Sure it does... as long as you equip the ring... uhhuh...
*Quickly runs away*
Anyhoo, for the ontopicness, I read about it in Per's walkthrough I think (most likely) and I went looking for it... but I couldn't find it where it's supposed to be so I just opened the map in the editor and...
Do you have Goris with you? I think I remember reading something about his claws counting as weapons. But since he can't put his claws in his inventory... you have to leave him behind.
I'd say Junktown... first of all, Killian is an awesome man... plus Dogmeat lives there. And ofcourse I've been there so many times in the demo... I would just love to sit in that big blue gate in the evening, smoking a cigarette... looking at the sunset... with Dogmeat at my side...
Sorry, couldn't control myself... :P
Also, I'm from Holland, I don't really know what the deal is with Route 66. Ok, I understand by now it's something special, but why exactly?