I found another one: we're #5 for lofts.

[Posted by Brian Marston on Tue., May 23, 2006 at 4:15 PM]

#3 for "poop".

[Posted by Chris on Tue., May 23, 2006 at 5:17 PM]

#1 for "riverfront" and "help", #2 for "catholic", #4 for "abuse", and #5 for "independence" and "police brutality".

[Posted by Chris on Tue., May 23, 2006 at 5:23 PM]

I thought i was the only idiot to search for "poop" until i read the comments section. No wonder we're number three. Too bad we weren't number 2....

[Posted by Dan on Tue., May 23, 2006 at 8:15 PM]

"Vanilla Ice": #1, Nelly: #1, "James Taylor": #6

Christmas: #1, Halloween: #4, "Arbor Day": #5

"Cabbage Patch Kids": #2, "G.I. Joe": #4, Legos: #8

"Garden Hose": #1, "Panty Hose": #2

"back taxes": #2, "Crack whore": #5, "Mr. T": #7

Lipo: #5, "Big butts": #6, "Quit Smoking": #8

Catholic: #2, Scientology: #5, Jewish: #8

Poker: #2, Pimpin: #6, Piano: #9

[Posted by Doug Garrett on Tue., May 23, 2006 at 11:02 PM]

#1 Chuck Berry
#3 Pee Pants

[Posted by jerry on Wed., May 24, 2006 at 1:47 AM]

#1, "Sammy Hagar" (St. Louis really does love Sammy.)
#4, lawn
#6, alderman
#9, historic

Somehow this all means something.

[Posted by Brian Marston on Wed., May 24, 2006 at 2:44 AM]

Other #1's:

arch
bud
cardinals
city museum
fox
slay
"St. Stanislaus"

Other interesting ranks:

#2 for toasted
#3 for pulitzer and #3 for zoo
#4 for forest
#5 for custard

[Posted by publiceye on Wed., May 24, 2006 at 8:25 AM]

let us not forget our own navel-gazing...

we're second for
"St. Louis"....
but behind Maryland Heights on that one! (maybe Countians are looking for directions?)

And they'd hate to admit it, but Chicago's even snuck into the top ten on that list.

Also, #1 for "Free Candy"

[Posted by amanda on Wed., May 24, 2006 at 8:57 AM]

"White Castle": #1, "Steak n Shake": #2, Hospital: #6

Stadium: #1, Demolition: #2, Scalping: #5

"Social Work": #6, "Medical School": #8, University: #10

"Red neck": #3, Suburban: #8, Wedding: #8

[Posted by Doug Garrett on Wed., May 24, 2006 at 10:13 AM]

#1: Mark Twain, show me, panties, baseball, apathetic, Christmas

#2: World's Fair, desegregation, poker, Wal-mart, soccer practice, Lindsey

#3: scrapbook, evangelical, unjust, steroids, candles, McDonald's

#4: abuse, Harry Truman, christian, famous, Bill O'Reilly, Jesus Christ, Halloween

#5: Missouri River, clergy, monster truck, yearbook, crafts, highway, apocolypse

#6: Mississippi River, weed, World Series, attendance, standardized, cups

#7: freshman, ridiculous, abortion, political action, obsessed

#8: closet, church, death, Barry Bonds, character education, celebrity, Asperger's, Rush Limbaugh, mustang, video games

#9: money

#10: rich, murder, homicide, trash, autograph, butthole

(I subbed in high school today. We had some free time, so this was a fun activity to do together. #1: panties was the overwhelming favorite!)

[Posted by tystl on Wed., May 24, 2006 at 3:47 PM]

#1 for:

"SLU" and "St Louis University"
"WashU" (but only #6 for "Washington University" after Seattle and its burbs)
"Anheuser-Busch"
"Candy Kitchen"

#2 for:

"UMSL" (after St. Peters!)
"Webster" (after Rochester, New York)
"Mallinckrodt" (after Olathe, Kansas)
"Monsanto" (after Lisbon, Portugal)

[Posted by Joe Frank on Thu., May 25, 2006 at 10:46 AM]

#1 for Rams, Old Cathedral, New Cathedral, Magic House, Exorcism, Dred Scott, Old Courthouse, NLCS, Michaal McDodnald, Roseanne and John Goodman;

#2 for Science Center;

#3 for St. Charles;

#4 for World Series, Lincoln, and Ulysses Grant;

#5 for Abe Lincoln;

#7 for Super Bowl and New Cathedral;

#8 for Landing, Route 66, Old West and Haunted House; and,

Biggest surprise to not make the top ten? Hoosier

[Posted by rick on Thu., May 25, 2006 at 9:35 PM]

A few more...

#2 for "boy scouts"

#3 for "rock road" and "christian"

#5 for "drive by:

#6 for "confluence"

#7 for "thunderstorm" and "rock and roll"

#8 for "rapper" and "health care"

#10 for "suicide" and "senior citizens"

[Posted by rick on Thu., May 25, 2006 at 9:48 PM]

Car Jack - #1
Lose Weight - #1
Three Stooges - #1
Captain Kangaroo - #1
Johnny Quest - #1
Gilligan's Island - #1
Bad Breath - #1
Dred Scott - #1
Highway - #2
Homerun - #2
Puppy Mill - #2
Head Cheese - #2
Worlds Fair - #2
Ice Cream Cone - #2
Popcorn - #2
Cemetery - #3
Gas Prices - #3
Softball - #3
booger - #3

[Posted by kmobley on Thu., May 25, 2006 at 10:06 PM]

Geez... I found those delicious sponge cake Hostess %#$#&@ as a #3, but when I tried to post, this is what I got:

Your comment could not be submitted due to questionable content: Tw_nk

That's hilarious

[Posted by kmoble on Thu., May 25, 2006 at 10:08 PM]

Optimist that I am:

5th in "depression", after Philly and a bunch of Australian cities

Along the thought process of us being 2nd in beer, 5th in "alcoholism"

1st in "fat", 2nd in "overweight" (behind Boston)

3rd for "George W. Bush"

4th for "Mardi Gras"

3rd for "REO Speedwagon"

#1 by far for "Sammy Hagar"

#1 for "Foghat"

#1 for "Night Ranger"

2nd for "Styx"

#2 for (this'll be a shocker) "classic rock", just under Amsterdam

Oh, and fifth for soup.

[Posted by Eric on Sat., May 27, 2006 at 6:19 PM]

#8, dog
#2, grillz

[Posted by Brian Marston on Fri., Jun 2, 2006 at 12:40 PM]