# Shocking News!!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 23, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982 "2007-08-23T10:32:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/1 "2007-08-23T10:32:01Z")
Pittsburgh is one of the worst places to live for single people. Wow who would have thought? [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07235/811583-100.stm](http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07235/811583-100.stm) > Pittsburgh near bottom of best cities for singles > Thursday, August 23, 2007 > By Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette > The annual [Forbes.com](http://Forbes.com) rankings of best cities for singles is out, and Pittsburgh ranks 35th out of 40, down from its 32nd placement last year. > > The No. 1 spot to be young and unattached is San Francisco, followed by New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Chicago. The worst place for the lonely hearts – a spot Pittsburgh occupied from 2002 to 2004 – is Providence, R.I. > > [Forbes.com](http://Forbes.com) arrives at these admittedly subjective placements by measuring the 40 largest U.S. metropolitan areas according to calculations of culture (the number of museums, pro sports teams, live theater and concert venues per capita, as well as the university population), nightlife (number of bars, restaurants and nightclubs per capita), job growth (projections for the next five years), the cost of living alone (the sum of the average apartment rent, a Pizza Hut pizza, a six-pack of Heineken and a movie ticket), online dating (number of profiles on Yahoo! Personals), the number of other singles (people never married over 15) and “coolness” (derived from a nationwide poll of adults by market research firm Harris Interactive). > > In the Pittsburgh area, the percentage of people never married is 29 percent. > > Pittsburgh’s best performance is in culture and coolness, where it places 22nd and 24th respectively. Its worst area remains projected job growth (as determined by Moody’s [economy.com](http://economy.com) and Woods & Poole Economics), where Pittsburgh is 36th out of 40. [Forbes.com](http://Forbes.com) also cites prior stories ranking Pittsburgh as America’s eighth drunkest city and the 21st best city for young professionals - but neither measure was part of the best-cities-for-singles methodology. > > In a new feature this year, [Forbes.com](http://Forbes.com) handpicks the most eligible bachelor and bachelorette in each city, admitting the selections were “a bit subjective and somewhat eclectic” and based on nominations from locals. [Forbes.com](http://Forbes.com) “held a newsroom poll to determine the winners.” The winners here are 25-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger ("a regular at charity events around town’) and Michele Fabrizi, the 54-year-old chief executive officer of advertising firm Marc USA “known for her fabulous fashion sense.” To determine eligibility, [Forbes.com](http://Forbes.com) “merely confirmed that our selections were not married. We did not check to see if they had a ‘serious’ boyfriend or girlfriend.” ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/2 "2007-08-23T10:33:57Z")
Since his last thread, I’m sure Cutty will chime in on this. ---
**Author:** ![tom\_vito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tom_vito/32/6000_2.png) [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/3 "2007-08-23T10:58:14Z")
Then move. ---
**Author:** ![jph102900](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jph102900/32/6049_2.png) [@jph102900](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jph102900)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/4 "2007-08-23T11:00:30Z")
Yeah this has been beat to death in multiple threads:bash: :bash: :bash: ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/5 "2007-08-23T11:05:37Z")
> [@Better water your lawn....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/better-water-your-lawn/32105/4): > > Then move. I wont have to worry about it come Sept 29th…I will be a married man ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/6 "2007-08-23T11:14:22Z")
> [@Better water your lawn....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/better-water-your-lawn/32105/8): > > I wont have to worry about it come Sept 29th…I will be a married man you shouldn’t have to worry about it now since you’re engaged an all. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/7 "2007-08-23T12:05:06Z")
> [@Rocky's Pizza Review - WINGS OMG!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rockys-pizza-review-wings-omg/32024/48): > > you shouldn’t have to worry about it now since you’re engaged an all. 😃 Hell I havent had to worry about it since 1999 ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/8 "2007-08-23T12:06:02Z")
chime ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/9 "2007-08-23T12:10:25Z")
That’s shocking. ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/10 "2007-08-23T12:13:21Z")
ben roethlisburger is the most eligible bachlor? everyone pretty much knows he’s a pig… i would say sidney , he hasn’t had his face smashed in yet. ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/11 "2007-08-23T12:17:03Z")
> [@Good machine shops?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-machine-shops/31995/19): > > ben roethlisburger is the most eligible bachlor? everyone pretty much knows he’s a pig… i would say sidney , he hasn’t had his face smashed in **yet.** ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/12 "2007-08-23T12:21:54Z")
Crosby\>Roethlisturdburglar (as in coolness/athlete/non douchebag) ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/13 "2007-08-23T12:22:08Z")
[QUOTE=Zack01GC;604925][/QUOTE]how many times mario have his face smashed… and he didnt even wear a half shield. ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/14 "2007-08-23T12:30:08Z")
> [@lol. is this a deal breaker?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-is-this-a-deal-breaker/32093/42): > > Crosby\>Roethlisturdburglar (as in coolness/athlete/non douchebag) or simply put… crosby has class and ben dont… then again crosby lives with mario so you’d expect him to act that way. one thing i noticed is that bill cowher steelers either act like douches, are crybabies or criminals… guys that noll coached rarely acted like that. ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/15 "2007-08-23T12:32:25Z")
> [@So do you hate...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-do-you-hate/32104/12): > > or simply put… crosby has class and ben dont… then again crosby lives with mario so you’d expect him to act that way. > > one thing i noticed is that bill cowher steelers either act like douches, are crybabies or criminals… guys that noll coached rarely acted like that. The 2nd statement I can somewhat see…but I think today’s NFL has a lot more idiots in it…or maybe they hid it better back in the day??? ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/16 "2007-08-23T12:41:09Z")
> [@Sneaker Geeks](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sneaker-geeks/32103/11): > > The 2nd statement I can somewhat see…but I think today’s NFL has a lot more idiots in it…or maybe they hid it better back in the day??? ya you can chalk that up to society in general. its just seems with in the last few years… bettis is basically whinning, ben is a douche, heinz crys about about everything figuratively and literally, fanaca is a big pouting pussy, the LB’s when porter was here were headcase primadonas, there was only like a handful of guys that seemed ok, Troy, deshea, haggins, batch and willie (when you could understand him) ---
**Author:** ![AeroKing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aeroking/32/6011_2.png) [@AeroKing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AeroKing)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/17 "2007-08-23T13:17:26Z")
> [@Sneaker Geeks](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sneaker-geeks/32103/11): > > but I think today’s NFL has a lot more idiots in it… NASCAR FTW! ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/18 "2007-08-23T13:22:50Z")
> [@Better water your lawn....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/better-water-your-lawn/32105/21): > > NASCAR FTW! NHL FTW ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/19 "2007-08-23T14:48:50Z")
Its only difficult if you make meeting girls hard :stick: breaking news This just in… KFC sells chicken :eek: ---
**Author:** ![tom\_vito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tom_vito/32/6000_2.png) [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982/20 "2007-08-23T15:03:29Z")
> [@Better water your lawn....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/better-water-your-lawn/32105/21): > > NASCAR FTW! X2 And the guys that knoll choached wern’t making mutli-millions per year. Money can turn any of us into douche bags… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shocking-news/191982.md?page=2)