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Urban Panning: The 10 Meanest Cities In America?

Without further ado, the groups' Top 10 Meanest U.S. Cities are:

1. Los Angeles

2. St. Petersburg, Fla.

3. Orlando, Fla.

4. Atlanta

5. Gainesville, Fla.

6. Kalamazoo, Mich.

7. San Francisco

8. Honolulu

9. Bradenton, Fla.

10. Berkeley, Calif.

It's tempting to look at other, less serious ways cities might be ranked among the most mean. Largest number of quick-changing yellow traffic lights, for instance. Or least garbage pickups per month. A great city, Aristotle said a while back, is not to be confused with a populous one.

In other words: Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses. Just make sure they don't huddle and mass in public places.