A thread to discuss the various Philly based news stories that come across our desktops...
http://cbs3.com/watercooler/local_story_292102930.html
Quote(AP) PHILADELPHIA The city of Philadelphia is moving to close down a newsstand near the Liberty Bell whose owner allegedly insists on selling pornography.
He also posted a sign threatening to rape anyone who objects.
City officials say Mouhammed Shaukat was warned to stop displaying pornography at his stand at Sixth and Chestnut streets because of the hundreds of tourists who pass by.
Officials say Shaukat refused and then posted a sign using the f-word and threatening to rape those who complained.
Shaukat showed up at a City Council committee Wednesday and was grilled by lawmakers Frank DiCicco and Frank Rizzo Junior. Shaukat replied: "It's just a writing."
The committee approved a bill to close the newsstand. The measure now goes to the full Council.
If you live in Philly, please go to this man's news stand and purchase some pornography. Or, if you're a prude, some Pepsi. Whatever you do, SUPPORT THIS MAN.
i'm with him as far as his right to sell whatever...but he loses the sympathy when he posts a sign saying he'll rape people (although i think it's hilarious)
that rape sign is fargin funny as shtein
if this cats stand was in kensington hed be a hero might get the cities key for a day
but porn next to the liberty bell not so much
I say you go there and complain to see what happens.
Quote from: Zanshin on October 19, 2006, 12:57:07 PM
I say you go there and complain to see what happens.
I think hbionic lives too far away. ;)
:-D
threatening to rape people
This man is my new hero for the next 25 seconds until I forget all about him.
It cracks me up how righteous some people get about porn. OHMYGODPORN! Half of the fargers who complain about it go home and rub out some baby batter to kiddie porn (Foley, Mark) and then get back on their soapboxes and complain later on again.
Jerry Falwell is another icehole.
I laugh whenever I read this article. He posted a sign threatening to rape anyone who complains about his porn trade. Too goddamned funny.
This really is one of the funniest things that I ever heard. I just think of Kerpal from the Jerky Boys saying that and LMFAO. Too funny.
This story makes me laugh and pisses me off at the same time.
This is one of those "proper time and place for everything" stories. I love teh pr0n just as much as anyone but I don't think this guy should be peddling it next to a major tourist attraction. I just think it's poor taste.
The sign threatening to rape people, while is also in poor taste, is quite hilarious though.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on October 20, 2006, 08:34:20 AM
This really is one of the funniest things that I ever heard. I just think of Kerpal from the Jerky Boys saying that and LMFAO. Too funny.
Your daughter kick my dog. She's a liar and I'm going to rape her.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 20, 2006, 09:38:56 AMThis is one of those "proper time and place for everything" stories. I love teh pr0n just as much as anyone but I don't think this guy should be peddling it next to a major tourist attraction. I just think it's poor taste.
Since when is poor taste illegal? What law is this guy breaking? Is there a law against being distasteful?
Did anyone else see this guy on the news lastnight? He has a heavy Arab accent and if you weren't looking you'd think he fit the profile (dark complexion, dark hair, brown eyes etc.), but he's really a pasty white guy with blonde hair. It was quite the shock especially since his name is Mohammed.
Obviously, he's a terrorist. A terror lover with no taste. Off to Gitmo with him!!
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 20, 2006, 09:38:56 AM
This story makes me laugh and pisses me off at the same time.
This is one of those "proper time and place for everything" stories. I love teh pr0n just as much as anyone but I don't think this guy should be peddling it next to a major tourist attraction. I just think it's poor taste.
Poor taste? POOR TASTE?!
You sir, need to reassess. Immediately.
He should move his stand.
Maybe go set up shop next to a church this time. That would be funny.
Yea I saw him on the news and was like WHAT! He's mad white. I mean like red hair white.
I don't get it. When I lived in Philly, every stand had playboy, penthouse and the occasional harder mag. What now you can't have it in every stand or is it just because where he's located near liberty bell...? what a crock of shtein.
This shtein is still making me laugh.
Protestors Block Center City Streets After DHS Firings
PHILADELPHIA -- About 500 people are blocking several key Center City intersections after Mayor Street fired two top Health Services officials on Friday afternoon.
The protestors are blocking all traffic near the area of Market Street, 15th Street and JFK Boulevard.
Philadelphia Mayor John Street ousted two top officials at the city's Department of Human Services earlier in the day.
The mayor has announced the resignation of DHS commissioner Cheryl Ransom-Garner, and has fired assistant commissioner John McGee.
DHS employees then walked out in protest of Ransom-Garner's removal.
The shakeup comes in the wake of newspaper stories questioning how DHS handled cases of child abuse -- several of which ended with deaths.
Dr. Arther Evans has been named acting commissioner of the department.
From 2003 through 2005, at least 20 children died of abuse or neglect after coming to the attention of the Department of Human Services, including 10 last years, the Inquirer reported last Sunday after obtaining department records.
Among the cases cited in the newspaper's review were a 2-year-old punched to death after the agency had closed a case involving her mentally disabled mother, who had talked of abandoning her; and another 2-year-old girl who was beaten to death last month, as DHS had been investigating an abuse allegation.
http://inquirer.philly.com/graphics/murders_map/
That map proves, without a shadow of a doubt, that Philadelphia is one of the safest cities in the world if you are Asian.
anyone else surprised that only one happened in the northeast?
anyone else surprised that only one happened in the northeast?
not sure if youre being serious or not....but i count at least 25
perhaps you mean the greater NE?
did they get anybody good?
Quote from: Father Demon on October 20, 2006, 04:46:25 PM
That map proves, without a shadow of a doubt, that Philadelphia is one of the safest cities in the world if you are Asian.
Not too dangerous if you're white, either!
Philly murderers aren't big on blunt instruments. Getting outpaced by both arson and bare hands.
When I was in college in West Philly, there was a guy robbing pizza stores armed with a brick.
I'm serious.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 20, 2006, 09:41:11 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 20, 2006, 09:38:56 AMThis is one of those "proper time and place for everything" stories. I love teh pr0n just as much as anyone but I don't think this guy should be peddling it next to a major tourist attraction. I just think it's poor taste.
Since when is poor taste illegal? What law is this guy breaking? Is there a law against being distasteful?
I never said what he's doing was illegal. I just think that setting up a porn stand around a major tourist attraction is crossing that "imaginary" line. The area he's decided to set up shop in is an area that generates a lot of revenue for the city. The only thing he's going to accomplish by keeping his shop there is driving tourists away who want to spend money.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 20, 2006, 10:29:25 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 20, 2006, 09:38:56 AM
This story makes me laugh and pisses me off at the same time.
This is one of those "proper time and place for everything" stories. I love teh pr0n just as much as anyone but I don't think this guy should be peddling it next to a major tourist attraction. I just think it's poor taste.
Poor taste? POOR TASTE?!
You sir, need to reassess. Immediately.
Pretty much the response I was expecting from you. :-D
Color me conservative with my opinions on this particular subject if you must. But I like taking my kids to see historic landmarks. I had them down at Independence Hall last summer. I don't want them walking past a friggin porn stand and luckily there weren't any around at the time.
If this dude wants to sell porn.....fine, more power to him. I don't care what he does as long as I don't have to explain to my 9 and 6 year old daughters what he's selling.....not around a tourist attraction/historical landmark like that.
Like I said, there's a time and a place for everything. If this dude wants to sell porn then he should find somewhere else to sell it. Have a little consideration for other people.
PS...I love porn.
PPS....A lot.
Clearly you don't love it nearly enough.
A questionthat I didn't see answered in the article:
Is it visible? I would be against having the material prominently or visibly displayed where anyone could see it. I'm not familiar with current laws about this in Philadelphia (or anywhere else for that matter).
I could see a scenario where the magazines are available for purchase, but kept behind the counter. I wouldn't be overly estatic about the idea, but I probably wouldn't come in contact with it.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 21, 2006, 03:25:00 AMI don't care what he does as long as I don't have to explain to my 9 and 6 year old daughters what he's selling.
I tried to come up with a way to reply to this crap, but couldn't. I give up.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on October 21, 2006, 09:51:38 AM
A questionthat I didn't see answered in the article:
Is it visible? I would be against having the material prominently or visibly displayed where anyone could see it. I'm not familiar with current laws about this in Philadelphia (or anywhere else for that matter).
I could see a scenario where the magazines are available for purchase, but kept behind the counter. I wouldn't be overly estatic about the idea, but I probably wouldn't come in contact with it.
Good point and I agree with you. As long as it's not being displayed then that's fine with me.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 21, 2006, 11:25:01 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 21, 2006, 03:25:00 AMI don't care what he does as long as I don't have to explain to my 9 and 6 year old daughters what he's selling.
I tried to come up with a way to reply to this crap, but couldn't. I give up.
:-D I know this pisses you off too.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 21, 2006, 03:36:53 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on October 21, 2006, 09:51:38 AM
A questionthat I didn't see answered in the article:
Is it visible? I would be against having the material prominently or visibly displayed where anyone could see it. I'm not familiar with current laws about this in Philadelphia (or anywhere else for that matter).
I could see a scenario where the magazines are available for purchase, but kept behind the counter. I wouldn't be overly estatic about the idea, but I probably wouldn't come in contact with it.
Good point and I agree with you. As long as it's not being displayed then that's fine with me.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 21, 2006, 11:25:01 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 21, 2006, 03:25:00 AMI don't care what he does as long as I don't have to explain to my 9 and 6 year old daughters what he's selling.
I tried to come up with a way to reply to this crap, but couldn't. I give up.
:-D I know this pisses you off too.
The currect response, Dio, is "Don't worry, I'll educate them for you. No need to thank me."
Please please please stop breeding. (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2636137) Please.
Nice. I'm sure his kid will now be on the first team!
Bush/Cheney/Republicans may not want us to see the coffins coming back from Iraq--free speech be damned they say--but plenty of Americans are finding ways to mark the daily cost of the invasion and war. Including this Philly lady, who shrink wrapped her car, and is displaying the name of every U.S. soldier killed in Iraq.
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/15840609.htm
(http://www.philly.com/images/philly/inquirer/15843/251013718475.jpg)
Quote<snip>
"Two dead today in Basra. Three dead yesterday in Tikrit," said Beail-Farkas, a cardiac nurse at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby. "It doesn't sound like that many, but they were adding up."
Five months ago, she decided to turn the numbers into something more tangible. If it took sacrificing her new Nissan, so be it.
Inspired by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, she resolved to inscribe the names of all the American servicemen and women who had died in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
She calls it her "vehicle of self-expression."
Here and across the country, dozens of other grassroots memorials have sprouted, celebrating the lives of the fallen soldiers even if not celebrating the war.
From crosses in California beach sand to American flags on a South Jersey architect's office to a traveling display of combat boots, Americans are finding ways to remember.
"There hasn't been a central place for public mourning," said Mary Zerkel, director of the "Eyes Wide Open" boots memorial. "The administration hasn't even wanted to show photographs of the flag-draped coffins, so these spontaneous things are popping up."
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QuoteEmployees of the Inquirer and Daily News voted nearly unanimously tonight to authorize a strike. The contact between the Newspaper Guild and management expires Oct. 31. Workers at the two papers will be off the job if a deal is not struck before then.
Alright, my big break in scab journalism! :yay
Yeah, I can't wait to read stories in the Inky about Reno's opinions of TO or a human interest piece on Joselio's tonsil beater.
Quote from: General_Failure on October 27, 2006, 04:10:23 AM
Alright, my big break in scab journalism! :yay
I can't wait to read your poker column on the front page of the Inky.
Sad story here...
QuoteShot over A.I. jersey, he lost his life last night
By Natalie Pompilio
Inquirer Staff Writer
Kevin Johnson, who was left a quadriplegic after being shot over his Allen Iverson jersey, was removed from life support last night at Frankford Hospital, ending the life of a man who inspired and amazed Philadelphians with his ability to forgive the men responsible for his paralysis.
Johnson, 23, was shot in 2003 while waiting for a trolley on a Southwest Philadelphia corner. Five teenagers - one of whom was a rival with Johnson over a teenage girl - approached him from behind and demanded that he "give it up," referring to the jersey.
Johnson didn't. One of the youths fired a bullet into Johnson's neck.
Since the shooting, Johnson had required round-the-clock care, the bulk of it provided by his mother, Janice Jackson-Burke, at their Frankford home.
Last week, Jackson-Burke said, her son suffered irreparable brain damage after his breathing machine failed. They planned to remove him from artificial life support last night, with family and minister near.
He died at about 5:30 this morning, according to hospital spokeswoman Maria Slade.
The medical examiner will determine whether case can now be ruled a homicide, Philadelphia police said this morning.
Johnson's family decided to donate his organs. It was appropriate, they said: In life, Johnson's upbeat attitude and magnanimous spirit had helped those around him. In death, his body could do the same.
•
In a split second on June 24, 2003, Kevin Johnson went from being an independent, healthy man who loved playing basketball to one destined to spend the rest of his life in a hospital bed, paralyzed from his neck down, dependent on the care of others.
But he was never angry. He did not call himself unlucky or consider himself to be a victim. He forgave his attackers and encouraged his mother to do the same.
"I don't hate them... . I found it in my heart to forgive them," he said in an Inquirer interview last year.
Jackson-Burke said she was angry and sad after her son's shooting and didn't think she would be able to forgive his assailants. But she did.
"It was Kevin who pushed forgiveness," she said last year. "Then one day, I was tired of crying, and I forgave them, and I felt better."
Together, mother and son shared their story of acceptance and absolution, speaking in schools and during antiviolence events. Johnson would talk while strapped into a wheelchair that supported his head, a myriad of tubes and medical equipment around him - a visual, breathing example of the devastation that guns and violence can wreak.
Johnson went so far as to befriend one of the teens who was involved in the shooting. When the then-18-year-old was released from prison and living at a halfway house, the pair began talking on the phone and hanging out together.
Sitting in Johnson's room, they watched television or Johnson gave tips while the other played video games. They talked, covering light topics: basketball, football, wrestling.
But one topic was serious to both of them: the violence in the city.
When the two were together earlier this year, the mood in Johnson's room turned somber when Johnson disclosed that his cousin had been seriously injured in a shooting.
"There's too much," Johnson said.
The man who helped change Johnson's life nodded and agreed: "It's getting out of hand."
Condolences for Kevin Johnson's family can be sent in his name to Enon Baptist Tabernacle Church, 224 W. Coulter St., Philadelphia 19144.
So the eagles are signing kevin johnson?
I only skimmed through that article but I didn't see it mentioned that AI called the parents of the deceased victim and is paying the bill for the funeral cost. Just heard Ant and Steve talking about it.
Why? Did he shoot the kid?
Perhaps. He was probably late for another practice, saw the kid and wanted the jersey so he could dress on the way.
I would usually interject something sarcastic and inappropriate here but that's a sad story.
RIP, kid.
I'm a little curious about this part of it......
QuoteJohnson, 23, was shot in 2003 while waiting for a trolley on a Southwest Philadelphia corner. Five teenagers - one of whom was a rival with Johnson over a teenage girl - approached him from behind and demanded that he "give it up," referring to the jersey.
Now, maybe this chick was 18 or 19 but still.....dude was 23. What the hell was he messing with teenagers for anyway? Everyone knows it's not cool to mess with teenage girls..............until you turn 30.
^ Sarcastic and inappropriate.
Well done.
Who's being sarcastic? I'm sick of these young punks stealing my teenage tang.
get a PS3, you'll be money for months
who cares, you'll have teenage snatch
point taken
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 14, 2006, 04:13:06 PM
I'm a little curious about this part of it......
QuoteJohnson, 23, was shot in 2003 while waiting for a trolley on a Southwest Philadelphia corner. Five teenagers - one of whom was a rival with Johnson over a teenage girl - approached him from behind and demanded that he "give it up," referring to the jersey.
Now, maybe this chick was 18 or 19 but still.....dude was 23. What the hell was he messing with teenagers for anyway? Everyone knows it's not cool to mess with teenage girls..............until you turn 30.
I was about to jump all over this until you identified your chronic helplessness with the bait...
And I was going to throw a Mustang reference out there but I figured I'd save that part for you. Poor form bro. Poor form indeed.
Mayor Street's Brother Indicted In Fraud, Tax Probe
Mayor John Street's brother, Milton Street, is one of three people indicted by the U.S. attorney's office on fraud charges.
Milton Street, John Velardi Sr., and Matthias Schwabe were named in the complaint filed by Pat Meehan, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The men are charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, honest services fraud and filing false tax returns.
The complaint says Milton Street began hiring self out in 2000 as highly paid consultant to people who believed the defendants could help obtain business with the city of Philadelphia.
The complaint also says Milton Street received more than $2 million in consulting and nonvending income from consulting he never paid taxes on.
an little more from teh mayor's brother indictment
QuoteHOME > Local
Philadelphia mayor's brother indicted on fraud, tax charges
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press
Posted Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 9:12 am
T. Milton Street Sr.
PHILADELPHIA -- The older brother of Mayor John F. Street was indicted Tuesday, accused of using his last name to convince companies he could get them lucrative city contracts and failing to pay taxes on $2 million of income.
Soon after Street took office in 2000, T. Milton Street Sr. began hiring himself out as a high-priced consultant to companies that thought he could help them get city contracts, the indictment charged. One firm paid Milton Street, who is a longtime hot dog vendor, a $30,000-a-month consulting fee and required him to do no work, authorities said.
He and two other businessmen face charges of mail and wire fraud, filing false tax returns and related counts.
"Milton Street wanted the IRS to believe he was a humble street vendor selling hot dogs and soda," U.S. Attorney Patrick Meehan said. "What he didn't tell them was that he was making millions on nothing more than his last name."
Milton Street, a state lawmaker in the 1980s, has long been a colorful character on the local scene. He made news in recent years with entrepreneurial efforts including a startup company that offers "Duck boat" tours, a venture that landed him in court in a fight with an established tour operator.
The 69-year-old vowed he would be vindicated of the charges and blamed any problems on poor record-keeping.
"I think, honestly, that I stayed in bounds (of the law)" Milton Street said as he arrived at a home in Moorestown, N.J., on Tuesday. "Now, I have to tell you, I am the worst record-keeper in the history of the modern man."
The mayor, who was not charged, said he did not know details of his brother's financial dealings but defended his right to pursue city contracts.
"My brother is allowed to do business with the city of Philadelphia just like any other person," Mayor Street said at a news conference. "As far as I know, he has played by the rules."
The indictment stemmed from an investigation into municipal corruption in Philadelphia.
The wide-ranging probe, which ensnared the former city treasurer and several businessmen, became public three years ago when an FBI listening device was discovered in the mayor's office. The mayor was never charged.
Federal prosecutors say Milton Street was awarded consulting contracts with companies doing business at two city-owned airports even though he had no experience in facilities maintenance work. His consulting firms contained the name Notlim, which is Milton spelled backward.
One company, General Asphalt Paving, paid him $8,000 a month -- and later $12,500 a month -- to get city business, including a contract for maintenance at Philadelphia International Airport and Northeast Philadelphia Airport, prosecutors said.
Milton Street also was accused of defrauding a prospective airport contractor, who gave him $80,000 on a promise from Milton Street that he could get them a $3.2 million contract that didn't exist, prosecutors said.
Welcome to business as usual in City Hall.
N.J. Says All Consumers Must Avoid Green Onions
New Jersey state health officials are telling consumers to avoid eating green
onions at home and at restaurants after an E-coli outbreak. Also, a huge food
center that serves 1,100 restaurants is throwing out all its food.
Awsome..i have a moldy GreenOnion in the fridge. Time to cash in :puke :deion :deion :deion
QuoteGun goes off in topless bar; man critical
By DAVID GAMBACORTA
The mood at Cheerleaders Gentleman's Club abruptly changed from amorous fun to unexpected horror last night.
Police were called to the topless bar - a sports-theme establishment nestled in a quiet South Philly shopping center - about 9:30 p.m. A patron had accidentally shot himself in the head, splattering a bare-chested dancer with his blood.
Investigators said it appeared that the unidentified middle-aged man was somehow carrying his firearm improperly, which might have caused it to discharge while he was sitting inside the topless bar.
The victim was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in critical condition. Police said no one else had been wounded at the bar, on Front Street near Oregon Avenue, next to an on-ramp for Interstate 95 North.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 08, 2006, 09:11:45 AM
QuoteGun goes off in topless bar; man critical
By DAVID GAMBACORTA
The mood at Cheerleaders Gentleman's Club abruptly changed from amorous fun to unexpected horror last night.
Police were called to the topless bar - a sports-theme establishment nestled in a quiet South Philly shopping center - about 9:30 p.m. A patron had accidentally shot himself in the head, splattering a bare-chested dancer with his blood.
Investigators said it appeared that the unidentified middle-aged man was somehow carrying his firearm improperly, which might have caused it to discharge while he was sitting inside the topless bar.
The victim was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in critical condition. Police said no one else had been wounded at the bar, on Front Street near Oregon Avenue, next to an on-ramp for Interstate 95 North.
Dad!
Noooooooooo!
bloody boobies? yuummm
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Dad!
Noooooooooo!
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Dad nothin'...I have a bitching headache today.
http://inquirer.philly.com/graphics/murders_map/
guns are bad, mmmkay... :-\
Quote from: mussa on December 12, 2006, 04:17:29 PM
http://inquirer.philly.com/graphics/murders_map/
guns are bad, mmmkay... :-\
They have a filter system so that you can see people who were murdered by age, race, etc, etc.
If you go to the race filter and select "white" and then scroll over the red dots you will see that a good majority of the names on there are hispanic. But I guess they don't rate their own ethnic category anymore.
Also, if you filter by weapons and select "unknown" and then go to the red dot in overbrook you will see that a 29 yr old woman was killed by a pillow. Seriously, what kind of person can't struggle enough to get their head out from under a pillow?
Your mom.
I swear I've seen that webpage somewhere before... oh yeah, that's because it's posted on the first page of this thread.
Small Earthquake Hits Near Reading, Pa.
Police in Berks County are receiving hundreds of phone calls after a small
earthquake struck near Reading, Pa.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 13, 2006, 03:03:04 PM
Small Earthquake Hits Near Reading, Pa.
Police in Berks County are receiving hundreds of phone calls after a small
earthquake struck near Reading, Pa.
QuoteEarthquake Tremors Felt In Berks County
(CBS 3) NEW MORGAN, Pa. Tremors felt around Berks County Wednesday afternoon were said to be from an Earthquake that that registered 2.5, said U.S.G.S. officials.
Pennsylvania United States Geological Survey center confirmed the seismic activity that occurred at 2:07 p.m. was in fact an Earthquake that was widespread but locally targeted.
No damage or injuries have been reported.
Ha. Crazy Puerto Ricans.
QuoteFormer Temple Star Accused Of Molesting Player
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Slideshow: Female Teachers In Sex Cases
Authorities accused a North Hunterdon-Regional High School teacher of sexually assaulting a female student at a Catholic school where she used to coach.
Before going to North Hunterdon-Regional High School, 39-year-old Pamela Balogh, of Bethlehem, Pa., was a basketball coach at Somerville's Immaculata High School, where she coached the team to a string of basketball championships.
Balogh was also a star woman's basketball player at Temple University and is the school's all-time leading scorer. She is also in the school's Hall Of Fame.
Her 17-year-old accuser was a member of the team and said Balough assaulted her in the coach's office at Immaculata from December 2004 until the coach left in 2005.
Balogh coaches field hockey at North Hunterdon.
(http://www.nbc10.com/2006/1215/10545115_240X180.jpg)
That will do much to erase the stereotype of female basketball players being lesbians.
Foxwoods and SugarHouse Approved
(http://"http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/16282858.htm")
QuoteFoxwoods and SugarHouse approved
Waterfront proposals garner both casino licenses
By Jeff Shields and Angela Couloumbis
INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS
The board's votes came just before 11:30 a.m. in a packed conference hall. The audience included Mayor Street.
Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia, a $560 million project in South Philadelphia will be built on a 30-acre parcel off Columbus Boulevard, north of Home Depot and Target.
Developers say that by November 2008, they will have installed 3,000 slot machines, restaurants, shops, and a 2,000-seat entertainment complex. Investors include Quincy Jones, Comcast-Spectacor chairman Ed Snider, and 76ers president Billy King.
Sugarhouse Casino, a $550 million project on 22.6 acres on North Delaware Avenue at Shackamaxon Street. Plans call for 3,000 slot machines, restaurants, a plaza, and a pedestrian promenade. It would employ 1.090 people.
The move puts casinos on the northern and southern ends of the city's central waterfront.
Tad Decker, the board chairman, prior to the vote addressed the complaint that there hadn't been enough public input by pointedly stressing the number of public hearings held around the state.
"No jurisdiction in recent history...has moved so quickly and so efficiently," he said.
Although members voted in public vote to award licenses in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other locations, any discussions and deliberations leading up were held in private.
In those closed sessions, the board engaged in "quasi-judicial" discussions that "fully and frankly" reviewed each applicant, Decker said.
Talks involved privileged financial information about the applicants and confidential background information about the people running the companies.
The state's open-meetings law and the state law that legalized gambling exempted most of this information from public disclosure.
Although gambling experts say Pennsylvania's approach to awarding licenses is not unique - other states have followed similar guidelines - the process angered anti-casino groups, which say the board has shut them out and shunned them from the beginning.
Many in those groups say that there are still concerns and many questions about the casinos' impact on neighborhoods, and that the board is rushing licenses through so the first casinos can be running next year.
The losers in Philadelphia were TrumpStreet, Riverwalk Casino, and Pinnacle.
Pittsburgh's casino deal pretty much kills off the Penguins' chances of staying in town.
This whole process of banning gambling, and then only allowing gambling in casinos that heavily bribe the state and its politicians SICKENS me. Pigs feeding at the farging trough.
QuoteSources: City Hall Break-Ins, Shooting Linked
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Walt Hunter
Reporting
(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA For the second time in less than a week, an apparent break-in has been discovered at Philadelphia City Hall raising serious security concerns.
On Monday, employees discovered the window of Verna's office door had been shattered and forced open, after an apparent break-in attempt Sunday.
Then, Tuesday morning, workers found that an exterior window to the offices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, just down the hall from Verna's office, had been smashed and the offices were left in disarray.
Authorities said it appears the intruder climbed a scaffolding to gain access to the offices and then left behind messages referring to god, the bible; asking for help and saying call the police.
Now police believe the acts are linked to a disturbed man who was shot and killed during a confrontation with police early Sunday morning.
Police believe the same suspect then headed to the Federal Building at 9th and Market streets where, holding a bible and knife stolen from Verna's office, he was shot and killed by police.
Investigators believe the delay in linking the three incidents resulted from the closing of offices for the Martin Luther King holiday.
The next time someone breaks in they should kidnap John Street.
QuotePolice: Phila. lawyer found naked with teen girl
By Joseph A. Gambardello
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
A Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer has been arrested after sheriff's deputies found him naked with a 14-year-old girl in a conference room at the Criminal Justice Center, police said today.
Larry Charles, 49, has been charged with solicitation and statutory sexual assault, said Lt. Dan Bagnell of the Special Victims Unit.
Bagnell said sheriff's officers found Charles and the girl, with whom he has a "family relationship," in a third-floor conference room yesterday.
Bail was not immediately set for Charles.
Courts were closed yesterday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. It was not immediately clear why Charles was in the Criminal Justice Center or how he gained entrance to the third floor with the girl.
Ouch.
that's what she said...oh!
Larry Charles: "Whoops! My bad..."
suck fargers in this world...
QuoteNewborn Found Dead In Trunk Of Delaware Co. Car
(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA Police are investigating the disturbing discovery of a newborn found dead in the trunk of a car in Delaware County.
Authorities said a full-term baby boy was found stuffed in a bag inside a 2001 Volkswagen parked in the driveway of a home on Drexel Avenue Monday night.
"This baby was entombed after birth in a tote bag and put inside the trunk of a car," said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.
A Delaware County attorney told CBS 3 he contacted police after he was contacted by his client, who discovered the body.
Investigators said there is no initial indication of foul play, but an autopsy will be performed.
The tragic discovery of the child raised many question and emotions amongst police.
"There's a lot of other options out there instead of taking a small child and shoving it in a tote bag," Chitwood said. "I think it's cruel and sad and tragic.
One of those options is Pennsylvania's Safe Haven Program. The program was enacted in order to provide frightened parents alternatives to abandonment. Under Safe Haven, all hospitals in the state are required to accept newborns up to 28 days old without question as long as the baby is unharmed.
The child will be given proper medical care before being placed up for adoption.
Investigators are now trying to determine where the baby was born and who gave birth to the child. They are hoping someone in the neighborhood can identify the driver of the Volkswagen.
"The brick wall is people refusing to cooperate with us," Chitwood said.
If you have any information, contact Upper Darby Police.
If only my mother had been so brave.
Who DOESN'T hate meetings this much? (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/13/philly.shooting.ap/index.html)
All marketing people should attend these kinds of meetings.
The fark headline for this story:
QuoteMultiple fatal shootings reported at the old Philadelphia Naval Yard. Andy Reid's kids unavailable for comment
QuoteCosby calls for an end to Philly violence
By ALISON LAPP, Associated Press
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 9:08 am
Comedian Bill Cosby called on parents and community elders to step up to stop the wave of violence that has rocked the city of Philadelphia for more than a year.
Cosby spoke Monday to a West Philadelphia crowd of several hundred after joining an anti-violence group on an hour-long march through the neighborhood.
"You've got to teach your children how to think," Cosby said. "You watch one blow the other one's head off and how can you feel good about yourself? Who are you trying to save? How long are you planning to live while you watch this go on?"
The event was the fourth of seven anti-violence appearances that the Philadelphia native has pledged in cooperation with Men United for a Better Philadelphia, which organized the march.
Philadelphia's homicide rate of more than a murder a day in 2007 is ahead of last year's pace, when the homicide count of over 400 was a nine-year high.
Cosby's serious tone was a departure from his jovial walk through the working class neighborhood where residents say they've grown used to the sound of gunshots at night, but echoed earlier calls for adults to take responsibility for troubled youths.
The actor waved to neighbors and spontaneously climbed front porches to shake hands -- breaking out of a crowd that grew to hundreds during the march -- before ending at the Bible Way Baptist Church to speak. He then proceeded to the Sharon Baptist Church for a community discussion about stopping violence.
Democratic mayoral candidate Michael Nutter also showed up to walk and appealed directly to young people, who are involved in the bulk of the city's violent crimes.
"Stop carrying these guns," he said. "Pick up a book."
James Williamson III, 24, said it has been difficult to get men his age to listen to an anti-violence message. But the La Salle graduate student said he will continue his work with Men United to show his peers a living example of a young black man choosing education over crime.
"We have to challenge the intellect of young men," said Men United's co-chair Malik Aziz, who had been a victim and perpetrator of gun violence before getting involved in the group.
His organization plans to hold a meeting Tuesday of current and former gang leaders, to try to broker a cease-fire for the city.
Parental guidance could make youths more open to nonviolent options, Cosby said.
"We're tired of funerals, aren't we?" he asked.
De..je...booo....jello......puddin...
Quote
"You've got to teach your children how to think," Cosby said. "And if that don't work, you gotta pop a cap in they ass."
Coming soon, to the Dead in 2007 thread.
the murder rate for blacks is unreal.
i read the City Paper's weekly listing of Mob Town murders, and almost all of them are blacks killing each other
Quote from: Diomedes on June 05, 2007, 01:11:50 PM
the murder rate for blacks is unreal.
i read the City Paper's weekly listing of Mob Town murders, and almost all of them are blacks killing each other
The CIA has finally succeeded
Six-packs rule
Last month, a state Senate committee OK'd an amendment to permit six-pack and 12-pack sales at distributors. It's moving slowly, but if legislators sign off on it, the bill could be on the governor's desk in the fall.
On its face, this is a no-brainer. Why are consumers forced to purchase a full case of 24 bottles at a time? With the price of specialty cases now over $30, it's pure idiocy.
Or is it?
There's a worry among many in the craft beer industry that selling six-packs at distributors is a step toward beer sales in grocery stores. And with shelf space at the Acme generally limited to national brands, they fear consumers will say goodbye to microbrews.
I'm not buying that argument.
First, microbrews have already thrived nationwide in spite of many rules (and a competitive marketplace) that favor the big guys. Second, six-packs encourage consumers to sample a greater variety of esoteric brands. Finally, six-pack sales at distributors will lead to lower prices.
Show me the loser here.
OK, there are the delis and taverns, which hold licenses to sell six-packs. The new rule puts them at a competitive disadvantage, because they pay retail prices for their stock. That's easy enough to fix: Allow taverns and delis to purchase beer at wholesale prices.
In the St. Louis area, beer if for sale at grocery stores, gas stations, and a few "Beer & Cigarette" stores. Bottom line, you are really never more than 1/2 a mile from beer (except before 10:00 AM on Sunday - no sales allowed). You can't buy a case anywhere except the largest grocery stores, it's all 6ers, 12's, and big bottles/cans (24 ounce, 32-ounce, 40-ounce). Often, you can get sampler packs from the same brewer with different flavors in each.
Without a doubt, A-B holds the most shelf space in any retail place. Hometown favorite and all. But even with that, I have never had a problem getting macrobrews other than A-B, micros from around the country, and the more mainstream micros like New Belgium, Boulevard, etc.
Their argument is a bunch of BS.
Philly man gets gored during the running of the bulls.
***Warning...somewhat graphic***
Damn, that had to hurt (http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/NEWS01/70713013)
Quote from: Butchers Bill on July 13, 2007, 11:27:55 AM
Philly man gets gored during the running of the bulls.
***Warning...somewhat graphic***
Damn, that had to hurt (http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/NEWS01/70713013)
GREAT picture!
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is that the guy from philly
Ha! Holy shtein.
Quote from: Father Demon on July 13, 2007, 09:32:21 AM
In the St. Louis area, beer if for sale at grocery stores, gas stations, and a few "Beer & Cigarette" stores. Bottom line, you are really never more than 1/2 a mile from beer (except before 10:00 AM on Sunday - no sales allowed). You can't buy a case anywhere except the largest grocery stores, it's all 6ers, 12's, and big bottles/cans (24 ounce, 32-ounce, 40-ounce). Often, you can get sampler packs from the same brewer with different flavors in each.
Without a doubt, A-B holds the most shelf space in any retail place. Hometown favorite and all. But even with that, I have never had a problem getting macrobrews other than A-B, micros from around the country, and the more mainstream micros like New Belgium, Boulevard, etc.
Their argument is a bunch of BS.
I love buying beer at grocery stores. Love love love.
looks like SAS might be on his way out at the inky
http://www.phawker.com/?p=5426
Freaking sickening (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_top/20070825_Search_for_dog_torturers.html)I really hope they get these kids and show them the same treatment
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 25, 2007, 10:08:08 AM
Freaking sickening (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_top/20070825_Search_for_dog_torturers.html)I really hope they get these kids and show them the same treatment
Holy smoke. What is the world possesses someone to do something like that? Pure evil.
Chances are they'll never be caught. If they are, hopefully it's more than "couldcarry jail time. " They should be locked up for a long time.
Yup, that's what disturbed kids need. Time in Jail.
I'm sure they will much less disturbed and ready for life after that.
Quote from: methdeez on August 25, 2007, 02:28:17 PM
Yup, that's what disturbed kids need. Time in Jail.
I'm sure they will much less disturbed and ready for life after that.
So what do you suggest, Dr. Phil?
My original thought was to shove a red hot tire iron up their anus, but I suppose the Constitution wouldn't allow that.
These "kids" (since the article didn't specify age) need to do time. Depending on the age of the younger, some time in a full-time in-house counseling center could suffice along with a lengthy community service sentence (preferably in an animal shelter).
For the older teens/young adults, I'm sorry, but this is beyond "they need to share their stories of abuse" psycho-babble. They are guilty of a heinous crime, and need to be treated like it.
You went hook line and sinker on that one Geo. I chose to ignore that one.
Quote from: Father Demon on August 25, 2007, 11:47:11 PM
You went hook line and sinker on that one Geo. I chose to ignore that one.
Eh, I actually get this point-of-view a lot from people I work with.
Two things that get me hot under the collar: "Men" who hurt children and "men" who hurt animals (pets - not hunting). By and large, they are the most defenseless victims.
Philly seeks 10,000 men to guard streets (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070914/ap_on_re_us/philadelphia_violence)
Excerpt:
QuotePHILADELPHIA - The city's embattled police chief, acknowledging that police alone cannot quell a run of deadly violence, has called on 10,000 black men to patrol the streets to reduce crime.
Sylvester Johnson, who is black, says black men have a duty to protect more vulnerable residents. He wants each volunteer to pledge to work three hours a day for at least 90 days.
"It's time for African-American men to stand up," Johnson told the Philadelphia Daily News, which first reported the story Wednesday. "We have an obligation to protect our women, our children and our elderly. We're going to put men on the street. We're going to train them in conflict resolution."
300 (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20070921_City_records_300th_homicide.html)
Philly rules! We're number 1!
Currently the top story on CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/04/philly.shootings/index.html)
Armored car heist in NE Philly... two guards killed...
http://www.nbc10.com/news/14317753/detail.html?dl=mainclick
QuotePlymouth Township police searched the home after getting a tip Wednesday from a high school student and his father.
proactive parenting!?!? what a concept
I wish my mom had bought me an assault rifle when I was a kid... oh, wait, my Dad actually bought me a pump action 12 gauge shotgun for my 12th birthday. Just what every 12 year old wants.
Quote from: SunMo on October 11, 2007, 02:52:52 PM
QuotePlymouth Township police searched the home after getting a tip Wednesday from a high school student and his father.
proactive parenting!?!? what a concept
QuoteThe 14-year-old was taken into custody after police searched his bedroom in the Philadelphia suburbs on Wednesday evening. He had talked about mounting a Columbine-type attack at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, authorities said.
The weapons included a 9 mm assault rifle that the teenager's mother had recently bought for him, Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. said. Prosecutors are reviewing her actions.
Police also found about 30 air-powered guns, plus swords, knives, hand grenades, a bomb-making book, videos of the 1999 Columbine attack in Colorado and violence-filled notebooks, Castor said. The weapons were plainly visible in the boy's bedroom, Castor said.
Proactive parenting indeed.
the mom spoiled him and the dad was the sensible one, quite common
So who was responsible for administering the beatings?
father
Good.
Philly raises rent on Boy Scouts from one dollar to market rate ($200,000); by law, the city cannot rent to an organization that discriminates. The Boy Scouts don't allow gays. Or atheists, but that's not mentioned here.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303280,00.html
I don't even feel particularly good about them renting a place out for $199,999 under the market rate to a private organization that doesn't discriminate. Maybe people would feel better about paying the high city taxes if the city was a little more responsible with its money (and income-generating property).
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20071019_Hey__Were_not_just_fat_-_were_ugly__too.html
Hey! We're not just fat - we're ugly, too
By DAN GERINGER & MEGAN SUERMANN
geringd@phillynews.com 215-854-5961
Philadelphia has the ugliest people in the country, according to Travel & Leisure Magazine.
Clearly these people have not been to Boston lately.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 19, 2007, 12:40:03 PM
Clearly these people have not been to Boston lately.
Or the entire state of Maine
or appalachia
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 19, 2007, 10:14:07 AMPhiladelphia has the ugliest people in the country, according to Travel & Leisure Magazine.
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Cop killer John Lewis caught in Miami (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20071106_Suspect_apprehended_in_Officer_Cassidys_slaying.html). Bout damn time.
Somebody needs to shove his head into a donut fryer.
if youre from philly you def know who kenny gamble is and even if youre not you probably know him...anyway this is a very interesting article that is in philly mag this month...shows what just one man can do to change some inner city neighborhoods and makes you wonder what could be accomplished if the govt stepped up and helped not to mention more private givers
above and beyond that aspect of the story its an interesting piece on gamble himself
http://www.phillymag.com/./articles/features_king_kenny/
this would be incredible....and dangerous....get it done finally
Bid renewed to bring sports betting to A.C.
By Tom Hester Jr.
TRENTON - New Jersey legislators yesterday revived an effort to legalize betting on professional sports in Atlantic City casinos, rejecting claims by the National Football League that the move would risk the integrity of sports.
An Assembly committee pushed forward legislation that would ask voters to allow casinos to offer professional sports wagering.
Proponents of sports betting in New Jersey estimate the state might bring in up to $8 million annually in additional casino tax revenue and boost visitors to Atlantic City casinos now competing with slots parlors in neighboring states.
"Sports betting already exists in New Jersey, but only the criminals are enjoying the profits," said Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D., Gloucester), the committee chairman. "Legal, carefully regulated sports wagering would bolster both Atlantic City and the state. New Jersey should go all-in."
Various estimates of illegal sports gambling in the U.S. range from $80 billion to $380 billion per year.
Similar measures were approved by Assembly committees in 2004, 2005 and 2006 but never received further consideration.
But the dynamic may have changed this year, with two leading supporters moving from the Assembly to the Senate. Jim Whelan (D., Atlantic), who chairs the Senate wagering committee, and Jeff Van Drew (D., Cape May) vowed yesterday to push the law in the Senate.
But the NFL vowed to fight the proposal, which can now be considered by the full Assembly.
"It's bad policy because it turns human players into roulette chips with the sanction of the state," said NFL attorney David H. Remes.
Bills passed the Senate in 1992 and 1993 that would have allowed sports betting in New Jersey, but never passed the Assembly.
After that, federal law restricted legalized sports betting to Delaware, Montana, Nevada and Oregon, though only Nevada enables betting on professional and college games.
Assembly Budget Chairman Louis Greenwald (D., Camden) said the federal law can be challenged as a violation of states' rights, but Senate President Richard J. Codey isn't confident.
"I think Appalachian State would have to beat the Giants before the federal government would allow us to change the law to permit sports betting in casinos," said Codey (D., Essex). "That's about where our odds stand right now."
The renewed effort comes as Atlantic City's casinos recorded the first decline in gambling revenue since they opened in 1978. The 11 casinos took in $4.9 billion last year, down from $5.2 billion in 2006. The decline was blamed on slots parlors in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York drawing away customers.
Joseph Corbo, president of the Casino Association of New Jersey, said the casinos "heartily support" the legislation.
"It has been a tough year for our industry," he said. "We appreciate the fact that you're taking this effort, the heavy lift that it is, to help our industry out."
Joseph Lupo, vice president of operations for the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, predicted that $800 million would be wagered on pro sports in Atlantic City each year.
heads be whylin...
Man arrested in assault at Geno's
By Inquirer Staff
One of two men accused of attacking a Geno's Steaks employee last month in South Philadelphia has been arrested.
Kevin Bacci, 19, of Devon, has been charged with attempted murder for knocking the employee unconscious on Dec. 27 just outside the steak shop on South 9th Street, police said.
Bacci is one of two men who began verbally harassing the employee around 6:30 a.m. A brief argument ensued and one of the males flipped the victim onto his head twice, according to Philadelphia police. Police are still seeking the second suspect.
The employee, who was not identified by police, suffered a fractured vertebra, broken bones and loss of hearing.
Surveillance video captured the suspects before the physical altercation, which assisted police with gathering information on Bacci.
Bacci turned himself into Southwest Detectives on Thursday. He has also been charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats and harassment.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 25, 2008, 10:21:23 AM...rejecting claims by the National Football League that the move would risk the integrity of sports.
By this reasoning, the NFL is admitting that Vegas bets are a threat to and or actually harm the integrity of their product? Do say more, Roger.
i dont wanna answer for rog but im guessing having a betting spot in the middle of the desert isnt the same as having one within a two hr drive of washington philly and new york...im not defending the nfl and their hypocricy when it comes to betting is huge but i think thats what they would say
KKK poster found in Philly Cops locker (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080129_Cop_probed_over_racist_poster.html)
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farging wonderful.
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after the first half of wing bowl joey chesnut is at an incredible 124 wings
el wingador isnt even second
its all over
another sad memory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Savitch)
She would have been 61 today. Wow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wYljtbA7hY
chestnut with 241 wings in 30 minutes wins
some guy narfed which is the competitive eating term for throwing up thru your nose
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 01, 2008, 09:23:58 AM
some guy narfed which is the competitive eating term for throwing up thru your nose
TPIWWV
cmon with the acronyms
I want to see video of the guy narfing. Is that too much to ask?
http://www.aetv.com/videos/display.jsp?id=PW_PhillyCheeseSteaks
nm
I hope Todd is alright (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080225_4_Temple_students_accused_of_anti-semitic_attack.html)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/18/pillar.philadelphia.ap/index.html
Who here got stuck in traffic all morning from this atrocity?
It's hilarious how bad the damage was to that column. NBC10 every 2 minutes had updates about traffic this morning.
N.J. Officer Allegedly Performed Sex Acts On Cows
Previously Charged With Sexual Assault On 3 Girls
MOORESTOWN (CBS 3) ― More charges have been filed against a Burlington County police officer who was recently charged with sexually assaulting three girls.
Authorities announced Moorsetown Officer Robert Melia Jr., 38, has been charged with four counts of animal cruelty after allegedly engaging in sex acts with cows between June and December of 2006.
Melia and his former girlfriend, Heather Lewis were previously charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count of criminal sexual contact with three girls in his Pemberton home from 2003 until 2006.
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(http://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/26/2008/04/14/175x131/Meliarobert.JPG) SunMo is a cop?
That's what I picture IGY looking like. Only shorter.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on April 23, 2008, 12:46:16 PM
(http://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/26/2008/04/14/175x131/Meliarobert.JPG) SunMo is a cop?
haha....that aint right son
lol not scummy enough
how would you know, you stared at the ground the whole time at that tailgate
is the ground your eyes?
Quote from: Cerevant on April 23, 2008, 12:47:26 PM
That's what I picture IGY looking like. Only shorter.
IGY is the incredible hulk
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on April 23, 2008, 12:46:16 PM
(http://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/26/2008/04/14/175x131/Meliarobert.JPG) SunMo is a cop?
hahahahahahahahahaha!
Quote from: SunMo on April 23, 2008, 01:37:01 PM
how would you know, you stared at the ground the whole time at that tailgate
If you encounter an aggressive lion, stare him down. But not a leopard; avoid his gaze at all costs. In both cases, back away slowly; don't run. If you stumble on a pack of hyenas, run and climb a tree; hyenas can't climb trees. But don't do that if you're being chased by an elephant; he'll just knock the tree down. Stand still until he forgets about you.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 23, 2008, 12:39:49 PM
N.J. Officer Allegedly Performed Sex Acts On Cows
Previously Charged With Sexual Assault On 3 Girls
MOORESTOWN (CBS 3) ― More charges have been filed against a Burlington County police officer who was recently charged with sexually assaulting three girls.
Authorities announced Moorsetown Officer Robert Melia Jr., 38, has been charged with four counts of animal cruelty after allegedly engaging in sex acts with cows between June and December of 2006.
Melia and his former girlfriend, Heather Lewis were previously charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count of criminal sexual contact with three girls in his Pemberton home from 2003 until 2006.
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he's got that oh shtein i just farged a cow look on his face
Every time i see that picture i laugh
you should make it your avatar
"tensions are running a little high"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=B2vcISNbqWw
wow there is at least 4 cops on each of those guys...id like to see what they looked like after it :boo :boo
poor criminals...
Well Deserved
im not sayin notin to no po-lice
Quote from: MDS on May 07, 2008, 03:26:38 PM
im not sayin notin to no po-lice
LOL, says the little white Jew.
i love the comments left afterwards especially the ones comparing philly cops to nazi brown shirts in 1930's germany.
come on. philly cops aren't nearly as organized as the nazi's were plus their uniforms aren't nearly as snazzy.
Damn,...those are some racist bastiches.
I think it's fairly safe to say that none of those cops are Eagles fans, though.
Quote from: ATV on May 07, 2008, 04:47:49 PM
Damn,...those are some racist bastiches.
I think it's fairly safe to say that none of those cops are Eagles fans, though.
ha...well played
they got him
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 07, 2008, 11:34:22 PM
they got him
i actually had leno on in the background, and they cut in to say he was caught. Tim Lake SUCKS at live news, dude looked so confused.
A group led by Citigroup and Spanish toll road operator Abertis Infraestructuras SA won the right Monday to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike, with a bid of about $12.8 billion.
Gov. Ed Rendell has been advocating leasing the turnpike as a means of funding mass transit and much-needed bridge and road repairs in the state.
Rendell has touted the lease as an alternative to Act 44, legislation he signed 10 months ago that includes converting Interstate 80 into a toll road. The federal government has not approved the introduction of that toll, which has garnered strong opposition.
Rendell said if the lease is approved, it would give the commonwealth 13 percent more funding than Act 44 and cost Pennsylvanians 30 percent less, because it would not include the I-80 tolling.
The governor first proposed leasing the turnpike about a year ago as an alternative to tolling I-80. A study done by Morgan Stanley estimated that a 75-year lease agreement could bring between $12 billion and $18 billion to Pennsylvania.
Rendell said "market conditions" and the toll setup -- which caps increases at 3 percent annually -- kept the bids at the low end.
so what does that mean, the state gets the 12.8 billion, but they don't get the money from the tolls anymore? who is still responsible for maintaining the turnpike?
not penn dot thank god
Abertis Infraestructuras SA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abertis), according to Wikipedia.
that article says nothing about the PA Turnpike.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 19, 2008, 05:29:54 PM
that article says nothing about the PA Turnpike.
Well, update it!
from CNN.com front page re: Philly police beatdown mentioned above..
QuoteFour Philadelphia police officers will be dismissed, three will be disciplined and a supervising police sergeant will be demoted...
Of course, if I beat down someone like that, I'd go to jail and be ass-raped for 20-30 years. Instead of, you know, taking a pay cut.
Ah, no. You'd get a lawyer to remind the court that you are white and have no record.
Probation before judgement and you walk.
Well, I am white, but am unconvinced that I wouldn't go to jail for something as ugly as that. On tape.
White folks with no record who can afford lawyers don't go to jail for almost any first offense--unless you killed someone, committed a violent crime with a gun (even then maybe not), touch the children,etc. The jails are full and not with first time offenders, and not with honkys.
But I won't hold it against you if you prefer to err on the side of caution regarding this theory.
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A South Jersey piano teacher is charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy.
Charles Lessig, 64, turned himself in to authorities Thursday.
He's accused of molesting the teen between March and May while giving piano lessons at the boy's home in Mount Laurel.
Lessig is being held on $30,000 bail.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 30, 2008, 01:26:19 PM
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A South Jersey piano teacher is charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy.
Charles Lessig, 64, turned himself in to authorities Thursday.
He's accused of molesting the teen between March and May while giving piano lessons at the boy's home in Mount Laurel.
Lessig is being held on $30,000 bail.
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Quote from: dis12 on May 30, 2008, 07:27:05 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 30, 2008, 01:26:19 PM
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A South Jersey piano teacher is charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy.
Charles Lessig, 64, turned himself in to authorities Thursday.
He's accused of molesting the teen between March and May while giving piano lessons at the boy's home in Mount Laurel.
Lessig is being held on $30,000 bail.
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lmao
this Larry Mendte email thing is weird
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/19449144.html
Quote from: SunMo on June 02, 2008, 09:43:03 AM
this Larry Mendte email thing is weird
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/19449144.html
whats weird about it, he wanted to find those Eisen emails im guessing
Forget the article... check out this ad!
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Who's in?
Bucks County moms gone wild (http://cbs3.com/local/sexual.assault.sleepover.2.745615.html)
Police: Teen Sleepover Turns Into Sex Party LOWER MAKEFIELD, Pa. (CBS 3)
Police said two Bucks County moms have been charged after a sleepover involving six teenage boys took an alleged illegal sexual turn.
Angela Honeycutt, 38, and Lynne Long, 45, are facing numerous charges after a series of alleged incidents on April 14.
Authorities said the teens, ages 14 to 16, were attending a sleepover at Long's Lower Makefield home when Honeycutt, a mother of two young children, allegedly had sex with a 14-year-old and performed sex acts with a 15-year-old. Long allegedly watched, listened and instructed the teens not to say anything.
In addition to the alleged sexual assault, detectives said Honeycutt exposed her breasts to the teens; open-mouth kissed some of the minors, entered a shower with a juvenile and engaged conversation of a sexual nature.
"What is so particularly outrageous about this is the violation of trust," said Lower Makefield Twp. Police Chief Ken Coluzzi.
Authorities learned of the alleged sexual sleepover when one of the boys involved told his parents, who then went police.
"You think you've seen everything and then all of a sudden, another report of an outrageous crime comes in," said Chief Coluzzi.
As word of their arrest spread through the suburban community, neighbors reacted in disbelief. "It's shocking and it is a shame."
Honeycutt is facing charges of statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor and other related charges. Long is facing charges of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors.
Both women surrendered to authorities Wednesday and were released after being permitted to sign their own bail
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Carmella Soprano?
North Philly high school kids + Temple University graduation site = teenager shot right after his graduation (http://cbs3.com/topstories/North.Philadelphia.Shooting.2.750607.html)
"Last night he was requesting a cheesesteak so he's getting better," said his father, Amin Caldwell.
yea i live 2 blocks from the liac center, its just another day in the hood when someone gets shot.
Mendte fired by CBS3 (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080624_CBS3_fires_Mendte.html)
Sucks for him. Him along with Alicia is the only reason i switched to CBS3, now i have no reason to watch and will revert to WPVI
Wonder what his old lady thinks about that?
700K a year? Maybe he was pissed Alicia was making more. Or he wanted to bang her and she refused.
alicia doesnt refuse
She's got a face like a pepperoni pizza. Plus she's a stuck up bitch to boot.
Pass.
youre insane...she is hot as balls
lol
here little fishy.
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god i love newswoman...an 8 becomes a 10 when its a news (or business) woman
It must take her at least 45 minutes to shave each leg.
she's so hot its ridiculous Rome, you have no penis
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 24, 2008, 09:06:31 PM
god i love newswoman...an 8 becomes a 10 when its a news (or business) woman
I don't know that I'll ever agree with anything you say as much as I'm agreeing with this.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on June 25, 2008, 09:21:06 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 24, 2008, 09:06:31 PM
god i love newswoman...an 8 becomes a 10 when its a news (or business) woman
I don't know that I'll ever agree with anything you say as much as I'm agreeing with this.
its such a cliche but its so true that there is nothing better in the world than working in a city and going out at lunch time in the summer to watch stuff bounce
Dayeeum!! She is hoooott!
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on June 25, 2008, 06:59:21 AM
she's so hot its ridiculous Rome, you have no penis
Um, no shtein. I was fishing, dingus.
how was this one missed last week?
Tollefson not renewed by FOX29 (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/Fox_29_to_Tollefson_Welcome_back_now_get_lost.html)
He's annoying as hell.
And Alicia is hot. Psycho as farg, but hot.
now NBC10 has issues with its anchors going after each other (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/24444029.html)
wtf
QuoteVeronica Corningstone: Excuse me.
Ron Burgundy: What are you doing?
Veronica Corningstone: I need this machine so I can watch a tape for a story.
Ron Burgundy: I'm using the tape. I'm showing Jeffrey my Emmy tape. We are watching history.
Veronica Corningstone: Mr. Burgundy, I'm a professional, and I would like to be able to do my job.
Ron Burgundy: Big deal. I am very professional.
Veronica Corningstone: Mr. Burgundy, you are acting like a baby.
Ron Burgundy: I'm not a baby, I am a man. I am an anchorman.
Veronica Corningstone: You are not a man. You are a big fat joke.
Ron Burgundy: I'm a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a third the size of us. It's science.
Veronica Corningstone: I will have you know that I have more talent and more intelligence in my little finger than you do in your entire body, sir.
Ron Burgundy: You are a smelly pirate hooker.
Veronica Corningstone: You look like a blueberry.
Ron Burgundy: Why don't you go back to your home on Whore Island?
Veronica Corningstone: Well, you have bad hair.
Ron Burgundy: [insulted] What did you say?
Veronica Corningstone: I said... your hair... looks stupid.
Whore Island.
That cracks me up every time.
the thread title is taking on a literal meaning
my genius reaches even to the future
Was it already talked about on the board anywhere about this?
Spectrum to be demolished next year for sure (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3488161)
chase utley cursed last night
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 15, 2008, 11:05:30 AM
chase utley cursed last night
thanks ass. I knew it was talked about, but didn't know if the "for sure" part was discussed. I knew the idea was being tossed around.
that wasnt what i was saying at all
chase utley cursing is clearly the philly sports story of the day...and one of the biggest in a long time
Looks like Ed took care of it in the other forum. lol
after me, I might add. :evil
Mendte charged with Felony and fired from CBS (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080721_Mendte_charged_with_hacking_into_Alycia_Lanes_e-mail.html)
537 times? lol
It's a shame he didn't have anything better to do with his time.
i still want the Alicia pics
What a whack job. That's some hate and/or jealousy there to check someone's e-mail 500 times and dish the dirt out.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 21, 2008, 06:02:15 PM
What a whack job. That's some hate and/or jealousy stalking there to check someone's e-mail 500 times and dish the dirt out.
The Kids in the Sexy Sleepover Testify (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080723_Teens_testify_about_alleged_sex_party.html)
these farging kids are playing the victims now, pathetic
Quote"She asked if anyone would want to join her in the shower. . .," the 15-year-old testified. "I wasn't planning on having sex when I entered the bathroom. After stuff happened, I changed my mind."
no, what did you think would happen when you went into the bathroom?
Parcheesi?
Kids are Romes these days
QuoteAsked by Eriksen about his hazy recollection, the teen who allegedly had intercourse with Honeycutt indicated he would rather forget.
"I've been trying to think about it as little as possible," he said.
:-D
oh wow, shampoo time!
Are you like 10 years old?
Edie Huggins dead (http://www.nbc10.com/news/17026230/detail.html?dl=mainclick) McDonalds is to blame
good ole fishtown FTL
Quote
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'They just beat us up because of the color of our skin'
By WENDY RUDERMAN
Philadelphia Daily News
rudermw@phillynews.com 215-854-2860
LEVI LEE and Bryson Mills arrived on the doorstep of the Daily News last week looking bruised and battered.
Even hard-bitten reporters - their eyes widening - seemed taken aback by the appearance of the two young men.
Their clothes were smudged with blood. Mills gingerly pressed an ice pack to his right eye, which was swollen shut. Lee sported gashes in his lip and head.
But the worst injuries weren't visible.
As victims of an alleged hate crime, Lee and Mills said they suffered the kind of soul-penetrating wounds that may never completely heal.
"They didn't know us," Lee said. "We didn't know them.
"They just beat us up because of the color of our skin."
Lee and Mills, both 22, said that they were so disturbed by the experience that they felt compelled to speak out publicly. They recounted their story with a kind of mild-mannered outrage:
Mills had just one more week of summer vacation before classes resumed at Bloomsburg University, where he is captain of the basketball team. Lee, who graduated from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., in May, wanted to show his childhood friend a good time before he went back to school.
Duded up in designer clothing, they spent Thursday night clubbing in Old City. They finished the evening at Moda Lounge, a hip place on Chestnut Street known for speciality cocktails and a big dance floor. At about 2 a.m., they walked along Market Street, looking to catch a cab home. The streets were peppered with weary partyers. Suddenly, at 5th and Market streets, Lee and Mills said that they spotted about six or seven white men chasing a black man.
" 'Get back here, n-----,' " one yelled, according to Lee and Mills. " 'We gonna get you, n-----.' "
One of the white guys took a swing at the black guy, and Mills said that he yelled out something like, "Yo, they're jumping that black guy!"
The pack of white males turned their attention to Mills and Lee, while the guy they were chasing took off toward Penns Landing and disappeared.
"That's when they came running towards us and said, 'You f------ n------,' " Lee said.
One guy took a swing at Mills, striking him in the shoulder. Mills said he threw a punch and another guy joined the fight. Lee stepped in to help Mills, and three other white guys pounced. Some wielded two-by-fours. The wooden planks sliced Lee's face, according to Mills and Lee.
As stunned witnesses watched, Lee said he ran into the middle of Market Street and stopped a police car. Meanwhile, Mills lay crumbled on the ground after getting repeatedly stomped, kicked and punched. The white guys ran off, screaming racial slurs, Mills and Lee said.
"It's like they had no regard for us as human beings," Mills said.
Paramedics took Mills and Lee to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where they spent six hours before doctors determined that they had suffered no broken bones or serious head injuries. Mills' girlfriend, Courtney Gordon, said that she was deep asleep at 4:30 a.m. when Lee called.
"He said, 'I need you to come to the hospital. Bryson's eye looks very bad,' " Gordon said.
When she got to Jefferson about a half-hour later, Gordon said that she tried to hide her horror when she saw Mills. By then, police Det. Thomas Galonsky was there to take their statements. He informed them that police already had two suspects in custody.
"There was a real good witness, an independent witness, who watched the whole thing," Galonsky said in a phone interview Friday.
The witness pointed out two guys, who were nabbed about a block away from 5th and Market, Galonsky said.
Police arrested Richard Lyons, 25, and James Genearao, 26, also known as James Cummings, both from the city's Fishtown section. Lyons and Genearao, who was charged under the name Cummings, were charged with criminal conspiracy, possession of an instrument of a crime, simple assault, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment and ethnic intimidation.
Galonsky said that he was still trying to identify other possible suspects. He didn't know whether to characterize the incident as a hate crime, he said.
"I think some hate might have come out during the attack, but I don't know what sparked the whole thing," he said.
Lyons' mother, Nicole Lyons, said that her son is not a racist.
"I know my son and he's not anything like that," she said.
She claimed that Mills and Lee attacked her son, perhaps in an attempt to rob him. Genearao's family could not be reached for comment.
Lee and Mills grew up together in North Philly and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School. They both won college scholarships. In college, they thrived, feeling as though no matter their ethnicity or where they came from, if they worked hard nothing could hold them back.
Now they are less certain of that. Never before had they encountered such in-your-face racism, Lee and Mills said.
Mills' mother, Anita Bethea, said that she cried when her son told her what had happened.
"Something just dropped in me," Bethea said. "It really hurt. I was upset that he had to learn that racial tension and racial hatred still exist in 2008. His belief that all is right with the world is gone. There is no getting it back." *
QuoteLyons' mother, Nicole Lyons, said that her son is not a racist.
"I know my son and he's not anything like that," she said.
She claimed that Mills and Lee attacked her son, perhaps in an attempt to rob him.
nah, he couldn't be racist with a mom like that
...and she knows her son because he told her, "Mom, I love black people."
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it can't be thatbad, there's a black guy in that picture and nobody is beating him.
they are waiting off camera
ahhh so they are smart racist's, thanks.
He's not going to get beat up. He's got a messenger bag, so he's obviously carrying a lot of drugs to deliver for somebody.
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Larry Mendte's on live right now, he was tapping Alicia Lane when she first came to Philly. He's throwing her under the bus and confessing all the snooping he did.
I'm happy for him.
When's the expose coming out in Philly Mag or something like that?
WHat does his old lady think about him bangin Lane? Is she standing by her man?
Apparently the inappropriate shtein that happened between him and Alicia happened like 5 years ago. His wife got wind of it by looking at some of his emails and he stopped. He said at the PC his wife is supporting him 100% but she's not by his side during the PC because he didn't want to involve her in this anymore than he already has.
I wanna see some Alicia Lane skin, there's gotta be some floating around somewhere.
no chance he even sniffed that thing...he wanted to bang her so bad and ran into the stop sign...why you think he tried to do her via the email hacking...now hes a man with nothing to lose and is trying to make himself look better by claiming a comb overed irish sun spotted conan obrien looking elf banged alicia lane...I DONT THINK SO
Here's Mendte's entire statement:
Quote
Statement of Larry Mendte
Friday, August 22, 2008
For thirty years, I have reported stories here in Philadelphia and across the
country, and, now, I have become one through no one's fault but my own.
My actions have hurt and disappointed my family, colleagues, friends, and viewers
who trusted me, and for that, I am truly sorry.
My family has been incredibly strong and supportive. You will notice, however, that
Dawn is not here with me today at this podium. She wanted to be, but I asked her
not to. Although the image of my loving wife standing by my side may have
helped me, I think it would hurt her. She still has to anchor the news, which
she has done with remarkable personal strength and grace right through this
process.
Having her here with me now would have pulled her directly into this intense media
spotlight, and I will not do to that to her. I have already done enough to her.
Let me explain. This whole episode started five years ago when Alycia Lane came to
Philadelphia. Almost immediately, Dawn heard rumors that Alycia and I were a
little too close and she should watch out.
The rumors were true. Alycia and I had a flirtatious, unprofessional, and improper relationship.
Dawn found proof of that relationship when she waited in my office on New Years Day
2005 and read emails that I had left out on my desk, emails between Alycia and
me that confirmed her suspicions.
Dawn confronted me with the emails. I told her the truth. I told her I loved her, and
I apologized. I then immediately stopped having long dinners with Alycia, staying out late with Alycia, and I stopped allowing her to come into my office to do her makeup everyday.
The relationship that was once close quickly turned into a personal feud.
Alycia Lane then became friends with others in the building, including the new General
Manager. Suddenly, I had shows and responsibilities pulled away from me without
explanation. The GM angrily confronted me one day and said that I was bad
mouthing him. I was not. But, clearly, I was not on the list you want to be on
with the new GM.
I found proof that it was Alycia who was undermining me when I saw an email she sent to
management that she left up on the computer she uses on the set.
I then started looking at other emails with passwords I learned when Alycia asked me to
help set up her work retirement account, a private stock account, and when she
showed me personal emails.
I did this without her permission, and it was wrong.
I saw more emails bad mouthing me. I confronted Alycia and asked her to stop. She said
that she would not. I complained to management about the problem, and I felt
they ignored me.
My role at the station was still being diminished when Alycia told me during an argument
on the set, that she the rising star and that I was "50 and on my way out".
Regrettably this made it into the newspapers.
During a meeting the next day, the General Manager acknowledged that he had checked my
contract and he really couldn't move me.
We were the fastest growing newscast in the country. We were winning local and national
awards. And, my GM was checking my contract to see where he could move me.
I felt I was in trouble. My career, my future, my family's future was in trouble. And,
this is where I got into more trouble federal trouble.
I then started checking Alycia Lane's emails by illegally gaining access to all of her
accounts. I used a device called a keykatcher that is much too easily available
on the internet. I started seeing things that might be of interest to the press, and I passed some of them on.
I was not the source of every story about Alycia Lane or the sole source on many, but
I was a source, and I was getting some of the information from her emails.
It was wrong. I admit it was wrong. I told you the motivation, but I make no excuses
for my behavior.
And, that is why today I pled guilty to a federal charge brought by the US Attorney's
Office. I have cooperated fully with the FBI and the US Attorney from the very
beginning.
I have offered to give speeches to colleges, corporations, and community groups about internet security. I make that offer publicly now.
My father used to say that everyone serves a purpose in life, if only as a bad
example. I am now an example who can help others. Many employees and students
are cavalier about misuse of the internet and emails. They don't know that it is
a federal crime and you will be prosecuted. I am living proof of that.
I know that pleading guilty and cooperating defies the new world order that teaches to
deny, deny, deny at all costs.
Many people told me, maybe they'll never find out the whole truth, with a good lawyer
you might get away with it.. I have a good lawyer. That's not the point.
I just can't do that to my family. I can't allow this to drag on. And, I don't think one more penny of the taxpayer's money should be spent on this
case.
Most importantly, I did it. I tell my children all of the time that if you don't
take responsibility, nothing will change. I am taking responsibility and am
seeking help to change.
I apologize to Alycia Lane for what I did. And, I ask that this long mutually self-destructive feud now end. We have both paid a
high cost. And, others have been hurt as well. I am sorry to all.
My wife also is owed apologies.
I will forever be in Dawn's debt for her forgiveness and her loyalty. I will work every
day to deserve her love, and I love her more everyday. The rest of my family also has been strong and
loyal for me during this time. I don't know what I would have done without them.
I want to apologize one more time to the viewers, the people who kept us on the air
with their loyalty and their trust. I let you down. I hope the day will come
when I will once again be worthy of your trust.
I do want to stay here in Philadelphia. I realize that I may never anchor here again,
but I love this city far too much to move. This is where I grew up; this is
where I want to raise my children. I don't want to take this city from them
because of my mistakes.
There is one last thing I would like to say. Many of you know I attended Catholic
schools in the area. Confession is a big part of my faith. So is forgiveness. It
is something we have all asked for at one time or another in our lives. I do so
now, and, as always, I put my life in God's hands.
On the advice of counsel, I regret to say, I will not be taking any questions.
Thank You.
I still like Mendte, he was hilarious on Kidd Chris, and he banged Alicia and has pictures of her in a bikini.
IGY, you do realize that Alycia was trying to bang Rich Eisen, right? So its not out of the question that she would bang Mendte.
I love the part in the statement where he says the keycatcher is way too easy to obtain and then offers to make speeches about internet security like he's some KGBesque hacker. :-D
no she sent pictures of her vacation to him...could have been as innocent as that...she might have been flirting or she might be an attention whore...but either way its a far cry from wanting to bang someone...dont believe everything you read on page 6
Late night dinners, she got ready in his office, long lunch dates, inappropriate emails. Not much more needs to be said. He was tappin that ass. Sounds to me like he got busted by his wife, told her it was over, and out of spite she started banging the GM.
no chance
igy mad he couldnt tap it?
http://www.nbc10.com/news/17435938/detail.html?dl=mainclick
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7494923&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
2 Philly Cops shot in North Philly, one dead, one injured.
gotta strap that vest on tight son
Early Word is Marvin Harrison is involved
6 blocks from my house, and they tells me i aint hard
Nobody else is posting from their cast iron bathtub.
i give them money and they go away
Link (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081003_Mother_and_daughter_charged_with_prostitution.html)
QuoteA $200 sexual encounter with a mother and daughter who advertised that they would "double your pleasure" ended abruptly yesterday when the women learned their customer was an undercover police officer.
QuoteAfter receiving complaints from neighbors, Green said, investigators found advertisements on the Web site Craigslist with a picture of the women under the headline "MOM AND DAUGHTER, w4m [women for men] in the Northeast." Another ad boasted "Double Your Pleasure."
An undercover officer made an appointment to have sex with both women at the same time for $200. When he arrived, authorities said, one of the women led him through the stench of urine and feces to the basement, where a T-shirt on a door read, "The working man is a sucker."
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Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 03, 2008, 11:56:08 AM
Link (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081003_Mother_and_daughter_charged_with_prostitution.html)
QuoteA $200 sexual encounter with a mother and daughter who advertised that they would "double your pleasure" ended abruptly yesterday when the women learned their customer was an undercover police officer.
QuoteAfter receiving complaints from neighbors, Green said, investigators found advertisements on the Web site Craigslist with a picture of the women under the headline "MOM AND DAUGHTER, w4m [women for men] in the Northeast." Another ad boasted "Double Your Pleasure."
An undercover officer made an appointment to have sex with both women at the same time for $200. When he arrived, authorities said, one of the women led him through the stench of urine and feces to the basement, where a T-shirt on a door read, "The working man is a sucker."
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really?
It was in Wissanoming which is basically Kensington
stop rooning my northeast jokes, its too easy
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QuoteLori Delgado resigns from NBC10
Which local TV newsroom soap opera has more drama?
NBC10 with Delgado and DeMentri
CBS3 with Lane and Mendte
Neither. I'm sick of the drama.
View results
This post has been updated (5:45 p.m.):
NBC10 has confirmed the resignation of anchor Lori Delgado, who's been at the center of a bizarre series of events at the station this summer involving former anchor Vince DeMentri.
Delgado, a New Yorker whose husband is a New York lawyer, joined the station in January 2005.
Delgado, who turned 29 two weeks ago, was on a previously scheduled week of vacation last week.
NBC had been investigating alleged incidents at the station. In one, Delgado's personal property (a hair dryer, curling iron and handbag) was moved from her desk drawer to another spot under her desk. In another, a deep scratch was found on her Lexus, parked in the NBC10 lot in Bala Cynwyd. DeMentri, 44, had been questioned by NBC management. He was fired in August.
On Sept. 16, NBC10, Delgado and an NBC security official identified as Don were named in a praecipe filed by DeMentri attorney Paul Rosen in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court -- basically, a precursor to a lawsuit. The praecipe simply listed "libel, slander and misrepresentation" under the cause. No allegations were listed.
The station's news director, Chris Blackman, today issued this memo: "I wanted to let you let you know that Lori Delgado has resigned from NBC10 to spend more time with her family. We thank Lori for her contributions to the station and wish her well."
Philly area hit VERY hard by economic downturn (http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/081016/business_us_usa_economy_phillyfed.html)
^ another Philly officer just died in a 2-car crash at Aramingo and Allegheny about an hour ago
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 16, 2008, 12:48:32 PM
Philly area hit VERY hard by economic downturn (http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/081016/business_us_usa_economy_phillyfed.html)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnZnLNyjnZE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnZnLNyjnZE)
haha
The responses are funnier than the video.
that's not necessarily saying much
sir charles got a DUI in arizona this morning.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1231081barkley1.html (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1231081barkley1.html)
2005 Infinity? cmon Charles...step it up
QuoteJust in: Steve Morrison, the comedian half of the top-rated 'Preston & Steve' morning show on WMMR, passed out during the show.
Preston Eliot called to say his longtime on-air partner was conscious when paramedics took him to the hospital.
Eliot said that about 10:15 a.m., they were wrapping up a segment about a contest when Morrison, 48, looked across the board at him: "He looked like he was stifling a cough and he raised his index finger like he was saying, `Hang on.' Then he stumbled back and I didn't see him anymore. He went down with a thud." Sidekicks Casey Boy and Nick rushed to Morrison's side. He was out for several seconds and had a 'strawberry"-type mark on the back of his head, Elliot said.
Elliot reacted with the S-bomb but had the presence of mind to hit the "dump" button. All listeners heard was, "Oh, s-," followed by Casey saying, "He's breathing... Call 911." A production element kicked in, followed by dead air, a five-minute commercial break, and a four-minute song. By then, Morrison had come around but did not remember the previous segment or passing out, Elliot said.
Morrison, who had been fighting a cold with a bad cough, had told Elliot that he had not eaten breakfast.
too bad he lived
Feed a cold, starve a fever.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 14, 2009, 01:19:46 PM
too bad he lived
I've drank with him before, he's a pretty cool guy.
its just their brand of humor, the Soccer mom type humor that im not a fan of
Update on the Hitler kid couple (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Adolf-Hitlers-Grandma-Drunk-While-Headed-to-Court.html)
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So my wife won't let me name a son Judas.
I'm pissed.
how about Lucifer?
Also out of the question. I asked.
"we can call him Lou!"
Damien?
Sad news: Fantasy Showbar might be done (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090207_No_nudes_would_be_good_news_for_Mt__Ephraim.html)
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6664315
Quote from: SD_Eagle on February 07, 2009, 08:28:59 AM
Sad news: Fantasy Showbar might be done (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090207_No_nudes_would_be_good_news_for_Mt__Ephraim.html)
oh no. my first tittie bar and the first place i ever got arrested.
Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C. filed for bankruptcy (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090222_Inquirer_owner_files_for_bankruptcy.html)
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 23, 2009, 12:15:04 AM
Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C. filed for bankruptcy (http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090222_Inquirer_owner_files_for_bankruptcy.html)
Stunner. Print media is dying and their website sucks.
Excerpt from Philly news story.
QuoteOfficials from the N.J. Division of Youth and Family Services took the children -- Adolf Hitler Campbell, 3, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, 1, and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell, who will turn 1 in April – from the Campbell's home in Milford last Tuesday, saying only that they felt the children were in danger.
Deborah said officials have yet to tell her and her husband exactly why the children were removed. But Campbell suspects it has something to do with the names they bestowed upon their kids.
Ummm..... ya think, Einstein Deborah Campbell?
QuoteDeborah claimed police referred to him as "the Nazi guy" and quizzed him about his tattoos, one of which is a swastika, according to the Express-Times. She says they also made Heath take a sobriety test after allegedly smelling alcohol in the car.
But, it was grandma drunk in the backseat, not Heath, Deborah said. She was headed to court with the couple in hopes the three children would be released to her if the parents could not gain custody.
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Adolf-Hitlers-Grandma-Drunk-While-Headed-to-Court.html
Seems like that story is raising quite a fuhrer
Top 10 Endangered Newspapers (http://tiny.pl/bfzp)
And coming in at Number 1:
Quote1. The Philadelphia Daily News. The smaller of the two papers owned by Philadelphia Newspapers LLC, which recently filed for bankruptcy. The company says it will make money this year, but with newspaper advertising still falling sharply, the city cannot support two papers, and the Daily News has a daily circulation of only about 100,000. The tabloid has a small staff, most of whom could probably stay on at Philly.com, the Web operation for both of the city dailies.
Goodbye Gonzo
he writes for the inqy
same difference
DN > Inky
wow the trashy guy like the trashy tabloid over the liberal idiotically run broadsheet. gooooooooo texas.
Their sports section is way better than the Inky's.
Horseface Rhea announced this morning that she'll be a first-time mother at 40 this July or August
And Don Polec is leaving Action News on April 1. I guess after 26 years, he finally wants to be taken seriously...
Somewhat Philly related:
Donte Stallworth ran over a 49 year old man and killed him. I just heard he is being detained for questioning. The blood samples taken from him to determine if he was under the influence weren't yet available.
Quote from: Grammis on March 14, 2009, 06:07:20 PM
Somewhat Philly related:
Donte Stallworth ran over a 49 year old man and killed him. I just heard he is being detained for questioning. The blood samples taken from him to determine if he was under the influence weren't yet available.
No. No it really isn't Philly related.
AROUND THE NFL.
Ass.
Fumo guilty on all counts
By Emilie Lounsberry and Robert Moran
Inquirer Staff Writers
Former State Sen. Vincent Fumo was convicted of all 137 counts against him today as his marathon federal corruption trial ended in a stunning victory for prosecutors.
PHILADELPHIA -- Police say a man is in custody for trying to barge into actor Jamie Foxx's hotel penthouse in Philadelphia.
riveting story
Booty Call becomes Forced Entry.
Drexel President died yesterday at 63 (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Drexel_statement_on_Presidents_death.html)
Quote from: Father Demon on April 06, 2009, 12:40:55 PM
Drexel President died yesterday at 63 (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Drexel_statement_on_Presidents_death.html)
I guess he didn't take leave early enough. (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/42375197.html)
QuoteA western Pennsylvania mother has been charged with giving her 13-year-old daughter drugs and alcohol so the woman's boyfriend could get the girl pregnant, police said Thursday.
Shana Brown, 32, is no longer able to have children but wanted to have a baby with her current boyfriend, Duane Calloway, said Uniontown Police Det. Donald Gmitter. The pair decided to drug the girl so Calloway, 40, could have sex with her without her knowledge, he added.
"There's some sick people on this case," Gmitter said.
Brown has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and was to turn herself into police later Thursday, Gmitter said. Brown's attorney did not immediately return a call for comment.
Calloway faces several counts of attempted rape. He was arrested Wednesday and remains in Fayette County Jail. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney
The three incidents occurred in Brown's home in Uniontown, about 50 miles south of Pittsburgh, according to the criminal complaint.
The girl told police the plot was apparently hatched sometime in December after she rejected her mother's proposal that she allow Calloway to impregnate her and then marry him.
In the following months, Calloway attempted to rape the girl three times, Gmitter said.
The first time, in February, the girl was alone with Calloway while her mother went out to buy pizza, according to the criminal complaint. Calloway began groping her and she kicked him away, the documents stated.
A few weeks later, the girl believes her mother spiked her Pepsi with rum, according to police. The girl told them she felt ill after drinking the Pepsi, passed out and later threw up. She was also partially naked when she woke up and Calloway was in the room, according to the criminal complaint.
The third incident occurred in mid-March, when the girl told police she came home early from school because she was not feeling well. She said her mother forced her to drink tea, and then she immediately fell asleep.
The girl said she pretended she was asleep until Calloway made a move, at which point she bolted upright and he left the room.
In a search of the Brown residence, police said they found an empty rum bottle, Tylenol PM and a pill crusher.
please dont ever lump philly in with the hell hole that is western pennsyltucky
Quote
In a search of the Brown residence, police said they found an empty rum bottle, Tylenol PM and a pill crusher.
In how many houses wouldn't you find these things?
A pill crusher?
Swallowing pills is for suckers and women. Snorting it is where it's at
Shana and Duane need bullets in the brain.
Quote from: Tomahawk on April 06, 2009, 05:09:58 PM
Swallowing pills is for suckers and women. Snorting it is where it's at
unless jack ikegwuonu is somehow involved in this story im pretty sure the crusher was for sneaking the pill in the little girls food/drink
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20090504_Police__Beer-pong___dare___homicide.html
Nice earrings, douchebag.
(http://media.philly.com/storage/dailynews/covers/front.jpg)
yay!
christ look at dude...he didnt have a prayer regardless
honestly, in all the years i've played beer pong, no one has ever used clear cups like that.
thats how Bridgeport brings it
here's the story.
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/44344887.html
the dude in igy's pic isn't dead, he shot and killed a guy after arguing over the rules.
that was all in yesterdays story but thanks for keeping us up to date chief
ha! didn't see phreak's post.
guns don't kill people, beer and bad piercings kill people
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/video/042409_Mob_Talk_Joey_Merlino_George_Borgesi
Joey Talk... I cant wait until he gets out.
This happened a mile from my house. (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Police-Searching-for-Woman-Child-Trapped-in-Trunk.html) I was at this intersection an hour before the abduction.
QuoteAMBER ALERT: Upper Southampton Township Police are searching for Julia RAKOCZY, a white, non-hispanic female, 8 years old, 4'1" tall, 59 pounds, long brown hair, blue eyes, dime-sized birthmark on her forehead, unknown clothing. She was abducted at approximately 2:00 pm May 25th, 2009 along State Route 132, Street Road, Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County, about 1 mile north of Philadelphia City.
Wait, did you just volunteer a confession on a football message board?
yeah, my daughter and I are two black males and we drive a Cadillac
Freaks.
Racist, psycho, bitch. (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20090527_Missing_Bucks_mom__daughter__sought_in_Florida.html?cmpid=16339736) What's wrong with people.
Quote'Missing' Bucks mom, daughter, sought in Florida
By Larry King, Troy Graham and John Shiffman
INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS
The Bucks County woman who made a frantic 911 call yesterday reporting that she and her daughter had been kidnapped is now believed to be in Florida with the girl, a law enforcement official said this afternoon.
The woman was caught on video surveillence at Philadelphia International Airport yesterday about an hour or so after her call to authorities. Using fake identification and cash, she bought two one-way tickets to Orlando, the source told the Inquirer.
Earlier in the day, investigators examined a car and chased leads in an effort to find the woman and her 9-year-old daughter, Julia Rakoczy.
Julia's mother, Bonnie Sweeten, 38, called 911 yesterday saying she was in the trunk of car and that she and her daughter had been kidnapped by two men after a fender bender in Upper Southampton.
According to a source, investigators have heard multiple allegations of financial distress regarding Sweeten.
"Her story (911 calls) just wasn't adding up," an investigator said.
This morning, as Julia's father appealed on national television for the release of his daughter and ex-wife this morning, FBI Special Agent J.J. Klaver said investigators were following a number of leads in the case. He did not elaborate.
hit
That's an awfully elaborate scheme for a Disney get-away from the hubby.
Crazy bitch.
Wiseguy's summer getaways- A Shore Tradition (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/46607937.html?page=1&c=y)
Why I love Kenso's (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20090603__Person_of_interest__caught_in_child-rape_case.html?cmpid=16339736). Only sad part is the guy lived.
60 black kids jump in the pool......all the Tylers and Dylans jumped out (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Pool-Boots-Kids-Who-Might-Change-the-Complexion.html)
pasty white Huntingdon Valley
wow, farging scumbags.
Quote from: SunMo on July 08, 2009, 04:07:04 PM
wow, farging scumbags.
Yeah, really. A pond would be much better for them.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0HOwZUWpXqg/SHYsxMVkofI/AAAAAAAABM0/it15xbWmuTs/s320/caddyshack_doody.jpg)
lol
lol @ huntingdon valley.
who lives there anyway.
nobody named Jamal
they share a border with ne philly and are 10 minutes from farging cheltenham which is 40% black. god damn racists.
the blacks make the water oily
thats only when the water doesnt jump out of the pool first
(http://media.philly.com/storage/dailynews/covers/front.jpg)
that pudgy white kid on the far right is going to grow up and be just like igy.
lmao
hes got some eaten to do then
The kids should protest by standing around the pool telling the white kids its closed due to AIDS.
ha....the club's website was taken offline
Quote from: Sgt PSN on July 09, 2009, 11:38:31 AM
that pudgy white kid on the far right is going to grow up and be just like igy.
:-D
first time ever DN put a bunch of spicks and negroes on the cover for a story that has nothing to do with someone dieing
or being raped....or dunking a basketball
i got dunked on by Patrick chewing
I remember when a black dude got elected President once.
awesome, now ABC News just gave it national coverage. Sharpton in 3....2....1...
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 09, 2009, 06:57:52 PM
awesome, now ABC News just gave it national coverage. Sharpton in 3....2....1...
good that it got national airtime. bad that it probably will invite the likes of sharpton to jump in on it. dude annoys the crap out of me.
100% chance every member of that club votes republican.
i remember back in the day huntingdon valley bitching hardcore about septa trains running out there because they didnt want negroids from the city taking over their town
and lol @ calling itself a valley
Their website changed to this:
QuoteThe Valley Club is deeply troubled by the recent allegations of racism which are completely untrue.
We had originally agreed to invite the camps to use our facility, knowing full well that the children from the camps were from multi-ethnic backgrounds. Unfortunately, we quickly learned that we underestimated the capacity of our facilities and realized that we could not accommodate the number of children from these camps. All funds were returned to the camps and we will re-evaluate the issue at a later date to determine whether it can be feasible in the future.
Our Valley Club deplores discrimination in any form, as is evidenced by our multi-ethnic and diverse membership. Whatever comments may or may not have been made by an individual member is an opinion not shared by The Valley Club Board.
Were they expecting 60 midgets or something?
i'm totally satisfied with that explanation and am glad that we can lay that to rest.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on July 09, 2009, 11:12:17 PM
i'm totally satisfied with that explanation and am glad that we can lay that to rest.
me too.
glad i'm not the only one. i always believe things that black people say until i hear the actual truth from rich, white country club-type folk.
How do the Marines handle a wiseass? Do you drop puns on them?
Quote from: Diomedes on July 09, 2009, 11:22:51 PM
How do the Marines handle a wiseass? Do you drop puns on them?
they drop a little more than that on them.
black betty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uekMTvbofq4)
I dont get it, its clearly not true, blacks dont swim
I hope those soccer moms who cowered in fear when the black folk came through the gates get beaten
Quote from: shorebird on July 09, 2009, 11:43:29 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on July 09, 2009, 11:22:51 PM
How do the Marines handle a wiseass? Do you drop puns on them?
they drop a little more than that on them.
black betty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uekMTvbofq4)
that was a horrible video. not only was it really not that entertaining, but it was filmed at the recruit depot in san diego, not parris island.....which probably explains the lameness of it.
7:45 of black betty is also way too much. good song that's best kept short.
Quote from: MDS on July 09, 2009, 04:47:24 PM
first time ever DN put a bunch of spicks and negroes on the cover for a story that has nothing to do with someone dieing
:boom
Thank god for editors.
if there is no red squiggly line under the word then it flies in my book of acceptable message board grammar
I thought the red squiggly line was for spelling, not grammar
towson university kids are taught that grammar and spelling, are, the same, thing
Quote from: MDS on July 09, 2009, 09:52:00 PM
100% chance every member of that club votes republican.
TPMCafe (http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/erica/2009/07/philadelphia-racism-story-an-o.php?ref=reccafe):
QuoteJohn Duesler, President of Valley Swim Club, wrote in a letter to the group that a lot of kids might change the "complexion" and atmosphere of the club. (A questionable choice of words if there ever was one.) So this looks like a pretty clear racism story.
But here's the thing--if it's the same John Duesler, this guy is an Obama supporter and peace activist. He was on the team that set up a blood drive (Opositive) to celebrate Obama's inauguration, and here's a link to a peace seminar in which he participated.
http://peaceactionpa.org/Ethnic_Peace_Fest_20Jan08.html
Humorously, the guy's name on twitter is chocolate_squad (https://twitter.com/chocolate_squad)
The one thing that pisses me off about race issues is that people are dying to make it a national story just so they can get their "I'm not one of those who hates blacks" agenda out there, and show everyone how they are these men and women of the people.
Honestly, this story doesn't come close to deserving national news. It was dumb(even though I hear 5 different stories about what happened at the pool) but you can do a lot worse. If the black kids were slaughtered or something horrible, then it would be a story. This is not a story.
If this happened to asian or indian kids it wouldn't be a story either, or at least not be close to as big of one.
and if it was a club in north philly and a bunch of jewish kids got kicked out, no one would be calling the race card, all people would be saying was that the jewish kids were stupid to go to a club in a dangerous area like north philly in the first place.
yeah racism only matters if people die
whats really funny is people like you catching feelings over other people being victims of racism/sexism/ ect......why do you care so much that you have to bring up several non sequitors about indian kids or jewish kids in north philly...completely hypothetical stuff...sounds like you have some dark feelings you need to sort thru
im pretty sure the 8 year old kids who had to go thru the idiot parents at the pool who made comments about how they were gonna hurt all the white kids or steal things and saw the entire pool clear out cause they were there think this is something not worthy of a casual dismissal
[quoteMontco club set to ask campers back to its pool
By Vernon Clark
Inquirer Staff Writer
The Montgomery County swim club that sparked a racial furor when it disinvited a Philadelphia day camp of mostly black and Hispanic children last month wants to invite the group back, a club official said yesterday.
"The board decided we would reach out to [the city camp] Creative Steps to . . . get the kids back to the club in a safe environment," John G. Duesler Jr., president of the Valley Club in Huntingdon Valley, said last night.
A storm of controversy has surrounded the club since it barred a return by Creative Steps' 65 children after the group's first visit there June 29.
Asked why the club was reversing course, Duesler said, "Because it's the right thing to do."
How the new overture will go over with officials and families at Creative Steps Inc. of Northeast Philadelphia was not clear.
Duesler said he had "reached out" with his conciliatory message to Creative Steps director Alethea Wright "in e-mails, phone calls, and texts. I have not heard back yet."
"They should have done that before," Wright told CNN last night. "These children are scarred. How can I take those children back there?"
A lawyer whose firm filed a discrimination lawsuit against Valley Club on Friday on behalf of an unnamed Creative Steps mother with four children said yesterday that the club's overture would put the suit on hold.
"We find this to be a very positive development," said the lawyer, David Mildenberg. "We applaud the club's decision."
Mildenberg & Stalbaum P.C. had sued Friday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
"We are hopeful that a resolution will be reached that allows these children to return to the club," said Mildenberg, who said his Philadelphia firm was handling the suit on a pro bono basis.
On June 29, 65 children from Creative Steps made their first visit to the club and heard members make racial remarks and saw parents escort their children from the pool.
On July 3, the Valley Club refunded a $1,950 check to the camp to terminate the deal that allowed the children, from kindergarten through seventh grade, to swim there.
Club member Amy Goldman said those at a hastily called meeting at the club yesterday afternoon agreed to reinstate the memberships of Creative Steps and two other day camps as long as safety issues, times, and terms could be agreed upon, according to the Associated Press.
The ouster of the children prompted protests at the club the last few days.
Other clubs have offered their pools to the campers.
The Pennsylvania Human Rights Commission is investigating, and Sen. Arlen Specter (D., Pa.) has asked the Justice Department to see whether the club violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
][/quote]
kudos to them...for the record the president of the club does seem like a geniunely nice guy who made a mistake when he kowtowed to some of his racist members
i wonder how many members they lose because of it though...not that the day care center will or should go back (it would just be to uncomfortable) but a lot of their members will think this is selling out to the negroids public pressure and will undoubtedly be furious about it
I hope the DN is able to track those who do not renew membership after this, and publish their names to expose them.
forget DN Phreak...Senator Specter is already on it
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 13, 2009, 06:26:35 AM
yeah racism only matters if people die
whats really funny is people like you catching feelings over other people being victims of racism/sexism/ ect......why do you care so much that you have to bring up several non sequitors about indian kids or jewish kids in north philly...completely hypothetical stuff...sounds like you have some dark feelings you need to sort thru
im pretty sure the 8 year old kids who had to go thru the idiot parents at the pool who made comments about how they were gonna hurt all the white kids or steal things and saw the entire pool clear out cause they were there think this is something not worthy of a casual dismissal
It doesn't have to be that black and white(no pun intended). The issue can matter without being a national news story. Still, people use race in this country to magnify the heinousness of the act. When it all comes down to it, all they did was kick kids out of a pool. Was the reason wrong? Absolutely. It was completely unfair and uncalled for. Should these people be compared to the KKK and be put on the same level as people who are rapists and murderers? No. Maybe you've heard different responses, but you'd think this pool owner was Adolf Hitler from what I heard from some people.
People should be able to admit someone did something wrong while still being able to keep it in perspective.
no one compared them to rapists or murderers or the kkk...and the fact that it became national news has nothing to do with anything...dont be racist and ignorant but if youre going to be keep it in your own living room...hell i dont even care if the club is whites only its private they can do what they want there
but once you start spewing your hate on others then it should go national...hell what price are these people going to pay other than the negative attention...they will be sippin gin and tonics in the valley laughing about all this next week
i doubt 8 year old kids will get over it as fast
I'm Stunned that Jesse or Al didn't show up.
They were too busy with Wacko's family in LA
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/top_story/20090720_Store_video_catches_cop_bullying_woman.html?viewAll=y
Douchebag
The psychological exams they administer to cops don't seem to be working very well. Everywhere you turn you hear stories of cops losing it like that or having sex with bitches while they're on duty and that's not even counting the ones on the take or kicking the shtein out of their wives and kids.
It's a zesty job and all, but goddamn, why does it seem like the only people police departments are getting these days are mental castoffs?
probably because you'd have to be a crazy mother farger to want to be a city cop nowadays
you're almost safer going to the middle east.
Quote from: Rome on July 20, 2009, 01:04:12 PM
The psychological exams they administer to cops don't seem to be working very well. Everywhere you turn you hear stories of cops losing it like that or having sex with bitches while they're on duty and that's not even counting the ones on the take or kicking the shtein out of their wives and kids.
It's a zesty job and all, but goddamn, why does it seem like the only people police departments are getting these days are mental castoffs?
Because they are so short-handed they will hire any swinging dick who applies (for the most part). Houston Police cars have a HOD career website on them. And I believe they offer a nice signing bonus too. So with the economy the way it is now, people are applying and they are hiring like hell...with lower standards.
I read an article the other day on Texas Department of Criminal Justice, my former employer, on how their staff shortages are much smaller thanks to the economy. Its job security and even though their pay is ridiculously small, people are filling up those gray suits.
I used to want to be a cop. Until I realized that I would not make a lot of money doing it.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 20, 2009, 11:39:07 AM
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/top_story/20090720_Store_video_catches_cop_bullying_woman.html?viewAll=y
Douchebag
there are more than a few bad apples in the basket, no question
Don't farg with Marvin. (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dncrime/Harrison_accuser_shot_in_Fairmount.html)
Not exactly Philly, but wow
QuoteNPR.org, July 23, 2009 · The mayors of three New Jersey cities, two state legislators and five rabbis were among dozens of people rounded up by federal authorities Thursday morning in connection with a decade-long investigation into corruption, bribery and money laundering.
Starting at 6 a.m., more than 300 agents and local law enforcement officials fanned out to 54 different locations in New Jersey and New York to make the arrests and execute search warrants related to the probe.
...more http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106918289
Quote from: QB Eagles on July 21, 2009, 09:29:54 PM
Don't farg with Marvin. (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dncrime/Harrison_accuser_shot_in_Fairmount.html)
Second man claims Harrison shot him (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4359721)
Judging by the names of Marv's victims, Domenik Hixon should watch his back in Philly.
ronnie polaneczky is a guest on cnn's amderican morning right now.....hittin the big time
not a Philly story anymore, but Alycia Lane found a job (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/station/community/Alycia-Lane-to-Join-KNBCs-Weekend-Team-53583192.html)
So did Tony Danza (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/53725702.html?cmpid=15585797)
DAGGER
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2009-08-24-delaware-betting-appeal-update_N.htm
CSN will announce tomorrow that DNL is being cut from 90 minutes to 60, SportsNite is moving up to 6, and a half hour pregame of Phillies/Flyers/76ers will be at 6:30......basically what SNY, MSG and others have been doing for years...
what happens if there is no game. i need to not watch 90 minute dnl's.
half hour pregame shows are painful if its not the nfl
Hmm, not sure how I feel about the cutting down DNL.
I never watch it because I'm usually still in the office, but the times I saw it, it seemed like they were filling the last half hour with women's soccer coaches and no-names promoting books because they had nothing else to discuss...
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 25, 2009, 12:08:20 PM
no-names promoting books because they had nothing else to discuss...
no doubt (http://www.amazon.com/Phillies-Reader-Richard-Orodenker/dp/1592133983/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251217591&sr=1-1)
for the love of farg. you mean to tell me that you are related to someone who has published work and yet you still suck ass when it comes to writing?
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 25, 2009, 12:39:51 PM
for the love of farg. you mean to tell me that you are related to someone who has published work and yet you still suck ass when it comes to writting?
(http://i336.photobucket.com/albums/n329/hat_trick_2008/l_657dd68f432ed0a5f886e1d82147e9fd.gif)
ha
and on what planet do i suck ass. i am the next jason blair bitch.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 25, 2009, 01:11:35 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 25, 2009, 12:39:51 PM
for the love of farg. you mean to tell me that you are related to someone who has published work and yet you still suck ass when it comes to writting?
(http://i336.photobucket.com/albums/n329/hat_trick_2008/l_657dd68f432ed0a5f886e1d82147e9fd.gif)
i didn't go 2 skool 4 it tho
Judge got this one right (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20090826_3_teens_guilty_in_concourse_slaying.html)
And LOL at the mother Viaketta, seriously, your kid murdered someone.
those kids are gonna experience gang beatings from the other end for a while now
sorta philly related but a cool article nonetheless
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/26/AR2009082601277_2.html?referrer=emailarticle&sid=ST2009082601886
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 26, 2009, 11:17:39 AM
Judge got this one right (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20090826_3_teens_guilty_in_concourse_slaying.html)
And LOL at the mother Viaketta, seriously, your kid murdered someone.
From the article:
QuoteStanton's attorney, Lonny Fish, said his client's verdict was inconsistent and the result of the confusing way in which the state's conspiracy law is written.
"How can you be found guilty of conspiracy of murder in the third degree and then found not guilty of murder in the third degree?"
This guy is a criminal defense attourney?
How can you be found guiilty of planning something but not guilty of carrying it out?
Becuase maybe you planned it but didn't carry it out...
i picked up on that but didn't bother mentioning because of the extraordinarily high level of stupidity laced in that comment. people get convicted of conspiring in this country all the time. in many cases, before they even have a chance to execute their crime.
he must have gone to temple.
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QuoteFriday, September 11, 2009
Fox29's Bolaris attacked in Avalon
John Bolaris thinks of himself as being a pretty down-to-earth, approachable guy.
You spot him in a bar or restaurant, and want to amble over to ask about the weather, maybe take a picture? Go ahead, he's game.
But the Fox 29 chief meteorologist isn't too pleased about an encounter he had last week with a boorish brute who left him bruised and bloodied in Avalon, N.J.
Bolaris, 52, said he headed to his favorite Shore town in the wee hours on Sept. 4, not long after he finished his shift at Fox.
He walked into the Circle Tavern at the Princeton, on Dune Drive near 21st Street, at 1:30 a.m.
"I was supposed to meet some buddies of mine, but they weren't there. I was in there for about 10 minutes, watching highlights of the Boise [State football] college game," Bolaris said.
He left the pub when his pals sent him a text-message, inviting him to their house for a few beers.
Outside, a girl approached and — you guessed it — asked about the weather.
"I told it her, 'It'll be nice.' Then this guy comes over and starts jumping around me in circles, kinda acting strange.
"I looked at him and said, 'You OK, buddy?' He kept moving in circles, then he yells ... and tackles me into the street."
During the ensuing tumble, the weatherman said, his head smacked against a curb, and his finger was cut to the bone.
"There was blood everywhere. The guy took off down an alley," he said, still sounding shocked by the whole thing.
An Avalon police sergeant yesterday confirmed that an ambulance was called to the scene that morning to treat Bolaris for a hand injury.
The weatherman, who thinks he might have suffered a concussion during the takedown, wants justice.
He recalled the incident yesterday morning on the "Preston and Steve Show" on 93.3 WMMR-FM, and later to the Daily News, hoping that someone will help police catch the lunkhead.
"I'm really aggravated that someone would do that and try to get away with it. My head could've cracked open," he said.
"I want to press charges. He needs to sit in a jail cell for a couple of days."
Bolaris described the attacker as a twentysomething white man, about 5-feet-8, 165 pounds, with a blondish buzz-cut.
Tipsters can contact Avalon police at 609-967-3411.
One of my HS friends has pics of Bolaris partying at their house down at the shore from this summer.
QuoteBlind lawyer: Pro took me for 8G
By STEPHANIE FARR
Philadelphia Daily News
farrs@phillynews.com 215-854-4225
Whether it was prostitution or Pilates, a blind Delaware County lawyer is hoping for a happy ending after his federal civil suit against a Philadelphia woman and a credit-card company was thrown out last week.
John F. Peoples, 60, was steamed after he learned that the woman who he says he hired for sex allegedly overbilled his Discover card by $8,600.
So he sued her for damages and the credit-card company for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, claiming that it had not sufficiently protected its blind customers.
"This wouldn't have happened to a sighted person," Peoples said yesterday, adding that he plans to appeal.
In court documents, the woman named in the suit, Ginger Dayle, said that she had provided Pilates lessons to Peoples and denied that she was a prostitute or that she had defrauded his credit card.
She filed a countersuit claiming that Peoples had inappropriately touched her butt and that he initiated the lawsuit after she rebuffed his sexual advances, according to court documents.
That case also was dismissed.
Peoples, 60, of Broomall, who has been legally blind since birth, claims to have met Dayle through an escort-services Web site.
He said that he had sessions with her about every other week for six months in 2007 at $275 to $375 an hour.
He said that he charged the sessions to his Discover card and signed a receipt - which he couldn't see - that Dayle told him had the agreed-upon amount - usually $750 for two hours.
But on 11 occasions, Dayle actually charged him $1,100 and in one case $1,600, "knowing he was blind and could not see he was being tricked," according to court records.
Peoples also claimed that she had forged his signatures on slips for days that did not use her services.
He said that he realized the alleged fraud only when his mother read him his credit-card bill.
When Peoples reported the alleged fraud to Discover, it failed to take any action, court documents said.
In his suit, he cited the Americans with Disabilities Act, claiming that Discover does not provide "reasonable accommodations" for blind consumers to use their services without running the risk of being defrauded by merchants.
In his initial complaint, Peoples did not allege that Dayle was a prostitute, saying only that she "advertises herself as an expert at providing personal, hands-on service to individual customers in private sessions at a set rate," according to court documents.
It was only during his deposition in October 2008, that he first stated that those services were prostitution, court documents said.
When asked during deposition if he ever, as a lawyer, thought twice about using a prostitute, he said, according to court documents: "It doesn't bother me because it doesn't affect my practice of law. Prostitution, I believe, is a misdemeanor. Even if convicted, it would not be a problem for the disciplinary board."
In an interview yesterday, Peoples said that many blind men "get stuck" using prostitutes because it's hard to meet women.
"If you go to a singles bar with a stick in your hand, you're not going to be attacked by women," he said. "Women aren't too interested in blind men."
He said that he had the chutzpah to bring the suit because he figured this was the only way to "make her pay."
"They figure nobody will do anything to them and people will be too embarrassed, and that's why this happens," he said.
Dayle, who bills herself as a fitness instructor, professional dancer, actor and an adjunct professor, denied being a prostitute in court documents.
When reached yesterday, she declined to comment except to say that the case was "bad publicity." She referred all questions to her attorney, William Reil, who did not return calls for comment.
Peoples said that Dayle's claims that she had provided him with Pilates lessons were "ridiculous."
"I have arthritis, diabetes and chronic fatigue syndrome," he said.
In court documents, he said that he was "barely able to walk, let alone do Pilates" and that sex is "one of the few exercises I get to do."
In his memorandum, U.S. District Judge Edmund Ludwig dismissed Peoples' claim against Discover and said that he couldn't recover his disputed charges because they were for an illegal and "prohibited transaction," which constituted a breach of the card-member agreement.
Ludwig also said in court documents that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) did not apply in the case because it refers only to a "public accommodation."
Martin C. Bryce Jr., an attorney for Discover on the case, explained: "The use of a credit card in this instance did not fall under the ADA because the ADA applies to places and a credit card is not a place," he said.
Peoples said that he was upset that the statute had been interpreted not to include credit-card companies.
"I don't think the people who designed the ADA and put it into words expected credit-card companies not to help us," he said. "This denies the blind access to credit cards. If you can be cheated, then you can't use credit cards."
QuoteWhether it was prostitution or Pilates, a blind Delaware County lawyer is hoping for a happy ending
he should have hired a masseuse.
he has no case against the credit card company.
ESPN950 moved to 97.5 FM
and will now be called ESPN975?
Philadelphia = Sportsradio 610 & ESPN 97.5
Houston = Sportsradio 610 & ESPN 97.5
Interesting
not in the least
Ray Didinger's mom died on Sunday (http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20091013_Marie_Didinger__Eagles_fan_supreme.html)
so he lost his dad and mom 9 months apart this year
Well obviously they shouldn't have tried to conceive again.
Wachovia Center is looking into a paperless ticket system (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20091014_Flyers__Sixers_working_on_paperless_ticket_system.html)
they'd scan your credit card or drivers license and print out a receipt with the seat information
How soon before they start reading the RFID tags in our bodies?
so they are going to go paperless by printing you a reciept. how is that paperless?
I feel so bad for the scalpers
FOX29 told Dawn Stensland to GTFO when her contract expires
Larry mendte ftw
Good. Larry needs to get back on tv
7 weeks left in Cataldi's contract and no progress on a new deal (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/WIP_without_Angelo_Cataldi.html)
Get out, Angelo.
good bye farghead
950 is gonna pass 610. i love every second of it.
they already have. 610 hasnt evolved in the least bit. I love that 97.5 is available, i get WFAN's signal better than i get 610.
well i meant in popularity. it was better the day they started.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on November 08, 2009, 01:29:57 PM
they already have. 610 hasnt evolved in the least bit. I love that 97.5 is available, i get WFAN's signal better than i get 610.
I know, how amazing is listening to sports radio in FM quality? Love it.
Cataldi can go pound sand. fargface.
you know that 97.5 will sign him if he leaves wip, right?
NOOOOO
Can they afford him?
i thought they are supposed to be the anti wip.
plus im sure everyone would throw a shteinstorm if they got rid of mike and mike for angelo. im pretty people really like them.
they want to go local where ever possible, they have had a couple of morning shows fail. i hate the guy, but he gets big ratings and im sure 97.5 would love to have him and his audience base.
They will lose their fanbase. The fans of that station go there to get AWAY from that shtein.
They advertise themselves to be the anti-WIP.
angelo sucks. im pretty sure the 975 audience wants no part of him. a lot of the calls thank the station for being "another" voice.
it would also be a terrible pr move. theyd get killed.
Dave Roberts announced he's retiring on December 11
wow, so its only Gardner is left from that 3. ABC was my favorite news for years.
QuoteDeath in Frankford ER took 11 minutes
By Alfred Lubrano, Tom Avril, and Robert Moran
Inquirer Staff Writers
The Frankford man who died while waiting to see a doctor in a Philadelphia emergency room, and whose watch was then stolen, appeared to have expired within 11 minutes of signing in, a police official said yesterday.
Capt. John McGinnis of Northeast Detectives said a security videotape from the Aria Health-Frankford Campus hospital clearly showed Joaquin Rivera, 63, going into distress at 10:56 p.m. Rivera struggles to breathe, brings his hand to his chest, then falls still in his seat.
Thirty-nine minutes later, one of three people in the waiting room stole Rivera's watch, McGinnis said.
It was only at 11:45 p.m., nearly 50 minutes after Rivera stopped moving, that hospital personnel noticed he appeared to be dead, a witness in the waiting room told police.
"He came in with symptoms of pains down his left arm, and when he appears to be dying, he has his hands over his chest, making me think he's having pains in his chest," McGinnis said. "It's assumptions on my part, but if you've watched people die, you can tell. In the tape, he doesn't move again."
Angered and upset by the turn of events, Wilfredo Rojas, a friend of the Rivera family's, said yesterday that "somebody dropped the ball" at the hospital. He said the Rivera family believed that personnel had changed shifts while Rivera awaited medical attention and that the incoming shift had not known of his condition.
McGinnis confirmed an 11 p.m. shift change but said it was not known whether it had anything to do with Rivera's death.
The case is under investigation by the state Department of Health, the hospital, and the Philadelphia Police Department.
The hospital declined to comment, citing patient confidentiality and the investigation. On Tuesday the hospital expressed "condolences to the patient's family. Aria officials are conducting an intensive internal investigation into this event," it said.
In November 2007 a woman who complained of chest pains and who had received an abnormal EKG reading also died in the emergency room's waiting area, according to a lawyer for her estate.
Jennifer Lynn Castro, 33, a mother of three, died 10 to 15 minutes after the EKG, having received no medication, said the lawyer, Phillip Gilligan, who is handling a lawsuit filed by Castro's estate.
"She was not dealt with in an efficient, efficacious way," Gilligan said. "She got the EKG and was told to sit down, and she died."
Castro had been suffering from chest pains for about a week, according to the lawsuit. After going back to the waiting room, she lost consciousness and slumped over in her seat. An autopsy revealed she had a 100 percent blockage of her left anterior descending artery, a major blood vessel, according to the complaint filed in May in Common Pleas Court.
The hospital did not respond to a request for comment on Castro's case.
In the theft of Rivera's watch, Richard Alten, 44, was arrested and charged with theft, receiving stolen property, and conspiracy. Police said they were still looking for a man and a woman. They described all three as homeless drug addicts.
In interviews yesterday, Rivera's family and friends talked about his last days.
Rivera, who friends said had been close to retirement, worked as a bilingual counseling assistant at Olney High School and was a popular guitarist in the city's Puerto Rican community. Friends described him as a hardworking role model.
Rivera had exercised regularly by walking an hour a day and had lost weight over the last years, friends said. He had high blood pressure and was taking medication for it but had no history of heart problems, his wife, Maria, 61, said.
But he had pain in his left arm last week and sought medical attention, Maria Rivera said.
He asked a doctor to administer an electrocardiogram to monitor his heart, said Roger Zepernick, Rivera's friend and the assistant to the pastor at Christ Church and St. Ambrose in North Philadelphia.
"The doctor said he didn't need it," Zepernick said. Rivera then returned home.
On Saturday, the day he died, Rivera went to Zepernick's church to help put up Christmas decorations, Maria Rivera said.
He again complained about pain on his left side, including his torso and neck, Zepernick said.
The president of the church offered to drive Rivera to the hospital, but he refused, Zepernick added.
"He looked tired," he said.
Rivera's son Joaquin Jr. said yesterday that he last saw his father around 9 p.m. Saturday. The elder Rivera was in bed, complaining of pain from his left shoulder through the left side of his chest and abdomen.
"I don't feel too good," the son recalled his father saying. But his father was hoping to sleep it off. "He had no interest in going anywhere," Joaquin Rivera Jr. said.
The son then went out for the evening and later learned that his father had died.
"Right now, we have to bury him," Maria Rivera said, adding that her husband would be buried with his guitar and signature white hat.
She said she could not bear to watch the news and had only briefly watched the surveillance video. At the mention of that, she teared up. "There's nobody there," she said of the waiting room. "It was empty."
She said she still had not heard from the hospital.
In describing the death of his friend Rojas, a past president of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights, said yesterday that local hospitals in low-income and working-class communities "need to have trained individuals in the ERs who can actually identify someone who is in critical need of being seen."
Medical personnel working in North Philadelphia say Aria is among several city hospitals that have been increasingly busy since Northeastern Hospital closed in the middle of the year.
What kind of sick motherfarger do you have to be to jack a dying/dead person?! farging scumbags.
And the hospital better go on and open up the check book now. This is the second incident.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 03, 2009, 04:30:00 PM
QuoteDeath in Frankford ER took 11 minutes
By Alfred Lubrano, Tom Avril, and Robert Moran
Inquirer Staff Writers
The Frankford man who died while waiting to see a doctor in a Philadelphia emergency room, and whose watch was then stolen, appeared to have expired within 11 minutes of signing in, a police official said yesterday.
Capt. John McGinnis of Northeast Detectives said a security videotape from the Aria Health-Frankford Campus hospital clearly showed Joaquin Rivera, 63, going into distress at 10:56 p.m. Rivera struggles to breathe, brings his hand to his chest, then falls still in his seat.
Thirty-nine minutes later, one of three people in the waiting room stole Rivera's watch, McGinnis said.
It was only at 11:45 p.m., nearly 50 minutes after Rivera stopped moving, that hospital personnel noticed he appeared to be dead, a witness in the waiting room told police.
"He came in with symptoms of pains down his left arm, and when he appears to be dying, he has his hands over his chest, making me think he's having pains in his chest," McGinnis said. "It's assumptions on my part, but if you've watched people die, you can tell. In the tape, he doesn't move again."
Angered and upset by the turn of events, Wilfredo Rojas, a friend of the Rivera family's, said yesterday that "somebody dropped the ball" at the hospital. He said the Rivera family believed that personnel had changed shifts while Rivera awaited medical attention and that the incoming shift had not known of his condition.
McGinnis confirmed an 11 p.m. shift change but said it was not known whether it had anything to do with Rivera's death.
The case is under investigation by the state Department of Health, the hospital, and the Philadelphia Police Department.
The hospital declined to comment, citing patient confidentiality and the investigation. On Tuesday the hospital expressed "condolences to the patient's family. Aria officials are conducting an intensive internal investigation into this event," it said.
In November 2007 a woman who complained of chest pains and who had received an abnormal EKG reading also died in the emergency room's waiting area, according to a lawyer for her estate.
Jennifer Lynn Castro, 33, a mother of three, died 10 to 15 minutes after the EKG, having received no medication, said the lawyer, Phillip Gilligan, who is handling a lawsuit filed by Castro's estate.
"She was not dealt with in an efficient, efficacious way," Gilligan said. "She got the EKG and was told to sit down, and she died."
Castro had been suffering from chest pains for about a week, according to the lawsuit. After going back to the waiting room, she lost consciousness and slumped over in her seat. An autopsy revealed she had a 100 percent blockage of her left anterior descending artery, a major blood vessel, according to the complaint filed in May in Common Pleas Court.
The hospital did not respond to a request for comment on Castro's case.
In the theft of Rivera's watch, Richard Alten, 44, was arrested and charged with theft, receiving stolen property, and conspiracy. Police said they were still looking for a man and a woman. They described all three as homeless drug addicts.
In interviews yesterday, Rivera's family and friends talked about his last days.
Rivera, who friends said had been close to retirement, worked as a bilingual counseling assistant at Olney High School and was a popular guitarist in the city's Puerto Rican community. Friends described him as a hardworking role model.
Rivera had exercised regularly by walking an hour a day and had lost weight over the last years, friends said. He had high blood pressure and was taking medication for it but had no history of heart problems, his wife, Maria, 61, said.
But he had pain in his left arm last week and sought medical attention, Maria Rivera said.
He asked a doctor to administer an electrocardiogram to monitor his heart, said Roger Zepernick, Rivera's friend and the assistant to the pastor at Christ Church and St. Ambrose in North Philadelphia.
"The doctor said he didn't need it," Zepernick said. Rivera then returned home.
On Saturday, the day he died, Rivera went to Zepernick's church to help put up Christmas decorations, Maria Rivera said.
He again complained about pain on his left side, including his torso and neck, Zepernick said.
The president of the church offered to drive Rivera to the hospital, but he refused, Zepernick added.
"He looked tired," he said.
Rivera's son Joaquin Jr. said yesterday that he last saw his father around 9 p.m. Saturday. The elder Rivera was in bed, complaining of pain from his left shoulder through the left side of his chest and abdomen.
"I don't feel too good," the son recalled his father saying. But his father was hoping to sleep it off. "He had no interest in going anywhere," Joaquin Rivera Jr. said.
The son then went out for the evening and later learned that his father had died.
"Right now, we have to bury him," Maria Rivera said, adding that her husband would be buried with his guitar and signature white hat.
She said she could not bear to watch the news and had only briefly watched the surveillance video. At the mention of that, she teared up. "There's nobody there," she said of the waiting room. "It was empty."
She said she still had not heard from the hospital.
In describing the death of his friend Rojas, a past president of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights, said yesterday that local hospitals in low-income and working-class communities "need to have trained individuals in the ERs who can actually identify someone who is in critical need of being seen."
Medical personnel working in North Philadelphia say Aria is among several city hospitals that have been increasingly busy since Northeastern Hospital closed in the middle of the year.
What kind of sick motherfarger do you have to be to jack a dying/dead person?! farging scumbags.
And the hospital better go on and open up the check book now. This is the second incident.
The watch wasn't stolen, it was removed by a hospital administrator.
The patient didn't have insurance.
meant to post this a few weeks ago....disgusting and sad but well written piece in last months philly mag...btw if you dont subscribe to this magazine youre not smurt...its amazingly well pubslished and written and is like 12 bucks a year (its also about the best city on the planet)
http://www.phillymag.com/articles/sins_of_the_father/
that mag is for people who WANT to live in philly but DONT. i.e. you.
you could be from montana and the stories would be fabulous....then again what would you know about good writing
:-D
I meant to subscribe a few months ago and forgot about it. I'm doing it right now....$7.95 for a year.
Well igy isn't really funny but that was pretty good
But yea my point is right. Their audience is almost entirely people who want to live in center city but dont
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20091216_FCC_seeks_to_close__quot_terrestrial_loophole_quot_.html
holy crap that would be a dream come true for me
that's awesome if it happens. i never understood why comcast b-more is available on directv but not philly.
it would ruin comcast. id go with directv ASAP until fios was ready.
farg yeah
READER FEEDBACK
Would you switch TV providers if you could get CSN's local sports coverage?
Yes, I would switch.
227 (78.5%)
No, I like what I have.
62 (21.5%)
LOL, farg you comcast.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20091217_Sex-for-tix_case_going_to_trial__January_date_set_in_Common_Pleas_Court__Doylestown.html
QuoteSex-for-tix case going to trial: January date set in Common Pleas Court, Doylestown
By REGINA MEDINA
Philadelphia Daily News
medinar@phillynews.com 215-854-5985
Susan Finkelstein sat down with undercover Officer Michael Brady at a Bucks County bar and allegedly gave him a bold confession for a first meeting, according to his testimony yesterday at her preliminary hearing.
"I admit it. I'm a prostitute. I love sex. I'm a whore," the Bensalem police officer testified that Finkelstein had told him as he posed as "Bob" at Manny Brown's in Bensalem.
She talked about "how much she loved anal sex," he said, alleging later that she pulled up her denim skirt to expose her genital area and asked, "You wanna touch it?"
The Southwest Philadelphia woman believed Brady had three tickets to a Phillies-Yankees World Series game and, Bensalem police say, was willing to exchange sex for at least one.
In reality, it was a sting operation by Bensalem cops, who had found the "desperate blonde," as Finkelstein reportedly called herself, while trolling Craigslist for illegal activities.
Finkelstein, 43, was also told in an e-mail written by Sgt. Robert Bugsch that "Bob" had a brother, Bugsch said on the stand. That apparently upped the possibilities for Finkelstein.
For two tickets, she promised more, Brady testified. "I'll have sex with both of you. I'll let you DP me."
Magisterial District Judge Joe Falcone and Finkelstein's lawyer, William J. Brennan, asked Brady to clarify what the term "DP" meant and the officer answered, "Double penetration."
Brady's and Bugsch's testimony - along with the introduction of topless photos as evidence, images Finkelstein purportedly sent to Bugsch before the meeting - was apparently enough for Falcone. He held the case over for trial in Common Pleas Court, set to begin Jan. 5 in Doylestown.
She was charged with promoting prostitution and, yesterday, with general prostitution.
Brennan suggested he may appeal the ruling, claiming that Falcone's decision was based on "unsubstantiated, unrecorded testimony of one officer," he said, referring mainly to Brady's testimony.
Finkelstein, a woman with a self-avowed "big mouth," spoke with the swarm of media after the hearing, despite Brennan's assurances that she would not comment on the proceedings.
"It was very hard to hear the untruths that were said about me and my actions without being able to respond," she said in a soft, melodic voice. Later, she said, "It is not in my vocabulary to use those words."
Earlier, when Brady used the term "whore" in court, Finkelstein let out a sigh of disbelief.
After the hearing, Brennan wondered aloud why Bensalem police didn't record the conversation or why three other police at the bar weren't close enough to listen in on the conversation.
Regarding the topless photos, Brennan said, the police officers admitted that sending them was not illegal.
"She's here charged with a crime," he said. "The crime isn't bad taste. The crime is prostitution."
What a filthy Whore, i think i'm in love
lol, the judge didn't know what DP meant
they really need to take that to trial?
or he did, but just wanted them to say it out loud in court so he could laugh
dad vail staying in philly for the 3 people who give a shtein about college kids rowing
Delicious. (http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/30/pennsylvania.animal.remains/index.html)
geez, raving psycho, we arrested him because he butchered over 300 chickens and screwed a beagle. i'm taking him back to nevada where he's wanted for bangin horses.
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7020353163
The FCC is going forward trying to get CSN Philly on subscribers outside of cable. Cable operators are trying to say that the NFL Ticket on DTV is an example of a company withholding programming. Just pathetic when DTV outbid comcast and the other operators by a billion dollars just to get the ticket.
Direct TV's response: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7020353164
does anyone who has real knowledge of this stuff know what the odds are of comcast losing this
All i've heard is that if Comcast really wants NBC Universal, they gotta give up CSN philly. I'm trying to get docket information on this shtein for the FCC, its supposed to be reviewed Jan 20th, but i wouldnt expect much other than them trying to push this into a late session to bore people to death. I've written multiple times to the FCC about the loophole being horseshtein, and have never heard shtein back. I'm just hoping this is the end for Comcast trying to screw sports fans
i guess this wouldn't be a big deal if there were no csn channels available on the dtv. but there are. the difference between directv and their exclusive contract with the nfl is that they simply paid more money for it than what other cable providers were willing to pay. so they get the exclusive deal. if time warner or comcast or verizon stepped up and matched directv's offer, then they'd all be selling sunday ticket packages. but they didn't. so they lose out on it.
csn philly on the other hand is just being jew about the whole thing.
Wait...you can get out of market CSN affiliates on DirectTV?
yeah, everyone except CSN Northwest which they bought two years ago. CSN Philly has an antiquated loophole that was based around how PRISM transmitted via microwaves. They used this loophole to say that since satellites dont use the same technology it was too expensive to share the signals. Now that CSN uses satellites and fiberoptics, they have no excuse other than Specter is owned by Comcast and he's done everything in his power over the past 10 years to be their puppet, and they funnel money to his campaigns.
Quote from: Die-Hard on January 08, 2010, 03:26:19 PM
Wait...you can get out of market CSN affiliates on DirectTV?
csn channels available on directv:
csn bay area (san fran)
csn california
csn chicago (hd)
csn mid-atlantic (hd)
csn new england (hd)
No shtein. Wow, the second CSN Philly comes on DTV, I switching.
don't know if you have to pay extra to receive csn channels on cable (although i believe csn philly is free to cable subscribers in the philly area, correct?) but the csn channels on directv are part of one of their "sports packages" that you have to pay an extra $13/month.
https://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/sports/sports_pack
CSN Philly is part of the basic cable package in town. This DirectTV/CSN thing is news to me though, and considering I'm stuck in Jersey with zestyass Cablevision, once DTV gets CSN Philly, I'm gonna be all over that shtein.
if it happens, a lot of people will be switching to directv. if anyone here ever makes the switch, let me know and i'll give my account info for referral credit. i think that with a referral we both get $50 credit on our next bill....or something like that.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 08, 2010, 05:02:09 PM
if it happens, a lot of people will be switching to directv. if anyone here ever makes the switch, let me know and i'll give my account info for referral credit. i think that with a referral we both get $50 credit on our next bill....or something like that.
or something like that = i get the referral credit and you get nothing, but please do it anyway.
Quote from: Die-Hard on January 08, 2010, 03:59:47 PM
No shtein. Wow, the second CSN Philly comes on DTV, I switching.
this right farging here.
Quote from: SunMo on January 08, 2010, 05:14:44 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 08, 2010, 05:02:09 PM
if it happens, a lot of people will be switching to directv. if anyone here ever makes the switch, let me know and i'll give my account info for referral credit. i think that with a referral we both get $50 credit on our next bill....or something like that.
or something like that = i get the referral credit and you get nothing, but please do it anyway.
no, both parties get credit. the dollar amount i wasn't sure of. and it's actually $100 credit for me and anyone who signs up under my name.
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/referral/referralProgram.jsp
do it you farging pansies.
maybe when you get that credit you can send me my money
Sarges link doesnt work. http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/referral/referralProgram.jsp pm me i can get you 100 bucks for signing up :deion
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 08, 2010, 06:58:38 PM
maybe when you get that credit you can send me my money
i don't get cash back but you can come over and watch tv for a month.
lol @ seabiscuit
long but crazy story about the marvin harrison shooting...
http://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/201002/marvin-harrison (http://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/201002/marvin-harrison)
Great article. Who ever would have thought?
wow i could never do anything like that. great writing, reporting and terrific piece overall. if you didnt know what a filthy evil funhole lynn abraham was, you do now.
that article was so good that the new DA is bringing the FBI in to take another look.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4826851 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4826851)
that really was a well written article. and it's coming from gq of all places. i don't know if they have a history of producing quality articles like that as i don't think i've ever read a single issue, but if all of their articles rival that one in quality then i might have to pick up a copy.
todd, you should email the reporter with an application to be his shadow. you could learn more about serious writing and reporting following him around for 6 weeks than you'd learn in 6 years in brownsville freaking texas.
im a week away from possibly moving to mexico. reel righting.
do you think you're getting the job? lol @ a pasty white jew in little mehico.
ps. update your will
its looking halfway decent. im doing my last interview with the editor in chief of the paper today or within a few days. usually they dont waste those peoples times unless they are simply checking up on the guy who is going to be hired. maybe ill call her a funhole.
you should definitely do that. in an email.
49-yr old Monica Malpass is having twins this summer :-\
WOW
she's a freak
Mumia takes one more step toward his fate. (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60I3GL20100119)
Mary Carey is going to be a Wingette at this year's Wing Bowl
the porn star/former california gov candidate? not that hot.
Compared to a hundred guys sucking meat off a chicken wing with sauce all over their faces and fat fingers?
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 22, 2010, 01:34:14 PM
Mary Carey is going to be a Wingette at this year's Wing Bowl
Mary Cary of old, yes.
Mary Cary of today has roughly the same figure as IGY with huge fake boobs.
Quote from: paco on January 22, 2010, 02:05:37 PM
Mary Cary of today has roughly the same figure as IGY with huge fake boobs.
Why, dude... why?
LOL at this in her wikipedia entry:
Quote
...TMZ.com reported in May 2009 that she performed in a pornographic film, entitled "Celebrity Pornhab with Dr. Screw"
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/cover-story/PA-disgraceful-liquor-loaws.html
pathetic
Link misspelled laws...
Quote from: mussa on January 27, 2010, 11:19:56 AM
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/cover-story/PA-disgraceful-liquor-loaws.html
pathetic
chrissakes, it's hard to be both draconian and retarded but that seems to be the ideal the PA LCB strives for.
How come they don't require a DNA sample and vending machine rectal exam as well? Inexcusable.
I'd seriously consider voting for a gubernatorial candidate who vowed to eliminate the LCB system.
QuoteOther spending priorities from the LCB bureaucracy are equally strange. Last year, the LCB sparked criticism when it invited outside bids to provide "courtesy training" for store employees, including basics like greeting customers and thanking them when they leave. The contract was awarded to Solutions 21, a Pittsburgh-based company run by the husband of a board regional manager. A report from Pennsylvannia's auditor general criticized the LCB's poor judgment in failing to disclose the conflict of interest and concluded that the training was not a worthwhile expense.
this is exactly what i was ranting about in the political thread when it comes to politicians having a personal agenda that coincides with their decisions and votes. absolutely ridiculous that it's even legal for something like this to happen and the only repercussion was some geeky auditor criticizing their judgement in his report. but i'm sure it was a strongly worded criticism and that the lcb will never make that mistake again. ::)
Quote
Take Holy Orders For just $965, you can get yourself a sacramental-wine license. Combine this with a trip to the Universal Life Church website, where you can get ordained as one of their ministers with a few mouse clicks. And Amen! You're in the booze-worshipping business, just like Catholics. Or journalists. This permits you to import any booze of choice for your 'temple' (basement) and share the sacred offerings with your 'congregation' (ladies or dudes you like). Be sure to tithe the hell out of them, to prevent mooching.
Make your own You can lawfully make up to 200 gallons of hooch per household per year. Pick up your kit at Home Sweet Homebrew (at 20th and Sansom), join HOPS (Homebrewers of Philadelphia and Suburbs) for some pointers, and you're in moonshine heaven. Think of yourself as a freedom fighter, battling communist-era stooges from your front porch like in Red Dawn . If possible, yell "Wolverines!" whenever you sample.
to write an article about a stupid law and somehow manage to tell you how to circumvent said law, mock religion and then throw in a red dawn reference at the same time pretty much makes you the most gifted writer ever. farging awesome. take notes, todd.
Don't forget the Red Dawn references for extra awesome.
thanks. i hadn't noticed the red dawn part.
did you guys see where he referenced Red Dawn? classic.
No.
Who's Red Dawn?
(http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/images/raedawnchong2.jpg)
I think that's Black Dawn.
supposedly WIP is now saying Mary Carey is out because she's done hardcore, but they're allowing that HBO porn chick Katie Morgan
and Snooki (Jersey Shore, igs) is gonna be there too
wtf? How the hell do you not know what she's done as a porn star? There's gotta be something more to that because i've seen both their works extensively, and they're both sluts who take it up the pooper
wolverines!!
i think you mean WARLOCKS!
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on January 27, 2010, 01:22:37 PM
I'd seriously consider voting for a gubernatorial candidate who vowed to eliminate the LCB system.
The new governor of Virginia is selling off the ABC stores. PA is being left behind with its Soviet style system.
even before that virginia was light years ahead of PA when it comes to alcohol sales
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 28, 2010, 10:07:36 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on January 27, 2010, 01:22:37 PM
I'd seriously consider voting for a gubernatorial candidate who vowed to eliminate the LCB system.
The new governor of Virginia is selling off the ABC stores. PA is being left behind with its Soviet style system.
That's interesting. I have to admit that I was never in the ABC stores. The beer and wine selection is so good - and convenient - that I didn't really need the high-octane stuff while I was visitng.
Well this is only a little bit creepy.
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/17/school-used-student.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+boingboing/iBag+%28Boing+Boing%29
And we slide further down the slippery slope to 1984...
Anyone fluent in newspeak?
dunno if it was mentioned yet, but Wachovia Center becomes the Wells Fargo Center in July. 4 names in 14 years...
I did not know that!
Wow.
We'll Fargu Center!
The Linc, The Bank.... The Farg?
Phreak, your girl Maria LaRosa is going national, heading to the Weather Channel
Big Brother cracks down on Philly bar scofflaws (http://libertarianrepublican.blogspot.com/2010/03/pennsylania-troopers-raid-philly-bars.html)
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on March 09, 2010, 02:21:06 PM
Big Brother cracks down on Philly bar scofflaws (http://libertarianrepublican.blogspot.com/2010/03/pennsylania-troopers-raid-philly-bars.html)
I never did understand how the State owns all of the liquor stores in PA.
Quote
The alleged offense: Although the bar owners had bought the beer legally from licensed Pennsylvania distributors and had paid all the necessary taxes, the police claimed that nobody had registered the precise names of the beers with the state Liquor Control Board - a process that requires the brewers or their importers to pay a $75 registration fee for each product they want to sell in Pennsylvania.
Sort of a misnomer, since the "registration fee" also a tax. Bottom line...damn PA is hard up for cash.
yeah, PA looks pathetic, and whoever the flag was that snitched should be beaten
Hell, we're still paying the "Johnstown flood tax" on our booze. That's now 18%, after all the other amounts, including federal tax, is added on.
nutter is on campbell brown right now talking about the philly soda tax....and campbell just called him the farg out by noting that he refused to come on her show if he had to debate this state senator thats now on....which is funny cause this guy cant seem to finish sentences
Quote from: Butchers Bill on March 09, 2010, 02:38:44 PMI never did understand how the State owns all of the liquor stores in PA.
After prohibition ended, the government decided that the industry would be organized in tiers, ostensibly to protect consumers and retailers from the powerful distillers and brewers from price fixing, etc.
Top tier: brewers/distillers/importers
2nd tier: distributors
3rd tier: retailers (on-premise consumption at bars & restaurants, off-premise liquor stores, etc.)
The consumer buys from the 3rd tier, who in turn buy from the second who in turn buy from the top tier. No one can skip a level. The government collects taxes at each step.
Some states and individual counties decided they would eliminate the distributor tier and run their own retails stores. In control states and counties, the state operates the retail outlets and purchases stock directy from the top tier.
It's a farged up system.
Big Daddy Graham went in for back surgery and they couldn't get the breathing tube down his throat. They ended up finding cancer...
and he was so healthy
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 23, 2010, 11:02:11 AM
Big Daddy Graham went in for back surgery and they couldn't get the breathing tube down his throat. They ended up finding cancer...
No shtein?
What kind....
Rectal.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 23, 2010, 05:05:10 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 23, 2010, 11:02:11 AM
Big Daddy Graham went in for back surgery and they couldn't get the breathing tube down his throat. They ended up finding cancer...
No shtein?
What kind....
I'll give ya a minute...
lol
:-D
farg you Ed!
Easy made a funny!!
don't worry. i'm sure it was an accident.
yo easy that aint the way son
james beard nominations came out...they are basically the oscars for food
and bibou got a best new restuarant nom
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 24, 2010, 03:51:34 PM
james beard nominations came out...they are basically the oscars for food
and bibou got a best new restuarant nom
Punny.
Pretty sure IGY won't put that together.....om
New curfews for 17 and under because of the flash mob on South Street and the recent attacks on innocent people by 10 and 12-yr olds.....10:30 to 6am on weekdays and midnight to 6 on weekends....
Quote from: PhillyPhanInDC on March 24, 2010, 05:45:42 PM
Pretty sure IGY won't put that together.....om
lol...yeah i wasnt even gonna ask...i seriously spent like 5 minutes trying to figure it out too...clueless
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 24, 2010, 05:50:58 PM
New curfews for 17 and under because of the flash mob on South Street and the recent attacks on innocent people by 10 and 12-yr olds.....10:30 to 6am on weekdays and midnight to 6 on weekends....
ha
yup, that 72-yr old guy buying soda (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20100324_Victim_recovering_from_a_beating_by_youths.html) and that 41-yr old woman returning home from work (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20100323_Beating_victim_touched_by_DN_readers__kindness_Warrants_issued_for_2_in__Catch___Wreck__assault.html) had it coming...
Quote from: General_Failure on March 24, 2010, 03:52:45 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 24, 2010, 03:51:34 PM
james beard nominations came out...they are basically the oscars for food
and bibou got a best new restuarant nom
Punny.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 24, 2010, 06:40:25 PM
lol...yeah i wasnt even gonna ask...i seriously spent like 5 minutes trying to figure it out too...clueless
(http://www.inquisitr.com/wp-content/om-nom-nom-nom1.jpg)
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 24, 2010, 08:15:13 PM
yup, that 72-yr old guy buying soda (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20100324_Victim_recovering_from_a_beating_by_youths.html) and that 41-yr old woman returning home from work (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20100323_Beating_victim_touched_by_DN_readers__kindness_Warrants_issued_for_2_in__Catch___Wreck__assault.html) had it coming...
i wasnt saying they werent innocent it just sound funny as hell how you wrote it...was it really necessary to even include that part
or do you support vigilante gangs roaming the city beating the guilty senseless
my Italian side says yeah
really, this whole flash mob thing deserves a spot in the What the farg is wrong with this world today? thread.
10-16 year olds just going apeshtein and beating up people, wrecking stores and streets in mass volume?
I mean, what the farg? Where the farg are these kids farging parents? The TEN year olds!?!?!!?
Tear gas the mobs and taser the little bastiches.
oh my god i miss philly
i would farg those kids up, then get sent to jail for beating a minor
I just finished watching a show on National Geographic on the Philly Mob. Great show...check it out or DVR it later tonight.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 05, 2010, 08:30:32 PM
I just finished watching a show on National Geographic on the Philly Mob. Great show...check it out or DVR it later tonight.
I grew up with Raymond 'Long John' Martorano's son whose name was also Raymond. He died in a motorcycle accident in Cherry Hill around 10 years ago. His Dad was a hitman for Scarfo, they did a video on him in Philly.com recently: http://www.philly.com/philly/video/BC63401397001.html
Quote from: Dalton on April 05, 2010, 09:54:21 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 05, 2010, 08:30:32 PM
I just finished watching a show on National Geographic on the Philly Mob. Great show...check it out or DVR it later tonight.
I grew up with Raymond 'Long John' Martorano's son whose name was also Raymond. He died in a motorcycle accident in Cherry Hill around 10 years ago. His Dad was a hitman for Scarfo, they did a video on him in Philly.com recently: http://www.philly.com/philly/video/BC63401397001.html
so basically, you grew up wit a guy who knew a guy who could take care o'dat ting.....
Phreak, cant believe you just saw that. I watched it when it came out, i'm obsessed with that shtein.
a heads up for anyone in the Philly area with FiOS.....Comcast Network showed up on channel 99 (at least in this area) earlier today. No HD yet, but it's better than nothing...
for standard def it was a pretty good picture
QuoteMcNabb fan sought in bank robbery
By Sam Wood
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
A man wearing a Donovan McNabb Eagles jersey held up a bank in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities said.
About 2:30 p.m. the bandit strode into the PNC bank branch at 6855 Frankford Avenue and threatened a teller with violence.
"He said he had a weapon and was going to use it," said FBI spokesman J.J. Klaver.
The man made no attempt to hide his face from the bank's surveillance cameras.
"These are probably the best bank robbery pictures we've seen," Klaver said.
The bandit - who is considered armed and dangerous - is described as a white male, about 45-years-old and stands about 5-foot-8. He has closely cropped dark salt-and-pepper hair and is clean shaved.
Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 215-418-4000.
This any of yous? IGY?
(http://media.philly.com/images/100414_in_pbank.jpg)
losers shouldn't take drugs
i dont rock teal green eagle jerseys thank you
Not only that..but its one of those cheap ass Foreman Mills types that doesn't have the numbers on the shoulders or the NFL logo.
presumably he can now afford an offical johnson from Dan Snyder, if he hasn't already blown the money on crank or slots
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 15, 2010, 07:55:04 AM
i dont rock teal green eagle jerseys thank you
that's what makes it such a great disguise.
http://www.freep.com/article/20100417/SPORTS18/4170361/1065/SPORTS17/Assault-at-Phillies-game-was-uh-sickening
QuoteA New Jersey man was jailed after he intentionally vomited on an off-duty police captain and his 11-year-old daughter in the stands during a baseball game in Philadelphia, police said.
Matthew Clemmens, 21, was charged with assault, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and related offenses for the incident at Wednesday night's Phillies-Nationals game. He was being held Friday on $36,000 bail.
Clemmens made himself vomit on the victims after a companion of Clemmens was kicked out for unruly behavior, police said.
"It was the most vile, disgusting thing I've ever seen," Michael Vangelo, the off-duty cop, said. "He has two fingers down his throat, he lunges forward and vomits on myself and my 11-year-old."
Vangelo said he tried to push his children safely behind him while Clemmens punched him in the face. Four or five fans in the next section rushed to help, Vangelo said, and held the puker until police arrived.
(http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2010/04/16/news/photos_stories/clemmens124634--300x300.jpg)
Wow.
Already posted but they've named him 'Pukemon' which is hilarious.
Quoteheld the puker until police arrived.
lol!!
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/92485329.html?cmpid=15585797
haha, she lives in my neighborhood
picture of the turnpike crash from last night that shut it down from exit 4-7a for nine hours....just reopened a few minutes ago
(http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/images/wpvi/cms_exf_2007/resources/traffic/7454199_448x252.jpg)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/business/30pflaumer.html?emc=eta1
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dncrime/Cops_seize_gun_from_Marvin_Harrison_in_N_Philly.html
Marv never really struck me as a dumbass, but it looks like I was wrong.
really? he never struck you as a dumbass even after opening fire in broad daylight and still living the gangsta life even after beng on the best wr's of all time? he never struck you as a dumbass? really, j. really. now you think hes a dumbass. now. ok. alright.
Quote from: KDS on June 17, 2010, 12:36:12 AM
really? he never struck you as a dumbass even after opening fire in broad daylight and still living the gangsta life even after beng on the best wr's of all time? he never struck you as a dumbass? really, j. really. now you think hes a dumbass. now. ok. alright.
I should amend my statement...I mean prior to all this gun shtein starting. Like before he took a basic one-of pistolero and started smokin fools.
amend my cork and send some black people to brownsville
Macnow luvs him sum roast beef (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20100618_WIP_sandwich_quest_has_a_new_No__1.html)
after Nicks...
/contest
easy really doesnt ever leave his crawl space does he
what you're not gonna disagree with Macnow's list?
Nicks is okay, their roast beef sandwiches are good, they're far from being the top sandwich in the area.
Quote from: SD on June 18, 2010, 07:23:33 PM
they're far from being the top sandwich in the area.
i agree
they are the best in the world
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20100707_Duck_boat_crashes_into_barge_on_Delaware_River.html
headline: 2 missing after duck boat crashes into barge
eyewitness quote: "There was a really loud bang. The thing was a sitting duck."
no word on if Rome was the eyewitness
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs062.snc4/34460_1524332275171_1440547517_1382266_7072623_n.jpg)
What I don't understand is, your boat has stalled and you see a massive barge slowly floating your way. You have life jackets on. Why the hell are you still on the boat?
clearly no one understood Barges dont stop immediately
Wow, I didn't realize the barge was that big. I thought it was one of the smaller ones.
how did only two people die in that
because blacks cant swim
I'm just confused by the whole situation. The duck boat operator shouldnt have been cutting it so close, and if I see a barge feet away, it's like a train on water its not stopping. Time to go for a swim.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 10, 2010, 09:58:48 AM
because blacks cant swim
I'm just confused by the whole situation. The duck boat operator shouldnt have been cutting it so close, and if I see a barge feet away, it's like a train on water its not stopping. Time to go for a swim.
lol he wasnt "cutting it close"....their engine died and they couldnt move
ok, so they've said that once the engine died, they had seconds before impact. So that would lead me to believe that, he cut it close to get ahead of the barge, the engine died, and thus, they got run the farg over.
I grew up with the guy that owns the corner deli in my neighborhood, was in there the other day buying lunch meat and some amoroso rolls. He told me amoroso recently changed their rolls to prolong their shelf life and they've had a lot of complaints. I just had one and they're god awful. Minor changes in my foods normally doesn't bother me but they went from very good to practically unedible. Supposedly they're changing back to the old style because of all the complaints.
is the guys name joey, vito or tommy?
Since when was Amoroso bread edible?
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 10, 2010, 12:37:45 PM
ok, so they've said that once the engine died, they had seconds before impact. So that would lead me to believe that, he cut it close to get ahead of the barge, the engine died, and thus, they got run the farg over.
I read the other day that they threw down the anchor after it died and had a few minutes before anything went down.
Quote from: Rome on July 10, 2010, 03:00:56 PM
Since when was Amoroso bread edible?
One of the best smells in the world is walking into your local deli and getting a whiff of those rolls.
And one of the worst is biting into one.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 10, 2010, 03:29:13 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 10, 2010, 12:37:45 PM
ok, so they've said that once the engine died, they had seconds before impact. So that would lead me to believe that, he cut it close to get ahead of the barge, the engine died, and thus, they got run the farg over.
I read the other day that they threw down the anchor after it died and had a few minutes before anything went down.
Captain farged up then, gotta get those folks off the boat asap when you see a barge coming at you. Maybe since i grew up near barges and knew some of the pilots who drive them, i understand that they're farging huge, heavy, and you cant maneuver them for shtein unless you plan far ahead of time. Did the duck boats have blow up boats or any type of other escape?
Quote from: Rome on July 10, 2010, 04:01:04 PM
And one of the worst is biting into one.
you're dead to me
I like Amorosos...doesn't compare to the bread from Sack O' Subs (best bread EVER) but its good enough for a good hoagie or whatever. I might have died in LA when I lived there without the few places that made sandwiches on them.
Nothing beats Formica's in A.C.
Clearly, you've never been to Sack O's
we have Serpe's rolls down here, and they're damn good.
amoroso have been garbage since they went wide and into every grocery store in the delware valley...which was at least 10-15 years ago
sarcones has the best bread...there really isnt an argument there....but there are some other phenominal south philly bakerys as well
how great would this be...
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20100710_Wildwood_may_let_bars_stay_open_24_hours.html
Wildwood would truely be White Trash heaven
Yeah, Sarcones is fantastic. Still not sure why they closed down the Cherry Hill and other locations?
They found a body floating in the river behind my cousins house: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100713_Help_sought_in_identifying_body_found_in_creek.html
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 12, 2010, 09:35:32 AM
sarcones has the best bread...there really isnt an argument there....but there are some other phenominal south philly bakerys as well
taylor for lunch sometime this week?
im down for friday
2 Philadelphia women face charges of animal cruelty
By GLORIA CAMPISI
Philadelphia Daily News
campisg@phillynews.com 215-854-5935
Animal cruelty investigators are preparing charges against two city women accused this week in some of the largest hoarding cases in recent memory.
George Bengal, director of law enforcement for the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said he expects cruelty charges against Olga Federov, of Olney. Officials seized 90 animals from her house on Tuesday, including dogs, cats, chinchillas and pigeons.
A South Philadelphia woman, not yet identified, will be charged in connection with keeping an astounding 85 Chihuahuas and Chihuahua-mix dogs at her home on Earp Street near 8th, Bengal said. Two cats and two dead dogs also were found there in a raid Wednesday, he said.
Bengal said that the South Philly woman, who is 59 and on disability, used to be a Chihuahua breeder, but "was overwhelmed."
"She hasn't sold them in a number of years. That's why the numbers have grown," he said. "There were dogs in every room of the property."
Several feet of feces coated the floors of the three-story house, and the dogs were covered with it, Bengal said.
Rolling closures of firehouses being used to meet budget (http://cbs3.com/local/philadelphia.firehouse.closures.2.1837765.html)
That could be dangerous.
...and some kid dies in a fire, when the closest firehouse was closed.
Mayor Nutter's genius plan of rolling brown-outs.
i laughed. See you all in hell
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20100809_Fatal_West_Philadelphia_fire_sparks__brownout__policy_questions.html
After reading the story, there's got to be a better way to save the $3.8M. Why do the public safety services always seem to be the ones that catch the shaft?
cause they dont make money for any politicians
the fireman lobby isnt very strong
This is why "bureaucracy" has become a dirty word. (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/philly-requiring-bloggers-to-pay-300-for-a-business-license-101264664.html)
wow, just wow.
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 23, 2010, 12:49:51 PMThis is why "bureaucracy" has become a dirty word. (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/philly-requiring-bloggers-to-pay-300-for-a-business-license-101264664.html)
If she's got a computer, then she's rich. The government is right to take her money.
Maybe these dumbasses shouldn't be claiming that money on their taxes.
Quote from: Diomedes on August 23, 2010, 01:15:13 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 23, 2010, 12:49:51 PMThis is why "bureaucracy" has become a dirty word. (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/philly-requiring-bloggers-to-pay-300-for-a-business-license-101264664.html)
If she's got a computer, then she's rich. The government is right to take her money.
How did you post that? The Philadelphia police will drive down to Baltimore to collect your $300.
I'm at a library.
I doubt your sincerity.
Faith without works is dead.
Since I don't live in Philly, I'll let you guys LOL at NC a bit:
Overpaid your state income taxes? Boo hoo. (http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/08/15/629761/state-stalls-on-overpaid-taxes.html)
This is why chasing ghosts is stupid, mmmkay? (http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/08/30/655255/family-man-killed-by-train-saved.html)
QuoteFriday was Kaiser's first time ghost-hunting on the bridge...
And his last.
Now he can be the hunted.
The state should use all of that tax overpayment money to build a ghost observation walk on that bridge.
"We're expecting an epic year for stinkbugs" (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20100831_Stinkbugs_are_coming_to_a_home_near_you.html)
i just found one of these yesterday. ugh
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/08/26/when-bedbugs-attack-each-other-isabella-rossellinis-buggy-seduce-me-scene/ (http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/08/26/when-bedbugs-attack-each-other-isabella-rossellinis-buggy-seduce-me-scene/)
Quote from: rjs246 on August 31, 2010, 08:45:57 AM
"We're expecting an epic year for stinkbugs" (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20100831_Stinkbugs_are_coming_to_a_home_near_you.html)
Those annoying little bastiches have been out here for a few years now. Guess they're moving east.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on August 31, 2010, 12:57:13 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on August 31, 2010, 08:45:57 AM
"We're expecting an epic year for stinkbugs" (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20100831_Stinkbugs_are_coming_to_a_home_near_you.html)
Those annoying little bastiches have been out here for a few years now. Guess they're moving east.
Yeah, my house up there in Chesco was bombarded with them. I would catch them in a gatorade bottle because the smell was so sickening. I haven't seen any in TX yet, thank god.
they don't smell bad until you kill them
I know. But when bombarded by them, I had to do something to get 'em out of the house. So I used the bottle and just capped it off. I had one half full one time.
They had settled in the jamb of a door and window and it seemed like I could never eliminate all of them. I hate those farging things.
QuoteShooter at Kraft plant apprehended
By Robert Moran
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
At least one person was killed when a woman started shooting employees inside the Kraft Foods baking plant Thursday night in Northeast Philadelphia, police said.
Three people were shot and the woman was taken into custody by SWAT after a standoff on the second floor of the plant at 12000 Roosevelt Blvd., police said.
Seven employees who were trapped inside a quality-control room were reported to be unharmed, police said.
One man removed from the building was shot in the neck and shoulder and was transported to Aria Health - Torresdale Campus, police said.
Homicide detectives were on scene. There was an unconfirmed report that two people had been killed.
About 100 workers were reportedly inside the plant, which was formerly known as Nabisco, when the shooting started at 8:45 p.m., police said.
When police arrived, the woman fired one shot at three officers but they did not return fire.
After turning out lights on the second floor, the woman hunkered down in an office until she was arrested.
The woman was reported in custody at 9:35 p.m. and a gun was recovered.
There was no immediate confirmation of whether the woman was a current or former employee
another banner moment for ne philly
good god is that place awful
That's literally 2 minutes from my house
That's longer than it takes to make a box of mac and cheese!
That's right at the gateway to everything Roosevelt Blvd has to offer, for us (former) Bucks County folks.
I remember that it used to occasionally smell good when driving past. Probably the last good smell for 30 miles.
I can smell it from my house and it never gets old...you probably remember better as 'Nabisco'.
She wasn't playing with a full deck (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20100911_Before_Kraft_shooting_rampage__growing_alarm_over_suspect_s_behavior.html)
QuoteAfter her shooting rampage, Yvonne Hiller called 911 and explained that she was fed up with what - in her mind - had been years of constant harassment from coworkers and neighbors.
She was plagued, mostly, by the idea that she was being sprayed with toxins and deer scent, certain that the smell was so strong in her immaculate Lawncrest home that no one would even park in front.
I mean, who doesn't enjoy a good deer scent spraying? I'd bet Yeti bathes in the shtein!
He would if he actually took baths.
Two cops attempt to rob an undercover cop (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/Two-Cops-Accused-of-Robbing-an-Undercover-Officer.html?dr)
That's good stuff.
http://www.examiner.com/county-libertarian-in-philadelphia/both-burglars-and-police-break-into-vehicles-upper-moreland (http://www.examiner.com/county-libertarian-in-philadelphia/both-burglars-and-police-break-into-vehicles-upper-moreland)
Not Philly, but your friendly neighborhood Jersey turnpike (http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/traffic/traffic_news/audit-excessive-perks-for-nj-turnpike-employees-20101019-apx)
well, that just infuriated me.
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 20, 2010, 02:31:01 PM
Not Philly, but your friendly neighborhood Jersey turnpike (http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/traffic/traffic_news/audit-excessive-perks-for-nj-turnpike-employees-20101019-apx)
A few years ago I was shteinfaced coming home from a wedding in South Jersey. Get up to the toll booth and I have no money. Knowing I was completely hammered the old guy in the booth says "just go", saving me from a DUI. For that reason I'm not upset.
you can't be surprised though.
the whole pay to drive is a crime to begin with IMO. we already pay taxes for roads but hey, let's create new a state authority and make me people pay tolls to finance it.
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 06, 2010, 01:21:32 PM
Two cops attempt to rob an undercover cop (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/Two-Cops-Accused-of-Robbing-an-Undercover-Officer.html?dr)
That's good stuff.
Philly has to be one of the most corrupt cities and PA one of the most corrupt states in the country.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 31, 2010, 08:45:57 AM
"We're expecting an epic year for stinkbugs" (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20100831_Stinkbugs_are_coming_to_a_home_near_you.html)
These motherfargers are all over DC.. I never saw one in my life before moving down here.
Was gonna put this in the whats wrong with the world thread but saw this one first
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20101025_Woman_finds_body_of_dog_sawed_in_half_on_porch.html
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=7745380&rss=rss-wpvi-article-7745380 (http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=7745380&rss=rss-wpvi-article-7745380)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_POT1BHK1SYQ/SxNjk0dkwcI/AAAAAAAAAEs/BJdHSFOj2CU/s1600/headless-horseman.jpg)
Picture of the suspect
No Mike Vick jokes?
Obama will be at Temple on Saturday (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20101027_Obama_in_Philly_Saturday.html)
Closet Muslim and a closet Jew, too? Man.
holy farging christ
http://jalopnik.com/5676548/watch-an-elderly-woman-take-her-buick-the-wrong-way-on-i+95
Tim Fleming was traumatized, thought camera was a cock and he suck it, thanks God.
and another
kids trick or treating -- what??? huh?? it's not Halloween yet!! --- find suicide in Lewisberry (wherever that is)
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/10/29/20101029halloween-suicide.html
Quote from: SD on October 27, 2010, 11:38:19 AM
Obama will be at Temple on Saturday (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20101027_Obama_in_Philly_Saturday.html)
thats where i played pick up basketball
maybe obama will step in my 3 year old jew sweat. what an honor for him.
Whoopie Daisie! (http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2010/11/29/nj-man-dies-while-putting-holiday-lights-on-home/)
letter to santa:
iphone
utley jersey
new daddy
weedwacker
puppy dog
husband
chipmunk tubetop sign
season 3 matlock dvd
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/hotbutton/20101130_Family__New_Jersey_man_serving_7_years_for_guns_he_owned_legally.html?
Wow
That is a heartwarming tale.
NJ has farged up laws about guns, always has
What he /\ said.
Holy shtein that's awful.
he should've used the chewbacca defense.
kenzo strikes again
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/21/pennsylvania.police.reward/index.html?hpt=Sbin
CSN is running promos for the top 10 stories in Philadelphia sports this year. Dunno if anyone wants to play along, but what's your list?
Eagles
-- "Miracle at the New Meadowlands"
-- McNabb traded to Washington
-- Vick's return to glory
-- McNabb wins in his return to the Linc
-- Eagles score 59 at Washington on MNF
-- Tom Brookshier passed away
Phillies
-- Halladay's perfect game in Miami
-- Halladay's no-hitter in the NLDS
-- Cliff Lee returns
-- Phils win their 4th consecutive NL East title but lose in the NLCS
-- Phils trade for Oswalt
-- Oswalt plays LF
-- Robin Roberts passed away
Flyers
-- Flyers come back from down 0-3 vs Boston to win the series
-- Flyers reach the Stanley Cup finals
-- Flyers play in the Winter Classic at Fenway Park
-- Gagne traded to Tampa Bay
Sixers
-- Sixers bring back Collins as head coach
-- Sixers draft Turner with #2 pick
-- Iverson leaves the Sixers again
-- Dalembert traded to Sacramento
-- Phil Jasner passed away
Other
-- The Spectrum gets the wrecking ball
-- The debut of the Union
-- JoePa wins #400
im assuming you are asking what our personel top 10 is....rather than predict what csn's will be
mine...
1. flyers comeback
2. pimps return
3. rip spectrum
4. flyers stanley cup
5. mcnabb traded
6. halladay no hitter
7. jasner
8. iverson kissing the court
9. cliff lee
10. vick
yea, just seeing how different other people's lists are
and you don't think Doc's perfect game was worthy of the top 10?
not for me personally...it was done by a first year phil who they traded for so i really have no connection to the player...it happened early in the year in an empty stadium and in the whole scheme of things didnt win anything important or mean that much
it was cool and all because it happened to the phils but other than that didnt do much for me
1. mcnabb trade
2. mcnabb trade
3. mcnabb trade
4. mcnabb trade
5. mcnabb trade
6. seeing cole hamels ass
7. mcnabb trade
8. mcnabb trade
9. mcnabb trade
10. putting munson on ignore
so you can no longer read the philly papers online for free?
I think all papers are headed in that direction. Gotta pay for content somehow.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on November 30, 2010, 01:57:38 PM
NJ has farged up laws about guns, always has
Oh, that makes it okay then. And why is some officer sticking his stick in cow mouths? Chris Christie has a way to go in that messed up state.
Quote from: phillycrew on February 01, 2011, 09:28:31 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on November 30, 2010, 01:57:38 PM
NJ has farged up laws about guns, always has
Oh, that makes it okay then. And why is some officer sticking his stick in cow mouths? Chris Christie has a way to go in that messed up state.
whoa whoa, what ?
Whatcha talkin' about Havas? I am on Philly.com and haven't seen a pay-wall pop up.
New York Newsday tried this for awhile and recently backed off because so many refused to pay.
I wonder if The Brownsville Gazette can be read for free....
Newsday is a lousy Long Island daily and Comcast mouthpiece so it's no wonder their attempt failed.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20110201_7_die_in_weekend_violence_in_Philadelphia.html (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20110201_7_die_in_weekend_violence_in_Philadelphia.html)
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 01, 2011, 09:55:29 AM
Whatcha talkin' about Havas? I am on Philly.com and haven't seen a pay-wall pop up.
New York Newsday tried this for awhile and recently backed off because so many refused to pay.
I wonder if The Brownsville Gazette can be read for free....
when i hit that link above i can get to the free paper that i normally do but when i hit their links in my favorites this morning it brought me to daily news and inquirer "digital"
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 01, 2011, 09:55:29 AM
I wonder if The Brownsville Gazette can be read for free....
It can, but you'll need your browser to translate it into English.
And then when you're done with the main articles about steers and queers, install the "translate illiterate" add-on so you can understand the sports page.
That's also good advice for reading anything from Twitter.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 01, 2011, 09:55:29 AM
Whatcha talkin' about Havas? I am on Philly.com and haven't seen a pay-wall pop up.
New York Newsday tried this for awhile and recently backed off because so many refused to pay.
I wonder if The Brownsville Gazette can be read for free....
everything can because the people who run newspapers are dumber than munson
even if you charged something incredibly cheap...like say $5 for a year of access or even a one shot lifetime deal, it would be a success. cause that could mean $5000 in profit while right now you get $0 in real profit and maybe like $50000 in hypothetical internet money.
philly.com isnt a bad place to try because no one really competes with them and their resources. you would guys pony up $5 to read the site each year? i would.
newsday tried I think $5 a month or something and competes with the post, the times, the daily news, the nj papers....no shot they were gonna win that.
they are charging like 15 bucks a month
5 a week...just looked. so its like 20 a month and no one is going to do that.
you have to keep it insanely cheap to start so people dont even think twice about and do it (i.e. 5 a year). if that turns into a success then either bump it up to 10 or move it to 5 every month or every quarter or something. i dont know, im not an expert. i just know the business is dying, cuts are being made left and right and yet everyday people get content for free.
seems like SOMEONE should put their foot down and start charging.
As long as someone gives the same info for free, no one is going to pay for access to one site. Either they all charge, or they all dont... the middle ground will not work.
And even then, people will do without.
no one is giving the same info for free where i love though
philly.com is a slightly different story, but in the valley its just us. tv blows and doesnt have the resources. there is really nothing else.
but it certainly would help for everyone to be on board, though paywall of any kind would kill suburban paper websites.
Quote from: MDS on February 01, 2011, 01:29:28 PM
5 a week...just looked. so its like 20 a month and no one is going to do that.
its 2.99 a week
Quote from: charlie on February 01, 2011, 01:38:46 PM
As long as someone gives the same info for free, no one is going to pay for access to one site. Either they all charge, or they all dont... the middle ground will not work.
And even then, people will do without.
you are not getting near the same info for free...in fact the free part of philly.com is horrible now...you cant even access the individual papers anymore...plus its slow as shtein
im definitely signing up for the digital subscription
Anything more than $5/month to subscribe to a newspaper's website would be ridiculous. Papers themselves are all but dead. If they were smart, they'd shut down the presses now, move everything to their website and charge a subscription fee. The income would be less, but they'd no longer have the expenses associated with printing and the labor that goes with it, so they could still make the same amount of money while charging less for their service.
Also, people tend to be pretty loyal to certain papers and/or columnists, so if the Inquirer started charging to read their site, then there are plenty of people out there who would gladly pay because they either want the news from that columnist they like or just want it from local people rather than the AP or something.
Something that these guys would/should do is to have full and partial subscriptions where the partial subscription plans would allow to you pay a smaller fee if you only wanted to read a certain section of a paper or even just a particular columnist. So I could subscribe to the Inky's sports section and the Daily News' Business section......or whatever.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 01, 2011, 01:46:26 PM
Quote from: MDS on February 01, 2011, 01:29:28 PM
5 a week...just looked. so its like 20 a month and no one is going to do that.
its 2.99 a week
Quote from: charlie on February 01, 2011, 01:38:46 PM
As long as someone gives the same info for free, no one is going to pay for access to one site. Either they all charge, or they all dont... the middle ground will not work.
And even then, people will do without.
you are not getting near the same info for free...in fact the free part of philly.com is horrible now...you cant even access the individual papers anymore...plus its slow as shtein
im definitely signing up for the digital subscription
You can get the same information for free. Who won the game, there was a robbery, building collapsed... yada yada yada... if you want read the particular writers and their slants on things/opinions.. then you will subscribe to the service.
im looking at them both right now...the digital version is the entire print edition and has way more than the philly.com stuff...not to mention its super user friendly and incredibly fast
if you cant afford it or arent interested in the paper you wouldnt get it...but saying they both have essentially the same info incorrect
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 01, 2011, 02:00:53 PM
Anything more than $5/month to subscribe to a newspaper's website would be ridiculous.
its .42 a day...half the cost of a real paper...shtein the sunday paper alone cost more than an entire week of papers online
id still prefer the paper cause i like the feel of holding a real paper but its hardly ridiculous
I know the NY Times is getting ready to charge people. When they do, I'll be one of the first to sign up. Can't live without that paper.
someone has to step up and do it first...ny times wouldnt be bad. everyone would follow their lead.
@ sarge--they cant cut down on the print edition quite yet. people 40+ still are willing to pay for their papers and still want them. the upper 60's most likely dont even know how to use a computer, so theyd be frozen out.
what you do is kind of stagger the costs. so for just regular internet stuff (like the site now) its 5 month/year/one time fee. for maybe 10 you get the site and print edition of the paper in digital form. for a regular subscription it all comes free.
again i find i hard to believe that people wouldnt pony up 5 a year or something to read their local sports site. then with the content paywalled you can release the hounds on blogs trying to piggyback off their content posting it for free. so really the only way people can find out indepth phillies stuff is to not be a cheap funhole and pay for content.
but i know this will never happen.
Quote from: smeags on February 01, 2011, 09:39:43 AM
Quote from: phillycrew on February 01, 2011, 09:28:31 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on November 30, 2010, 01:57:38 PM
NJ has farged up laws about guns, always has
Oh, that makes it okay then. And why is some officer sticking his stick in cow mouths? Chris Christie has a way to go in that messed up state.
whoa whoa, what ?
"A few weeks after Aitken's trial over the summer, Morley learned that Christie was not going to reappoint him, due in part to a 2009 case in which he dismissed animal-cruelty charges against a Moorestown cop accused of sticking his penis into the mouths of five calves. Morley said there was no way of knowing whether the calves had been "puzzled" or "tormented" by the officer's actions."
Cops are outta control.
The articles on Philly.com are still coming up for me and I haven't registered or paid a cent.
Quote from: phillycrew on February 01, 2011, 03:29:51 PM
Quote from: smeags on February 01, 2011, 09:39:43 AM
Quote from: phillycrew on February 01, 2011, 09:28:31 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on November 30, 2010, 01:57:38 PM
NJ has farged up laws about guns, always has
Oh, that makes it okay then. And why is some officer sticking his stick in cow mouths? Chris Christie has a way to go in that messed up state.
whoa whoa, what ?
"A few weeks after Aitken's trial over the summer, Morley learned that Christie was not going to reappoint him, due in part to a 2009 case in which he dismissed animal-cruelty charges against a Moorestown cop accused of sticking his penis into the mouths of five calves. Morley said there was no way of knowing whether the calves had been "puzzled" or "tormented" by the officer's actions."
Cops are outta control.
:o
fargs wrong with those jersey people ?
Quote from: MDS on February 01, 2011, 03:16:42 PM
someone has to step up and do it first...ny times wouldnt be bad. everyone would follow their lead.
@ sarge--they cant cut down on the print edition quite yet. people 40+ still are willing to pay for their papers and still want them. the upper 60's most likely dont even know how to use a computer, so theyd be frozen out.
what you do is kind of stagger the costs. so for just regular internet stuff (like the site now) its 5 month/year/one time fee. for maybe 10 you get the site and print edition of the paper in digital form. for a regular subscription it all comes free.
again i find i hard to believe that people wouldnt pony up 5 a year or something to read their local sports site. then with the content paywalled you can release the hounds on blogs trying to piggyback off their content posting it for free. so really the only way people can find out indepth phillies stuff is to not be a cheap funhole and pay for content.
but i know this will never happen.
This is seriously the most legitimate thing you've ever posted. I'm proud of you.
And I agree that you can't just kill the presses, especially because there is an older crowd of newspaper readers out there who who don't have a computer and/or don't know how to use it. But it is time that they start scaling back their printing operations and transition towards going completely digital and charging for the info. And I really think that they could make a killing with those partial subscriptions that I mentioned earlier. How many times has someone said to you "Hey, you gotta read the article by so-and-so in today's paper." But you don't want to buy the entire paper just to read 1 article. So instead, you charge a smaller fee online to purchase an article or subscribe to a particular section or columnist. I've never read an entire paper front to back and never will. I'd say at most I've read 50% of a newspaper on any given day. So selling individual articles is something that someone like me might find appealling. It would also give me the flexibility of reading from multiple rags without paying full subscription prices to each company.
i think the wall street journal does that or has done that...charging 1 or 2 bucks to read an article. but they almost exclusively cover an entire industry. it would be tough for sports sites to simply go to that.
but, its not a bad idea to simply tack it on to the overall payment thing...maybe going 5 a month for everything on the site then also offering .50 or 1 to just read an entire article. basically offering different kinds of flexible plans but overall, you know, actually charging money to read them.
god forbid they might make money of this and add additional staff or quit cutting back on positions. the thing hurt the most in all of this is desk positions. things are still getting covered its just the copy editing and design duties are getting shuffled to reporters and other editors. those guys are as important to the operation as the reporters (i.e. catching my dumbass spelling/grammar errors and making me look like less of a retard).
I subscribe to the Baltimore Sun print edition and read it probably every other day.
The NYTimes already tried a subscription model for its columns (called TimesSelect) and it was an enormous failure. Not enough people signed up, web traffic (and online ad revenue) cratered, and the columnists bitched about their perceived loss of readership and influence.
But I'm sure people will pay for the Inquirer. <insert chuckle here>
My understanding is that the NYTimes plans to implement a plan that allows a certain number of free articles to a given user per week/month, above which a subscription is required. One presumes the paying subscriber would have access to archives, etc as well.
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 01, 2011, 09:16:30 PM
The NYTimes already tried a subscription model for its columns (called TimesSelect) and it was an enormous failure. Not enough people signed up, web traffic (and online ad revenue) cratered, and the columnists bitched about their perceived loss of readership and influence.
But I'm sure people will pay for the Inquirer. <insert chuckle here>
im going to sign up this week...if you dont live in philly theres no way else to get the full paper
I think there is a possibility that the new Times model will work, at least to some extent. It seems like it will capture the people who are actually reading the paper online, rather than simply following a link from a blog or other website to read a story or two per day.
This, on the other hand, does not sound like something many people will be enticed to buy:
QuoteWarren said the site would remain free to users, but readers who would like to experience a newspaperlike read on the Internet could purchase "digital editions" of The Inquirer and the Daily News.
The digital editions cost $2.99 a week, but for the next two-weeks, a trial period, they are free.
baby steps, baby steps
by the time they figure it out there wont be anything left
There's always gonna be news, and people reporting it. There's not always gonna be newspapers. We're still a technology or two away from the true death blow, though. Whatever it is will be better than papers anyway (except for packing glassware and lining birdcages), so who cares about 'em other than the people who work at 'em.
theres a lot us
you can wish me death i actually sort of agree but...good people would be farged
its just a continuation of the dumbing down of america...it all started with usa today and will end up with everyone getting their news from blogs
Quote from: MDS on February 02, 2011, 12:31:29 AM
theres a lot us
you can wish me death i actually sort of agree but...good people would be farged
I'm sure the buggy whip makers were good people too.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 02, 2011, 08:04:19 AM
its just a continuation of the dumbing down of america...it all started with usa today and will end up with everyone getting their news from blogs
That's the one thing that makes me want online newspapers to stay subscription free....a lot of people won't pay for legit news but theyll turn to blogs and such and take it for truth.
El Wingador ate 254 wings this morning.......and lost by 1
and Kobayashi showed up in a Flyers jersey and ate a cheesesteak in 24 seconds
koba is going to be in it next year
Did Cataldi choke on anything this year?
Quote
U.K. woman dies after illegal buttocks-enhancement injections in Phila.
By Nathan Gorenstein, Kia Gregory, and Sam Wood
Inquirer Staff Writers
Two women from the United Kingdom flew into Philadelphia on Saturday looking to improve their physiques with buttocks-enhancement injections.
Only one survived.
The other died at a Delaware County hospital Monday, and Philadelphia homicide detectives are now seeking two women who provided the syringes and unknown drugs in a hotel room near the airport.
Their clients were part of a group of four women, all in their 20s, who arrived Saturday. The two who did not receive injections were on their way to a party in New York City, said Detective Lt. John Walker.
Late Tuesday, police confirmed that the dead woman was named Claudia Adusei, 20. It could not be determined where she lived in the United Kingdom. Police said that the other woman told them the women thought they were being injected with silicone. The autopsy will show whether the substance was in fact silicone, police said.
Buttocks-enhancement injections, often involving silicone gel or liquid, are illegal but widely available. Dozens of women have reported injuries, according to federal health agencies, including infections, kidney impairment, and, in rare instances, death.
Walker said the victim checked into the Hampton Inn on Bartram Avenue and sometime over the weekend received the injections. She was taken to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital at 1:30 a.m. Monday after complaining of chest pains and experiencing shortness of breath.
She died later that day. Fredric Hellman, Delaware County medical examiner, said a preliminary cause of death will not be released until the victim's relatives are notified. The second woman, who received injections to her buttocks and hips, has not been hospitalized, police said.
Legitimate buttocks enhancements using silicone implants are relatively rare - about 5,000 were done throughout the nation last year. There is a large illegal underground market for the sale and injection of silicone even though it has been decades since any product has been approved by regulators for reshaping a body part.
"Silicone injections used to be done years ago to make breasts bigger . . . but that has not been done, legitimately, for 40 or 50 years," said R. Barrett Noone, a Bryn Mawr plastic surgeon who serves as executive director of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
The FDA, on its website, says the agency has "prohibited the injection of liquid silicone or silicone gel to fill wrinkles or augment tissues anywhere in the body." It has been blamed for autoimmune disease and physical disfigurements.
Collagen injections, using a substance made from protein, have been approved by the FDA to fill small imperfections, typically in facial areas. Some clinics in the United Kingdom offer buttocks and breast injections with a different processed protein, but the cost is about $4,500.
Last month, federal agents in New York City charged a woman with illegal distribution of silicone imported from the Dominican Republic. She was accused of administering illegal injections of liquid silicone for cosmetic purposes as part of a business run out of her Bronx home, allegedly charging up to $1,000 for a round of shots.
Last year, Essex County, N.J., prosecutors brought criminal charges against a professional model who allegedly offered women a series of injections to enlarge their buttocks. Six of her customers later sought medical treatment at local hospitals, said Katherine Carter, a spokeswoman for the county prosecutor. "They all had serious bacterial infections that required them to get surgery," Carter said.
They paid $600 to $1,000, allegedly to Anivia Cruz-Dilworth, 28, of New Brunswick, who was indicted for delivering illegal injections of a substance called "Hydrogel."
More famously, a former Miss Argentina, Solange Magnano, died after a buttocks-enhancement procedure at a medical clinic in Buenos Aires. She spent three days in critical condition after suffering from a pulmonary embolism. The Associated Press reported that sources described her procedure as a "gluteoplasty," which usually involves implants. But a friend said Magnano also received injections.
Noone said implants were one of two legitimate techniques used to enlarge buttocks. The second uses fat tissue removed from one part of the body and then injected into the rear. "It's not really mainstream plastic surgery," he said of the two procedures. Noone said fat injections are more typically used for surgical reconstruction after illness or accident, such as for mastectomy patients.
such a bad ending
That bitch got some junk in her trunk, yo.
What a dumbass.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110210/ap_on_re_us/us_homemade_jail
(http://3432-philly.voxcdn.com/files/2011/03/whole-foods-fart1.gif)
Joey Merlino is being released soon.
neato !
Philadelphia's money-losing Tasty Baking Co. has agreed to be purchased by Flowers Foods, Thomasville, Georgia, for $4 a share, double the stock's recent price and a premium to anyone who bought the stock this winter, but a discount to Tasty shares for most of the past two decades. Read Flowers' statement here.
The sale price works out to $34 million in cash for Tasty's 8.5 million shares. "We are delighted to welcome Tasty's 740 dedicated employees and 413 independent sales distributors to the Flowers Foods family. Our plans are to invest in the combined business for sustainable and profitable growth, and they will be an important part of Flowers' ongoing success," says Flowers boss George Deese.
Flowers also says it will assume Tasty's "existing indebtedness" totalling around $131 million. That will more than double Flowers' existing debt, but should be readily payable, given the company's reported cash flow.
The sale looks like good news for Pennsylvania taxpayers: Tasty had borrowed around $80 million for the company's new South Philadelphia plant, about half of which is owed to state programs, the rest to Citizens Bank and other lenders. Tasty in January asked creditors to delay payments while it sought a buyer or new investors, citing disappointing financial results from the new plant along with higher corn syrup costs and supermarket bankruptcies. Tasty boss Charles Pizzi said in the Flowers statement that the sale will save jobs.
Flowers is one of the companies identified by Costello Asset Management's Robert Costello as a likely Tasty buyer in my Jan. 5 post here.
"They did a phenomenal job getting the deal done. It could have been a bankruptcy," Costello told me. "It's an excellent company," he said of Flowers. "Return on equity is 18%. They're very efficient. There's no question they're going to change the way things are done here. It'll take a year, it won't happen overnight."
Flowers began selling Tasty on some of its Southern routes in 2002. Costello expects Tasty route drivers will start stocking other Flowers products: "Will that cannibalize Tasty sales? Overall I think Tasty will benefit" if Flowers is able to market Tastykakes in parts of its Southern base.
Flowers had sought to buy Tasty in the past but talks led nowhere. Costello said Flowers would likely have closed Tasty's former Hunting Park plant if Pizzi hadn't built the new plant; if so, the move cost shareholders, while saving Tasty's Philadelphia jobs.
Flowers is publicly-traded, but the Amos McMullian family of Macon, Ga., remain major shareholders. Flowers makes Mrs. Freshley's sugary packaged snacks and Nature's Own breads, among other fresh and frozen products. Flowers is also a past owner of the former Mrs. Paul's frozen-foods plant in Pottstown.
Other than Sunbeam, I hadn't heard of any of the other stuff this company offered. What's the deal with Mrs. Freshley's (http://www.flowersfoods.com/FFC_Brands/BrandDetail.cfm?BrandID=8) and Blue Bird (http://www.flowersfoods.com/FFC_Brands/BrandDetail.cfm?BrandID=7)? Are they basically the same as Hostess?
As long as they don't try to change the peanut butter kandykakes or the chocolate cupcakes..
flowers is a big client of mine here at work so this could be more potential business for my place. seems like a win-win for all involved including pennsy tax payers.
Quote
Morning Bytes: Philly is more than its sports teams
By Frank Fitzpatrick
Inquirer Sports Columnist
Tastykake sold. Ac-a-me markets on the ropes. No wonder we love sports so much in Philadelphia. They're practically all that's left of our city.
As time and inevitability chew away at Philadelphia's distinctiveness, our most stable and recognizable institutions are our sports franchises. What other connective civic tissue is there as elastic and powerful as the 128-year-old Phillies? Or the 88-year-old Eagles?
Increasingly, being a Philadelphian means going to Citizens Bank Park or Lincoln Financial Field to cheer and boo.
Think about it. Besides our allegiance to the Phillies and Eagles, what is there that defines us as Philadelphians?
Comcast? Our Colonial-era past? South Philly sandwiches?
Traveling around the country, I'm always struck by how closely the nation's perception of Philadelphia is tied to sports. Tell someone you're from Philly, and you invariably get one - or some combination - of these three responses: great sports city, tough fans, cheesesteaks.
It's as if our city's long and fascinating history has been buried beneath the Phillies, foulmouthed fans, and fried onions.
Nobody mentions Boathouse Row. Nobody asks about Carpenters Hall. Thomas Eakins, Louis Kahn, Alexander Calder, and Mary Cassatt aren't the Four Aces anyone wants to talk about.
Growing up I recall hearing proudly that we were the City of Homes, the City of Neighborhoods, the Workshop of the Nation, the Cradle of Liberty. Now we're the Best Sports City in America, The City with the Best and Worst Fans.
There's nothing wrong with that. But surely we can be something more, something better.
I love my hometown and its sports teams. Without the former's passion for the latter, I can assure you a lot of tuition bills mailed to our house would have gone unpaid. Sports have been a constant comfort, though an all-too-frequent irritation as well.
But I wonder if we aren't selling ourselves short by limiting our collective civic pride to Rocky, Ryan, Reid, and red pinstripes? What about Philadelphia in all its other manifestations? Can we be just as passionate about its history? Its uniqueness? Its problems?
What suburban fan who goes to Citizens Bank Park or Lincoln Financial Field doesn't identify himself or herself as a Philadelphian?
We revel in that identity when we - all right, when you - wear it on some item of sports clothing, but disdain or ignore it when the same name is followed by "school district," "budget deficit," or "crime rate."
And yet we greet like J.D. Drew any notion that suggests Philadelphia and its suburbs are one region, and would all be better off if each supported the other financially, culturally, spiritually.
We're Philadelphians when it suits our purposes. We love the victory parades and walk-off wins, the tailgating and ballgame bonding. Not so much the crumbling infrastructure, the gun violence, the messed-up schools.
Maybe if we devoted a fraction of our sports passion to those problems, maybe if we cared just a little more about a city that is so much more than sports, we sports fans might feel as good about Philadelphia and ourselves as we do on opening day.
In the meantime, go out and buy a Tastykake Chocolate Junior and a Lancaster Brand ham.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20110425_City_s_black_residents_now_top_all_groups.html?page=1&c=y
Like most things on the internet, the comments are a delight to read.
Close enough to Philly, especially with the "good riddance" thread buried somewhere behind the first page:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/DC-One-Dead-in-Baton-and-Knife-Battle-121025388.html
http://deadspin.com/#!5799581
the video skips over dude getting knocked out but nothing says tough like 4-on-1
It kind of looks like a CF online party after someone doesn't agree with the status quo.
Cry more.
videos like this one nauseate me. f'n pigs, exterminate them
I would GF, but I might get banned ;)
Again that is.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 07, 2011, 02:30:39 PM
http://deadspin.com/#!5799581
the video skips over dude getting knocked out but nothing says tough like 4-on-1
2 of them got caught, but still looking for the guy who threw the punch (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dncrime/South-Philly-duo-nabbed-for-Old-City-beat-down.html)
no they got the guy who thru the punch...thats the russo kid who is pictured
some asshat drove a dump truck hauling a back hoe into an overpass on the Blvd. this morning. Traffic was backed up for 3 or 4 miles as Cops stood around with their thumbs on their ass. From what I've heard it's still backed up pretty bad. Why not deflate the tires and get the thing rollin.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 12, 2011, 07:37:22 AM
no they got the guy who thru the punch...thats the russo kid who is pictured
Ha...yeah. For whatever reason, when I read the end of the article and it said one of the suspects was wearing a black t-shirt and light colored pants, I was thinking it was the dude in the video that threw the punch.
Sad, tragic and weird story (http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/cover-story/Man-Seeks-Answers-44-Years-After-Witnessing-Brothers-Death.html) about a guy who watched his foster mom kill his kid brother back in the 60's.
For some reason I have a hard time being completely sympathetic for this guy. Something about him makes him a little less endearing. But it's still a very sad story about a major screw up by the city, justice system and the foster system.
obviously the state failed and government should not be involved at all
live and let live
FF?
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20110517_A_letter_alleging_a_poisoning_plot_threatens_a_school_cruise.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/122215529.html?page=1&c=y
Roofied twice and has $43k jacked from him.
wow...file that under...glad I'm not rich and well known. poor bastich
so he went to miami by himself? to...pick up young Hoyda?
creepy for a 50 year old dude but obviously effective.
Amex = scumbags
Quote from: MDS on May 19, 2011, 10:37:12 PM
so he went to miami by himself? to...pick up young Hoyda?
creepy for a 50 year old dude but obviously effective.
have you been to miami? it's crawling with whales and whores
Brownsville is crawling with them too.
Earthquake in NE Philly (http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=8157686)
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times_news/police-searching-for-shooting-suspect-in-warwick/article_b576c717-a659-5385-83db-65fcdf6f0a54.html
There's a crazed active duty Army guy running around and knocking people off. He already killed 3 people in Virginia and 1 person lastnight. The Cops stopped him and he shot at them and fled. He ditched his car at this restaurant on York Road in Warwick and now police and SWAT teams are in pursuit of him. Rumor is he stole a car and is on his way to Quakertown.
And that's lovely I just found out the ex-wife he murdered was a friend of mine I went to high school with
Q town aint no joke
he might wanna flee somewhere else
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/08/28/2-arrested-for-lack-of-common-sense-after-rafting-down-main-street-in-manayunk/
SD?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 28, 2011, 12:01:54 PM
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/08/28/2-arrested-for-lack-of-common-sense-after-rafting-down-main-street-in-manayunk/
SD?
So there's flooding and damage everywhere not to mention a crazed gunman on the loose and they arrest these guys? I'm the last person to criticize the Police because their job is hard enough but what a crock of shtein.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 28, 2011, 12:01:54 PM
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/08/28/2-arrested-for-lack-of-common-sense-after-rafting-down-main-street-in-manayunk/
SD?
If "lack of common sense" is a crime, we're gonna need a lot more prisons.
Quote from: SD on August 28, 2011, 09:39:05 AM
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times_news/police-searching-for-shooting-suspect-in-warwick/article_b576c717-a659-5385-83db-65fcdf6f0a54.html
There's a crazed active duty Army guy running around and knocking people off. He already killed 3 people in Virginia and 1 person lastnight. The Cops stopped him and he shot at them and fled. He ditched his car at this restaurant on York Road in Warwick and now police and SWAT teams are in pursuit of him. Rumor is he stole a car and is on his way to Quakertown.
And that's lovely I just found out the ex-wife he murdered was a friend of mine I went to high school with
His body was found on Almshouse Rd after he committed suicide
Now I know why my grandparents would always say they had to "get up that Almshouse Road before dark." Bodies!
The only thing better than the Philadelphia Eagles are...the Philadelphia Double Eagles
Long article but interesting read.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44288821/ns/business-us_business/?gt1=43001
Gold Standard
Some guy from Kensington is selling iPads on Craigslist for $300 and I'm going to meet him at 10:30pm. What can go wrong? (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dncrime/Two-men-robbed-in-Craigslist-iPad-scam.html)
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If Pete Ciarrocchi is strutting a little bit more, that's because Chickie's & Pete's, his crab house-slash-sports-bar chain, was named the best sports bar in North America in an ESPN Mobile poll.
So proud, he issued a press release: "To see the top name in sports, ESPN, and their viewers agree, is humbling. And I'm a tough guy to humble!"
Three more locations are on tap for the fourth quarter of 2011: Audubon, Montgomery County; Warrington, Bucks County; and Terminal D in the Philadelphia International Airport.
QuoteAutopsy: Woman was killed by dogs
The Medical Examiner's Office has ruled that a North Philadelphia woman found dead with her five pit bulls was killed by one or more of the dogs, police said.
Carmen Ramos, 50, was found dead in her home in the 400 block of West Carey Street by her husband, Jose Alvarez, Tuesday evening with her dogs. Alvarez, who had come home from work, told police the dogs killed her, but police decided to conduct a homicide investigation to make sure she was not killed by some other means.
Ramos was pronounced dead at the scene with severe injuries to her head and face. The dogs were removed from the house by animal-control officers.
The dogs recently escaped from the house and attacked two neighborhood residents. The Pennsylvania SPCA reportedly took the dogs away, but then returned them shortly before Ramos' death. A PSPCA official said the case is under investigation.
Sentence for a plan to eat Obama: 5 years (http://articles.philly.com/2011-09-15/news/30160704_1_sexual-assault-federal-agents-secret-service)
QuoteGregory Dale Brockman, 33, was serving a three-year sentence for burglary in Jan. 2010 when he wrote letters to the Secret Service detailing his culinary plans. According to court papers, in his missive postmarked Jan. 19, 2010, from a Chester prison, he also described how he would precede his meal with the sexual assault of first lady Michelle Obama and then "skin her alive."
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/Citizens-Bank-food-workers-vote-down-Aramark-deal-as-playoffs-loom.html
Quote from: General_Failure on September 17, 2011, 03:10:42 PM
Sentence for a plan to eat Obama: 5 years (http://articles.philly.com/2011-09-15/news/30160704_1_sexual-assault-federal-agents-secret-service)
QuoteGregory Dale Brockman, 33, was serving a three-year sentence for burglary in Jan. 2010 when he wrote letters to the Secret Service detailing his culinary plans. According to court papers, in his missive postmarked Jan. 19, 2010, from a Chester prison, he also described how he would precede his meal with the sexual assault of first lady Michelle Obama and then "skin her alive."
Guess we know which part of the turkey he prefers on Thanksgiving.
The penis?
Mistrial declared on ballpark murder case
A judge today declared a mistrial in the case of three men charged in the 2009 beating death of a Phillies fan outside the team's ballpark in South Philadelphia.
More to come.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20110920_Mistrial_declared_on_ballpark_murder_case.html?cmpid=125219969
QuoteDefense lawyers moved for the mistrial Monday after a prosecution witness made a surprise identification of one defendant.
The witness said he saw Frances Kirchner, 30, deliver a kick to the neck of David W. Sale Jr. in a beer-fueled parking-lot fight.
It was not the first time Kirchner had been identified as the kicker, but defense lawyers said they did not know in advance that the witness, Ryan Tulino, a friend of the victim, could identify the defendant.
I don't understand the reasoning; so because someone positively identified the defendant as the one who delivered a kick to the head and the lawyers didn't know he would say that they get a mistrial?!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 20, 2011, 11:37:00 AM
I don't understand the reasoning; so because someone positively identified the defendant as the one who delivered a kick to the head and the lawyers didn't know he would say that they get a mistrial?!
It's called disclosure ya d1ckhead. He has to show you everything, otherwise it could be a mistrial. He has to give you a list of all his witnesses, you can talk to all his witnesses, he's not allowed any surprises.
I understand disclosure as far as evidence goes and having a witness on the list to be called to the stand - but I didn't know you had to know exactly what he was going to say. Isn't that the attorneys job to interview all of the witnesses of a prosecution and defense list to see what theirs story is so they're prepared?
So if this witness was on the list to be called and the defense doesn't interview him and he fingers their client that's a mistrial?
What am I missing here, counselor Sarge?
I don't know all the particulars as I was simply quoting Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny. However, my understanding is that the defense is entitled to interview all known witnesses and if a witness testities to something on the stand that the defense was not made aware of (such as being able to id the defendant) then it is grounds for a mistrial.
I'm really just spitballing right now though because I'm at work and for some stupid reason or another philly.com is blocked so I can't read the entire article to get all the info surrounding it.
http://www.lawfirms.com/resources/criminal-defense/criminal-defense-case/discovery.htm
testitties
2 people died after the Philly Marathon today
one was a 40 year old who collapsed before the end and the other was a 21 year old after it was over
is there anything better than when skinny people die during exercise....definitely makes me feel better about my morbid obesity
Was PG the 40 year old?
PG ran the marathon today?
OMG I HAD NOOOOOOOOO IDEA!
QuoteThree men sentenced for fatal attack of Phils fan
December 21, 2011, 11:42 am
On Tuesday, three men were sentenced to prison for beating a Phillies fan to death outside Citizens Bank Park in July 2009. The defendants, who were initially charged with murder, accepted a plea deal and were charged with involuntary manslaughter after a mistrial.
David Sale Jr., of Lansdale, was killed more than two years ago after being attacked following an argument that began inside McFadden's bar at the ballpark. The fight continued outside and carried over to a nearby parking lot where Sale was brutally punched and kicked. According to the medical examiner who testified at a preliminary hearing, Sale suffered injuries to his spleen, kidneys, bowels, liver, brain, neck and spinal column. Sale had attended a Saturday game against the Cardinals as part of a bachelor party. It was also his birthday. He was 22.
James Groves, 48, of Kensington, was sentenced to two-to-four years for punching Sale and holding him down while two other accomplices beat him. Charles Bowers, 37, of Oxford Circle, was sentenced to five-to-ten years for his role in Sale's death. Francis Kirchner, 30, of Fishtown – the man who dealt the fatal final blow, according to a witness in surprising testimony that led to the mistrial – was given nine-to-18 years in prison. Kirchner has been held for two-and-a-half years without bail, which will be applied to his sentence.
Groves, Bowers and Kirchner were part of a group that was bused to the game that day from Moe's Tavern in Fishtown. All three men could have faced up to 40 years in prison.
Dude could be out in 9 years for beating someone to death in public with the aid of his two buddies.
American Justice, ladies & gentlemen.
Nothing on Bill Conlin from you local yokels?!
what about him?
before you dopes flip out and think im defending some kenzo neanderthals it was a fist fight that ended badly...doods were drunk and didnt mean to kill the kid
that said the dood (kirchner) who had a history of anger and rage on people should have gotten a lot more
the people that really should be getting the most time were the dead kids friends who didnt jump in and help him
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fishing = someone not agreeing with an elder?
(http://www.hitchsafe.com/Applications/Fishing-Supply.jpg)
Quote from: SunMo on December 21, 2011, 03:18:27 PM
what about him?
He's been accused of molesting multiple children, although they can't prosecute because the statute of limitations has run out.
That's not stopping the court of public opinion however. He retired the day the allegations came to light. Nice of the prosecutor to go public when he realized he couldn't prosecute.
Quote from: MMH on December 22, 2011, 07:03:38 AM
Quote from: SunMo on December 21, 2011, 03:18:27 PM
what about him?
He's been accused of molesting multiple children, although they can't prosecute because the statute of limitations has run out.
That's not stopping the court of public opinion however. He retired the day the allegations came to light. Nice of the prosecutor to go public when he realized he couldn't prosecute.
lol^
yeah i didnt have the heart
Quote from: MMH on December 22, 2011, 07:03:38 AM
Quote from: SunMo on December 21, 2011, 03:18:27 PM
what about him?
He's been accused of molesting multiple children, although they can't prosecute because the statute of limitations has run out.
That's not stopping the court of public opinion however. He retired the day the allegations came to light. Nice of the prosecutor to go public when he realized he couldn't prosecute.
Sports Media thread. Full conversation.
(http://www.sydneylake.com/Fishing/Trophy-Fishing.JPG)
:)
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/celebrities_gossip/Fox-29-suspends-Bolaris.html?cmpid=125219969
Sex addiction might be worse than drugs.
I haven't seem Shame yet. I hear the sex is very unsexy.
if it wasnt it would be called Proud
Bolaris tells people if it's gonna rain or snow. It takes serious journalistic credibility to do that?
farging puritans.
Be quiet, you live in farging Florida.
So does Carl Hiaasen.
That's just the kind of thing a guy in Florida has to say to make hisself feel better about his fate.
I have to admit I laughed out loud at the hisself turn of phrase.
Of course, I laugh at FF's hourly pun texts too (he's trying to cure me of my love of puns), so...
QuoteThe New York Rangers may have beaten the Flyers in Monday's Winter Classic, but after the game Flyers fans beat Rangers fans outside Geno's Steaks in South Philly.
Now police are asking the public's help in identifying the fans responsible for the fight, which took place about 7:15 p.m. outside the iconic cheesesteak emporium at 9th Street and Passyunk Avenue.
A video of the brawl circulated on social media but has since been removed from YouTube. However, an edited version provided by police shows a large white man throwing off his fur-trimmed coat to reveal a No. 28 Claude Giroux Flyers jersey.
The man, described by police as "the main aggressor," throws the first punch at a man in a Rangers jersey. The main aggressor and another Flyers fan in a Jaromir Jagr jersey then beat the Rangers fan while he's on the ground.
A guy in a Jagr jersey fighting?
And where was DH at that time?
Quote from: Eagaholic on January 05, 2012, 12:44:30 AM
QuoteThe New York Rangers may have beaten the Flyers in Monday's Winter Classic, but after the game Flyers fans beat Rangers fans outside Geno's Steaks in South Philly.
Now police are asking the public's help in identifying the fans responsible for the fight, which took place about 7:15 p.m. outside the iconic cheesesteak emporium at 9th Street and Passyunk Avenue.
A video of the brawl circulated on social media but has since been removed from YouTube. However, an edited version provided by police shows a large white man throwing off his fur-trimmed coat to reveal a No. 28 Claude Giroux Flyers jersey.
The man, described by police as "the main aggressor," throws the first punch at a man in a Rangers jersey. The main aggressor and another Flyers fan in a Jaromir Jagr jersey then beat the Rangers fan while he's on the ground.
A guy in a Jagr jersey fighting?
And where was DH at that time?
http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2012/1/4/2682669/flyers-rangers-fan-fight-genos-steaks-winter-classic
http://www.snyrangersblog.com/2012/01/04/watch-the-rangers-and-flyers-fan-fight-after-the-winter-classic/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000696090391&sk=wall
Supposedly, this is the guy's facebook page. He seems like a winner.
Nice to see the national media furiously jerking off to this story.
yep, gotta love it. I had 5 different groups of friends who went up to the game and they all said that the Ranger fans were about as bad as you could be in a philly setting. They were looking for fights.
i was at the game and i saw no ignorance from either side....it was a very festive atmosphere like a big carnival...especially compared to a game at the wock
Bolaris got canned.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/John-Bolaris-no-longer-employed-by-Fox-29.html
So he basically got fired because he likes getting laid. Guess I should file my unemployment claim right now.
No, the military is all about farging. Banging a native American should probably get you promoted.
It isn't and I'm likely being forced out in April for getting passed over too much.
They don't want you to make retirement, huh?
I'm sure you'll start getting calls from headhunters working for other militarys.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Fcrime&id=8498642
Quote from: Diomedes on January 10, 2012, 09:12:48 PM
They don't want you to make retirement, huh?
Not me specifically, but in a round about way, yes. I think I posted about this somewhere else, but about a month or so before I tried reenlisting, new policy came out that said that Staff Sergeants who have been passed over twice for promotion were no longer guaranteed reenlistment. I've been twice passed for promotion, mostly because my job field has only promoted 3 people in the last 4 years. I've got about 50 or so guys I'm competing with for promotion and the ones who have been promoted have all had seniority on me. So I didn't get passed due to poor performance, I'm just not as experienced as the more senior guys. Anyway, the Marine Corps added nearly 40k troops during the last 7 years to fight in Iraq. Now that it's over, it's time to cut numbers and that always starts at the top and works it's way down. I'll most likely be out in April.....which really sucks because I'll be at 16.5 years of active service and the 18 year mark is considered sanctuary which means that anyone with 18 years has to be retained until they hit 20 to retire. So I'll be 18 months short. So close, yet so far...
That just makes no goddamn sense. So now you'll get kicked to the curb, with no f'n jobs available, and you won't get dick all for the years you served.
Yay military.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 11, 2012, 01:01:59 PM
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Fcrime&id=8498642
A lot of parents struggle with helping their kids learn how to stand up to bullies at school. But it takes a special kind of parent to lure all of the 14 year-old bullies into an ambush and shoot them to death.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 11, 2012, 01:01:59 PM
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Fcrime&id=8498642
You know what I take from this? You had better watch out who you farg with.
Philadelphia Police have arrested the man they believe threw the first punch in a "vicious" post-Winter Classic attack outside Geno's Steaks in South Philadelphia.
"This was a very, very vicious beating," said police Capt. Laurence Nodiff.
Police confirm that the suspect, 32-year-old Dennis Veteri of Glassboro, N.J., turned himself in around 2 p.m. Thursday, just after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He went to his attorney's South Jersey office and that's where he was taken into custody, cops said.
Veteri was arraigned around 2 a.m. Friday and bail was set at $100,000, according to Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams. He is due back in court Jan. 31 for a preliminary hearing.
Veteri was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, conspiracy and reckless endangerment. He was released after posting bail early Friday, according to court records.
Police sources say Veteri started the Jan. 2 incident between Flyers and Rangers fans about an hour after the two teams faced off in the NHL's Winter Classic.
"The instigator was clearly Veteri," Nodiff said. "The punches were clearly thrown first by Veteri and his associates."
That attack left a New Jersey cop and decorated war veteran, identified as 30-year-old Neil Auricchio, knocked out with a concussion and facial injuries that require surgery, cops said.
Auricchio's 26-year-old fan was also attacked but didn't need medical attention, cops said.
The entire attack was caught on cell phone video and made its rounds on the internet getting thousands of views.
In the video, a Flyers fan wearing a No. 28 Claude Giroux Flyers jersey is seen taking off his coat as he goads on a fan in a No. 24 Ryan Callahan Rangers jersey -- believed to be Auricchio. The Flyers fan swings at the Rangers fan and a melee ensues right in the middle of the street between Geno's and Pat's Steaks.
The Rangers fan punches back, but is quickly taken to the ground where a man in a No. 68 Jaromir Jagr Flyers jersey jumps in and begins pounding him. The man in the Giroux jersey -- and a third man wearing a black coat -- start punch another Rangers fan, also taking him to the ground.
As others jump in to try and stop the fight, both Rangers fans get to their feet. The fight appears over, but not before the Flyers fan in the Giroux jersey lands a loud blindside punch to the side of the head of Auricchio, dropping him to the ground.
"As we all saw on the video it is a vicious beating with the conclusion of a knock down punch which knocks the police officer unconscious," Nodiff said.
Police say that video led to many tips, which, in turn led them to the South Philadelphia Bar and Grill -- almost directly across the street from Geno's -- where the suspect and friends were allegedly drinking on the day of the fight. A search warrant uncovered a credit card receipt for a bill totaling more than $225 that was paid just before 7 on the night of the fight.
That credit card matched the name of the man, Veteri, believed to have thrown that first punch at about 7:15 p.m., police sources said.
Earlier this week, three different people -- including the two victims -- identified Veteri from photo lineups, according to police sources.
A witness told police that he said, "Welcome to South Philly mother f%#*er" after knocking out Auricchio, police sources said.
Police say Veteri has a history of run-ins with the law in Pennsylvania and other states. He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, conspiracy and possessing an instrument of crime stemming from a 1998 incident and was found guilty of drugs charges in 2003, according to court records.
He received probation in both Pa. cases, according to court records.
The investigation continues to try and track down the other men involved in the fight, according to police.
Philadelphia Police say one of the victims alerted them about the violent fight but cops were unaware graphic video of the incident was posted online until NBC Philadelphia gave them the heads up the day after the Classic.
The video became news around the country as yet another example of why Philly sports fans -- still known for throwing snowballs at Santa Claus -- are seen as savages by fans in other cities.
Nodiff said Veteri was known to law enforcement in Pennsylvania and other states.
Veteri's Facebook page lists one of his interests as "Broad Street Bullies." Property records indicate he has also lived in South Philadelphia.
Court records show he has a series arrests in Philadelphia dating back to 1998 and that he has been sentenced to probation for aggravated assault and drugs possession.
Veteri, who also has lived in Florida, was arrested in Broward County in 2004 for heroin possession and had been arrested in 2001 in Fort Lauderdale for battery, Florida records show.
He was sentenced to three years under community supervision for the heroin charge.
In 2006, he was arrested in Vero Beach, Fla., for probation of a felony conviction.
and they say snitching is bad
Sounds like a prince of guy.
kobyashi is running away with wing bowl after round one
i thought they got rid of the pro eaters
isnt just supposed to be a bunch of fat guys eating wings?
nope....they even invited him back for next year
lame
i went once. probably cleaner and more convenient to just go to a strip club
Wursthaus Schmitz, a German-themed stand from husband and wife Doug Hager and Kelly Schmitz of the South Street beer hall Brauhaus Schmitz, is due to open around Memorial Day at Reading Terminal Market.
The stand, facing Center Court in the former Spice Terminal location, will offer a mix of hot foods, German deli and prepared foods to take home, and imported German specialty food products. Construction should begin in April.
The opening will fill a major niche created when longtime merchant Siegfried's European Gourmet closed in 2000.
The Brauhaus Schmitz-ers got a taste of the "stand" life over the holidays when they sold wurst at the Christmas Village at LOVE Park.
http://youtu.be/WNJkwFbknBI
some pretty outrageous stuff going down with the sale of the Daily News and the Inquirer
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/business/media/in-philadelphia-papers-editorial-independence-at-issue.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1
Wouldn't expect anything less in Shadydelphia. The 2nd to last paragraph is really all you need to know.
QuoteIn late October, Mr. Osberg met with Mr. Norcross and Mr. Katz to discuss the Rendell group's plans. Mr. Rendell has said Mr. Osberg is "doing a fine job" and signaled his group would keep Mr. Osberg on as chief if the deal went through.
it would be so awesome to work there
Considering that journalistic integrity doesn't seem to be required and ass kissing appears to be a desired skill set, I'd say you've got a shot.
the joke would have landed better if you said "skill" instead of "integrity."
(http://media.philly.com/images/600*600/viol1.jpg)
lol
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/01/travel/airport-incidents/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
f'n pride of Philadelphia here
More ammo for IGY's continued campaign on Philly's superiority over Los Angeles.
how can you be a philly fan and think la is better than philly
in fact any city, and that includes corrupt little mexico brownsville is better than that cesspool
like philly and la are battling for best city...la is an atrocity that isnt even in the best 50 cities in the us much less number 1
:=)
tire-slashing farger (http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=8636051)
The guy that slashed dozens of tires in Philly over the past few months was a member of the town watch and was on TV multiple times claiming to be a victim himself. Good riddance icehole
The tires attacked him first.
48 SEPTA workers hit the Powerball jackpot (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/SEPTA-Workers-Win-172-Million-Powerball-149113765.html)
In related news, I'm going to apply for 1 of the 48 new job vacancies at SEPTA.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 26, 2012, 05:06:48 PM
In related news, I'm going to apply for 1 of the 48 new job vacancies at SEPTA.
lol
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 26, 2012, 05:06:48 PM
In related news, I'm going to apply for 1 of the 48 new job vacancies at SEPTA.
one of my best friends works for septa
whats the position
(http://www.reactionface.info/sites/default/files/images/1310480585093.jpg)
more internet stuff?
We're going to have a serious conversation about putting you in a home one of these days.
guess im already half bagged
LETS DO THIS!
gotta be an always sunny in philadelphia refernce....thats my last guess
No, it's a Marine Corps farged me again and I'll be out of a job in 4 months reference.
yeah i knew that...so why is it so crazy that youd be looking for a job
Quote from: SunMo on April 27, 2012, 04:39:58 PM
(http://www.reactionface.info/sites/default/files/images/1310480585093.jpg)
how can you not love this farging guy
It's like I don't exist unless he feels like disagreeing with me
oh wait, that's Todd
easy i swear to god i will murder you
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dncrime/Argument-about-whose-boy-is-better-athlete-leads-to-brawl.html
An opportunity was wasted. An opportunity for two icehole parents to kill each other, wasted.
oh man that last page of this thread is classic.
Philadelphia: The City of Farg You, I Hope You Get AIDS (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/fk-you-i-hope-you-get-aids-man-loses-it-after-news-crew-catches-him-illegally-parking/)
Probably a poster on here
wishing aids on someone is so 2007
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/12/travel/philadelphia-smackdown-ireport/index.html?hpt=hp_bn10
They couldn't find someone who is actually from the city to write that? Or maybe at least someone who spent a little more than 2 years living there. I think I've read that article a thousand times over the last 10+ years. Cheesesteaks, Liberty Bell, Grit, Dirty, Fairmount Park, Rocky, etc. Yeah, I got it. Any person who is from Philly has written some variation of that same article in 1 online forum or another. And Will Smith? Really? Nothing against the Fresh Prince, but of all the musical acts and/or actors to come out of that city, Will Smith is the one you go with?
I think that article is kind of weak. Nice try, Wilkes-Barre.
El Wingador got popped for cocaine distribution.
QuoteBut a bird in the hand is worth more than the bush
More on El Wingador's arrest..
Was rolling around in a 2010 Kia with an El Wingador vehicle wrap. How ridiculous.
Had $8,000 worth of coke and $4,000 cash
Wonder what Angelo and Rhea think of their boy?
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120723_Shooting_outside_party_in_Brewerytown_leaves_five_injured.html (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120723_Shooting_outside_party_in_Brewerytown_leaves_five_injured.html)
QuoteShooting outside party in Brewerytown leaves five injured
By Barbara Laker
Daily News Staff Writer
Philadelphia Daily News
Just 12 hours earlier, about 2:30 a.m., the DJ had been winding down his gig, playing just the right party songs for a woman known only as Kia who was celebrating her 25th birthday inside her home on Thompson Street near Hollywood. Suddenly, a man, who apparently hadn't been invited, took out a gun and started to pump bullets into partygoers who hovered outside. Three men and two women in their 20s were shot. All remain in area hospitals.
"I heard about eight shots," said the 22-year-old DJ, who requested anonymity. "He shot into a crowd of people. It sounded like a small gun, but he was very close."
The DJ, who lives in Germantown, didn't know what led to the shooting.
"You never know what can happen. That's with everything in life," he said. "You've just got to be as careful as possible ... This isn't the first time this happened."
In his five years as a DJ, he's done about 300 parties, and this is the fourth shooting that's occurred outside one of the shindigs.
"I've lived in Philadelphia all my life and I've heard gunshots too many times to count," he said. "There are just a lot of guns on the street and a lot of senseless violence."
No one answered the door Sunday where the party had been held, but drops of blood stained the concrete and police-drawn white chalk circles were on the street.
A 25-year-old man with a bullet wound in his abdomen was in critical condition at Temple University Hospital. A 25-year-old woman, shot in the buttocks and right foot, was in guarded condition there. A 25-year-old man, shot in the left thigh, was in stable condition at Hahnemann University Hospital, as were a 25-year-old woman shot in the right thigh and a 24-year-old man struck in the left thigh and groin. Police had made no arrests as of Sunday night.
The neighborhood is an eclectic mix of young to middle-age professionals, families with small children and a few young men who hang on nearby corners near rows of boarded homes. The corner store, Jaer Grocery, has a sign taped to the door: "No Weapons Allowed. Detection Devices on Premises."
Asked about the shooting, a 57-year-old mother of 10 who wanted to be known only as a "Jesus Lover," >:D said: "It's sickening. Just sickening. There are no jobs and these boys have nothing to do.
"The government puts these guns out here. They make it easy to get," she said, as she bought children sandwiches and candy at the store.A half-block up Hollywood Street, 5- and 6-year-old girls were prancing in water from an open fire hydrant as they clutched dolls and pushed a pink toy stroller. Their aunt, Patricia Rice, watched from the steps. "When I see police, that's the only time I feel safe," she said.
The Hollywood Street block captain, James Waters, 58, took a break on his front porch after sweeping the street clean.
"It's a random thing that happened," he said. "We had a block party two weeks ago and there were no problems, no arguments, no guns ... It could have happened anywhere. The person who did this probably wasn't even invited." n
is that guy suggesting that as long as your were invited to the party its either ok or not as bad if you shoot up the place?
Pretty much. Guess thats what the CO guy felt
anthony bourdain is in philly today apparently shooting an episode for one of his shows.....about damn time
I may be the only other person on earth who likes Bourdain.
i dont know anyone who doesnt love him....hes a god
start hanging out with better people
mad river in olde city shut down for good and is going to be replaced by a craft beer/seafood joint
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 25, 2012, 03:34:05 PM
mad river in olde city shut down for good and is going to be replaced by a craft beer/seafood joint
No shtein? Haven't been there in years but it was always a happening spot.
The shooting of the off-duty Philly cop walking home from work the other day is sad and infuriating. I hope they nail the iceholes who shot him. The shootings have got to stop. Something needs to be done because this is going on way too much.
Every day I read of five or six shootings here in Houston that are senseless. A 1yr baby was killed in a drive by over the weekend.
if everybody was armed then shootings would never happen
id like to know what the nra thinks about an armed cop getting killed
isnt the idea to arm everyone because it would prevent crime
Exactly.
Poor dude didn't even have time to get sights on them; they said he drew but was hit before he could line them up.
farging ridiculous.
NRA would say that the City's No Carry Law prevented citizen action.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 20, 2012, 01:55:31 PM
NRA would say that everyone should be issued a gun at birth.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 20, 2012, 01:49:09 PM
The shooting of the off-duty Philly cop walking home from work the other day is sad and infuriating. I hope they nail the iceholes who shot him. The shootings have got to stop. Something needs to be done because this is going on way too much.
Every day I read of five or six shootings here in Houston that are senseless. A 1yr baby was killed in a drive by over the weekend.
He was targeted? I wasn't aware gangs were recruiting so young these days.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120826_Blogger_creates_Facebook_page_to_support_alleged_cop_killers.html
I looked at the page last night and googled the page creator as well. I found a Philly mag article on him and between this Facebook group and that Philly mag article I'd like to beat the prick's ass.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 26, 2012, 02:26:31 PM
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120826_Blogger_creates_Facebook_page_to_support_alleged_cop_killers.html
I looked at the page last night and googled the page creator as well. I found a Philly mag article on him and between this Facebook group and that Philly mag article I'd like to beat the prick's ass.
He also created a page about murdering Mitt Romney, so he's due a visit from the secret service.
lolol...hopefully he blogs about that too.
He's trying to bait the FOP into paying him to take the page down
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/philadelphia-police-punch-woman-puerto-rican-parade-video_n_1929009.html
Did you guys see this?
She got what she deserved
1) I don't think it was her that threw that shtein
B) Hit
3) Why does punch happy officer Poncherello have a white shirt on?
hes a LT
gotta be better than Bell or Dunlap at this point
this is what happens you over promote people like herc
http://gma.yahoo.com/1-man-dead-heart-attack-3-arrested-hotel-070608925--abc-news-topstories.html
http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2012/11/14/fbi-report-john-bolaris-shtein-himself/
QuoteThe next morning, they woke Turcina, Rusmane, and Bolaris up. They were told to take Bolaris back to his hotel, so they did. Bolaris had "shtein himself" and the taxi cab driver was very upset about it and did not want to take him.
She stated that John Bolaris had been overcharged "but nobody was responsible because nobody remembered anything."
Reached this morning, Bolaris said, "I can't comment. But you can't run a story about someone else's lies. These women are professional liars."
Bolaris directed me to his agent, Richard Liebner, who had this to say: "These people are trying to discredit John, and whether or not he crapped in his pants is the least important detail, though I don't believe it's true. This is a story about people who took advantage of people. This is a story about people who stole. How does whether or not he crapped in his pants have shtein to do with Shinola? For Pete's sake... Whether or not he was discreet or indiscreet that night, John put it all on the line to take on the Russian mob. If you run this story, I will find a way to look into you."
this is really sad....love this place so much
http://www.philly.com/philly/food/20121205_Carman_Luntzel__owner_of_Carman_s_Country_Kitchen__is_closing_her_restaurant.html
"At summer's end, Luntzel's landlord sent notice he wasn't renewing her lease. The property owner wants to turn her one-of-a-kind South Philly spot into a run-of-the-mill pizza shop."
pathetic
south phil definitely needs more italian/pizza spots
not a news story just some cool neighborhood maps:
http://www.mattjh.com/philadelphia/
http://deadspin.com/5971970/philly-motorist-finds-snow+drawn-penis-with-his-parking-ticket
lol
Philadelphia residents purchased more sweatpants in 2012 than any other American city, according to a survey conducted by Experian Marketing. It's the second year in a row the City of Brotherly Love has taken home the (dubious?) honor.
Steve's Prince of Steaks to Center City
POSTED: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 3:48 PM
Steve's Prince of Steaks, founded three decades ago in a corner store near Roosevelt Mall in Northeast Philly, is coming downtown.
Steve's just received an OK from the city to install signs at 16th and Chestnut Streets. It is taking the former Krispy Kreme doughnut shop across from Liberty Place.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 09, 2013, 08:00:27 AM
Philadelphia residents purchased more sweatpants in 2012 than any other American city, according to a survey conducted by Experian Marketing. It's the second year in a row the City of Brotherly Love has taken home the (dubious?) honor.
Matt and I spent a lot of time talking about this in NOLA. At any airport, in any bar, in any city you can spot a philly sports fan. Even totally out of context. White, overweight, flat-brimmed hat, overly tended-to facial hair (optional) and farging sweatpants (required). You see this outfit and it's a farging lock that the person wearing it from from philly.
they are like 50 cents a pair at city forman mills'
oh and...
Quote from: rjs246 on January 11, 2013, 01:51:43 PM
White - check
overweight - check
flat-brimmed hat - check
overly tended-to facial hair (optional) - opt out
farging sweatpants (required) - actually got a pair for xmas
Quote from: rjs246 on January 11, 2013, 01:51:43 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 09, 2013, 08:00:27 AM
Philadelphia residents purchased more sweatpants in 2012 than any other American city, according to a survey conducted by Experian Marketing. It's the second year in a row the City of Brotherly Love has taken home the (dubious?) honor.
Matt and I spent a lot of time talking about this in NOLA. At any airport, in any bar, in any city you can spot a philly sports fan. Even totally out of context. White, overweight, flat-brimmed hat, overly tended-to facial hair (optional) and farging sweatpants (required). You see this outfit and it's a farging lock that the person wearing it from from philly.
amazingly accurate^^...specifically the over tended-to facial hair.
You left out the smell.
That's a given with overweight and sweat pants.
guy i grew up with is in wing bowl, and barely had to do anything to get in
http://wingbowl.cbslocal.com/video/8161294-gascious-clay-eats-wing-bowl-21/
potito's is opening a little store in center city
Boston wins wing bowl. nothing is sacred anymore. truly the dark days of philadelphia sports
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20130201_Corbett_s_son-in-law__a_Philly_narcotics_cop__is_target_of_sting_operation.html
http://www.click-that-hood.com/?city=philadelphia
doesnt work
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20130221_Chickie_s_and_Pete_s_facing_lawsuits__probe_over_employees__pay.html
Good news for Reno Mahe.
solid verdict judge
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9007746
Judge didn't want to get Dornered in 5 years.
If a judge with a lot more information than I saw in that clip finds the guy innocent, that's good enough for me. It was just a punch afterall, and she probably deserved it.
judge protects pig
its an age old story
Quote from: Diomedes on February 27, 2013, 12:51:14 PM
If a judge with a lot more information than I saw in that clip finds the guy innocent, that's good enough for me. It was just a punch afterall, and she probably deserved it.
I get the sarcasm, but what if the judge is married to a cop and is endorsed by the FOP? (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20130228_Legal_experts__Judge_in_Josey_case__married_to_cop__should_have_recused_himself.html)
http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2013/03/06/10-incredible-gifs-stolen-cop-car-chase/
(https://o.twimg.com/1/proxy.jpg?t=FQQVBBgpaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0cGljLmNvbS9zaG93L2xhcmdlL2M5MnNpNS5qcGcUAhYAEgA&s=NmbDW454zXxLNzb1w0ldO5WkqCoNiET4U-PFeHNpuIo)
Hit
if you are gonna do a cheesecake factory this is the way to go
http://www.philly.com/philly/home/20130308_Changing_Skyline__New_Cheesecake_Factory_at_15th_and_Walnut__A_creamy-rich_glass_box.html
Cheesecake Factory's food (other than their cheesecakes) is waaaaaaaaaaaaay over rated.
No
Quote from: hbionic on March 08, 2013, 12:47:10 PM
Cheesecake Factory's food (other than their cheesecakes) is waaaaaaaaaaaaay over rated.
i believe you because the chain restaurant force is strong in MA but lol at overrated
its abominable
Thank you IGY, that's a better description.
It's definitely better than any other chain, but that still doesn't make it good. I'd never pick it over a good mom and pop joint, but if I'm standing in an intersection with Applebee's, Ruby Tuesday, Cheesecake Factory and Dave and Busters on each corner, then I'm going in Cheesecake Factory.
Quote from: Rome on March 08, 2013, 12:53:27 PM
No
I take it you like their kids meals?
yeah nothing is worse than applebees but rubys is way better than cheesecake if just because of the salad bar
the first time i was ever at cheesecake i laughed my ass off when i opened the menu...it literally had like 400 entrees on it...thats all i needed to see to know that it was going to be a catastrophe
Ruby does have a decent salad bar. Forgot about that since I don't frequent any of those joints. Nor do I frequent salad bars. I don't think you do either.
i love a good salad bar
and i occasionally hit chain restaurants when i have to...meaning a family member of my girl wants to go...when i go tho i always order just an appetizer and usually a quesadilla or wings if the place has good lookin ones....i cant recall the last time at was at a chain and ordered an entree...1987 maybe
lol *I can't recall...1987. :-D
I've never been to a Cheesecake Factory despite one being close by. Their menu has the highest caloric items of all chains.
my fat ass loves calories and i hate the CF....thats all you need to know to not ever go there
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20130313_Gino_DiPietro__Who_was_he__Why_was_he_killed_.html
SEPTA changes coming (http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20130314_SEPTA_riders_face_big_changes_starting_July_1.html)
(http://i.imgur.com/zoGm2MJ.jpg)
Who is that?
A guy who owns a fedora.
And a handsome gentleman, obviously.
Some of you actual Philly folks may appreciate this news: Apparently there was a homeless dude on South Street who wore a viking helmet and was known by lots of people, some of whom loved him and others thought him a menace. Anyway, he's dead now.
memorial pics:
http://imgur.com/a/kcZxR
After years of being pressured by political correctness, Chink's Steaks is now "Joe's Steaks + Soda Shop" starting today
also on the change front
today at five 100.3 is switching to "old school" r&b and rap
I miss Y100
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 01, 2013, 12:05:54 PM
After years of being pressured by political correctness, Chink's Steaks is now "Joe's Steaks + Soda Shop" starting today
There was seriously a restaurant named Chink's Steaks in Philly? You're a bunch of MA fargs.
What's funny is that the name stems from nothing but a racial stereotype. I've never been there but I always figured it was named after someone with the last name of Chink. Turns out, dude who originally owned it got the nickname "chink" as a kid because his eyes were a little narrow like the orientals. The guy who owns it now obviously has more common (and better business) sense.
I read an article on it the other day and there was a poll on whether or not the name should change. Like 75% voted to keep the name the same. Go Philly!
yea but the steaks are really good
and here i assumed all the steakshops in the city were run by really racially progressive people
PA City Punishes Domestic Violence Victims Who Call the Police (http://www.aclu.org/blog/womens-rights-lgbt-rights-racial-justice-criminal-law-reform/shut-or-get-out-pa-city-punishes)
Norristown, but close enough.
QuoteThe police threatened Ms. Briggs with eviction because she had received their assistance for domestic violence. Under Norristown's "disorderly behavior ordinance," the city penalizes landlords and tenants when the police respond to three instances of "disorderly behavior" within a four-month period. The ordinance specifically includes "domestic disturbances" as disorderly behavior that triggers enforcement of the law.
I kind of like that actually.
Ah, things like this make me proud to call Norristown home.
So if SD wants to get rid of his crazy girlfriends, all he has to do is beat them on the regular until they call the cops and and get evicted? Knuckle up, SD.
Also, the ACLU needs to learn the difference between a city and a borough.
(http://i.imgur.com/6Oblcg0.jpg)
At the corner of Frankford Ave/Belgrade St/Crease St in Fishtown.
camden
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Bad_batch_of_heroin_causing_overdoses_in_Camden.html
(http://i.imgur.com/E8K95PW.jpg)
Somehow, that is both awesome and awful at the same time.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 18, 2013, 08:19:51 AM
Somehow, that is both awesome and awful at the same time.
mostly awesome
that might be one of the greatest things i have ever seen
long live philly
http://youtu.be/neCNjS7RsYo
how many times have you been to philly you white hipster doofus
He should of been giving the old fart who was driving the hard time. The guy he was talking too wasn't even behind the wheel.
lol....there is nothing remotely wholesome about the wildwood boardwalk
QuoteStop the sag!
Wildwood wants visitors to pull up their pants, put on shirts and slip on some shoes while on the boardwalk.
Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. told The Press of Atlantic City, he's tired of hearing complaints about people who "walk around with their butts hanging out." He feels that baggy pants are taking away from the wholesome image of the boardwalk and he wants to make it illegal.
Under the new regulations, people will be required to wear shirts that cover "the breast and/or pectoral area" after 8 p.m. and until 5 a.m.
The waist band of their shorts, swim-trunks, pants and/or skirts can not be lower than three inches below the waist at any time. Foot protection will also be required at all times for safety reasons. Violators of the measures will be escorted off the boardwalk and could be issued at $25 fine.
Many people have mixed reposes to the new possible regulations. "It's a personal choice . . . a personal freedom," Justin Daily, 17, of Villas, told Philly.com."I don't follow trends, I wear what I want to wear, how I want to look. I shouldn't be told what not to wear either."
"People used to dress up to go to the boardwalk ... It was nice," Mary Lampe, 76, of Drexel Hill told Philly.com."I think it's a good idea to bring some of that kind of class back to it."
About damn time. I always rock a 3 piece suit with some bomb ass gators whenever I go to the beach and boardwalk. I'm sick of seeing these heathens strutting around in their flip flops, board shorts and bikinis. It's the shore, people, not a brothel. Just because it's hot and there's a large body of water close by doesn't mean that you have the right to wear comfortable clothing.
Yeah that is stupid for governments to try to regulate that stuff.
However the sagging pants thing is stupid. People who do it look like clowns. Same with the straight bill caps with the stickers on there.
Kenzo trash gtfo my boardwalk.
saggy jeans are awful now because they dont make baggy pants anymore....skinny and saggy is so terrible
baggy and saggy = hip hop
in my younger days i used to sport a saaaaaaag
I sagged my cross colors like a boss back in the day. It's not that I think it looks stupid (even though I think it looks stupid now), I'm really just pissed off that these kids don't have their own style. Like the sag or hate, that style was unique to the late 80s/early 90s. It's been 20 years now, find your own style you little dickheads.
And yeah, skinny jeans sag is the worst.
Building collapses in Center City (http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9127882)
Corner of 22nd and Market. Was a hoagie place and a thrift shop. 10 taken to hospital, and more may still be trapped in the rubble.
(http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/images/wpvi/cms_exf_2007/news/local/9128163_600x338.jpg)
hoagie city.....oh no!!!
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 05, 2013, 12:20:53 PMWas a hoagie place and a thrift shop.
Not a good day for poor people, fat people or poor, fat people.
actually someone just told me the hoagie city was already closed anyway due to the demolition
god that place was awful
im glad a building fell on it just to rub it in
Haha
http://raniakhalek.com/2013/06/05/philadelphia-is-closing-23-schools-while-building-a-400-million-prison/
Summary: All you little stillupfronts are going to end up in prison anyway, at least we're building you a nice one.
http://www.inquisitr.com/211740/u-s-judges-admit-to-jailing-children-for-money/
Even more sickening than the story about closing schools to build a new prison.
QuoteJudges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan of the Court of Common Pleas in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, plead guilty in open court that they sentenced children to juvenile detention because they were paid off to do it by the PA Childcare and a sister company, Western PA Childcare corporation that ran the private facilities.
philly building inspector tasked with the oversight on the collapsed center city building collapsed his chest in with a nine millimeter last night
is that the #PhillyShrug?
Anyone want to adopt Allie-gator (http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9137362)?
So Rome can move back to Philly and it will be just like Florida.
http://gawker.com/25-bike-cops-find-couple-banging-away-in-park-during-592096628?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_twitter&utm_source=gawker_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Oh my...
Lol. The city is literally trying to tax that ass.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20130708_The_lap-dance_tax.html
Quote from: Sgt PSN on July 08, 2013, 04:06:49 PM
Lol. The city is literally trying to tax that ass.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20130708_The_lap-dance_tax.html
QuoteTo some, the tax is a stroke of genius, but it's rubbing the clubs the wrong way.
boooo
In the weeks before the deadly Market Street collapse, the building's owner repeatedly warned top city officials and Salvation Army officials that the demolition could endanger the adjacent Salvation Army thrift store.
But that did not prompt the city to step in. Nor did it stop the owner from rapidly demolishing the building, with devastating consequences.
Emails given The Inquirer show repeated warnings about a possible collapse with potentially deadly results.
"This nonsense must end before someone is seriously injured or worse: those are headlines none of us want to see or read," wrote Thomas J. Simmonds Jr., property manager for the building's owner, in an e-mail to Deputy Mayor Alan Greenberger on May 22. He was complaining about an impasse in negotiations with the Salvation Army, which he claimed created "a situation that poses a threat to life and limb."
That was 14 days before the June 5 collapse, in which an empty four-story building under demolition fell onto the adjacent thrift store.
Six people inside the store were killed. Thirteen were injured.
Correspondence reviewed by The Inquirer shows that STB Investments Corp., the owner of 2136-38 Market St., promised a safer demolition procedure than it actually used, and it pushed forward with the demolition despite its own warnings and its still-unresolved negotiations with the Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army was seeking assurances that demolition would not proceed until a legal agreement was reached about several issues, including protection for the thrift store roof, partial removal of a chimney on the thrift store, and repairs to the common wall and the sidewalk.
As late as June 4, the day before the collapse, a Salvation Army lawyer in Harrisburg continued to press for assurances from STB's lawyer that STB would protect the thrift store, not knowing that two days earlier, STB's contractor had brought in heavy machinery to demolish the adjacent building.
In an e-mail June 4, Steven Nudel, the Salvation Army attorney, cited to Joel Oshtry, the STB attorney, a section of the city building code that sets forth requirements for "protection of adjoining property."
"Specifically note where it says that property shall be protected from damage during demolition," Nudel wrote. ". . . Please advise what procedures will be implemented to minimize vibration within the Salvation Army premises. There is concern that your work will cause damage to displayed items."
In letters May 15 and May 29, STB said it would use a demolition procedure that would "safeguard the interests of the public, the Salvation Army, and STB Corp. and allow the demolition to proceed without delay."
"The roof of 2140 Market Street [the thrift store] will be covered with a tarp and on top of the tarp plywood will be laid," STB attorney Oshtry wrote in the two letters to Nudel, the Harrisburg-based attorney for the Salvation Army. "This will protect the roof if any debris fall on the roof area."
Oshtry outlined a plan to use a boom truck that would park in the street or alley and extend a long metal arm with a large bucket in which workers would stand to demolish the building.
"The workers will be suspended over the roof and next to the wall to be demolished. Thus the worker will not be relying on 2140 Market Street or its roof for support," Oshtry wrote. "The worker will demolish the wall in a direction away from 2140 Market Street so that the wall is pushed out onto the 2138 Market Street parcel area."
Of course, that is not what happened.
STB's contractor, Griffin Campbell, proceeded with the demolition, using heavy machinery to try to take the building down, instead of doing it by hand.
On May 20, Campbell had assured a Salvation Army architect at the site that he would not go forward with the demolition until a legal agreement was reached, according to the architect's notes.
Architect Jack Higgins wrote in his notes of the site visit: "I told him [Campbell] that since the owners of 2136 had gotten an attorney involved that everything would need to go through attorneys now.
"I told him this would obviously take time and that he would need to be patient and not to proceed with the work until the attorneys had worked it out.
"Campbell responded that he is a very patient man.
"I left the property with the understanding that owners of 2136 and/or Demo contractor would make repairs for any damage caused to 2140 and that no demo work would occur until attorneys for both sides worked it all out."
Campbell was ordered to appear before an investigating grand jury last week. An attorney for Campbell, William Hobson, said Friday that Campbell did not appear because his lawyers told prosecutors that he would invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to testify.
Tasha Jamerson, spokeswoman for the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, would not confirm that the grand jury had begun to issue subpoenas and call witnesses.
"The grand jury process is secret, and this office would never confirm nor deny any information on the proceedings," she said.
Hobson said he expected Campbell to be indicted, but he said Campbell had done nothing wrong.
"We're going to beat the charges," Hobson said. "Our client in no way caused this unfortunate occurrence."
He said Campbell had been demolishing the building "brick by brick," rather than using any heavy equipment.
When told by a reporter that a YouTube video showed an excavator ripping out the front of the building at 2136-38 Market St. days before the collapse, Hobson said he wanted to review the video with Campbell before commenting.
The correspondence reviewed by The Inquirer shows that STB asked city officials to intervene with the Salvation Army "to enable us to complete our demolition of the 2138 Market Street property in a professional, legal manner . . ." but there is no indication they did.
The correspondence also shows that Salvation Army officials were warned by STB that the demolition could threaten their thrift store at 2140 Market St., but they apparently took no action to keep their employees or customers out of harm's way.
Maj. Charles Deitrick, of the Salvation Army regional offices in West Nyack, N.Y., said Thursday that "at no time was the Salvation Army advised that heavy equipment, such as the excavator, was intended to be used to demolish the structure, or that if used, it posed any danger to the adjacent Salvation Army structure or its occupants."
STB, which had owned much of the 2100 block of Market Street since 1994, moved earlier this year to redevelop the block. On Feb 1, it obtained a city permit to demolish its properties.
And it entered into negotiations with Salvation Army, with two goals. One was to acquire, by purchase or trade, the thrift store property. The other was to get Salvation Army permission for access to its property to cover the roof and make demolition easier.
Neither negotiation was moving fast enough to suit STB, according to correspondence reviewed by The Inquirer and interviews with people involved in the talks.
Such disputes are not unusual when demolition projects are planned, and demolition specialists questioned the decision to even start work before STB and the Salvation Army had reached agreement on how the job would be handled.
Pat Creelman, of Robert Winzinger Inc., a major demolition company in Hainesport, N.J., said contractors typically are not called in until property disputes with neighboring owners are resolved.
"If the owners can't get along, you can't touch it," he said. "It should be handled before we get there."
Carl S. Mason, president and owner of Central Salvage Company Inc., of Philadelphia, said he would not have accepted a job at the Market Street site with an unresolved dispute between the owner and the Salvation Army.
Lawyer Robert D. Lane, an adjunct professor at the Wharton School, said it was a developer's responsibility to work out disputes, which can drag on for years and involve financial settlements.
In the Market Street case, though, demolition proceeded closer and closer to the thrift store, even as balky negotiations continued between STB and the Salvation Army.
On May 9, STB's Simmonds sent an e-mail to Deitrick complaining that three months had elapsed without a response to an earlier request to discuss the demolition and warning that a precarious chimney on the Salvation Army building could fall during demolition.
"To prevent any accidents and damage to your property from occurring, we would require access to your property (the roof) to temporarily install protection," Simmonds wrote.
The next day, May 10, STB and Salvation Army representatives joined in a conference call to discuss the demolition.
They drew up a plan that said lawyers for STB and the Salvation Army would seek to prepare an "access agreement" by the end of the next week.
"The parties will agree to work on [a] collaborative and neighborly basis to expedite the completion of a smooth demolition process," said a memo sent by an STB representative to the conference call participants.
Deitrick, of the Salvation Army, responded in a May 10 e-mail that the Army was not committing itself to anything:
"We will work to meet our neighborly goals but at the same time protect our own investments. As stated no commitments are made at this point other than to work together in dialogue to proceed."
Simmonds pushed back in an e-mail minutes later, telling Deitrick that "2136-38 Market Street is nearly demolished and every minute that passes increases the liability exposure for all parties."
In a May 15 letter to the Salvation Army attorney, Oshtry warned that "the building at 2138 Market Street is in a state of partial demolition . . . and the longer it remains undemolished the greater the risks to the public and all property owners of an uncontrolled collapse of part or loose debris."
But the May 20 site visit by Higgins, the Salvation Army architect, showed that doors and windows had been removed but that "no further exterior demolition was taking place."
In a May 22 e-mail to Deputy Mayor Greenberger, STB's Simmonds described "a situation that poses a threat to life and limb solely caused by Salvation Army's flagrant disregard for either my or my attorney's communications."
As deputy mayor for economic development, Greenberger oversees several city departments, including Licenses and Inspections, which is supposed to regulate construction and demolition work.
"Is there anything at all you can do," Simmonds asked Greenberger, "to enable us to complete our demolition of the 2138 Market Street property in a professional, legal manner without having to deal with such unprofessional - and clearly uncaring - people who claim to be on a charitable mission? The job would have been completed last week if they cooperated with us as requested."
"This nonsense must end before someone is seriously injured or worse: those are headlines none of us want to see or read."
Simmonds misspelled Greenberger's e-mail address, so it's unclear whether the warning ever arrived. But Simmonds also sent a copy to Greenberger's top development aide, John Mondlak, so the message likely got through to someone in the office.
Asked how Greenberger dealt with the situation, administration spokesman Mark McDonald provided a brief statement: "Deputy Mayor Greenberger was in contact with the parties and urged them to sit down and work out their differences in order to ensure a safe demolition. He was later informed that the parties would in fact meet."
McDonald said he did not know if Greenberger had alerted L&I to a potential problem at the site.
Asked if Mayor Nutter thought the city had handled the situation properly, McDonald said: "The mayor's view is that the two property owners should have sat down and worked things out. It was a private demolition, a private activity, and they should have resolved their differences."
Peter A. Greiner, an attorney for owner Richard Basciano and other STB officials, said neither Simmonds nor STB would comment because of pending litigation over the collapse.
Eric Weiss, an attorney for the Salvation Army, disputed STB's contention that the Salvation Army would not permit access to the thrift store.
"Of course we were going to let them do that," Weiss said Friday. "That's a red herring. It's absolute nonsense. We were looking for an overall agreement . . . for assurance of what they're going to do on four basic issues [to reduce the chimney, seal the roof, seal the common wall, and repair any demolition damage]. All we were saying is: 'Give us an answer, please. What are you going to do?' And they never did."
A May 22 letter from Salvation Army attorney Nudel to STB attorney Oshtry said: "I . . . need your confirmation that the only access onto 2140 is to place the protective layer on the roof and clean up periodically. No equipment or personnel will be stationed on 2140.
". . . Access will need to be coordinated with Maj. Cranford [at the thrift store] to ensure your timing has a minimal disruption to their business."
The Market Street collapse has led to manslaughter charges against Sean Benschop, a heavy-equipment operator at the site, a grand jury inquiry, and civil lawsuits against demolition contractor Campbell, owner Basciano, architect and expediter Plato Marinakos, and the Salvation Army.
The efforts to fix civil blame and criminal culpability likely will continue for years.
Temple University law professor Edward D. Ohlbaum said the issue the grand jury will consider is whether there was a negligent disregard of dangerous circumstances.
"The Salvation Army doesn't seem to be facing criminal exposure," he said. "Nobody died because a building was standing."
Ohlbaum said STB, faced with a reluctant Salvation Army, could have gone to court to try convince a judge that the building endangered the public.
He said STB could not successfully argue that it was the Salvation Army's fault that the demolition was botched.
The owner cannot claim that "I had to do a substandard job . . . because I could not get the cooperation of the Salvation Army," Ohlbaum said.
Disputes with neighbors are routine for developers.
Lane, a lawyer and adjunct professor at the Wharton School, said prudent developers try to make peace with owners of adjacent property.
"If you are knocking down the office next to my home, you're going to say, 'I will mitigate the inconvenience and noise for you,' " said Lane, who is also chairman of the Center City Development Corp.
He said the developer has "a whole tool box, from back scratching to writing a check" to persuade neighbors to cooperate.
"It's infuriating. It's frustrating. These things can go on for weeks, and weeks and weeks," Lane said. "If it was an easy business, everyone would be doing it."
As an extreme example of the frustrating conflicts developers can face, Lane cited the case a client whose expansion project was delayed more than 15 years because of a disagreement with a neighboring property owner.
Thomas L. Lussenhop, of Philadelphia's U3 Ventures development firm, said the owner of a property adjacent to a demolition site "is not required to cooperate with a developer in any way. . . . I can't think of any reason why any owner of an adjoining property would have to lift a finger."
Lussenhop, the University of Pennsylvania's managing director for institutional real estate in the 1990s, said developers sometimes offer attractive incentives to the neighboring property owners.
"A responsible developer will go and say, 'Will you please cooperate with me? Here's $25,000,' " he said, adding, "You've got to just roll up your sleeves and get out the checkbook."
Before a major demolition, developers generally do extensive research because errors can be costly.
He cited a project in New York next to Carnegie Hall in which a surveyor failed to properly account for an existing chimney. The mistake led to delays, a major redesign, and more than a year of litigation.
"Good developers are not short-tempered," he said, stressing that they can face delays and complications before a major building is completed. "He will have a Plan A, and B, and C."
QuoteMayor Nutter has just issued this statement on the verdict in the Trayvon Martin case in Florida:
"We are a country governed by the rule of law, and while I respect the criminal justice system, I am deeply saddened with the verdict of 'not guilty' in this case.
"A young black man is dead without any real explanation. George Zimmerman took an innocent life. Trayvon Martin, who at trial was made to appear threatening when all he had was a bag of Skittles and an ice tea, should not have died at Zimmerman's hands and I believe the jury should have exacted a penalty.
"As a parent, I can't begin to know what Trayvon's proud and dignified parents are feeling right now, but I pray for them in this dark hour. And I urge everyone to keep them in their thoughts and prayers.
Nutter can quite complaining about dead black teenagers when he stops closing public schools to fund new, state of the art prisons.
sad...
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/10_homicides_in_Philadelphia_since_Saturday.html
theyre dead where it dont count
http://www.buzzfeed.com/eldough/35-ways-you-know-you-are-from-philly-9fj4
usually those things are cheesy....but thats pretty on point
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 20, 2013, 10:06:56 PM
usually those things are cheesy....but thats pretty on point
There was a couple that didn't make much sense to me, but mainly because I haven't lived in the area for 20 years. I have no idea who Glen "Hurricane" Schwartz is.
lasalle represent
Quote from: Geowhizzer on July 20, 2013, 10:16:51 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 20, 2013, 10:06:56 PM
usually those things are cheesy....but thats pretty on point
There was a couple that didn't make much sense to me, but mainly because I haven't lived in the area for 20 years. I have no idea who Glen "Hurricane" Schwartz is.
Weather guy on Channel 10. I get my Channel 10 weather from Sheen Parveen. I have no idea if she's accurate.
does it matter
you missed
my life is a miss
When I last lived in the area, Herb Clarke was still doing the weather and Big Al the sports.
And now I'm depressed, because I'm getting damn old.
rip old white men
200,000 bc - 2013
http://www.vice.com/read/philadelphia-is-the-worst-city-to-perform-comedy?utm_source=vicetwitterus
QuoteRemember, this is the city where Santa Claus nearly got killed during a game and a D-cell battery thrown from the bleachers at opposing players is considered an acceptable expression of "team spirit."
first comment
if only they threw batteries at that douchebags face
(http://i.imgur.com/VoKhPlv.jpg)
I guess I'll do it.
What the farg is that?
SEPTA
lol....wow....I just looked up what SEPTA meant.
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
one of the guys i have season tickets with is a shop steward in septa.....no he does not have a tattoo
Must be a new paperless TransPass.
Seriously though, it's bad enough that someone out there actually has SEPTA ink, but it's also just a really bad ink job.
Almost as bad as the Eagles's head you have on your leg.
They're comparable.
:-D
(http://media.citypaper.net/images/hanmoving.jpg)
that cool be a cool tattoo if it wasn't such a shtein ink job. actually, that's definitely magic marker.
weird coincidence, i just sent a text to friends over the weekend because i was about to get the dc metro logo on my forearm. i still think i'm going to. it's just a big M.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Injuries_reported_after_house_collapse_in_South_Philadelphia.html?update
Philly be falling apart, yo.
QuoteBill "El Wingador" Simmons has pleaded guilty to a cocaine distribution charge today. Charges were first filed against the five-time Wing Bowl champ following a June, 2012 traffic stop. He faces up to seven years in prison, but can probably reduce the sentence with some community service.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on July 29, 2013, 02:51:41 PM
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Injuries_reported_after_house_collapse_in_South_Philadelphia.html?update
Philly be falling apart, yo.
QuoteCouncilman Mark Squilla visited the site, and says the contractor who was working in 428 Daly Street at the time tells authorities he was trying to light the pilot on the water heater.
"He supposedly went in the building, tried to do it, couldn't get it to work, went out, came back in. Sometime during that process he lit a cigarette and when that happened the house exploded," Squilla says.
Squilla says that contractor was blown through a wall in the explosion, but survived.
It's not that the city is falling apart, it's that some of these contractors seem to be actively destroying it. This shtein is getting embarrassing.
the philadelphia city council could be the most corrupt govt in the world...and that includes tribal leaders in somalia
mob town says hi
forget everything else...the relationship btwn the unions and the city council alone makes baltimore look like mayberry
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BA90kUQV91g&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBA90kUQV91g
true proud moment for philly
down to the old ladies aint no one take nothin...respect
http://deadspin.com/hooligan-moons-philadelphia-fox-reporters-live-stand-u-996878528?autoplay=1
what up rox-bur-o
this is really sad
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20130804_Inspector_s_wife__It_was_the_people_who_haunted_him.html
lol at the last line of this article
QuoteEat at Joe's: How to Show Your Support For a Less Racist Cheesesteak
On Saturday, join our "Eat In" to support Joe Groh for changing the name of Chink's Steaks.
By Joel Mathis 8/06/2013
When you think about it, Joe Groh's sin—if he can be accused of such—is that he decided to be a smart businessman.
Racial slurs, after all, aren't generally considered good business. And Groh—after trying and failing to expand his Chink's Steaks shop into a second location—knew that he'd never be able to grow unless he changed the name of his business into something not so evocative of a common, vulgar put-down for Asians. The problem? It turns out that lots of his old customers really like their steaks "wit" racial insensitivity.
And so on Monday—just four months after Joe changed the name from "Chink's" to "Joe's Steaks," Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky reported that the business had taken a hit, essentially boycotted by old customers angry at the name change. By day's end, the story had gone national, with disparaging mentions on the Grub Street blog and in Gawker. Coming on the heels of the Riley Cooper incident ... well, let's just say Philly is finding it hard to shed a bad reputation.
"I've had people come to my face and say 'I'm never coming to your store again,'" Groh told PhillyMag on Monday afternoon. He was upbeat at that point—following Byko's column, he'd seen an influx of customers, people determined to reward him for the name change instead of punishing him for it. "It's awesome," Groh said. "I'm happily surprised."
But, he admitted, "I don't know if it (the surge in business) is a one-day thing."
It shouldn't be, but we'll get to that in a minute.
First, though, let's settle the idea of whether the name "Chink's" is just a piece of Philly heritage, or whether it is an offensive slur. It's both!
By now, it's a well-told story that Groh's predecessor—the man who started the steak shop decades ago—was given the nickname "Chink" because, well, he was a white guy with "Asian-looking" eyes. The moniker may have been affectionate, but it's akin to branding your buddy with the N-word because he has a deep tan.
("America was, rightly or wrongly, less sensitive about such things then," Bykofsky wrote Monday. Memo to Stu: We really are a better nation now that white guys aren't so empowered to invent and use derogatory names for other races in order to dehumanize and undermine them. Period. It's not even really a close question.)
Understand, it's not merely "politically correct" to refrain from using a slur. It's it's morally correct. It's correct etiquette. It's just plain decent. Unless you're an overbearing ignoramus more devoted to your need to offend your fellow humans than to show them simple respect—and yes, Philadelphia is blessed with an abundance of such folks—it's simply correct.
Groh says he'd make the name change again—after years of resisting, he decided it was the right thing to do. The consequences, however, have been unpleasant. "It's the scariest thing in the world to look at an empty store," he said.
So it's up to the rest of us to make sure it's not empty.
"If 10 percent of the do-gooders who cheered him for doing the right thing came in for an occasional steak or shake, he'd be fine" Byko wrote Monday, and, well, he's right.
So on Saturday, at noon, we're going to have an "Eat In" at Joe's. We're trying to get as many of our friends to show up and have lunch: A cheesesteak, some fries, maybe a shake.
This isn't a political rally—God knows that cheesesteaks too often end up being proxies in our local culture wars. Instead, the point is that the rest of us use our hard-earned dollars to support a businessman who decided to make a decision not to offend potential customers, a businessman who could've continued making his profits off an offensive slur and chose not to. We're putting our money where our mouth is.
Also, it will be very tasty.
"Chink, he taught me well," Groh said Monday. "We don't skimp on anything. If you want a delicious cheesesteak, this is the place to come."
Can't win with the racist name, can't win without.
Maybe he can split the difference and call it Riley's.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m267/jeepwrang1994/porkchop-sandwiches_zpsd88c125d.jpg)
Not exactly Philly, but Bmore represent!
(http://i.imgur.com/en0JfCq.jpg)
does the awfulness of having the cowboys get cancelled out by the awesomeness of having the sixers?
No.
even if it did everything would get napalmed by the happy face family of baseballs
I am surprised (disappointed) he still has a back window left to stick anything on.
Between the star and those baseballs...that's begging for a brick.
Or, you know, a baseball.
hockey? lame.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 23, 2013, 09:44:33 PM
I am surprised (disappointed) he still has a back window left to stick anything on.
Between the star and those baseballs...that's begging for a brick.
lol
This is nerdy shtein but igs will love it
How far Rocky really ran during the montage in Rocky II (http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2013/09/18/rocky-training-run-rocky-ii/)
Easy be slippin'
https://twitter.com/JoyceEvansFox29/status/387018681433083905
Fox Philly anchor catchin' heat for her tweet
wow
the comments are great
I'll say this much. You're a lot more famous now than you were eight minutes ago
6 people dead in sw philly? thats a good day
southwest actually isn't that off the hook
QuoteDrew Magary @drewmagary 1m
"Thought The Sixth Sense had a shocking ending? Well a boy in SW Philly is seein' 30 dead people of his own! Tonite at 10" #JoyceEvansTweets
You guys just missed the point, which was
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 06, 2013, 09:35:40 PM
southwest actually isn't that off the hook
how many times have you been there....airport and auto mall dont count
southwest philly is the worst part of philly. My buddy is a cop there, the shtein he tells me is insane
Quote from: MDS on October 06, 2013, 09:39:41 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 06, 2013, 09:35:40 PM
southwest actually isn't that off the hook
how many times have you been there....airport and auto mall dont count
Of course the airport doesn't count, people would actually care if anyone got shot there.
Quote from: MDS on October 06, 2013, 09:39:41 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 06, 2013, 09:35:40 PM
southwest actually isn't that off the hook
how many times have you been there....airport and auto mall dont count
a million times....theres some really good bars down there
a real man of the people you are
Mayor Carcetti
Quote from: SD on October 06, 2013, 09:40:37 PM
southwest philly is the worst part of philly. My buddy is a cop there, the shtein he tells me is insane
they have less half the crime that west and north phil do...its not even close
are you thinking of the right spot?
yeah north philly has had one of the highest crime rates in the nation over the last 7-8 years
and west philly speaks for itself
im sure if you are a cop in southwest philly on a rough beat then its terrible but on the whole its not nearly a bad as the wild west or north phil
Come on now, they got those Reid kids off the streets and cleaned up the northeast.
north philly has temple and la salle...west philly has the art museum
southwest philly has a few bars igor supposedly likes
thats why SW gets a bad rap. it aint got shtein.
http://gawker.com/this-is-what-its-like-to-be-in-a-stop-and-frisk-1444542777?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_twitter&utm_source=gawker_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
this would be pretty awesome
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2013/10/22/council-resolution-introduced-promote-peoples-history-united-states-high-schools/
http://www.thenation.com/blog/176737/cop-stops-black-man-tells-him-all-you-do-weaken-f-ing-country
Same story as the one Phreak posted above you I think.
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is that fallon
That's the first thought that popped into my mind.
is he doing a food tour or something? he was just at bens chili bowl about an hour ago.
Joy riding on the Phila Art Museum steps (http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9300635)
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 26, 2013, 08:15:53 AM
Joy riding on the Phila Art Museum steps (http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9300635)
Comin' strong now?
gonna driiiiiiiive now
Amtrak Apologizes After Manhattan-Bound Train Ends Up In Philadelphia Suburbs (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/11/20/amtrak-investigating-how-manhattan-bound-train-ended-up-in-philadelphia-suburbs/)
Blind man, service dog kicked off US Airways plane; passengers object (http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=9325216)
That sucks. This guy won't get to see his family over Thanksgiving.
Quote from: General_Failure on November 27, 2013, 06:52:43 PM
Blind man, service dog kicked off US Airways plane; passengers object (http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=9325216)
That sucks. This guy won't get to see his family over Thanksgiving.
:cfhead :cfhead :cfhead
I don't see what the problem was, it said the guy was legally blind. If he was being blind illegally then yeah boot his ass off, but he was fine.
Suit Over Pa. Stop for Arabic Flashcards Tossed (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/suit-pa-stop-arabic-flashcards-tossed-21335553)
QuoteA former college student who was detained for several hours at an airport after he was found carrying Arabic language flashcards had his bid to sue federal agents rejected by a federal appeals court.
Nicholas George sought to sue three Transportation Security Administration agents and two FBI agents over the August 2009 stop at Philadelphia International Airport, saying they violated his free speech rights and conducted an improper search and arrest based on the flashcards and a book critical of American policy in the Middle East.
http://mobile.philly.com/news/?wss=/philly/news&id=239703691
Ummmm...what ?
cheese is pretty amazing.
Don't even need to click on the link to know what it's about. Know a girl who he approached in his car. She laughed it off and kept walking.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 11, 2014, 04:24:14 PM
cheese is pretty amazing.
Especially if you microwave it for a few seconds...just to get it warm enough.
:-D
"Come here girl...lemme show you my cheese enchilada"
-Chuggie, Las Vegas 2014
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 11, 2014, 04:53:22 PM
:-D
"Come here girl...lemme show you my cheese enchilada"
-Chuggie, Every Day Since 1976
No joke, I was at a bar last night thinking I wanted to invent a drink called the 'Cheese enchilada'...so it could be funny when you ordered. I was also thinking of naming one the 'Carne Asada Taco'....then it would just be full on hilarity at the bar. Phreak channeling my thoughts.
swiss cheese perv has been doing it since 2006.
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/01/13/mugshots-swiss-cheese-pervert-chris-pagano/?fb_action_ids=10151988838014215
Something about this story seems cheesy. He surely has a Fetaish
Either way you slice it, there can't be anyone more perfect to be the cheese perv.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 14, 2014, 01:33:19 PM
Something about this story seems cheesy. He surely has a Fetaish
One might even say the story has a lot of holes in it.
These puns are starting to become grating.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 11, 2014, 04:53:22 PM
:-D
"Come here girl...lemme show you my cheese enchilada"
-Chuggie, Las Vegas 2014
Chorizo with cheese
Choosing Swiss cheese is not using the American whey.
This guy has some serious briehavioral problems, and I'll be happy when he rinds up behind bars for it.
^^^This guy is a real whiz with the cheese puns.
The perp was probably from South Philly. He wanted the lady to touch his peckerino.
Die
Romey thinks all of these are no gouda
He's probably just feeling Blue since he didn't get in on all the puns. Let's Piora one out for our Romey.
dairy try to top this?
Let the man Brie
Ricotta run out of cheese puns sooner or later.
Muensters like him shouldn't be on the streets
This conversation is the Cream of the crop.
Die a lot.
I think Romney just wants to be left provolone
If RJS read this he'd he mortadellafied.
He'd be completely feta-up and tell you to chevre it in your micehole.
this is big for the city....
Quote
As Hidden City first reported in September, Comcast will indeed break ground for a Center City skyscraper designed by Norman Foster, as the company announced today, at 1800 Arch. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, quoted by NBC10, said he envisions the building as "an urban vertical loft."
Once construction is complete, the Comcast Technology and Innovation Center will be the tallest structure in Philadelphia, surpassing the company's current headquarters by 150 feet, and among the top 10 tallest buildings in the country.
Okay, here's more. Comcast is calling this a partnership with the Four Seasons, which will move into the top 13 floors of the building. It's also, of course, a partnership with Liberty Property Trust.
Here are some specs:
• 1,121 feet tall, 59 stories
• 13 floors of hotel space with 200 rooms
• 2,682-square-feet of retail space
• An extension of the underground SEPTA concourse by one block
• Exterior glass elevator
• Shared workspace environment for 4,000 employees
This is expected to be the tallest building in the U.S. outside of NY and Chicago.
• $1.2 billion project cost — private investment plus grants from city and commonwealth
• 1.517 million square feet
• block-long lobby
• gardens
• two restaurants
• fitness facilities
• public reception space
• Target completion date: 2017
• Ownership: 80 percent Comcast, 20 percent Liberty
• Management: Liberty
• LEED Platinum certification (hopefully)
• $30.7 million in annual commonwealth tax revenues
• 2,800 new permanent jobs within the city
• More than 20,000 temporary jobs
• $21.5 million in annual city tax revenues
Here's some language from architect Lord Norman Foster to explain the vision:
"At ground level this 'urban room' embraces the city; it opens the building to the public and anchors it as a vital new neighborhood. It also links directly into the below ground public transport system. Above this, the highly flexible loft-like spaces and studios are designed for a dynamic way of working – an engine for the city's evolution as the kind of leading technology hub presently associated with Silicon Valley. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Comcast and Liberty Property Trust to further develop an outstanding location and a new landmark on the Philadelphia skyline."
that will help the city get out fromunda it's financial crisis.
$1.2 bil? That's a lot of cheddar.
Swiss Cheese pervert was caught. Norristown represent!
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 16, 2014, 07:34:29 PM
Swiss Cheese pervert was caught. Norristown represent!
Are they brie-inging him to trial?
Only after the detectives and DA grill him.
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/01/28/video-crashing-crown-fried-chicken-man-strips-pleasures/
These crazy drive-thru reaction videos are getting out of hand.
haha..wtf?!
He was chokin' his chicken, amirite Romey?!
Someone has to make a fried chicken and swiss cheese sandwich
Snort
who isnt on bath salts these days?
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/FBI-Racketeering-Bust-245978371.html
throw the book at them.
perfect example of why unions are horrible
Shut it SCAB
Who needs better pay, fringe benefits, sick leave and collective bargaining power?
yeah, if that means we have to sabatoge jobs and hurt people with bats what the farg man, it's all good
and good thing we have a fancy convention center in the city that no one wants to use because of some meat head that will shut the show down because you had the audacity to plug a light in and not have some douchebag electrician do it because you couldn't find him because he was on his 7th break of the day
UNIONS!
lol
Was this more Sobotka or a Vito Spatafore union?
I don't think they have to be mutually exclusive.
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source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/02/21/280745564/the-price-of-a-pizza-in-237-u-s-neighborhoods
thats really cool but i would guess youve bought pizza in philly exactly 0 times
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2014/03/steve-keeley-was-nearly-killed-by-a-snow-plow-on-live-tv.html
So close....
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/Bars-Domestic-Violence-Sign-Stirs-Up-Controversy-255037431.html (http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/Bars-Domestic-Violence-Sign-Stirs-Up-Controversy-255037431.html)
http://gawker.com/philly-lax-bros-were-masterminds-of-complex-prep-school-1565801641?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_twitter&utm_source=gawker_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
just appalling....
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20140424_DISGUSTING__Unbelievable__Sickening_.html
Wow. Yeah that's awful.
Hopefully it'll get enough attention that they're forced to clean the scumbags outta there
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_good_word/2014/04/pennsylvania_dialects_from_pittsburghese_to_philadelphia_speak_the_keystone.html
http://youtube.com/user/greganddonny
17 just had a repeat of a Philly Pheud episode where the first category was "Besides 'Philly', name the top five nicknames for the city of Philadelphia". #1 is obvious, but none of them had any clue for 2 through 5 ("uh....Home of the Soft Pressels?"), and after they revealed the answers, I don't think I've ever used any of them either. Anyone wanna guess, or are you just gonna tell me to go farg myself?
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Illadelph!
^^^That one, probably
The Cheesesteak capitol of the world??
Not on the list (and one of them guessed "Home of the Philly Cheesesteak")
City of Brotherly Love
Philthadelphia
just list them already you jew
Probably something along the lines of Birthplace of Independence.
City of Brotherly Love (as dio said)
Illadelph
Something about Cheesesteaks
??
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 03, 2014, 02:59:42 PM
Probably something along the lines of Birthplace of Independence.
Cradle of Liberty, you big stupid.
I'd never heard Illadelph. COBL, philthadelphia and Philly for short. When I was young we used to talk about how the Schuylkill Expressway should have had a banner over it saying "Welcome to the Republic of Rizzo," that was our nickname. Arguably at its worst then as a police state, which is saying something.
Ahhh the good ol schuykill expy....how I miss driving that road
The Schuylkill is pretty much a 24hr parking lot now between Philly and KOP. The amount of commuting in and out of the city all day, every day is getting crazy. Used to be (as recently as 5 or 6 years ago) a quick 20 min drive from Norristown down to Philly at 6:30am on Sunday's to tailgate. Last season it would take 45min to an hour....and it wasn't even game traffic. And there's really no room to widen it at all anywhere during that stretch of highway either.
Yep. I drove it into the city a couple times last time I was home and I wanted to drive into the river.
That whole area is nuts with traffic. So many people live there now. Even in my town Phoenixville the traffic is stupid. Try taking 23 through valley forge at rush hour. All two lane roads. And people use my moms street as a cut through now. Those cocks speed down the road like crazy.
Cradle of Liberty was #5
#2 was The Quaker City
#3 was The City That Loves You Back
#4 was The City of Neighborhoods
City of neighborhoods?!
I thought "The City That Loves You Back" was a lame-ass slogan invented by tourism marketers, not an actual nickname.
"The City of Neighborhoods" is a rare and idiotic one. Most big cities in the USA have relatively well-defined neighborhoods. An even more rare and more idiotic one I've heard is "The City of Homes". To differentiate Philly from all those cities without homes, I guess.
Like Detroit, you mean.
Philadelphia Tourism Bureau commercial idea
(scene opens with a wide shot of Center City and the camera pans towards the Schuykill Expressway after a nice shot of Boathouse Tow...)
***Italian guy sitting in his Amoroso's delivery truck during a huge traffic jam and horns are honking. Some driver in a BMW cuts in front of our protagonist. He slides open his door and begins to address the BMW driver...***
"Yo buddy! farg you!", he says with a heavy Italian accent.
"Go farg your fat mother!" replies the BMW driver.
**cue music and large liberty bell logo with the slogan PHILADELPHIA: The city that loves you back.***
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2014/05/guy-whips-it-out-on-septa-gets-filmed-by-seatmate.html#comments
Dude has his dick out on the bus and stroking away while seated next to a girl. He actually shoots a load. And then acts shocked when called out.
Phapadelphia.
Dude was incredulous that jerking off on public transportation is frowned upon.
If you're not supposed to rub one out there, then why are the floors always sticky?
http://gawker.com/roving-band-of-drunk-teens-take-over-quiet-philadelphia-1573837909
just some young suburban whities having fun.
Let's have a huge concert in a large city and provide 10 port a potties and call it a day.
QuoteAccording to NBC, one resident began recording two teenagers who were having sex in the open. When she asked them to stop, they ignored her and apparently continued on for another 40 minutes.
Can you be charged for making child porn if the participants are drunk kids you don't know, farging in public?
You can be charged for making child porn if you're under age and send naked pics of yourself to someone, so yes.
Sometimes you have to register as a sex offender for whipping your dick out to take a leak too
But not if you film yourself pissing on a 14 year old girl, so it all evens out.
Totally obvious, but necessary response.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5sX24usBvQ
Phoenixville
Temple
Ummmm
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5OMgQuK-kc
That's cool that they got MDS to dub it for him. Sorry about your cold though, little guy!
Wait a minute, a black guy living in Phoenixville? What's next, Octorara?
On a side note, grew up in Honey Brook, went to Twin Valley School District through 9th grade. Literally one black student in the entire district my 9th grade year. Only "minority" group was Amish.
Pville is much more diverse now.
Although it's true that there are many many more yuppies around bc of all the new businesses in the area. Plenty of Volvo station wagons, those stupid farging family stick figure stickers and many kids that wouldn't sniff Havas' name test requirement. Oh and lacrosse too.
They've been moving into the area I grew up in as well. I moved to Glenmoore after ninth grade (when I transferred to Downingtown), and the suburbs were already encroaching there. Lots of developments and cookie-cutter homes. It just kept going after I went to college and Hell's Furnace.
Even Honey Brook has a golf course now.
I miss the gritty Phoenixville! Chase needs to visit and rub some grit off on it
The totally redid the Bridge Street area too. Major jerkoffville there. Not sure if you've ever been there but that's the street where the colonial theater is
I've taken my deers to be processed in HoneyBrook. Yeehaw
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 20, 2014, 10:18:21 PM
I miss the gritty Phoenixville! Chase needs to visit and rub some grit off on it
The totally redid the Bridge Street area too. Major jerkoffville there. Not sure if you've ever been there but that's the street where the colonial theater is
They've tried to model it after Manayunk. It's not bad, but the douchefactor has definitely gone up quite a bit. My 2 favorite places to eat as a kid are closed now. Manny's Pizza, which was on Bridge St, and TD Alfredo's on Nutt and (I think) 2nd. The north side is still relatively unchanged though since that's where most of the homies live.
Yep that is exactly right...they're going for the Manayunk vibe.
I go to TD's for pizza and there's a place down the road a bit called Liberty Square owned by a greek dude (with a hot ass daughter) and his hoagies and cheesesteaks are the best in town.
TD's was awesome when I was in HS. $7.50 got you a meat roll, fries, soda and a pack of Newport. And they delivered.
They moved down the road to where a Wawa use to be and the Liberty Square place is in their old building.
They're still pretty cheap. Bob's Haven is another good place
Oh, I thought they closed. I knew they moved down the st, but I thought they closed sometime later.
Nope...I am craving their pizza right now...and Frank's black cherry wishniak
companies we used to sub contract for built most of the developements around downington, royersford, limerick.
you're welcome.
Limerick used the scare the shtein out of me when I was a kid. I always thought it was going melt down.
You mean it didn't? If it did that would go a long way in explaining people from Phoenixville and their inexplicable love of wearing football jerseys at historic landmarks.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 21, 2014, 02:55:43 PM
Limerick used the scare the shtein out of me when I was a kid. I always thought it was going melt down.
i was two stories up on pole scaffolding when the warning alarm test went off for the nuke plant. the alarm was on the utilty pole right across from us. it was so loud it cracked the window in front of me.
yeah those "contractors grade" windows didnt cut it. neither did my ear drums.
How about your pants?
it was winter so i had my coveralls on.
they did well after a couple runs through the washer.
Haha...the first monday of the month at high noon....
When we moved to Kansas we had a tornado siren right across the street....loud as shtein.
the ultimate nut kicks were the lovely 2 1/2 hr rides home to lower bucks thanks to the blue route construction back then.
lol the way the traffic is now its probably still a 2hr ride.
The Schuykill cannot be expanded nor can any of the roads in Phoenixville. Going 23 through town and Valley Forge at rush hour or lunchtime is a goddamn nightmare
Try getting stuck behind the horse and buggies on Route 10 between Honey Brook and Morgantown going up and down Welsh Mountain. Either take damn near forever to get to where you are going or risk suicide trying to get around the buggie where you can't see a damn thing.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 21, 2014, 10:10:36 AM
They moved down the road to where a Wawa use to be and the Liberty Square place is in their old building.
They're still pretty cheap. Bob's Haven is another good place
Love the Haven. The few times I make it up there to see family, I generally end up getting a cheesesteak from there. Their wings aren't too bad either.
The only experience I have with horse and buggies are when we'd go up to Shady Maple and from watching the movie from which I coined simon_douglas9053's new moniker of Munson...Kingpin
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/05/21/jon-stewart-slams-philly-cheesesteaks-art-museum-phanatic/
The fact that Stewart could rip the city without mentioning Santa Claus is a-ok with me.
the reactions to that on facebook are epic.
Quote from: Rome on May 22, 2014, 05:37:59 AM
the reactions to that on facebook are epic.
bunch of tea bag Hoydas.
I didn't know Michael Buffer was a Philly guy
http://www.movoto.com/philadelphia-pa/philadelphia-facts/
I knew about half of them, but some of the ones I didn't know we're pretty effing cool.
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/06/13/septa-union-workers-announce-they-will-strike-at-midnight/
http://mobile.philly.com/news/?wss=/philly/hp/news_update/&id=263154971
Someone took shots at Marvin Harrison as he was helping someone who was getting chased
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 14, 2014, 02:01:14 PM
The assailants fled in a dark-colored sedan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e5FkYHfffk
holy shtein...I haven't heard that in probably 15 years. Awesome
lol
Quote@6abc: #BREAKING - Philadelphia School District dismissing at 12:15 p.m. today due to heat
First it's too cold for school, then it's too hot. Wimps
I've been out of school for three weeks. 8)
If the building's AC isn't working, it'll be 110+ inside
It was 120 on the Vet surface, get over it.
http://gawker.com/former-nazi-concentration-camp-guard-arrested-in-philad-1592781987?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_twitter&utm_source=gawker_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
philly space needle
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/philadelphia_casino_license/A_Space_Needle_for_South_Philly.html
QuotePHL officials said in a press release that since the Space Needle attracts a million visitors a year, similar results could be expected at LoSo.
lol
By that logic, maybe they should be building an Eiffel Tower instead.
It'll take ten years to build because of all the unions fighting and stalling
Look at these fargin guys...hipsters
http://mobile.philly.com/blogs/?wss=/philly/blogs/the-insider/&id=263819221
a Great Wall of Kensington would certainly improve things
http://6abc.com/news/philadelphia-city-council-backs-marijuana-bill/124321/ (http://6abc.com/news/philadelphia-city-council-backs-marijuana-bill/124321/)
:evil
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 19, 2014, 08:18:37 AM
philly space needle
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/philadelphia_casino_license/A_Space_Needle_for_South_Philly.html
No. It's pretty cool but I prefer landmarks and attractions to be unique to each city and Seattle already has one.
They are comparing it to the Space Needle because that's a classy and well-known building made for the '62 World's Fair, but the Philly needle sounds more like a half-sized version of Las Vegas Stratosphere, complete with casino and thrill rides. Cheesy.
Even worse. It's one thing to rip off Seattle, but Philly best not be trying to duplicate anything LA.
I guess it was only a matter of time though before we started seeing corporate/chain landmarks.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 20, 2014, 09:28:34 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 19, 2014, 08:18:37 AM
philly space needle
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/philadelphia_casino_license/A_Space_Needle_for_South_Philly.html
No. It's pretty cool but I prefer landmarks and attractions to be unique to each city and Seattle already has one.
The philly version will contain a cut of fentanyl
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 19, 2014, 07:34:50 PM
It'll take ten years to build because of all the unions fighting and stalling
lol at only ten. :-D
Haha yeah I underestimated that one.
Johnny Doc is frothing at the mouth for this to get going
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 20, 2014, 11:37:23 AM
Haha yeah I underestimated that one.
Johnny Doc is frothing at the mouth for this to get going
he's already got plans being drawn up for his new place in the hamptons.
In case this wasn't posted somewhere or already common knowledge
... and lol at the last line
QuoteYou can breathe a little easier today, stoners, and not just because you probably are into vaping now. Philadelphia City Council voted today to decriminalize the possession of up to an ounce of weed. Even the heaviest stoners rarely buy more than an ounce at a time, so this bill is good news for Philadelphia potheads from the casual smoker to the wake-and-bake stoner.
The bill was first introduced by Councilman Jim Kenney in May. Under Kenney's bill, Philadelphians caught with up to an ounce (30 grams) of marijuana would not be arrested. After they paid a $25 fine, they'd have the charge expunged from their record. (Presumably, their weed would also be confiscated.) Since June 2010, Philadelphia has treated possession of up to an ounce of weed as a summary offense punishable with a $200 fine and a three-hour class on drug abuse.
"After discussions with Philadelphia's criminal justice stakeholders, my requests to end mandatory custodial arrests — i.e. handcuffs and a night in jail — were deemed an 'administrative burden' on our courts and police," Kenney told NBC10.com in May. "Public officials shouldn't be worried about 'administrative burdens' when our inaction is senselessly burdening over 4,000 people with life-changing criminal records each year."
Two Republican members of City Council, Dennis O'Brien and David Oh, spoke out against the bill. O'Brien suggested the law could eventually lead to "assaults on police officers."
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on June 20, 2014, 08:46:53 AM
a Great Wall of Kensington would certainly improve things
lol
http://mobile.philly.com/news/?wss=/philly/education&id=264067801
rob mcgee has always been a pos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6sP8xEaqrA
this is great and more of it needs to happen in our big cities....
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20140701_Feds_give__30_million_for_homes_near_Temple.html
southbound lanes.....
QuoteThe Delaware Department of Transportation said Wednesday that part of the I-495 bridge could open early, perhaps before Labor Day. Previous projections put the bridge opening sometime after the holiday.
finally
this is going to be amazing
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Philles_mural_finally_gets_the_go-ahead.html
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 11, 2014, 02:44:29 PM
finally
this is going to be amazing
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Philles_mural_finally_gets_the_go-ahead.html
That is awesome.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 11, 2014, 02:44:29 PM
finally
this is going to be amazing
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Philles_mural_finally_gets_the_go-ahead.html
Mitch Williams? Really?
Quote from: QB Eagles on July 11, 2014, 03:06:54 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 11, 2014, 02:44:29 PM
finally
this is going to be amazing
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Philles_mural_finally_gets_the_go-ahead.html
Mitch Williams? Really?
I'd prefer Mitchy-Poo over Doc. Nothing against Doc, but I already stopped thinking of him as a Phillie.
totally agree...not only was halladay never a real phillie he got out of dodge the minute his time was over here...mitch has lived here for almost 20 years...hes become a philadelphian
http://gawker.com/corpse-falls-out-of-coroners-van-onto-busy-philadelphia-1604296870?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_twitter&utm_source=gawker_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
that's so dead wrong.
from CNN;
Quote
Francis accepted the invitation of Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia September 22-27, 2015, the news service said.
gather up the alter boys, daddy's coming!!
QuoteSources say federal agents have arrested six Philadelphia Police narcotics officers as part of an on-going corruption probe.
The officers were taken into custody early Wednesday morning at their homes, sources say.
The U.S. Attorney's Office declined to discuss the alleged racketeering charges saying they would provide more information at a Wednesday morning press conference.
Narco cops on the take?
Preposterous!
the war on drugs is working.
you cant even call this shtein a war
Herc and Carver got busted shoving stacks into their vests.
Wars end
has the FOP called this a witch hunt yet ?
Quote from: smeags on July 30, 2014, 10:07:05 AM
has the FOP called this a witch hunt yet ?
QuoteAll the officers, except for Speiser, face up to life in prison, officials said. For Speiser, the maximum term is 40 years. Ramsey suspended all six for 30 days with the intent to dismiss.
John McNesby, president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, said the accusations against the officers represented the worst allegations of police corruption he has seen during his seven years as union chief.
"On the scale of one to 10, from what I'm reading this is a 10," he said. "These are serious accusations, and they have to be dealt with seriously."
He said the union "does not take corruption lightly," but would review all of the facts before rushing to judgment against the officers.
"On the face of it, it looks bad, but let's let the dust settle, and see exactly what happened," McNesby said. "They all have good attorneys and they'll make the right decisions."
well for johnny to come out and say that i'd have to think the evidence is overwhelming.
Yeah, there's no attempt at all to spin it or downplay it or anything. Dook even opted out on a no comment. I don't know if I've ever seen a union rep basically admit that his people are farged.
Any details on exactly what they did?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 31, 2014, 12:29:21 AM
Any details on exactly what they did?
short version is that they basically robbed and beat drug dealers.....then to try and cover it up they wrote false arrest reports
It's all in the game, son.
philly wire
Finally we'll get to find out what happened to that guy Rocky was working for!
Gazo!
I always laughed at his driver talking shtein to Rocky.
"Take her to the zoo Rock! Retards like the zoo!"
finally
http://www.phillymag.com/ticket/2014/09/03/9-foot-joe-frazier-statue-erected-xfinity-live/
about damn time. bullshtein this wasn't done before he passed.
http://vimeo.com/72350006
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/09/24/gay-bashing-kathryn-knott-police-chief-karl-knott/
this isn't going to end well for this young lady
Yeah she seems like an upstanding member of society.
No ugg boots and spiced pumpkin latte's for you in jail, hon.
prediction: not one of them will do jail time.
Quote from: smeags on September 24, 2014, 02:18:01 PM
prediction: not one of them will do jail time.
its rare for anyone to do time for aggravated assault much less some white kids from bucks co
no shtein sherlock.
someone needs to get her pregnant
http://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2014/09/24/wawa-selling-pizza-now/
That does not look good.
i'll try it next time i smoke.
so tonight. :paranoid
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/09/24/gay-bashing-suspect-kathryn-knott-twitter-severed-finger/
http://mobile.philly.com/news/?wss=/philly/news&id=277013681
no doubt this girl was living life by her own terms.
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haha... that's great.
Awesome.
http://6abc.com/news/mom-charged-with-setting-up-daughters-fistfight/329256/
That's so Delco
http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/10/08/delay-joke-goes-awry-flier-claims-she-was-booted-for-tweets/16909423/
http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20141023/philly-da-challenges-kathleen-kane-charges-former-judge-in-probe (http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20141023/philly-da-challenges-kathleen-kane-charges-former-judge-in-probe)
lets play a game called "which philly neighborhood is this person from"
first up, this winner:
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Kenso
bridesburg
since those are the only 2 people from philly, ill stop the guesses. havas on the right track....
MAYFAIR
Quote"I'm a white guy from the ghetto," he said. "I've had experiences a lot of others might not have had." He is currently married with two children. He has tattoos in remembrance of his mother, Jesus and "Philly" on his left hand.
mayfair wouldve been my guess. it's kenzo with better cheesesteak places.
http://www.thrillist.com/eat/philadelphia/underrated-cheesesteak-philly-cheesesteak
Funny you should bring that up. I got married a few weeks ago (an afternoon wedding\reception) and wifey and I shared the Barclay Prime cheesesteak for dinner.
Sure its $100, but it comes with a half bottle of champagne.
(http://i59.tinypic.com/10yq8up.jpg)
(yeah, yeah, I'm the dbag that took a picture of his food, but I had to capture what $50 of cheesesteak looks like)
So it was pretty good? I'd try it to say I tried it
We disagree if it was $100 good (including the 1/2 bottle). She loved it, I thought it was good but not quite up to the hype.
But we tried it for that exact reason. It was the resturant we had our first date at and we walked out saying that if we ever went back we had to try the cheesesteak. So for that reason alone it was worth it.
Glad you finally got to go back and try it. Sorry to hear you got married though.
I wonder how to grade a $100 cheesesteak - like what would make it $100 good? I don't know if it's possible to get to that point with a cheesesteak. A bone in ribeye at SW or Carnevino? Yeah...
Either way cool that ya tried it and congrats again on the marriage!
a steak on a seeded roll = unacceptable for five bucks
about time...
QuoteToday, Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed the Hate Crime Bill introduced by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown and Councilman Jim Kenney. The bill adds a new chapter to the Philadelphia Code to provide for additional penalties for criminal conduct motivated by hatred regarding sexual orientation, gender identity and disabilities as defined in the City's Fair Practices Ordinance, all of which are not covered by existing state hate crime laws.
Parkwood. Part of Philadelphia?
of course....why is someone saying it isn't?
Yes. Supposedly the people who live in Port Richmond, Germantown, Kensington etc consider anything north of Pennypack Park the suburbs. Which is nonsense. Montco and Bucks are the suburbs. Northeast Philly is part of Philly which, when I last checked, is a city.
parkwood is a valid neighborhood in the city of philadelphia with solid borders...its not even an argument...but philly is the most parochial city in the world and neighborhood vs. neighborhood shtein like that is as old as the city itself and will never end
people in pennsport will tell you that eastwick isnt part of the city....hell theres a lot of cranial lumps who dismiss anything west of the schuylkill as not being the real city
huge news....johns roast pork is finally extending their hours...will be open till 7 starting next spring
i thought they went to 5 or 6 at some point? back in the day it was 3.
primo's also closes at 7. i think i would fap it to their hoagie rolls.
its always been and still is three....a couple years ago they opened on saturdays for the first time
primos i believe get their rolls from liscio's
the primo's out on lancaster ave doesn't use the same roll. its the worst place in the entire universe.
its a franchise so that place will get pounched by corp if they find out they arent using the right stuff.
haven't been to john's in a long time. now i have to get there.
theres no primo's like the OG at 15th and ritner
i used to feel that way about the lee's on cheltenham ave
all lee's are awful
their tuna > your life
the primos by me is awesome but nothing come close to this place marks that I grew up on. right across from olney high field on rising sun ave.
Quote from: MDS on October 31, 2014, 12:14:22 PM
their tuna > your life
lol...all tuna is the same....even subway tuna is awesome
talk to my man from lee's in the GREAT northeast
he'll beg to differ
they get their tuna out of the same can anywhere else does...unless they have an italian tuna in oil or some shtein like that....but im guessing you are talking about regular tuna and mayonaisse
jack's deli on street road makes a tuna without mayo. not my thing either way though. i dont do tuna out of a can. thats cat food.
all real italian deli's offer tuna in oil
tuna out of a can is awesome...theres just no such thing as a "good one"....they are all more or less the same
yeah i get tuna from a can is big for some. im the only one in my house that wont eat it. just not my thing.
i dont know what to tell you other than lee's tuna is the goat
its not even a debate really
are you sure "your guy" isn't using something that looks like mayo ? that would explain your over the top opinion on it.
i dont ax an artist how he paints
fair enough.
Chicken of the SEA!
I never eat tuna anywhere but from a can I bought and mixed up myself. farg getting sick from some week old tuna. Plus I'm not much of a fan of it...once a month maybe I'll make a tuna on rye
And I cannot read the name Primo's without hearing Garganos voice slobbering their name outta his mouth. "Awwww cuz you haaaave to go to Priiiiimoooo's! HAHAHAHA"
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 31, 2014, 08:02:52 PM
I never eat tuna anywhere but from a can I bought and mixed up myself. farg getting sick from some week old tuna. Plus I'm not much of a fan of it...once a month maybe I'll make a tuna on rye
And I cannot read the name Primo's without hearing Garganos voice slobbering their name outta his mouth. "Awwww cuz you haaaave to go to Priiiiimoooo's! HAHAHAHA"
had the sammich named after him (sausage, onion & peppers) the last time.I went there. damn good man
http://mobile.philly.com/news/breaking/?wss=/philly/news/breaking&id=281179681&
See what happens when you choose to eat at a Subway in Philly? All those sandwich shops around and you pick a chain?
That abduction of the girl in Germantown is scary. Straight up strong arm abduction.
I hope she's still alive
Honestly, i'm surprised its getting the press time it has. Sounds like a domestic, family suspects it was a former boyfriend.
Just watched the video. Doesn't look good for the girl. If dude is going to go as far as abducting, killing his victim won't be too much more of a bother. Hope she's alive, but like they say, you do what you can to run, even if it means getting shot, because once you're in the car, it's usually over for the victim, statistics say.
NBC 10 tweeted she's been found alive
No other details yet
They caught the dude too
He's wanted for previous charges of kidnapping and sexual assault
That happened close to where I work. I saw they released surveillance of the guy at a supermarket earlier. Great police work
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 05, 2014, 06:31:27 PM
NBC 10 tweeted she's been found alive
No other details yet
Great news. What a farged up thing to go through.
Hell yeah...great she's alive
Hope she's not too mentally farged
Curious to know, if it's like seabiscuit said, if she knew the guy.
History of kidnapping? farg. That. shtein.
she wasnt even that hot
if youre going to kidnap some girl at least make sure shes fine you know
Agreed. Which proves the dude was just f-ing crazy!
he threw chemicals on his previous victims faces...i doubt he cares what they look like
http://mobile.philly.com/news/?wss=/philly/news&id=281963741
Jeez
If only that teacher was armed so he could defend himself.
Yeah right, how does that play out? He pulls the gun on the kid? And then what? Or he doesn't and he's knocked out and the kid takes his gun?
Holy crap.
I'm just sayingand being totally sarcasticif teach is packing an uzi or something, punk ass kids aren't even gonna step to him.
Quote from: Diomedes on November 08, 2014, 06:23:04 PM
Yeah right, how does that play out? He pulls the gun on the kid? And then what? Or he doesn't and he's knocked out and the kid takes his gun?
he draws and hits an innocent or most likely a chalkboard...then gets got...or like you said....he doesn't draw gets knocked out....kid steals gun sells on the street and gun kills innocent
GUNZ!!
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Stadium-District-Casino-wins-new-Philly-license--283075161.html
Xfinity Live is going to be getting a Casino...yuck
its actually going to be where the holiday inn currently sits
im not a casino guy and will probably never step foot in it but i actually think its a decent location....and anything is better than that pos hotel
its going to make an enormous amount of money
the people who live around packer are going to be pissed....but with the proximity to highways and the foot traffic from the complex its going to do incredibly well.
i dont think its going to do incredibly well...many say the market is already over saturated...and they won the bid for this license because they tamed their monotary expectations...but they said that it would make more money than the other potential locations...which i agree with...philly didnt really need another casino but this is def the best location of the latest options
i think its 4 in the area now?
it will hurt sugar house more than anything....that place is a farging dump
its gonna hurt them all....but i think harrahs is the big loser
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Beanie-Sigel-Shot-in-Pleasantville-284883081.html
holy shtein anyone even seen this philly feud show on PHL17?
some low budget family feud knockout taped from the casino by missanelli.
question was what concert did philadlephians like the most this last year?
dudes are answering meek mill, eminem...he is even giving them clues like this big band from ireland, dude said bon jovi and the lady said earth wind and fire.
none of them could answer anything about who would the philly sports mt. rushmore be. dr. j was the only one they got right. it's like they didn't know the names to any white people.
its amazing.
:-D
Quote
I've heard of orders "to go," but this one ...
John Bucci has seen a lot in his years behind the counter at John's Roast Pork in South Philadelphia.
Today, a customer came in and said his father - a fan of his pork Italian sandwich - had passed away.
The funeral will be Saturday.
Then the customer, Matt Gleason, told Bucci that his father, John "Butch" Gleason, had a last request.
"The day I die," said his other son, John, "promise me you'll put one of his sandwiches in my casket."
Bucci packed one up (yes, adding lots of sharp provolone and spinach), wrote "To Butch from John Jr. RIP" in Sharpie on the wrapper, and sent Matt Gleason on his way. Matt plans to freeze it till Saturday.
Butch Gleason, 66, of Marlton, was a retired salesman for Philip Morris and a longtime basketball coach in South Jersey. He was also a foodie and a devoted grandfather to John's daughter, Kai.
"He's up in heaven right now telling everybody that John autographed a sandwich for me," John Gleason said.
"This is an incredible honor," said Bucci.
High School Guidance Counselor on Leave After 'Die-In' Protesters Threat Posted on Facebook (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/High-School-Guidance-Counselor-on-Leave-After-Die-In-Protesters-Threat-Posted-on-Facebook-285119121.html)
Quote"If my child cannot get to the Eagles game due to protesters, I will personally SHOOT every one of them. You've been warned idiots!!" is how the message allegedly posted by MaryKate Blankenburg read. She is an 11th grade counselor at Central Bucks West High School.
Shooting in Souderton.
Damn he killed five people?
yeah it's pretty crazy. he killed people in lower salford, lansdale, souderton, and is supposedly in pennsburg now. i read somewhere that he may be targeting his ex-wife's family members which is farged up
Is any of his ex-wife's family Nate Allen?
Quote from: SunMo on December 15, 2014, 04:26:18 PM
yeah it's pretty crazy. he killed people in lower salford, lansdale, souderton, and is supposedly in pennsburg now. i read somewhere that he may be targeting his ex-wife's family members which is farged up
Sounds like a guy who did the same thing down here in July...drove here from out west and started knocking the family off...including kids.
Helicopters circling outside my place in doylestown. Loud.
Similar situation happened to a girl I graduated high school with. Army husband killed her and a few members of her family
http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-28/news/29938567_1_police-officers-buckingham-township-slaying-victims
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on December 15, 2014, 09:19:10 PM
Helicopters circling outside my place in doylestown. Loud.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/marine-suspect-sought-pennsylvania-shooting-spree/story?id=27606093
Not shocking....
The corksucker who shot those people in Souderton and the surrounding area has been found dead in the woods.
legend...
QuoteSportsRadio 94WIP announced today the re-signing of morning show host Angelo Cataldi to a new long-term contract. "Angelo Cataldi and the Morning Team" is broadcast weekdays from 5:30-10:00AM, ET.
The outspoken Cataldi is one of the most powerful personalities in sports radio, annually appearing on several prominent industry trade publication lists of top sports hosts. He has been waking WIP listeners up since 1990 and his show consistently is among the most highly-rated programs in Philadelphia. Cataldi is known for his strong opinions, honesty, extravagant stunts and events, the most famous being the station's annual Wing Bowl. Before joining WIP, Cataldi was the Inquirer's Eagles beat writer where he earned two Pulitzer Prize nominations.
"It's a true thrill and honor to know that all my years on the radio will be working for WIP," said Cataldi. "It's a rarity for an on-air personality to have their entire broadcasting career, spanning nearly three decades, all at one station. I am grateful to have a great supporting cast and privileged to work for CBS RADIO who trusts me with the morning show on the best sports radio station, in the greatest sports town anywhere."
Stealing money for 20 years
only people not from philly would pick 5 over the legend
I wonder if he has those retards from the dirty thirty over to his house?
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/False-Carjacking-Reported-During-Search-for-Bradley-Stone-286410221.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_PHBrand
This fargin guy
hilltop hustlers were my shtein growin up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quQvXNHozr0
QuoteCool C, who was given the death penalty for killing a police officer in 1996, has been given a date for his execution.
Cool C has spent the last 18 years in prison following a 1996 murder conviction. The Philadelphia rap legend was given the death penalty when he was found guilty for the murder of police officer Lauretha Vaird in a robbery attempt assisted by Steady B, a fellow member of his rap group, C.E.B.
The rapper was initially scheduled to be given a lethal injection on March 9, 2006, but the governor of Pensylvania granted a delay on the execution. Cool C has now been issued a new date. His execution will now take place on January 8th 2015.
The state-sponsored vengeance killing of prisoners is so, I don't know, what's the word... sexy!
@JohnBolaris: Bad day, Lose my fiancé to another man, come back to Philly & watch Fletcher(Aka burnt toast, & Sanchez Make iT a very long winter
So he got good news and then bad news...
http://mobile.philly.com/news/?wss=/philly/news&id=287066121
Wtf
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 20, 2014, 11:37:57 PM
@JohnBolaris: Bad day, Lose my fiancé to another man, come back to Philly & watch Fletcher(Aka burnt toast, & Sanchez Make iT a very long winter
jesus people share way too much on social media. i hope thats a joke. if not how pathetic.
It's Bolaris (which iPhone originally auto corrected to blowfish lol).
He was roofied and robbed by a couple Russian broads and robbed in Miami
Chances that tweet is real? 127%
haha i remember that. amazing story.
Haha exactly. I wouldn't tell a soul but this dude was giving interviews with everyone
Sounds like they finally found the missing Manayunk kids body in the Schuykill
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150105_Forbes_selects_Philly_as_permanent_30_Under_30_Summit_home.html
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/11/travel/52-places-to-go-in-2015.html?_r=1
http://mobile.philly.com/news/?wss=/philly/news&id=288754291
So you're walking down the street and someone who fell out of a windown or off a ledge calls on you and fargs you up. Helluva zesty thing.
Why did the girl fall?
Sounds like leaning out to take selfies. Totally worth it. Gotta snap that hot pic for IG!
easy batsignal;
kacie mdonnell and aarron murry are kaput
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20210101_A_surprise_meeting_with__Rocky__at_the_Rocky_Steps.html
new wing bowl champ. and amazing picture.
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444...damn
a wing every 3.5 seconds for 26 minutes straight. thats some farged up shtein.
Did anyone go?
How was the Delco whore wingette factor?
im not a frat bro, a delco tweaker or a middle aged man from bucks county
no i didnt go
nm
http://6abc.com/news/2-philadelphia-officers-charged-with-assaulting-man-on-scooter/505448/ (http://6abc.com/news/2-philadelphia-officers-charged-with-assaulting-man-on-scooter/505448/)
So I guess those HoverRound commercials should stop bragging about the quick get-a-way from the cops they provide.
First lesbian couple married in Alabama.
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philadelphia, mississippi?
Philly gets the 2016 DNC
2nd time in the last 2 months philly >>> ny
first it was for the gold cup final, now its for the dnc.....4 days of nothing but shots of the city and mountains of love being poured on it. the man behind this was the one and only mr. fast eddie rendell. props to the legend.
Philly cop Robert Wilson III shot and killed by a dude robbing a GameStop this evening
GTA6?
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/why-is-this-man-still-in-jail-tony-wright-philadelphia-20150302?page=13
Damn
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 05, 2015, 08:25:35 PM
Philly cop Robert Wilson III shot and killed by a dude robbing a GameStop this evening
http://mobile.philly.com/news/breaking/?wss=/philly/news/breaking&id=295497751&
Horrible story.
Some good out of this:
QuoteActor Dan Aykroyd was in town on Friday promoting his Crystal Head Vodka brand at the Philadelphia Flower Show, and while there he made an announcement.
"What I'm going to do is I'm going to have our office in Toronto inquire as to whether there's any college provision or college fund for the two children of Officer Wilson," Aykroyd said.
He is referring to Officer Robert Wilson III, the Philadelphia police officer who was shot and killed during an attempted robbery on Thursday.
"We will be sending a donation from our corporate office definitely, following up on that next week," Aykroyd added.
Good for him and good for the Sixers tonight - rocked RIP Ofc Wilson shirts in warmups
QuotePhilly Inquirer @PhillyInquirer now3 seconds ago
BREAKING: #Cayman Naib, the 13-year-old Delco boy found dead, killed himself with a handgun, police say.
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Philly-Woman-Killed-by-Flying-Plywood-in-NYC-296807141.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_PHBrand
Talk about a "Final Destination" type crazy way to die. That plywood was probably 70-80lbs depending on what type it was and to get smacked by it? Jeez.
http://m.nydailynews.com/news/national/philly-teens-murdered-married-dad-failed-robbery-cops-article-1.2156313?utm_content=bufferb8b9e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDailyNewsTw
farged up. 14yr old and two 15yr olds killed a dude for no reason in Overbrook
pour one out
growing up i think I spent more time at the gallery and funk o mart than my own house
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/03/22/gallery-mall-philadelphia-closing-future-history/
Good riddance
wow
i went there every week growing up. we'd take the train from school to home and stop there and farg around. it's a total shteinhole now....unfit for the way philly is going....but damn.
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/03/23/video-assault-broad-street-subway-platform/
I guess this is a thing now - a group of kids kicking the shtein out of one
A group of city kids that age are bad news.
Four of them had me ready to run the other day on Greenmount Ave, calling out "what you doing here, white boy!" from across the street. Four blocks from my home. Being the only white dude in sight, I was a bit scared, and ready to run, but kept my chin up and my pace steady. They didn't cross, which was a relief. Dangerous little brutes when they get into packs.
I'm with Kurtz, exterminate them all.
https://medium.com/cuepoint/how-cool-c-and-steady-b-robbed-a-bank-killed-a-cop-and-lost-their-souls-d24d404f120a
igy, pour one out...
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-insider/Philadium-shut-down-over-back-taxes.html
I will not do that
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Person-Shot-on-I-76-in-West-Conshohocken-298966401.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_PHBrand
i was driving past that, going east.....noticed about 15 cop cars or something
now we know why
You know just another family drive where son caps pops.
Gunzzzz
The father is still alive
Whooping cough outbreak in Radnor
Who needs vaccines?
What a disgusting funhole of a woman
http://mobile.philly.com/news/breaking/?wss=/philly/news/breaking&id=299448951&
wow......def should be in that bad world thread
I go just the volcano to tie that bitch up in a wheel chair and have her reenact Evil Knievel's failed Snake River Canyon jump.
She left him with a bible so God could protect him
put yourself in her shoes
she was tired of taking care of the vegetable
Hopefully someone beats her into a vegetative state for being a disgusting bitch
its easy to want to care for it when its a baby and youre in the moment
but 20 years of it can break a person....im not justifying what she did, i just get it.
let this be a lesson to all of you. if your son or daughter is a vegetable, put it down. live your life free of having to care for a thing that cant do anything and costs tons of money and shtein!
He's farged up with CP but he's not a vegetable. He's a disabled human being who still has thoughts and emotions. This isn't Terri Schiavo staring at balloons, he's just a retarded guy who has a lot of problems controlling his body. In your last years on earth, you probably won't be in much better shape than that guy. I wonder if you'll be as understanding when the nursing home dumps you in the woods.
It's the mother who should have been put down, she's further from a normal human being than the kid is.
They arrested the bitch
http://abc13.com/news/police-arrest-mom-accused-of-abandoning-quadriplegic-son-in-woods-for-days/651312/
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 11, 2015, 11:38:04 PM
He's farged up with CP but he's not a vegetable. He's a disabled human being who still has thoughts and emotions. This isn't Terri Schiavo staring at balloons, he's just a retarded guy who has a lot of problems controlling his body. In your last years on earth, you probably won't be in much better shape than that guy. I wonder if you'll be as understanding when the nursing home dumps you in the woods.
It's the mother who should have been put down, she's further from a normal human being than the kid is.
Couldn't have said it better.
there is zero defense for this funhole, zero.
Yep - exactly! Zero defense.
And its funny how she is now in the hospital in MD...wonder what she is trying to fake to have an excuse for this?
If she were, she'd have signed him to a two year contract.
http://www.phillyvoice.com/gallery-developers-rebrand-spring-2017-opening/
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/trending/Silicon-Valley-star-Zach-Woods-Philadelphias-kind-of-a-racist-city-that-throws-batteries-at-Santa-Claus.html (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/trending/Silicon-Valley-star-Zach-Woods-Philadelphias-kind-of-a-racist-city-that-throws-batteries-at-Santa-Claus.html)
Beat this mother farger senseless with a metal folding chair.
Who is that again?
Don't know. Don't care.
Some guy from a show I've never heard of said a thing about a place? Someone fetch my hat so I may stomp on it in impotent rage.
Is it a flat bill hat?
It will be.
He was on The Office for a bit and he's a Ned Nobody. Silicon Valley?
I didn't watch The Office, either. Now I'm twice as angry!
Jon Stewart last night on the Daily Show:
"AFDI is a First Amendment group the same way people from Philly are sports fans," Stewart said. "Ostensibly, they like sports. But really they're just looking for an excuse to punch a stranger and pour beer on someone's baby."
pretty funny line
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Amtrak-Derailment-Philadelphia--303536331.html
No serious injuries
Cnn saying at least 5 dead.
Quote from: Dillen on May 12, 2015, 10:29:45 PM
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Amtrak-Derailment-Philadelphia--303536331.html
No serious injuries
Last thing on my mind was terrorism but I'm sure glad that they cleared that up in there. Every farging event now is asked if there's links to terrorism. Kid falls off his bike? No links to terrorism per state department officials and the FBI. Find a backpack in a school? Call in the bomb squad out of an abundance of caution.
Oh and I'm glad someone had the time to farging Instagram this.
what are you mad about tex
people are dead
I'm sure you can read what I wrote so I don't have to repeat myself
And it has nothing to do with not respecting that people lost their lives.
bin laden and pictures?
that isnt a slight curve at that point of the tracks. never been on an amtrak train there, but the septa trenton line slows down at that spot and those trains are crawling compared to the metroliners.
no serious injuries
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:-D
QuoteThe Amtrak train that derailed Tuesday in Philadelphia is believed to have been traveling in excess of 100 mph as it approached a turn that is rated at 50 mph, according to a source briefed by investigators.
The death toll in the Tuesday night derailment of an Amtrak train has risen to seven, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said in a news conference
not surprised it was caused by excessive speed.
but hey,
Quote from: Dillen on May 12, 2015, 10:29:45 PM
No serious injuries
Quote from: Dillen on May 12, 2015, 10:29:45 PM
No serious injuries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJiCJ6505Rs
In all hilariousness, when I posted it they had reported no one was hurt, so farg you all
They released the names of the train conductors:
Sum Ting Wong
Ho Lee farg
Bang Ding ow
:-D You dick.
fairly progressive jim kenney will be the next mayor
he got my vote, as if he needed it
for the rest of it i voted based on names, because who the hell knows who these corrupt iceholes are, and then bleeding hearted the hell out of the props
milton street still found enough dummies to get 2% of the vote.
He's still alive?
a couple years ago mayor nutter came to my eagles bar in DC while the eagles were playing a road game...don't remember why he was in town, mayors meeting maybe...and i spilled beer all over him.
all things considered, that's not surprising.
temple got a snitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9GC6YQ4voQ
this is the most philly thing ever
http://6abc.com/entertainment/video-the-roots-sample-the-action-news-theme/829428/
murders this year
philly 126
baltimore 155
pretty nuts when you think philly is well more than double the size of baltimore
As of 6/21, NYC had 154 murders at well more than 10x the size of Baltimore.
nyc isn't comparable to any city in the country much less philly and baltimore...whereas philly and baltimore are basically the same city...hence why I compared the two
At least Rawlings Blake is doing everything she possibly can to deflect blame. Baltimore is Farged from a leadership standpoint. Philly seems to have good candidates for Mayor. Baltimore has SRB or the former Mayor/Convicted Felon Sheila Dixon as options.
one of the things nyc has is a far superior police dept to anywhere else in the world...its basically another branch of the military
its huge
they have 1 police officer for approx every 125 people....philly in comparison has one for every 225 people
IGY confirmed in favor of Stop and Frisk.
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guess what neighborhood
waspo food critic has been doing a great series on americas best food cities
philly was his latest stop
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/style/2015/07/28/the-search-for-americas-best-food-cities-philadelphia/
i've ended up eating at Dandelion the last 2 times i came up to philly. the smell of meat when you walk in is amazing.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-chaka-fattah-accused-racketeering-conspiracy-officials/story?id=32759884
someone just took this picture in the delware river near bordentown
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NM
I just read its a manatee
thats awesome. Jr is heading to the delaware now to fish, maybe he can spot it too.
A manatee made of bacon.
This Pope visit is going to be an utter nightmare. They're issuing laptops to people at work and asking them to telework for a week so they can close the office down.
langhorne delcared a state of emergency for that week. traffic should be delightful around these parts.
That old dood is gonna get awful sick if he keeps swimming in that water
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/07/28/a-philly-faux-pas-by-scott-walker/
this is so good.
http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/hitchbot-was-a-literal-pile-of-trash-and-got-what-it-de-1721850503
https://twitter.com/mghnplr/status/642905221144952832
Just a crab walking down the street in Philly having a smoke
lolololol
Niiiice :evil
http://twitter.com/TempleUpdate/status/650741678303780866
Threat made against a university in Philadelphia area
yep...stepdaughter at temple said the school just issued a warning.
I just got a call from my university which is in Delaware. I guess they're taking it as a "greater Philadelphia region" threat or something.
I feel like the last time that a media-reported threat of violence was followed by actual violence was some IRA bombing in the early 90s. Threats are like 0/10,000,000 since then.
Oh, it was another dork on 4chan that has people freaked out.
http://i.imgur.com/p95fKv4.jpg
4chan might be the most farged up website on the Internet
That's the place where the dude said he was gonna go kill someone...and did it...and then posted pictures of her dead body
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
CCP on lockdown after a report of a gunman on the loose.
Chester County Prison?
Someone put needles in candy bars in the Kennett Square area
Hope they find out who did it. Lowlife scumbag
An enormous percentage of such stories are usually linked back to the parents or the kids themselves. There was a guy 15 years ago who did it in Minnesota. That's one of the only instances in history of a sick bastich actually handing out farged up candy to kids. Mostly it's an urban legend.
Yeah I always rolled my eyes when my mom wanted to check my candy and I never heard of it happening for real
Wouldn't put it out of the realm of possibility that the reporting party did it for attention and if so they should be arrested
when i was a kid it was kind of a let down if your apple didn't have a razor blade in it
They are saying it's different households. I wonder if the kids are a single group of friends or not.
Also it's actually pretty difficult to do much harm with sharp stuff in candy. Low odds of the sharp object making it all the way back into someone's throat before being noticed. That's why generally this is something done to scare people or for attention.
in the 90's its wasn't the needles as much as the aids that they put on them that would hurt you
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 01, 2015, 03:16:05 PM
Someone put needles in candy bars in the Kennett Square area
Hope they find out who did it. Lowlife scumbag
As usual, it was a hoax. The kids recanted their story, and they're now in deep shtein.
http://6abc.com/news/da-girl-made-up-story-of-needles-in-candy;-boy-was-copycat/1071356/
And on a happier note...
Philadelphia was named as a UNESCO World Heritage City (http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-11-09/philadelphia-named-first-unesco-world-heritage-city-in-us). First city in the U.S. with that distinction.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on November 10, 2015, 07:31:43 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 01, 2015, 03:16:05 PM
Someone put needles in candy bars in the Kennett Square area
Hope they find out who did it. Lowlife scumbag
As usual, it was a hoax. The kids recanted their story, and they're now in deep shtein.
http://6abc.com/news/da-girl-made-up-story-of-needles-in-candy;-boy-was-copycat/1071356/
Little heathens...
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/11/10/police-officer-shootings-bill/
So now cops are not only above the law, they're also above public accountability and scrutiny.
Incredible.
theres three people left at the final table of the wsop....one is from north wales and one from marlton....dook from north walkes rockin a Iverson jersey
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on November 10, 2015, 07:32:50 AM
And on a happier note...
Philadelphia was named as a UNESCO World Heritage City (http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-11-09/philadelphia-named-first-unesco-world-heritage-city-in-us). First city in the U.S. with that distinction.
Now Philly is way up there with Suzdal, Russia and Telford, England. Suck it, New York!
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bubba!
He was in full blown don't give a farg mode
Sweatpants and neck beard
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 10, 2015, 10:48:05 PM
theres three people left at the final table of the wsop....one is from north wales and one from marlton....dook from north walkes rockin a Iverson jersey
he wore a bobo eagles jersey on sunday night
Dead newborn babies found in an alley
Report now that they had been autopsied by someone before being discovered by police
What the farg?!
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Newborn-Babies-Bodies-Found-in-Vacant-Philadelphia-Lot-349911491.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_PHBrand
Unreal
Sounds like some Kermit Gosnell shtein. Dead babies in an alley are unfortunately not that surprising, but if it's anything at all like a professional autopsy that's weird as hell.
Yeah Gosnell is who I thought of and the way they said by an unknown medical person makes me think it was professional looking
Some fictional like plot there
wonder if there's a planned parenthood near there.
im assuming everyone has seen the video of the police shooting...pretty effin amazing
that cop is god damn monster
yeah that shtein was nuts
He takes three rounds and still gets out to run him down and shoot him
All people here (aka repubs) are focusing on is the ISIS thing which is quickly becoming the rally cry for any criminal to claim and make their name on that
http://mobile.philly.com/beta?wss=/philly/news&id=367186751
Quote"We were like: 'What the hell, Amtrak?!'" Lorenz said. "And because we were going through Philly, we were like: 'Of course this would happen in Philly.' Baltimore is so sketchy. I was just glad it didn't happen in Baltimore, because people are always throwing shade on Baltimore."
QuoteTaylor Lorenz, 30, a freelance editor from the Park Slope section of Brooklyn
farging hipsters
Sounds like a douche.
some skinny chick won wing bowl.
cecil b moores marvin harrison is a HOF'er
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG75Q7MLcA4#t=37
CBS3 did a story on what jawn is
seems worth it....
http://www.phillyvoice.com/man-stabbed-death-rittenhouse-square/
QuoteThe alleged victim had been walking with a friend when he first encountered Simminger, and they got into an argument about Simminger wearing a New Jersey Devils baseball hat. The fight escalated and McGovern was stabbed to death, police said.
Rough times for Amtrak in the area lately
Huge derailment last year
Two workers hit and killed this morning
Another train just hit someone by Bensalem
Looking for a little help from the locals: does Philly have a museum of industry, or a builder's museum, or something of the sort? I've recently come into possession of some old tools that belonged to George Ross, a builder in Philly in the late 19th century. I've got a carpenter's level and a saw, also a nail set that might possibly have been his, and some clamps. If there is such a place, and they are interested in these items, I'll donate them. If not, they go on the wall in my shop.
The man's great grandaughter, who is now an old woman, gave me the stuff, and also a photocopy of a sales pamphlet that Ross had printed up some time in his career.
press the google button you hipster
Just admit you don't know.
Quote from: Diomedes on April 20, 2016, 08:38:40 PM
Looking for a little help from the locals: does Philly have a museum of industry, or a builder's museum, or something of the sort?
Don't know how familiar you are with the area, but Doylestown is roughly 30 minutes outside of Philly. The Mercer Museum displays similar items.
https://www.mercermuseum.org/
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 20, 2016, 09:01:19 PM
Just admit you don't know.
im not up on the philly museum scene. you got me.
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2016, 08:42:54 PM
press the google button you hipster
:-D :-D :-D
I'm like Dio, I'd ask you knuckleheads before looking it up.
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2016, 09:17:42 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 20, 2016, 09:01:19 PM
Just admit you don't know.
im not up on the philly museum scene. you got me.
not just the museum scene but the industry museum scene
I did google, and found nothing on a quick search. What I'm looking for is the kind of thing that might not be more than one floor in a historic house down a back alley, for all I know. Google doesn't replace local knowledge.
For example, I didn't come across the Mercer Museum, which might be what I'm looking for. Thanks SD for that.
Yeah, the Mercer is a cool place for all kinds of stuff like that.
The Mercer Museum is literally right down the street from me. If you post a pic I can show them to see if they are interested.
Eastbound turnpike closed at willow grove. Yay me !
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2016, 09:04:44 PM
The Mercer Museum is literally right down the street from me. If you post a pic I can show them to see if they are interested.
We're not talking about that kind of tool, weirdo.
http://6abc.com/news/new-images-of-suspects-in-attack-on-philadelphia-school-officers/1321509/ (http://6abc.com/news/new-images-of-suspects-in-attack-on-philadelphia-school-officers/1321509/)
kenzo
http://www.phillyvoice.com/video-shows-man-beating-woman-kensington-street/
benzo?
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160516_Bensalem_motel_fire_kills_woman__Philly_man_charged.html
omg.....classic
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cii8MWpWgAAfSNo.jpg)
from this months bon appetite
http://www.bonappetit.com/restaurants-travel/article/32-hours-in-philly
capone.....street struck...
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160525_Violent_death_of_a_street_legend___He_ran_out_of_lives_.html
this tv commercial war over the "soda tax" is getting ridiculous. I see no good coming out of this. I know the idea behind the tax but I don't believe it will work. the ones that can already go beyond the city limits for their smokes, and they'll do the same with items that will fall under this tax.
I hope it passes.
why ? its going to hurt small business owners, particularly in the inner city, and within two years the program(s) its supposed to support will be in disarray because philly city council and the school board are both jokes.
its the lazy way to raise the funds instead of dealing with the real issues plaguing the school district.
it's not going to hurt anyone especially small business...that's like when the pubs said the aca would tank the economy
problem with the tax i have is that it's being promoted by many of the people trying to pass it as a public health tax when in reality they just want more money
that said I hope it passes as well
if you want your gross fatty foods and drinks you can pay extra for it
drink water or juice.
Three cents an ounce is farging outlandishly stupid and it's a hideously regressive tax that disproportionately affects the poor.
Quote from: smeags on May 25, 2016, 03:47:40 PM
why ? its going to hurt small business owners, particularly in the inner city, and within two years the program(s) its supposed to support will be in disarray because philly city council and the school board are both jokes.
its the lazy way to raise the funds instead of dealing with the real issues plaguing the school district.
It needs to be spent correctly and smartly by the city, so whether that happens remains to be seen. And I agree with igy it's a money grab for the most part. But if appropriated correctly it would be a big help.
But yeah if you want to drink soda pay the piper. One thing I've noticed in other countries is how much more expensive fast food and soda is compared to normal food and drink. You wanna go out and eat fast food it's going to cost you more than it would to buy some baked chicken or whatever.
It's a win-win no matter what, IMO....any funds from soda purchases will go to pre-K, and the truth is taxes like this almost always result in less consumption of the product, which is a huge positive.
But yeah overall, sales taxes in general are regressive and I'd prefer raises in income and/or ohter taxes to fund pre-K
Will the glorified chocolate shakes at Starbucks that contain five times as many calories and are regularly purchased by the yuppie type of people who push soda taxes also be taxed, or is this just an arbitrary tax on one form of calories mostly consumed by poor people?
I hate the hypocrisy of using taxes to try and regulate people's actions. The government profits from the very behavior that it claims it's trying to curb.
the notion that a soda that used to be 50 cents but now is going to be 80 cents is going to put poor people out on the street is ludicrous...cigarette taxes did no such thing and they were far bigger
and at least this tax is going to directly fund education and community outreach...three cents an ounce is nothing compared to getting your kid in pre k or your neighborhood getting a new rec center....even if this tax doesn't cause one single person to quit or cut down on sugary drinks (and it will) the community benefits alone are worth it
Because new tax revenues are always spent exactly how they are intended.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on May 26, 2016, 10:35:43 AM
Because new tax revenues are always spent exactly how they are intended.
not always but usually...no one will ever agree where the money should be spent....but the notion that government just throws away more money than it spends on society is a neat little thing that people in Kansas and south Dakota yell about but its just not true....we have the greatest country in the world USA USA USA oh but all our governments from the white house down to the town council are horrible...farging most of the physical world we live in is due to taxes and governmental spending
I really wish states were allowed to vote on the amount and which taxes they should pay......just so people could see everything they depend on and love just disappear one day
in this case specifically kenney has drawn out dollar for dollar what the monies will go to...does that money there some of it may go awry....no....but Kenny is a great progressive who with all his being believes every kid should get a good education and because of his passion for this I believe will install the proper oversite to see the monies thru
Quote from: Rome on May 25, 2016, 08:24:15 PM
Three cents an ounce is farging outlandishly stupid and it's a hideously regressive tax that disproportionately affects the poor.
I hate this argument. I heard (and continue to hear) the same thing about the cigarette tax increase that Obama endorsed and congress enacted.
Sales/consumption taxes are regressive. Flat taxes are regressive. They disproportionately affect poor people across the board. Taxes on farging soda and cigarettes may disproportionately affect the poor, but they are not regressive. They're designed to modify behavior. Poor people may smoke more an drink more soda, but that also means that they are the population most in need of behavioral modification. Stop drinking so much farging soda and smoking so many farging cigarettes and the tax becomes less disproportionate in its impact and accomplishes a major public health goal.
I look at the soda tax as a sin tax. Tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and soda can be taxed all to hell for all I care.
Nothing says freedom quite like government enacted behavior modification.
The farg has happened to you, Russell? You used to have libertarian leanings but now you're interested in the government forcing you to change your consumption habits.
Thanks but no thanks.
behavior modification is a seatbelt or helmet law
this is if you choose to continue to dilapidate your body with bad things at least your kids will get pre k out of it...and again this isn't a sales tax...its a distribution tax...theres a reason the aba has spent millions of dollars to defeat this....its not the people in the hood that are going crazy
i do think its unfair that poor people don't have the same choices that wealthier people do....doesn't seem right to raise prices on soda and juice while a lot of these people have to take three buses and a train to find some fresh fruit and vegetables....then again they have to take seven buses and two trains to find a good school or an open pre k spot
newsflash: the world aint perfect
Quote from: Rome on May 26, 2016, 11:53:14 AM
Nothing says freedom quite like government enacted behavior modification.
The farg has happened to you, Russell? You used to have libertarian leanings but now you're interested in the government forcing you to change your consumption habits.
Thanks but no thanks.
So you're arguing that the government shouldn't put taxes on alcohol and cigarettes and weed and soda because of freedom? Hot take, bro. No one is forcing anyone to do anything here. They're encouraging healthier behavior by enacting a tax. Oh, and funding education all the while.
I don't think the government should force behavior of any kind. But if they can raise funds and encourage healthier choices at the same time what is the problem with that exactly? I've never considered taxes to be some infringement on freedom. That's some right-wing shtein right there.
Also, to be clear, if the government was saying that they were outlawing unhealthy behavior, I'd be up in arms. We are adults and can choose to do whatever sort of unhealthy shtein we want as long as we aren't farging with anyone else. But, of course, that isn't what's happening here. What's happening here is the government is taxing unhealthy behavior. We can make all the bad choices we want, but the government is under no obligation to make (or keep) those bad choice inexpensive.
I'm saying they shouldn't arbitrarily decide to tax the shtein out of certain goods or services that are deemed to be morally or physically corrupting.
Oh that butter is bad for you so we'll throw a dollar tax per pound on it to "help" you switch to Parkay.
Taxing the farging air we breathe will be next because government officials don't know how to allocate the dollars they receive appropriately. Sin taxes are a swindle that hurt poor people and I want nothing to do with them.
It isn't arbitrary in the slightest. Soda has literally no redeeming health value. None. And we're the fattest farging population in history. So yeah, tax the shtein out of it. farg soda.
Quote from: rjs246 on May 26, 2016, 01:29:38 PMThey're encouraging healthier behavior by enacting a tax. Oh, and funding education all the while.
That's the big, feel-good smokescreen. They aren't changing behavior, and they know it. Politicians and bureaucrats take advantage of vices to create new lines of revenue. They tell us how they will help us all, while they line their pockets and build more bureaucracy that requires more and more money and influence to keep it all going.
I think it's been pretty much proven that 'sin' taxes tend to reduce use of the products that are taxed at this point.
If Philly has a universal pre-K program up and running in the next couple of years, I'll take it.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on May 26, 2016, 02:28:37 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on May 26, 2016, 01:29:38 PMThey're encouraging healthier behavior by enacting a tax. Oh, and funding education all the while.
That's the big, feel-good smokescreen. They aren't changing behavior, and they know it. Politicians and bureaucrats take advantage of vices to create new lines of revenue. They tell us how they will help us all, while they line their pockets and build more bureaucracy that requires more and more money and influence to keep it all going.
Quote from: Munson on May 26, 2016, 02:35:09 PM
I think it's been pretty much proven at this point that 'sin' taxes tend to reduce use of the products that are taxed at this point.
If Philly has a universal pre-K program up and running in the next couple of years, I'll take it.
Exactly. But honestly, who farging cares? If soda is so goddamned important to you that you can't pay an extra tax on it you've got bigger problems.
Agreed Russell.
Wanna drink a big gulp? You'll pay more than $1.99 or whatever they cost.
Or maybe, to phrase it a little differently, if you're drinking so much soda that a .03/oz tax is going to materially impact your bottom line, maybe that money could be better spent elsewhere.
A 32 ounce soda is 69 cents at a gas station, right?
Now that same product costs $1.65 or 239% more because of a tax.
That is straight up bullshtein and don't tell me it doesn't affect the poor disproportionately because it does.
I literally don't care who it affects because I don't care if people choose to drink soda. It could cost 50000000% more with the new tax and I wouldn't give any shteins.
I'm just sick of government slowly finding new ways to farg the consumer. Soda taxes may be just a tiny thing, but it's indicative of a longer term problem.
I don't care about huge tax increases on other people!
Now when it hits my pocket, ok brother, we got itchoos!!
You can't possibly be this dense so I'll just leave it where it is. You continue to have a sad because poisonous carbonated sugar water is slightly more expensive in the midst of an obesity epidemic and I'll continue to support good tax policies that fund public education.
Quote from: rjs246 on May 26, 2016, 03:05:01 PM
Or maybe, to phrase it a little differently, if you're drinking so much soda that a .03/oz tax is going to materially impact your bottom line, maybe that money could be better spent elsewhere.
the syrup is taxed not the fountain soda...im not saying the retail price of sodas wont go up penny for penny but its important to note that the buyer is not be taxed initially...the cost of product goes up all the time and you don't always see a price hike or even if you do it isn't necessarily penny for penny...there is fine line bwtn raising prices and negatively effecting sales
Quote from: Rome on May 26, 2016, 03:09:51 PM
A 32 ounce soda is 69 cents at a gas station, right?
Now that same product costs $1.65 or 239% more because of a tax.
That is straight up bullshtein and don't tell me it doesn't affect the poor disproportionately because it does.
again the tax is not charged at the register...I can almost guarantee the corporations and the retailers will not pass an increase like that onto the consumer...but even if some do...guess what you can buy something non poisonous instead
since you are soooooo concerned with the poor people of Philadelphia let me be the first to tell you no one is now going to spend their rent money on soda.....no one should ever be buying a 32 oz soda period...rich or poor...if this makes X number of people healthier which it undoubtedly will then its a great thing...oh by the way keep ignoring the impact of universal pre k and all the other things the tax will fund and greatly improve the lives of poor people
bottom line is you don't give a rats ass about the poor people in the city....you just hate the government or love soda
fyi most poor people in the city don't drive....so the gas station fountain sodas you are talking about are normally gobbled up by largely middle class working people...the bottled sodas and juices at the corner bodega is what the poor drink
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on May 26, 2016, 03:19:33 PM
I'm just sick of government slowly finding new ways to farg the consumer. Soda taxes may be just a tiny thing, but it's indicative of a longer term problem.
whats the longer term problem that is connected to something like a soda cigarette or alcohol tax...im always legitimately interested in how civilization is going to eventually fall because of something like this
Quote from: Rome on May 26, 2016, 03:21:09 PM
I don't care about huge tax increases on other people!
Now when it hits my pocket, ok brother, we got itchoos!!
If they did it in Houston id be for it.
Right? I'm a giant booze hound and I pay handsomely for the privilege thanks to our tax code. Guess what, I have never and will never bitch about it. I've made my choices and I know the costs. No one is forcing me to drink my face off five nights a week.
Agreed.
And the whole distribution of the monies collected is another thing. But if I'm paying an increased tax (esp sales or property) and see it's a sham or being pissed away then you go after the council members and mayor.
But yeah I go back to junk food and things of that nature should be harder to get and the healthy options cheaper.
If the soda is $0.75 and the juice is $1.99 the poor folks buy the soda. Flip the script and make the soda more than the healthy option. Same in fast food.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on May 26, 2016, 02:28:37 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on May 26, 2016, 01:29:38 PMThey're encouraging healthier behavior by enacting a tax. Oh, and funding education all the while.
That's the big, feel-good smokescreen. They aren't changing behavior, and they know it. Politicians and bureaucrats take advantage of vices to create new lines of revenue. They tell us how they will help us all, while they line their pockets and build more bureaucracy that requires more and more money and influence to keep it all going.
this is where im at on this pretty much. it's not just going to be on soda either so people should save that arguement if it's your basis of your debate, it's anything over a certain sugar level which will include juices and other drinks.
lastly and most importantly than the tax is, I do not trust the philly city council nor the board of education. this is going to fail.
Quote from: rjs246 on May 26, 2016, 04:35:00 PM
Right? I'm a giant booze hound and I pay handsomely for the privilege thanks to our tax code. Guess what, I have never and will never bitch about it. I've made my choices and I know the costs. No one is forcing me to drink my face off five nights a week.
If it makes you feel any better, I'm totally rooting for you drinking yourself to death.
You wish. Sorry suckers, I'm farging indestructible.
getting warm and fuzzy in here.
Quote from: rjs246 on May 27, 2016, 01:55:59 PM
You wish. Sorry suckers, I'm farging indestructible.
More soda & less beer.
I don't think we should have taxes anywhere of any kind....I mean whats the point...the meanie govt is just going to steal the money any way
Nobody said that taxes aren't necessary. But constantly finding new and interesting ways to slowly bleed the populace to support an ever-growing, money sucking political machine is not necessary.
if you don't like soda cigarette or alcohol taxes that's one thing....i dont like my taxes going to the military...but you (and others) have said repeatedly that you are against this also because they will just steal the money...and that argument cant just apply to a soda tax it has to apply to all taxes
I work for the farging government. I know taxes are essential. I know governmental services are essential. I'm saying that this particular tax proposal is onerous. Do you understand the difference between being for most things but against others? The world is not binary, IGY.
you don't like vice taxes fine....that's more than fair...but anyone who says they don't like it in part because they don't trust the government with the money has to feel that way about all taxes and thus shouldn't believe in any
For the record, I'm down with this tax.
Would welcome one in Baltimore.
Sugar water is poison. If you want to ingest poison...it's fair to pay something extra for the trouble it causes the rest of us, thanks.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 27, 2016, 03:49:39 PM
you don't like vice taxes fine....that's more than fair...but anyone who says they don't like it in part because they don't trust the government with the money has to feel that way about all taxes and thus shouldn't believe in any
Your logic is infallible.
I prefer common sensical...or maybe its both
you don't trust the govt with your money then you shouldn't have to give them any
Some kind of sensical, at least.
Sense and Sensibility is a great book.
It's awesome to see so many of you argue over something that will make absolutely no difference in any of your lives. I'm against the soda tax. Why? We don't need anymore farging taxes that's why. That and my buddy owns a corner deli and he's scared shteinless this will hurt his business since it's "literally" 1 mile from the city limits (Neli's Deli in Somerton).
Philly puts red light cameras all around the Northeast, you don't see that shtein in the poorer communities. The property tax is skewed too not to mention the horrible city wage tax.
Wanna have money for programs, how about going after all the corruption, here's a start
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=penndot+corruption
And that's only one organization.
we go after corruption better than any civilization ever....we are a country of 325 million people...that shtein is always going to be there...for how big we are we do a remarkable job of combating it
Quote from: SD on May 27, 2016, 10:22:59 PM
Philly puts red light cameras all around the Northeast, you don't see that shtein in the poorer communities.
people don't drive in the poorest sections of the city...instead they get murder mayhem and the worst schools in the country...but omg red light cameras have to be an indescribable burden to have to wake up to every day
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 27, 2016, 09:42:06 PM
I prefer common sensical...or maybe its both
you don't trust the govt with your money then you shouldn't have to give them any
Conversely, if you have absolute faith that every part of government is trustworthy and infallible, then you should just give them all of your money and let them decide how you should live your life.
For the record, I never said that I don't trust the government. What I dislike is an increasingly abusive machine that slowly leeches off of the populace and gives us all a virtual reach around by telling us that it's all for our own good.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on May 27, 2016, 10:40:32 PM
For the record, I never said that I don't trust the government.
I dont know....it kinda sounds like you dont
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on May 26, 2016, 10:35:43 AM
Because new tax revenues are always spent exactly how they are intended.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on May 26, 2016, 02:28:37 PM
Politicians and bureaucrats take advantage of vices to create new lines of revenue. They tell us how they will help us all, while they line their pockets
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on May 27, 2016, 03:05:25 PM
slowly bleed the populace to support an ever-growing, money sucking political machine
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 27, 2016, 10:33:47 PM
Quote from: SD on May 27, 2016, 10:22:59 PM
Philly puts red light cameras all around the Northeast, you don't see that shtein in the poorer communities.
people don't drive in the poorest sections of the city...instead they get murder mayhem and the worst schools in the country...but omg red light cameras have to be an indescribable burden to have to wake up to every day
Yes they do. Why aren't there more redlight cameras further down the Boulevard? There's a shtein ton in the northeast. Boo hoo, stop farging murdering each other and move to a better school district. You're making excuses for irresponsible idiots who shoot each other at the drop of a dime and people who refuse to help themselves by moving. But hey, at least they're keeping it real.
You don't live in or around the city, don't pay city taxes, so your opinion is irrelevant.
is it possible that red light cameras are expensive and some of the worst intersections in the country happen to be along the god forsaken boulevard?
Quote from: MDS on May 27, 2016, 10:50:56 PM
is it possible that red light cameras are expensive and some of the worst intersections in the country happen to be along the god forsaken boulevard?
They're also on Bustleton ave in the NE and a few other spots that aren't bad intersections.
im no redlight camera defender but if that's a valid concern in your life you are doing pretty damn well
and no people who cant afford food don't generally have cars....why do you think voter id laws target poor and old people....its because they don't have driver licenses
Quote from: SD on May 27, 2016, 10:49:08 PM
Boo hoo, stop farging murdering each other and move to a better school district. You're making excuses for irresponsible idiots who shoot each other at the drop of a dime and people who refuse to help themselves by moving. But hey, at least they're keeping it real.
holy farging shtein
it probably has something to do with ne philly having the highest concentration of localized drivers with enough of a disposable income to pay the fines
think about the other main areas of the city....all have access to public trans or have some kind of tourist/non city resident factor (who are less likely to bother paying). the only people who go to the neast are people who live there, who by and large are working or middle class that can begrudgingly pay 50 bucks or whatever.
the less here is to move to the utopia that is s philly near me
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 27, 2016, 10:47:57 PM
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on May 27, 2016, 10:40:32 PM
For the record, I never said that I don't trust the government.
I dont know....it kinda sounds like you dont
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on May 26, 2016, 10:35:43 AM
Because new tax revenues are always spent exactly how they are intended.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on May 26, 2016, 02:28:37 PM
Politicians and bureaucrats take advantage of vices to create new lines of revenue. They tell us how they will help us all, while they line their pockets
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on May 27, 2016, 03:05:25 PM
slowly bleed the populace to support an ever-growing, money sucking political machine
Those are complaints of excessive, abusive government, not all government in general.
again if you are against vice taxes that a valid opinion...not one I agree with but theres arguments to be made
but it sure sounds like a major reason you oppose this is because you don't trust the government with tax money period
http://6abc.com/news/sources-pharmacy-clerk-shoots-kills-robber-in-levittown/1369834/
#pharmacistslifesmatter
murder mayhem
looks like a compromise on the soda tax has been reached at 1.5 cent per ounce that is going to pass any minute now
up next ... the cookie tax.
Surprise surprise! The residents of Philadelphia were lied to regarding the soda tax. The first 4 years of the tax will not go to Pre K and other programs...nope, it'll go to bail the city out of debt. Anyone who thinks they'll appropriate the funds towards anything other than the city's debt after the 4 years is up is smoking something. The tax ALSO applies to drinks that contain artificial sweeteners. So it's not just sugary drinks. I moved out of the city 4 years ago, best move I ever made.
only a fool wouldve thought differently.
I can see kinney's re-election campaign now.
this time I swear, the soda tax revenue might, possibly, in theory, go to fund school programs. some day.
see below
I hate to say I told you so, but. . .
Did you see the commercial with the preacher talking about the soda companies pitching in a bit more and how sugary drinks target poorer communities and all this money is going towards Pre K? Now the money is again targeting poorer communities to bail out the rich and powerful who put the city in debt. National embarrassment.
its not the first four years....in the first four years 40 million of it will go towards the city fund....the tax will generate 91 million a year....so in the first four years something like 15% of the money will go to the fund....not ideal like kenney wanted but if he didn't throw this bone to some of the holdouts on the council it wouldn't have passed at all
oh, well that makes it all ok then.
that's not how politics work....one side comes up with a proposal the other side refuses then they meet somewhere in between
you wouldnt pass a soda tax (or probably any tax) for any reason no matter where the money went...which is fine that's the opinion of a lot of people but it also kinda silences anything you have to say as far as the distribution of funds from this tax
in fact you don't know shtein about shtein when it comes to this tax....you believed sd when he just said all the monies would go to the city fund in the first four years just to further your anti tax stance....that some fox news educated MA shtein
don't have an anti tax stand dope. but try again.
fact is thanks to politics, city council going to grab money from those who don't have enough to begin with to bail out those who run the city into the ground.
just make sure you buy some cokes when you're down at the games in philly. if not you obviously hate kids.
city isn't run into the ground...its had an amazing renaissance in the last ten years...in fact the fund has gone from negative 150 to 70 in just the last several years...whats run into the ground is schools/education and the health of its citizens...which this tax (admittedly on a small scale) will go towards helping
the tax is on the soda corporations not the people....yes soda prices probably are going to go up a few cents...but its certainly not going to make anyone poor who still chooses to buy it...it def isn't "grabbing money from those that need it"...as sd said the tax is also now going to be on diet drinks as well...which makes it far less regressive if regressive at all
again if you don't agree with vice taxes I get it...theres a valid argument there....but at least know the facts of something before you attempt to discuss it much less dismiss it out of hand
I'm as liberal as anyone but this is a straight cash grab from the poor. It's bullshtein.
again facts are your friend
If the mayor were a Republican igy' stance on all this would be different
The taxes they're collecting come from the company consumer in the end. They can portray it any way they want. This soaks the poor. Period.
Quote from: Rome on June 09, 2016, 10:37:40 AM
The taxes they're collecting come from the company consumer in the end. They can portray it any way they want. This soaks the poor. Period.
but again like sd mentioned already the tax now includes any drink with an artificial sweetener...which now covers all kinds of drinks versus ones that were tilted towards poorer communities....this far lessens the regressive nature of the tax if not outright eliminates it...but even before when it couldn't really be argued that it wasn't a regressive tax at least the money was (and still is) going to help these same poorer communities much more than any other
Quote from: SD on June 09, 2016, 10:31:12 AM
If the mayor were a Republican igy' stance on all this would be different
I don't vote by party I vote by issue and belief....its just that the republican party stands for not a single thing I believe in...but really your point is meaningless since a republican mayor would NEVER propose a tax like this...and unlike a lot of things the right is against this is actually one that doesn't make my blood boil...theres a legit argument to be made against vice or grocery taxes
I still have no problem with it and wish Houston would enact the same thing. Maybe then our roads here wouldn't be shtein
you already pay taxes to be provided good roads.
DERP
Not happening here bc they suck
But it doesn't matter bc I would still support the tax
farg fat people
pay up for your fatty drinks you fat fargs
Kinney pulled a Martin O'Malley with the "It's all for the Children". It never is for one specific group, any tax increases ultimately end up in the slush fund to fix the former's mistakes.
actually its in his budget as such....as line items....so if the budget gets passed it is for what he says...unless you believe that all government budgets are worthless and in that case might as well move to manila or somewhere...or just have no government
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on June 10, 2016, 07:53:39 AM
Kinney pulled a Martin O'Malley with the "It's all for the Children". It never is for one specific group, any tax increases ultimately end up in the slush fund to fix the former's mistakes.
Exactly.
I'm privy to how budgets work. You'd be mortified if you knew the bullshtein that goes on in every aspect of the process. Right/left... Makes no difference.
And I'm 100% pro-taxation too. The roads gotta get paved like Jay said, but the waste and grift in government spending is appalling.
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:yay :yay
its really not...if it was appalling we wouldn't have a country....for a country of 350 million people our government is incredibly efficient...no chance it can be perfect with how big we are but its pretty damn impressive
and again if you think line items in a budget are literally going to have the money stolen from them and put into peoples pockets then you should want the government literally torn up and started over and nothing should be passed....you cant say the govt is crooked then say you are pro taxes and like roads....because that money isn't going to go to roads its going into someones pocket right?...its APPALLING!!...like the tea party wants...just blow the whole motherfarger up
http://6abc.com/news/woman-slashed-in-face-on-schuylkill-river-trail/1379406/ (http://6abc.com/news/woman-slashed-in-face-on-schuylkill-river-trail/1379406/)
Or we could simply have better oversight and inject some common sense restraint when allocating tax dollars.
that takes work. it's much easier to just keep charging more taxes. so jay can have better roads to drive his f-450 on.
Quote from: Rome on June 10, 2016, 09:20:35 AM
Or we could simply have better oversight and inject some common sense restraint when allocating tax dollars.
see this is the key...people love to scream the govt sucks when the money is going towards something they don't like - pre k for example - and then scream how the money will just be stolen
but the govt is good when they are getting something they like and for sure the money will end up in the right place this time
basically humans are selfish pieces of shtein
says the human.
I'm pretty sure I never complained about government spending our money wisely. Lying about where it's going and who it's hitting the hardest is flat-out bad governance. Period. The end.
wisely = where you want it to go and collected how you want it collected
as it is for everyone
my point is saying that the government is in a shambles just because the money is supposed to go to someplace you don't agree with or is collected under a guise you don't believe in is disengenious...like why is the money from a soda tax going to be stolen but money from another tax is going to be spent wisely...you can hate the soda tax or you can hate pre k but you cant say the govt is horrible with money just because you don't like the tax and where the money is going
The wheels on the bus go round and round round and round round and round
Quote from: smeags on June 10, 2016, 09:23:56 AM
that takes work. it's much easier to just keep charging more taxes. so jay can have better roads to drive his f-450 on.
lol I am not Jon Lieber with that F750 or whatever he had. I just have a 150, thanks.
its official....holla kenney!!
http://www.phillyvoice.com/city-council-votes-soda-tax/
QuoteWith Thursday's vote to approve the tax at a lower rate, the city will still generate the funds needed for Kenney's proposed universal pre-K and community schools plans, as well as funding to revitalize the city's civic spaces – like the deteriorating city's parks, recreation centers and libraries – as well as other concerns like body cameras for the city's police officers, the city's pension program and the fund balance.
In recent weeks, Philadelphia's Director of Finance Rob Dubow said the lowest the rate could go and the city still be able to afford these initiatives would be a rate of two-and-a-half-cents-per-ounce.
That's because, along with the proposed $26 million for a new pre-K program, $6 million for a community schools, $550,000 for police body cameras, and $26 million into the city's pension fund in the budget, the city would need to secure $300 million in bonds for civic space improvements.
Without enough coming in to begin paying back those bonds, Dubow has said the city couldn't secure them, meaning Kenney's initiatives could not get the needed funding.
But, by adding diet soda to the tax, the city can generate enough to afford these initiatives.
Kenny said that he expects to sign the sugar-sweetened drinks tax bill on Monday. It would then go into effect in January of next year.
soda tax made national news...lester holt just teased it at the top of nbc nightly news
Hopefully with them being the second to enact one it'll continue to catch on
Had a good argument with the people at work about it bc I am in favor of it
i love kenney
this is what happens when nobody votes. you can sneak in candidates that would otherwise never win. most of the time its a flat earth republican who thinks babys should have ar-15s, but sometimes a big city can elect a progressive like this.
democracy!
I can't wait to see how much better off the kids will be now.
I haven't met one person who lives in the city that's in favor of this stupidity
Quote from: SD on June 17, 2016, 07:42:17 AM
I haven't met one person who lives in the city that's in favor of this stupidity
thats weird i don't know one who isn't in favor it
whats that like, 5 people ?
dozens...most all my friends and a lot of my family still live in the city...but to be fair I only run with super liberal people not bumpkins like you so my numbers are probably skewed
and to be fair if you count people I have met but don't know then sure ive come across many people at bars or other common area places who are against it....theres a reason it was a heated debate...all taxes are
Well I live as close to the city as you can possibly get without actually living in the city and people are pissed. They should have been up front with the $41 million they were allotting to the city.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 17, 2016, 08:12:12 AM
dozens...most all my friends and a lot of my family still live in the city...but to be fair I only run with super liberal people not bumpkins
You live 6-8 hours away yet you've spoken to 'dozens' of people that live in Philadelphia over the past week? I'm calling bullshtein.
Im buying that smoke shop right on rt 13 at the philly/Bensalem border, at this rate ill be pissing money.
I live and hour and a half away...and go up there at least once a month...no I have not been there in the last week...but the soda tax has been an issue since Michael Bloomberg brought it up years ago...and don't forget nutter tried to get one thru before kenney...this didnt pop up in the last few days
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 17, 2016, 08:37:25 AM
I live and hour and a half away...and go up there at least once a month...no I have not been there in the last week...but the soda tax has been an issue since Michael Bloomberg brought it up years ago...and don't forget nutter tried to get one thru before kenney...this didnt pop up in the last few days
The money allotment going to the city did though.
that how politics works though. instead of cleaning up that cesspool city council or the school board, lets just tax people more.
Quote from: SD on June 17, 2016, 08:41:23 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 17, 2016, 08:37:25 AM
I live and hour and a half away...and go up there at least once a month...no I have not been there in the last week...but the soda tax has been an issue since Michael Bloomberg brought it up years ago...and don't forget nutter tried to get one thru before kenney...this didnt pop up in the last few days
The money allotment going to the city did though.
well that's a whole different argument...I thought you were saying you didn't know anyone that was for the tax itself...im against the city fund getting money but not because it wont help pay it down...but because id rather it go towards the pre k or the parks and rec centers...even still 41 million out of almost 400 isn't horrible
I live in Bensalem, the big draw of Parx is that taxes wouldn't go up. Now they're implementing a wage tax. Where does it end?
$41 million is a BIG deal when it's thrown in last minute.
The whole issue of casinos in PA was being greased by the promise of reduced property tax for homeowners. It's been quite a few years, and the results are...well...less than promised.
mine went up since parx opened.
Haven't been paying super close attention, but wasn't the 40 mil towards the city bills a compromise because the more conservative members of city council wanted it? If that's the case, that's not 'sneaking' anything in, it's just a negotiation.
The compromise apparently modified the taxing formula, and added sugar-free diet drinks to the list of taxed items.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on June 17, 2016, 02:31:44 PM
The compromise apparently modified the taxing formula, and added sugar-free diet drinks to the list of taxed items.
yup made it less regressive for all those poor black kids you pubs care so much about
They should put a consumption tax on crack juice.
great idea!...tailgate week 6 of 2005 would have funded the city thru 2022
one of those two gotta be smeags?!!?
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Fat slobs in Philly, poor or not, should pay more for their sodas.
Freedom isn't free.
Quote from: Diomedes on June 18, 2016, 07:31:34 AM
Fat slobs in Philly, poor or not, should pay more for their sodas.
Freedom isn't free.
neither is paying for layers upon layers of waste in the city's government.
jesus ignorance annoys me...how do you not understand one has nothing to do with the other
either you are against the soda tax itself on its own merits....or you are against all taxes because you believe government is hopelessly corrupt and no matter which tax is collected the money is going to be stolen
would you be against raising property or sales taxes in the city?
its tough enough talking to a republican, much less an uneducated neanderthal
id stop
all that soda tax money about to just be wasted away. sad.
http://www.phillyvoice.com/philadelphia-seeks-partners-pre-k-expansion-soda-tax-hits-books/
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 20, 2016, 09:10:40 AM
jesus ignorance annoys me...how do you not understand one has nothing to do with the other
either you are against the soda tax itself on its own merits....or you are against all taxes because you believe government is hopelessly corrupt and no matter which tax is collected the money is going to be stolen
would you be against raising property or sales taxes in the city?
Sales taxes are consumption based. I'd crush the property tax millage rate. That hits the fat cats the hardest, although Philly gives 10 year abatements out like candy, so...
Quote from: MDS on June 20, 2016, 01:21:55 PM
its tough enough talking to a republican, much less an uneducated neanderthal
id stop
a troll being trolled cant resist.
so maybe the Fattah's can share a cell together.
Quote from: Rome on June 21, 2016, 09:46:46 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 20, 2016, 09:10:40 AM
jesus ignorance annoys me...how do you not understand one has nothing to do with the other
either you are against the soda tax itself on its own merits....or you are against all taxes because you believe government is hopelessly corrupt and no matter which tax is collected the money is going to be stolen
would you be against raising property or sales taxes in the city?
Sales taxes are consumption based. I'd crush the property tax millage rate. That hits the fat cats the hardest, although Philly gives 10 year abatements out like candy, so...
not the point...money from all taxes will be stolen so we shouldn't have any taxes period
http://6abc.com/news/school-yard-argument-ends-in-chase-gunfire-crash/1396141/ (http://6abc.com/news/school-yard-argument-ends-in-chase-gunfire-crash/1396141/)
my god
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That sounds like the question was answered by Miss South Carolina from the 2007 Teen USA pageant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww)
lol
oh and why did my dumb ass post that in the Philadelphia thread
this is pretty cool...
http://www.phillyvoice.com/yes-there-are-more-otters-phillys-schuylkill-river/
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160625_Officer_shot_in_Folcroft.html (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160625_Officer_shot_in_Folcroft.html)
If drugs were legal and guns weren't that probably wouldn't have happened.
locations of first nine soda tax schools announced....get em jimmy!
http://www.phillymag.com/citified/2016/07/18/philadelphia-community-schools/
see ya
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/07/19/philexit-poll-philadelphia-secede/
Rubes in McKeesport don't like big city folk?
Omg.
http://www.phillyvoice.com/phillys-police-union-insulted-dnc-speaker-list/
Mo Rocca trying to figure out why youse all tawk funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYAx4kC5NMY
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SXeSWiWV0mk
Lmaoooo
You're a crumb bum!
I havent heard that shtein in years
Crumb lush creep coward! I love it!
http://6abc.com/news/warrants-served-in-philly-involve-union-boss-councilman/1458218/ (http://6abc.com/news/warrants-served-in-philly-involve-union-boss-councilman/1458218/)
https://twitter.com/AP_Images/status/765966966809038848
http://www.philadelinquency.com/2016/09/01/game-can-you-spot-the-nazi-tattoo-on-this-ppd-cop/
so much stupid in those responses.
this is tremendous news....so big
http://www.phillyvoice.com/aramark-unveils-market-street-location-for-new-hq/
Another Philly cop was ambushed - female sgt in west philly shot eight times and survived.
A few bystanders were hit too and one died. Damn.
The takes are crispy on this one. It's being intertwined with Jenkins and the Eagles upcoming anthem protest. I made the mistake of reading the philly.com comment section. Need eye bleach now.
wtf?
QuotePolice said all four victims of the quadruple shooting on the 3000 block of Castor Avenue survived, but one man - who was shot 10 times in his back - was hospitalized in critical condition.
someone got shot 10 times in the back during a drug deal in port richmond
whaaaaaaaaaaaaa
shot ten times and is not dead
good black dont croak
The lady cop took eight the other night and survived
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 18, 2016, 08:11:34 PM
The lady cop took eight the other night and survived
she had a vest
I think only two hit the vest right?
Either way tough as balls. And the bouncer dude who got each leg popped was lucky a cop threw a tourniquet on him.
Sad about the lady who died - her pops heard the shooting and had no idea it was his daughter
no it was more than two....a bunch did...i think two hit her arm
either way ten in the back and live has to be some sort of record
No doubt. The fact that one didn't go through the spine of heart or artery is nuts
blood loss alone should have killed him
this is insane
http://www.phillyvoice.com/watch-madman-peddles-big-wheel-i-76-witnesses-remain-calm/
Reminds me of this guy:
https://youtu.be/pZ_0DHvJjXk
the dirty jerz
http://www.phillyvoice.com/police-new-jersey-woman-steals-wallet-emt-transporting-deceased-boyfriend/
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 04, 2016, 09:02:16 AM
the dirty jerz
http://www.phillyvoice.com/police-new-jersey-woman-steals-wallet-emt-transporting-deceased-boyfriend/
That's a hard 25.
a rough 25 years or a rough previous 24 hrs...either way her man got got probably cause he was out of his gord which is why he walked out into traffic
bad news; sheena parveen leaving channel 10
good news: shes going to my local nbc affiliate in DC
filling that lindsay hole.
i cant believe she took a demotion....ive never seen a young person do that in tv news.....someone in philly must be stalking her
maybe she got pushed out
her prime was 5 years ago
no way....shes still HOF...my guess is she followed a man down there....i honestly thought her next move would be to a national outlet...like the saturday today show or something like that
cecily >>>
there is supposedly a 15-20 person brawl happening in the melrose diner right now that has spilled back into the kitchen area and has employees jumping in
some details
https://twitter.com/johnpaul/status/792868015960457216
Winning comment:
Quote
Everybody who throws goes to Melrose
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Yes!
Can anyone get their hands on some of those?
well this is pretty awesome
http://www.phillyvoice.com/city-receive-100-million-donation-improve-parks-libraries/
never change philly
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/11/22/mara-wilson-philadelphia-twitter/
Quote"Everyone I know from Philadelphia is either the nicest person in the world or the biggest icehole
Quote
Pretty much describes this board
Without the nice people.
https://apnews.com/294e97789d7640e4bd19490a35f6535b/Mummers-seek-inclusive-tone-after-insensitive-displays?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP
best mayor ever...
QuoteJim Kenney @JimFKenney 3m3 minutes ago
Meryl Streep is all that! And really, she is just a regular person. This talented American has asked us to be true to ourselves as citizens
bath salts around the way on fleek this week
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Naked-man-drives-stolen-cab-through-Rittenhouse-Square.html
he was protesting against uber.
https://billypenn.com/2017/02/17/johns-roast-pork-shuts-down-after-mission-impossible-style-burglary/
Damn.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/03/19/philadelphias-cinco-de-mayo-festival-was-just-canceled-amid-fears-of-an-ice-raid/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.5341b7b1acce&wprss=rss_AllWPStoriesandBlogs
Good job Seth Williams.
Indicted on bribery and corruption charges.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 21, 2017, 03:11:12 PM
Good job Seth Williams.
Indicted on bribery and corruption charges.
He gave my college graduation commencement speech.
Wonder how much he was paid under the table for it?
QuoteWilliams also spent $10,000 from a joint account he shared with a relative meant for the relative's nursing home costs, the indictment said.
Yikes.
city hall is a cesspool filled with jackasses like Williams.
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 21, 2017, 03:34:59 PM
QuoteWilliams also spent $10,000 from a joint account he shared with a relative meant for the relative's nursing home costs, the indictment said.
Yikes.
Ouch that's a bad one.
Most of it seems to be people paying for his flights and vacations. It's amazing how brazen people are.
I'm glad that soda tax passed
Philadelphians are a bunch of Hoydas
http://nypost.com/2017/03/19/guy-wearing-trump-hat-sues-bar-for-refusing-to-serve-him/
Quote from: Tomahawk on March 21, 2017, 04:39:10 PM
Philadelphians are a bunch of Hoydas
http://nypost.com/2017/03/19/guy-wearing-trump-hat-sues-bar-for-refusing-to-serve-him/
hes actually from south jersey...and lol at the ambulance chaser he hired...
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This that guy a partner at fargboy and fargboi?
He's a fargin' cartoon of an east jersey personal injury lawyer, lol. A few years ago he was smearing Preperation H on his abs and going shirtless to tacky manhattan night clubs with an artificial tan and his hair all spiked out.
haha exactly...
Using the Kap reasoning here - dipshtein in the MAGA hat is a distraction and deserves to be blackballed for wearing that hat.
http://6abc.com/food/pepsi-pulls-6-packs-2-liter-bottles-from-philly-stores/1811670/
Quote from: Tomahawk on March 21, 2017, 04:39:10 PM
Philadelphians are a bunch of Hoydas
http://nypost.com/2017/03/19/guy-wearing-trump-hat-sues-bar-for-refusing-to-serve-him/
Dude ordered a jalepeno margarita and supports a guy who wants to deport Mexicans and build a wall to keep them out.
Ceding Philly to Coke while blaming the bev tax isn't gonna be smart in the long run.
the whole farging point of the tax is to ween people off awful soda....pepsi just help them do that...shout out pepsi corp
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 21, 2017, 09:12:05 PM
the whole farging point of the tax is to ween people off awful soda....pepsi just help them do that...shout out pepsi corp
That's bullshtein because the tax is also on diet soda, Gatorade and freakin almond milk. My buddy owns a deli in Somerton and it's killing his business.
yea let me know when he goes on food stamps ill buy him a beer
boohoo
Quote from: SD on March 21, 2017, 09:44:05 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 21, 2017, 09:12:05 PM
the whole farging point of the tax is to ween people off awful soda....pepsi just help them do that...shout out pepsi corp
That's bullshtein because the tax is also on diet soda, Gatorade and freakin almond milk. My buddy owns a deli in Somerton and it's killing his business.
Sounds like a Hoyda who should move somewhere that'll deal with his bullshtein.
diet soda and gatorade are awful for you and only sweetened almond milk is taxed
Quote from: General_Failure on March 21, 2017, 09:47:36 PM
Quote from: SD on March 21, 2017, 09:44:05 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 21, 2017, 09:12:05 PM
the whole farging point of the tax is to ween people off awful soda....pepsi just help them do that...shout out pepsi corp
That's bullshtein because the tax is also on diet soda, Gatorade and freakin almond milk. My buddy owns a deli in Somerton and it's killing his business.
Sounds like a Hoyda who should move somewhere that'll deal with his bullshtein.
lol
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 21, 2017, 09:47:44 PM
diet soda and gatorade are awful for you and only sweetened almond milk is taxed
Not nearly as bad as pies, cakes, donuts etc. Let's tax those too. farg it why stop there, let's tax cheesesteaks, roast pork sandwiches, scrapple and pretzels while we're at it.
cheesesteaks should be taxed further especially at places like pats and genos....the only people going there are tourists and south jersey/delco garbage before a flyers game. getting an extra 5% out of them is fine by me.
Quote from: SD on March 21, 2017, 09:55:14 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 21, 2017, 09:47:44 PM
diet soda and gatorade are awful for you and only sweetened almond milk is taxed
Not nearly as bad as pies, cakes, donuts etc. Let's tax those too. farg it why stop there, let's tax cheesesteaks, roast pork sandwiches, scrapple and pretzels while we're at it.
im all for it...you are preaching to the choir brotha
You don't live here why would you care?
i care about all people...no matter where they live
So you want poor citizens to pay higher prices? Let's be honest, the tax is going to hurt the lower class the most.
https://economics21.org/html/philly's-soda-tax-will-disproportionately-hurt-poor-2186.html
im confused your buddy is going out of business AND people are paying more for soda?
or is he going out of business cause people arent buying soda anymore?
People are going to Bensalem/Trevose to buy their deli meats/sandwiches/groceries. It's not so much about the money, it's that people are fed up with getting taxed for everything so they'll drive outside the city limits to make their purchases. Watch that video I posted.
So people are consuming more fuel in order to save a few bucks on soda tax? Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.
I'm all for taxing the shtein out of "unhealthy" food and drinks and tobacco products, etc, etc....as long as 100% of that money is being used to support a public health care system. So if you want to drink 10 gallons of soda every day and eat Mikey D's and ice cream, at least with a higher tax you're already paying money into the diabetes treatment you'll eventually need.
if you have the time and money to travel for a pepsi simply to make a statement then you got a pretty great life going for you..
and if its not the money they should support their neighborhood deli who they are putting out of business
most people who live in the city dont live close enough to a non-city store so its really affecting like 10 people...in fact many people in the city dont even drive and rely on septa. they shop at bodega's and corner stores. but i guess 1 dude in the far northeast is making slightly less omg omg
im an uppity liberal that goes to whole foods so what do i care
Yes, it's the principal of another tax not the money
Watch the video
http://6abc.com/food/pepsi-pulls-6-packs-2-liter-bottles-from-philly-stores/1811670/
then drive to delaware where theres no sales tax...HUGE statement
Quote from: SD on March 21, 2017, 10:32:38 PM
Yes, it's the principal of another tax not the money
Watch the video
http://6abc.com/food/pepsi-pulls-6-packs-2-liter-bottles-from-philly-stores/1811670/
My take away from that video is that 2 fat ladies won't be drinking Pepsi anymore. If they abstain from soda completely, their scales will thank them in about 6 weeks.
lol
i honestly dont think ive seen anyone drink a pepsi since the 80's
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 21, 2017, 10:35:33 PM
then drive to delaware where theres no sales tax...HUGE statement
Exactly. It's like a 15-20 minute drive to Delaware and they've had no sales tax at all forever, but you don't see thousands upon thousands of people driving to Wilmington to buy furniture, tvs, computers, etc. They're shopping local and paying sales tax. And once these few morons who are leaving the city to buy their soda get sick of leaving the city to buy soda, they'll be back at their local grocer happily paying a few extra pennies for the convenience.
that woman just "ri-dick-alas" instead of "ridiculous"
How much of an increase is it again?
If a can of coke cost a buck before how much does it cost now?
$400
sd's friend is actually living at home with his parents now and his store was shuttered
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 21, 2017, 10:50:56 PM
How much of an increase is it again?
If a can of coke cost a buck before how much does it cost now?
It's being implemented on a per ounce basis which is about the only thing I disagree with. So a 16 ounce bottle of soda is getting taxed at whatever the rate is for 16 ounces. Leads to some high ass taxes.
Which I'm cool with.
Just like tobacco is taxed high too.
If your business is based on selling grape soda and kools, don't look for me at the pity party when trade slows. Sure, it's legal, but it's nasty and there are ways to make a living that don't depend on helping ignorant people harm themselves and those around them.
The business doesn't depend on sodas, but when people are purposely going outside the city to purchase those products out of principal it directly hurts your business since they're purchasing other products (deli meats/sandwiches etc.)
It's easy to sit here and say who cares when your livelihood doesn't depend on sales. Trump's president because people are tired of paying ridiculous taxes implemented by Democratic run cities. My county (Bucks) is made up of people who moved outside the city because they were tired of paying the city wage tax for zesty schools, higher insurance rates and trashy streets. I don't blame them, that's the same reason I moved.
Quote from: SD on March 22, 2017, 07:50:52 AM
Trump's president because people are tired of paying ridiculous taxes implemented by Democratic run cities.
lol
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 21, 2017, 10:50:56 PM
How much of an increase is it again?
a 16 oz soda costs about 25 cents more
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 22, 2017, 08:19:11 AM
Quote from: SD on March 22, 2017, 07:50:52 AM
Trump's president because people are tired of paying ridiculous taxes implemented by Democratic run cities.
lol
They hold the house/sentate/ 2/3's Governor/POTUS and are about to hold the majority in SCOTUS. Keep laughing.
coke is doing the same thing, selling smaller products (single can and bottles etc) over 2 liters, six packs and cases. both companies are adjusting to the environment.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 22, 2017, 10:34:46 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 22, 2017, 08:22:35 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 21, 2017, 10:50:56 PM
How much of an increase is it again?
a 16 oz soda costs about 25 cents more
That's not crippling
not at all especially when half these people are paying 12 bucks for a pack of cigarettes
I swear you're all thick. It's not the money it's the principal of the extra tax.
No I get it
Principle of it is fine to me
that stance is putting their neighborhood deli out of business...good job good principle
Quote from: SD on March 22, 2017, 10:53:45 AM
I swear you're all thick. It's not the money it's the principal of the extra tax.
Go throw a six pack in the harbor.
I'm going to drive down to the Linc and throw it at the solar panels.
Bet you can't hit the panels with the can from the ground level
Quote from: SD on March 22, 2017, 01:05:26 PM
I'm going to drive down to the Linc and throw it at the solar panels.
Don't forget your red hat.
when did sd become a trump apologist
08NOV2016
Quote from: Diomedes on March 22, 2017, 08:46:17 PM
Quote from: SD on March 22, 2017, 01:05:26 PM
I'm going to drive down to the Linc and throw it at the solar panels.
Don't forget your red hat.
#MAGA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_WkJZ2cktxk
Part one of a doc on the Philly mob
Two and three listed below on the YouTube page
I've been reading a lot on it lately and found this
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 23, 2017, 10:34:06 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_WkJZ2cktxk
Part one of a doc on the Philly mob
Two and three listed below on the YouTube page
I've been reading a lot on it lately and found this
I grew up with Ray Martorano's grandson who was also named Ray (he died in a motorcycle accident in Cherry Hill)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Martorano
We have a Cherry Hill in Baltimore, too.
I was not raised in Baltimore.
I always wondered if Ex WIP host Steve Martorano was related to them
George Anastasia wrote several books on the Philly mob. Gonna scold them out on amazon this weekend.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 23, 2017, 10:53:33 PM
I always wondered if Ex WIP host Steve Martorano was related to them
George Anastasia wrote several books on the Philly mob. Gonna scold them out on amazon this weekend.
He isn't but Rays father George was the longest serving first time non violent offender in FBI prison history
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Martorano
Quote from: SD on March 23, 2017, 11:12:44 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 23, 2017, 10:53:33 PM
I always wondered if Ex WIP host Steve Martorano was related to them
George Anastasia wrote several books on the Philly mob. Gonna scold them out on amazon this weekend.
He isn't but Rays father George was the longest serving first time non violent offender in FBI prison history
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Martorano
Impressive list of accomplishments for him.
Didn't know he was Nic Cage in ConAir
prevented the hijacking of an aircraft by prisoners while in transit from Philadelphia to Oklahoma, OK following the loss of his 33rd appeal. This incident has been documented by the FBI and FBOP and was called "extraordinary" by D.C. DeCamillus, SIS lieutenant
i cant believe theres martorano's in philly not related
also this is the best philly mafia book
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nice Irish lad
Quote from: Diomedes on March 23, 2017, 10:51:12 PM
We have a Cherry Hill in Baltimore, too.
I was not raised in Baltimore.
Ugh.
You weren't raised anywhere. You were reared. Flowers are raised. People are reared.
* end pedantic rant *
you raised the level there, rome.
I never like to see Rome's pedantry raise its ugly head.
Mayim Bialik must have been raised because she....Blossomed
well when you've been reared rough like rome was .... :paranoid
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I don't think they scouted their location very well.
Must be dumbfarg day
D.C. had a pizzagate protest too.
i will farging fight the pizzagate people...i mean literally if i knew they were down there today i would gone down and punched someone in the throat
this motherfarger drove his family up from florida for the "event"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2017/03/25/protesters-outside-white-house-demand-pizzagate-investigation/?utm_term=.2e1b7aaaa87b
Seems like a lot of people drove up or flew in. Stupid farging idiots.
I would've chipped in on your bail money
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 25, 2017, 04:39:49 PM
i will farging fight the pizzagate people...i mean literally if i knew they were down there today i would gone down and punched someone in the throat
Used to see this mental patient on my way home from work. He posts up at Grant and the Boulevard. His first sign was Hillary 4 Prison. Second sign was "Pizzagate is real".
http://www.phillyvoice.com/hillary-4-prison-sign-man-moves-pizzagate-conspiracy/
there were maybe 100 people at the trump thing today....a ton of lookers on, selfie chasing morons and police. i saw them walking down market st and the unplanned spur of the moment anti trump post election protests were 1000x bigger.
i gave them the finger so im cool
I hadn't previously heard of Pizzagate. I hold out hope that one day I won't be surprised by people's willingness to believe absolutely anything anybody says.
Quote from: SD on March 25, 2017, 06:56:11 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 25, 2017, 04:39:49 PM
i will farging fight the pizzagate people...i mean literally if i knew they were down there today i would gone down and punched someone in the throat
Used to see this mental patient on my way home from work. He posts up at Grant and the Boulevard. His first sign was Hillary 4 Prison. Second sign was "Pizzagate is real".
http://www.phillyvoice.com/hillary-4-prison-sign-man-moves-pizzagate-conspiracy/
lol this reminds me...
when i was growing up i used to go to the church station a lot cause i had people around there and there was this "special" cat under the el who used to hit us in the head with a rolled up newspaper and do really loud choo choo sounds like he was the train...and he had a radio tape player play madonna's "like a virgin" and a phyllis diller lookin puppet on strings that he would make dance...the thing did not look like it was dancing...nor did it look remotely close to madonna....but man was it fun
somebody elaborate on this pizzagate, I refuse to google it.
Hillary Clinton was sex trafficking kids through a pizza joint in DC
Quote from: Tomahawk on March 27, 2017, 09:11:30 AM
Hillary Clinton was sex trafficking kids through a pizza joint in DC
well after those emails, is anyone surprised ?
What emails?
Podesta's emails.
If the name Podesta doesn't prove that Democrats are pedophiles, then we have nothing in common, go buy ammo.
Still not ringing a bell, Senator.
I can't even tell who's being sarcastic here.
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That man looks upset. Who is he?
Quote from: Rome on March 27, 2017, 12:16:39 PM
That man looks upset. Who is he?
michael j fox after he heard the news about the back to the future reboot.
http://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2017/04/03/wawa-hoagie-decline/
I haven't had a hoagie from wawa in years, but from what I've seen when other people get them, this article is dead on.
I think wawa's hot mto food is solid eats when you're on the go, but they've neglected their staple product for quite some time now. Don't know how long theyve been like this, but I think it's been close to 10 years since I've had one.
Yep it's spot on.
They suck now. I noticed it last summer when I was home.
That's just plain wrong. I had a grilled chicken with provolone and lettuce and tomato today and it was great. The tuna is good and so is the Italian. The cheesesteaks aren't bad either in a pinch.
They're not remotely as good as regular delis in the DelVal but for gas station food, it's pretty farging good.
Yeah I do their cheesesteaks every once in a while with extra pepper jack cheese and extra oil, makes them decently edible.
It's cheap and it's edible. Publix is a supermarket chain down here and they have a deli that makes "subs". Those are disgusting. Subway is repugnant. Hell, even Jersey Mike's is shtein compared to Wawa.
Again, compared to White House in AC, they're garbage, but any port in a storm...
Rome is overreacting because the author of the article blamed Florida for Wawa's hoagies' demise
Quote from: Rome on April 03, 2017, 07:27:23 PM
That's just plain wrong. I had a grilled chicken with provolone and lettuce and tomato today and it was great. The tuna is good and so is the Italian. The cheesesteaks aren't bad either in a pinch.
They're not remotely as good as regular delis in the DelVal but for gas station food, it's pretty farging good.
its hard to farg up tuna and mayonnaise but i agree their tuna is for whatever reason awesome...so is their chicken salad....and my god that pepperoni and provolone sandwich they have in the hot boxes on the register counters is one of the greatest things ive ever had
as for their hoagies they arent drastically worse than they used to be but they have definitely declined....mostly due to the bread that a lot of their locations now make in that same convection oven johnson that subway uses as opposed to getting it from a bakery like they used to...the hoagies are still world class for a big chain but they have depreciated a little
(http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2932/33895530212_70d8f8ec81_b.jpg)
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Iconic-Rocky-landmark-adrian-pet-store-pet-shop-in-Kensington-demolished.html?mobi=true
one of the final 24 in the spelling bee is from cherry hill
This is the Philly thread not the South Jersey thread. Take that shtein somewhere else.
delaware valley son
shes up now
knocked it out of the park - genipap
Bet she can't spell covfefe
a lot of people think theres an n after the o....i mean i was sure it was convfefe until trumps tweet
she made it to prime time tonight - bodhran
one of two sixth graders
cherry hill just went down - quintain
finished 7th
PHILADELPHIA
not jewey hill
lil guy is triggered
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2017/06/06/colleen-campbell-phl-17-helium-comedy-club-fired/
"Lick my icehole mother farger!"
I like how she originally said she had one drink. And then it morphed into five. And now she said she was drugged.
Hot video. Another shining product of the Temple journalism program.
Wrong thread, this 100% belongs in the women thread.
that is my kind of lady. hot video.
look at this kids dome piece....it looks like the photo was distorted
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/helen_ubinas/surviving-a-violent-attack-at-temple-university-just-the-beginning-for-one-philly-teen-20170706.html?utm_campaign=Philly.com+Twitter+Account&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=social&cid=Philly.com+Twitter
thats a block and a half from where i lived....its all student housing on that block. how methed up was that pwt dirtbag from bensalem
Not Philly but close enough, teenage kid went missing Wednesday, then 3 more on Friday. They arrested a 20 year old on weapons charges, bail is set at $1 million. House he was arrested at is about 5 minutes from me. They're also searching a house up in solebury his parents own. They've been going through a cornfield since this afternoon. Guy they arrested has a history of mental illness.
http://6abc.com/news/arrest-made-amid-search-for-4-missing-men-in-bucks-co/2199000/
Quote from: SD on July 10, 2017, 09:56:40 PM
Not Philly but close enough, teenage kid went missing Wednesday, then 3 more on Friday. They arrested a 20 year old on weapons charges, bail is set at $1 million. House he was arrested at is about 5 minutes from me. They're also searching a house up in solebury his parents own. They've been going through a cornfield since this afternoon. Guy they arrested has a history of mental illness.
http://6abc.com/news/arrest-made-amid-search-for-4-missing-men-in-bucks-co/2199000/
this story has gotten nuts. im thinking this is drug related and this kid had help.
the kid is skitzo...i guess he could have lured the kids there on the premise of drugs but im sure it happened cause hes mentally ill
heard there was confession, I didn't see anything though. - may be linked to this kid ?
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/helen_ubinas/surviving-a-violent-attack-at-temple-university-just-the-beginning-for-one-philly-teen-20170706.html
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 13, 2017, 03:28:35 PM
the kid is skitzo...i guess he could have lured the kids there on the premise of drugs but im sure it happened cause hes mentally ill
They just interviewed a co-worker of the guys whose remains they found. He said he was a good guy who was trying to keep his act together but sometimes you fall off the track. He wouldn't explain further what he meant by that. He said it was well known Dinardo was a nut job.
#lowerbucksscum
Quote from: SD on July 13, 2017, 04:10:40 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 13, 2017, 03:28:35 PM
the kid is skitzo...i guess he could have lured the kids there on the premise of drugs but im sure it happened cause hes mentally ill
They just interviewed a co-worker of the guys whose remains they found. He said he was a good guy who was trying to keep his act together but sometimes you fall off the track. He wouldn't explain further what he meant by that. He said it was well known Dinardo was a nut job.
he was institutionalized at least once so im sure it was well known for anyone even remotely close to him or his family
all it takes is to go off your medicine once and shtein can pop off when you have that disease
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/missing-men-killed-texts-dinardo-dean-killed-20170713.html?mobi=true
Confessed. Didnt see details on why yet.
Quote from: smeags on July 13, 2017, 03:31:33 PM
heard there was confession, I didn't see anything though. - may be linked to this kid ?
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/helen_ubinas/surviving-a-violent-attack-at-temple-university-just-the-beginning-for-one-philly-teen-20170706.html
why would these be linked?
Quote from: phattymatty on July 13, 2017, 05:44:36 PM
Quote from: smeags on July 13, 2017, 03:31:33 PM
heard there was confession, I didn't see anything though. - may be linked to this kid ?
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/helen_ubinas/surviving-a-violent-attack-at-temple-university-just-the-beginning-for-one-philly-teen-20170706.html
why would these be linked?
The theory floating around on reddit and the like is that DiNardo and this kid, as well as the 4 who disappeared, all knew each other and were at the party. The 4 kids apparently saw the fight happen and may not have snitched on the Temple assaulter. DiNardo owed said kid money, and in order to pay the debt, he asked DiNardo to help dispose of the 4 witnesses.
As far as I know there has been zero corroboration of this theory. It mostly sounds like people who saw Alpha Dog too much, but, who knows.
that was the story running through the neighborhood and it went internet, who knows.
now they are saying there was an accomplice. still think there is more to this than just feeling cheated after a drug deal.
i think he helped ted cruz father kill jfk
Quote from: smeags on July 14, 2017, 08:07:56 AM
that was the story running through the neighborhood and it went internet, who knows.
now they are saying there was an accomplice. still think there is more to this than just feeling cheated after a drug deal.
QuotePolice took another person into custody late Thursday night in the 800 block of Magee Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, according to a second source with knowledge of the investigation. Bucks County detectives were working to determine whether he could be the co-conspirator, the source said.
how pissed off is that dude's lawyer? they hire him to buckle in for some long trial and dude is like yeah i killed 4 people then burned them sorry guys.
also that kid with the head....my girl's mom got hit by a truck two months ago and went through a lot of shtein....they ended up having to remove half her skull off to lessen the brain swelling and her head looked exactly like that kid's. they just put it back on a few weeks ago and she's almost back to normal. doctors are farging amazing.
QuoteAn anonymous source told the Associated Press Thursday that DiNardo had an accomplice. The source said DiNardo, who has a history of mental illness, killed the men after feeling cheated or threatened during multiple drug transactions, then burned their bodies and buried them in a 12-foot grave on his family's Solebury Township farm using heavy equipment from his father's construction business.
2nd suspect arrested. sean kratz.
thugs
http://www.phillyvoice.com/videos-big-fight-breaks-out-outside-phillys-center-city-sips/
:-D
Movement going down in philly to remove rizzo's statue.
the rally coincidentally or not ended up across the street from the statue. massive police presence around it before during and after the march.
kenny said there would be a council debate about it. hopefully this gets done. rizzo was a sick racist man. of course the giant mural of him in the italian market (right where they do the grease pole climb during the festival) will never go down because wops are gonna wop.
wasn't sure which thread to put this in but I went with this one, because.
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2017/08/25/nfl-draft-philly-unquestionable-success/?utm_campaign=EDIT%3A%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=55663786&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_cSqHGFUmauexhb-WWimcNxcIROspZDAg3Z_FmLipac_pKIpgyU7JNbTnrKngIpxRhkSkZ507PHw33oA5FC1ZpzFc0KA&_hsmi=55663786 (http://www.phillymag.com/news/2017/08/25/nfl-draft-philly-unquestionable-success/?utm_campaign=EDIT%3A%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=55663786&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_cSqHGFUmauexhb-WWimcNxcIROspZDAg3Z_FmLipac_pKIpgyU7JNbTnrKngIpxRhkSkZ507PHw33oA5FC1ZpzFc0KA&_hsmi=55663786)
Any bit of respectable writing and research that was put into that article was quickly vacated by this incredibly low brow remark at the end:
QuoteAs far as the impression that we made as a city, I'd say we did pretty damn well. We showed the league what true fans are made of and we keyed the world into a little secret that us good folks were damn well aware of (and should still sort of keep the lid on): Not all Birds fans are savages and we know how to throw one hell of a party.
Just stfu with that shtein already.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 25, 2017, 03:38:52 PM
Any bit of respectable writing and research
Not really any respectable writing or research involved. It was just a rehashing of a press release about a "study" from an organization that directly financially benefited from the draft.
npr did an interview with an economics professor the other day saying the numbers were complete bs
i know everyone knew that but, yea.
events like these generally lose money for cities. i think in this instance the city didnt lose anything, and perhaps gained a little, because the nfl paid for most of it. but inconveniencing your residents for a small gain is probably not worth it.
next thing you are going to tell me is that publicly funded stadiums are monetary losers for cities
So having been away from Philly for 6 years, I usually get my news fix from Philly.com.
It looks like they imposed a "maximum" article per month rule to "encourage" people to subscribe. I have no problem paying for a subscription - if I didn't also have to put up with their crappy ads that cover the whole page. That being said...
Anyone have any other good Philly news sites?
Probably just phillymag.com and the local news stations' websites.
Same shtein here in Baltimore. I cancelled my print subscription because they wouldn't give access to online content as a part of the delivery subscription. Idiots.
For Baltimore news I read the local news channel sites and a few free local things like business insider, patch, baltimorebrew, and of course, aggregators that give me Baltimore specific feeds, like /r/Baltimore.
I don't begrudge the paywall, but if I'm paying..I want unfettered access. Don't make me pay for print AND online. Don't make me dodge ads after I"ve already paid. The ads in my paper copy don't magically flip the page away from what I'm reading to show me the Macy's ad, why should I tolerate that shtein online?
Quote from: Butchers Bill on September 05, 2017, 04:50:18 PM
So having been away from Philly for 6 years, I usually get my news fix from Philly.com.
It looks like they imposed a "maximum" article per month rule to "encourage" people to subscribe. I have no problem paying for a subscription - if I didn't also have to put up with their crappy ads that cover the whole page. That being said...
Anyone have any other good Philly news sites?
http://www.phillyvoice.com/
http://www.phillytrib.com/sports/
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/fathar-gerard-grandzol-murder-robbery-spring-garden-20170908.html?amphtml=y&mobi=true
Damn
I'd rather die than hand my kid over to a couple thugs too. Good man.
Judge laid the hammer down on Seth Williams
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/seth-williams-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-in-bribery-corruption-case-20171024.html?mobi=true
Good. Not many forms of humanity lower than a corrupt prosecutor.
My sister is down the city today for her class and saw this beaut in Rittenhouse Sq
https://m.imgur.com/3O877J1
Krasner chopping heads.
i was reading a story the other day on him and it said he is considering the idea of hamsterdams for heroin users
philly had an insane amount of ODs last year (and also murders) so im game for anything...something...
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 05, 2018, 03:06:09 PM
i was reading a story the other day on him and it said he is considering the idea of hamsterdams for heroin users
They already exist. Cops don't bother them unless there's a reason too.
Quote from: MDS on January 05, 2018, 03:10:05 PM
philly had an insane amount of ODs last year (and also murders) so im game for anything...something...
The opioid epidemic is out of control. Lost way too many friends the past 7 years. Too many people I know are on and off and I just know it's a matter of time before they OD. They all go to rehab, and they all relapse. They found my buddy Dan's body in an alley in Kensington. He was always into weed, alcohol and blow, but he started dating a new girl who got him into heroin, two months later he was found dead of an overdose.
They raided these pain management centers all over the city. You just had to go in and say you were in pain and they'd prescribe you opioids. They had lines out the door.
Quote from: AO1 on January 05, 2018, 03:52:26 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 05, 2018, 03:06:09 PM
i was reading a story the other day on him and it said he is considering the idea of hamsterdams for heroin users
They already exist. Cops don't bother them unless there's a reason too.
that happens in every city....these would be areas officially sanctioned by the city...cordoned off and possibly containing health care workers or volunteers that monitor it
The heroin clinics would be run by non-profit organizations, the city would just leave them alone.
But hamsterdam was already a thing in Philly as far as comparing it the one set up in the Wire:
QuoteUntil it was cleared this summer, a notorious needle-filled encampment along Kensington's railroad tracks was "the closest thing [Philadelphia] had to a safe-injection site," Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Mike Newall reported. "Outreach workers supplied the users here with Narcan. They kept one another alive." Though 75 to 100 people congregated by the tracks on any given day, only 17 of the city's 907 fatal overdoses occurred there in 2016.
Quote from: AO1 on January 05, 2018, 03:52:26 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 05, 2018, 03:06:09 PM
i was reading a story the other day on him and it said he is considering the idea of hamsterdams for heroin users
They already exist. Cops don't bother them unless there's a reason too.
Quote from: MDS on January 05, 2018, 03:10:05 PM
philly had an insane amount of ODs last year (and also murders) so im game for anything...something...
The opioid epidemic is out of control. Lost way too many friends the past 7 years. Too many people I know are on and off and I just know it's a matter of time before they OD. They all go to rehab, and they all relapse. They found my buddy Dan's body in an alley in Kensington. He was always into weed, alcohol and blow, but he started dating a new girl who got him into heroin, two months later he was found dead of an overdose.
They raided these pain management centers all over the city. You just had to go in and say you were in pain and they'd prescribe you opioids. They had lines out the door.
I haven't had to deal with too many of people I grew up with, but I watching my son deal with it. hes lost too many friends to this over the last few years, some kids I coached in various sports and tried to help but couldn't reach. its depressing.
but hey, sessions says we must stop pot sales at all costs.
Quote from: AO1 on January 05, 2018, 04:11:16 PM
The heroin clinics would be run by non-profit organizations, the city would just leave them alone.
But hamsterdam was already a thing in Philly as far as comparing it the one set up in the Wire:
QuoteUntil it was cleared this summer, a notorious needle-filled encampment along Kensington's railroad tracks was "the closest thing [Philadelphia] had to a safe-injection site," Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Mike Newall reported. "Outreach workers supplied the users here with Narcan. They kept one another alive." Though 75 to 100 people congregated by the tracks on any given day, only 17 of the city's 907 fatal overdoses occurred there in 2016.
thats still not sanctioned by the cities top lawyer....thats just cops looking the other way...been happening since the crack era in big cities
i have to imagine krasner would be the first ever DA to publicly admit to supporting support free drug zone areas and have the city actively support and cooperate with them
i personally dont think it will ever happen but its pretty amazing that this guy is willing to suggest it out loud
i just moved to point breeze so this is probably a good thing for me
Their goal is to have non profit organizations set up clinics, provide safe havens for addicts and medical staff on hand. That's what they're doing in Canada and some places in Europe. To the surprise of no one the program has been extremely effective at getting people into rehab and preventing the spread of diseases. Some of the problems to consider are an addict drives to a clinic, shoots up, then hops back in their car. I don't know how'd they'd regulate that.
today was the largest yay bust in the city in more than ten years
709 lbs
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DTEJyf_XUAA8fwB.jpg:large)
dope on the table
QuoteAmazon picks 20 finalists for its second headquarters
Amazon has released a "short" list of cities it's considering for its second headquarters.
But the list isn't exactly short. The 20 potential locations include Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Dallas, Denver, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Miami, Montgomery County in Maryland, Nashville, Newark, New York City, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Toronto and Washington D.C.
Last year, Amazon received bids from 238 cities and regions from across 54 states, provinces, districts and territories across North America. The company said it would make a decision in 2018.
go city !
i think austin ultimately gets it
id put philly at about 6th to 8th best out of that list
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 18, 2018, 10:53:22 AM
i think austin ultimately gets it
id put philly at about 6th to 8th best out of that list
I agree on Austin.
It would be great for the city but I think it's a real long shot.
my only question on austin is public transportation...have you been there?
people who have can speak on it way better than me obviously but one of the big criteria for amazon was public transpo and i feel like austin has like buses and thats it....does it have a train system?
also i didnt realize this HQ is going to provide 50,000 jobs....thats insane
and the dope in charge says amazon is ruining the universe.
Austin has commuter rail but it's a joke.
Overall they provide everything a tech company needs which is why my company and a million other tech firms have big offices there.
If Amazon wants to take more of a blatant leadership position in a city I wouldn't be surprised by Atlanta. One of the up and coming tech areas and there's a number of economic and workforce advantages to having their business there. Again transportation would be the weak point.
I don't think Philly is out of the running by any stretch though. I feel it's a solid contender among that group.
i have a feeling they want to be on the east coast...what would be the point in opening up another campus but not going to the opposite side of the country?
austin makes sense as like their 3rd location whenever that happens
they are going where the best deal is...geography and a lot of the things they are claiming are important like public trans probably range anywhere from complete bullshtein to serve as a tie breaker
basically whatever place gives them the sweetest deal is where they are going
A good chunk of Amazon's revenue comes from streaming services, either their own or ones they host for other people. Comcast is leading the push to kill that for them, so the real question is if they want to shtein on Comcast in their own home or not.
3 of the 20 left are basically the same place, DC, Nova and montgomery county MD so i'd put money on it being here. although people here bitch about the metro it's still one of the best in the country....plus being so close to nyc, philly etc. can't hurt.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 18, 2018, 11:05:15 AM
my only question on austin is public transportation...have you been there?
people who have can speak on it way better than me obviously but one of the big criteria for amazon was public transpo and i feel like austin has like buses and thats it....does it have a train system?
also i didnt realize this HQ is going to provide 50,000 jobs....thats insane
i go to austin about twice a year and I love the city but you are correct public transporation is buses that's it. shtein they just recently got uber because they fought it for so long...which is odd considering they're supposed to be the new slicon valley. i don't see austin getting it just because even though they didn't specifically say it they want it in the NE.
war on drugs won the grammy for best rock album
Happy Black History month. After the Superbowl and court mayhem is over, I'm taking my daughter around the city to appreciate some African American culture. We sponsor two children from Kenya through Child Fund, my daughter has become pen pals with both girls.
Here's a list of events in Philly they're having for the month:
http://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/black-history-month-in-philadelphia/
Bunch of kids painted these statues, they're placed all around the city including the Art Museum:
https://whyy.org/articles/capa-students-paint-mlk-statues-displayed-around-philly/
ex congressman jon fox has died
youll be happy to know i met him once at synagogue
https://twitter.com/cs_palmer/status/966406395510767616
bovada removed philly from the who gets amazon hq2 odds
it's going to arlington, va.
Every time I think of Arlington Virgina I enjoy imagining how the Lee family felt when they learned that Lincoln had turned their plantation and family seat into a graveyard for Union soldiers. Eat shtein, slavers.
If Amazon's HQ2 is going to be built there, then we're talking big big changes in Northern Virginia. The State will be reliably blue within a decade, I'd bet.
Also, the one family i know who live in that area will become suddenly better off just by owning property...
arlington is already in the top 5 richest counties in the country but yes it definitely will not hurt.
and it's not official yet but lots of things pointing to them being the winner. including sometime last week their proposal website got about 60,000 hits from amazon IP addresses so the big rumor is that they may have announced to some people internally already.
That area is already hard blue because everyone there works for the government or a government contractor. The higher the taxes and spending are, the more money from around the country flows into that area.
Every time I think of northern Virginia, I think of high housing costs, high traffic, and dudes collecting my email and phone calls in a database.
I don't know if I could say it's "Solid blue" already, but I feel like I'm closer to saying that then I am saying it'll be solid blue in a decade....It stayed blue for HRC when a bunch of other blue states that pundits consider "Safer" blue states flipped red. I think Virginia has made the switch for the foreseeable future.
Interested to see what is next to flip. I think PA, Wisconsin, and Michigan stay swing states, Ohio and FL move more to the red, and Arizona and Georgia become the next "used to to be one color but flipped to another" to flip.
Eventually Texas will be purple and even a red Florida won't be able to help the GOP then.
this is amazing...
https://twitter.com/MeredithFrost/status/982484615972737025
good riddance: that ghetto ass looking mcdonalds at snyder and broad is closing
god i hated that place
only if you desperately want people to think you are the most authentic Philadelphia ever or a local newscaster
no thats just how we phrase it here..we also call them hoagies not subs
Quote from: MDS on April 13, 2018, 04:11:25 PM
no thats just how we phrase it here..we also call them hoagies not subs
lol exactly
i love you brotha but you are the least city guy ever...stop trying so hard
fell for it...triggered...brotha
people doing heroin in kenzo
https://www.facebook.com/earle.vanblarcom.58/videos/a.126332954886820.1073741835.100025303490792/126384064881709/?type=3
So that's the zombie apocalypse everyone has been raving about? Seriously, i know way leads to way and all that, but I have no idea why anyone would willingly go near that shtein. That's no kind of life to live and a ridiculously long and winding road back if you could even find your way.
not anyone here or anyone specific but just in general it kills me how people online are SHOCKED that theres heroin in kensington...the farging shtein has been an epidemic there since the 70's and was way worse in the 80's early 90's than it is now....i mean third and indiana came out in 93 i think
this shtein aint new and its not a bigger deal just because you can use your cell phone to put it on facebook...lol at that dumb ass using the badlands to sum up what heoin is doing to america...the only reason people think its farging up america is because white kids in iowa and new hampshire are getting hit hard now not because you filmed someone in kensington
its almost as if nobody learned anything from the story of johnny weeks
QuoteWEST NORRITON >> Police say they sent a woman home after she was found being chased by her care providers in Montgomery County.
Police were called to the area of Egypt Road and Heston Avenue on Wednesday, April 18, at 5:40 p.m. for a report of a woman being chased in the street by two other women. When police arrived, one of the women giving chase stopped to explain that she and the other pursuer were home care providers assigned for the woman they were chasing.
Police were informed that the running woman is diagnosed with a condition known as mechanophilia, which is a sexual attraction to vehicles and machinery. According to the police report, the woman's caretakers are not allowed to physically restrain the patient, so she frequently breaks away in pursuit of vehicles she is sexually attracted to.
Before she was returned to her residence, police said the woman hugged and kissed a Nissan Pathfinder before being informed that she was causing a disturbance and needed to go inside.
Dress up like Optimus Prime, hang out in her neighborhood and see what happens.
All I wanted was a lube job, instead I wound up hitched with a Mini Cooper on the way.
https://twitter.com/kwuchu/status/993856693598605312
the PR
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Sledgehammer-Attack-Port-Richmond-Parking-Lot-Philadelphia-Surveillance-483399311.html
so, the dope that punched the police horse and officer at the pre-nfc championship festivities is now suing the police and the team, saying he didn't punch anyone/anything and was beaten for no reason.
take a wild guess where a bar with this sign is located
(https://cdn10.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/old-philadelphia-bar-sign-trinacria-900x600.jpg)
Only a goddamn fool could be proud of being born here, like you had a choice where you was born.
Appreciate signs like that, makes it clear who to shoot when the next civil war breaks out.
Do they make you sing the song to prove it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps7xmW-9LXQ
So anyone not born in America isn't welcome?
Oh noes. One more shteinhole to avoid for 7,000,000,000 potential customers.
selling coors light is about as un-American as it gets IMO.
Selling it is fine in the same way selling kiddie porn is fine.
Colorado kool-aid is not akin to child pornography
It is only in that children shouldn't be punished for being party to it, but guided away from it.
Ed Rendell has Parkinson's disease.
god philly is the best
https://twitter.com/RoccoAvallone/status/1016869124784513024
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/nyregion/philadelphia-new-york-migration-immigrants.html
farg the times
that was written like philly was podunk jersey south
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZCVYUm1hbE&t=
Holy shtein dude I'm dying that was farging great :-D
The naked people :-D
Quote from: MDS on August 27, 2018, 01:14:47 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZCVYUm1hbE&t=
They removed this video due to copyright infringement. 👎
when nerds go rogue.
https://6abc.com/man-in-batman-shirt-attacks-wendys-worker-at-drive-thru/4077459/ (https://6abc.com/man-in-batman-shirt-attacks-wendys-worker-at-drive-thru/4077459/)
Sending the Golden Girls to Philly for a concert at the Kimmel Center. Need to book a hotel for them.
Suggestions? Ideally, they drive up from Baltimore, park their car at the hotel, and spend two days within walking distance of the Kimmel Center.
We're not rich but this is a special treat so I could probably spend as much as 225/250 per night. Guests are my mom and her sister, 65+ year old women who aren't much interested in luxury treatment or all that, just want a decent place near the venue.
Thanks if you have any ideas.
Quote from: Diomedes on August 29, 2018, 07:51:12 AM
Sending the Golden Girls to Philly for a concert at the Kimmel Center. Need to book a hotel for them.
Suggestions? Ideally, they drive up from Baltimore, park their car at the hotel, and spend two days within walking distance of the Kimmel Center.
We're not rich but this is a special treat so I could probably spend as much as 225/250 per night. Guests are my mom and her sister, 65+ year old women who aren't much interested in luxury treatment or all that, just want a decent place near the venue.
Thanks if you have any ideas.
you dont need to go anywhere near that much for a hotel
if you dont mind doing priceline you can often get good center city hotels for 70-80 a night (plus taxes and fees)....thats on their name your own price option...where you choose a neighborhood and star level and name a price and then they see if your bid is good or not
name your own price is the cheapest way to go but they also have instant deals....not sure when they are going but i see for example next weekend the club quarters in rittenhouse is going for 118 on there...ive stayed there before and its a perfectly fine hotel (just confirm they have rooms with two beds)
the marriott at market east looks like its 149
the bottom line is do not pay anywhere close to 200 a night much less 225-250 for a hotel in philadelphia....shtein you shouldnt even do that in nyc
Yeah, I don't know a thing about hotels, other than I hate staying in them.
Thanks.
ive got an extra room
warning: my cats litter box is in there and currently there is no door, its leaning against the wall though. they can put it in.
i charge $224 a night
out of the 20 finalists bovada has philly with the 8th best odds to land amazon II
northern Virginia is one
D.C two
Austin three
Miami twenty
Sounds about right. Highly doubt it's not one of the top three.
I paid $107 thru Priceline including taxes and fees to stay at the Embassy Suites on the Parkway on the night of the Super Bowl. Just saying... that was a nice place.
Parking was $50/night, though.
hanahmann hospital lot is 10 dollars a night on weekends
We were walking toward the Reading Terminal Market and I saw at least a half dozen lots with cheaper parking. I didn't give a shtein about the money but I did notice them.
Quote from: Diomedes on August 29, 2018, 07:51:12 AM
Sending the Golden Girls to Philly for a concert at the Kimmel Center. Need to book a hotel for them.
Suggestions? Ideally, they drive up from Baltimore, park their car at the hotel, and spend two days within walking distance of the Kimmel Center.
For convenience, if I was going to the Kimmel Center, I'd stay at the Doubletree. The rates are decent (even better if you sign up for the Hilton Honors program), the quality is good, and it's close to the Kimmel. It looks like it's within your price range, too (excluding parking).
And for what it's worth, Doubletree charges $30 for self parking and $44 for valet. I think the Marriott charges something like $56 a night.
again hahnemann hospital lot is 10 bucks a night (it might even be 8 but i think its gone up)....no reason to park anywhere but there if you care about money...even if you dont wanna to make the short walk down to center city you could take a lyft and that plus the parking would be more than half the price less than a hotel garage/lot
it adds up over two or three nights....the money wifey would save basically would amount to the kids eating free that weekend
you could also street park for free like maybe a mile away from wherever your hotel is then just lyft in and that would be cheaper
or just wildly spend money and then wonder why jews run the banks
IGY, you and I hoofing a couple of blocks to save some dough on parking is one thing. Dio sending his 65+ mother and her friends out on the streets at night is another.
"Here's a treat for you ladies! I hope you don't mind parking a mile away from the Kimmel Center to save me a few dollars."
I'll be gladly paying $50 per day for them to just park at the hotel.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on August 31, 2018, 12:27:26 PM
IGY, you and I hoofing a couple of blocks to save some dough on parking is one thing. Dio sending his 65+ mother and her friends out on the streets at night is another.
"Here's a treat for you ladies! I hope you don't mind parking a mile away from the Kimmel Center to save me a few dollars."
oh i thought it was his wife and kids
either way im sure she knows what a cab is
also if i knew dio was stackin chedder like that i never would have suggested it
Yeah I'm not but for my mom and aunt, I'll empty the bank account.
are they single
i ate at both pat's and geno's over the weekend because i was staying a few blocks away. and cuz i'm fat. been a few years since i've been to either.
pat's was greasy and delicious. geno's was dry and kinda gross.
the end.
theyre both garbage.
the end.
McFaddens is closing. Serves them right for trying to charge a $50 cover to watch the SB.
RIP wing bowl
It was created for the sole purpose of Philadelphia having something to root for during Superbowl week. They won their Superbowl, I doubt that's the reason it's going away, it always sells out...so I'm curious in why they came to this decision.
because its an embarrassment to society
That's the beauty of it
larry krasner all up in this piece....
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/29/larry-krasners-campaign-to-end-mass-incarceration
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/magazine/larry-krasner-philadelphia-district-attorney-progressive.html
https://www.newsweek.com/philadelphia-da-larry-krasner-radical-path-remake-criminal-justice-system-1194093
i read the nytimes jawn earlier and its got 2 great philly sports anecdotes
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We all choke down here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEIcEruYT6E
http://www2.philly.com/philly/business/tourism_casinos/philly-live-stadium-casino-parx-cordish-2020-startup-pgcb-20181128.html
(https://i.imgur.com/KFXX6oO.jpg)
Are kids wearing full face masks on the streets in Philly?
Temp drops below 50 or so and suddenly kids are walking around with their entire faces covered. I first noticed this at most two years ago, and it appears to be a growing trend. Just last night on our way home from school my 9 year old asked me "why are those boys wearing masks?" I didn't know how to answer that. It was 40 degrees outside, no where near cold enough to justify covering your face in public. I told him it was a new fad. The kids we noticed were walking into a lake trout joint on Bel Air, little Asian lady behind a counter. I wonder how she feels about three masked people entering her business? I can't imagine this trend ending well.
Is this a thing in Philly?
Maybe they are all supporting the Eagles come back bid
https://larrybrownsports.com/football/eagles-players-fans-ski-masks-rallying-cry/477196
heads about to roll.
Johnny Doc got got by the Feds
I have dealt with henon. he's done allot to help his constituents in need, but he got himself aligned with that POS Dougherty so he's gonna have to deal with the fallout.
30 years ago today.....
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Philadelphia to get a $50 million esports arena (https://www.esports.net/philadelphia-new-50-million-esports-arena/)
QuoteComcast Spectator have already unveiled plenty of exciting new projects in the area that include a 10-storey office tower, as well as the Xfinity Live entertainment and dining hub. It's all part of the company's plan to make the city of Philadelphia an important part of the rapidly growing competitive gaming scene. It has been estimated that over 400,000 people in the city's television market play Overwatch, and it's hoped that the new esports stadium could help to cater to the demand.
Philadelphia Fusion have already cemented their reputation as one of the world's top Overwatch teams. With well over 100,000 Twitter followers and star players like Gael Gouzerch helping to raise the profile of the esport, it seems as though the planning of the new stadium couldn't be better timed.
Whilst the home of Overwatch has traditionally been in Los Angeles over on the West coast, by creating a dedicated gaming hub on the East coast, Comcast Spectator will be hoping to boost the overall entertainment infrastructure of Philadelphia.[/url]
i still have no clue what exactly esports is...is that just a fancy way of saying "video games"?
Yes.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 26, 2019, 08:12:40 AM
i still have no clue what exactly esports is...is that just a fancy way of saying "video games"?
people playing video games against each other...typical in teams and typically asian. the most popular ones are like world of warcraft or fallout or overwatch or something
i dont play any of them or really any video games anymore, but what ive seen of it is played at such an insanely high speed its impossible to tell whats going on unless you know. its basically like trying to explain someone hockey except the players are moving 100 mph
The last video game I was any good at playing:
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this is an amazing story....cant wait to hear this shtein....it was this kind of phenomenal music that my parents rocked when i was a super youngin that i honestly believe got me into the golden age of hip hop as a teenager and i will forever be grateful
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nat-turner-rebellion-drexel-university-812739/
so the city is looking at charging tolls to drive in congested areas in town.
https://6abc.com/traffic/philadelphia-considering-fee-for-driving-in-parts-of-city/5231093/ (https://6abc.com/traffic/philadelphia-considering-fee-for-driving-in-parts-of-city/5231093/)
good idea
Let's arbitrarily decide who should be taxed and who shouldn't. Worked great with the soda tax.
the soda tax is a great thing...tanks for your opinion Florida Man
No it's not it's a farging joke
soda is terrible for you and should be taxed...you want your gross fatty drink pay up
most importantly dumb white people are up in arms about it so you know its good
And diet soda, and Gatorade
Cheesesteaks and pizza are terrible for you we taxing that too?
Black people are up in arms about it too. The moneys going into a slush fund.
Nobody wants to live in the city, city wage living tax, city wage working tax, soda tax, red light cameras everywhere, car insurance rates are a joke.
No surprise people are still leaving the city to purchase soda and it's had an affect on local business
How much more is a bottle of soda in the city?
Quote from: AO1 on April 04, 2019, 10:54:55 PM
And diet soda, and Gatorade
Cheesesteaks and pizza are terrible for you we taxing that too?
Black people are up in arms about it too. The moneys going into a slush fund.
Nobody wants to live in the city, city wage living tax, city wage working tax, soda tax, red light cameras everywhere, car insurance rates are a joke.
No surprise people are still leaving the city to purchase soda and it's had an affect on local business
-diet soda isnt a real thing
-tax cheesesteaks, fine by me
-black people have more important things to care about
-the city has a higher population now than it did 5 years ago...the people who are leaving are old white people who dont like the colors theyre seeing (and also gentrification, other issue)
-theres an election in may. all the main city offices are up. youre welcome to vote for who you like oh wait you live in jersey or something
-theres serious issues going on here. crime, trash, affordablity of houses, property taxes. nowhere near high on the list is a god damn soda tax but its a simple easy thing for people to understand (like abortion) so its naturally the issues the red hats are shouting about.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 04, 2019, 11:01:05 PM
How much more is a bottle of soda in the city?
Last time I checked around $4000
the only people i have seen complain about the soda tax
-sd
-romey
-my republican dad
-my republican cousin jerry who has a foot fetish
-various old white people on facebook
its a big deal
You obviously don't know as many people as I do.
It hits the poor and working class hardest just like other sin taxes. The worst part of moronic liberalism is their own attacks on their base. Meanwhile millionaires and billionaires laugh their asses off at us because they get huge tax cuts while we get nickel and dimed to death by stupid & gutless levies like this.
It doesn't surprise me that a dumb ass like Todd doesn't understand that because he's just the sort of self-loathing clueless liberal nitwit the rich bank on when we farg ourselves over.
its awesome watching a pretty well off craker from the means streets of Cheltenham who prob spens 10mins a year in the inner city talk they he has a pulse on the minority community in philly.
let me guess lil guy ... you're gonne hit me with one your infamous "you're white trash blah blah blah" responses ?
you already know youre white trash, i dont need to bring that up
let me reiterate
1) soda is bad for you and you shouldnt be drinking it
2) if you want to you can pay a tax on it just like booze, cigs and tons of other vices have
its really not challenging stuff. ive heard zero people complain about the cigarette or tobacco tax but god forbid you pay an extra 50 cents on your 12 pack of "diet" coke and the whole world is going to end.
you want to argue about the effectiveness of where the money goes, fine. its philly politics so im sure there some bullshtein on it. but i always value the opinions of people who rarely venture into the city on city issues. its a free country and you all can come, live here and vote for who you want and what policies to enact. lauren vidas for 2nd district city council.
spoken like a true self-loathing white privileged POS
Quote from: MDS on April 05, 2019, 10:52:12 AM
you already know youre white trash, i dont need to bring that up
let me reiterate
1) soda is bad for you and you shouldnt be drinking it
2) if you want to you can pay a tax on it just like booze, cigs and tons of other vices have
its really not challenging stuff. ive heard zero people complain about the cigarette or tobacco tax but god forbid you pay an extra 50 cents on your 12 pack of "diet" coke and the whole world is going to end.
you want to argue about the effectiveness of where the money goes, fine. its philly politics so im sure there some bullshtein on it. but i always value the opinions of people who rarely venture into the city on city issues. its a free country and you all can come, live here and vote for who you want and what policies to enact. lauren vidas for 2nd district city council.
Exhibit A why Trump was elected
Stupid unpopular tax - ✔️
Misappropriation of said tax funds - ✔️
SJW bullshtein - ✔️
Philly is the poorest major city in the US, 25% of its residents live below the poverty line. So let's tax the poor who by and large are the ones drinking sugar so we can create a slush fund. While we're at it let's open safe injection sites, add more red light cameras, and tax people who want to transit to different parts of the city.
Quote from: AO1 on April 05, 2019, 11:17:00 AM
Quote from: MDS on April 05, 2019, 10:52:12 AM
you already know youre white trash, i dont need to bring that up
let me reiterate
1) soda is bad for you and you shouldnt be drinking it
2) if you want to you can pay a tax on it just like booze, cigs and tons of other vices have
its really not challenging stuff. ive heard zero people complain about the cigarette or tobacco tax but god forbid you pay an extra 50 cents on your 12 pack of "diet" coke and the whole world is going to end.
you want to argue about the effectiveness of where the money goes, fine. its philly politics so im sure there some bullshtein on it. but i always value the opinions of people who rarely venture into the city on city issues. its a free country and you all can come, live here and vote for who you want and what policies to enact. lauren vidas for 2nd district city council.
Exhibit A why Trump was elected
Stupid unpopular tax - ✔️
Misappropriation of said tax funds - ✔️
SJW bullshtein - ✔️
Philly is the poorest major city in the US, 25% of its residents live below the poverty line. So let's tax the poor who by and large are the ones drinking sugar so we can create a slush fund. While we're at it let's open safe injection sites, add more red light cameras, and tax people who want to transit to different parts of the city.
you are nuts if you think the majority of trumps base gives a flying farg about taxes...trump farged them in the ass with his corporate tax cut and they love him more than ever...in fact I would bet anything that trump could sign a federal soda tax tomorrow and his cult would 100% support it
Remember this... turns out he was 100% correct.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTACH1eVIaA
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 05, 2019, 12:16:04 PM
you are nuts if you think the majority of trumps base gives a flying farg about taxes...trump farged them in the ass with his corporate tax cut and they love him more than ever...in fact I would bet anything that trump could sign a federal soda tax tomorrow and his cult would 100% support it
It's a culmination of things, it's talking points like soda taxes, AOC, immigration, SJW bullshtein etc. Trumps base thinks he's captain Capitalism and their taxes were cut. That thought process shifted to "they're getting more take home pay". Yes they definitely care about their taxes.
the only care about taxes when a liberal snowflake who cares about brown and black people levies it....when they get farged monetarily by a white supremacist its all good
You're confusing caring and being duped
Politicians whose sole aim is to enrich the millionaires and billionaires should be targeted like geese.
Politicians whose sole aim is to fund our society through a fair taxing mechanism should've given lifetime appointments. In short, tax the motherfarg out of the rich. If they don't like it, too bad. Move to Saudi Arabia for all I care.
BTW... Trump's "base" consists of about 100 people. The ignorant rubes who mistakenly follow him because he hates brown people aren't his base; they're his victims.
i dont know how this became about the grossest person in the world but
-his base is a lot more than 100 people. there are tons of dumb racists, wealthy sociopaths and fox news/facebook meme brain melted boomers in this country. thats his base.
-he won for a million different reasons that have been rehashed more times than anyone can count but it has nothing to do with a tax on anything like soda
again for my soda tax friends. why arent you up in arms about taxes on other vices? poor people smoke and drink too. fight the man.
Quote from: Rome on April 05, 2019, 03:23:05 PM
The ignorant rubes who mistakenly follow him because he hates brown people aren't his base; they're his victims.
yeah no.....they are precisely his base
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-47896762
Still seems unclear how the thumb broke. The statue was constructed 2000 years ago but maybe that philly guy Krafted it a few months ago.
Zahav, which serves Israeli cuisine, wins James Beard Award as outstanding restaurant in America. (https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/07/us/james-beard-winners-2019-trnd/index.html)
if youve never been there you all need to go....last time i went out they sent out (friend knew a server) a chicken dish that was the greatest thing i have ever eaten in my life
of course now the wait will be like 5 months but its worth it
It's really good but like most "best" restaurants overrated
probably not top 5 in the city
The two people I know who've eaten there said the same. Cool decor but there were a bunch of restaurants in the city they'd rate higher.
too cool for school boy and your far northeast uncles...valid food opinions
so anyway yours truly will be juror #5 in a criminal trial for the great city of philadelphia starting tomorrow. just a humble man doing his civic duty.
The 2 people are a gay guy I work with who lives in East Falls and a single 50 year old woman who lives in South Philly
So stick that up your yamaka
gays are well documented to be judgemental about everything and a 50 year old woman from south philly wouldnt know good medeteranian food if it hit her the alimony
its not tiffany diner thats for sure
just did 5 days on jury duty and let me tell you something - the criminal justice system is splendid
an accused rapist, bored in prison and eager for daily field trips to not rot in a cell, refused to plead out on his 2012 burglary charge (that had 2 previous mistrials, one because a juror had a metal breakdown). so theres a trial and im juror #5.
the short version of the case was that these 2 losers in ne philly were slinging perk's and vikodin outta their shteinbox, defendant poses as a mailman to gain entry, forces his way in with a nailgun, attempts to steal something, doesnt, beats 1 dude badly, everyone runs out. the entire thing didnt make any sense and we were missing some big details. the 2 witnessess were pretty stupid and unreliable.
we ended up going NG on burglary (state couldnt prove how he got in the house, very plausible he was invited in and then shtein broke bad) and some kind of threat charge (you have to know you can harm someone and his lame nailgun couldnt actually do that). we went guilty on impersonating a public servant (pretending to be a mailman was def. part of whatever scheme he was running) and false imprisonment (when shtein broke bad in the room, he technically did this). these are misdemeanors and wont amount to much.
we found out the details about him and the previous cases after. i made $77. america.
Nail gun?
Wut up, Snoop?
In A Study of Cops' Facebook Accounts, 1 in 5 Had Posted Racist, Violent Content (https://theappeal.org/spotlight-in-a-study-of-cops-facebook-accounts-1-in-5-had-posted-racist-violent-content/#.XPXK-AzMnh1.facebook)
QuoteIt wasn't just the less-experienced or lower-ranked officers who were responsible for the offensive, troubling public posts. Among those identified as members of the Philadelphia police department, at least 64 were in leadership roles, "serving as corporals, sergeants, lieutenants, captains, or inspectors, according to an employment roster from January." One man identified in the database as a Philadelphia sergeant posted a photo of a skeleton wrapped in a U.S. flag, carrying a gun, with the phrase "Death To Islam" on top.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/philadelphias-first-openly-gay-deputy-sheriff-found-dead-at-his-desk-in-apparent-suicide
pour one out for the owner of oscar's, the great center city dive
13 Philadelphia officers expected to be fired for social media posts (https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/18/us/philadelphia-police-begin-firing-social-posts/index.html)
QuoteThe Philadelphia Police Department is expected to begin the process of firing police officers whose racist or offensive social media posts were discovered online, according to a report from The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Sources told the newspaper as many as 13 officers will be suspended with intent to dismiss beginning Friday, though it is not immediately clear who the officers are or what they may have posted.
Last month, Philadelphia police launched an investigation into social media posts by officers that included Confederate imagery, anti-Muslim sentiments, violent rhetoric and racist comments. Seventy-two officers were taken off the streets and placed on administrative duty following allegations that officers posted hateful or racist content online.
weeding out the gestapo
How fast will they get hired by ICE?
More likely they'll get hired by neighboring departments, if they're even fired at all.
Baltimore City PD will hire anyone
the most philly thing ever...
QuoteMayor Jim Kenney's daughter handcuffed in North Wildwood after brawl with daughter of local councilwoman
(https://www.inquirer.com/resizer/EI-jIuMfWVA-BV5d8v_JdolXsAQ=/1400x932/smart/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-pmn.s3.amazonaws.com/public/LX5DYDFU3BBHTIITZ55V2XUM3I.jpg)
gimme dat ass
She might whip ya, buddy.
She looks like she'll throw down in some Cookie Monster pajama pants in the middle of the street.
Quote from: General_Failure on August 15, 2019, 11:13:27 PM
She looks like she'll throw down in some Cookie Monster pajama pants in the middle of the street.
Lmaooo
So basically she's one to be at Walmart at 2am
Her aunt just wired her some money, so she's in there to pick that up at the Western Union and get a carton of cigarettes.
end of WWI celebration on broad street 1918
pretty cool
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECMZ0pyWsAMBUm2?format=jpg&name=small)
the new snl castmember who twitter is yelling about for saying chink in a podcast last year is from Mechanicsburg, then moved to philly
https://twitter.com/SteveLindsayCBS/status/1176062864701964288
Trending in United States
Unlike Agholor
12.2K Tweets
this one is not cut off like the first...
https://twitter.com/JClarkNBCS/status/1176150794648924160
so good.
he looks like a pre cracked out odb
Holy shtein no. Just no.
I woke up to four texts from customers saying "farg...you guys in Philly are serious!"
My bad
But it's hilarious.
dude just saved a bunch of babies if he wants to talk football he's allowed to.
Daughter has wanted to see Hamilton forever. Told her I'd take her for her birthday. Saw it was coming to Philly so I signed up for tickets, was selected, bought orchestra tickets 20 rows back dead center. $200 plus fees per ticket. Aside from Alexander Hamilton had no idea what to expect. It was the best show I've ever seen in a theatre and one of the best live performances. If you're unfamiliar it's a musical all sang in rap/hip hop. The performers were unreal. Shows in town until mid November
Quote from: AO1 on October 06, 2019, 10:23:51 AM
If you're unfamiliar
lol....if you are not are least familiar with hamilton you probably still walk on all fours
obscure muscial hamilton that only theatre geeks know of
Heard of it... know it's rap/hip-hop... know I can't afford a ticket.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 09, 2019, 07:50:52 AM
Quote from: AO1 on October 06, 2019, 10:23:51 AM
If you're unfamiliar
lol....if you are not are least familiar with hamilton you probably still walk on all fours
Never heard of it until the incident with Pence
but youve heard of it
I'm not a Broadway buff but my daughter is/was and she dragged me into Hamilton by default.
It's quite excellent but I can understand why most whiteys wouldn't get it.
i get dragged to all kinds of broadway shows and hamilton is def the best i've seen. book of mormon close second.
I can't bear musicals.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 09, 2019, 07:48:36 PM
I can't bear musicals.
this
they are uncomfortably awful
give me a play any day
I mean, it's okay when monty python sings, or that kind of thing...
but dialogue? that I'm supposed to take seriously in any way? lol, no. unbearable.
The movie versions of Sweeney Todd, Grease, and Rocky Horror were all pretty good to great.
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1191342863281541127
national geographic came out with the top 25 places to visit in 2020....only two places in america made it and one was philly
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Why go now: Rediscover an American classic
What to know: There's a lot of glimmer in Philadelphia: vibrant murals and glinting metalworks, multihued mosaics and kaleidoscopic light installations, art collectives in garages, and a traditionally Italian neighborhood famous for cheesesteaks now sprouting vegan-punk-metal coffeehouses. Think of Detroit, Cleveland, and Cincinnati: resurgent, postindustrial American cities that are channeling creative forces to reinvent themselves for a new generation. Philly is like this but better. It's a scrappy underdog with a heart of gold and—who can resist the Rocky reference?—the eye of the tiger. Slowly but steadily Philly has changed from a city of industrial might in the first half of the past century to a city of ingenious makers. The evidence is everywhere, from buzzing BOK—a South Philly collective of small businesses and art spaces—to Bela Shehu's chic and cutting-edge fashion line NinoBrand, in Rittenhouse Square.
When to go: Year-round How to go: Base yourself at the Rittenhouse for old-school Philadelphia glamour or the new Notary Hotel, then head out to quirky culture spots the Mütter Museum and the Edgar Allan Poe House.
That's because it's a f'n great City. I kinda hate to go there because it's so much like Baltimore in some ways, but so so much better. Makes coming home a drag.
millcreek tavern in west philly hosted a proud boys party a few days ago. 2 years ago a nazi metal band played there. owner all over fb owning the libs.
penn and drexel frat boys just as racist as you thought
https://twitter.com/nindoonjibaa/status/1205673609546608641
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/01/01/mummers-group-disqualified-after-several-members-wear-blackface-as-part-of-gritty-themed-costume/
https://twitter.com/jpegjoshua/status/1212407156043063296
Not shocking the mummers were loaded with MAGAts
the only thing less surprising than a racist mummers act is that the blackface dudes would unapologetically do an interview in blackface like its not a big deal
QuoteWhen asked what they would say to people who ask why put blackface on or why not put on any other color, Tomaszwski said, "What do I say to them? Don't worry about it, stay in your neighborhood. Don't worry about it. That's what I do."
Might as well be in farging Alabama.
Christ what an embarrassing pos.
never underestimate how racist big city republicans are. they are around different cultures and tons of diversity and they still come out kkk. its one thing for some hillbilly from alabama who has never seen a black person but these dudes live and work with people of different races and still are vile
I'm a white man in a work truck, doing jobs in Baltimore City, which in America means I'm like a perfectly bi-lingual person in a foreign country, taking it all in without anyone knowing yo comprendo. The number of white dudes with racist views who think I'm in their club, and say things to me that they wouldn't say to a black dude, or to a white dude in a Subaru, is stupid high.
Earlier this week a near toothless boomer from the County working on a nearby house warned me the other day about my clients and their neighbors: "you know they're liberals, right?" Yeah buddy, show your ass. Dumb farg. And no, I won't be moving my truck anytime soon, your help will have to go around to load your can.
That is accurate.
People here think I'm in the good ol boys club. I don't see it much from people within houston but it pops up from time to time. This city is one of the most diverse so every once in awhile I'll get a wink wink nudge nudge comment from some undercover racist thinking I share their views. I always tell them I don't subscribe to their bullshtein.
But where I run into it mostly is when I'm outside the city. Especially East Texas people. Unabashed full blown KKK shtein.
Driving through East Texas/West Louisiana was interesting, to say the least.
Of course we also made it a point to drive through the swamplands so maybe it's not all like that :-D
Jay I think I saw that Houston is still top 10 (maybe even top) in growing cities in the country this year. Do they have any Republican reps with a slice of the city left or were they all beat in 2018?
Yeah we are still growing quite a bit. We saw a lot of change in the last election on local levels. Even though it was heavy blue pretty much any GOPer was canned on principle.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Texas#Current_districts_and_representatives
Lizzie Fletcher is my rep. We voted her in last time. This district is GHWB's old one and John Culberson was who she beat.
We are still heavily gerrymandered in the surrounding areas and even some local districts tho.
they recently removed the clickety clackety sign at 30th st. station and put up a boring digital display. boooo.
That sucks.
I took a good pic of 30th last time I was there bc I'd heard rumors it was going bye bye
its been like a year or two
lol really? i was there last month and don't even remember.
edit: yeah i guess it's the year anniversary which is why it's being talked about today.
oh its just been a year?...i would have said almost two
Ex-elections judge admits taking bribes to stuff ballot box (https://apnews.com/4caee44c73736e54fdbf4ab052c52fe2)
QuotePHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former judge of elections in Philadelphia has admitted accepting cash bribes to tamper with the results of the city's primary elections from 2014-2016, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Domenick J. Demuro, 73, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deprive voters of their civil rights and violating the Travel Act, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain said. DeMuro faces up to 15 years in prison when he's sentenced June 30.
DeMuro admitted that a political consultant — whose name was not revealed by prosecutors — paid him bribes to add fraudulent votes for certain Democratic candidates running for judge positions. McSwain did not name the candidates or say if any of them won their elections.
The consultant took fees from the candidates and used some of that money to pay Election Board officials, including Demuro, McSwain said.
If only there was voter ID laws to stop the judge from stuffing the ballot box with fake ballots
(https://i.redd.it/zjoq41arxb251.jpg)
Rizzo statue is gone.
https://6abc.com/philadelphia-news-frank-rizzo-statue-racism/6228470/
They should move it to Fishtown
What the hell?
https://twitter.com/Kali_Yvette/status/1275189385709981697
https://www.inquirer.com/health/opioid-addiction/coronavirus-pandemic-drug-supply-opioid-crisis-kensington-20200817.html
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1295475269504032769 21
He also said the only way he loses is if the election is rigged
I need this nightmare to end. This shtein is exhausting
https://twitter.com/mikebrenn25/status/1306236235678134275 21
https://6abc.com/amp/covid-masks-coronavirus-mask-laws-restaurant/6846867/?__twitter_impression=true
Maskhole
What do we have, one dude here who actually lives in Philadelphia?
How the riots going, mds?
there are no riots
some mass gatherings in west philly around 55th and pine, with some mild looting thrown in at like foot locker or something. saw some shtein in port richmond too. some cc stores pre boarded up windows just in case.
at the moment do not have anything close to kenosha on our hands
Lol the right wingers and White people everywhere are already hand wringing over some broken windows and stolen shtein. Don't seem to give a damn about the dead guy tho.
While they would like to openly declare him property again, nobody actually owned the dead guy so what's there to care about?
Uh oh
https://twitter.com/danncuellar/status/1321645909432782848 21
this is some terrible shtein....
https://www.inquirer.com/news/shooting-clothespin-khaleaf-sistrunk-witness-intimidation-fedex-driver-easter-sunday-shooting-20201124.html
if you can afford it even if its just one dollar or five dollars think about saving oscars this holiday season...probably the best bar in philadelphia...if you cant or dont want to pass the link onto someone who may...
https://www.gofundme.com/f/27lgo7xy2o
that sucks I feel like I end up there 9 out of 10 times I stay in philly overnight.
after the Christmas night game two years ago against the raiders, we tried to go to oscars late night but it was already closed. only thing still open on that block was that dirty hookah bar next store and my brother in law had to break up a fight between two hookers in the bathroom hallway. fun Christmas.
oscars is a great dive. i threw them something.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/12/four-seasons-total-landscaping-the-full-est-possible-story.html
https://www.inquirer.com/news/good-things-happened-in-philadelphia-2020-four-seasons-total-landscaping-dancing-mailboxes-ya-fav-trashman-20201225.html
ive never seen that French gritty video that's amazing.
yeah its so good
Quote from: phattymatty on December 09, 2020, 03:10:49 PM
that sucks I feel like I end up there 9 out of 10 times I stay in philly overnight.
Yep. We went there the night before the Super Bowl. Great joint.
https://twitter.com/dynamicsymmetry/status/1344832607809318912
in the mummers defense half the parade goers have less than an even chance to be alive this time next year
Lol true
i am the most pro philadelphian person ever...i claim taylor swift even though she couldnt find broad st if it hit her in the face....yet i do not like and do not get the mummers at all
this is actually my favorite nyd ever in that there will not be a parade, save for the maga idiots meandering down 2 street for what will hopefully be a giant covid death fest
Yep never understood it. As a kid it was entertaining but then as the participants began revealing they're awful people over the years I've got nothing for them.
Barstool Sports Is Betting Big on Philly. But Are We the City They Think We Are?
Crude, lewd Barstool founder Dave Portnoy thought this was the perfect city from which to launch his new sports gambling app. Maybe once upon a time, it was.
It's a rainy Friday afternoon in Havertown, and a guy from Boston is about to try a slice of pizza.
Dave Portnoy, founder, president and face of Barstool Sports, emerges from Sam's Boardwalk Style Pizza with a large pie in hand, wearing a Barstool cap and a black hoodie bearing what looks like the Eagles logo but upon closer inspection actually says "Scumbags." Portnoy delivers his catchphrase — "One bite, everyone knows the rules" — and stuffs a piece in his yapper. He did the same thing a half hour ago at Pica's Restaurant in Upper Darby. No one paid much attention to him there, probably because most folks in its queue appeared to be north of 40 years old.
Sam's is a different scene completely. "They're very excited to see me," Portnoy says into a camera, and seconds later, the Sam's crew emerges to watch his critique, which is part food review and part Friars Club roast. One teen staffer seems so starstruck that he won't look directly at El Presidente, as the 43-year-old is known to his fans. Portnoy sarcastically notes the "super-romantic outdoor seating" along the curb in front of Sam's and glances at the bar next door. "I bet people get farged up at the Jug's Inn," he says in what's still a remarkably thick Boston accent. After noting that Delco is only the second locality that's threatened him with physical harm if his ratings aren't high enough (never change, Delco), Portnoy gives Sam's a fine-but-don't-go-out-of-your-way-to-try-this 7.3.
After he leaves for the next pizza shop, a young redheaded woman who works the counter at Sam's remains breathless. "Oh my God," she says. "I'm still shaking. I can't believe that just happened. He walked in and I was like, That's Dave Portnoy."
If you're wondering what pizza-tasting has to do with Barstool Sports, it's a fair question that deserves an answer. Barstool, born in Boston and now based in New York, began as a four-page newspaper; since then, it's grown from a one-man blog to a full-blown media empire. Today, the Barstool universe includes more than 100 million total followers across its social media platforms (among them "I Can't Even," an Instagram for cute pet videos), 40 podcasts (including a business-themed show co-hosted by Alex Rodriguez, with a J-Lo cameo), Barstool coverage individually tailored to nearly every major college, a SiriusXM channel, merchandise, a vodka brand, and, along with Portnoy's day-trading channel, his "One Bite" pizza reviews, which have a dedicated app and more than 330,000 YouTube subscribers. Similar to Vice in its scope and outside-the-mainstream attitude, Barstool is also a lifestyle brand — one that's squarely aimed at the advertising grail of 18-to-34-year-old men. With revenue in 2019 just south of $100 million, it's an undeniable success. "We make charismatic content," Barstool's CEO, Erika Nardini, says with typical Barstool swagger. "We're the fastest-growing on the fastest-growing, not on dying platforms like cable."
Now, in the realization of Portnoy's longtime business fantasy, Barstool Sports has entered the gambling arena with help from an unusual partner: Wyomissing-based casino and racetrack operator Penn National Gaming, Inc. Barstool and Penn National launched their gambling app, Barstool Sportsbook, in Pennsylvania in September. Since by law you can only use the app if you're physically in the state, Portnoy and a cast of Barstool characters moved into an Old City townhouse to livestream games, place wagers and bust balls. At first glance, it was an ironic moment for Portnoy: Die-hard Bah-ston fan and Patriots lover needs Philly to get even richer and make his dream of running a sports gambling empire come true.
But the full story isn't so neat and tidy. There's Portnoy the businessman, who's built a company valued at $450 million from nothing and was once named by the Forward as one of the "Internet's Biggest Jewish Stars." And there's El Presidente, who's like a poor man's Howard Stern in the '90s, which is not a great fit for 2020. He is, though, a man for our time. There's something eerily Trumpian about Portnoy and, in turn, about what Barstool Sports represents. If you're familiar with the brand at all, it's probably for its aggregation of chuckle-worthy videos like the PornHub logo appearing on CNN's election coverage or a FedEx guy's flatulence caught on a Nest cam. The flip side of that content coin, however, has drawn the ire of everyone from ESPN to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Barstool goes far beyond funny-dumb in appealing to the male id. It traffics in everything from misogyny to racism to outright violent, abusive language directed at women. It also speaks to a growing divide among Philly sports fans — one that, in turn, reflects the greater chasm in America right now.
Barstool goes far beyond funny-dumb in appealing to the male id. It also speaks to a growing divide among Philly sports fans — one that, in turn, reflects the greater chasm in America right now.
As Portnoy tells me, "Philadelphia is a very Barstool city." Seeing as Barstool is a lot more than sports, that statement suggests that we as a city accept, even embrace, Barstool's ugly side — that we're cool with an N-word here and a rape joke there and a history of online attacks aimed at women. But Philadelphia got rid of Donald Trump. We trashed the Frank Rizzo statue. Wing Bowl is long gone. Are we really a Barstool town? And if so, do we want to be anymore?
ARE YOU a Stoolie?" That's the first question I was asked by a PR person when I took my initial peek into the deep rabbit hole of everything Barstool encompasses. I'd only casually followed it on social media and knew of Portnoy's more notorious stunts — making t-shirts featuring NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's face adorned with a clown nose, getting physically removed from Super Bowl LIII in 2019 for using a fake media credential, being denied his prize after casting a winning $250,000 bid for a charity evening with Goodell. (He really hates Goodell.)
I started to get a better sense of what Stoolie life means at the Barstool Sportsbook house on Arch Street. Before I joined Portnoy for his pizza reviews in Delco, he gave me a tour of the three-story pad. While no one actually lives here — Portnoy himself bounces from a hotel near Rittenhouse Square to his home in New York — in the fall it came alive on weekends for football. The second-floor den is the focal point, with three black couches accented by a Hooters pillow beneath Barstool signs with slogans like "It's Only Money" and a wall of six huge flat-screen TVs.
This Dave Portnoy isn't the high-volume guy in the videos and on the podcasts. As he sinks into the center of a couch, he vaguely resembles a bearded Mark Zuckerberg if you dialed the Facebook founder's coding ability down to zero and amped the bro factor way up — that "Scumbags" hoodie, skinny-ish jeans, lime green socks, white kicks. (No mask, of course.) Portnoy explains that the sweatshirt and his Pats-loving grudge against Philadelphia is shtick, which his Stoolies understand. "Our fans, they get that it's a give-and-take," he says, acknowledging his status as a "Micehole." "I like the city a lot ... it's an East Coast vibe, sarcastic, cutting. I think people are excited that we're here. If we walk outside, every time, I get, 'Welcome to Philly.'"
Portnoy's aim wasn't to become a celebrity when he launched Barstool in Boston back in 2003. He liked sports, gambling, and the idea of working for himself, so he started printing a broadsheet paper and taking ads from offshore betting sites. After a couple years of handing out copies at T stations every morning, Portnoy saw Barstool take off when he leaned into low-hanging humor and put photos of scantily clad models on his covers. Much as the 700 Level at the Vet was shorthand for rabid Philly fandom, Barstool became Boston's insiders' sports club.
Credit Portnoy for two qualities that led to Barstool's wild growth — a willingness to try anything, and an appetite for risk. Barstool expanded to regional coverage in New York and Philly and stretched beyond sports, with features like "Smokeshow of the Day" babe pics, a "Barstool Blackout Tour" that barnstormed college towns with all-night EDM dance bacchanals, and catchphrases like "Saturdays are for the boys," which became so ubiquitous that the official Flyers Twitter and athletes from Rob Gronkowski to Michael Phelps used it on social media.
Barstool saw its majority stake purchased in 2016 for a reported $10 million by a venture capital firm and moved its offices to New York's Flatiron district. With an accomplished CEO in Nardini to handle the business side — and provide a respectable female face for the company — Portnoy kept cranking out content. Today, Barstool has some 250 employees, and among the many pro athletes who are fans is Phillies star Bryce Harper, who's on the official "Team Portnoy" roster of El Presidente's celebrity pals.
Portnoy saw his next big play in 2018, when the Supreme Court paved the way for legalized sports gambling outside Nevada. Rather than team up with an established online leader like FanDuel or DraftKings, Portnoy found the perfect foam-party dance partner in Penn National Gaming. Penn CEO Jay Snowden says of his first sit-down with Portnoy and Nardini, "We knew what we needed to go after with this app, and they had it — the brand and the audience. What they needed was a partner who understood the gaming industry."
Most importantly for Portnoy, Penn wanted to let Barstool take the lead; the gambling company operates the app, but the user experience is all Barstool branding. Portnoy pushed to launch in Pennsylvania to capitalize on the state's $463 million-and-growing online wager market and Barstool's robust following in Philadelphia. In a win-win for Sportsbook and Portnoy's temporary adopted town, he initiated a promo to raise money for the struggling Reading Terminal Market that ultimately scored $250,000 in donations for the market and roughly 1,500 new customers for the app.
The other highlight of Sportsbook's brief history is a video of Portnoy watching as the Chicago Bears bench their starting quarterback in favor of Nick Foles. "Everything I've got on fargin' louisville slugger Nick," he says as he drops $20,000 on the Bears. To date, that video has been viewed more than 277,000 times; it was followed by one of Portnoy rejoicing in the face of a very dejected dude when Chicago took the lead. Like a certain president, El Pres loves nothing more than winning and values the time-honored American tradition of reveling in someone else's defeat. "People like watching people die on the couch," Portnoy tells me. "They like heartbreak. If your team loses in the end, people like watching the fans of those teams die in real time."
Barstool counts a few born-and-bred Philly guys among the personalities who frequent the Sportsbook house. "Dave has created this environment where the college living room is a viable workspace," says Adam Ferrone, a.k.a. Rone, who appears in the first Bears video. The 32-year-old Penn State grad and Delco native is one of Barstool's creative fire hoses, generating a seemingly endless stream of material like man-on-the-street interviews conducted with an exaggerated Philly accent under the nom de mic of "Angelo Paolantonio." He describes working for Barstool as the best job he's ever had, thanks to the freedom Portnoy gives him: "I just want to keep churning out content. It's sensory overload, a 24-hour-a-day job." As for why Barstool feels so at home in Philly, Ferrone says, "There's some grit about Barstool. Someone from Philly doesn't necessarily give a farg about what you think. And there's a lot of that in Dave as well."
IN BARSTOOL CIRCLES, the joke is that articles like this one always mention the controversies. Most of those controversies involve Dave Portnoy, who used to be a blogger and now is a multi-channel content creator and internet personality. He's always seen himself as a comedian, and the site, and specifically Portnoy, has long trafficked in the kind of humor that was once called "locker room" and more recently "presidential." In a nod to Ben Roethlisberger, who'd been accused of rape, a Barstool t-shirt in the late aughts featured the QB's jersey number and the motto "Throwing picks, assaulting chicks." (Roethlisberger was never criminally charged.) When asked about an article from 2010 suggesting size-six women "kind of deserve to be raped" for wearing skinny jeans, Portnoy told the Huffington Post his intent was to mock skinny jeans, and that rape jokes are "such a small fraction of what we do." (Portnoy also defended posting a naked pic of Tom Brady's then-two-year-old son by saying critics who feared it would become fodder for pedophiles "have never been on the internet.")
The man has a history of turning his Sauron-like gaze on critics of Barstool. A long-standing beef with ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown host Sam Ponder began when she took offense to a Barstool blog opining that her primary job was to "make men hard." He doubled down in a podcast, saying no one wanted to see Ponder's child on camera and calling her a "farging slut." Like the jeans comment, he later said it was all sarcastic — Of course a mom isn't a slut, people! Ponder didn't buy it. She complained publicly when ESPN signed Barstool for a TV show, and other ESPN staffers did so in private, according to reports. The show was canceled after one episode because the network couldn't separate the program from "the Barstool site and its content," ESPN's then-president said.
What always follows any criticism of Portnoy's misbehavior is the wrath of a passionate band of Stoolies who defend him and their beloved brand via social media and online comments. As detailed in an HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel piece by Soledad O'Brien, former Deadspin writer Laura Wagner — a frequent target of Barstool — was subjected to vicious tweets from Stoolies that included one calling her a "miserable funhole." Portnoy penned a mock article under her byline for Barstool, and sexual comments aimed at Wagner are still visible on Barstool's site.
Just before the Daily Beast posted a detailed inventory of the controversies, Portnoy posted the cell number of the reporter, Robert Silverman, on Twitter — accidentally, he claims, but the damage was done, and the Barstool troll army mobilized. "That was a bad four days of getting text messages and FaceTime requests from the Stoolies," says Silverman. "But it pales in comparison to what a woman on the internet who says something critical about Barstool Sports has to deal with." HBO's O'Brien reached out to 15 women who'd been targeted by Barstool and its fans, and none were willing to speak on camera for fear of enraging the Stoolies again.
Portnoy — who considers himself apolitical and says he's not registered to vote — earned national buzz by interviewing Donald Trump at the White House in July. It was a natural pairing, since both men follow an identical playbook: Court controversy, never apologize, and play victim to a politically correct culture run amok. Ponder confronted Portnoy recently in a New York restaurant, a meeting he gleefully recounted in a podcast. ("She came out swinging," he said. "I respect that.") Asked about Wagner, Portnoy says she started it by writing about his marriage — he's separated from his wife — and calling him "sociopathic." He's certain the number of women Real Sports claimed wouldn't discuss him is a lie and says he believes O'Brien actually liked him but was pushed by host Bryant Gumbel to call him "vile." (In response to a request for comment from O'Brien, an HBO spokesperson said, "We stand by our reporter and our reporting.") Asked to comment for this story, Wagner, who now writes for Vice, gave her stock reply: "I can't believe this guy is still talking about me."
Portnoy's offensive discourse isn't solely aimed at women. In tweets and a since-deleted piece, he said protesters against police brutality who blocked a Boston highway in 2015 should be killed. Old Barstool videos surfaced last year of him using the N-word while reciting rap lyrics and musing that Colin Kaepernick looks like "an ISIS guy." Such was the reckoning within Barstool over Portnoy's comments that one personality quit, and its 2Biggs podcast devoted an 80-minute episode to giving seven minority Barstool talents time to explore their conflicted feelings about the company and Portnoy. (In true Barstool fashion, the episode's title included both the phrase "Now It's Going to Get Extremely Real" and its acronym, which set off more social media outrage.)
Hoping to make sense of all of this with local people close to Portnoy, I reached out to a popular former employee, Maurice "Tall Mo" Peebles, who as the first Barstool Philly beat editor was one of its few Black staffers and is now the new editor in chief of Complex. He declined an interview. Through the Phillies, "Team Portnoy" member Bryce Harper also said no thanks. Barstool PR connected me with two hugely successful Philly natives with a podcast on the Barstool network, cousins Wallace "Wallo" Peeples and Nasir "Gillie Da King" Fard, of the Million Dollaz Worth of Game show. Both said Portnoy reached out and "spoke his piece" about the racially charged videos, but they wouldn't go into details. "We dealt with things personally," Wallo said. "We're not perfect — I served time. But we wouldn't deal with him if he wasn't a solid person."
One unlikely critic of Portnoy is Will Leitch, founder of the trailblazing sports blog Deadspin, which in its heyday was an uncomfortable thorn in the side of establishment sports journalism. In a 2018 piece for New York titled "What Fresh Hell is Barstool Sports?," Leitch took Portnoy to task for Barstool's treatment of women and for allowing the Stoolies to act out. Leitch also drew a comparison between Portnoy and a co-founder of Vice who was eventually driven out of that company, in part for his "virulently intolerant" views. That founder, Gavin McInnes, has become better known for a group he started — the Proud Boys.
Calling me from Georgia two days after the November election, Leitch pauses from vote-count-watching to put Barstool into context. "It's not like everything they do is diseased," he says. "And not all of their readers are raging misogynist shteinheads. But whenever you get in the Barstool crosshairs, it is real. And they've never said stop it or taken responsibility for it."
Now that Barstool, via Sportsbook, has entered an industry that's highly regulated, some observers wonder if we might be on the verge of a kinder, gentler Dave Portnoy era. Penn National CEO Snowden talks about certain "guardrails" they've established so Portnoy doesn't break any laws while mouthing off. He may have come close to hitting one of those guardrails in October, when he made comments that appeared to suggest he runs the same Sportsbook he's also betting on, saying of Penn National, "They answer to [Snowden], and they answer to me."
Another off-limits topic is union-busting. When Portnoy threatened to fire any Barstool employee interested in organizing in a series of tweets in August 2019, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez replied to inform him he was "likely breaking the law & can be sued." (She didn't respond to his invitation to a debate and celebrated on Twitter when Barstool settled with the National Labor Relations Board over the incident.) "Dave has a mic and a camera in front of him 24/7," says Snowden. "Sometimes he's in a good mood. Sometimes he's not. He's learning. We're all learning together. There are going to be some bumps in the road." While ESPN couldn't take the heat stoked by Barstool's ugly side, Penn National seems confident there's just enough separation to make the partnership work.
Portnoy describes Barstool, sans irony, as "a comedic website — in, like, a Seinfeld-esque way. Like, you know, cutting observations of society." The closest he comes to a mea culpa in our conversations is in regard to the N-word. "Would I have sang that lyric now? No," he tells me. "Times are very different. ... I wouldn't do it again. [But] I can't go back and apologize for that because in that moment, it was like, what I thought a harmless — like, I was never trying to cause harm. So is it a gray area? Is it semantics? A little bit. If enough people are truly incensed, whose opinion I respect ... "
The bad-boy governor in Portnoy's head kicks in before he says he'd ever atone for past behavior. Causing harm, he claims, "is never the goal. We're trying to make people laugh and entertain." But like the president he once interviewed, Portnoy knows controversy is essential to his identity; as recently as June, he declared himself "uncancellable."
But those fans don't make up Barstool's core audience, which is essentially young white males who think like old-timers: I want my sports free of crap like math, women without pompoms, and athletes with agendas. (It's fitting that Portnoy has embraced the old Michael Jordan anti-activist quote that's long haunted the Hall of Famer: "Republicans buy sneakers, too.") Even the Sportsbook is an extension of a throwback mentality. You used to need to know a guy if you wanted some action on the Birds to beat Dallas. Now, Dave Portnoy is the guy, and he's in your pocket. You, too, can be a degenerate gambler, kid. Like Barstool says, it's only money, right?
When it comes to Barstool's future, Penn National may eventually have more to say about it than Portnoy. It purchased 36 percent of the company this year and will own 51 percent in year three, with an option for full control by 2025. Early returns on the Sportsbook are trending up but mixed: At its launching in September, it was fourth in market share in Pennsylvania, but it stayed in the red that month with minus $2.8 million in net gaming revenue (perhaps not surprising, given the $2.2 million in promotional credits used to lure new users to sign up. By late October, revenues were up to $3.1 million.). It planned to launch in Michigan in late December, and Snowden aims to add at least 12 states in 2021, including New Jersey. Penn National has said its "guardrails" include "harassment or discrimination of women or minorities," but Portnoy insists the only content restrictions he's been given relate to gambling regulations and "tiffs with elected officials."
Asked what's ahead, Portnoy embodies one of his alter egos, Davey Pageviews — a man sustained by the instant gratification of modern media. "I don't think that far in advance," he says. "I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. At least for five years." Which is a lifetime, considering that TikTok — the hottest platform for Barstool's video content, with 12.3 million followers and counting — is barely four years old. "The world changes so fast," he adds, "and we've been very good at adapting to change, but I — we're not good at predicting it. But we're mobile, agile, and as long as we remain that way, I think we will have a good future."
It's likely the Sportsbook house will shut down after the Super Bowl and Portnoy will return to New York, where he'll watch as the app creeps into new markets across the country and think back fondly on his brief time eating pizza here. Still, there's something uncomfortable in the realization that Philly, vis-à-vis the Sportsbook, could help catapult Barstool into another decade of success. Being a sports fan here means acknowledging both the sublime and the despicable of our history. Maybe you're fine with booing the home team and climbing greased light poles on Broad Street. But the racism once aimed at the late Dick Allen; the thuggery that necessitated a jail at the Vet and resurfaced as recently as the Eagles/Baltimore game in October; the leering legacy of Wing Bowl; and the feeling that you still need to keep your head on a swivel and maybe think twice about bringing your wife or daughter or mom to certain games — that's not for the boys. It's for actual scumbags. Like the majority of Philly fans, most Barstool followers are harmless. The difference is that their leader tacitly engages in and condones behavior that has a very tangible, damaging impact. Imagine Jeff Lurie allowing morons to start brawls or shout rape jokes at the cheerleaders.
The truth is that we are both New Philadelphia and a Barstool city. We stanned hard for Joe Biden even as large swaths of Northeast and South Philly and the River Wards stayed solidly Trump. So memo to everyone hailing Portnoy as a hero on the streets of Old City: Remember what you're also supporting when you log on to Barstool for guy-takes-Wiffle-Ball-to-the-nuts videos or to lay a few bucks on the Birds. And lest you kid yourself about whether Portnoy, chastened by justified criticism or raised stakes in a new arena, can evolve, remember when people thought Trump could become presidential once he was actually the president.
Meantime, in this moment, just as the country needs healing, let's imagine a future of our fandom in which the analytics crowd isn't so elitist and the 700 Level throwbacks are a bit more open-minded. Let's, you know, reach across the aisle at the Linc and share an overpriced beer despite our differences. Sure, some people are incapable of growth. But let's also remember one of the lessons of the 2018 Eagles championship — that sometimes this city can exceed even our wildest imaginations.
Ugh I can't stand that whole organization. They're raising money for a few pizza places and everyone is just supposed to forget that they have been a bunch of racist misogynistic dbags for years.
I'll read the full article later when I have time.
But they're doing that in several spots now. Penn Gaming partnership opening up Barstool branded sportsbooks - they just did one in DET this past week. And the Penn Gaming stock has exploded.
One of my friends here sent me a video of Portnoy when he was in Philly. He's doing his pizza review and some guy from across the street yells out to him and says something like "yo what's up ya strap job" and I couldn't stop laughing/ He was like "what did he just call me" and the Philly guy says "I called ya a strap job" and he gets back in his car and drives off.
someone from my agency left for penn gaming during the spring/summer....they have a ton of backing but its a super saturated marketing and theres no guarantee this will even work
i like him but when we talk im like dude i am not spending any money on your rancid maga lol rape app
its a fine story but im a slut for any barstool bashing so rehashed a lot of the stuff i knew
Quote from: phattymatty on January 26, 2021, 11:03:06 AM
Ugh I can't stand that whole organization. They're raising money for a few pizza places and everyone is just supposed to forget that they have been a bunch of racist misogynistic dbags for years.
they have expanded it to all small businesses and have raised about $28M last I checked. Their bullshtein aside - seeing some places get help like that has been cool.
https://whyy.org/articles/before-rosa-parks-caroline-lecount-and-others-helped-desegregate-philly-streetcars/
I see you NEast
https://www.inquirer.com/news/dismembered-body-found-somerton-philadelphia-police-peter-gerold-20210212.html
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 13, 2021, 09:15:13 AM
I see you NEast
https://www.inquirer.com/news/dismembered-body-found-somerton-philadelphia-police-peter-gerold-20210212.html
Most likely Russian mafia...they run thick in that area
The Russians are no joke.
Boris...why always Boris.
we just hired a guy in philly and he said that Angelo'a pizzeria on 9th is the best cheesesteak in the city right now.
true or no.
not even close but their square pizza is excellent
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 18, 2021, 06:43:09 PM
not even close but their square pizza is excellent
concur
i thought their sandwiches were mehhhhh and dont get the hype but their pizza is special
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/20/us/tom-garvey-veterans-stadium-living.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage
QuotePHILADELPHIA — Like other Vietnam veterans in the 1970s, Tom Garvey chased one job after another, fending off memories. Unlike other veterans, he says he turned a concession stand in a major American stadium into a place to crash for three years.
The venue was Veterans Stadium, capacity some 60,000, home to two professional teams and, partly, where Philadelphia fans earned an infamous reputation as either the best worst fans or the worst best fans in the United States.
For Mr. Garvey, now 78, it was also a home, a community and a kind of purgatory as he adapted to life after war.
https://slate.com/culture/2021/04/mare-of-easttown-kate-winslet-philadelphia-accent.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab
The accent might be dying off, but wooder is eternal.
some of the numbers in this piece are mind boggling
https://www.inquirer.com/zzz-systest/a/heroin-effects-kensington-philadelphia-dealers-violence-20210520.html
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 24, 2021, 10:20:56 AM
some of the numbers in this piece are mind boggling
https://www.inquirer.com/zzz-systest/a/heroin-effects-kensington-philadelphia-dealers-violence-20210520.html
Been in some real hellholes when I was in the military but there's still nothing I've seen that compares to Kensington. Allegheny is open drug users all over the street all day. I used to work down the street from k&a in the mid 90's...it was not great and a running joke but users and dealers were brown bag/beer/wire reference trying to hide shtein. Now it's legit hamsterdam. Close one area down they go somewhere else. Violence is only going to get worse.
we used to get some of the best 2 for 5 shtein on 5th and Lehigh when I was growing up...that was wild ass turf back then...badlands and all that...but to your point it's worse now
https://philadelphiaweekly.com/state-of-our-city-may-20-27/
Check out the contest half way down. wtf
i havent seen a philly weekly in years and had no idea 1) it still existed and 2) became a right wing rag
yeah the bad side is basically buying every small independent tv, radio and news station in the country and it's not news because they now own them all.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/delco-accent-mare-of-easttown-hoagiemouth-20210531.html
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https://twitter.com/farfarraway/status/1402979776621649933 21
Between past pregnancies, the pandemic, and planned future pregnancies, this anniversary was the first in our first 4 that my wife and I had a chance to get away somewhere. So I sprung for a room in Four Seasons. Way overpriced but also kind of worth it? It's the highest situated hotel in America, we had a suite on the 53rd floor and the views were amazing. everything about the room was great.
When we arrived, the buses were there to pick up the Hawks and take them to the Wells Fargo
Happy Anniversary, Munson.
https://twitter.com/PhillyInquirer/status/1418213761534488577
farging idiots.
Guns guns and more guns.
We had some idiot here the other day who pulled a gun and shot a guy bc they were arguing which one of them ran faster in a foot race.
Also have had a ton of road rage shootings too. A 17yr old was killed bc someone shot at the family's truck due to road rage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoAfR108pLA
dude that shot someone out front of pat's over an eagles giants argument is from reading so I checked Facebook and we have a few common friends. neat.
https://www.propublica.org/article/philadelphia-homicide-surge
https://twitter.com/galendruke/status/1425872672798482438
Is Phoenix a fake metro area like Houston tho?
they have been leap frogging back and forth for the last 10 years or so.
I work there now and yes it's very sprawling, not much of a "city" feel at all. basically phoenix, tempe, scottsdale, Glendale, all kind of the same thing. scottsdale is pretty fun though considering it's fairly rich and douchey. I recently found an eagles bar two blocks from my office.
it is also the best female watching I've ever seen. just gaggles of college girls walking around in bikinis at 10 am with no water to be found anywhere.
lol phoenix 500 square miles
philly 140
get the farg outta here
farging phx houston and jacksonille are the most fraudulent "cities"
they all make me sick
Can confirm, the west side of Jacksonville is all cookie cutter housing developments and shopping centers.
jacksonville is a preposterous 900 square miles...how is that even allowed
it would belike if you extended philly out to pottstown or farging princeton
Only six real cities in the US by density
NYC
SF
Boston
Chicago
Philly
Miami
city is at 1.6 mil...biggest since 1980 and the biggest % increase from census to census since 1950. think about what happened in the 1940-1950 gap.
the region is also the least white its even been
phoenix and jacksonville legit do not count i do not even recognize them as cities
Quote from: QB Eagles on August 12, 2021, 04:58:57 PM
Only six real cities in the US by density
NYC
SF
Boston
Chicago
Philly
Miami
theres a lot more than that...also one of these things is not like the others...while definitely a real city miami is straight garbage and should not be put into that group especially if you think those are the only real cities
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 12, 2021, 05:32:17 PM
miami is straight garbage and should not be put into that group especially if you think those are the only real cities
If we go by density, like I said, that's the list. Everywhere else is <10k/mi^2.
If we are measuring cities by a subjective measure of authenticity that exists only in your mind, then I agree the list would be different.
Yeah Houston is very sprawling. I live in Katy now - far west side of the metro area. It'll take me an hour to get to the east side with traffic. Or longer some nights pre Covid.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 12, 2021, 04:19:26 PM
jacksonville is a preposterous 900 square miles...how is that even allowed
it would belike if you extended philly out to pottstown or farging princeton
It's all empty space. I'll be generous and say they're planning for future growth, but it still takes 45 minutes to get from one end to the other.
Quote from: QB Eagles on August 12, 2021, 06:16:04 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 12, 2021, 05:32:17 PM
miami is straight garbage and should not be put into that group especially if you think those are the only real cities
If we go by density, like I said, that's the list. Everywhere else is <10k/mi^2.
If we are measuring cities by a subjective measure of authenticity that exists only in your mind, then I agree the list would be different.
dc is the same density as miami and a way better city and i dont even like it that much...shtein baltimore too...minneapolis....i could go on forever
Wait are we getting upset about urban population rankings now? OK cool.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 13, 2021, 11:40:56 AM
Wait are we getting upset about urban population rankings now? OK cool.
right after we chat about 5 dollar preseason bets
No ones getting fired up about any $5 bets. That's why low stakes sports betting is the best.
Apparently there's some angst about the definition of a city's population. That's why giving a shtein about the relative size and resulting rank of a city you don't even live in is dumb af.
See the difference?
I hate fake cities you love fake bets
seems the same
lolol havas gets tilted when people talk about betting
Only garbage bets
i get jilted when minivan driving suburban dads from the south chime in about my city
aint there a school board meeting you gotta get to
Oh man. I had forgotten.
Now I remember.
Unhinged-Internet-Weirdo and Wants-to-be-Unhinged-Internet-Weirdo.
Thanks for the reminder.
you root for laundry, cul de sac boy
I demand Philadelphia expand to Lancaster county so I can say I live in the city.
Amish people in the hood would be a funny reality show
You don't want no part of Ephrata.
Do I live in a real city? Or not?
Quote from: General_Failure on August 14, 2021, 09:07:42 AM
I demand Philadelphia expand to Lancaster county so I can say I live in the city.
I just went to a Lancaster County Farmers market in PG County Maryland today. Definitely clash of worlds.
Also I'm assuming that the Amish don't believe in vaccines? Because all the patrons were wearing masks but not a single Amish worker. Seems like Amish country could get wiped out pretty quick.
That would be okay. I mean, sad for them. But they're just humans. We have enough humans. Backwards magic worshipping ones are in particular abundance.
meh. many worse groups I'd rather go first. the Amish make great cabinets and ring bologna.
Yeah, not saying I want them to die off but if they did, no great loss.
I bought a steak and cheese stuffed soft pretzel from them today. hoping they last just for that.
That sounds tasty.
That sounds amazing.
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1437952317203128322
Take it straight out of the pigs' pension fund. Keep doing it until they stop being monsters.
Yep.
Taking it from them would curtail a lot of shtein
you can't arbitrarily take money out of the pension that good cops draw from....start throwing the actual bad cops in general population
Good news, there are so few good cops that most of them won't actually work there long enough to collect it.
Every year or so this comes into my Twitter feed and did again today...It never ever isnt the greatest thing of all time
https://twitter.com/vmudream/status/1034247673883385856 21
That video never gets old
They need to update it with the guy eating horseshtein after the birds won 52.
Toss in some Mask Protesters to polish it up too.
Quote from: Rome on September 28, 2021, 12:03:00 PM
They need to update it with the guy eating horseshtein after the birds won 52.
Toss in some Mask Protesters to polish it up too.
Show the birds taking Reagor over Jefferson
wasn't that first created after the super bowl? I thought so because they show the greased up pole.
biggest thing missing is when that robot made it like 1000 miles then got destroyed in philly. also needs agholor guy.
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/6060900-eugene-bozzi-talks-about-catching-alligator-in-florida-on-eyewitness-news/
https://twitter.com/6abc/status/1458528498503634945
Can one of you PA guys answer this question for me....my mom says she needs REAL ID card, and it's separate from the PA drivers license. This sounds ridiculous to me. In most states including where I live in MD the REAL ID is also your drivers license. She's terrible with the internet so figured she was mistaken but I am also getting conflicting information online.
Quote from: phattymatty on November 17, 2021, 01:54:14 PM
Can one of you PA guys answer this question for me....my mom says she needs REAL ID card, and it's separate from the PA drivers license. This sounds ridiculous to me. In most states including where I live in MD the REAL ID is also your drivers license. She's terrible with the internet so figured she was mistaken but I am also getting conflicting information online.
It's part of your drivers license. You need to provide a birth certificate or passport or other forms of ID (just one form of ID). The whole process takes about 5 minutes. I just did mine at the dmv when I had to renew. Your new drivers license with real ID will have a gold Star in the upper right hand corner.
Thanks, that's what I figured. She is adamant that it's an entirely separate thing.
Although looking online it looks as if it's not even required for PA residents? (except for flying, federal buildings, etc.?)
It's 100% optional but yea for flying and crap it's needed
Quote from: phattymatty on November 17, 2021, 01:54:14 PM
Can one of you PA guys answer this question for me....my mom says she needs REAL ID card, and it's separate from the PA drivers license. This sounds ridiculous to me. In most states including where I live in MD the REAL ID is also your drivers license. She's terrible with the internet so figured she was mistaken but I am also getting conflicting information online.
Mainly a federal requirement, and will be for most important for flying beginning in May 2023. Was originally supposed to be in place in 2020 but was push back because of the pandemic.
Omicron in town
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/pa-congresswoman-mary-gay-scanlon-carjacked-in-south-philly/3086809/
Xmas came early for Trumpers
i play tennis there all the time...plenty of creeps but its usually the type thats going to jerk off in the woods not jack you up
Jim Gardner was trending but only because he signed off at 11:00 for the last time.
Holy shtein. Whew!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CY4SRKDLG8k/?utm_medium=share_sheet
bensalem whats up !
https://twitter.com/Raw_News1st/status/1487240467804741632
When my daughter finished 2nd grade I told her we could eat anywhere she wants...she chose that GC. There's a chic fil a and Texas Roadhouse in the same sc, her best friend lives in the apartments next door. My one and only time eating at a gc. I remember for a buffet the food was at least edible but it was a ghetto/white trash haven. Some obese Karen was making a scene because they were out of something. The people fighting are in suits so I'm assuming they came from church.
Haven't stepped foot in a GC since I was in HS.
Them and Chuck E Cheese are shteinshows
My brothers wife's uncle is heading the investigation
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an incredible local news chyron
Had 6 abc on at lunch, noticed Jillian Mele is now a reporter. Guess fox and friends didn't work out.
her tits still look good?
she blocked me on twitter for saying she was reading propaganda to dementia patients
Quote from: MDS on April 14, 2022, 09:34:40 PM
her tits still look good?
she blocked me on twitter for saying she was reading propaganda to dementia patients
Waited for the name scroll so I could google the reporters name to see if there were nudes and was surprised when her name popped up. She's still a smoke bomb
just looked at her ig...still fine yup
last week tonight had a clip of sheena the other day and she still got it too
Who was that nutball who was on channel 3 with Larry Mendte? Alicia Lane?
She was trying to bang Rich Eisen or something and his wife wasn't having it
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 14, 2022, 10:59:36 PM
Who was that nutball who was on channel 3 with Larry Mendte? Alicia Lane?
She was trying to bang Rich Eisen or something and his wife wasn't having it
She also beat up a female NYC cop and called her a dyke
https://twitter.com/MSN/status/1515333322573959169
Turns out to be a soil testing device with "sealed radioactive material" from a construction company.
Just sharing with my people if you need to get a place within walking distance to sports complex, I just stayed at 627 Dudley Street last week on airbnb and it was farging sweet. Entire townhouse, 4 stories, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms maybe 4?, roof deck, jacuzzi, everything brand new and clean, back patio with grill, free parking right out front, whole place was like 107 a night. I've stayed at hundreds of airbnbs over the years and this place a couple blocks east of Passyunk square is definitely in my top 5 nicest places ever. basically a 5 min uber ride if lazy or a 30 min walk after the games. lost like 500 bucks at the new Philly live casino on the way but other than that perfect crib.
We are on the way back for a quick trip to see my sis get that Temple U diploma tomorrow.
Can't wait for some cooler weather for two days
I've been reading about Philly's reassessment and whew boy.
I can't imagine the level of skullduggery involved in the process if taxes are being hiked as much as they are.
You all should lure me back to Philly to clean that shtein up for you.
Quote from: Rome on May 09, 2022, 08:51:33 PM
I've been reading about Philly's reassessment and whew boy.
I can't imagine the level of skullduggery involved in the process if taxes are being hiked as much as they are.
You all should lure me back to Philly to clean that shtein up for you.
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tl;dr Gentrification raised property values, causing a property tax hike.
my property currently has a negative balance with the city ??? its -148. do these fargs owe my black ass money
is this normal
ive never been a sent a bill or been contacted...i thought all this crap was factored into my mortgage
They reassessed (revalued) all the parcels in Philly this year. As a result of the revaluation some people are going to get blasted with higher property taxes. Philly is a mess since they only periodically reassess properties and that leads to massive inequity in the the taxation system.
You guys also have tax increase deferrals based on some areas too. In order to get the impoverished areas cleared out, they have to offer incentives for builders to build and buyers to buy. One of them was to offer lower taxes for say a decade or whatever. When those incentives end you get farged hard by the increases.
We have homestead caps here which limit increases in assessments to 3% per year, so once you establish your initial homestead value, your taxes pretty much stabilize going forward.
Quote from: MDS on May 09, 2022, 09:11:29 PM
my property currently has a negative balance with the city ??? its -148. do these fargs owe my black ass money
is this normal
ive never been a sent a bill or been contacted...i thought all this crap was factored into my mortgage
I got a property tax refund check this year of a few grand. I just cashed it and didn't ask questions. I'm sure I probably should have put that aside for when they ask for it back.
some other guy told me the lender paid it and thats what i owe them and itll be factored into my mortgage eventually
i know all the white people are angry about this so maybe this assessments will change
this breaks my farging heart
https://billypenn.com/2022/05/12/martins-potato-rolls-doug-mastriano-governor-philadelphia-restaurants/
Well then. No more delicious potato rolls for me.
Add them to the list of people who won't get my money
We have Martins here too. Thanks for the heads up. I'll buy the other ones from now on.
https://twitter.com/adamsandler/status/1537489075640205312 21&t=dDtAkYjEan7-5Yt9LA0Z5Q
Cousins 40th was Friday so we rented a party bus and went on the Ben Franklin yacht for a few hours. For $50 (comes with dinner) you could do worse. I thought it'd be packed but it was pretty dead. It only goes up and down the Delaware but the views of the city and Jersey are great. Drinks are very reasonably priced. Hit up Liberty point after which is the massive waterfront bar that just opened. The women there were unreal. I wish the mom Jean trend would end already.
Something named Matt Gelb has decided to come out as a misogynist douchebag on Twitter and he's getting his ass handed to him over it.
I knew Philly hacks were almost universally considered iceholes, but whew boy this guy is coming hard for the title.
https://twitter.com/JamieApody/status/1551318381189636100 20&t=dBOZN7U6zLDBRh7tQtMXZQ
talked about this in the phillies thread but this has nothing to do with gender...hes telling her im here covering the team, you sit in a studio and dont know shtein.
It has everything to do with gender. He wouldn't have the nuts to talk to a man like that. And last I checked a sports anchor's job isn't to cover games in person. But please do go on about that "stupid" woman not understanding something as complex as baseball.
Quote from: Rome on July 25, 2022, 09:33:04 AM
Something named Matt Gelb has decided to come out as a misogynist douchebag on Twitter and he's getting his ass handed to him over it.
I knew Philly hacks were almost universally considered iceholes, but whew boy this guy is coming hard for the title.
https://twitter.com/JamieApody/status/1551318381189636100 20&t=dBOZN7U6zLDBRh7tQtMXZQ
white male patriarchy is real
2-alarm fire at Jim's Steaks on South Street.
First the Melrose and now Jim's? What the farg is going on up there right now?
Damn why couldn't it have been a zesty steak shop
My Jim's story: I had Jim's with Steve Shelley once after a show. Super pleasant dude, enjoyed our conversation.
damn I saw some pics, looked like a real blaze and not just a kitchen fire.
Yeah it got it good.
Hope they had good insurance. My fave place to go when I'm in the city.
Pats is easily better than Jim's...of all the known places Jim's is the worst
*was
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 31, 2022, 10:54:02 AM
Pats is easily better than Jim's...of all the known places Jim's is the worst
I prefer Jim's but ask 100 Philly peops their favorite steak spot and you'll get at least 50 different answers.
id go jims over pats but these places really all just run together
donkeys is my favorite cheesesteak because 1) its also a bar and 2)theyre doing something different with it at least
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 31, 2022, 10:54:02 AM
Pats is easily better than Jim's...of all the known places Jim's is the worst
Gimme a new spot then
Angelos might be the best steak of all time....I never thought anything would top Steve's but it just might
9th and Fitzwater?
Yeah sadly it took over sarcones a few years ago
sarcones deli...the bakery is further south and still there
angelos is great, their pizza is bonkers
The Athletic did a write up of each 2026 World Cup host city...this is phillys
QuotePhiladelphia
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field is home to the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, but its first event upon opening in 2003 was a friendly between Manchester United and Barcelona, so soccer is very much a part of its history. With a capacity of just under 70,000, "The Linc" has also hosted everything from Copa America Centenario matches to the CONCACAF Gold Cup and a number of other club and USMNT/USWNT friendlies over the years.
Why Philadelphia? Once the nation's capital, Philly is rich with history and arguably the most passionate sports fans in the country. The city has regularly hosted massive events and its geographical location (40 million people are within 150 miles of the city — the most of any in the U.S.) relatively close to fellow hosts Toronto, NY/NJ and Boston creates a nice hub for teams and fans. But the timing of this World Cup couldn't be more perfect for a celebration in the city. Philadelphia likes to call itself the "birthplace of America" and 2026 will mark the U.S.'s 250th anniversary, so it will pretty much be parties on top of parties in the city of brotherly love that year.
Transportation/infrastructure: Lincoln Financial Field is located in South Philadelphia's stadium complex, which features dedicated public transportation stops and food/entertainment options. Driving in from outside of the city will be a nightmare, but once fans arrive, they can gorge themselves on cheesesteaks and crab fries, so the experience should balance out.
What needs to be done? Polish the Rocky statue? Add a few lanes to the Schuylkill expressway? Launch a public service campaign to alert foreign visitors to the existence of Gritty? Maybe. Otherwise, Philadelphia is ready.
Fun fact: Philadelphia has over 4,000 murals spread out across the city.
https://twitter.com/streetsdept/status/1559352936911732739 21&t=yXV-HMY-xyDf4AVDuw2HIg
He seems nice
https://twitter.com/imposter_edits/status/1565500907227340807 21&t=9P4k-5co8sGCUHH56xyZ9Q
https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news/philadelphia-chicken-man-alexander-tominsky
Saw this on a show on ID a few years ago and have always wondered the story behind it. Not sure why they're waiting to release the boys name but it says a prominent Philadelphia family
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/investigators/philadelphia-police-to-reveal-identity-of-boy-in-the-box-next-week-sources-say/3438944/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_PHBrand
It's a prominent Delaware County family of the 1950s. Unless it's Du Pont, it's probably not going to ring any bells.
Quote from: QB Eagles on December 01, 2022, 02:42:14 PM
It's a prominent Delaware County family of the 1950s. Unless it's Du Pont, it's probably not going to ring any bells.
I can't recall who it was on here but someone worked on the H.H. Holmes exhumation. I watched all the docs with his great great grandson. The updated story I read said possible criminal charges. I can't imagine anyone involved with his death is still alive but this is all really intriguing.
Quote from: Hurts_Defense_Superbowl on December 01, 2022, 02:26:25 PM
Saw this on a show on ID a few years ago and have always wondered the story behind it. Not sure why they're waiting to release the boys name but it says a prominent Philadelphia family
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/investigators/philadelphia-police-to-reveal-identity-of-boy-in-the-box-next-week-sources-say/3438944/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_PHBrand
Joseph Augustus Zarelli. Born January 13, 1953. Kid was 4. West Philadelphia born and raised. Live pc on now
End of an era.
https://twitter.com/_piccone/status/1605708571240538113
Made sure I watched it tonight.
All class by Jim
Jim Gardner and Action news changed news reporting around the world. True story.
Even funnier today
https://twitter.com/vmudream/status/1034247673883385856 46&t=K3ne5mS87xCNalS00m4BgA
never ever gets old....only thing i wish they did differently was not make so many quick edits
whats amazing is how great the video and how well it plays despite it being specifically made for the philly subreddit and is full of inside references to them
damn thom bell died...a stone cold genius who basically invented philly soul...one of my pops heroes
pour one out to a legend
this is probably more words than anyone wants to read but this piece is equal parts sad and joyous but mostly hilarious. What a great farging writer she is.
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2021/09/18/lisa-depaulo-philadelphia/
this is really great
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/inq2/philadelphia-democrats-race-class-voting-data-20230221.html?utm_source=social&utm_campaign=edit_philly_igfeed_traffic&utm_medium=referral&int_promo=newsroom&utm_content=later-33264709
yea that was really interesting
this mayors race is an absolute disaster...its a combo of corrupt council reps and rich dudes trying to buy power. the way we pick this position just boils my blood. its an off year election and the primary at that. nobody votes. 15 different people get in and the votes split all over the place so the winner gets through with like 20%. then that person is in power for 8 years.
we need either ranked choice or an open primary runoff. something like you can vote for any candidate in the primary then the top 3 go to the general.
Videos of all those people outside the Taylor swift concert at the Linc last night are pretty incredible.
Not somewhere I would like to be but still pretty cool
i biked down there late afternoon yesterday to check out the scene...just a giant sea of white women and gays. ive seen so many packs of young girls out this weekend with their tay gear, its like an eagles sunday. never seen that before for a music act.
there was a 5 young white girls and an adult female chaperon wandering around my neighborhood yesterday, not something you see in point breeze. clearly airbnb people unaware of what theyre getting into. hope they heard the triple shooting that was 3 blocks away!
My sister wanted to go but the tickets are ungodly expensive. She showed me the vid of the people outside the Linc and I told her she should go down for that.
Of course my mom is like "too dangerous"
Ok Ma - she went to Temple for 4yrs.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 13, 2023, 10:10:07 PMMy sister wanted to go but the tickets are ungodly expensive. She showed me the vid of the people outside the Linc and I told her she should go down for that.
Of course my mom is like "too dangerous"
Ok Ma - she went to Temple for 4yrs.
My uncle's (with me on Houston trip) baby momma took his 3 daughters last night.
We went out for steaks, went go cart racing and threw axes.
Threw axes, lol.
It's actually pretty fun. But def had a point where it was ok what's next?
We did it once for an hour and that was it. They served alcohol there too so I'm sure they've had some safety issues
Quote from: Hurts_Defense_Superbowl on May 13, 2023, 10:22:46 PMQuote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 13, 2023, 10:10:07 PMMy sister wanted to go but the tickets are ungodly expensive. She showed me the vid of the people outside the Linc and I told her she should go down for that.
Of course my mom is like "too dangerous"
Ok Ma - she went to Temple for 4yrs.
My uncle's (with me on Houston trip) baby momma took his 3 daughters last night.
We went out for steaks, went go cart racing and threw axes.
What did they pay per ticket?
why is your mother controlling her adult daughter to the point of determining her ability to leave the house...if she wants to go dance with strangers on 11th st go at it who cares. my friends have actual tickets but shell take her down tomorrow. im here for j family peace.
ive never seen a secondary market like this. they started at like $300/400 and kept on rising before settling well over $1000. every single show of hers from philly to nyc to friggin cincinnati has a 1k+ get in. crazy.
Haha she's not - she's free to come and go and do whatever. That's just my mother getting more boomerish as she ages. You should've heard her and her husband when we had to drive down the city for her graduation.
Her and her boyfriend will prob go down tomorrow she said
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 13, 2023, 10:55:12 PMQuote from: Hurts_Defense_Superbowl on May 13, 2023, 10:22:46 PMQuote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 13, 2023, 10:10:07 PMMy sister wanted to go but the tickets are ungodly expensive. She showed me the vid of the people outside the Linc and I told her she should go down for that.
Of course my mom is like "too dangerous"
Ok Ma - she went to Temple for 4yrs.
My uncle's (with me on Houston trip) baby momma took his 3 daughters last night.
We went out for steaks, went go cart racing and threw axes.
What did they pay per ticket?
No idea but I think they bought them a while back...I think her mom (their grandmother) paid for them. She's got some $$$$. News last night said cheapest current ticket on stubhub was $1150 which is absolutely insane.
And yea axe throwing got boring pretty fast. They should spice it up some and have female targets or Trump
Supporters to throw at.
increasingly looking like charelle parker is going to be our next mayor
theres going to be a number of dumb takes off this, but she was 1) the only black candidate 2)had the backing of much of the city party leaders 3)there were 2 progressive candidates to split that vote and 2 rich white dudes running a pro-business platform to split that vote
so this wasnt really a referendum on anything but just, math
The female Eric Adams
basically. the election also followed the 2020 dem primary model where bernie/warren and pete/amy fought over the same votes while biden had the black and brown working class to himself.
nobody will ever learn and egotistical white people/stupid progressives will forever be fighting each other while non-online party hacks appeal to people who actually vote.
at least that fraud helen gym didnt win
the zoo named the new sloth bears kelce and harper over hall and oates
This is going to cause a mess
https://twitter.com/FOX29philly/status/1667854757623373825 20
Holy Toledo that's a nightmare right there.
roadway completely collapsed on the northbound side, southbound side buckled/damaged
an accident that affects literally tens of millions of people
thats the exit i take to get to gateas, the best tomato pie in the world
the beautiful part about this is 95 is closed in both directions in what is pretty much the entirety of the northeast but fine for everything else
Quote from: MDS on June 11, 2023, 11:05:54 AMthats the exit i take to get to gateas, the best tomato pie in the world
the beautiful part about this is 95 is closed in both directions in what is pretty much the entirety of the northeast but fine for everything else
Someone brought Gaeta's to the bbq I was at Memorial Day...I'm not a tomato pie connoisseur but it was legit.
It's Philly so figure it'll be fixed somewhere around 2030. Glad I turned down Phillies tickets today.
Time to dust off all the Penn-DOT jokes?
https://twitter.com/marcusfox29/status/1667914696534507520 46&t=SMD_81TvVT-H5sNwmpVLIQ
https://twitter.com/YaFavTrashman/status/1667991009152708612
That's going to be a niiiiightmare
Quote from: Munson on June 11, 2023, 01:50:31 PMhttps://twitter.com/marcusfox29/status/1667914696534507520 46&t=SMD_81TvVT-H5sNwmpVLIQ
i cant tell if this parody
Quote from: MDS on June 11, 2023, 10:28:49 PMQuote from: Munson on June 11, 2023, 01:50:31 PMhttps://twitter.com/marcusfox29/status/1667914696534507520 46&t=SMD_81TvVT-H5sNwmpVLIQ
i cant tell if this parody
Lmao said the same thing when I saw it. The accent is almost too thick to be real
its real and hes pure bred ne philly lmao
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lol what a clown
It's too bad he didn't go up with the tanker.
was out in quaint little new hope, bucksco to see tommy and me - ray diddy's play. for local community theatre it was pretty decent. met gordon clapp, who played tommy, and ray after. nice talks, good dudes.
anywho, took the 95 detour on the way back. we avoided it going up. oh boy. it added 10/15 mins to the drive at 1030pm with very limited traffic. its gonna be 30/45 if not more during heavier hours of the day. completely untenable. local traffic is absolutely farged. theres some side streets closed off, i have no idea how people there are supposed to function.
the fun part is the southbound detour takes you right past world famous four seasons total landscaping. so now millions of people will get to see a true part of american history.
95 temp lanes will open this weekend. Not bad for a bunch of pansy libs.
I read an article that there is a YouTube livestream of the construction (lol) and the live chat had 1000s of people in it at one point. It obviously just turned into a Go Birds chatroom haha. Sometimes I really love Eagles fans.
https://twitter.com/BarstoolPhilly/status/1672261962007232512
That's a helluva job by the city and state to get that up and going in two weeks.
government can work efficiently when the money is flowing and the materials were 1 exit up
shapiro milking this for all its worth and he better well do it. the only thing stopping PA from falling into a maga hole is a democratic governor. cant wait for him to run for president in 2028
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 23, 2023, 08:45:25 PMThat's a helluva job by the city and state to get that up and going in two weeks.
Not disagreeing, but Biden wasn't kidding when he said this repair was the single most important job underway in the entire Nation. With the resources of the federal government at their disposal, and an effectively unlimited budget, this shouldn't be too surprising.
True.
I'm just used to seeing highway projects slog on forever. Sure it's a major artery for the nation but it goes to show that shtein can get done quickly.
In all seriousness, the problem is global. If the U.S. can't get it's most critical eastern seaboard highway functional with the quickness, well...our foes are watching. It would show weakness and vulnerability to terrorists and antagonistic State actors that the United States simply cannot afford to display.
Joanne Epps, acting President at Temple died today after collapsing on stage at a memorial for another acamdeic.
I never heard of her before reading this but check her list of accomplishments...it's nuts. Temple lost a great one today, clearly.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/09/19/president-temple-university-joanne-epps-dead/