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Don’t go near the wood-er, quack quack

October 23, 2011 ~ odd man out ~ 1 Comment

One of those bizarre amphibious “duck boats,” crammed with tourists, cruised past me on South Street today. The driver/tour guide, using a mic and amp system, was saying, “Pay attention, I’ll tell you how to speak Philadelphian… One, two, three… Yo cous, how ya doin’, wadda ya say?” More here.

SugarHouse workers to bet on unionizing

August 10, 2011August 10, 2011 ~ odd man out

Sure, the SugarHouse Casino next to the Delaware River is an eyesore and a sordid solution to the scarcity of good jobs in Philadelphia. But casino workers deserve job security and a fairer share of the loot that’s not being sucked out of Philly by billionaire Neil Bluhm and his allies.

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