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Pennsylvania

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts) Mon May 23, 2011, 09:10 PM May 2011

Who came up with Philly cheese steak and Tastykake? [View all]

As always, Philadelphia and PA are synonymous. We Western PA folks are the step-children. Pittsburgh and Erie are both over here. Shoot, even our politicians usually forget we are here.

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Who came up with Philly cheese steak and Tastykake? [View all] Curmudgeoness May 2011 OP

Blame me. Skinner May 2011 #1

Let me think about this and get back to you. Curmudgeoness May 2011 #4

Hey the Burgh had Bill Cardiill and Chiller Theatre Romero and Night of the Living Dead tech3149 Dec 2011 #12

After many years of not living in PA, my sister still enjoys eating Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes Born Free May 2011 #2

I know the feeling, although mine is more W PA memories. Curmudgeoness May 2011 #3

Oh yeah! Lugnut Dec 2011 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author demodonkey May 2011 #5

Yes! I love PA, but am so tired of people who know of nothing west of the Susquehanna... demodonkey May 2011 #6

What the heck, it's somewhere out west! Too funny. Curmudgeoness May 2011 #7

I agree with you. I love Pittsburgh and my grown kids always bring their children "home" appleannie1 Dec 2011 #10

Anywhere near... Keefer Dec 2011 #11

At least you're not from Jersey. Glassunion Dec 2011 #9

Sir Albert Tasty invented the Tastykake. JPZenger Dec 2011 #13

Somebody DESPERATELY in need of a heart attack. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #14