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Hip-o-meter
Oh so Hip skydiving Sky Mall Superman endotherms Dale Ambien The R1 airport shuttle Bloody Marys on international flights kind of hip Penguins mile high club Chip Jet Blue kite surfing liquids carrying on not hip liquids & gels Batman Sitting bitch Legless Reptiles on an Aviation Device checking luggage in sporks tweezers sooooooo not hip The aviator paying $26.50 to take a taxi to the airport peanut allergies crying babies plastic silverware Spiderman
Ego of the week
Street: When did you first become interested in flight? Ali Dhanaliwala: I wanted to be a pilot since I was six, but my parents convinced me that it would be an awful job because I would always be away from my family and that I should be a doctor instead.
Ground Control to Major Tom
If you're afraid of flying, well this section isn't for you. And if you think flight is no longer what it once was in the days when folks would take their families for a day at the airport - well, you're so out of touch.
Hot air up there
My great uncle, in the Union Army, happened to be stationed in Washington D.C., and the army was presenting these new hot air balloons to President Lincoln at the White House.
Ego boost
You wouldn't know a classy broad if she took a dump on your head - but we'll give you the 411 on first-class flying etiquette, so the next time you're seated next to Nicolas Cage because of your last-minute upgrade, you'll know how to hold your own. Hang in the Admirals Club beforehand with your fellow high rollers.
He's not related to the veep
The right to form a cooperative isn't exclusive to hippies selling organic squash gourds and locally harvested apples.
Floorplans
A veritable co-op, Black Floor Gallery is an experimental collaboration of six Ohio-bred craftsmen/artists/entrepreneurs who left the Midwest to lead the bohemian life in the big city.
Ego of the Week
Famed hand-kisser, nude model and Viagra tester gives Street a peek inside his portfolio Street: So David, you're a pretty popular guy around campus.
HIP-O-METER: Date Version
SO HIP THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY SPLITTING THE BILL POLYURETHANE RUBBERS A KISS AT THE DOOR QUOTING SEX AND THE CITY LAUGHING WHEN THE FOOD IS LATE/SUCKS BRINGING TWO BOTTLES OF WINE TO THE BYOB KIND OF HIP HOOKING UP IN THE POOL MIXED-RACE RELATIONSHIPS SWAPPING DATES A NIGHT OF THEATRE WALKING HER TO THE DOOR MAKING OUT ON A ROOF NOT HIP PARKS AFTER DARK LIFESTYLES FREE CONDOMS FROM YOUR G.A. CHEATERS & JOEY GRECO CHIVALRY (IT'S DEAD) STIFFING THE CABBIE TEMPER TANTRUM AT THE WAITER REALLY, REALLY NOT HIP OLLIE STONE'S WORLD TRADE CENTER ON THE FIRST DATE DEEPTHROATING IN PUBLIC QUOTING BORAT BRINGING UP THE EX RECOUNTING HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EAGLES GAME A MARILYN MANSON CONCERT
DATING BY DISTRICT: A GUY'S GUIDE
Gone are the days of carriage rides and courtship rituals. Today's acts of chivalry include a pump of a keg or the toss of a quarter at Sink or Swim.
Ego Boost
The mere act of puffing on the Cuban your cousin smuggled back from Spring Break is by no means a rite of passage to cigar-savvy.
Ego of the week
Street: When did you first take up the hobby of pipe smoking? Nick Roosevelt: Actually, the first time I smoked was in the Quad.
Got a Woody?
Our biggest misconception is that it's gonna be stuffy and I'm not talking about the air quality, I'm talking about the people." Thanks to both the highest quality air filtration system on the market and a down-to-earth proprietor, the atmosphere at Mahogany on Walnut is anything but stuffy. North Jersey native Tom Piazza was the first of his family to explore the cigar industry.
Penn's hidden gems
1. Koch's Deli (43rd and Locust) The best sandwiches in Philly - hands down. Though Bob Koch is dead (RIP, man), the new ownership has maintained ALL of Koch's tradtions, from making you wait in line for hours to handing out enough free samples of meat to make you full by the time you get your food. 2.
Ego of the week
Street: Do girls scare you? Dan Mingle: Most of them, yeah. Like one's with mustaches. Street: What are your opinions of the Spectaguards? DM: I don't even know what a Spectaguard is. Street: They're the Penn guards that ya know, guard?
Ego Boost
Those first few weeks of classes can be intimidating. But remember, in a world of pseudo-intellectuals and self-appointed financial gurus, acting like you know your shit is half the battle.
Tina the tailor
Tina Kang at Natural Cleaners 225 S 17th St. (215) 732-3880 According to Tina Kang, everyone else is an impersonator -- and a lousy one at that.
Ego of the week
Jamila Willis: "It's pronounced De-sign!" This over-involved senior Communications & Econ major is a designer, a Friar and a West Philly tutor.
