February 24-March 2, 2005

the bell curve

The Bell Curve

City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life

Man who helped shovel the parking lots at The Linc for 30 hours before an Eagles playoff game says he will file suit against the team because frostbite has claimed eight of his fingers. "I'm going to sue for $2," he says. "Highest number I could come up with."
Minus 8

Philly's first red light camera gets turned on, at Grant and the Boulevard. And it's a photo finish for late-night IROC drag races.
Plus 1

Three third-graders arrested for bringing mace to school. Everything was fine until show-and-tell.
Minus 3

Operation Live Stop helped city's Traffic Court take in $23 million in fines last year. Operation Live Bait still sadly on hiatus.
Minus 2

City's new ad campaign aimed at getting yuppies to move here. Because there are still a few tables left at Continental Mid-town.
Even

PGW will reduce gas bills by about 11 percent in March. Just in time for spring. Thanks a lot, dickholes.
Plus 1

West River Drive will be renamed Martin Luther King Drive. Oooh, West River Drive? You mean the one nobody drives on and is closed half the time? Great.
Plus 7

Naked man bites a cop, then steals a police cruiser. He's apprehended when, while trying to flee, he sticks to seat.
Minus 2

Bookbinder's reopens. The confusion begins anew.
Plus 2

Total pluses: 11
Total minuses: 15
This week's total: -4
Last week's total: -7