Did Mayor Nutter Just Tell PETA To Shove It?

At the Phillies Rally earlier today, Mayor Nutter announced he would be raffling off a few pairs of tickets for games 3, 4 and 5 of the World Series. And all you have to do is email the answer to a trivia question to philliesticketraffle@gmail.com.

Looks like the mayor is doing some Sarah Palin-esque official business on unofficial computers! Or, as my friend suggested, 400,000 emails an hour might crash the city’s severs. Hell, you can’t even get to phila.gov without typing in the www.

“I know all Philadelphians share my excitement about the World Series and I want to give everyone a chance to watch the games with me,” Mayor Nutter said was quoted as saying in his release. “Head to your local library, send me an email with the correct answer, and come Saturday night you might be watching the game from the Mayor’s Box.”

Here’s where it gets fun. The question, written in huge letters in the release, is:

WHAT IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT TO SHANE VICTORINO’S FAVORITE DISH?

Everybody who’s been paying attention already knows the answer, of course: PETA recently asked Victorino to stop eating the meat in his favorite dish as part of their ongoing “stupid publicity stunt” campaign. “We suspect that the cruelty in every can of Spam will infuriate Shane more than a high Hiroki Kuroda fastball,” PETA Assistant Director Dan Shannon said in a statement. Yes, a PR person actually put that quote down, thought about it and decided, “Yeah. This is what I was going for.” Little do they know Shane Victorino hates animals!

Everybody only knows the Spam answer because of PETA’s protest. I don’t really see how it’s a shot at PETA — oh no, he referenced meat! — but it’s just too perfect. Literally three people I talked with online agreed it had to be. Three!

Anyway, go mail the answer and your address and phone to that email address by Thursday at noon. Or just do it now. And CC: PETA.

Update: Fixed the email address (for the record, I had it right in the mailto:). Also: This photo is excellent. But we all know the Phanatic will hobnob with any politician.

Phillies Doing Something To Stop City’s Obesity And Heart Attack Problem

While they may still be 4 games out of the Wild Card spot, the Phillies are winning awards for the important things. The 700 Level — be sure to peep the “Save America’s Wolves!” ad — writes PETA has named the Phils the most vegetarian-friendly baseball stadium.

“Citizens Bank Park’s great vegetarian selection benefits both animals and the health of Phillies fans, who will be less likely to keel over from a meat-induced heart attack as they cheer Ryan Howard’s next longball,” says PETA Assistant Director Dan Shannon.

Meat-Induced Heart Attacks would make a good nickname for a baseball team.

Obviously They’ve Never Had a Schmitter [The 700 Level]
Philly Mock Steak Is a Home Run With Fans, Propels Citizens Bank Park to Best Stadium in the Majors to Enjoy Great Meatless Food [PETA.org]

Leftovers: Nude Protest Somehow Awful

• There was a nude protest in front of the Burberry store today by PETA. As intrepid quizmaster Johnny Goodtimes shows in the photograph at right, though, it was the worst nude protest ever, not even including any nudity. Those girls must be cold, though. Somebody throw a bear rug over them to keep them warm, or something. [Johnny Goodtimes]

• We Americans love our crap, but apparently we have a limit! The Inquirer’s Madhusmita Bora reports today that business is extremely slow for those who opened carts and kiosks at malls for the holidays. Your pre-paid phone cards and cheap jewelry just don’t have the same pull they used to. [Inquirer]

• The Flyers made another trade today, sending a draft pick and a player you’ve never heard of for another player you don’t know. I don’t know about you, but I’m prepping for a Stanley Cup parade already. [The Phanatic]

• Premarital sex is normal. Thank God. Unless he’s pissed. Then I don’t know what to think. [AP/CNN.com]

Blogicized: Eight-year-olds, Dude

• The great note in this Chuck Pennacchio Blog post about Rick Santorum’s book (a little late, isn’t it?): “On page 54, Santorum pauses for an odd meditation on the social benefits of bowling leagues.” Well, duh! After all, Jesus is a great bowler. [Pennacchio for Pennsylvania]

• Yesterday, South Street’s KFC was protested by PETA. There were fake “chicken” legs everywhere. [Phillyist]

• Whoa. You can get laid on Myspace? [Philebrity]

• And, by God, be careful with that iPod. [Blinq]