Happy Colorado Day: Here are 50 reasons you should be glad you live here

By Patricia Calhoun Wed., Aug. 1 2012 at 9:36 AM

The most METAL public art of all time.

10. We have all the cool secret government installations other states just dream about: the North American Aerospace Defense Command. a federal supermax prison stacked high with terrorists, the Rocky Flats bomb factory. And, of course, the one no one talks about, under our airport.

9. The Broncos have the most popular and polarizing third string quarterback in the history of backup, backup QBs, the second stringer is a total hunk and the starter can out neck-beard any quarterback, ever.

8. Hunter S. Thompson liked to get his Hunter S. Thompson on in Aspen, running for sheriff there, and narrowly losing.

7. Raise your hand if Trey Parker and Matt Stone are from your state. No one? That's what we thought.

6. A caribou came all the way down here from Alaska just to kick it. In your face, Alaska!

5. We love Jesus arguably more than anyone.

>4. But at the same time -- you'll want to note this one, Gawker -- we were doing the gay marriage thing before it was even a blip on your radar, San Francisco and Massachusetts.

One of our many babes.

3. Everybody knows we know how to party.

2. No, seriously, WE KNOW HOW TO PARTY.

1. And most of all, we're pretty much a mile higher than you at all times.

Jef Otte, William Breathes, Nick Lucchesi, Amber Taufen, Melanie Asmar, Kyle Garratt, Alan Prendergast, Stephanie DeCamp, Jane Le and Jay Vollmar contributed to this list.

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Juan_Leg topcommenter

The article failed to mention how wonderful it is to cash the check stemming from the settlement following a DPD beating.

Juan_Leg topcommenter

#1 - MARIJUANA !!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul Vincent Saurini

I love Colorado.

Rob Karnisky

A very weak list. Colorado deserves much better.

Derek Murphy

this ALMOST makes up for asking about "whos going to nickleback?" Hope that person was let go off the staff....

karnisky

I'd like to see the real list, too.

Paul Vincent Saurini

i love colorado!

GirlJimi

Patti has a potty mouth, but I don't disagree. Girl Jimi in Chicago. U know.

RobertChase topcommenter

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The DP is celebrating Colorado Day in collusion with Frontier airlines by making reference to a $9.99 fare from Denver to Albuquerque ("A one-way flight to Albuquerque can be purchased for $9.99 ..." -- see: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_21208331) -- a flight to Albuquerque cannot be purchased for $9.99! The main news page is bracketed by ads from Frontier for fares as low as $49. The article has been up since 9:26AM and I directed Frontier to it at ~2:50PM -- after explaining the situation to the customer service agent in excruciating detail and my information was supposedly forwarded to a supervisor, she inquired whether I wanted to fly for $49. I think that Frontier may be using the DP as its catspaw to generate calls; Frontier cannot be held responsible for what the DP writes -- no one can be held responsible for what the DP writes!

DonkeyHotay topcommenter

@RobertChase

The Federal Trade Commission investigates willful fraud -- such as the Bait-and-Switch you describe above.

RobertChase topcommenter

@DonkeyHotay It is interesting -- After reporting the matter to customer service and not seeing any correction forthcoming, I spoke to a woman in Frontier's advertising department. She was apologetic, said that Frontier's press release was in error, said she had to make a few phone calls, and that she would call me back in five minutes -- that was an hour and a half ago; she has not called back, and the article still says "A one-way flight to Albuquerque can be purchased for $9.99 ...". As much as I believe that corporations lie, cheat, and steal, I am loath to think that individuals I speak to are liars. As bait-and-switch, it hardly seems very effective: the article has had a total of twenty-two page-views according to the DP's statistics.