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Tag Archives: beer
(Nearly) fatal distraction
How can a poor man stand such teams and live? “These days people want beer with their circuses, not bread.” – A contemporary South Philly descendant of the ancient Roman satirist Juvenal. The beer flowed Wednesday night but the circus, … Continue reading
Posted in Great Depression, mid-term elections, Philadelphia, sports, unemployment
Tagged beer, bread, circuses, Halladay, Juvenal, Oswalt, Phillies
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