The West Jersey Animal Shelter needs your help. I just saw this on another local blog, merecat. It appears that this no-kill shelter in Jersey is going to be shutting down temporarily to address some issues it was having with space. They need to find homes for 28 dogs or donations to help defray the costs of moving the dogs elsewhere. Spread the word!

The Phillies, who have made a number of exciting offseason moves recently, including a) getting rid of the best relief pitcher in baseball, and b) hiring a pitcher who loses two out of every three games even though he’s on steroids, further excited their fan base on friday by announcing that they will be raising ticket prices. “We really think that we have got baseball fans in this city whipped up into such a frenzy that it seems like the perfect time to raise ticket prices,” said Pat “Ed Wade” Gillick. “We plan on putting a sub-.500 team on the field this year, but we have a lot of exciting opponents who will be well worth the price of admission.”

Another day, another docket for Philadelphia’s favorite blueberry heir, as Anthony “Hold” Dimeo has decided to take Le Jardin restauranter Athmane Kabir to court following the disastrous New Year’s Eve party at Le Jardin. DiMeo, who first came to fame for suing Jessica Pressler of the Philadelphia Weekly, claims that “Mr. Kabir bit off more than he could chew.” During the melee that ensued during the disastrous party, a local artist named Antonio Puri had two paintings stolen. To learn more about the Delaware Valley’s first family of blueberries, click here.

Now, I am not by any stretch of the imagination a huge hockey fan, but I gotta admit, I was pretty floored when I saw this shot. Whether or not you like hockey, just check this out (and wait to see the replays). It’s pretty damn impressive.

Wow, those Russians sure don’t mince words. Here the leader of the Democratic Party in Russia gives his view of Condoleeza Rice, basically saying that she has no sense of reason because she’s never been married and has no children, thus making her insane. This is an amazingly hilarious psychological profile. Damn those Democrats! Thanks to Jam Master Shawn for sending this in.

Couple of interesting thoughts brought up while talking over a beer with a buddy of mine after quizzo last night. I told him that I had watched Hitler: Tyrant of Terror on the History Channel earlier in the day. First of all, he said, “What if Hitler has a relative who ever comes forward to claim royalties off of all the Hitler shows they air? They’re not going to be able to sustain the station. They’re gonna owe this guy a lot of money.” Then the topic turned to one I’ve had numerous times before. Why is it that Hitler, who killed 6 million of his fellow countrymen in death camps, is held up to be the most evil man of the 20th century, while Stalin, who killed 20 million of his own countrymen in death camps, not considered the most evil? Is it because we realize that victory in the European theatre would not have been possible without Stalin’s help, and we were fighting Hitler in that war? Is it because, at the time, the concept of a bunch of dead Russians wasn’t all that bad of a thought? Or is it because Stalin looked like our sweet old grandpa, while Hitler looked like some sort of backwoods sheep solicitor? Is it worse to kill one particular group of people than to kill any random person who pisses you off?

Now, before you get your panties in a bunch, don’t read this as a freaking endorsement of Hitler. He was a sick, twisted bastard, and he deserves all the villification he gets. I’m just wondering why Stalin doesn’t get the same treatment .
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Philly’s favorite homie, Ben Franklin, turns 300 today. Here’s everything you need to know about the baddest dude to ever rock the illadelph.
Here’s a really good bio of Franklin, not too long and not too short.
Here’s some Franklin quizzes I did last week: Who said it, Franklin or Confucius? And here’s a regular quiz on Franklin.
Here is a write up about Franklin’s famous(and not so famous) inventions.
Here’s some of Ben’s maxims.