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We actually love the GPTMC's new ad campaign (isn't that kind of the point?) but we've got to agree with WHYY here: in context, "Steak du Cheese" makes not much sense.

20 year old Devon, PA resident Kevin Bacci will serve work release, pay restitution, and spend 4 years on probation for being a bully. Bacci was apparently teasing a Geno's Steaks employee when a second employee stepped in to defend the first. Tony Chestnut's kind gesture got him body-slammed—twice. The sentence is reasonable enough, but when "fractured vertebrae" are involved, it takes a powerful appeal to our modern sense of justice not to wish there was an eye-for-an-eye option somewhere in the sentencing guidelines.

Sure we want more, but we're Philly, i.e. we know they'll choke.

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The Metro is reporting, via Foobooz, that the displaced Rick's Steaks (remember the drama?) may be in talks with Park Hyatt at the Bellevue to move his establishment to move to the food court there. We wonder how long it'll be before he gets into a fight with the management there, too.

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Last night proved that defense wins games. Wait…wait, no. It proved beyond doubt that Brian Westbrook is the ethanol that makes the Eagles Hybrid car of mediocrity run. No, hold on. Last night’s game proved that Andy Reid calls plays during a 2-minute drill as well as Sarah Palin articulates.

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When someone offers you the chance to watch a television show and spit out your opinions on it, they probably hope that you enjoy what they're throwing at you. Well, suffice it to say that Parking Wars: Best of Season 1 falls into the category of "fun to watch because it ain't me!" True Phillyists all over the city know the Philadelphia Parking Authority means business. The PPA raked in over $70 million last year. That would pay well over 2.5 million expired meter tickets. Seriously.

If you're anything like this Phillyist, you abhor the Olive Gardens and Applebees of the world, and opt for the local "mom and pop" shops with their homemade foods and servers that know you by name. The shore is the best place to get that "mom and pop" vibe. Because, with the short four-month season and location, location, location, it's not easy for chains to justify setting up shop down the shore. Check out this article from the New York Times that explains more.

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We love the First Amendment. We love that, in this country, people are free to express whatever their views are, regardless of how idiotic, offensive, or flat-out wrong those views are. That's why, in one sense, we thought it was a little ridiculous when, in June 2006, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission received a complaint against Geno's Steaks owner Joe Vento for the now-infamous sign he put up at the Geno's window that said, "This is America. When ordering, please speak English." It's impossible not to have an opinion on the sentiment Vento expressed, but that's not what we're talking about right now. The point is, he had a right to say it. That being said, we're not sure where in the Oxford English Dictionary the words "whiz" and "wit'" appear, and we suspect that anyone who attempted to order a cheesesteak from Geno's in proper English was turned away and/or "corrected" in their vocabulary.

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Biodegradable beer cups were the news of the day over at The Illadelph, which lauded Aramark's move toward more environmentally-friendly containers for the liver- and waistline-destroying treats served at Citizens Bank Park. Also, did you know that on opening day Phillies fans will eat, among other things, 15,000 hot dogs, 6,000 soft pretzels and 5,000 cheesesteaks? With bikini season just around the corner, we shudder to think of the implications.

Here's what went down in the 215 blogs this week, with some unintentional emphasis on cheesesteaks.

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