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Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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The Resume

    (1913- )
    Born in United States
    2010 Population: 229,617
    Metro: 477,717
    Consolidated from the towns of Winston (founded 1849) and Salem (founded 1766)
    Part of the 'Piedmont Triad' along with High Point and Greensboro, North Carolina

Why Winston-Salem, North Carolina might be annoying:

    The tobacco industry is big here.
    It is referred to as 'Camel City' because R.J. Reynolds (the company that produces Camel cigarettes) is based here.
    Its tallest building looks like an erect penis.
    The naming process consisted of hyphenating the names of the two towns that merged and calling it a day.
    The box office bombs 'Eddie' and 'Mr. Destiny' were filmed here.

Why Winston-Salem, North Carolina might not be annoying:

    It is also called the 'City of Arts' because of its numerous art galleries and being home to the country's first arts council.
    It is where Krispy Kreme Doughnuts are headquartered (jeez, this city is all kinds of unhealthy!).
    Appropriately, its two biggest employers are hospitals.
    It has had a strong and steady population growth since the 90's.
    Maya Angelou, Howard Cosell and Ben Folds are from this city.

Credit: Diplomat


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 69 Votes: 68.12% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 124 Votes: 57.26% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 131 Votes: 61.07% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 149 Votes: 55.70% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 111 Votes: 54.95% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 93 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying