America's Happiest and Most Depressed Cities

Originally posted by DZGirl
How is Fresno, CA the #7 happiest city?!? hmmm I am pretty surprised by that one.

The critics obviously never went during WAC Tournament or when Hawai`i or Boise State rolls into town!

Originally posted by DZGirl
sooo true! You know you want to come back to Fresno and be harrassed by our fans again, OTW! You know the funny thing is my parents just bought a house in Boise.. can we say rivals? I told my dad he can't wear any Boise State stuff around here (not that he would, but still!)

Oh my...what were your parents thinking???

In the 80s, when BYU, SDSU, Wyoming, and the AFA were still in the WAC, you should have seen the drama at the dinner table when my cousin announced that he was going to BYU-Provo. The shit hitteth the fan. He's still ostracized from the family.

Funny how our schools and our conference may be small in comparison to those other ones, but the rivalries still run strong regardless!

[DolphinChicaDDD]

Originally posted by RUgreek
Jersey City is a great place, perfect place to live right outside of NYC. Can't argue with that observation in this survey...

Yeah, its great...depending on the area you are in. But walk a few blocks in the wrong direction...

I'm actually VERY surprised that JC is near the top of the list. I how many people from the various areas of Jersey City responded to the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. That and if sucide rates are based on where the hosptial is located. Most of the time whenever someone attempts suicide in the area, they are taken right to St. Mary's in Hoboken, so if they based results from the Jersey City Hospitals.

[PhiPsiRuss]

What a ridiculous study. The cities with the highest suicide rates aren't on the depressed side. What's up with that?

[lifesaver]

Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
The 20 Happiest Cities

1. Laredo, TX: A+

uh, yeah, ok. They forgot the fat and dumb part tho.

Seriously, did they visit there? About 3 people in the town can actually read, everybody is ghastly overweight, theres all kinds of crap in the river so babies keep being born without brains and there is a drug cartel war across the river that caused the US State department to issue a travel warning, 5 journalists who wrote about it ended up murdered and 34 Americans have dissapeared from there over the last year (stories have ran in the NY Time, Wash Post, etc). See website for missing here and its always about 120 degrees there because its in the desert. Everyone I know from there ABSOLUTELY HATED IT.

[sigtau305]

Cleveland is number 10? time for me to move, man

[Tom Earp]

Does anyone have a Big Ceramic Vat that WTF Letters are painted on?

Wonder what this Moron got from the Fed. Grant dupes to paint this friggen picture?

Remindes me of the TSETSE Fly mating Mi.

alpahgam_alum lives in the ghetto of KC Metro area, I did, but is in sweeping changes.

Wow, I was beside My self in reading this in the paper this morning. What Friggen Ijoits.

Damn it, I am a Happy Person and dont forget it!

lifesaver, Bro. They do sucidual reviews or some kind of Crap! Govt. Sponsered investigateive reports.!

[Private I]

Wow I always have a great time visiting the St. Pete/Tampa area! I was trying to think of what would make people sad about living there, besides all the hurricanes running through recently...a lot of my immigrant friends move there when first coming to the States, so perhaps its the stress of that...?

[AznSAE]

what happend to the two mickey mouse towns? it is suppose to be one of the happiest places on earth.

[valkyrie]

Denver is crying today. Perhaps I should send him to a good psychotherapist.

[tunatartare]

There must be something really wrong with me. I live in the #11 most depressed city and I just don't wanna leave.

[cashmoney]

Originally posted by honeychile
That survey goes by number of anti-depressants sold

Everyone knows Florida is full of drug addicts.....everytime i turn around someone I know is on some kind of pill.

[cashmoney]

Originally posted by Private I
Wow I always have a great time visiting the St. Pete/Tampa area! I was trying to think of what would make people sad about living there, besides all the hurricanes running through recently...a lot of my immigrant friends move there when first coming to the States, so perhaps its the stress of that...?

Its all the Spanish people in Tampa.....trust me. Its like Miami.

[sweetheart591]

Baton Rouge is a pretty okay place. I go to LSU, and I have no problem saying I never want to leave. Sure its not big an doesn't have a lot of the shopping and things to do, but people are nice, fun, and very helpful. Who wouldn't be happy with such good food, and New Orleans an hour away?

[winnieb]

Originally posted by Tom Earp

alpahgam_alum lives in the ghetto of KC Metro area, I did, but is in sweeping changes.

WTF????????????? Why am I just now seeing this?

I don't live in the ghetto-- I happen to work in a not good area of town, not techically ghetto but commonly referred to it as the ghetto---run down, deserted, police helicopters frequently flying over-- but that is the office neighborhood-- NOT MY HOME!!!!!!!! I live in the suburbs--- use to be rural but is now full of very nice homes---no where near ghetto----- Tom, your area is more ghetto than my little town would ever be!!!