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Top 10 Reasons Toronto is Better than LA

By  Tony Pierce
Published Dec 19, 2006 11:00 PM
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Toronto has called you out, LA. Last week they put up a post comparing our city with theirs and Editor David Topping put together this Top 10 Reasons Why Toronto is better than LA.

Clearly they don't realize that LA does have a downtown, it's where the Raptors come twice a year to get their asses kicked.

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1. Our phallic symbol in our Torontoist logo is bigger than your phallic symbol in your LAist logo.

2. Our prostitutes don't get killed as much!

3. We have snow! and Tobogganing!

4. For several months every year we're spared that pesky warmth that L.A. residents have to put up with ALL YEAR ROUND. Suckers.

5. You don't need a car to live here.

6. We only have to put up with your celebrities once a year.

7. We don't have a stupid sign.

8. Our celebrities aren't very famous.

9. LA's music festival is called LAMF (heh), and this is its myspace. Toronto's music festival is called NXNE, and this is its myspace.

10. We have a downtown.

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