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Even before most of its public servants began heading off to jail, jokes stuck to Philadelphia like flies stick to...now there I go. Philosophies abound about the origins of the city's meagre reputation: The uncompetitive Quaker faith; the Erie Canal; bad karma, and of course W.C. "On the whole, I'd rather..." Fields...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Journeys to a Soft Pretzel of a City | 11/15/1980 | See Source »

...whole," W.C. Fields asserted as his epitaph, "I'd rather be in Philadelphia." That was easy for Fields to say; he was not a baseball fan. No team in the majors has had as long or luckless a history as the Philadelphia Phillies. In 98 years, the Quaker City also-rans contrived to reach the World Series just three times. In 1915 the Phillies were whipped by the Boston Red Sox, four games to one. The last Philadelphia entry, the 1950 Whiz Kids, fizzled in four straight games to the New York Yankees. Until this year the Phillies managed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scratching a 98-Year Itch | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

CLEVELAND, Ohio--From the folks who brought you Stouffers, Quaker Oats, the Salisbury steak and Superman--the 1980 presidential debate...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Journalists Flock to 'City of Forests' | 10/29/1980 | See Source »

...Jones,' he said, 'do you happen to know anything about porridge? Real porridge I mean. Not Quaker oats. Perhaps being Welsh-you have a Welsh name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Harrowing off Heaven | 5/26/1980 | See Source »

...Quaker coach made one damaging observation: "Yale has a better boat than it did last year--more cohesive, a much more mature crew...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Heavies Aim for Yale at Sprints--Again | 5/9/1980 | See Source »

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