The official PITTSBURGH SUCKS! thread

[alesis]

This is nonsense. New Castle is 60 miles away from Pittsburgh. New Castle is still a heavily industrialized area while Pittsburgh is not. New Castle is polluted because of paper mills and foundaries.

Pittsburgh is merely mentioned as a geographical reference, but it is not affected by New Castle's pollution.

Originally Posted by Mars

Ok let me qualify my statement, PA in general and the Philly area itself is not lacking in "white trash" lookin people. However, Western PA (Pennsyltucky) has more than their share of "models" for the human evolutionary chart. In fact, even though there is a percentage of people who have 4 teeth (2 in their mouth and 2 in their pocket) in this area..the actual percentage of true biological inbreds I'm sure is much higher in the foothills of Western PA.

Furthermore, the deformities are probably ALSO attributed to the following factoid:

The Most Polluted Cities in the United States

The City of Angels no longer holds the dubious title of the Sootiest City in the United States. That honor is now held by Pittsburgh (though LA is still the most polluted other measures).

The American Lung Association’s State of The Air 2008 report ranked metropolitan areas according to their ozone, year round and short-term particle pollution (Data [PDF])

The most polluted cities, according to the short-term particle pollution measure are:

1. Pittsburgh - New Castle, PA

2. Los Angeles - Long Beach - Riverside, CA

3. Fresno - Madera, CA

4. Bakersfield, CA

5. Birmingham - Hoover - Cullman, AL

6. Logan, UT - ID

7. Salt Lake City - Ogden - Clearfield, UT

8. Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Yuba City, CA - NV

9. Detroit - Warren - [COLOR=#32527a! important][COLOR=#32527a! important]Flint[/color][/color], MI

10. Washington - Baltimore - Northern Virginia, DC - MD - VA - WV

The most polluted cities, by year-round particle pollution:

1. Los Angeles - Long Beach - Riverside, CA

2. Pittsburgh - New Castle, PA

3. Bakersfield, CA

4. Birmingham - Hoover - Cullman, AL

5. Visalia - Porterville, CA

6. Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Gainesville, GA - AL

7. Cincinnati - Middletown - Wilmington, OH - KY - IN

8. Fresno - Madera, CA

8. Hanford - Corcoran, CA

8. Detroit - Warren - Flint, MI

8. Cleveland - Akron - Elyria, OH

The most polluted cities, by ozone pollution:

1. Los Angeles - Long Beach - Riverside, CA

2. Bakersfield, CA

3. Visalia - Porterville, CA

4. Houston - Baytown - Huntsville, TX

5. Fresno - Madera, CA

6. Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Yuba City, CA - NV

7. Dallas - Fort Worth, TX

8. New York - Newark - Bridgeport, NY - NJ - CT - PA

9. Washington - [COLOR=#32527a! important][COLOR=#32527a! important]Baltimore[/color][/color] - Northern Virginia, DC - MD - VA - WV

10. Baton Rouge - Pierre Part, LA

"ME WEAR WHITE TRASH MEMBERS ONLY JEAN JACKET LIKE THE LOCALS"

[daveydoo]

Originally Posted by rpost3

He doesn't dive any more than Richards.

If you did a secret ballot of players in the Eastern Conference, how many would agree with that statement?

[Mars]

The guy dives so much that I'm surprised his big fat lips haven't frozen to the ice surface yet....

The game has changed to benefit players like Crosby so they don't get manhandled like Lemieux used to..yet he still dives and hates to be even touched or played tough. His reputation for diving is undeniable among opposing players. I think even Lemieux last year told him to tone his antics down.

I expect him to superfly the ice surface this series....

[ChiefSalsa]

What passes for Pittsburgh cuisine?

[Mars]

I believe Racoon and possum?

[johnnie]

Primanti Brothers, founded in 1934, is a chain of sandwich shops found throughout Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and its suburbs, with an additional two locations in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Its signature items are its sandwiches, which consists of grilled meat, a vinegar-based cole slaw, tomato slices, and French fries between two pieces of Italian bread.

Anyone ever have one? From wiki.

[Mars]

Originally Posted by johnnie

Its signature items are its sandwiches, which consists of grilled meat

Like I said..possum and Racoon...

[johnnie]

Squirrel is quite tasty. A lot of work for so little meat though.

[Mars]

Let me guess? It tastes like chicken? My friend is from Western PA..Franklin, PA to be exact. He's between Erie and Pitt. It's nice out there...but man I think I would go crazy. However, he's set if we ever experience a Mad Max situation. He can grow and hunt his own food and he owns tons of firearms. His mom tried to sell me a freaken Magnum...I like shooting out there though. I'm going this summer..with my Flyers Jersey of course

[johnnie]

Yeah like chicken but a bit nuttier!