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The Most Trustworthy Regional Accents

Some super duper scientific new “research” analyzed 14 different American accents to figure out which ones sound the most (and least) trustworthy.

And by “scientific,” we mean they looked at stuff like: internet searches about friendliness and professionalism, plus stats on financial crimes, lawyers, and doctors. So yeah, this is less Harvard Medical Journal and more Buzzfeed quiz vibes.

Here are the Top Six Most Trustworthy accents:

  1. Boston accents (because nothing says “trust me” like a guy yelling “Pahk the cah” in your face).
  2. Cajun accents.
  3. Philadelphia accents.
  4. California accents (but only if they don’t say “bro” more than twice per sentence).
  5. New York accents (surprisingly ranked friendly, too).
  6. Texas accents (extra points if they say “ma’am”).

And the Top Six Least Trustworthy accents:

  1. Mountain West accents (apparently too chill to be believable).
  2. New Jersey accents (RIP, Sopranos).
  3. Southern accents (sorry y’all, charm only gets you so far).
  4. Hawaiian accents.
  5. Midwestern accents (shockingly the ones most linked to financial crimes… who knew “ope, lemme sneak past ya” was a cover-up?).
  6. Florida accents (no surprise… also the accent most associated with headlines like “Man Tries to Rob Bank with Alligator”).

So, the takeaway? Next time you need to sound trustworthy, just fake a Boston accent and say you’re a doctor. Unless you’re from Florida… then nothing will help.

Every Donut, Ranked from Best to Worst

If you’re ever tasked with picking up donuts for the office, do you go the lazy route and just get a dozen or two glazed, or “whatever”… or are you a hero who puts some PASSION into it? Because that’s clearly the way to go.

The donut addicts at Thrillist.com have a ranking of 24 “classic donuts” from best to worst… and spoiler alert: If you’re a cinnamon bun fan, get ready for a FIGHT.

Here’s how they ranked them:

  1. Glaze Round – The so-called “pinnacle of donuts everywhere.”
  2. Rainbow Sprinkles
  3. Old Fashioned – “Its ridges, apt for catching glaze, make eating this donut feel like a handheld, portable pound cake.”
  4. Raspberry Jelly – “A sticky and wonderfully messy gift.”
  5. Apple Fritter – “The healthiest donut there is.” (Do not fact-check this.)
  6. Donut Holes – Because you can eat more, and there are “no rules.”
  7. Chocolate Frosted
  8. Crumb Cake – Which adds a “crunchy, buttery, brown sugar topping to an already exquisite creation.”
  9. Blueberry Cake – “It’s severely underrated.”
  10. Glaze Twist and Sugar Twist
  11. Boston Cream – “Even though some criticize it for being hole-less.”
  12. French Cruller – The snooty, French cousin of the Glaze Round.
  13. Apple Cider Cake
  14. Powdered Sugar – Despite the white fingerprints that end up everywhere.
  15. Sugar Round – For criminals who don’t want their fingerprints everywhere.
  16. Bear Claw – It fell due to its “flat, limp, yeasted-dough shape.”
  17. Maple Glazed
  18. Buttermilk Bar
  19. Strawberry Frosted
  20. Cinnamon Bun – “We’d rather just get a freshly baked cinnamon roll.”
  21. Chocolate Cake
  22. Lemon Jelly – “The ‘jelly’ in these donuts is mostly gloppy cornstarch mixtures with an artificial lemon flavor in an unnatural shade of yellow.”
  23. Coconut Cake – “There’s no way around it: Coconut is controversial.”
  24. Plain Cake

This may be controversial, but I secretly really enjoy a “plain cake” donut, especially if I’m still having coffee. But it shouldn’t be. After all, if I’m eating the plain cake, that leaves 23 better options for you.

The Cities with the Most Pleasant… DMVs?

Let’s be honest… no one walks out of the DMV raving about how delightful the experience was. At best, you leave thinking, “Hey, that wasn’t as soul-crushing as I feared.” But according to a new report, some cities actually manage to make the process almost… pleasant?

The folks at “Sudoku Bliss” (yes, really) analyzed online reviews and experiences from 140 DMV locations across 30 major U.S. cities, and they’ve crunched the data to find out where your DMV dreams… or nightmares… are most likely to come true.

The Best DMV Cities

If you’re looking for a stress-free license renewal, these ten cities scored highest for short wait times, decent service, and low frustration levels:

  1. Indianapolis – Honestly, this might be their biggest tourism pitch yet.
  2. Phoenix
  3. Seattle
  4. Jacksonville
  5. Philadelphia
  6. Chicago
  7. Baltimore
  8. Detroit
  9. New York City
  10. San Antonio

Phoenix, Jacksonville, and Philly even got special shout-outs for having the most pleasant DMV locations overall. We’re not saying they hand out lattes and compliments… but we’re not not saying it either.

The Worst DMV Cities

On the flip side, here’s where your DMV visit might feel like a form of punishment:

  1. Charlotte – Three of the five most-hated DMV offices are in Charlotte alone. Ouch.
  2. Portland, Oregon
  3. Austin
  4. Boston
  5. San Francisco
  6. Memphis
  7. Denver
  8. Oklahoma City
  9. Los Angeles
  10. Fort Worth

Oklahoma City gets some redemption here… they were named the “most improved,” so maybe they’ve just been working through some things. On the other hand, Los Angeles, Nashville, and D.C. were called out for being stuck in DMV purgatory with no signs of improvement.

America’s Favorite Fast-Food Fries? Not McDonald’s

If you had to pick one fast food fry to eat for the rest of your life, who would you ride or die for? McDonald’s? Chick-fil-A? Dairy Queen? (Sorry… “Dairy Queen” was a joke, obviously.)

Well, brace yourself: A new study just dropped the fry equivalent of a mic… and these results feel like a joke.

A restaurant supply company analyzed over 40,000 Yelp reviews across 21 major fast food chains, looking specifically at what people were saying about the fries. And the winner is… In-N-Out.

Yep. We’re not saying it’s wrong, but we are saying that’s a bold choice.

Here’s the Top 10 Best Fast Food Fries, according to the Yelp hive mind:

  1. In-N-Out
  2. Shake Shack
  3. Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
  4. Bojangles
  5. Chick-fil-A
  6. Raising Cane’s
  7. Zaxbys
  8. Arby’s
  9. Hardee’s
  10. Checkers / Rally’s

Now for the real chaos: McDonald’s — yes, THE McDonald’s, purveyor of the fry so iconic it has its own scent — came in 20th out of 21. Second. To. Last.

Only KFC fared worse, possibly because nobody’s ever voluntarily ordered fries there on purpose.

Here are the Bottom 5:

  1. KFC
  2. McDonald’s
  3. Burger King
  4. Church’s Chicken
  5. Popeyes

Notably missing from either list? Sonic. Wendy’s. Probably because their fries fall somewhere in the middle, in that mysterious category of “technically edible, but no one’s writing home about it.”

At the end of the day, fry rankings are subjective, emotional, and borderline religious. But this list proves one thing: Yelp reviews are apparently the new democracy. And in this one, even the mighty can fall.

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