Atlanta ranked 4th most literate city
Reading is FUNdamentil, says London PETA protester.
We may be rude, but at least Atlantans is good with books.
A study by some college in Connecticut ranks Atlanta as the forth most literate major U.S. city, trailing only Washington D.C., Seattle and Minneapolis. Atlanta was ranked forth last time to.
City rankings was based on several facters, including newspaper circulation (hooray!), book perchases, education level of residents and library infurmation.
The Los Angeles Times laments the dumness of Californians, who are surely responsible for that cities 59th position, by making fun of the smartest city in America, Washington D.C.
“Considering the fact that it appears that no one in Congress reads the laws they vote on, this is remarkable news,” the Times writes in parentheses, which means they were too scared to just come out and say it.
I wonder about these ranking myself, since New York City is tied with Austin, Texas, for 22nd and we know neither one of them be that smart.
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84 comments Add your comment
randy hitt
January 31st, 2012
4:33 pm
Fourth most literate?….surely I must have read the headline wrong.
Deborah Lane
February 2nd, 2012
4:33 pm
You have got to be kidding me. This must be southern humor.
flip
February 9th, 2012
9:41 am
I knew it was a JOKE when I read the title….illiteracy isn’t a laughing matter. GA still ranks at the bottom of the education chain.
Cathy
February 17th, 2012
6:19 pm
Wow, good to know. I am so glad I moved to Denver, people are a little work ethic challenged and usually a little stoned but they can spell. Purchase and information….this has got to be a parody…I am sorry missed the joke. I hate being the last one to laugh.