For a long time, we had trouble distinguishing between Forbes and Fortune. They both start with “For,” both cover business and are both kind of boring.

But over time, we learned that Forbes is the one that puts out web hit generating lists and Fortune is the other one. Forbes love of lists has extended to a partnership with E!. Forbes 20 Richest Women in Entertainment wasn’t exactly the Frontline quality TV journalism.

If Forbes wants to let E! siphon off its gravitas, so be it. Until now.

Forbes put New York as the fourth most miserable American city to live in. Have their editors even visited the rest of the country?

This weekend we took a field trip to New Jersey, and on Saturday night there was a 90 minute wait at the Cheesecake Factory and a 45 minute wait at both the Macaroni Grill and Pizzeria Uno. We ended up chilling at Applebees for 20 minutes before we got our chance to read about their sharable starters and Weight Watcher options.

Forbes based their list on factors like commute times and violent crimes. Whatever. A city that makes eating at a chain restaurant on an ironic outing adds something to our quality of life.

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