tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post7231332519421241193..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: LivCom Results: Toledo is thirdMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-45535196407528292222007-11-29T11:56:00.000-05:002007-11-29T11:56:00.000-05:00Maggie,Jay's post poignantly points out exactly ho...Maggie,<BR/><BR/>Jay's post poignantly points out exactly how trivial this "award" truly is.<BR/><BR/>Sorta like a beauty contest on a pig farm.<BR/><BR/>Kudos to Jay!Hooda Thunkit (Dave Zawodny)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13176392380086227377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-74957090817089024862007-11-27T10:02:00.000-05:002007-11-27T10:02:00.000-05:00Actually, Jay, the 7 were the finalists. I couldn...Actually, Jay, the 7 were the finalists. I couldn't find out how many cities entered the competition, as it wasn't listed anywhere on the LivCom website.<BR/><BR/>However, if I were a reporter, it's a question I would have asked quite some time ago.<BR/><BR/>But you are correct in your assessment. We are third out of all those that bothered to enter.<BR/><BR/>But the <B>CRITERIA</B> for the award is very interesting - and we'll be discussing it tonight on Eye On Toledo.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-6752609205889511412007-11-27T09:17:00.000-05:002007-11-27T09:17:00.000-05:00If 25 ladies entered a pie baking contest at the c...If 25 ladies entered a pie baking contest at the county fair, but there were only three winners, does that mean the three winners bake the best pies in the world?<BR/><BR/>Of course not, since all the ladies in the entire world didn't enter the contest. <BR/><BR/>So how can this LivCom award be marketed and perceived (see the 2 articles in today's Blade) as Toledo being the third most liveable city in the world?<BR/><BR/>No it's not. It's the third most liveable cities out of the 7 entrants in a contest based on receiving points from meeting that criteria. That's all that it means.Jay Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170850586783653546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-7338554084321242212007-11-27T00:52:00.000-05:002007-11-27T00:52:00.000-05:0047th most dangerous but, the 3rd most livable? THA...47th most dangerous but, the 3rd most livable? THAT says a lot about the world we live in!-Sepphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187463448901564093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-67952503822165040012007-11-26T21:08:00.000-05:002007-11-26T21:08:00.000-05:00He’s got to be crying in his Ale…LOL Of course we ...He’s got to be crying in his Ale…LOL Of course we didn’t win. Much as I wish we were the “Most Liveable”, we’re not and we all know it. Close…horse shoes and hand granades. 3rd…. well, you’re right, at least it isn’t 4th, 5th. 2nd place is hard enough to accept, 3rd…ho hum.Chad Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324092623441842505noreply@blogger.com