# Oh ya. You betcha we shore know how ta party. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 4, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380 "2003-11-04T17:27:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/1 "2003-11-04T17:27:45Z")
[http://www.click10.com/news/2608638/detail.html](http://www.click10.com/news/2608638/detail.html) I hereby nominate Minneapolis for the next International Dope-o-rama. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/2 "2003-11-04T18:13:31Z")
I’m having too much fun to give this a proper response. ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/3 "2003-11-04T18:21:09Z")
I knew I shouldn’t have left! ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/4 "2003-11-04T18:22:00Z")
**New Orleans** was _ **50th ?!??** _ ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/5 "2003-11-04T18:22:09Z")
w00t! ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/6 "2003-11-04T18:56:45Z")
Bah, like Mardi Gras can compare with ice fishing. _ICE FISHING_, I tell you! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/7 "2003-11-04T19:39:28Z")
We’re number 32? Damn. Wait… hey, we beat Cleveland! ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/8 "2003-11-04T20:08:49Z")
Orange County CA is #2? Oh, wait. Disneyland. I guess you can’t hold that much of a candle to the Happiest Friggin’ Place on Earth. Except apparently if you’ve got ice fishing! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/9 "2003-11-04T21:09:14Z")
Wow, we’re 22 and New Orleans is 50. Either the Mummers or scrapple, hard to say which. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/10 "2003-11-04T21:42:08Z")
Dammit, I’m pissed-Pittsburgh didn’t even make the list! Humph! ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/11 "2003-11-04T21:53:04Z")
Wait a second. Minneapolis? What about Saint Paul? What is Saint Paul? Chopped liver? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/12 "2003-11-04T22:10:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > \*\*We’re number 32? Damn. > > Wait… hey, we beat Cleveland! \*\* But we’re Number One for fattest. Word up. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ya-you-betcha-we-shore-know-how-ta-party/211380/13 "2003-11-04T22:34:49Z")
Obviously a study based on statistics is only as good as its statistics. Remember, kiddies, there’s Truth, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics. As an explanation for Minneapolis’ high ranking, the article notes “With 10,000 lakes, it also has more coastline than California, Florida and Hawaii combined.” No mention on the quality of those coastlines, how many people use them for how much of the year … Which, I guess is the source of **lno** ’s hilarious comment above … 10,000 frozen lakes vs Hawaii’s beaches. Yea, I’m guessing frozen lakes are more fun 😉