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Your faithful Phillyist Proofreader caught this Florida-plated Hyundai on Germantown Avenue, just north of Girard, in that neighborhood nostalgically and perhaps misleadingly called "Olde Kensington."

Yesterday, we linked to Jen Miller's Inquirer piece about making Philadelphians comfortable in Tampa. Today, we wanted to take a moment to link to her blog post about watching Game One from the Tampa Four Seasons, and thank her for linking to this piece by the Tampa Tribune's Howard Altman. It's an interesting read, and although a little insulting, not far from the truth. What do you think of Altman's assessment? Leave a comment with your thoughts!

Former Phillyist Jen Miller, a University of Tampa grad and a big Phillies fan, has a piece in this morning's Inquirer telling locals headed south for the first two (or, should it get that far, final two) games of the World Series where to go and what to do. If we were going, you'd best believe we'd be stopping at that Hooters. You know, for research purposes. Go Phils!

The Sixers spanked the Knicks (124-84) on Wednesday night at the Wach. Tonight they will be in Orlando, then they’ll turn around and host the Magic on Wednesday at 7PM (get tickets or watch here). Here’s hoping that’ll be two for two. Tomorrow they’ll match up with the Miami Heat, against whom they are 2-0 this season.

Drexel had one of those ho-hum weeks. The women (12-10, 7-4) split their games this week. They beat up on Georgia State before falling short against VCU. The men (10-15, 3-10) couldn't keep up with George Mason, but bounced back with a solid win over Towson. Tomorrow night, the Lady Dragons will be promoting breast cancer awareness at their home game against Delaware. The players will be wearing pink headbands and wristbands, and fans who wear pink will get free admission to the game. Then they'll host James Madison on Sunday. The men have a pair of away games this week, at Old Dominion tomorrow night, then at Delaware on Saturday. (Tickets for all home games are available through the Drexel Ticket Office: 1-866-4-DREXEL.)

The Sixers weren’t able to pull it out against the Bulls, losing with a disappointing 100-97 score. Unfortunately it seems the Inqy is right: they’re not such a great team this year.

In a video presented by the Smithsonian Institute’s Latino Center after the premiere showing of the new film Bella at the United Artists King of Prussia Stadium 16—note to readership: unless you enjoy watching rich people kiss each other’s asses and overblow their purpose in life, you better get an aisle seat if you go to a film premiere—I discovered that both former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the lead singer of the band Switchfoot were big fans of the film. While I hate to voluntarily put myself in the company of a member of Georgie Boy’s gene pool or a guy whose musical catalog is significantly lesser than Nickelback's, I have to admit that this Phillyist actually thought the movie was… aaah-ite.

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This Spring is the third anniversary of Lifeknot, online meeting place for people of all ages, based solely on interests and hobbies. The CEO and founder, Matt Muro, began Lifeknot after using online dating services that seemed to force an instant romantic relationship. “I felt that online dating sites rushed people into the relationship stage of a friendship and social networking sites linked you to so many people that the intimacy of establishing a...

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In another case of Republicans getting caught with their pants down (literally this time), The Times Leader's Terrie Morgan-Besecke is reporting that former U.S. Congressman Joseph McDade, widely considered THE man in the Scranton Wilkes-Barre neck of the woods, allegedly exposed himself to several people by a resort pool in Sanibel Island, Florida on January 18.

This has nothing at all to do with Philadelphia, but as Thursday is celebrity day, we wanted to take a moment to inform our readers that Anna Nicole Smith, long-time butt of jokes on "This Week in Celebrity..." collapsed earlier today in a Florida hotel, and was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.

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Oh no! Chanukah ends tonight, and Christmas is only a few days away! What's a last-minute-gifter to do?

Could Republican House Speaker Dennis "Hasturd" Hastert join Mark Foley and ex-Gov Jim McGreevey in the "repressed formerly closeted homos" camp? Gay news blog Qweerty.com certainly thinks so:

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If the Phillies manage to hold on to this half game lead in the wild card race until the season runs out (pleasepleaseplease), the third inning of yesterday’s 10-7 win over the Florida Marlins will encompass the long strange trip this has been.

How did they do it? Go from holding a blow out Fire Sale to being tied for the wild card? A lot of good pitching, a home run champion and a good dose of luck.

Rainy Sundays aren't usually good for much. The malls and movie theaters are jammed, the parks in Center City are, shall we say, outdoors, and you can't play baseball.

While we sit here in Philly praying for some rain to cool things down a little, Ma and Pa Phillyist are sitting back home waiting for the desert to stop flooding. This could be the apocalypse, folks. But at least there are pictures.

...Betrothal: Titty McTitterson and that White Trash guy who once sang a song about --cowboys, was it? -- are tying the knot. May god have mercy on their offspring. (Via .)