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Denver, Colorado

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The Resume

    (November 22, 1858- )
    Capital city of Colorado
    Originally settled by gold diggers
    Population of Denver: roughly 555,000 (as of 2000 census)
    Population of Denver Metropolitan area: roughly 2,180,000 (as of 2000 census)

Why Denver, Colorado might be annoying:

    It is nicknamed ‘The Mile High City.’
    It has the reputation of being an old fashioned, conservative ‘cow’ town.
    Ben Stapleton, elected mayor of the city in the 1920’s, was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
    It suffered economic depressions in 1893 and 1982.
    It was awarded the Winter Olympics, but voters refused to fund it, so it was moved to Innsbruck, Austria (1976).
    Following championship victories by the Colorado Avalanche and Denver Broncos, its citizens rioted in the streets.
    Many of its citizens protested an NRA convention held there following the Columbine school shooting (1999).
    Nighttime soap ‘Dynasty’ was set there.
    It is the birth place of Karl Rove.
    Conspiracy theorists believe there is a secret New World Order base located below Denver International Airport.

Why Denver, Colorado might not be annoying:

    Due to its geographic location, it is an important connecting city for the American Midwest and Pacific coast.
    It is one of the most socially progressive cities in its region of the United States.
    It is the home to one of three United States Mints.
    It served as a gathering place during the Latino Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s and 70’s.
    It hosted Pope John Paul II for World Youth Day (1993).
    It also hosted the G-7 Summit of World Leaders (1997).
    As of 2005, it had the most federal employees of any US city outside of Washington, DC.
    Much of Jack Kerouac’s classic ‘On the Road’ is set there.
    It hosted the MLB (1998), NHL (2001) and NBA (2005) All-Star games.
    It is consistently ranked among the healthiest cities in the United States.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 35 Votes: 5.71% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 31 Votes: 35.48% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 88 Votes: 42.05% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 22 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 29 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 59 Votes: 55.93% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 79 Votes: 51.90% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 33 Votes: 30.30% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 162 Votes: 45.06% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 58 Votes: 43.10% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 64 Votes: 42.19% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 142 Votes: 43.66% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 213 Votes: 46.48% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 376 Votes: 42.55% Annoying