I've driven through Memphis once, years ago, and didn't think it was a hotbed of decadence. On the contrary. OK, it's the birthplace of the blues (which makes it a holy place), and was Elvis' home town (making it the site of pilgrimages).
But, it received top billing three times by Forbes Magazine.
An article in the most recent edition lists the most "sinful" cities, using the Seven Deadly Sins as its yardstick.
Here are tops in the fields:
Lust: Denver, Colorado.
Pride: Salt Lake City, Utah.
Greed: San Jose, California.
Sloth: Memphis, Tennessee.
Envy: Memphis, Tennessee.
Gluttony: Memphis, Tennessee.
Wrath: Detroit, Michigan.
Do you think travel magazines will pick up on this theme? Somehow, I can't picture an article on wild, wild Memphis.
A footnote: Las Vegas came in third in sloth. And Riverside, California came in fourth in gluttony. H'mmm. I grew up in that town. According to Forbes, most folks there grow out.
The list of Seven Deadly Sins, by the way, dates back to sixth-century Pope Gregory the Great, and was elaborated on by Dante Alighieri in The Divine Comedy.
But, it received top billing three times by Forbes Magazine.
An article in the most recent edition lists the most "sinful" cities, using the Seven Deadly Sins as its yardstick.
Here are tops in the fields:
Lust: Denver, Colorado.
Pride: Salt Lake City, Utah.
Greed: San Jose, California.
Sloth: Memphis, Tennessee.
Envy: Memphis, Tennessee.
Gluttony: Memphis, Tennessee.
Wrath: Detroit, Michigan.
Do you think travel magazines will pick up on this theme? Somehow, I can't picture an article on wild, wild Memphis.
A footnote: Las Vegas came in third in sloth. And Riverside, California came in fourth in gluttony. H'mmm. I grew up in that town. According to Forbes, most folks there grow out.
The list of Seven Deadly Sins, by the way, dates back to sixth-century Pope Gregory the Great, and was elaborated on by Dante Alighieri in The Divine Comedy.
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