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" http://wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/1482969/"

Although this article doesn't say it, the scientist/beach rater is a State grad.

[Edited on June 11, 2007 at 1:06 PM. Reason : .]

6/11/2007 1:05:13 PM

I think someone brought that article up before, but i don't think we had any idea it was written by a state grad! Notice how it says "nation's top beach", not "nation's best money maker built on top of a beach".

[Edited on June 11, 2007 at 1:13 PM. Reason : .]

6/11/2007 1:11:11 PM

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" Stephen Leatherman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stephen Leatherman, nicknamed "Dr. Beach," is the director of the Florida International University coastal research lab. Each Memorial Day weekend since 1991, Leatherman has released a list of the top beaches in the United States, determined by weighing 50 factors. As of 2006, these lists had achieved sufficient prominence to merit reporting in various national media outlets. Leatherman earned his Ph.D. in Environmental (Coastal) Sciences from the University of Virginia and a B.S. degree in Geosciences from North Carolina State University."

6/11/2007 1:19:33 PM

1. Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach, Outer Banks, North Carolina - National Winner
2. Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin/Clearwater, Florida
3. Coopers Beach, Southampton, New York
4. Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
5. Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
6. Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii
7. Main Beach, East Hampton, New York
8. Coronado Beach, San Diego, California
9. Lighthouse Point Park, Daytona Beach, Florida
10. Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Florida

That seems a little better.

[Edited on June 11, 2007 at 1:22 PM. Reason : .]

6/11/2007 1:21:47 PM

yeah...last time i checked...the OBX were definitely in the top 10

6/11/2007 1:24:57 PM

i would definitely be more tolerant of ocracoke then myrtle beach as #1 but i would still disagree. The whole concept is relative and depends on what you want to get out of a vacation.

If i want the best beach to camp out and get back to nature a place like Cape Lookout other OBX would be great; I definitely wouldn't be going to Myrtle or Daytona Beach

If the goal is a fun family vacation with the kiddies then Myrtle Beach may be on the list but I think other places would top it out.

If the plan is a romantic get-a-way with my wife/girlfriend then Hawaii , St. Kitts, etc would be ideal

Further as a crazy college student looking to get drunk and hook up w/ some nasty sluts then the best places would be like cancun, bahamas, Miami,

etc

[Edited on June 11, 2007 at 1:40 PM. Reason : l]

[Edited on June 11, 2007 at 1:40 PM. Reason : s]

6/11/2007 1:39:46 PM

this is probobly my favorite thread ever

6/11/2007 6:41:03 PM

^ well it did have some promise...

i was hoping this poetrickster kid was a master troll or something

but it turns out hes just an idiot.

6/11/2007 7:05:09 PM

^ hahah indeed.

6/11/2007 7:55:26 PM

fuck you guys. i love tanning with my built bear. i gave him swim trunks, a snorkel, and a heart full of love.

6/11/2007 8:40:21 PM

chilli dog anyone?

No need to argue because its all about liking your baked potatoe plain while most enjoy, butter, sour cream, cheese, bacon bits, broc, some actually hate condiments, seasoning and anything that has a flavor. My main question is what are you going to do at the good beaches when rains come down from the sky?

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"^ well it did have some promise... i was hoping this poetrickster kid was a master troll or something but it turns out hes just an idiot."

and wtf are you talking about?

[Edited on June 11, 2007 at 9:33 PM. Reason : mmmm]

6/11/2007 9:30:42 PM

^ you are the only one on TWW if actually supports the rediculous idea that Myrtle Beach may be the #1 beach in the whole WORLD.

USA USA USA

6/11/2007 9:43:23 PM

encinitas, ca is where it's at...if i could eliminate one place from this earth it may very well be myrtle beach

6/11/2007 10:27:43 PM

nah, I'd eliminate most of southern california before I'd trash myrtle. I actually like trailer trash better than the vacuous southern cal types.

6/11/2007 10:36:47 PM

have you ever tried swimming in cali? +80~90 degree waters ftw.

6/11/2007 10:51:01 PM

myrtle beach is a good place to go if you enjoy getting shitfaced on cheap margaritas and banging white trash sluts

6/12/2007 12:11:23 AM

Wow, this is a fucking joke. There should be maybe 2 places in the US listed. At MOST. Its obvious this article was written by some Yankee Jew.

6/12/2007 2:59:20 AM

Haha i know plenty of "yankee jews" and none of them would come down to Myrtle Beach.

6/12/2007 8:10:15 AM

lol i was just on golf digest looking at rankings and i swear they had a bigass discover southcarolina ad. OMG THE WHOLE SITE IS A JOKE ITS ONE BIG SC PROMOTION.

so i went here and myrtle is 5th
http://www.thegolfnexus.com/top-us-cities-for-golf/

6/12/2007 12:34:19 PM

I don't think any of us disagree with you that Myrtle beach has some good gold courses.

6/12/2007 2:03:30 PM

6/12/2007 2:05:12 PM

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"Haha i know plenty of "yankee jews" and none of them would come down to Myrtle Beach. "

But they sure buy a shit ton of property down here. None of the hotels down here would get built if it weren't for northern investors.

6/12/2007 2:07:39 PM

^ You really think so? I haven't done much research on it, but i've read that most property owners at Myrtle beach are local. Just because northerns buy a few expensive condos, and some investors start up some condos doesn't mean it's the majority by far.

6/12/2007 2:18:25 PM

I'm not sure if theyre the majority or not. I work for an architecture firm here and I would say a very significant portion of investors in our projects are from up north. New York in particular.

6/12/2007 2:39:19 PM

I'm still never going to move to a place that's 82% White, average income of 23,000$, and 12% under the poverty line (17.1% under 18 years of age under poverty line).

Not to mention it ranks 6th most dangerous metropolitan area in the United States
http://www.morganquitno.com/cit07pop.htm#METRO
(under metropolitan areas)

I don't know how else to define white trash.


[Edited on June 13, 2007 at 9:35 AM. Reason : .]

6/13/2007 9:29:27 AM

Yes, I get it. You hate everything about Myrtle Beach and can't fathom why anyone in their right mind would visit, much less live here.

It clearly annoys you to no end that someone would pick it as #1 beach in the world.

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"well, clearly this is a bullshit list."

BobbyDigital hit the nail on the head. You idiots keep wanting to prove what everyone already knows.

6/13/2007 11:53:03 AM

I know i apologize, everyone keeps hammering in the same thing. Since Poetrickster left there's no one on his defense.

6/13/2007 11:58:01 AM

Yes and neodatta knows most people of all types except trailer trash none of whom would ever go to myrtle beach.

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"I'm still never going to move to a place that's 82% White, average income of 23,000$, and 12% under the poverty line (17.1% under 18 years of age under poverty line). "

where you gonna go where hotel, restaurant, amusement, and entertainment workers make more than 23k? What do you think they should be making?

Most of the people who own there don't actually live and work there anyway. They are part of the 14 million trailer trash that owns a beachfront home and goes there each year for vacation.

[Edited on June 13, 2007 at 12:59 PM. Reason : o and if you want nature, they have a state park. so everything nc has +a million more things]

6/13/2007 12:41:01 PM

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"where you gonna go where hotel, restaurant, amusement, and entertainment workers make more than 23k? What do you think they should be making?"

Dude where are you getting your stats from. You go to california, florida or hawaii and i guranntee most entertainment workers, waiters etc are making over 50 grand a year. Hell i know some stagehands in California who are making 40-50 dollars an hour (much much more than 50k/year). Hell entertainers? Are you kidding? You know how much dancers and performers make? One of my friends just got off a cruise line doing costumes and these people make mad money, enough to relax when they arn't on a cruise (again far more than 50k/year).

[Edited on June 13, 2007 at 12:50 PM. Reason : .]

6/13/2007 12:48:11 PM

THE AVERAGE is 23k. When you have a vast majority of those people maids, janitors and people who just live in myrtle beach for fun it brings it down. most entertainment workers are not the actual entertainers. Also keep in mind that everything is slow offseason and not always busy in even the peak season because there are so many competing businesses. That plust the fact that there is no industry in this 99% tourist area.

6/13/2007 1:16:57 PM

Yeah i realize this, but if you compared how much entertainers/waiters/maids etc make at Myrtle beach compared to other places like anywhere in California, or New England, you'd realize that the ones at Myrtle beach make the least.

[Edited on June 13, 2007 at 1:55 PM. Reason : .]

6/13/2007 1:54:19 PM

Why are you trying to prove that the general cost of living is higher in cali and ne?

6/13/2007 9:34:26 PM

Because you were trying to make a relationship with low wages and entertainers/waiters/ and amusment workers. Don't blame them on the low average income at Myrtle beach.

6/14/2007 9:16:56 AM

I've been going to Myrtle my whole life every year. It has grown a shit load but it is still home away from home. best damn beach there is.

6/14/2007 11:00:26 PM

Not only does it have a bike week, but it has TWO bike weeks!

(but the black bike week is when lots of the business owners close their restaurants and such because they would rather lose money during one of the busiest weeks of the season, than serve the coloreds)

Myrtle Beach is the worst beach, IMHO.

6/25/2007 11:30:02 AM

^Defin.

6/25/2007 12:26:31 PM

yeah

it must be those fucking racist sons of bitches

6/25/2007 12:50:55 PM

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"yeah it must be those fucking racist sons of bitches "

or just honest? maybe?

6/25/2007 1:10:57 PM

^ Well the "honesty" is implied. That's what makes them racist.

6/25/2007 1:17:05 PM

i usually just go to wrightsville cuz i can't afford myrtle.

Where are the cheap places in myrtle? I'm looking for a place and waikiki is about 50 bux and the cheapest thing i can find. please tell me of these cheap places.

everything else i ever find on the internet is woo. should i just go down there to find these cheap places you speak of?

6/25/2007 7:43:19 PM

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"Capital Boulevard at the beach, only with more driveways, Wings, and Bargain Beachwear!"

ahahahaha..so true

6/25/2007 9:55:29 PM

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"i usually just go to wrightsville cuz i can't afford myrtle. "

I go to wrightsville b.c

1.) I have lots of friends there that let me stay for free.
2.) Is a college town not the Redneck trailor trash capital of the South East
3.) Has nice bar scene and do not have to wait behind some 18 yr old teeny bopper to get in.
4.) No Biker Week (black or white)
5.) Hot girls at the beach that are not covered in tattoos (at least for the most part see #2)
6.) Beach is not littered with Busch light cans. (alcohol is not permitted on wrightsville but usually if you put it in a solo cup the cops will not bother you)
7.) Wild Wing Cafe
8.) A Wings or whatever the fucking other store is called gets annoying every 1/2 mile down the road

About the only thing better about Myrtle Beach is...
1.) Often are some good shows at house of blues
2.) More difficult to pick up high school chicks

6/25/2007 10:52:26 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fViV66t8pJw

6/25/2007 11:11:21 PM

you can have alc on myrtle beach? def never knew that. is this a new thing?

6/26/2007 1:24:45 AM

Miami has some nice beaches but they are really overcrouded. Southpoint is real nice in the morning before everyone and their mother gets there. The Keys are nice too... Just gotta know where to find them. I know know about top 10 in the WORLD but theyre nice. As far as Myrtle... wtf

6/27/2007 8:40:04 PM

this list is a complete joke

at least the top spot is

6/27/2007 8:54:42 PM

headed down to myrtle this weekend for the first time i can remember to see what the buzz is about.

alot of misinformation in this thread. i talked to a hotel lady and she said alc is EXTREMELY illegal anywhere in public in the city. street beach and soemtimes even hotel balcony and the police can be brutal.

why do people lie in every thread on this site?


and any reccomendations on places to stay, eat or see are welcome

[Edited on June 28, 2007 at 4:24 PM. Reason : as long as they aren't lies]

6/28/2007 4:23:29 PM

FACT

TWWERS LIE

FACT

FACT FACT FACT FACT FACT

6/28/2007 4:26:11 PM

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"i talked to a hotel lady and she said alc is EXTREMELY illegal anywhere in public in the city. street beach and soemtimes even hotel balcony and the police can be brutal. why do people lie in every thread on this site? and any reccomendations on places to stay, eat or see are welcome "

In my experience if you drink on the beach most of the police will turn a blind eye to it. Just don't be doing anything stupid or blatantly drawing attention to yourself. Obviously you'll be doing this at your own risk and I don't really recommend it. There are a lot of hotel and pool bars that are right on the beach. Go to these instead. You will meet a lot of people this way.

I recommend you go to Broadway at the Beach. This time of year its in full swing and there is basically something for everyone there. You can also walk around with your drink as long as its within the designated area.

This is a good place to search for bars and restaurants. It gives short reviews and an idea of what to expect:



http://ae.myrtlebeachonline.com/entertainment/ui/myrtlebeachonline/miscLocationResults.html?newSearch=notnull&category=2&location_categories.ID=2&location_categories.ID.SEARCH_TYPE=EQUALS&LOCATION_SUBCATS.ID.SEARCH_TYPE=EQUALS&LOCATION_SUBCATS.ID=3&AREAS.ID.S

6/28/2007 5:37:24 PM

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"and any reccomendations on places to stay"

somewhere other than Myrtle Beach

6/28/2007 5:58:06 PM