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Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language rahtreelimbs #6135045 02/05/12
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,812 outside the burgh B battue Campfire Ranger
battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,812 outside the burgh	Some PA firsts: Betsy Ross: First Flag Pittsburgh: Countries first gas station Pittsburgh: First Baseball stadium Pittsburgh: First commercial radio station Pittsburgh: Salk vaccine to cure polio Titusville: First oil well Punxsutawney "Phil": A Groundhog weather forecaster. The Hershey chocolate bar: Americas favorite. Philadelphia has some firsts, but the Western part of the State tries to ignore them. Last edited by battue; 02/05/12. laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language 35 #6135053 02/05/12
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uncle joe Campfire Regular U Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,396 Canton Ga	Originally Posted by 35 Any of you southwest Pa.guys remember this guy. http://www.chillertheatermemories.com/TheLab.html Looked forward to Chilly Billy, all the girls liked to cuddle during the scary movies. Never try to teach a pig to sing... ...it wastes your time and annoys the pig!

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language uncle joe #6135303 02/05/12
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Jericho Campfire Outfitter J Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,016 Likes: 1	I believe a movie was filmed in Cook Forest back in the 40s or 50s.

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language battue #6136658 02/05/12
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Jocko_Slugshot Campfire Tracker J Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,927 De-tox	Originally Posted by battue Some PA firsts: Betsy Ross: First Flag Pittsburgh: Countries first gas station Pittsburgh: First Baseball stadium Pittsburgh: First commercial radio station Pittsburgh: Salk vaccine to cure polio Titusville: First oil well Punxsutawney "Phil": A Groundhog weather forecaster. The Hershey chocolate bar: Americas favorite. Philadelphia has some firsts, but the Western part of the State tries to ignore them. Steelers: first team to win SIX Super Bowls. Keep your gun-hand ready and your eyes peeled.

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language battue #6136729 02/05/12
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,524 In the weeds, AZ RufusG Campfire Outfitter
RufusG Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,524 In the weeds, AZ	Originally Posted by battue Some PA firsts: Pittsburgh: First commercial radio station There are only a handful of "K" radio stations east of the Mississippi and two of them are in the 'Burgh. They are...?

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Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language RufusG #6136822 02/05/12
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,967 Appalachian Basin Scorpion Campfire Tracker
Scorpion Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,967 Appalachian Basin	One is KDKA, obviously. Not sure of the others callsign, but I believe it's affiliated with KDKA as well.

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language battue #6136908 02/05/12
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Pat85 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 11,212 PA.	Originally Posted by battue Philadelphia has some firsts, but the Western part of the State tries to ignore them. Americas first hospital. When you are one of the original thirteen colonies is not difficult to be the first for something.

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language Pat85 #6137403 02/05/12
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,016 Likes: 1 J Jericho Campfire Outfitter
Jericho Campfire Outfitter J Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,016 Likes: 1	On September 1, 1971 the Pittsburgh Pirates played the Philadelphia Phillies at Three Rivers Stadium, the Pirates starting lineup was: Rene Stennett 2B Gene Clines CF Roberto Clemente RF Willie Stargell LF Manny Sanguillen C Dave Cash 3B Al Oliver 1B Jackie Hernandez SS Dock Ellis P This was the first time in major league baseball that all the starting players were black.

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language Jericho #6137509 02/05/12
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battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,812 outside the burgh	What famous sandwich was first made in Pennsylvania? What famous card game originated in Pittsburgh? Iron City was the first canned beverage to use what? laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language battue #6138148 02/05/12
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OP shootinurse Campfire Outfitter S Joined: May 2005 Posts: 10,449 north central PA	First zoo in America: Philadelphia. http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/about/AboutZoo.htm "Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing." Robert E. Howard

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Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language shootinurse #6138163 02/05/12
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battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,812 outside the burgh	Big Mac Bingo Snap tab laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language shootinurse #6138168 02/05/12
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GotAmmo Campfire Regular G Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,145 Savannah GA	Steelers: first team to win SIX Super Bowls. Best fact of them all

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language battue #6138193 02/05/12
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ColdBore Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 8,759	Originally Posted by battue Iron City was the first canned beverage to use what? River water, straight out of the Allegheny? (I think I know the true answer though... ). Edit: I was right, about the tab, but was distracted as I wrote, and got too slow... A good childhood friend's dad worked at the Iron City brewery when I was growing up. The buddy now owns a beer distributor. Last edited by ColdBore; 02/05/12.

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language rahtreelimbs #6138222 02/05/12
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ColdBore Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 8,759	Originally Posted by rahtreelimbs Originally Posted by Jericho I thought "Night Of The Living Dead" was filmed in Zelinople? Nope.....Evans city! Which one was filmed in the Monroeville Mall?

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language GotAmmo #6138226 02/05/12
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battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,812 outside the burgh	The starting point for the Lewis and Clark expedition was Pittsburgh down the Ohio river. http://pittsburgh.about.com/cs/history/a/lewis_clark.htm Last edited by battue; 02/05/12. laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language ColdBore #6138229 02/05/12
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,074 The Burgh !!! R rahtreelimbs Campfire Tracker
rahtreelimbs Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,074 The Burgh !!!	Some relatives on my wifes side of the family worked in svereal of the breweries back in the 50's thru the 70's. Drinking beer at lunch and on breaks was the norm............how things have changed. Just like Battue I have seen a lot of Pittsburgh......born and raised here!!! [Linked Image]

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language ColdBore #6138242 02/05/12
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battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,812 outside the burgh	Local synonym for an Iron City: A "Red Dot" laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language battue #6138403 02/05/12
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akjeff Campfire Tracker Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,030 Alaska	Then there is that most elusive of fish.....the Allegheny Brown Trout! Very difficult to land, as they are very soft mouthed, and require a delicate touch. Jeff

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language RufusG #6138461 02/05/12
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,659 Saltsburg, PA 15681 Stush Campfire Regular
Stush Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,659 Saltsburg, PA 15681	KQV? Stush

Re: Pennsylvanian, the strange language akjeff #6138484 02/05/12
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battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,812 outside the burgh	No doubt it holds some big ones. laissez les bons temps rouler

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