Thank goodness for the Riverwalk and Campus Martius! We're saved!
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Eastside
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Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 1:11 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Did any coney joints close?
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Andyguard73
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Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 1:56 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It doesn't really say if Detroit has gotten that much healthier or if the other cities have gottne fatter.
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Hysteria
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True. LA moved up to 3rd fattest from 21st.
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Ndavies
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Uh, This survey had us at number 1 three years ago. Their survey method is extremely suspect and they keep changing the rules every year.

It seems like they randomly change the rules to pick on different cities every year.
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Genesyxx
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Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 2:21 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

In other random Detroit ranking news: Detroit ranks 3rd in best looking females.

http://www.menshealth.com/cda/ article.do?site=MensHealth&cha nnel=sex&category=hooking.up&c onitem=e00a99edbbbd201099edbbb d2010cfe793cd____
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Dabirch
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Yeah, LA females have nothing on Detroit.

What?

I guess this guy has a fetish for BBW's wearing the winged wheel...
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Gmich99
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Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 2:47 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've never been to a fatter city than Detroit. Even the children in Detroit are fat.
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Rrl
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Gmich99-
Ever been to Milwaukee?
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Rosedaleken
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Or Houston?
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Susanarosa
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quote:

I guess this guy has a fetish for BBW's wearing the winged wheel...




Just remember to bring her a 20 oz of Mountain Dew and a pack of Marlboro Reds.
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Rocket_city
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Detroit has a pretty awesome layout for bike riding. I'm always out taking pictures of the city on my bike. I think more people should try biking in the city. It's a good way to get to know the city better!
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Danindc
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...and Baltimore is the fittest city??? What a great laugh. I was there last week and a guy thought I was nuts because I walked 8 blocks from the train station in beautiful weather.
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Detroitplanner
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the twin cities, now thats the home of the big people!
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Hysteria
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BTW, Indianapolis = culturally starving and morbidly obese.
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Psewick
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All of the skinny hipsters moving into the city brought down the fattness average.
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Jjaba
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I was in Louisville. Mega-people there.
Too much fried chicken, cornbread, and peach cobblers. (but the burgu, oy that roadkill is awesome.)

jjaba, report from the road.
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Lmichigan
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Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 7:25 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Men's Fitness adds and subtracts their already dubious categories. Their rankings are always "infotainment" at best.
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Hysteria
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Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 8:07 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Good word ... 'Infotainment' could also be used to describe the forum sometimes!
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Detroit313
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I have met alot of beautiful women in LA, and more than half are from the mid-west and of those, half were from DETROIT or have close ties to the city. I think the west-side have prettier looking women :-):-):-):-):-)313
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Detroit313
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gmich99.......that was the funniest comment in awhile.313
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Danny
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YAY!!!! #15 is better than #3.
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Ilovedetroit
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Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 12:34 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I guess I was out of town they day the took the survey - thus our increase hahaha
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Gistok
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Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 12:57 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

...after all these are lean times here in the Motor City!!

But seriously, I take all of these rankings with a grain of salt. They certainly aren't scientific!

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