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Arcturus

01-16-2004 11:30 PM

Pittsburgh

Characterized as boring and smoky.

For the most part, correct. It's just not smoky anymore.

wolf	01-17-2004 12:32 AM

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!

Undertoad

01-17-2004 08:19 AM

It's a beautiful town whose hockey team will maybe be good again in 2023.

xoxoxoBruce

01-17-2004 09:01 AM

Pittsburgh makes a good case for automatic transmissions, labor unions and Federal Flood Insurance. :)

Arcturus

01-17-2004 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wolf
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!

He's right...

And thank you :D .

Arcturus

01-17-2004 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Undertoad
It's a beautiful town whose hockey team will maybe be good again in 2023.

Some parts are nice, granted. Like I care about the Penguins... :rolleyes:

Gwennie!

01-17-2004 11:32 PM

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.

Arcturus

01-18-2004 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gwennie!
But Carnegie Mellon has one of the top three Computer Science Depts in the country and that alone makes Pittsburgh an interesting place.

True, and I like Oakland a lot. It just always seems rainy here in the 'Burgh.

aerion_13

02-15-2004 07:09 PM

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.

UnderRAPS

02-22-2004 11:17 PM

Links? ...would be nice to see some hometown pics :)

warch

02-23-2004 03:41 PM

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.

Happy Monkey

02-23-2004 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gwennie!
But Carnegie Mellon has one of the top three Computer Science Depts in the country and that alone makes Pittsburgh an interesting place.

Ah, me old alma mater!

kerosene

02-23-2004 03:46 PM

Hmm...my high school boyfriend went to Carnegie Mellon. I believe he was in the Computer Science dept, too.

Kitsune

02-23-2004 06:07 PM

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.

Elspode

02-23-2004 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by warch
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.

How cool is *that*?! Jonas Salk, no shit?

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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