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« October 2005 | Main | December 2005 » November 30, 2005Blogicized: Don't call it a "Holiday Tree"• Saying goodbye to Stan Berenstain, the Bucks County kids book author who went to that big treehouse in the sky yesterday. [Metroblogging Philadelphia] • NPR has apparently taped two shows at World Cafe Live to air on Christmas Eve. [XPN All About the Music] • Today at City Hall: Christmas Tree lighting. [Phillyist] Posted by D-Mac at 04:00 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack How to spin a story
Hey, take a look at that! Woo-hoo, right? Yay no more rate hikes, all rainbows and puppydogs? Well, not really. You see, in October, PGW hiked its bills 19 percent, with the possiblity that they could hike them more. They're not going to, but the rates are still said 19 percent higher than in, say, September. And so heating your home this year is still going to cost, oh, $500,000 for the winter. But I dig the phrasing of the headline. (Thanks KYW, you've been a fountain of knowledge today.) I wonder how this "always look on the bright side of life" kind of thinking could be applied to other Philadelphia institutions:
There you have it. Look at it this way: Do you want to hear bad news, or do you want to hear good news. You can piuck, but I think we all know the answer. PGW Predicts No Further Rate Hikes This Winter [KYW 1060] Posted by D-Mac at 03:35 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Motownphilly's back againAccording to the Inquirer, and this is only a possibility, but there's a new slots coalition in town: Donald J. Trump's casino company has partnered with Philadelphia-area investors, including former 76ers president Pat Croce, to apply for a slots license in the city. [...] Croce said the local investors he has put together include three members of the musical group, Boyz II Men. Woohoo! I can't wait to gamble in a Donald Trump, Pat Croce, Boyz II Men-owned slots parlor. Trump signs Croce for Phila. slots parlor team [Inky] Posted by D-Mac at 02:23 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack The Bad News BrigadeFrom NBC 10's front page:
Uhh, guys? Is there anything good going on in the area? No? Oh, well, okay then. Posted by D-Mac at 02:12 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Just like in that stupid Nic Cage/John Travolta movie
Suggestion for a new city motto: "Philadelphia: Where at least 57% of the people are so ugly they'd consider getting a face transplant." French Hospitals Report First Partial Face Transplant [AP via NBC 10] Posted by D-Mac at 01:09 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Drawing conclusions
This morning was weird; I was drifting in and out of sleep at around 6:45 and I heard somebody on the radio say something like, "And police commissioner Sylvester Johnson lashes out at a cartoon in the Daily News." My ears perked up. "That's my kinda story," I thought, but when I listened I didn't hear anything about it. By the time I was skimming the morning papers and starting my writing, I had forgotten all about the Johnson thing. The time I did think of it, I actually thought I had dreamt it. I thought I was the biggest tool ever, dreaming up fake news story that would be easy to comment on. And, yet, the story is not a dream. Yes, Police Commissioner Johnson (at left) is upset at a Signe Wilkinson cartoon that ran the other day in the DN, depicted a KKK travel agent telling people that Philadelphia has "great views of young black men killing each other." And Johnson has seemingly gotten angrier in public at this cartoon than he has at any of the 300+ murders committed in the city this year. But then it gets weirder, when DN editor Michael Days says that "[e]ditorial cartoons, of course, aren't meant to be funny." Wha? I have a solution: let's everyone quit murdering people and have all the city's editorial cartoonists -- including PW's own fantastic Jay Bevenour -- make their editorial cartoons as funny as possible. How's that for a compromise? Police commish: Cartoon, murder rate 'not a joke' [DN] Posted by D-Mac at 01:00 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack The thrill of the hunt
I'm not actually all that surprised that a Pennsylvania man was mistaken for a deer. (Some of our fatter men don't really look all that human.) But I am surprised that there was a deer on the side of the road and not one Pennsylvania resident came forward to collect the carcass. Dead Man Mistaken For Deer, Left On Road For Days [AP via NBC 10] Posted by D-Mac at 12:31 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack There's one in every familyFrom today's Metro:
Translation: She's one of those people who give out homemade crap for Christmas, which is promptly thrown away upon returning home. Editor's Note: Yea, yeah; I'm sure her art is fine and dandy. U.S. Editions [Metro] Posted by D-Mac at 11:40 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack I bet the plan includes "freedom" and "hard work"
Wait, what? Now? Just now? Hasn't the war been going on for almost three years now? Bush is just mappin' this thing out at the end of 2005? Bush maps out Iraq war strategy [AP via Philly.com] Posted by D-Mac at 11:32 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Phantastic Photo!
Some background, real quick: Penn has three high rises between 38th and 40th streets. Sometime last month two people had sex up against the window of one of them in their room (at left). And another kid, in another high rise, saw it, snapped a photo. Naturally, it started making the rounds around campus through e-mail, and even got sent to alums like me. I considered posting it here, but eventually lost interest. And probably forgot. This was a while ago, though, and I hadn't thought about it in forever. Until an article in today's Daily Pennsylvanian, the Penn student newspaper: What started out as two risque pictures has turned into a very serious matter for one Penn student. Oh snap. This is just the start of something big, especially if the student gets in major trouble with the school. Racy photo lands student in trouble [DP] Posted by D-Mac at 11:11 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack And don't even think of ordering a cheesesteak the wrong wayToday in South Philly, the police force is implementing a zero tolerance policy for crime. All crimes. Not just your average serious crimes like shootings and burgularies but even things like bigamy, tax evasion, running red lights and even the best Philadelphia pastime of all: "I would advise you not to jaywalk. It will be zero tolerance," said Capt. Jerrold Bates of the 17th Police District in South Philadelphia. "It's going to be pretty intense." This can only mean one thing: somebody's gonna get shot but the cops'll be too busy arresting jaywalkers to apprehend the gunman. In S. Phila., 'zero tolerance' for crime [Inky] Posted by D-Mac at 10:20 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack Big o' you? No, it's big o' me! (Sigh.)
Crimes like these kind of just make you want to say, "Wow! Really? How'd you pull that one off?" I guess going to the Caribbean will allow you to get though the ceremony unnoticed, but five years without anyone noticing? Impressive. There is a twist to the story, as the KYW 1060 article notes: Prosecutor Risa Ferman says Otero knew he was married to two women. What they don't know is if he knew it was a crime. Later, Otero went on a puppy-kicking rampage. Prosecutors don't know if he knew if that was a crime, either. Collegeville Man Charged with Bigamy [KYW 1060] Posted by D-Mac at 09:32 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Traffic on the twos took forever, too
Indeed, this morning the accidents came fast and furious. The Pennsylvania turnpike was shut down near Norristown because of an overturned tractor trailer. In Jerz, the Admiral Wilson Boulevard was shut down because of a jackknifed tractor trailer. 95 and 76? Well, they were busy as well. (No major accidents, though; I bet they feel left out.) The only winner in this was KYW 1060 morning traffic guy Sam Clover, who got to be on the radio for approximately five minutes each traffic report, running through all the delays. And so what does this all mean? You got it: apocalypse. It's coming. A Bad Morning for Area Drivers [KYW 1060] Posted by D-Mac at 09:15 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Nuclear winter is coming
I know this isn't "Philadelphia news," per se, but I'm pretty sure this is mentioned as one of the signs of the apocalypse in the Book of Revelation, so I had to make a note of it. Duff's Rockin' New Year [E! via Yahoo!] Posted by D-Mac at 09:03 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack November 29, 2005Blogicized: All the news that's print to fit• Realtor sends out letters telling Penn kids they won't renew leases on the 3900 block of Sansom; are loading docks on their way? [Phillyblog] • The National Weather Service asks: Will we have a mild winter? I think the bigger question is: Why does the National Weather Service write in all capital letters? [Philadelphia Weather] • Abraham Nuñez signs with Phillies, which means less playing time for David Bell. Hurrah! Hurrah! [Beerleaguer] • Finally, a college education we can get excited about. [Overheard in Philly] Posted by D-Mac at 04:00 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Make your own offensive joke
Ooh, is this some kind of Great Carnac routine? I just can't wait until Carson reveals the answer. Entertainment Report: Michael Jackson and the Jews [KYW 1060] Posted by D-Mac at 03:30 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack Wait a minute, Mr. Postman
Now, there's not really much a mailman can do to screw up delivering mail except for being late. I guess he could crumple up all the birthday cards you're getting or something, but that seems unlikely. No, the manner in which a mailman -- and, yes, we're using masculine preference in this blog post because the phrase "letter carrier" is effing stupid, sorry -- delivers mail is really not something I could ever forsee anyone complaining about. But Anthony Vega-Lopez, of Trenton -- he attacked the mailman right on the Hamilton-Trenton border -- didn't like that the mailman didn't properly close the door to his mailbox. Residents, though, are worried -- but not so much about the crazy neighbor: "Nobody is going to want to deliver mail here anymore," said a witness. It's good to know we're all about what's important. Letter carrier attacked on route [Trenton Times] Posted by D-Mac at 02:11 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Philadelphia Forward knows just what buttons to push
Aww. Is that a cavalier? Awwwww! Yeah, tax reform, sure, keep the puppies alive! Aww! Puppies! Yay! Philadelphia Forward Posted by D-Mac at 12:35 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack New in today's Metro...... pages printed upside down.
Maybe it's a Swedish thing. U.S. Editions [Metro] Posted by D-Mac at 12:13 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack I'm voting for Bo JacksonMetro asks, people respond:
Ooh, I like this game! Okay, would you vote for Terry Bradshaw? What about Nicole Richie? Mean Joe Greene? Tara Reid? Terrell Owens? O.J. Simpson? Editor's Note: Oh yeah. It's "Lynn Swann." U.S. Editions [Metro] Posted by D-Mac at 11:25 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Today's back page Daily News headline
Taken with a camera phone so you know I'm not making it up or doing any Photoshop tricks. Posted by D-Mac at 11:01 AM | Comments (51) | TrackBack Bean Stringfellow!The opening paragraph of Paul Hagen's Billy Wagner-to-the Mets story in the Daily News: The Phillies had a 4 o'clock phone call scheduled with Billy Wagner's agent, Bean Stringfellow. At that time, they had planned to increase their offer to the free-agent closer. Woah, woah, woah. Billy Wagner's agent's name is Bean Stringfellow? Bean Stringfellow! Ha! What? It's funny. Trust me. Wagner makes move to Mets for more money, longer deal [DN] Posted by D-Mac at 10:52 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack This can only mean good things
Surprisingly, this isn't a proposal by President Bush. Spending will rise, but taxes will not [Doylestown Intelligencer] Posted by D-Mac at 09:47 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack The best driver in Bucks CountyFrom the Bucks County Courier Times crime log, some criminal mischief in Upper Southampton (emphasis mine): 600 block Kutcher Rd., overnight, Fri, vehicle filled with leaves, decorative scarecrow placed in driver's seat, leaves on top of vehicle, profanity on passenger side window. What? Sometimes when scarecrows drive they track leaves in the car. Ain't nothin' criminal 'bout it. Public safety log 11.29.05 [BCCT] Posted by D-Mac at 09:27 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Hansel, Gretel and Billy PennAs part of an attempt to draw tourists to Center City, they're making City Hall look like this starting tomorrow:
Apprently, the city's trying to capitalize on that lucrative gingerbread house tourist market. Let's hope people don't try to take bites out of the facade. This holiday, see City Hall in a new light [Inky] Posted by D-Mac at 09:13 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Magic Touchdown Pass Theory
Anywho, none other than Sen. Arlen Specter, who I think was in Congress with Henry Clay, said yesterday that the Eagles may have violated antitrust regulations by not allowing Terrell Owens to play for the team anymore. Legal experts the Inquirer talked to said, uhh, no, but hey, Arlen Specter's wacky theories have been proven right before. Not that the Eagles aren't being really vindictive. (Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on a radio show that T.O. is a player he might like to have on his team, and the Eagles filed a complaint saying that was tampering.) The whole situation is just kind of ridiculous, as you've probably all guessed by now. At this point, it wouldn't be surprising if the Eagles ran the table and won the Super Bowl on a last second Hail Mary pass that bounced off a defensive back's helmet, off a wide receiver's foot, through a referee's hat, off a bird (perhaps an eagle) that was flying by the play and into the arms of Billy McMullen for the game-winning touchdown. Man, that'd rock. Sparks from Specter in the T.O. case [Inky] Posted by D-Mac at 09:00 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack November 28, 2005Blogicized: Better than a bottle full of bub'• Pontiac Grille to drop live music? A rumor, but one that's so strange I'm sure it's true. I mean, a music bar without live music? That's gold! [Philebrity] • Will Bunch answers the call: Bashing Byko for his incoherent column. Geeze, I didn't really expect it'd come from a co-worker of his. Still, awesome. [Attytood] • A Pennsylvania congressman was injured in Iraq. Uh, no, he wasn't serving in the war. These people vote death sentences, they don't actually carry them out. Wow, that was cynical even for me. [A Smoke Filled Room] • The study on the Center City parking's long-awaited conclusion? We need more discussion. Oh, why am I not surprised. [Changing Skyline] • 50 Cent's making a 50 Cent-branded vibrator. Come and get it, ladies! [Pesky'Apostrophe] • In other news, it's ridiculously warm today. What the eff is with this city and weather? I'm sweating like Billy Hahn here! [Philadelphia Weather] Posted by D-Mac at 04:00 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Lincoln Financial FuneralYou know, what is it about people? Why do they say, "When I die, spread my ashes on the field of a two year old football stadium"? The son of a Philadelphia Eagles fan is under arrest for carrying out a very unusual tribute to his late mother on the gridiron at Lincoln Financial Field during the Eagles game versus the Packers. Police say 44-year-old Christopher Noteboom of Tempe, Arizona was finally arrested near the 30-yard line. Holy shit. I really can't add anything to this. I really can't. Just let the story sink in and maybe you can come up with something. A friend sends along a note: "What if you accidentally ate some after being tackled there? Gross!" Which is not something I'd ever think of. But it's quite the conundrum. Man's Bizarre Tribute to Mom [6 ABC] Posted by D-Mac at 03:07 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack More lies from the liberal media
Oh please. Everyone knows lords a-leaping are dirt fucking cheap. Cost for ''12 Days of Christmas'' Gifts Climbs to $72,600 [KYW 1060] Posted by D-Mac at 01:51 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack PGW takes slim lead on SEPTA in "Most Wasteful Public Entity" standings
A new -- bigger! -- ad telling customers not to spend money on their product (gas, that is) this winter. Nov. 3: PGW adds insult to injury Posted by D-Mac at 01:40 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack The Broad Street JournalYou know, I don't have much to say about the story -- with a faux banner headline, no less -- at the top of the Inquirer today. It's about a police officer who's cost the city $1 million in legal settlements over the past few years. I mean, you know, whatever. The story's so overwritten I kind of felt bad for the guy by the end -- since all his shit was being aired in public, at the top of the paper -- even though he sounds like a one of those cops with a small dick and something to prove. Anyway, the main thing I noticed was the photo of the guy at the top of the paper:
The eff? It's a Wall Street Journal-esque hand-drawn headshot! I guess this is the Inquirer's new plan to get that sliding circulation back up: copy the Journal. Eh, it's just as good of an idea as a blog. A costly police officer for Phila. [Inky] Posted by D-Mac at 01:15 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack Quickies: Happy Monday! You're laid off!• I was going to make fun of this article in the Trentonian about the smell of the bathrooms at Trenton Central HS, but then I realized it was written by a high school kid. I'll give him this: he writes enough like an actual journalist that I didn't think it was by one. So, congrats, fair aspiring broadcast journalism major! Just don't expect to have a job once you graduate from Syracuse! [Trentonian] • Ashley Fox's column about how the Eagles suck and that means it's the end of the world makes me want to cry. Come on, people! It was only 1999 when the Eagles were the worst team in the league at the start of the season! I remember ESPN.com made a rule that if somebody lost to the Eagles, they'd drop to last in the Power Rankings. (The Eagles beat #1 team Dallas, and all hell broke loose.) It's going to be okay. Okay? [Inky] • On the other side of the spectrum, Bob Ford's column about the Eagles surviving another week is quite good. [Inky] • The New York Times goes all ga-ga over Northern Liberties, because if the Nation's Paper of Record™ can't write about Philadelphia all the time, who can? Or something. I don't even know anymore. [NYT] • Local drug maker Merck to lay off 7,000 people. And you thought only newspapers had layoff strategies! [AP via Inky] Posted by D-Mac at 11:47 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Congratulations, Giants, for the Eagles' win over the Packers!The Eagles box score from today's Metro:
Obviously typos and such are going to happen, and Lord knows I've U.S. Editions [Metro] Posted by D-Mac at 11:24 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Byko to newspapers: Bug off!
Anywho, whatever. A newspaper columnist making fun of blogs! Stop the presses! (Or the, uh, posting scripts, trackbacks, whatever.) I'm sure somebody else will write one of those "grrrr a newspaper wrote a disparaging thing about blogs well you know what the Daily News sucks!" essays. You can read that somewhere else. Stu does provide one very important fact, though, which I'll reproduce here: Since a lingering death is painful (and embarrassing), newspapers should accept a quick, honorable death - and just shut down. (Yes, my pension is safe.) Phew. I was worried about that. Stu Bykofsky | Newspapers dying? Who'll miss them? [DN] Posted by D-Mac at 11:13 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack Do you think he beat them with a cornucopia?
Because if you can't beat your family to death on Thanksgiving, when can you? Man Allegedly Beats Family To Death On Thanksgiving [AP via NBC10] Posted by D-Mac at 10:40 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Philadelphia Will Do PSA: Laptops
Anywho, good to be back. The two days off were nice. Listen: I'd like to give a little public service announcement at this time, in the interest of helping my readers out a little bit. This is the first in a series of, well, perhaps one, but maybe more. So, do you know what can happen if you keep your laptop on your lap for too long? Not that low sperm count thing, though I keep my laptop on the lower half of my thighs to be safe. No, no, did you know that if you keep your laptop on your thighs for an entire early football game -- to check fantasy scores and such, natch -- you run the risk of burning your legs? (Through jeans! Not bad, but enough to hurt.) Because I didn't! This has been a Philadelphia Will Do Public Service Announcement. Laptop computers lower sperm counts and increase infertility risk for men [Medical News Today] Posted by D-Mac at 09:38 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Probably a death metal one
You have to admit, "Stomping Death Jury" would be a fantastic name for a band. Stomping death jury to be picked [Trenton Times] Posted by D-Mac at 09:23 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Elephants!
I admit, I've been a little behind on the elephant/zoo fiasco, because, well, I don't care. But last night something on the Fox 29 10 O'Clock News news made me care. A quick recap: local animal activists have long protested the zoo's small quarter-acre enclosure for its African elephants, which they say is too small for them to properly be elephants. (In this Inquirer article from earlier this month, researcher Joyce Poole says "I understand how everyone wants to have elephants, but if they understood how it really is for the elephants, they'd want them someplace better." Because you want an elephant, don't you?) In August, one of the elephants was injured in a run-in with another elephant. (Some elephants, apparently, are assholes.) The zoo was going to build a savannah for the four elephants housed in Philly, but plans for that were scrapped last month. And as zoos across the country are closing their animal exhibits -- since, apparently, elephants don't do quite so well in captivity -- the activists want the elephants to be moved to an "Elephant sanctuary" somewhere in Africa. There was another protest yesterday out in front of the Art Museum, which is all well and good, but the quote from one of the activists was what had me hooked (Fox29's Internet site is horrid, so no link). She said something like: "The zoo says they're going to consider it on an elephant-by-elephant basis." Indeed. A place where elephants could just be elephants [Inquirer] Posted by D-Mac at 09:17 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Somehow, this is Drew Rosenhaus' fault
Thud never kicked the TO doll of the bridge. But he made it seem like he had kicked it off the Ben Franklin Bridge for the radio, right before he was arrested for disturbing the peace. (Clearly, the biggest crime in Philly media history. And so what does DeBella do to this fine young man who got arrested for a morning show stunt (and a really fucking stupid one, at that)? Right. He fires him. In his Sunday Inquirer column, Michael Klein reported that DeBella wanted Thud to push the doll over the bridge, but the producer wouldn't, knowing that it could get him in lots of trouble. And after he pretended to knock the doll over the side of the bridge, station insiders said that DeBella was not pleased with him. And now, he's gone. Hrmm. It's not clear if he was actually fired, but after reading Klein's column, I will never look at the esteemed Morning Zoo the same way again. Cross that bridge [Inky, second item] Posted by D-Mac at 09:00 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack New Media 2.0In the age of the Internet, newspapers are trying to allow readers to shape the news in the paper. They're also allowing readers to submit comments, letters and reviews. Philly.com has restaurant reviews:
Yep. If the Internet has taught us anything, it's that reader reviews are just as annoying as reviews by journalists. Posted by D-Mac at 08:44 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack November 23, 2005Happy ThanksgivingI'll be taking the rest of the week off. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and I figured Friday would be nice for my second non-government holiday off this year. In the meantime, here's a wrap-up of the abbreviated week:
Enjoy the long weekend, or at least the day off. See youse Monday. Posted by D-Mac at 03:30 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack An excerpt from Lisa Thomas Laury's interview with Oprah Winfrey, presented entirely without commentLisa: "I remember meeting you, you were 19 years old." Lisa Thomas Laury Sits Down with Oprah! [6 ABC] Posted by D-Mac at 03:20 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack How a prank becomes a felonyFrom the Daily Pennsylvanian crime log: Nov. 16 -- A maintenance worker inside Harnwell College House -- located at 3820 Locust Walk -- told police that someone stole 28 exit-sign plates from various floors inside the building. The total value of the stolen items is $2,800, which makes the crime a felony. Police are investigating and reviewing video surveillance footage from cameras inside the building. Congratulations, whatever Penn student pulled this prank! You're now a wanted felon! Crime log 11.23.05 [DP] Posted by D-Mac at 03:10 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Also, why isn't "football" an option?A poll from 6ABC.com:
Anybody surprised that "prayer" is in last place? Didn't think so. Posted by D-Mac at 02:35 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack Story with no introductionAnd the award for biggest stretch to attempt to make a clever lead this week goes to the Main Line Times: BRYN MAWR - The large white figure of a horse that has stood in front of the Bryn Mawr Hardware store for as long as anyone in town can remember is one of Bryn Mawr's most recognizable symbols. According to a local legend, it could even be the horse mentioned in the 1971 song "A Horse with No Name," although the band America was probably singing about a horse from the songwriter's native California. Get it? Because it's a horse and the song is also about a horse! With no name! Horse with no home: a Bryn Mawr icon seeks a new site [Main Line Times] Posted by D-Mac at 02:03 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack Owens' suspension upheldTerrell Owens' suspension was upheld by the arbitrator, which means Owens' season is over. The report from Newsday was apparently incorrect. According to The 700 Level, Howard Eskin was first with the news Eagles don't have to release Owens at all, and the suspension is upheld. And they don't have to let him back into the practice facility. Here's NBC10's take on it: NBC 10 has learned that the Eagles have won their arbitration case against receiver Terrell Owens, upholding Owens' four-game suspension. That's all for now, until T.O. gives another hilarious news conference. Posted by D-Mac at 01:31 PM | Comments (3) | TrackBack The scariest thing in today's MetroWho is driving?
Oh my god John Street is driving! How can that be? U.S. Editions [Metro] Posted by D-Mac at 01:18 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack Philadelphia attempting to outdo CamdenHey, Philly! Upset that Camden is America's Most Dangerous City? Wish we could be number one? Don't worry, people are out there trying: However, there have been arrests in some other robberies. Police say three 13-year-old girls from the neighborhood were caught in the act on Tuesday night -- one of the girls hit a [Penn] student on the head with a hammer, but police were nearby and arrested all three girls, who were also armed with a BB gun and a plastic gun. Yeah, there are plenty of Penn kids I've wanted to hit on the head with hammers, too. Police Warn of Crime Upsurge on W. Phila. Campuses [KYW 1060] Posted by D-Mac at 12:38 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Not going to win any humor awards with this one, but it'll doFront page of today's Metro:
I can only imagine that she was fired because the agency decided that the blind leading the blind was a bad business strategy. U.S. Editions [Metro] Posted by D-Mac at 12:18 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack That's the way you want to goIn sad (I guess) news, the dog who was rescued from Burlington Island in the Delaware River has died. The dog was on the island until being rescued by a man from Rhawnhurst (natch). There's a twist, though: turns out the dog was owned by a woman who lives in Scranton. Scranton! And that woman thinks that the dog was taken by her neighbor -- who works in New Jersey, possibly near Burlington, according to the Trentonian. (Actually, that's pretty effing crazy.) And the dog's owner commented on the dog's death: "She was tortured," Linko said. "I’d rather she was hit by a car or shot in the head." I hope somebody says this about me when I pass away. Dog rescued from Delaware R. island dies [Trentonian] Posted by D-Mac at 11:08 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack The greatest athlete of all timeThere was controversy this fall due to several boys who played field hockey on Washington High School's girls team. Since Washington's in Far Northeast Philadelphia, it's obviously been touched on in the letters pages of the Northeast Times, and sometimes in both Northeast Philly papers. The debate rages on this week, even though field hockey season is over, and a father of one of the players weighs in: It would seem as if the debate over boys playing field hockey is not as much a referendum on boys playing field hockey but rather a referendum on Mike Walsh of Washington High School playing field hockey. Yeah, keep an eye out for him on the girls' basketball team! "I would tell Mike to let the other kids score just so the other parents would not be so angry... then I told him to go beat up on girls!" Oh, oh, I remember when Michael Jordan was so good he played on the girls' squash teams in high school! Okay, I'm done. Field hockey nets more controversy [Northeast Times, last letter] Posted by D-Mac at 10:45 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Groundbreaking news
This, of course, being the first time marijuana has ever been in Bustleton. Agents find marijuana in Bustleton [Northeast Times] Posted by D-Mac at 10:08 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack Xbox 360: Bringing people together
But one thing people didn't do was get into fights. The Trenton Times has the scoop (all emphasis mine): "Me and a friend wound up pitching a tent," said Smith, a resident of Marlboro. "We had drinks, played cards and played video games on my laptop. There was a lot of camaraderie. We all respected the other people and exchanged e-mail addresses. It wasn't like Black Friday," he said, referring to the popular but often cutthroat tradition of shopping the day after Thanksgiving. And they say video games are bad for |
To begin, a story: I wake up at every morning at around 6:30 in order to get ready for my day. I've been waking up recently to KYW 1060, because it allows me to listen to the news while still in bed, which means it's like I'm working -- getting the news that I'm going to poke fun at later in the day -- at the same time I'm still hugging my pillow.
Attention, Penn students: if you take photos of two people have public sex, you could risk, oh, 
A Montgomery County man, Alfred Otero (left, and quite a looker; come and get it, ladies!), is 
I know I put my first post up a little later than usual today. (I'll be honest: I lost track of time while reading the morning papers.) I'd apologize, but you're probably still stuck in traffic.
Hey kids! Don't like your mailman? Well, you can correct that by 
Just when you thought the Terrell Owens saga was finally over, a new challenger enters the fray and mucks everything up once again. (Why wasn't there this much debate when Tampa Bay did the same thing to Keyshawn Johnson a few years back? But I digress.)
Now this is a weird one. Today's 
Hey! How are you all? Doing well? Great! Did youse all have good holiday weekends? Good, good, you know, mine was fun, things went well. Not all rainbows and 
And now, your elephant update.
In an on-air stunt on Nov. 14, a guy known as Thud (real name Sam Hagopian, but, really, Thud is much better) kicked a life-size Terrell Owens -- remember him? -- doll from Center City to the Ben Franklin Bridge. I'm not quite sure how this makes for good radio, but, you know, I'm not a smart guy like John DeBella, who Thud worked for at the WMGK (102.9) morning show.
Yesterday the Xbox 360 -- apparently the hottest, newest, hippest video game system until a new one is released in the near future -- was released, and people went predictably bananas. Camping out, spending twice as much on it from a scapler (or whatever you want to call it), getting all excited while standing in line like in the photo I found online (at left).