Rhode Island’s pride is showing

Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 12:42 p.m.
 Finally, some good ‘news!’ Plus, Brown slips, the Patriots slide, and more
There was much to-do and flexing of cultural muscles and civic pride as Our Little Towne placed in the top 10 in many prestigious categories in Travel & Leisure magazine’s 2009 survey of “America’s Favorite Cities.”

There was much to-do and flexing of cultural muscles and civic pride as Our Little Towne placed in the top 10 in many prestigious categories in Travel & Leisure magazine’s 2009 survey of “America’s Favorite Cities.”

La Prov scored highly in categories such as the style and intelligence of its residents (how we slipped the latter by them we will never figure out in a million years) and for its everyday institutions such as T.F. Green airport and local theaters. We also particularly liked the fact that Travel & Leisure readers gave high scores to the Capital City’s ethnic food, cafes and coffee bars, and neighborhood taverns, showing that tourists actually got outside the front doors of the Westin Hotel and Biltmore during their visits.

P+J look forward to further high marks from other national publications, such as Grooming mag’s ratings of “Women with Moustaches”; Prancer International’s survey on “Men Who Wear Pappagallos”; the American Speech survey, “People Who Can’t Pronounce the Letter ‘R’ Correctly” (with bonus points for it coming out either “ah” or “vee,” as in “Pahk the caah, Chevyl”); and the highly regarded Global Catchphrase Monthly international poll, which is sure to honor Little Rhody’s best, “Waddya you, an asshole?”

Final note: Vo Dilun has already retired the trophy for best state motto, that being, of course, “Mobsters and Lobsters.”

BROWN DOWN

Speaking of polls, The Times Higher Education Supplement, in conjunction with Quacquarelli Symonds, Ltd., produced their yearly rankings of the best colleges in the world, which saw Brown slip four places to number 31.

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