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01-16-2004, 11:30 PM | #1 |
Polymath Linguist
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Pittsburgh
Characterized as boring and smoky.
For the most part, correct. It's just not smoky anymore.
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01-17-2004, 12:32 AM | #2 |
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A Philadelphia DJ (John DiBella) used to say "where the sky is brown and yellow and the plants are as smart as the people" every time he metioned Pittsburgh on the air.
Welcome, Arcturus!
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01-17-2004, 08:19 AM | #3 |
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It's a beautiful town whose hockey team will maybe be good again in 2023.
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01-17-2004, 09:01 AM | #4 |
The future is unwritten
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Pittsburgh makes a good case for automatic transmissions, labor unions and Federal Flood Insurance.
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01-17-2004, 07:34 PM | #5 | |
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And thank you .
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01-17-2004, 07:35 PM | #6 | |
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01-17-2004, 11:32 PM | #7 |
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I lived in Pittsburgh for 15 years. It's kind of a beat up place, and one gets used to that.
But Carnegie Mellon has one of the top three Computer Science Depts in the country and that alone makes Pittsburgh an interesting place. It was nice to be around for the Stanley Cup wins. Penalties for the Penguins moving out of town expire in 2007. The city refuses to build a new igloo. I think Paul Allen should buy them and move them to Portland.
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01-18-2004, 05:14 PM | #8 | |
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02-15-2004, 07:09 PM | #9 |
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My inlaws come from Pittsburgh. I have gotten to like it alot. The air is clearer than most cities. And the people are really nice. Love their German food also. I miss ya Pittsburgh.
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02-22-2004, 11:17 PM | #10 |
Fear the man with pedal power.
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Links? ...would be nice to see some hometown pics
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02-23-2004, 03:41 PM | #11 |
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I talked on the phone to Jonas Salk in Pittsburgh. I took a message.
That's my brush with greatness. And there were good parties at Carnegie Mellon in the early 80s. Pittsburgh is truly a beautiful city. |
02-23-2004, 03:42 PM | #12 | |
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02-23-2004, 03:46 PM | #13 |
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Hmm...my high school boyfriend went to Carnegie Mellon. I believe he was in the Computer Science dept, too.
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02-23-2004, 06:07 PM | #14 |
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There are two problems with Pittsburgh that I fear will never go away, though: The Steelers and Steelers fans.
There are some things I miss about visiting Pittsburgh, though. First and foremost was the food you could find in some of the more "ethnic" areas (Polish Hill, etc). Damn, there was some good Italian food to be found up there. |
02-23-2004, 07:48 PM | #15 | |
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I was impressed by the fact that I sometimes got to talk to one of my favorite old local newsguys on a regular basis a few years back (he had a leaky roof). But Jonas Salk? Too bad you can't get an audio autograph.
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