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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Hating On Wing Bowl

Put off by all this Wing Bowl promotion you see on our site?

Think it's a little gross to be glorifying over-eating at a time when Philadelphia food banks are scavenging for food?

Creeped out by a radio personality's nudge-nudge interviews of sexed-up Wingette wannabees?

I thought not.

But if you are, check out this video made by Scott Colan and sent around by Brendan Skwire.

Skwire last made trouble asking whether the Eagles owed it to the city to bail out the libraries.

He titles his post with the light-hearted "While Millions Starve, Philadelphia Wallows in Gluttony."

Posted by Daniel Rubin @ 10:38 AM Permalink | 49 comments

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Posted 08:03 PM, 01/27/2009

tfarnath

It's absolutely disgusting and I hope they all get violently ill. Please someone make that happen. That's a chicken for every four wings, every two if they don't allow drumsticks. Good ole America. A lot of people could use that food around the globe. I'm sure there will be 500 big pickups or suv's parked out front. Tread lightly fatties.

Posted 08:07 PM, 01/27/2009

BlairW

There are such things as attractive wingettes, but evidently not on this blog.

Posted 08:09 PM, 01/27/2009

1983

this is a celebration of white trash. It is embarassing, but this is the way we are headed. Idiocracy. This is the reason someone like Obama got elected. Keep reaching for the stars, America.

Posted 09:01 PM, 01/27/2009

MD20202020

Cataldi's act is awful. He is lazy, boring, and unimaginative. That being said the wing bowl is fun. Don't hate on a silly fun event.

Posted 09:26 PM, 01/27/2009

stackhouse

1983 get over it Obama is your president and I am sure when you get your check in the mail soon you are not going to complain, jerk***

Posted 09:31 PM, 01/27/2009

tony rocky horror

It wouldn't be a comment page on Philly.com without someone blamming: wingbowl,crime,andy reid,someone's dog being stolen, etc...on Obama.

Posted 10:22 PM, 01/27/2009

BlairW

But Obama stole my dog, which is also a crime....

Posted 11:10 PM, 01/27/2009

Will.i.Am

yea tony rocky...u nailed it, one of these things gets brought up in every blog on this site, its rediculous. Im both ways on the wingbowl...its funny...but truthfully alot of food that could help the poor, and 1983 Howdoes a wingbowl relate to OBAMA?? dip**** /show some repsect to your PRESIDENT, its not bush for cryin out loud

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Posted 11:25 PM, 01/27/2009

YIPO

I wonder if yu are all put off by the 1000's of dollars that will be donated to the police causes through WING BOWL. or are yu also put off by the fact that this is a fun event for all and 1/2 yu morons dont even know that people are being murdered in this city every day. but it is a lot more important for you idiots to bust Cataldi. you are sorry littl eminds . Have a sense of humor and stop hiding oout.

Posted 11:31 PM, 01/27/2009

mantle

White Trash and Eagles fans, perfect together!!!!

Posted 11:54 PM, 01/27/2009

maude

Ugliness.

Posted 12:14 AM, 01/28/2009

didderbops

This is an event Philly should be embarrassed about, not proud of. When starving people around the world see these kinds of things in America, it doesn't exactly shine our image.

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