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Philadelphia Finally Excels At Something Other Than A Murder Rate

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Pajiba Love | October 30, 2008 | Comments (36)

Can you even believe the Phillies won the World Series? I’m so used to associating Philadelphia with failure, I don’t even know how to feel about this. (HuffPo)

And because sports and superstition go hand in hand, here some some coincidences surrounding the big win. (mental floss)

Ohmigod, there is like so much Olsen Twin News today. Are you so excited? First up, PETA protests their book signing. Oh, shut up, PETA. (WIMB)

And then, rumor has it Ashley wants them to get matching boob jobs. Because what looks more natural on an 80 lb. girl than a massive rack? (Celebslam)

Honestly? Is this really so bad? We all know that politicians are a bunch of filthy pre-verts, so they may as well just be candid about it up front. (QuizLaw)

Joaquin Phoenix says he’s retiring from acting. Guess you’ll just have to stock up on Parenthood and Space Camp DVDs. Oh yeah, you weren’t fooling anyone, Leaf. (Yeeeah!)

The designer in me thanks Pepsi for sleek new bottles. (YBNBY)

Holy crap, the elephants are running scared. My friend’s uncle actually tried to convince her not to bother voting because Obama already “has it in the bag.” Seriously. Via DEM! (Think Progress)

Miss “The Daily Show” last night because you were too busy celebrating the Phillies win? Well you can check out Obama’s appearance here. (Jezebel)

Awww, yay! Tom Lenk, a.k.a. Andrew, a.k.a. my favorite thing about Season Seven of “Buffy,” has come out. Good for him! (AfterElton)

Katie Holmes is the latest casualty to the Zombie Invasion. Using the term “casualty” used very loosely of course. (The Blemish)

The adorable and wonderful Mindy Kaling has a new web show. Gosh, she and I have so much in common. The inside of my car is totally disgusting, too! (CCInsider)

Here’s Boo’s list of Countrypolitan Favorites. (TMITM)

Since the election is almost upon us, I figured I would just feature these celebrity campaign spots out the ass, since it’ll be four whole more years since we see them again:

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

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Comments

"Philadelphia Finally Excels At Something Other Than A Murder Rate "

And overeating.

Sorry, I had to.

/bitterness

Posted by: TK at October 30, 2008 12:08 PM


Good for Tom Lenk, although I already knew, since he acted in a short film a friend of mine made.

And, he has a lot of hot dork factor going for him. I tried to get my friend to set us up, but he said I wasn't Tom's type. Oh well.

Posted by: Drake at October 30, 2008 12:10 PM

The picture of Ruiz and Lidge is now my desktop wallpaper. I can't stop grinning, last night was so much fucking fun. I was rocking back and forth on the couch chanting "Please please please!!" Nicole was vomitous. My brother apparently ran out of fingernails. My best friend had one foot out the door to Frankford Ave at the bottom of the 9th. West Philly exploded in honks and screams. I got felt up by some drunk dude at the bar. Good times.

Posted by: Julie at October 30, 2008 12:12 PM

okay maybe this is just me... but who associates Philly with failure? Okay, so they have a baseball team that hasn't won the World Series in 28 years. Talk to me when that number is closer to, say, 50, or even 90 years. 28 is a small drop in a huge puddle. And on top of that, you have a football team that consistently makes it to the NFC championship, a basketball team on an upswing after making the playoffs last spring, and and NHL team with the second-most winningest percentage in the league. Yeah, Philadelphia = failure. Like, just accept the World Series and stop moaning about how you have been waiting forever.

Posted by: J at October 30, 2008 12:16 PM

The who won the what?

Posted by: Lucas at October 30, 2008 12:20 PM

J, people mainly associate Philly with failure because out of 4 professional sports teams, it's been (well, had been, whoot) 25 years and 100 seasons since a championship has been won. The Phillies are also the losing-est team in sports history, with over 10,000 losses. And though the Eagles get to the playoffs quite a bit, they always lose. And piss me off :)

And believe me, there isn't a single fan who's moaning today. We're too busy making parade plans.

Posted by: Julie at October 30, 2008 12:25 PM

There was a "world series," really?


I don't think so...

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 30, 2008 12:26 PM

I have no interest in watching politicians, or families of politicians, on The Daily Show. I watch for funny, incisive commentary, not a rehash of stump speeches.

Posted by: Sabrina at October 30, 2008 12:32 PM

Really cool to see Brad Lidge put himself back together like he has. I always liked the guy. He seemed like an intelligent, thoughtful cat in his interviews.

Posted by: Eep at October 30, 2008 12:34 PM

Fuck off, BSlim, it includes Canada, sort of.

Posted by: Marra at October 30, 2008 12:36 PM

I always thought calling it "The World Series" was a self-aware nod to old-timey overpromotion. I suppose if you think of it as a bunch of guys sitting in a room saying "It's the world championship of baseball," and some timid but good-hearted lackey pipes up and says "b-but you've left out 193 countries," and then one of the fatcats says "Yeah, but we got the important ones" as he lights a cuban and jots a note to his secretary to have the lackey sent to clean up snuff juice in low A, then yeah, there's probably every reason to bristle at it.

Posted by: Eep at October 30, 2008 12:44 PM

I can't begrudge Phillies fans their happiness today, I've been pretty lucky over the past few years as far as my sports teams go. Bonfires & overtipped cars are to be expected. Shit, when the Gators won the BCS championship a couple of years ago, the damn kids tore a tree down on University Avenue. A fucking TREE. With their hands. So, I say, go ahead and beat a homeless person or two, Phillies fans, you've earned it.

Posted by: Kolby at October 30, 2008 12:47 PM

Are people really going to start advocating for changing the title of a 100+ year old championship series for the sake of political correctness? Good fucking grief.

Also, the Olsen twins? My people told me they had been executed. Goddamnit, someone needs to answer for this!

Posted by: TK at October 30, 2008 12:49 PM

I find it interesting how many non-Americans were in that voting video.

I've already declared my support for Kang. I can only hope that any undecided voters out there follow my lead.

Posted by: Genny (also Rusty) at October 30, 2008 12:50 PM

Now now, don't make me drag out the hoary old "What 'World' really means" lecture.

Oh and read Joe Queenan's book "True Believers" to understand the Philadelphia deep hurting.

DEEEEEEP HURTING.


Ah, November 94. Doorag and Southern Culture on the Skids opened for the Blues Explosion at the 40 Watt. Jon Spencer regained his balance with his hand on my head.

Posted by: Jay at October 30, 2008 12:52 PM

Oh my god, are you serious with that Virginia flier thing? Really?! I cannot even believe...! I'm actually sitting here at my desk sputtering in outrage right now. That is just so wrong. It really should be treated as a felony (that's the bad one, right? I always forget).

Oooh, pretty new pepsi bottles!

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at October 30, 2008 12:54 PM

Cruise's line should have been "You better vote because fucking loons like me do."

Posted by: Eep at October 30, 2008 12:56 PM

Oh, and I forgot, Damn! about Tom Lenk. I was going to have his babies! Great. So now I have to have NPH's gay babies and Tom Lenk's gay babies. Fine. So be it. Many gay babies for me!

KODOS '08! Genny.

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at October 30, 2008 12:58 PM

Julie, That was YOU?

Drive-By Truckers/The Hold Steady '08

Posted by: bucdaddy at October 30, 2008 1:20 PM

"...Are people really going to start advocating for changing the title of a 100+ year old championship series for the sake of political correctness? Good fucking grief...."


NOBODY is advocating changing anything sir. Although if I WERE to start bitching about it would NOT be for political correctness but for correcting stupidity.
'Cause it's STOOOOPID.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 30, 2008 1:27 PM

Bucdaddy...and that was YOU? Shit, and all I got was a grope?!

Posted by: Julie at October 30, 2008 1:27 PM

bucdaddy, I'm going to that show in Boston in two weeks. How psyched am I? VERY FUCKING PSYCHED!

Posted by: TK at October 30, 2008 1:28 PM

Actually, BSlim, up here in Canada, we have our own Baseball team and everything! We also have our own Government, Football League, and various other things that no one gives two shits about.

FEIST/MEAUX '08!

Posted by: Jeremy Feist at October 30, 2008 1:33 PM

Well, at least you called me sir, Slim.

'bout time you showed a little fucking respect up in here.

Posted by: TK at October 30, 2008 1:45 PM

Julie speaks truth. I was actually afraid that I was going to vomit from the sheer tension.

I have to go work out security arrangements now for our VICTORY PARADE. Haters.

Posted by: Nicole at October 30, 2008 1:50 PM

Boy... I really hate Harrison Ford's blond hair.

Posted by: elsie at October 30, 2008 1:57 PM

Philly... I want cheesesteak.that is all

I like when designs get updated to shake things up, but the jury is still out on the PepsiCo's move to trash the old logo

And the Virginia flyer? that was on an episode of Brotherhood, wasn't it? yeah they printed them in Spanish and hung em around SouthProvidence. Vile! not completely unfunny, but VILE!

and I really love Mindy Kaling.luuuvv heerrrr

Posted by: VinKong at October 30, 2008 2:12 PM

...just checking in through my massive fucking hangover/headache to say "phuck yeah phillies!"...

Posted by: Seth at October 30, 2008 2:26 PM

I'm so used to associating Philadelphia with failure, I don't even know how to feel about this

You could react like I did last night - give your TV the finger, mutter some choice words and walk out the house. Needless to say, still not over the past 2 Mets Seasons, but the NY Football Giants do help.

Sorry - that too much sports talk for this site?

Posted by: Brian at October 30, 2008 2:26 PM

"And believe me, there isn't a single fan who's moaning today. We're too busy making parade plans."

Parade plans, eh? Is that what you Philadelphians call deciding which neighbors car to flip over and light on fire?

Posted by: Some Guy at October 30, 2008 3:02 PM

"You?" There are millions of us. That's what THOSE Philadelphians call parade plans. I call them thunderdouches who don't deserve to watch baseball.

Posted by: Julie at October 30, 2008 3:05 PM

Is that what you Philadelphians call deciding which neighbors car to flip over and light on fire?

Posted by: Some Guy at October 30, 2008 3:02 PM

---------------------------------------------------

Hahahahahaha

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 30, 2008 3:08 PM

OH MY GOD WAS THAT VIDEO ANNOYING.

Hey, I'm all for getting people to vote and encouraging them to get involved. But I have to say I neeeeeeeed my celebrities to remain entertainers. If I agree with them they sound like prima donnas (Tim and Susan? Keep it to yourselves). If I disagree with them they sound like idiots. (Thank you John Ratzenberger, but I didn't need to know you are a right wing nut sack.)

Posted by: Duane at October 30, 2008 5:14 PM

What's with all the Philly love around here? I didn't hear anyone crying last year when the Red Socks beat my Rockies in four games. The only thing good about Philadelphia is the good damn cheese steak. Oh, how I miss the cheese steak...

Posted by: the_wakeful at October 30, 2008 8:53 PM

Hells to the yeah, TK. You get it a few days before I do, so I expect a FULL report, including a complete tally of how many times Hood says "motherfuckin'."

Hood/Cooley '08

Posted by: bucdaddy at October 30, 2008 9:17 PM

OH MY GOD WE HAVE CHEESESTEAKS. AND PRETZELS. AND TASTYKAKES.

We are a city of more than just delicious food. We are a city of winners.

Posted by: Nicole at October 30, 2008 9:23 PM