Tellin Me About A Party Up In MQT...

There are some cities in the US that need not be introduced by their formal names. Abbreviation is of course the way of the yng amrican. We abbreviate everything from MNF to KFC, and of course, HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language.) I thought it would be a keen idea to rank the cities of the US according to their abbreviations and nicknames.

Honorable mention: Brew town (Milwaukee, WI), The AP (Appleton, WI), Rap Town (Rapid River, MI), Sac Town (Sacramento, CA.) Now on to the top 10...

10) C-Bus (Columbus, OH)- I've only ever heard this uttered by my boy, Jim Rome when he talks about the inhabitants of the capital of the great Buckeye state. Concise and to the point.

9) The Lou/STL (St Louis, MO)- Everything about St Louis Seems to be tied to two things: The Arch and the STL logo of the Cardinals. When you hear Nelly rap about "The Lou" or that he's from the "M - I crooked letter - crooked letter - O - U - R - I, no one can do it better, hey!", that's just a touch of rap genius.

8) The D (Detroit, MI) - Where the price of livin's going up... and the chance of living's going down.

7) MQT (Marquette, MI) - "Q107...WMQT." Love that city. Of course it's on the list.

6) Nawlins (New Orleans, LA) - Mardi Gras, Bourbon St., The Superdome, where does all of that go down? In the city whose name has a deservedly southern drawl.

5) ATL/A-Town (Atlanta, GA) - "Peace Up/A-Town Down," says the cell phone commercial. Since the dawn of Ludacris and the advent of Little "YEAAAAAHHH" Jon, Atlanta has put itself on the map as the home of the funkiest cats in hip-hop. Oh, and it also means that the nicknames make it into pop lexicon.

4) KC (Kansas City, MO) - When you hear KC, do you ever think of anything else?

3) Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) - When one part of your name becomes completely unnecessary, you know you are making the list. Can you imagine Vince Vaughn saying "Las Vegas, baby. Las Vegas?" I didn't think so.

The last two everybody should know...but who's number one?

I'm finished,
Nate