First take/towns

Ranked lists often pull me in, even when I know better, as here in this list of Idaho’s most redneck towns – after all, “redneck” isn’t even defined anywhere inn this case. Even if it doesn’t have a formal or statistical basis, at least describe your term and what you mean by it. Here are the 10 “most redneck” in order: Salmon, Burley, St. Maries, Ponderay, Jerome, Kamiah, Homedale, Victor, Challis and Weiser. Apart from being in a roughly similar popular span, these places don’t really have a lot in common. Some of them are generally remote from urban areas (Salmon, Challis, Kamiah, St. Maries) but others are not far from larger population centers (Ponderay, Jerome, Homedale). Some have a feeling of being under-developed without a lot of new growth or activity, but that sure doesn’t fit Ponderday or Victor (just look at the pictures). I know lists like this are mostly just for fun, but come on: If you’re going to take the trouble to do something like this, at least define your terms. – rs