Thursday, November 30, 2017

Philadelphia Judges: From Bad to Worse to Worst

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A thick book can be written about all the terrible judges Philly has produced... Take, for instance, ex-cop Shamus (often called shamel...
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Trashing Philadelphia: Philly In Autumn by S.J. Perelman

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"Philadelphia: a metropolis sometimes known as the City of Brotherly Love, but more accurately as the City of Bleak November afternoo...
Saturday, November 25, 2017

Jerry Helzner Recalls: Funny Student Names 101

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Jerry Helzner now lives in Abington Township and shares a funny memory of his days as a teacher in the 1960s.. "On the first day at...
Friday, November 24, 2017

Philadelphia Zoo: When Newspaper Headlines Go Wild!

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Newspaper headline writers have always found fodder for puns and fun in news coming out of the Philadelphia Zoo. Examples: A New Gnu i...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Funny Philadelphia Headlines: Tattoo Convention

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The Philadelphia Daily News is noted for witty (often corny) headlines. When a tattoo convention came to town, two headline writers came u...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Paoli Train Trick: The Old Maids of Philadelphia's Main Line

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All long-time residents of Philadelphia’s Main Line know that “old maids never wed and have babies, period.” The phase is a little trick ...
Saturday, November 18, 2017

Police Story: Boxing Great Sonny Liston Remembers Philadelphia's Finest

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Former heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Listo n made his home in Philly for a few years. He said he was often harassed by our cops and gave ...