Congratulations to Wisconsin, comprising 12/20 of the list (I'd simplify the fraction, but then people would figure I was making a black joke)

1. Appleton, Wis.
2. Oshkosh, Wis.
3. Green Bay, Wis.
4. Madison, Wis.
5. Fargo
6. La Crosse, Wis.
7. Fond du Lac, Wis.
8. Ames, Iowa
9. Eau Claire, Wis.
10. Mankato, Minn.
11. Wausau, Wis.
12. Sheboygan, Wis.
13. Missoula, Mont.
14. Grand Forks, N.D.
15. Racine, Wis.
16. Janesville, Wis.
17. Milwaukee
18. Lincoln, Neb.
19. Iowa City
20. Corvallis, Ore.

http://www.startribune.com/twelve-of-20-drunkest-american-cities-are-in-wisconsin/380038901/

Stand tall, Minnesotans, because apparently lots of people in Wisconsin can’t.

A new list of the “Drunkest Cities in America” puts a perhaps unwelcome spotlight on Wisconsin, which is home to 12 cities in the top 20, ranked by the highest rates of binge drinking in adults.

The findings were compiled by online financial news outlet 24/7 Wall St.

The group analyzed self-reported data from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a joint program with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Excessive drinking, concentration of bars and alcohol-related driving deaths all were contributing factors in determining America’s drunkest cities — all but two of which are in the Midwest.

Just one Minnesota city — Mankato — appears on the Top 20 list, at number 10. Nearly one-quarter of residents there admitted to excessive drinking.

Wisconsin outdrinks any other state, results showed. Our neighbor to the east boasted seven of the top 10 “Drunkest Cities,” including the top four: Appleton, Oshkosh-Neenah, Green Bay and Madison.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines binge drinking as consuming at least four or more drinks for women and five or more drinks for men during one sitting. Heavy drinking refers to the number of alcoholic beverages consumed per week (15 or more for men and eight or more for women).

On average, 18 percent of adults drink unhealthy amounts of alcohol, according to the study. Wisconsinites consistently imbibe on a grander scale, with more than one-quarter of adults reporting that they binge or drink heavily throughout the week.

Appleton, Wis., topped the national list just six months after winning the statewide honors. Data showed that 26.8 percent of Appleton residents drank excessively and nearly one-third of driving deaths involved alcohol. The city has 4.4 drinking establishments per 10,000 residents, compared to an average of 1.6 bars per 10,000 population across the 381 cities covered by the survey.

Using the same methodology, the study also ranked America’s 20 driest cities — the majority of which fell inside the Bible Belt. Two Alabama metros topped that list, with less than 13 percent of residents consuming excessive amounts of alcohol.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Have you seen the women in Wisconsin? You need lots of alcohol to sleep with them.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Now wait - does Aaron Rodgers not drink? That might explain some things .....

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

There's a top 20 list Nolan Ryan might be able to crack.

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Freedom is our Strength.

With the exception of Milwaukee and possibly Missoula, this should be called "top 20 drunken cowtowns"

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I would have never suspected Corvallis. I would think their drug of choice would be weed.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

How did we ever win that war....

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A few of those towns show up as places where "the smiley face" killer has struck. ie, drunk sconnies falling into rivers and dying is blamed on some mysterious killer and not on being drunk near a river at night.

I think even Joe Philbin's kid went out that way.