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07-01-2008, 01:24 PM
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anchored drifter
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Maricopa, AZ (PHX), formerly Bear Creek, pa (w-b/s)
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Reputation: 259
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Wilkes-Barre, 88th sweatist city....
Grab a towel. Desert city is America's sweatiest - More health news - MSNBC.com
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Do you live in a sweaty city? Check the list.
1. Phoenix, Ariz.
2. Las Vegas, Nev.
3. Tallahassee, Fla.
4. Tucson, Ariz.
5. Memphis, Tenn.
6. Miami, Fla.
7. Houston, Texas
8. Tampa, Fla.
9. Baton Rouge, La.
10. Fort Myers, Fla.
11. Huntsville, Ala.
12. New Orleans, La.
13. Birmingham, Ala.
14. Jacksonville, Fla.
15. West Palm Beach, Fla.
16. Montgomery, Ala.
17. Orlando, Fla.
18. Dallas, Texas
19. Little Rock, Ark.
20. Corpus Christi, Texas
21. El Paso, Texas
22. Waco, Texas
23. Austin, Texas
24. Columbia, S.C.
25. Mobile, Ala.
26. Jackson, Miss.
27. Nashville, Tenn.
28. San Antonio, Texas
29. Honolulu, Hawaii
30. Fresno, Calif.
31. Savannah, Ga.
32. Shreveport, La.
33. Charleston, S.C.
34. Chattanooga, Tenn.
35. Louisville, Ky.
36. Tulsa, Okla.
37. Raleigh, N.C.
38. St. Louis, Mo.
39. Salt Lake City, Utah
40. Kansas City, Mo.
41. Knoxville, Tenn.
42. Oklahoma City, Okla.
43. Atlanta, Ga.
44. Wichita, Kan. (TIE)
Charlotte, N.C. (TIE)
46. Greensboro, N.C.
47. Evansville, Ind.
48. Washington, D.C.
49. Richmond, Va.
50. Norfolk, Va.
51. Albuquerque, N.M.
52. Springfield, Mo.
53. Roanoke, Va.
54. Lexington, Ky.
55. Omaha, Neb.
56. Reno, Nev.
57. Indianapolis, Ind.
58. Baltimore, Md.
59. Cincinnati, Ohio
60. Des Moines, Iowa
61. Charleston, W.Va.
62. Philadelphia, Pa.
63. Springfield, Ill.
64. Harrisburg, Pa.
65. Sacramento, Calif.
66. Cleveland, Ohio
67. Chicago, Ill.
68. New York, N.Y.
69. Dayton, Ohio
70. Asheville, N.C.
71. Los Angeles, Calif.
72. Columbus, Ohio
73. Toledo, Ohio
74. Detroit, Mich.
75. Grand Rapids, Mich.
76. South Bend, Ind.
77. Providence, R.I.
78. Hartford, Conn.
79. Minneapolis, Minn.
80. Boston, Mass.
81. Pittsburgh, Pa.
82. Denver, Colo.
83. Madison, Wis.
84. Milwaukee, Wis.
85. Buffalo, N.Y.
86. Rochester, N.Y.
87. Albany, N.Y.
88. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
89. Colorado Springs, Colo.
90. Flint, Mich.
91. Syracuse, N.Y.
92. San Diego, Calif.
93. Youngstown, Ohio
94. Green Bay, Wis.
95. Burlington, Vt.
96. Spokane, Wash.
97. Portland, Maine
98. Portland, Ore.
99. Seattle, Wash.
100. San Francisco, Calif.
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Scranton didn't make the list, further driving a spike between the groups who argue over which city should be listed first 
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07-01-2008, 01:28 PM
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Not a member
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Scranton
2,882 posts, read 754,394 times
Reputation: 570
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Maybe we bathe more in Scranton....  |
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07-01-2008, 03:19 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Reputation: 779
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07-01-2008, 06:07 PM
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City Boy in The 'Burbs
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"Unexpected Day off From Work!"
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Reston, VA : We're too "progressive" for sidewalks or streetlights.
17,256 posts, read 15,844,605 times
Reputation: 5400
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Originally Posted by FightinPhils
Maybe we bathe more in Scranton.... |
You must have to with all of those skunks lurking around that Mrs. Hubbard was complaining about at the council meetings in 2007. I bet tomato farmers could make a killing in the Electric City.  |
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07-01-2008, 06:21 PM
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Lifelong NJ, Winter in SC...Hometown NEPA
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Native of New Jersey, Now in SC, Home in NEPA
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Maybe because Wilkes Barre area has a BIG lake............?
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07-01-2008, 06:24 PM
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City Boy in The 'Burbs
Status:
"Unexpected Day off From Work!"
(set 5 hours ago)
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Reston, VA : We're too "progressive" for sidewalks or streetlights.
17,256 posts, read 15,844,605 times
Reputation: 5400
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Summering
Maybe because Wilkes Barre area has a BIG lake............?
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...or maybe because everyone in Wilkes-Barre gets nervous and lightheaded when I run by them with my shirt off?  Grrroowwwlll!!! |
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07-01-2008, 10:56 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: wilkes-barre
1,535 posts, read 963,777 times
Reputation: 521
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Wilkes Barre is a very sweaty city... Just smell my armpits!
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07-01-2008, 11:00 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: wilkes-barre
1,535 posts, read 963,777 times
Reputation: 521
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Who says Wilkes-Barre can't compete with the big cities!?! We beat out San Fran., Seattle, San Diego, and Portland. Aw, The SMELL of success. |
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07-02-2008, 03:07 PM
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anchored drifter
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Maricopa, AZ (PHX), formerly Bear Creek, pa (w-b/s)
767 posts, read 614,903 times
Reputation: 259
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Quote:
Originally Posted by W-B proud
Who says Wilkes-Barre can't compete with the big cities!?! We beat out San Fran., Seattle, San Diego, and Portland. Aw, The SMELL of success. |
Your looking at it the wrong way, W-B beat out 87 cities that smell worse than Wilkes-Barre! |
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