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Lincoln, Nebraska

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Location

The Resume

    (1856- )
    Capital of Nebraska
    Seat of Lancaster County
    Incorporated as a city April 1, 1869
    Population (city): 225,581 (2000 Census)
    Population (metro area): 266,787
    Originally named Lancaster
    Home of the main campus of the University of Nebraska

Why Lincoln, Nebraska might be annoying:

    Its name was changed not because the residents wanted to honor the late President.
    Instead, Omaha politicians who did not want the capital to move forced the name change in the hopes that Confederate sympathizers in the southern part of the state would rather have the capital remain north in Omaha than have the capital named after Lincoln.
    The first two capitol buildings, erected in 1867 and 1889, had to be replaced because of structural problems.
    The 400-foot tower of the current capitol is nicknamed 'The Penis of the Plains.'
    Its temperatures range from a low of -33 F to a high of 108 F.
    It is the birth place of Dick Cheney.

Why Lincoln, Nebraska might not be annoying:

    The capitol incorporates American Indian symbolism as a memorial to the native tribes that first occupied the state.
    The University of Nebraska was the first college west of the Missouri River to grant PhDs.
    The Lincoln Airport was designated an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle.
    The Nebraska Cornhuskers won five college football championships (1970,71,94,95,97).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 81 Votes: 50.62% Annoying