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Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh

AnonusAnonus
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I find this same-state major city pair fascinating, given that they seem so different and rarely seem to acknowledge one another
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  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    Also, when I was young I imagined Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, to be inhabited by cherubs
  • Princess AlicePrincess Alice
    You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
    Anonus said:

    Also, when I was young I imagined Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, to be inhabited by cherubs

    That sounds cute
  • Salix BabylonikaSalix Babylonika
    https://i.imgur.com/IoGc2jA.jpg
    Illadelphia
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    there was a Zara in Philadelphia and the employees were really snooty

    which is hilarious because they worked at a fucking Zara????
  • Salix BabylonikaSalix Babylonika
    https://i.imgur.com/IoGc2jA.jpg
    I don't even know what a Zara is.
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    anyways, i know nothing about Pittsburgh

    like, the more i wrack my brain, the less i know about it beyond the fact that it exists
  • OdradekOdradek
    My dreams exceed my real life
    naney said:

    anyways, i know nothing about Pittsburgh

    like, the more i wrack my brain, the less i know about it beyond the fact that it exists

    Surely you have gleaned something from my griping
  • Salix BabylonikaSalix Babylonika
    https://i.imgur.com/IoGc2jA.jpg
    naney said:

    anyways, i know nothing about Pittsburgh

    like, the more i wrack my brain, the less i know about it beyond the fact that it exists

    Pittsburgh is a lot like Bethlehem but in a different part of the state, larger, and less interesting.
  • OdradekOdradek
    My dreams exceed my real life
    Jesus was also born here.

    They wrapped him up in a terrible towel, and then he ate burgers with french fries in them at the last meal.
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    Queen Poison said:

    naney said:

    anyways, i know nothing about Pittsburgh

    like, the more i wrack my brain, the less i know about it beyond the fact that it exists

    Pittsburgh is a lot like Bethlehem but in a different part of the state, larger, and less interesting.
    this tells me nothing because i dont know anything about Bethlehem either
    Odradek said:

    Jesus was also born here.


    They wrapped him up in a terrible towel, and then he ate burgers with french fries in them at the last meal.
    now this tells me something, mainly that someone else out there has the common sense to put fries on their burgers
  • Salix BabylonikaSalix Babylonika
    https://i.imgur.com/IoGc2jA.jpg
    naney said:

    Queen Poison said:

    naney said:

    anyways, i know nothing about Pittsburgh

    like, the more i wrack my brain, the less i know about it beyond the fact that it exists

    Pittsburgh is a lot like Bethlehem but in a different part of the state, larger, and less interesting.
    this tells me nothing because i dont know anything about Bethlehem either
    Big steel town with its glory days long behind it and a lot of local culture that anyone else is unlikely to care about.

    Also, unlike Pittsburgh, we have a place called The Crayon Factory in Bethlehem.
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    so basically its exactly like northern minnesota but without the snowmobiles or the great lakes or Duluth or


    ok got it
  • Salix BabylonikaSalix Babylonika
    https://i.imgur.com/IoGc2jA.jpg
    ALSO there is a really corny song called "Bethlehem PA" that you will hear every year at Christmastime.
  • OdradekOdradek
    My dreams exceed my real life
    Speaking of, I believe "The Christmas Shoes" is not a real Christmas song, and was invented entirely by hack comedians as a source of material.
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    Odradek said:

    Speaking of, I believe "The Christmas Shoes" is not a real Christmas song, and was invented entirely by hack comedians as a source of material.



    The song is apparently based on an email chain letter passed around in the 90's called "The Golden Slippers."
  • Salix BabylonikaSalix Babylonika
    https://i.imgur.com/IoGc2jA.jpg
    Odradek said:

    Speaking of, I believe "The Christmas Shoes" is not a real Christmas song, and was invented entirely by hack comedians as a source of material.

    it is a real song and it is my mom's favorite song no qualifiers

    it says more about what kind of person she is than anything about the song
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    Westinghouse was once based in Pittsburgh

    Don't tell me about the current "Westinghouse", it is an impostor that licenses the name and logo from CBS
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    Anonus said:

    Westinghouse was once based in Pittsburgh


    Don't tell me about the current "Westinghouse", it is an impostor that licenses the name and logo from CBS
    DAE remember when Edison tried to make "westinghouse" mean "electrocute to death"?

    the first forced meme
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    Also, Odradek, if Jesus was born in Pittsburgh, then why did his father make sunsets orange to indicate his Broncos fandom

    (that's an actual bumper sticker around here, though I see it less than I used to)
  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    fuck Westinghouse with a rusty cactus

    Pittsburgh is a sad place but I will grant that it does have a certain local flavor.

    Actually, I feel a bit bad putting the 'burgh down because my father and grandfather seemed to be really fond of the place.
  • CalicaCalica
    Sup bitches, witches, Haters, and trolls.
    Anonus said:

    Also, Odradek, if Jesus was born in Pittsburgh, then why did his father make sunsets orange to indicate his Broncos fandom


    (that's an actual bumper sticker around here, though I see it less than I used to)
    actually you see God is a Tar Heel because he made the sky Carolina Blue

    Spoiler:
    (the causality issues here are obvious)
  • TreTre
    edited 2015-08-26 02:52:35
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    Queen Poison said:

    I don't even know what a Zara is.

    Fast fashion store, decent quality clothing, not cheap but not (super) expensive either. Think along the H&M kind of lines and you've got something similar.

    (The one I visited in Birmingham was also messy as fuck but I think they were having some sale so that may have been why. Naney probably has more experience with them.)

  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    Imipolex G said:

    fuck Westinghouse with a rusty cactus

    Pittsburgh is a sad place but I will grant that it does have a certain local flavor.

    Actually, I feel a bit bad putting the 'burgh down because my father and grandfather seemed to be really fond of the place.

    honestly the Rust Belt in general seems kind of sad, the parts of it I've been to at least (which does not include Pittsburgh or Pennsylvania at all)
  • TreTre
    image
    re: Zara: apparently they rip off trendy stuff and make cheaper versions too, so make of that what you will
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    of course, that's the whole point of Zara

    it's like H&M but more expensive
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    hence the employee snobbery being amusing
  • Salix BabylonikaSalix Babylonika
    https://i.imgur.com/IoGc2jA.jpg
    are you sure they were being snobs and not just entirely done with the world after who-knows-how-long working in a clothing shop
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    nah it was the high end clothing store employee snob thing
  • Obā-sanObā-san
    edited 2015-08-26 03:44:51

    it is a calculated thing intended to produce an air of exclusivity, and like it kinda worked, the store was very fancy and whatnot

    but that made the contrast with the cheap as fuck hundred dollar pleather jackets all the more amusing
  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    a hundred dollars is not cheap as fuck
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    i meant that they feel cheap and look cheap
  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    oh
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    ngl the prices on the clothes you link to always take me back
  • CalicaCalica
    Sup bitches, witches, Haters, and trolls.
    philadelphia freedom

    i loo oo oo ove you

    yes i do
  • Obā-sanObā-san
    edited 2015-08-26 04:40:44

    Anonus said:

    ngl the prices on the clothes you link to always take me back

    for reference the most ive ever spend on an article of clothing was like... 70 bucks?

    excluding one Damir Doma jacket that i like half impulse purchased (used, new with tags) for around 200 and it never fit and ive been meaning to resell it on grailed for like forever but i havent quite gotten around to it, but that was a huge outlier & not something i think i'll ever repeat
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