Pittsburgh v Philly - Who you got?

If you like getting mad about irrelevant things like "Which PA city has the best junk food" then you're in luck. Gordie Jones, great name, wrote an article comparing all things Philly with all things Pittsburgh.


Turns out, Pittsburgh is way better than Philly.....I guess.

Iconic junk food: In Philadelphia, it is the cheesesteak. In Pittsburgh, Iron City Beer. Advantage: Philadelphia. (Though the fact that Pittsburgh also gave us the Klondike Bar and Heinz ketchup -- not to mention Rolling Rock beer, which used to be brewed in nearby Latrobe -- makes this closer than it otherwise might have been.)

Famous person: Andrew Carnegie (Pittsburgh) vs. Nicodemo Scarfo (Philly). Advantage: Pittsburgh -- but please don't tell Mr. Scarfo or any of his associates.

Fictional jock: Pittsburgh offers Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) of ''Slap Shot'' fame. Philly counterpunches with Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone). Advantage: Philadelphia. (Yo, do they have a statue of Reg in the Steel City? And did he ever go the distance with Creed?)

Entertainer: Mr. Rogers (Pittsburgh) vs. Bill Cosby (Philadelphia). Advantage: Pittsburgh, because of recent headlines and Eddie Murphy's old ''Saturday Night Live'' sendup of Mr. Rogers, ''Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood'' (''Oooh, it's Mr. Landlord, boys and girlsÂ…'').

Signature athletes: In Pittsburgh (and environs), they are quarterbacks (Johnny Unitas, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Joe Namath). In Philly, they are ballers (Wilt Chamberlain, Earl Monroe, Paul Arizin, Tom Gola). Advantage: Pittsburgh, though the Wilt factor makes this a photo finish.

Your final score: Pittsburgh 3, Philly 2.

See, you're annoyed aren't you. This might be the only article to ever compare Joe Namath to Gola.