the_hoagie

the_hoagie t1_j6blxqb wrote

Generally when people say Philly is the economic powerhouse of the state, it's referring to the metropolitan area, which extends beyond the county. The speakers in those links are nonsense, as the suburbs and main line are as reliant on Philly as it is on their resources and capital.

That said, OP, you seem to have a chip on your shoulder.

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the_hoagie t1_j5kpqqg wrote

just a couple weeks ago i was halfway across the street at a two way stop and looked to my left, saw the approaching car's interior light on and the driver looking down at his phone, speeding towards the stop sign. i hustled to the other side of the intersection just as he looked up and slammed on his breaks in the middle of the crosswalk. my wife was on the other side of the street kind of cautiously looking at him to see if he saw her.

he waved at her and started cursing saying, "i'm not gonna fuckin run you over!" and started cursing us out for... walking? i yelled some choice words at him back, he asked me if i was a tough guy, and then he sped off.

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the_hoagie t1_j3h02ct wrote

Reply to comment by jedilips in Parade in South Philly? by VeryScaryTerry

parties with friends on a weekend

"Wowwww get a life dudes"

i mean i say this as a guy trying to get his kid to nap while they march up and down the block dancing and drinking and blasting music so i get why people see it as an intrusion. idk. i kind of like the revelry though.

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the_hoagie t1_izuveg4 wrote

Feels a bit militant in green and black, and a bit depressing in rust. I hate to say I like the blue and gold the best, however I think blue and black could work and it would also reflect the memorable horses featured on the current flag. I also immediately interpreted the stars as Philly and Pittsburgh with the "the rest of the keystone state" in between. I'm also not a huge fan of the stripe directly on the fly end. Maybe it would be easier to just make it two stripes to symbolize the second state, with the keystone in the top left? I'd be curious to see it with two horizontal stripes instead of two vertical as well.

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