# Do you live in a "Manly" city? I do!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-a-manly-city-i-do/488423>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 5, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-a-manly-city-i-do/488423 "2009-03-05T19:33:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-a-manly-city-i-do/488423/41 "2009-03-07T00:50:16Z")

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> [@MeanOldLady](#):
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> I also find it funny that their definition of manly seems to include NASCAR enthusiasm, monster truck rallies, and Cheetos consumption. They could just as easily rename this “50 Douchebaggiest Cities.”

That’s not just _their_ definition. Manliness for a lot of people these days (women as well as men) is masculinity unfettered by maturity, which pretty much does equate to douchebaggery.

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-a-manly-city-i-do/488423/42 "2009-03-07T00:57:54Z")

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> [@An\_Arky](#):
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> Is there going to be a ranking of “womanly cities”?

Helena, Montana? Elizabeth, New Jersey? Marceline, Missouri? Susanville, California?

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**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-a-manly-city-i-do/488423/43 "2009-03-07T09:50:29Z")

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> [@MeanOldLady](#):
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> Heh. Plus Santa Barbara is as Los Angeles as Utica, NY is Manhattan.

OK, I live in Santa Barbara, but I grew up in L.A. I love Cheetos and am going to start consuming a lot more after my doctor’s appointment in one month’s time. One thing about Santa Barbara is that we’ve had at least two cougar attacks within recent memory. Now, this is not within the city limits, but it is south of the Gaviota pass, which I will count.

OK, someone killed the last grizzly bear around here in the 1800’s, so hardly anyone ever dies of bear attacks. I also remember that some doofus died because he sat on the edge of a tiger cage at the San Francisco Zoo. I’m going to convince someone to be chowed down by the capabara here.

And I will also vote for Sydney as having a Manley beach. There are tons of dangerous animals in Australia. Plus, there are tons of hot woman who seem wander about there despite the name of the beach

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**Author:** ![ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryan)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-live-in-a-manly-city-i-do/488423/44 "2009-03-07T13:16:48Z")

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I live at the very bottom of the list, but believe me, _Douchebaggery_ has nothing to do with _Manly-ness_.

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