It is good to see that our Red State/Blue State game translates so well into Town/Gown here in UC. While all other disputants in the neighborhood engage one another, humorously or otherwise, it appears that Neighbor and Student have never truly gotten to know the Other (sniff, sniff). We stand perilously close to becoming Two People, One Land!!
Since all the other meeting places (Fresh Grocer, The Bridge, Clark Park) have failed to bridge this tragic gap, we must embrace this new Orange Haven with open arms and reach out out our hands to the poor benighted Students and proclaim: "Take up your Balls and Bowl with us!"
Remember, we do this not just for ourselves or for our neighborhood, but for our nation. If we can bowl with increased understanding here in our little Backyard of Anointment, then we can spread our message of Gutterball Love to the rest of our strife-torn country. We can go faith-based with our Strikeways Ministries and also build the biggest 527 ever; maybe BowlOn.org or BowlingTogether.
I'm open to all suggestions for maximizing this Gift from God, including offering 24-hour cereal consumption or free pet neutering, but first I have to take a call from Halliburton - something about a mosque re-use and democraticization project code-named Falluja Lanes.
Andrew Frishkoff
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Stephen Fisher wrote:
> There's a wonderful quote by a "Penn Student" which definitely sums up
> much of the ignorance about the area. I didn't realize we were all
> thugs and bums. I wonder if this is the same (Wharton) student that
> kicked the female protester at the RNC....
>
> "STUPIDEST IDEA EVER. This bowling venue is a terrible idea. Like
> Copa, it will attract the worst crowd. The noise will keep residents
> of beige block up late at night, and hurt property values in the area.
> What about all the wonderful west philly residents that Strikes will
> attract? Aren't we supposed to be keeping thugs and bums off of penn's
> campus? Opening a BOWLING ALLEY, of all wonderful things, is not going
> to do it! Maureen Rush, please shut this place down and keep your
> students safe!"
I, for one, would like to start a tradition of calling Penn students
"little Paris Hiltons."
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