Wednesday, January 14, 2009

A Bureaucrat's Aside

I appreciate the sentiment the Mayor is trying to convey by "changing" his name from Ravenstahl to "Steelerstahl," but there are plenty of Pittsburgh residents that could offer up a more *ahem* fitting name for Hizzoner.

Most of those names, however, are unprintable or unmentionable in reputable media venues or even KQV.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

But I'm confused..."stahl" is German for "steel." So the Mayor's name now translates as "SteelerSteel" or "SteelSteeler?"

Is that redundant? Oh wait, I answered my own question.

Anonymous said...

My German is rusty, but I believe it's pronounced "doosh-bag".

n'at said...

I would like to believe that this was the mayor's YEEEEAAAAH!!!111 moment, a la Howard Dean Iowa scream, but I'm sure the majority of voters won't give a whoot.

Anon: I think it's only an issue if your German and unacquainted with American football. Honestly, what are the odds???

IOZ said...

Yeah, but what kind of awesome swag do ya think Shiela Dixon put up for the "friendly bet"?

Conservative Mountaineer said...

IOZ...

Ms. Dixon probably said she'd give 'Lil Lukey some cool gift cards to Baltimore stores... she has some extra. [For those who don't know, Mayor Dixon was recentaly charged with stealing gift cards given for needy children and then going shopping using those cards. Yes, she's a "D".]

Anonymous said...

So?

Been sleeping...

Nice to see we have new Mayor. Old one was to Mechanical...

Good to see, Luke!

monk

Anonymous said...

I will be wearing WW1 helmet, English, I think...

...painted black, with "steeler gold stripe, hand-painted down center...insignia on right side"

Didn't have chance to affix proper beer containers with plastic tubing. to helmet..

My heart is properly affixed!

Go "Steelersthal"!

Hope Steelers don't, "stahl".

monk

See you at rally?

Anonymous said...

"The Rules of Bureaucracy..." The rules that gover'n thought on this site...

Chuck Davis, I thought you were gone'r...

The Rules, are as you said!

Rule # (?)...

"What makes you think, that they think?"

My friend...miss you.

monk