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Comparing scrapple and orangesBy DAVE SCHEIBER, Times Staff Writer© St. Petersburg Times published January 19, 2003 Philadelphia is our archnemesis, at least for the duration of today's NFC Championship Game between the Bucs and Eagles on the Eagles' turf. How do we match up against this rival city to the north? They have Ben Franklin. We have Howard Frankland. They have the Liberty Bell. We have Taco Bell. They have the legacy of Rocky Balboa. We have the legacy of rocky baseball. They have 30th Street Station. We have Celebration Station. They have David Brenner. We have Steinbrenner. They have lots of nutty fans. We have lots of ceiling fans. They have Penn Quakers. We have spring breakers. They have Walt Whitman Bridge. We have Courtney Campbell Parkway. They had thirtysomething. We have 90-somethings. They have Broad Street. We have Dale Mabry Highway. They have Strawbridge & Clothier. We have the Strawberry Festival. They have Philly cheese steaks. We have Cuban sandwiches. They have the Sure-kill (Schuylkill) Expressway. We have Malfunction Junction. They have the Atlantic City Boardwalk. We have the St. Petersburg BayWalk. They have Mummers. We have Ye Mystic Krewe. They have Manayunk. We have Manatee. They have the Spirit of '76. We have Dispirit of U.S. 19. They have Brotherly Love. We have Voyeur Dorm. They have The Philadelphia Story. We have Cop And A Half. They had Wilt Chamberlain. We have Tampa Chamberlain. They have Philadelphia cream cheese. We have Florida orange juice. They have Independence Hall. We have Tyrone Square Mall. They have scrapple. We have smoked mullet. They have Phillies in summer. We have Phillies in spring. They had Jon Gruden. We have Jon Gruden.
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