Steelers

[dspgti]

I have some family out in the mid west. I got a posting from them that may be very familiar to our friends out in the western part of the state. It may be pretty boring to them, but maybe we can give them a little recognition since they do have somewhat of a viable football team.

WHAT'S THE BIG
> DEAL ABOUT STEELER FOOTBALL?
>
> Being a Steeler fan means so much more
> than football. It means being from a corner of the world unlike any
> other.
>
> It means being from a place where the people are so
> tough-minded that they have survived the Homestead strikes, the Johnstown
> flood and most recently the Etna Floods. These people have the DNA of hard work, in mills and mines, without the necessity of complaint. They live
> simply, with no frills. They don't have movie stars or fancy
> cars.
>
> Instead, they have simple traditions like kielbasa, Kennywood,
> and celebrations. They live in distinctive neighborhoods like Polish Hill
> and the Hill District and all of the surrounding counties. These people are
> genuine.
>
> They don't have chic internet cafes and cappuccinos, but
> they have The Original Hot Dog joint, Primanti's, Eat n' Park and Iron City
> Beer. People from Pittsburgh don't have sunny beaches or fancy boats,
> but the rivers roll gently, connecting the small towns of people whose
> histories have been built on strength and humility.
>
> People from Pittsburgh don't have the biggest shopping malls or the best nightclubs, but they'll take Friday night high school football and Steeler Sunday over anything.
>
> Steeler football means so much more than you think. It
> symbolizes a Diaspora of generations who had the best childhood they could imagine.
>
> They ran free without a care or concern in the valleys of
> those Allegheny Mountains . Their blue-collar world was easy ... there was
> no one to tell them that they lacked material things. There was no one to
> tell them that they needed more.
>
> As the steel mills closed and the jobs disappeared, some of these people had to leave. While the world benefits because they spread their Pittsburgh values, they long for their home where things were simpler and more pure.
>
> They teach their kids and grandkids about Jack Lambert, Lynn Swann, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Jack Ham,
> L.C. Greenwood, Joe Greene, and Myron Cope in hope of imparting not
> just the knowledge, but the feeling that they represented.
>
> They are everywhere, those Terrible Towels. They wave, not just for the team, but for the hearts they left behind.
>
> They wave in living rooms in Fort Lauderdale and in the bars of Washington , D.C. They wave all the way to the Seattle Superdome! They wave for the Rooney family, whose values mirror our own - loyalty, grit, and humility.
>
> They wave for football players like Jerome Bettis and Hines Ward, whose unselfishness and toughness have allowed sports to be about the game and the team.
>
> Make no mistake that Steeler football is not just about football. I could not be prouder to be from the Pittsburgh area than I am right now!!
> Even if you no longer live in the area, you have South Western Pennsylvania in your blood no matter where you go.
>
> And deep down in your heart of hearts, you can
> still hear the Super Bowls of times past, the excitement in everyone's
> voices especially our fathers, cousins, and anyone else who gathered around
> the TV on Football Sundays!
>
> Make no mistake, its just as exciting right now! It's not just about rivalries and who is better than the other, it's about family, tradition and roots! It's more than football, but its football at its finest! If you now live in Arizona , Colorado , Ohio , Indiana , California , Florida , Nevada , or Texas , be proud of where you were born and who your FIRST favorite football team was! Go Steelers - Picksburgh- GO STILLERS! Ah yes!
> "Picksburgh"
>
> Yunz is from the Picksburgh area or maybe you grew up
> there if:
>
> 1. You didn't have a spring break in high school.
>
> 2. You walk carefully when it is "slippy" outside.
>
> 3. You often go down to the "crick."
>
> 4. You've told your children to "red up" their rooms.
>
> 5. You can remember telling your little brother/sister to stop
> being so " nebby."
>
> 6. You've gotten hurt by falling into a
> "jaggerbush".
>
> 7. Your mother or grandmother has been seen wearing a
> "babushka" on her head.
>
> 8. You've "worshed" the clothes.
>
> 9. I ask you to hand me one of those "Gum-Bands" an' you actually
> know what I'm talking about.
>
> 10. You know you can't drive too fast on the back roads, because of the deer.
>
> 11. You know Beaver Valley , Turtle Crick, Mars, Slippery Rock, Greentree and New Castle are names of towns. And you've been to most, if not
> all, of them.
>
> 12. A girl walks up to three of her girl friends and says, "HEY,YENZ GUYS!"
>
> 13. You hear "you guyses" and don't think twice. Example: "you guyses hause is nice."
>
> 14. You know the three rivers by name and under stand that "The Point"
> isn't just on a writing instrument.
>
> 15. Someone refers to "The Mon" or "The Yough"
> and you know exactly what they're talking about.
>
> 16. You remember the blizzard o f 1993 (or 1976, or 1950, or 1939,
> or...) and remember not being able to go outside because the snow was over your head and you would have suffocated.
>
> 17. Someone starts the chant, "Here we go Still-ers!" and you join in.
> In the proper cadence, waving the appropriately colored towel.
>
> 18. Bob Prince and "There's a bug loose on the rug." hold special meaning for you.
>
> 19. You've either eaten a Farkleberry Tart or know someone who has.
>
> 20. You drink pop, eat hoagies, love perogies and one of your favorite
> sandwiches actually has coleslaw and French fries ON it.
>
> 21. You know what a "still mill" is.
>
> 22. You expect temps in the winter to be record-breaking cold and
> temps in the summer to be record-breaking hot.
>
> 23. You know what Eat 'N Park is and frequently ate breakfast there at 2:00 AM after the bar closed and made fun of people.
>
> 24. You order "dippy eggs" in a restaurant and get exactly what you wanted.
>
> 25. You spent your summers, or a school picnic at Luna Park , Kennywood, Westview, Sand Castle , or Idlewild.
>
> 26. You've been to the Braun's Bread Plant or Story
> Book Forest for a school field trip. We went to the Heinz plant and the
> Isaly's plant for Cub Scouts.
>
> 27. "Chipped ham" was always in your refrigerator when you was growin'up.
>
> 28. You refuse to buy any condiments besides Heinz unless a Pittsburgh athlete's picture is on the side of the container.
>
> 29. When you call the dog or the kids you shout, "Kum-mere" and they come.
>
> 30. Franco, Roberto, and Mario don't need last names and you can recite their exploits by heart.
>
> 31. Food at a wedding reception consists of rigatoni, stuffed cabbage, sauerkraut and polska kielbasa.
>
> You'll send this on to family and friends who used
> to live in the Pittsburgh area as well as to those who have never lived
> there, just so they can appreciate how different western PA really
> is. Wonder how many of yinz guys actually understood all dat? Some folks
> just don't.
>
> (Just in from a wonderful IUP coop teacher over
> in Johnstown .)
>
> It's winter in Pennsylvania
> And the gentle breezes
> blow
> Seventy miles an hour
> At twenty-five below.
>
> Oh, how I love
> Pennsylvania
> When the snow's up to your butt
> You take a breath of
> winter
> And your nose gets frozen shut.
>
> Yes, the weather here is
> wonderful
> So I guess I'll hang around
> I could never leave
> Pennsylvania
> 'Cause I'm frozen to the
> ground!!
>

[Mwilson]

Dave, you have way, way too much time on your hands.

[dspgti]

Hey Morg,

I only have time to copy and paste. I didn't have time time to write a poem like someone else I know!

[Mwilson]

You are right as usual! LOL

[dspgti]

Who was that masked man? (quote from the Lone Ranger TV series for you youngsters)

[mrevilracing]

Who was that masked man? (quote from the Lone Ranger TV series for you youngsters)

I'm a youngster and I KNEW!!!!
And yeah, leave the poem stuff to Morg. The copy and paste was wonderful though. Nice job.

[dspgti]

My own impresion of Pittsburgh:
I have had to visit the area over the years for business purpopses. I loved almost every minute of it. The Strip District, (not what you think) the North End, and my own favorite, the Blue Note Cafe on Carson St, Squarel Hill and the best Vintage race in the country, the "Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix". If you come from the east to visit, take the train. The station is magnificient, the scenery is great and you you come through the "Horse Shoe Curve" near Altoona, PA.

Man, if those guys from Pittsburgh would put on a hllclimb event, I WOULD BE THERE!

And maybe they have a half decent football team but they suck at hockey!!!!

Dave Y
GO FLYERS

[Tim Murphy]

Hey Dave ........... you watch that hockey trash talk!!
GO PENS!! Patti Murph

[dspgti]

Hey Patti,
All you got is the Kid Sid. That doesn't make a team. Maybe I will eat my words but let's see who gos to the Finals?

FLYERS RULE

[Mel Horn]

And maybe they have a half decent football team but they suck at hockey!!!!

Why would the Steelers be good at hockey?

I am reminded of flying out of DFW on the day of the 2006 Super Bowl. AS I stood inline at the ticket counter (trying to get out on an earlier flight) I caught a glimpse of a black and gold jersey. Brave soul in Dallas, I thought. Then another, worn by a baggage handler. Then another, worn by the Southwest agent I was changing my ticket with. Then at least five more worn by airport personnel.

Steeler Nation transplanted to Dallas!

[Tim Murphy]

Hey Patti,
All you got is the Kid Sid. That doesn't make a team. Maybe I will eat my words but let's see who gos to the Finals?

FLYERS RULE

Hey Dave, Can you take a peek over at Wilkes Barre and see if there is any one else they can send to the Penguins...it's not looking good for our team!! They may not have enough players to finish the season!!

[camaroz1985]

Especially if there is a repeat of Friday night.

[dspgti]

Maybe the Phantoms or the Reading Royals could lend them some players?

Dave Y