2019

A beautiful, American-made locomotive. | Photo source unknown. Without further ado, your Idiotville feel-good story of the week: https://www.goerie.com/news/20190612/ue-ratifies-wabtec-contract-in-erie# They did it! The high drama of UE 506 and Wabtec labor negotiations is over for the next four years. World class locomotives will continue production in Idiotville. The UE Local 506 membership ratified the agreement […]

S*** the President Says – 6/10/2019

Ladies and gentlemen, behold, some s*** the President said during the previous week: Of which the moon is a part? OF WHICH THE MOON IS A PART? Of Mars? Am I supposed to respond to this somehow? Should we explain it to him? I can’t. I don’t know what would be the point. This is […]

Mercyhurst Lakers baseball domination – Something good happened in Erie, 6/6/2019

Without further ado, your Idiotville feel-good story of the week: https://www.milb.com/clinton/news/chris-vallimont-named-pitcher-of-the-week/c-307521006?tcid=fb_article_307521006 https://www.goerie.com/sports/20190605/mercyhurst-rallies-for-comeback-win-in-college-world-series https://www.erienewsnow.com/clip/14838116/two-mercyhurst-pitchers-chosen-in-mlb-draft?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_Erie_News_Now Oh hell, I couldn’t pick just one. These three are related, anyway, and each of them are awesome for our hometown. First up, we have Wattsburg native and former Mercyhurst University pitcher (not to mention Division II baseball All-American) Chris Vallimont just […]

S*** the President Says – 6/3/2019

Ladies and gentlemen, behold, some s*** the President said during the previous week: We begin this week with a simple denial: the White House apparently requested the Navy to move the USS John McCain out of Trump’s sight during his visit to Japan, but the President wants us to believe this was all blown out […]