All Pennsylvania Does Is Discount Bridges

Since the state has a ton of old bridges that are falling apart and would be pointless to fix, they’ve come up with a novel way to get rid of them: Sell them to the highest bidder.

The term “highest bidder” is a bit of a misnomer here; the state sold a bridge in 2001 for $22.

PennDOT has a bunch of bridges listed on the website; you can apparently buy them if you have the money to take them away. The bridges will probably collapse eventually because a ton of them are made out of parchment; please be careful.

Allen Iverson’s Patio Furniture Is A Holy Place

When Allen Iverson was traded to the Denver Nuggets last season, he apparently left a ton of shit behind in his mansion. Yesterday, there was an auction of a bunch of Iverson’s leftover And since Iverson is unbelievably rich, a ton of ridiculous items were auctioned off.

• Bentley 21” rims w/ tires
• 2 sets Rolls Royce 20” rims w/ tires
• pony buckboard wagon
• 6 ½” ft. painted wood Cigar Store Indian
• Bally “Nevada Hotel & Casino” 25 cent slot machine
• 140 + contemporary art glass paperweights
• child’s gas powered Masseratti auto (originally cost $15k)

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Have Lunch With Mike Mamula! (No Felons Or Angry Eagles Fans, Please)

Burrowed deep in the depths of Michael Klein’s column in the Inquirer today is a little auction being held on eBay. Turns out, if you have a few hundred bucks to spend, you can win a lunch date with none other than former Eagles first round draft pick Mike Mamula!

Mamula, of course, is famous for being a first round bust for the Eagles. Though he wasn’t as bad as some make him out to be, the Eagles traded up to get the “workout wonder” — his draft stock rose due to incredible pre-draft workouts — and passed on Warren Sapp to get him.

The auction’s current high (and only) bid is a cool $300. It benefits the United Way and ends June 10. However, there’s some interesting fine print:

Lunch will be in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, on an agreeable date and time; the cost of lunch will be the responsibility of the winner (not to exceed $50.00). The winner will also be required to complete a personal background check.

We’ll put it in sports terms. Remember when the Eagles built their new stadium, season ticket holders could purchase a “Personal Seat License,” granting them the right to buy better season tickets. Think of the Mike Mamula auction as a PSL: You’re only bidding for the right to have lunch with Mamula — after that, you gotta fork over another fifty bucks for his food.

Lunch with Mike Mamula to benefit United Way Charity [eBay]
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Here We Are Now Going To The South Broad

Michael Klein’s Inquirer column today has info about an auction to shadow Kathy Romano at the April 5 76ers game. Romano is the in-arena announcer who runs promotions and the like during games. She’s also a personality on WMMR’s Preston & Steve show, and the auction winner will get to head there for a day as well.

The charity auction is currently up to $170 with a little over a day left. Here’s the photo accompanying the auction:

Apparently, if you win, you also get to spend time with electronic music artist Moby.

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Shadow In-Arena Host Kathy Romano At 76ers Home Game