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Old 10-22-2007, 11:42 AM   #1
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Looking for attractive people? Don't go to Philly

I hope this isn't a repeat. Is anyone here from Philadelphia?

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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States.

The city of more than 1.5 million people was also found to be among the least stylish, least active, least friendly and least worldly, according to the "America's Favorite Cities" survey by Travel & Leisure magazine and CNN Headline News.

About 60,000 people responded to the online survey -- at www.travelandleisure.com -- which ranked 25 cities in categories including shopping, food, culture, and cityscape, said Amy Farley, senior editor at the magazine.


For unattractiveness, Philadelphia just beat out Washington DC and Dallas/Fort Worth for the bottom spot. Miami and San Diego are home to the most attractive people, the poll found.


But Farley pointed out the results don't mean people in Philadelphia are ugly or the city is a bad place to visit.


"We were asking people to vote on attractiveness, not unattractiveness. Travel & Leisure editors believe there are a lot of attractive people in Philadelphia," she said.

"The relative attractiveness of its residents is only a minuscule factor in evaluating a city's merit."

Philadelphians' self-esteem has been undermined by national surveys showing they are among the fattest people in the United States. The American Obesity Association ranked the city in the top 10 for overweight people every year between 2000 and 2005.
And sporting pride in a city known for the fierce loyalty of its fans has been hurt by not having had a national champion in any of its four main sports since the 76ers won the National Basketball Association title in 1983.
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Old 10-22-2007, 12:01 PM   #2
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We all moved to the Delaware County suburbs.
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Old 10-22-2007, 12:19 PM   #3
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go to Oklahoma. Pretty people there.

These things are so bogus. My town has been labeled "sweatiest" as well as other things. (rolls eyes)
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Old 10-22-2007, 12:48 PM   #4
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No.....I like going to the Dallas airport because I think the women there are hot. I've always thought that. Too much make-up? I don't care...They are hot. Even the old ones. Am I a lesbian? No. But if I had to live at that airport.....maybe.
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Old 10-22-2007, 03:18 PM   #5
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For unattractiveness, Philadelphia just beat out Washington DC and Dallas/Fort Worth for the bottom spot. Miami and San Diego are home to the most attractive people, the poll found.
Umm....attractive by whose measure?
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Old 10-22-2007, 03:20 PM   #6
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Exactly! I think I'd be more likely to find my kind of attractive man in the home of cheesesteaks than on Muscle Beach.
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Old 10-22-2007, 03:33 PM   #7
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And I tend to go for fairly 'quirky' looks. The perfect looking shiny people on tv do very little for me.
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Old 10-22-2007, 03:57 PM   #8
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My Chicago, we are home to the fattest people in the US!
Or at least in 2003 we were, I believe we still are, not sure. Houston is always trying to order deep dish pizza from us...
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Old 10-22-2007, 04:06 PM   #9
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Houston was the fattest for 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2005. It was in fact just last year that Chicago leapt forward from 5th place to 1st (and Houston dropped all the way to 5th.) Personally, though, I'm betting that's just because of the massive influx of starved New Orleans refugees pulling the averages down.
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Old 10-22-2007, 04:12 PM   #10
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A pizza with legs, you must look silly!
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Old 10-22-2007, 06:28 PM   #11
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I live in Philadelphia...and before moving here, I resided in DC.

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Old 10-22-2007, 06:28 PM   #12
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Hey Specs, you're making me laugh. Welcome to the Cellar!
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Old 10-22-2007, 10:38 PM   #13
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Hey Specs, you're making me laugh. Welcome to the Cellar!

MY NAME IS SPECTACLE!
Not Specs!

I wish not to be compared to a grain of sand, or a condensing water droplet, or dust being wiped from...Spectacles!

Thanks for greeting though, I am here to read, see, learn, and comment
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Old 10-22-2007, 06:34 PM   #14
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Until I moved to the Southwest...........it was fine. These poor people.....

I'll be ok until they get to 'a tar-in' and a featherin'.
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Old 10-23-2007, 08:12 AM   #15
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Oi....Glasses *grins* welcome to the Cellar!
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