Leftovers: On Line, On Tap, On The DL

• Hey, ex-PW writer Steve Volk has a big ol’ article about men on the down low. Like most of Volk’s work, it’s a solid piece with a good storyline; it also contains this detail about the reporting of the piece: “One day on the street outside, I watched men enter and leave [an anonymous gay sex club] for more than an hour; I spotted wedding rings on more than a third of the patrons.” Fun times! [Phillymag]

• Philebrity’s new city food blog, Phoodie, has details on the first places you can drink Philadelphia Brewing Co. beer. Hey, looks like the Dive has it. Huzzah! [Phoodie.info]

• Pennsylvania’s minimum wage boost apparently hasn’t done much damage to the economy. [Philly, Inc.]

• Hey, here’s a fun lead: “A star Glassboro High School quarterback accused of participating in an alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl pleaded guilty Tuesday to a lesser charge in Superior Court.” [Camden Courier-Post]

• Confused about that Inquirer op-ed about the Eagles’ free agency moves in the opinion section because you’re a non-sports fan? Hey, look, Eagles fans are confused, too. [Iggles Blog]

• Yesterday was the preliminary hearing for the accused wannabee stabber of Bensalem’s mayor and state senator; not much more to say but apparently State Sen. Tommy Tomlinson is a great guy trying to help the a troubled man out. Really. [Bucks County Courier Times]

Leftovers: News For The Mature Reader

• Some place in Pennsylvania is running billboards that say Crispy Frickin’ Chicken and people are upset. Good thing they don’t have any Cluck-U Chicken billboards up. Also, to localize this story, I drew a penis on the image. [AP/NBC 10]

• Former Fox 29 newsman Rob Guarino is writing a novel in the “weather-mystery” genre. (Does that just mean the killer is Hurricane Schwartz? Bolaris would make more sense.) Like Hemingway, Faulkner and the writer of the Book of John, Guarino will be asking for suggestions from his fans. [Phillygossip]

• I really enjoyed this headline from yesterday: “At City Hall Ceremony, Nutter Praises Black History Month Founders.” And why isn’t there a class on Black History Month’s founders in the public school system? [KYW 1060]

• Hey, hundreds rioted in Reading yesterday! [Reading Eagle]

• Lead of the day, from The Evening Sun (in Hanover): “Maybe the theory comes from cartoons, but it’s generally believed that dogs and mailmen are archenemies. That theory was tested Wednesday in West Manheim Township. ” [Evening Sun]

Leftovers: No Doubts

Above, the highlight of yesterday’s Public League championship, where Fox 29’s Don Tollefson said “no bout a doubt it.”

• Yeah, so ex-City Paper scribe Brian Hickey is now campaign manager for Johnny Doc. And here I thought it was going to be Milton. [PW]

• The second part of the Inquirer’s homelessness three-parter is much better than the first. Still depressing, though, which a lot of good articles are. [Inky]

• And it’s worth it to read Jeff Deeney’s piece over at Phawker, which is also good and also better than yesterday’s! Hey, solid writing on a complicated issue is hard to find; I try to read it when I can. [Phawker]

• Speaking of worth reading, David Sullivan’s That’s the Press, Baby!, about department stores and the future of journalism, is much more interesting than its URL would have you believe. Love all around today. [That's The Press, Baby!]

• Apparently some Temple idiots beat up a kid while chanting “We hate Jews!” Hey, nice to see people are shaking off the winter doldrums in new and exciting ways. [Daily News]

• Use a potato gun in New Jersey, get charged with disturbing the peace. [Burlington Co. Times]

• “The Mighty” Dan Gross’ Alycia Lane post is updated ridiculously and features photos of the ex-CBS 3 anchor that are, um, interesting. [Phillygossip]

• Ed Rendell says dumb things so he won’t have to run for Vice President. I think that’s what he meant by his comments. [AP/6 ABC]

• Ha ha, there’s a new hilarious Ron Paul flier. It’s… direct, to say the least. [Wonkette]

Leftovers: Undecideds And Free Markets

• Apparently some people on the Internet are mad about a Christine Flowers column; basically, you need to visit this link (to The Moderate Voice) just to see the incredible commenting policy, which is roughly 5,000 words long. The first time I visited the site, there was also a poem — a political poem! — on the front page. The site does say Flowers’ column wasn’t any good, so it’s got that going for it. [The Moderate Voice]

• Also angry: Republicans! The lovers of free markets are angry that the free market paid Patrick Murphy $100,000 for his memoir. Some spokesperson for a dude running against Murphy said, “The people in Bucks County didn’t send him to Washington to write a book.” How dare a Congressman write his own book! Doesn’t he know what ghostwriters are for? Oh, wait, “with Adam Frankel.” Why is everyone angry again, then? [Bucks County Courier Times]

• Look what undecided mayors get to do to Barack and Hillary: “Both Obama and HRC want Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson’s endorsement. So, how to get it? Simple — none of this “new day politics” for Jackson. No, he’s old-school. He wants cash, or a check. He drew up a wish list asking for $6.3 billion over five years for Cuyahoga County, with the lion’s share going to Cleveland. He sent his 14-page plan to HRC and Obama earlier this week.” Man, Nutter, we coulda got a water slide for City Hall but you had to go endorse Clinton early. [Kansas City Star]

• The most boring drama in Philadelphia sports since anything involving Donovan McNabb and/or Andy Reid is close to an end, as Ryan Howard’s arbitration hearing is over. And supposedly it wasn’t contentious! Will the Phillies’ first baseman be able to survive with less than $10 million in 2008? Ooh, I can’t wait to find out. [The Zo Zone]

• Doug Kammerer gets a slideshow for his welcome at KYW. Er. [CBS 3]

• Somebody in the office just said it had started snowing, but then backtracked. In the meantime, here’s a recap of all the forecasts. [Philly EDGE]

Leftovers: No Kissing In Baseball Cards

• Speaking of Hillary, Topps Upper Deck made baseball cards with all the presidential contenders on them in baseball scenes; Mitt Romney is Carlton Fisk waving the home run fair, for example. And the company made Hillary Clinton Morganna, the Kissing Bandit, which is probably the funniest thing ever (for about 100 reasons). They’ve withdrawn the card, sadly, but it’s available on eBay for millions or something. [Daily News]

• Last year’s Phillies first-round pick, Joe Savery, is already making me like him so much. Here’s him on steroids: “I’m not saying whether they did it or not. The thing that is hard for me is that when your trainer comes to you and says this isn’t against baseball rules, you have to think it’s worth taking. Thank God I’ve never been in that position. I’m thankful I’m breaking in now, when we have rules.” [Inquirer]

• According to a report on WHYY, Ed Rendell told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette some men wouldn’t vote for a woman, either, but it wasn’t included because it wasn’t newsworthy. Commence banging your head on the keyboard, now. [Daily DeLeon]

• A.J. Daulerio writes for Radar about the Butterfish, and all you really need to know is the URL contains the words “anal_leakage_01.” [Radar]

• Remember when the Pinelands were on fire last year? Well, this year they’re going to burn it intentionally. What could possibly go wrong?

Leftovers: Congress To Fix All Sports

• It wasn’t just the Roger Clemens Circus of Fun today in Congress. (Highlight: Clemens said he didn’t know what a vegan was.) Arlen Specter was slated to meet with NFL commish Roger Goodell, too! Will no Congressman stand up to the travesty that is traveling calls in the NBA? [Deadspin; AP/Philly.com]

• Thanks to hiring Kumar (from Harold & Kumar), the Penn Asian-American Studies department is having a bit of a boom in interest. Nice. Makes you want to eat a whole package of Teddy Grahams. [Daily Pennsylvanian]

• Michael Nutter will give his budget address tomorrow, but City Council was already briefed on it — at Morton’s. What? You can’t have all of City Council and the mayor in one place at once! [FooBooz]

• Whee, Wachovia is finally taking down the PNB sign and replacing it with their sign of f(x) = sin x variants. And they’re just throwing the letters away! Absolute sadness all around. [Philly Chit Chat via Philebrity]

• A Buxco woman called 911 after her bed burst into flames didn’t have her call answered until six rings and was put on hold. (She died.) A report calls this “poorly” handled. Gee, you think? [CBS 3]

• Stormtrooper with a puppy! [Corey Hulse]

Leftovers: Anonymous $5 Million Checks

• Vince Fumo is all about taking on Johnny Doc for State Senate, he says. “Johnny Doc has no base!” he comments. “Now help me shave these alpacas!” he continues. Do you shave alpacas? Or are they bred for meat or something? Come to think of it, what the hell is an alpaca? [KYW 1060]

• Some dude sent $5 million in anonymous donations to Temple. How does one make an anonymous donation by personal check? It’s not like you can get a money order for $5 mil. Though if you have enough money I guess you can find a way. [AP/6 ABC]

• Gullit and Babayaro Join Beckham in LA. Yeah, you can guess how I read that headline. Thanks, Chrissy. [Square Football]

• If anyone ever asks you to explain The Bulletin to you, just show them this column. It sums it up pretty well. [The Bulletin]

• SEPTA opened a new ticket office at Temple. Requisite comment from student: “I was on campus one weekday afternoon over break, and no one was there.” [SEPTA Watch]

• Will the 76ers ever start a frontcourt of Sammy D, Thaddeus and J-Smith? No, probably not, because that makes too much sense. They’re getting more fun to watch, though. [Sixers Shots]

• Oh! And RPS, most likely with your editor present, at The Dive tomorrow night. [RPS City League]

Leftovers: Got More Birds Than Jeffrey Lurie

• The 76ers will shift a game to the Spectrum in order to play a game with fans for the first time all season, the Daily Times — the source for all your Spectrum news — reports. [Delco Times]

• Duane Swierczynski has resigned from City Paper in order to spend more time writing mysteries and comics. He’s also penning the new run of Cable, and, well, let’s just say he has his work cut out for him with that one. Making Cable interesting is like the Giants beating the Patriots; let’s hope he can do it. Best of luck. [Phillygossip]

• Yes, yes, D-Mac fave The Yah Mos Def (The YMD) is band of the day on Spin’s website. Neat! [Spin.com]

• A town in Bucks County attempts to stop a strip club from entering its neighborhood. Good luck fighting demand, people! [The Intelligencer]

Leftovers: Forsberg A Flyer Again?

• Here’s a list of all the people running for Congress and state legislature in Southeastern Pennsylvania in 2008. This list is great; now I can find all the hilarious candidates in one convenient location and make fun of them online! [SE Pa. Candidates 2008 Wikispaces]

• Inga Saffron writes the Kimmel Center might be redesigned to be a bit more friendly. It will cost a fortune, though; hooray! [Inquirer]

• Guess who the government planned for an attack from yesterday? That’s right: Bloggers. [AP/Press of AC]

• Peter Forsberg will return to the NHL. For some reason he loves Philadelphia and there’s a good shot the Flyers could get him back. [The 700 Level]

• A matchmaker in NYC is setting up young bachelors with rich sugar mommas. Capitalism at its finest! [Reuters]

• In news that should make every human, male or female, proud to be human, large breasts do not put a woman at risk for diabetes. Science at its finest! [Panic Watch!]

Leftovers: Let The Sparks Fly

• Inquirer headline: “Nightclub brawl involving officers sparks probe.” At first glance, I thought it was talking about this. [Inky]

• In an effort to appeal to losers promote an exhibit at the Franklin Institute, Star Wars is on TransPasses next month. [SEPTA Watch]

• The state is expected to kick in $45 million for a soccer stadium, which means FC 1776 could be playing in beautiful Chester sooner rather than later. [Delco Times via The 700 Level]

• American Journalism Review writes about the life and times of Joe Sixpack, with an additional hilarious quote from ex-DN editor Zack Stalberg: “Risk-taking is in the DNA of the Daily News.” I remind you last year the paper wouldn’t run a mention of a sign making fun of Anna Nicole Smith at a college basketball game. [AJR]

• Pennsylvania is taking on online auctioneers by prosecuting a woman who sold things on eBay to help her sick daughter. Good job, bureaucrats. [Inky]

• Bucks County took auditions the other day for a viral video campaign where people pretended to be modern day George and Martha Washingtons. George Washington was born in Bucks County. No, wait, no he wasn’t. [Philly EDGE]