Philly #5 when it comes to people and also stereotypical dog attacks

The 2010 census showed that Philly is still the fifth largest city, despite growth projections that estimated that it had been replaced by Phoenix.    In the two years since, Philly has maintained this trend of growth, which is described as related in part to an increase in the immigrant population.

In other recent city ranking news, Philadelphia was also ranked #5 in the nation in numbers of dog attacks on mail carriers

BACK IN THE DAY WHEN PHILLY WAS MOST LIKELY #1 WHEN IT CAME TO DOG ATTACKS ON MAIL CARRIERS.

Some various ways in which Philly is hurting her kids

The Philadelphia Adverse Childhood Experiences task force reported that out of 2,000 person-sized sample of Philly residents, one out of three people grew up in a household where there was physical abuse, one in three witnessed, as a child, someone beaten, stabbed, or shot, and one in three grew up in a household where there was drug or alcohol use.

The ACE task forms claims claims that: "Almost 100% of stakeholders who have engaged in state level policy change cited the importance of building support across a robust set of domains, including health, human services, education, domestic violence, law enforcement, and child welfare."

This is the kind of study that makes more understandable that Upper Darby bus ride where a seven year old was assaulting a driver and aide, causing the bus driver to pull over and call 9-1-1.

Then maybe not such a good idea to slash school funding so there are fewer or no school librarians, counselors, and arts and music programs.  Hence, students are protesting in Philly and Allentown.

Delco polls invaded by invisible people wanting to vote

The crowd of approximately fifty invisible people shifted impatiently as they waited their turn to vote in Upper Darby, PA, yesterday.  One man mopped the sweat of the humid May day off his brow before saying, "I had to bring the kids with me today."  He gestured to his three invisible children, ages 8-11, who were waiting patiently.  Referring to the fact that many of the ballots were for judicial appointments, the invisible man who declined to give his name, continued, "but it's important to let the young ones know that every branch of government is accountable to the voters."

Deer goes on rampage, hijacks PA bus

So last week this white-tailed deer crashed through the windshield of a city bus somewhere outside of Pittsburgh, flailed around for a while, and then the driver helpfully opened the door, said, 'I think this is your stop,' and out the deer went, although without paying a fare.

The video is below, and the deer is of course looking as freaked out as hell, so it might be better if you imagine the deer being like total bad-ass, like high on crystal meth and demanding the bus driver's wallet before it gets off the bus.

Driving with your phone in Philly

A 2006 study found that driving with a cell, even hands-free, is equivalent to driving while drunk in terms of impairment. There is cell-phone use suspected in the collision and killing of a jogger in Limerick back in March of this year.  The duck boat accident that killed two a couple of years ago was caused by cell-phone distraction.  Over 3,000 people were killed in distracted driving incidents in 2011, with over 300,000 injured.

Despite all that, a casual observation of the drivers in Philly shows that half of them have a cell phone to their ear.

Angrycat, thoughts?

SHUT UP AND COME LOOK AT WHAT I FOUND

Why is there a body part on my bed.  Who put that there?

DON'T WORRY; IT'S FRESH. THERE WAS A THREE-CAR PILE UP ON 69TH

How did you even get out of the house?

SEE WHEN YOU EAT A HUMAN HAND IT'S BEST TO GRASP IT BY THE FLESHY PART OF THE THUMB

Philly public school librarians

Back in 2009, the librarian breakdown in Philly public schools was 77 librarians for 281 public schools, with 75-80% of elementary schools lacking a librarian.  Things are a little different in neighboring Delaware, Bucks, and Montgomery Counties, where almost every public school has a librarian.

Philly's public school librarian problem is a relatively new one; twenty-five years ago, nearly every Philly public school had a librarian.  Inmates of Pennsylvania prisons may be better off when it comes to accessing a library than do Philly school kids, as all PA prisons are required to have libraries and staff.

And then there is the current district proposal, that would do away with the rule requiring librarians in schools with a thousand or more students, so voila, fewer libraries and librarians.

This is all despite a Pennsylvania study showing a link between literacy levels and school librarians.  And despite the fact that 45% of Philadelphia public school students are reading below grade level by the fourth grade.

All of that was fairly depressing, so please enjoy a picture of a little old kitty enjoying a head scratch.

Philadelphia masturbate-a-thon

From May 1 to May 27, the Philadelphia maturbate-a-thon is in effect.  What you do is set up a profile at this site, keep track of the number of times you jack off, and somehow I guess people are willing to sponsor you and donate money to charity if you jack off a certain number of times.  I confess I don't really understand it.  What I do know is that, at the time of this writing, the project has raised $810 for sexual education and related efforts and user Raymond Reams the One-Eyed Demon has raised $100 of that.


Neither Angrycat agreed to participate in a second consecutive post related to human copulation, so here is a phallic photo of Philadelphia City Hall.

"Take this condom, my child, and behold my pubes"

So, Carnegie Mellon University had their annual Anti-Gravity Downhill Derby April 18, said parade commemorating slash celebrating art. Of note was that in this year's parade, a young woman dressed as the pope from the waist up (naked below, with her pubes shaved into a shape of a cross) was handing out condoms as communion wafers.

Both the National Catholic League and the Catholic Archdiocese of Pittsburgh Were Not Pleased and are urging the university to lay down the law so next year's parade won't involve pubes shaved into an Islamic star/crescent, or something. The National Catholic League wants this woman suspended from school, and warns that if Carnegie Mellon doesn't act, the school is in danger of breaking the dressing-as-naked-female-popes law.

Angrycat, thoughts?

JESUS. THIS PACKAGE OF CONDOMS IS UNOPENED AND EXPIRED.  ARE ALL CAT OWNERS THIS PATHETIC?

In Chester County, PA, a date with charity is a date with death

So Chester County Sheriff Bunny (her real name) has decided to auction off an assault rifle for charity.  So, you know, that's something.

Well, we here at Angrycat central don't have an assault rifle, but Angrycat is arguably an assault cat.  Tell us, Angrycat, as a weapon of deadly destruction, what would you do to earn the greatest charitable donation?

WELL I MEAN FIRST I WOULD MURDER EVERYTHING IN SIGHT

WOMEN, MEN, CHILDREN, DOGS, OTHER CATS

[All right.  Calm down.]

YOU SHALL BE FIRST

[sounds of screaming]