Milwaukee is named 'Drunkest City'

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MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee has been ranked by Forbes.com as "America's Drunkest City" on a list of 35 major metropolitan areas ranked for their drinking habits.

Forbes said Tuesday it used numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to rank cities in five areas: state laws, number of drinkers, number of heavy drinkers, number of binge drinkers and alcoholism.

Minneapolis-St. Paul was ranked second overall; followed by Columbus, Ohio; Boston; Austin, Texas; Chicago; Cleveland; Pittsburgh and then Philadelphia and Providence, R.I., in a tie for ninth.

Rick DeMeyer, 28, said Wednesday as he was celebrating his birthday at G-Daddy's BBC he could understand Milwaukee's ranking.

"I have had people stay with me from London and Chicago, and they can't get over how much we drink," he said. "I guess we do."

But officials at Visit Milwaukee, the area's convention and visitors bureau, contend that the city has come a long way in ridding itself of its beer-guzzling image.

Milwaukeeans have plenty of other ways to entertain themselves without drinking alcohol, said Dave Fantle, a spokesman for the group. He noted a new convention center and baseball park had been built and the Milwaukee Art Museum expanded in recent years.

"We've gone from Brew City to new city," he said.

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Edited August 25, 2006 by charlesandnessa

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at least that's our excuse in philly...

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Yup my proud city is #15 ..

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Wow! We're #2... rahma I see you reading this

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yeah but we (kc) wins out in alcoholics

Edited August 25, 2006 by charlesandnessa

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Wonder why provo isn't on there ..

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yeah but we (kc) wins out in alcoholics

Yes well after a rousing day of walking around Kansas City's one interesting street, which took an hour, getting freaked out by the sprawling inescapable mall that is the Plaza, and getting followed in my car by 2 drunk old men who found me in a gas station where I asked for directions... hmmmm I have no idea why you'd have so many alcoholics.

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Schlemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated!

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Doing it our way!!!! On your marks get set lets go now... .. .. wow .. man I feel dumb.

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yeah but we (kc) wins out in alcoholics

Yes well after a rousing day of walking around Kansas City's one interesting street, which took an hour, getting freaked out by the sprawling inescapable mall that is the Plaza, and getting followed in my car by 2 drunk old men who found me in a gas station where I asked for directions... hmmmm I have no idea why you'd have so many alcoholics.

hmmm two drunk old men following you. some old guy on a plane trying to pick you up. i see a pattern here....

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yeah but we (kc) wins out in alcoholics

Yes well after a rousing day of walking around Kansas City's one interesting street, which took an hour, getting freaked out by the sprawling inescapable mall that is the Plaza, and getting followed in my car by 2 drunk old men who found me in a gas station where I asked for directions... hmmmm I have no idea why you'd have so many alcoholics.

hmmm two drunk old men following you. some old guy on a plane trying to pick you up. i see a pattern here....

Oh #######! Maybe I look especially good with beer goggles.

You know, I've never seen so many unemployed middle-aged drunk men at one gas station. The gas station was being used more as a liquor store than a gas station. Is that normal!?

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yeah but we (kc) wins out in alcoholics

Yes well after a rousing day of walking around Kansas City's one interesting street, which took an hour, getting freaked out by the sprawling inescapable mall that is the Plaza, and getting followed in my car by 2 drunk old men who found me in a gas station where I asked for directions... hmmmm I have no idea why you'd have so many alcoholics.

hmmm two drunk old men following you. some old guy on a plane trying to pick you up. i see a pattern here....

Oh #######! Maybe I look especially good with beer goggles.

You know, I've never seen so many unemployed middle-aged drunk men at one gas station. The gas station was being used more as a liquor store than a gas station. Is that normal!?

no clue, i don't go to kc very much, nor to gas stations that double as liquor stores

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yeah but we (kc) wins out in alcoholics

Yes well after a rousing day of walking around Kansas City's one interesting street, which took an hour, getting freaked out by the sprawling inescapable mall that is the Plaza, and getting followed in my car by 2 drunk old men who found me in a gas station where I asked for directions... hmmmm I have no idea why you'd have so many alcoholics.

hmmm two drunk old men following you. some old guy on a plane trying to pick you up. i see a pattern here....

Oh #######! Maybe I look especially good with beer goggles.

You know, I've never seen so many unemployed middle-aged drunk men at one gas station. The gas station was being used more as a liquor store than a gas station. Is that normal!?

no clue, i don't go to kc very much, nor to gas stations that double as liquor stores

Well then, I suppose that reflects positively on your character.

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Well then, I suppose that reflects positively on your character.

well we can't have any of that now can we?