If there’s one thing we here at the Insider love more than Concord, it’s hunks. Give us hunks from Concord and we’re happier than mosquitoes at a blood bank.

Winnowing down the hunks featured in this issue was a challenging task, to say the least. According to our rough estimates, Concord’s got the highest rate per capita of hunks in the world. We asked readers and our Facebook fans for their favorites. All the hunks on these pages got at least three nominations from their admirers. Tracking down the finalists proved to be . . . interesting.

The phone conversations with the winners went something like this: “Um, hi, this is Amy from the Insider. I have an awkward favor to ask of you. . .”

“. . . Go on.”

“Well, um, we’re putting together a hunkiest men of Concord issue and you’ve been nominated. Would you let me come take a few hunky photos of you and fill out a questionnaire about what it’s like to be so hunky?”

There was one of two reactions:The man on the other end either slammed the phone down or burst into a maniacal fit of giggles, sobs and screams. “Oh my goodness, yes!”one of them screamed.”My ship has finally arrived!!”

There were a few hunks who thought they were too hunky to grace our pages.

Now, we’re not ones to name names, but a certain mayor an certain state attorney turned down our invitation to participate (not that we’re bitter about it or anything). We’re sure they’ll be jealous once all the other hunks in this issue become rich and famous.