I can't make this stuff up.
I got an email alert from Forbes.com, with the headline "America's Most Lustful Cities." So, naturally, I pushed aside my pressing calls and reports and pitches to click onto this story.
Sure enough, Forbes -- not Playboy or Penthouse -- is reporting
on a Nielsen study of per-capita over-the-counter contraceptives purchases over the past 52 weeks in major U.S. markets.
Like me, I'm sure most of you would guess Las Vegas, New York and L.A. would top the list, but no... none of them even came close to making the top 10 list. Those three self-proclaimed sin cities actually scored an average or below-average index.
The top 10, in order are:
1. Denver --- I guess they don't need to fly to be members of the mile-high club.
2. San Antonio (tie)
Portland, Ore.
4. Seattle --- It rains a lot in Portland and Seattle, so I guess people look for indoor activies.
5. Salt Lake City / Boise --- I haven't the faintest.
6. Washington DC --- All those politicians down there are looking to f*ck the public, so it's no surprise they're doing it to each other as well.
7. Cincinnati (tie)
Columbus --- Same comment as Salt Lake City.
9. Baltimore --- I guess it's the proximity to D.C.
10. Buffalo/Rochester --- Got to do something when you're snowed in for days.
The article admits that condom and contraceptive sales are an imperfect way to gauge sexual activity, since married and monogamous couples don't use protection as much.
I don't know what all of this has to do with media, advertising or public relations.
I wonder how these cities stack up in terms of blogging activity. Any of you live in these top 10 lustful places? Let us know if the survey looks anything like the town you know.