Local Philly Blogging Scene

What’s going on in the Philadelphia blogging scene and why does Philly have so many bloggers?

Atrios, unsurprisingly, has Joe Lieberman as his Wanker of the Day.
Chris Bowers gives us all the data on how much money the parties have.
Susie Madrak insists brackish water kills trees.
Upyernoz tries to decipher logic in Rick Santorum.
Philly Future contemplates umbrella choreography.
AllSpinZone reports on the Hastert’s fast one in the Bilbray/Busby race.
Young Philly Politics laments the fact that Philly has the most poverty of the 10 biggest cities in America. Our sister city across the Delaware River, Camden, New Jersey, leads the nation in poverty among cities of its size.
Phillyist gets alliterative. Don’t miss the Ben Franklin video.
Will Bunch wants to know why we still can’t identify the Katrina dead.
Tattered Coat uses Bob Dylan to analyze the aftermath of Katrina.
Metroblogging salivates over a restaurant menu in my neighborhood.

I have no idea why Philly has so many excellent bloggers. This is just a small sample of what is out there. Does your community have a vibrant blogging community? Are any blogs covering your local and state-wide political races?

14 Comments

Delaware Dem on August 30, 2006 at 2:02 pm

Philadelphia is the greatest city in the whole of the United States.

We rock.

BooMan on August 30, 2006 at 2:21 pm

Because of shit like this:

And a can of Easy Cheeze up the sleeve.

I was sitting on Penn’s campus today, having lunch a group of friends. We were swatting bugs and talking dating, when an older man in a suit caught my eye. He had been sitting on a nearby bench, but had gotten up and walked around back of it. He was staring straight at us when he slowing dipped his left hand into his suit coat pocket and pulled something out. In one fluid motion, the can of Easy Cheese slid down his right sleeve and into his hand. He depressed the nozzle and squirted a spiral of cheesy-food product onto what I could now see was a cracker and popped it into his mouth.

I had been midsentence when I spotted him and watched this operation. I totally lost my train of thought and I leaned over to my friend Angela to say, “that man has a can of Easy Cheese up his sleeve.” Word spread down the line and soon everyone was surreptitiously stealing glances, as he dispensed his lunch from an aerosol can onto crackers that kept appearing from his pocket. It was fascinating and totally strange, and I struggled to not stare at him. Finally he walked back around the bench and took his seat.

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- PsiFighter37 on August 30, 2006 at 3:36 pm
  
  Hehe. I don’t believe I’ve seen anyone on Penn’s campus do that while I’ve been there. Why do I always miss the good stuff?

afs on August 30, 2006 at 2:24 pm

The cheese they use on Philly Cheesesteaks is a cross between natural latex and Krazy Glue. If your fingers ever touch a keyboard after touching a cheesesteak, they’re never coming off again. Also… falling asleep at the keyboard while eating lunch has even greater risks for bloggers in Philly…

BooMan on August 30, 2006 at 2:28 pm

speaking of food, tampopo might be interested in this review.
- albert on August 30, 2006 at 6:21 pm
  
  that’s me and my girl 🙂
  - BooMan on August 30, 2006 at 6:24 pm
    
    shit, i didn’t even know. So you are Messy?
    - CabinGirl on August 30, 2006 at 6:50 pm
      
      He’s Picky. You really didn’t know?
    - BooMan on August 30, 2006 at 7:17 pm
      
      Nope. What’s he doing in my neighborhood anyway?
    - albert on August 30, 2006 at 8:09 pm
      
      We’re all over man. You can’t hold us down! And since when is 7/Sansom your neighborhood?
    - BooMan on August 30, 2006 at 8:36 pm
      
      I’m mixing up food reviews, Picky.
    - albert on August 30, 2006 at 8:10 pm
      
      clueless. how does he leave the house with his underwear on the right side of his pants?
    - BooMan on August 30, 2006 at 8:37 pm
      
      that’s what my mother wanted to know.

Chris on August 30, 2006 at 3:46 pm

Philadelphia’s blogger infestation is due to an experimental psychotropic added to the beer and water supply. The effects are quite devastating in the long run, but in the short term it turns us into disagreeable, drunken louts who feel as though everybody on earth needs to read our every thought. I used to be a Philadelphia blogger myself, but I was able to save myself by cutting out all contact with water and importing all of my beer from New Jersey.

Delaware Dem on August 30, 2006 at 2:02 pm

Philadelphia is the greatest city in the whole of the United States.

We rock.
- BooMan on August 30, 2006 at 2:21 pm
  
  Because of shit like this:
  
  And a can of Easy Cheeze up the sleeve.
  
  I was sitting on Penn’s campus today, having lunch a group of friends. We were swatting bugs and talking dating, when an older man in a suit caught my eye. He had been sitting on a nearby bench, but had gotten up and walked around back of it. He was staring straight at us when he slowing dipped his left hand into his suit coat pocket and pulled something out. In one fluid motion, the can of Easy Cheese slid down his right sleeve and into his hand. He depressed the nozzle and squirted a spiral of cheesy-food product onto what I could now see was a cracker and popped it into his mouth.
  
  I had been midsentence when I spotted him and watched this operation. I totally lost my train of thought and I leaned over to my friend Angela to say, “that man has a can of Easy Cheese up his sleeve.” Word spread down the line and soon everyone was surreptitiously stealing glances, as he dispensed his lunch from an aerosol can onto crackers that kept appearing from his pocket. It was fascinating and totally strange, and I struggled to not stare at him. Finally he walked back around the bench and took his seat.
  
  - PsiFighter37 on August 30, 2006 at 3:36 pm
    
    Hehe. I don’t believe I’ve seen anyone on Penn’s campus do that while I’ve been there. Why do I always miss the good stuff?
afs on August 30, 2006 at 2:24 pm

The cheese they use on Philly Cheesesteaks is a cross between natural latex and Krazy Glue. If your fingers ever touch a keyboard after touching a cheesesteak, they’re never coming off again. Also… falling asleep at the keyboard while eating lunch has even greater risks for bloggers in Philly…
- BooMan on August 30, 2006 at 2:28 pm
  
  speaking of food, tampopo might be interested in this review.
  - albert on August 30, 2006 at 6:21 pm
    
    that’s me and my girl 🙂
    - BooMan on August 30, 2006 at 6:24 pm
      
      shit, i didn’t even know. So you are Messy?
      - CabinGirl on August 30, 2006 at 6:50 pm
        
        He’s Picky. You really didn’t know?
      - BooMan on August 30, 2006 at 7:17 pm
        
        Nope. What’s he doing in my neighborhood anyway?
      - albert on August 30, 2006 at 8:09 pm
        
        We’re all over man. You can’t hold us down! And since when is 7/Sansom your neighborhood?
      - BooMan on August 30, 2006 at 8:36 pm
        
        I’m mixing up food reviews, Picky.
      - albert on August 30, 2006 at 8:10 pm
        
        clueless. how does he leave the house with his underwear on the right side of his pants?
      - BooMan on August 30, 2006 at 8:37 pm
        
        that’s what my mother wanted to know.
Chris on August 30, 2006 at 3:46 pm

Philadelphia’s blogger infestation is due to an experimental psychotropic added to the beer and water supply. The effects are quite devastating in the long run, but in the short term it turns us into disagreeable, drunken louts who feel as though everybody on earth needs to read our every thought. I used to be a Philadelphia blogger myself, but I was able to save myself by cutting out all contact with water and importing all of my beer from New Jersey.

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