Posted by pittgirl on 27 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Steelers
If that event which shall now be known as The Reassignation of the Chief of Making Shit Up to the Old Geezers Office wasn’t enough for the email box, this surely put it over the top:
The new Steelers mascot.
I see. You take the scariest puppet you can find, give it The Chin’s chin, slap [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 27 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Mayor Ravenstahl
I’m sure by now you’ve heard, actually I KNOW you’ve heard because a whole bunch of you emailed me to tell me you OMG heard!!!
The Chief of Making Shit Up is now going to be the Chief of The Old Geezers Office.
“This is something I felt was necessary to do in my administration moving
forward,” said [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 27 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Mayor Ravenstahl, Random, The Damn Pigeons, Weird Burghers
1. Drink! This marks the first time I can link to a video of Lukey saying “move forward.” Awesome. (h/t M. Silenus)
2. Did you lose your dog … that died .. and you wrapped in plastic … and put in your ceiling … about a hundred years ago? It’s been found [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 27 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Pirates
Maybe it’s not just a fluke.
PittGirl Ball o’ Magic now says:
Posted by pittgirl on 27 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Eye rolls
Gov. Ed Rendell acknowledged that his state-police chauffeured car sometimes exceeds the speed limit, even though the administration instituted a policy three years ago ordering his drivers to abide by it except in emergencies.
“Sometimes we adhere to the speed limit, sometimes we don’t,” Mr. Rendell said yesterday. “On many of Pennsylvania’s highways, if you [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 26 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Mayor Ravenstahl
Reader DW wrote:
Mayor Luke was just on Marty Griffin’s little radio show. I swear he said “the phrase” 100 times during the hour. It has to be a tic of some-sort…or he’s conditioned to say it for election reasons.
We’re going to take DW’s word for it.
100 drinks for you!
Please don’t sue me [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 26 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Downtown happenings
You know it already, but it must be bragged about in public forum:
More than 20 years after being named America’s most livable city, Pittsburgh has returned to the top of the list. The 25th anniversary edition of Rand McNally’s “Places Rated Almanac” will name Pittsburgh as the nation’s most livable city.
I should be a [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 26 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Steelers, Troy Polamalu
BAM!
And just like that I’ve made your morning, ladies (and a few of you gents).
And to top it off, you’ve got a picture for this year’s Christmas card.
You’re so welcome
(h/t to Tommy G in Texas by way of reader Susan in the Burgh)
Posted by pittgirl on 25 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Weird Burghers
Has this ever happened to you?
You’re thinking about buying a new car when a friend says to you, “Hey, YOU, you should really consider getting a XYZ car.” And you say, “An XYZ car? I’ve never heard of the XYZ. What does it look like? Does anyone out there actually drive [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 25 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Eye rolls, Weird Burghers
Police say Thomas Gulish became intoxicated and irate after seeing underage drinking happening at his daughter’s wedding reception Saturday in Cherry Township, Butler County. After throwing a chair at his wife and striking her daughter, he then jumped into his pickup truck and drove the vehicle directly into the wedding tent.
Well, in his defense, [...]