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  • August 12, 2011 5:09 am
     RANKING THE US STATE CAPITALS, WORST TO BEST With Capsule Reviews 50. Albany - Wake up, it’s time to die. 49. Harrisburg - Half price Asbestos Sundaes  48. Hartford - Insurance capital of the world! 47. Springfield - Training ground of American convicts 46. Trenton - Stop by on your way to the Vince Lombardi Rest Area 45. Carson City - Mad Max disguised as a state capital. 44. Charleston - Considers being the largest city in West Virginia a source of pride. 43. Sacramento - Why are we spending money on a levee to keep this above water? 42.  Des Moines - Call me when you learn how to pronounce your own name. 41. Lansing - You make me feel like Lansing!…And now I want to go home. 40. Indianapolis - We like the cars that go boom.  But not that much. 39. Dover - Wikipedia sums it up: “Dover was most famously the home of Ceasar Rodney.”   38. Tallahassee -  Meet you at the third sinkhole on the right. 37. Concord - You guys shoulda seen this place 120 years ago! 36. Phoenix - No sci-fi writer could have invented this.   35. Topeka - Topeka means “To dig good potatoes.”  And they do. 34. Cheyenne - Don’t believe the hype. 33. Baton Rouge - The blight of New Orleans with the charm of Cheyenne. 32. Augusta - What a city looks like when it closes its gene pool for two centuries. 31. Jefferson City - I know right? 30. Boston - Come for the grating accents, stay for the drunk college kids.  29. Pierre - Beware Pierre. 28. Oklahoma City - Where asphalt goes to die. 27. Montgomery - I have some notes… 26. Denver - Rocky Mountain Die. 25. Bismarck - The apocalypse will never find you here. 24. Montpelier - Better than Concord. 23. Richmond - Just kinda there. 22. Frankfort - Kentucky cuisine =  America’s most overlooked. 21. Lincoln - Good sanctuary for acrophobics. 20. Columbus -  Experimental fast foods tested here.  McRibs all year round. 19. Boise - Don’t F-U-C-K with B-O-I-S-E. 18. Jackson. “Go on down to Jackson, Go on down to wreck your health” 17. Salem. Portland’s Portland. 16. St. Paul. Tote bag o-rama.  15. Helena. Big Goddamn sky.  14. Juneau. You dunno Juneau. 13. Olympia  - Coffee, rain and wasn’t the setting of The Killing. 12. Madison - Nice lake. Annoying people. 11. Raleigh - BBQ adjacent 10. Salt Lake City - Who woulda thought?  But it is. 9. Columbia - Knows how to look like a State Capital. 8. Annapolis - Anchors Aweigh! 7. Providence - Went to a lovely wedding there.  Too bad you weren’t invited. 6. Little Rock - Eat your weight in porterhouse. 5. Atlanta - A real city with nature right in the middle of it. 4. Santa Fe -  Ancient evenings. 3. Honolulu - Aloha Mr Hand. 2. Austin -  How to be a cool fun city without being a complete a-hole about it. 1. Nashville - It had to be you.

    RANKING THE US STATE CAPITALS, WORST TO BEST

    With Capsule Reviews

    50. Albany - Wake up, it’s time to die.

    49. Harrisburg - Half price Asbestos Sundaes 

    48. Hartford - Insurance capital of the world!

    47. Springfield - Training ground of American convicts

    46. Trenton - Stop by on your way to the Vince Lombardi Rest Area

    45. Carson City - Mad Max disguised as a state capital.

    44. Charleston - Considers being the largest city in West Virginia a source of pride.

    43. Sacramento - Why are we spending money on a levee to keep this above water?

    42.  Des Moines - Call me when you learn how to pronounce your own name.

    41. Lansing - You make me feel like Lansing!…And now I want to go home.

    40. Indianapolis - We like the cars that go boom.  But not that much.

    39. Dover - Wikipedia sums it up: “Dover was most famously the home of Ceasar Rodney.”  

    38. Tallahassee -  Meet you at the third sinkhole on the right.

    37. Concord - You guys shoulda seen this place 120 years ago!

    36. Phoenix - No sci-fi writer could have invented this.  

    35. Topeka - Topeka means “To dig good potatoes.”  And they do.

    34. Cheyenne - Don’t believe the hype.

    33. Baton Rouge - The blight of New Orleans with the charm of Cheyenne.

    32. Augusta - What a city looks like when it closes its gene pool for two centuries.

    31. Jefferson City - I know right?

    30. Boston - Come for the grating accents, stay for the drunk college kids. 

    29. Pierre - Beware Pierre.

    28. Oklahoma City - Where asphalt goes to die.

    27. Montgomery - I have some notes…

    26. Denver - Rocky Mountain Die.

    25. Bismarck - The apocalypse will never find you here.

    24. Montpelier - Better than Concord.

    23. Richmond - Just kinda there.

    22. Frankfort - Kentucky cuisine =  America’s most overlooked.

    21. Lincoln - Good sanctuary for acrophobics.

    20. Columbus -  Experimental fast foods tested here.  McRibs all year round.

    19. Boise - Don’t F-U-C-K with B-O-I-S-E.

    18. Jackson. “Go on down to Jackson, Go on down to wreck your health”

    17. Salem. Portland’s Portland.

    16. St. Paul. Tote bag o-rama. 

    15. Helena. Big Goddamn sky. 

    14. Juneau. You dunno Juneau.

    13. Olympia  - Coffee, rain and wasn’t the setting of The Killing.

    12. Madison - Nice lake. Annoying people.

    11. Raleigh - BBQ adjacent

    10. Salt Lake City - Who woulda thought?  But it is.

    9. Columbia - Knows how to look like a State Capital.

    8. Annapolis - Anchors Aweigh!

    7. Providence - Went to a lovely wedding there.  Too bad you weren’t invited.

    6. Little Rock - Eat your weight in porterhouse.

    5. Atlanta - A real city with nature right in the middle of it.

    4. Santa Fe -  Ancient evenings.

    3. Honolulu - Aloha Mr Hand.

    2. Austin -  How to be a cool fun city without being a complete a-hole about it.

    1. Nashville - It had to be you.

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