The coolmeter registers over 40 Mega-Fonzies
I have a theory. I started this rant on carissa's blog and then decided to expand it to my own. I said something to the effect that Las Vegas is the only city worth anything in Nevada. I said that in the state of Nevada there is Las Vegas, then there is the other land worthy only of H-Bomb testing. I have a feeling that every state has a certain amount of sweet. That bit of sweet is spread around at the discretion of that state. California for example I think has the most amount of cool to spread around. In cities like LA, San Diego, San Francisco, in Cali the sweetness is spread very well. Nevada has the worst spread. They spent all of their cool points on Vegas, and then they only had a little left for the Hoover dam and then they were screwed. So they got stuck with cities like Laughlin and Reno.
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I agree completely, although I think Reno got a couple points. The rest of the state is comparable to the worst parts of Tucson though.
i see what you are saying, but you have to realize that laughlin does have some good points. imo, they are as follows:
1. lake mohave. great lake with REALLY clear water. i could see down to the bottom in about 10 feet of water.
2. low stakes. $1 craps and $2 black jack on a weekend night. AWESOME!
3. river taxis. these things are great. for $3 they take you to any casino along the river. the drivers are pretty talented too.
4. when ordering beer in a bar, there is a high probability that it will be served to you in a can. how awesome is that? (and i'm talking awesome in a white-trash sort of way.)
you can't expect ANY place to be like vegas. therefore, i say that it isn't fair to compare reno or laughlin to vegas. it is a completely different sort of sweetness.
Colorado: 100% Cool* **
*except for Lamar, La Junta, most of the southeast corner, the entire Colorado-Kansas border, and that one town in the prairie that always gets hit by tornadoes
**offer not valid in California
Zach, not a fan of the Cali? tsk tsk
OK, my list of states on the cool meter:
CA - where I live, so it must be cool. LOL
NY - only because NYC is the coolest city. All other parts of NY are blah, but NYC more than makes up.
IL - only because of Chicago. The rest should be fire bombed.
MA - Boston and a lot of other cool cities. Plus, they are for gay marriage. And don't forget those beautiful changing leaves.
WA - Seattle is a great city, and most of WA is beautiful.
OK, now here's my list of states that have no redeeming qualities.
MS - why would anyone even visit Mississippi? name one good thing about it. lowest literacy rate doesn't count.
AR - Arkansas is another shit hole. See Mississippi.
NE - is there anything in Nebraska?
OK - Texas without the brains and charm.
WV - Inbred Appalachian mountain people. Enough said.
Definitely agree. Will definitely share philosophy with philosophical-type friends. And then laugh because a guy thought it up.
Actually, Karen, I'm a big fan of California, which is why my 100% Colorado cool offer is not valid there. I just wish California had a motto like "Oklahoma is O.K!" It must be a sad state of affairs in Oklahoma if the best thing the state has going for it is a only a semi-clever slogan.
Also, West Virginia?? WTF?
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