Steven Colbert thinks my city is fat.

Proof, a little more than six minutes in.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/102325/the-colbert- report-wed-oct-14-2009

He doesn't even know how to pronounce Wisconsin, let alone know the combined weight of one of its cities.

:)

Your makin us look bad steven.

You're just bitter because you haven't recieved your reacher grabber in the mail yet.  Be patient, you'll be able to wave it around with the rest of us soon!

Stephen Colbert offends me too! He says that Oregon is just California's Canada :'(

"Steven Colbert thinks my city is fat."

But Stephen Colbert thinks your city is phat.

Original Post by azirra:

Stephen Colbert offends me too! He says that Oregon is just California's Canada :'(

Sounds like a compliment to me.  Every state should be so lucky. 

Obviously,  he hasn't been here....got to be the fattest place on Earth.

I was there last December. Nice city but couldn't tell if y'all were fat or not. Everyone was bundled up. Awesome cheeses though.

Um...if you don't think Wisconsin is fat relative to various other parts of the country, you haven't been out much.  Lived in Wisconsin for a couple years myself.  The only fatter place I can think of that I've been in Appalachian Kentucky.

Original Post by dnrothx:

Um...if you don't think Wisconsin is fat relative to various other parts of the country, you haven't been out much.  Lived in Wisconsin for a couple years myself.  The only fatter place I can think of that I've been in Appalachian Kentucky.

I didn't say we aren't a fat state. I'm just sayin that our city probably isn't even in like the top 500 fattest cities.

I would like to see the list of the top 500 fattest cities.

Top Fattest Cities (in the US)

1. Miami, FL
2. Oklahoma City, OK
3. San Antonio, TX
4. Las Vegas, NV
5. New York, NY
6. Houston, TX
7. El Paso, TX
8. Jacksonville, FL
9. Charlotte, NC
10. Louisville-Jefferson, KY
11. Memphis, TN
12. Detroit, MI
13. Chicago, IL
14. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
15. San Jose, CA
16. Tulsa, OK
17. Baltimore, MD
18. Columbus, OH
19. Raleigh, NC
20. Philadelphia, PA
21. L.A.-Long Beach, CA
22. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
23. Indianapolis, IN
24. San Diego, CA
25. Kansas City, MO

source

Unhealthiest MMSAs in the US (from a sample of 143 cities...a notable omission:  Columbus, OH):

1.  Huntington, WV

2.  Charleston, WV

3.  Los Angeles, CA

4.  Hickory, NC

5.  El Paso, TX

6.  Yakima, WA

7.  Las Cruces, NM

8.  Riverside CA

9.  Yuma, AZ

10.  San Antonio, TX

11.  Birmingham, AL

12.  Atlantic City, NJ

13.  Las Vegas, NV

14.  Tulsa, OK

15.  Scottsbluff, NE

16.  Asheville, NC

17.  Farmington, NM

18.  Jackson, MS

19.  Youngstown, OH

20.  Oklahoma City, OK

21.  Augusta, GA

22.  Houston, TX

23.  Tampa, FL

24.  Memphis, TN

25.  New York, NY

Source (Table 2)

Original Post by trhawley:

Top Fattest Cities (in the US)

1. Miami, FL
2. Oklahoma City, OK
3. San Antonio, TX
4. Las Vegas, NV
5. New York, NY
6. Houston, TX
7. El Paso, TX
8. Jacksonville, FL
9. Charlotte, NC
10. Louisville-Jefferson, KY
11. Memphis, TN
12. Detroit, MI
13. Chicago, IL
14. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
15. San Jose, CA
16. Tulsa, OK
17. Baltimore, MD
18. Columbus, OH
19. Raleigh, NC
20. Philadelphia, PA
21. L.A.-Long Beach, CA
22. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
23. Indianapolis, IN
24. San Diego, CA
25. Kansas City, MO

source

 Astrology on Yahoo!? :D

Note that Men's Fitness only ranked the top 50 largest cities in the US.  Some smaller cities might actually be worse off, and I wonder how many Appalachian or Southern "cities" (e.g. Charleston and Huntington, WV) don't make the cut.

I'm kinda surprised about Yakima, Washington, although I'll admit it's the kind of place that you feel like sh** just being there.

Hmmm, three different cities in NC on both lists!  Also seems like CA has pretty good representation.  I'm surprised Alaska doesn't have a "city" on there: it's a long, coooold winter up there witn not much to do besides eat or drink!

I wonder about the sampling in the CDC report, despite the larger number of "cities" used.  A disproportionate number of them appear to be from Hawaii (Honolulu, Kahului, Hilo...)...hm...where would I like to conduct surveys if I was a researcher?

25 healthiest MMSAs per the same report I cited earlier:

Burlington, VT 

Sioux Falls, SD

Minneapolis, MN 

Barre, VT

Lincoln, NE

VA Beach, VA

Colorado Springs, CO 

Akron, OH

Austin, TX

Bethesda, MD

Cambridge, MA 

Hartford, CT 

Des Moines, IA 

Manchester, NH

Denver, CO

Concord, NH 

Lebanon, NH

Rockingham County, NH

Bridgeport, CT (um...what?) 

Kalispell, MT 

Cheyenne, WY

Missoula, MT 

Olympia, WA

Bismarck, ND

Rapid City, SD

Original Post by alaskanmama:

Hmmm, three different cities in NC on both lists!  Also seems like CA has pretty good representation.  I'm surprised Alaska doesn't have a "city" on there: it's a long, coooold winter up there witn not much to do besides eat or drink!

That is because there are no cities in Alaska, just camps.

Original Post by trhawley:

Original Post by alaskanmama:

Hmmm, three different cities in NC on both lists!  Also seems like CA has pretty good representation.  I'm surprised Alaska doesn't have a "city" on there: it's a long, coooold winter up there witn not much to do besides eat or drink!

That is because there are no cities in Alaska, just camps.

 Igloos.