anyone been to philadelphia?

random - 2-4-2009 at 08:39 PM

that's now on the list of potential new homes for a few years! still not sure what the deal is with switzerland, either. damn, this is a crazy time for me.

DaveMoral - 2-4-2009 at 11:07 PM

There're alot of Philadelphia folks on here dude. Alot. Ex-Philly area people too.

Why would you be moving there? I just left...

BDx13 - 2-4-2009 at 11:27 PM

switzerland...filthydelphia...
filthydelphia... switzerland...

hmmmm....

franklo - 2-4-2009 at 11:49 PM

Heard the murder rate was good! :thumbup:

Siczine.com - 2-5-2009 at 12:19 AM

Murder rate, schmurder rate, Philadelphia is a great place to live and has a rich history and the best fatty foods you can sink your teeth into. We got wooder ice, the best soft pretzels, mega fries, and the almighty, world renowned cheesesteak.

mattybar - 2-5-2009 at 06:11 AM

random
how long you sticking about in London, mate?

JawnDiablo - 2-5-2009 at 07:16 AM

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Originally posted by Siczine.com
Murder rate, schmurder rate, Philadelphia is a great place to live and has a rich history and the best fatty foods you can sink your teeth into. We got wooder ice, the best soft pretzels, mega fries, and the almighty, world renowned cheesesteak.

random - 2-5-2009 at 07:51 AM

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random
how long you sticking about in London, mate?

July or August.

mattybar - 2-5-2009 at 08:00 AM

good stuff
i'm planning a fest at the start of May. should be a good one.

how are you finding it here in general?

it's certainly got more expensive to live here recently.

franklo - 2-5-2009 at 10:53 AM

Whats a cheese steak? :singing:

DaveMoral - 2-5-2009 at 01:11 PM

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Haha. There's a good argument dude... you might get shot, but at least there's a bunch of boring tourist attractions AND other ways to kill yourself!

Siczine.com - 2-5-2009 at 05:21 PM

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Haha. There's a good argument dude... you might get shot, but at least there's a bunch of boring tourist attractions AND other ways to kill yourself!

The Mutter Museum and the Franklin Institute are far from boring tourist attractions IMHO. And you always can go to a Phillies game!

DaveMoral - 2-5-2009 at 05:55 PM

I'll give you the Franklin Institute. Never made it to Mutter. The historical stuff is BORING though.

JawnDiablo - 2-5-2009 at 06:30 PM

I haven't been to the mutter since 1993.
I really wanna go down one day and look around again.

Siczine.com - 2-5-2009 at 06:42 PM

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I'll give you the Franklin Institute. Never made it to Mutter. The historical stuff is BORING though.

Most history shit is boring unless you have a genuine interest in it though.

Philly FTW.

franklo - 2-5-2009 at 07:52 PM

Tastykakes! :thumbup:

random - 2-5-2009 at 08:02 PM

I love that I can never predict what threads will get a ton of responses. I didn't expect much to this one.

matty- I like the city a lot. And if anything, it seems like everything is getting cheaper now that all the businesses are going under and having massive sales.

Siczine.com - 2-5-2009 at 08:18 PM

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Tastykakes! :thumbup:

Ah! Can't believe I forgot the t-cakes.

clevohardcore - 2-5-2009 at 11:28 PM

I know a chick that I grew up with moved there for a job and came back a heroin junkie. Ya no kidding. It really was a shame.

BDx13 - 2-6-2009 at 12:07 AM

quite unfortunately, philadelphia has a habit of doing that.

JawnDiablo - 2-6-2009 at 08:01 AM

Lived withinn blocks of the city my whole life.
I love Philly.
It has it's problems.
It has a lot of them.
Some areas are getting more expensive.
Some areas that used to be shitholes have been rebuilt.
As for the murder rate, most happen within the same areas, and most getting shot are for a lack of better phrase, up to no good.
Would I want to live elsewhere, well hell yeah southern california looks like paradise to me.
But it's my home, and I actually get a little offended when people bad mouth it, but whatever. People love to trash Philly. Fuck em.

mattybar - 2-6-2009 at 08:30 AM

random - that's true actually. there is a hell of a lot of sales on right now.

i was in Philly for a few days after the Sheer Terror reunion in 2004.
it weirded me out as i'd been in New York for so long and I'd got so used to the towering skyscrapers everywhere that i wasn't used to seeing so much of the sky haha

we stayed on South St and didn't really venture away from there apart from to go to the Very warehouse.
It reminded me of Brighton in the UK.

i thought the cheesesteak was simultaneously the most tasty and unhealthy thing I've ever eaten.
it was like eating 8 big macs all at once.

went to some show there but it turned out to be that reptile guy from the jim rose circus or something.
we lasted about 5 minutes before walking out.

DaveMoral - 2-6-2009 at 12:37 PM

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Originally posted by mattybar
random - that's true actually. there is a hell of a lot of sales on right now.

i was in Philly for a few days after the Sheer Terror reunion in 2004.
it weirded me out as i'd been in New York for so long and I'd got so used to the towering skyscrapers everywhere that i wasn't used to seeing so much of the sky haha

we stayed on South St and didn't really venture away from there apart from to go to the Very warehouse.
It reminded me of Brighton in the UK.

i thought the cheesesteak was simultaneously the most tasty and unhealthy thing I've ever eaten.
it was like eating 8 big macs all at once.

went to some show there but it turned out to be that reptile guy from the jim rose circus or something.
we lasted about 5 minutes before walking out.

Funny thing about cheesesteaks... even the vegan/vegetarian "cheesesteaks" are simultaneously the tastiest and most disgusting thing ever.

For real though, I love Philly. It really did become home for me, but I've gotta bad mouth it from time to time to feel alright about moving away. Even my wife, who wanted to move in the first place because she "hated" Philly so much last year misses it.

There's just something about Philadelphia that seeps into your pours and never leaves you. I don't think it's the pollution, because Jersey is worse and I absolutely do hate Jersey.

thedog - 2-6-2009 at 01:37 PM

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I absolutely do hate Jersey.

F you.

mattybar - 2-6-2009 at 01:52 PM

not sure if any of you have seen this but it was pretty insightful for me.

really reminded me of The Wire as well.

part 1 of 6 (other 5 parts on are there on youtube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD36JmK4q4I

JawnDiablo - 2-6-2009 at 02:50 PM

sad thing is my parents both grew up in some of those neighborhoods when they were decent and safe.....

barc0debaby - 2-6-2009 at 04:47 PM

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not sure if any of you have seen this but it was pretty insightful for me.

really reminded me of The Wire as well.

part 1 of 6 (other 5 parts on are there on youtube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD36JmK4q4I

That host is annoying.

DaveMoral - 2-6-2009 at 11:16 PM

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I absolutely do hate Jersey.

F you.

Hey, nothing personal. Jersey's just the worst state in the Union is all.

random - 2-12-2009 at 07:01 PM

not sure what's gonna happen, but just finished up with my interview. here's hoping for good news.