Cheesesteaks On Film Part II: The Virtual, Comedy Central-Film

Well, it’s not cheesesteaks on film. But it’s even better. Comedy Central’s Indecision 2008 blog (you know… writers for Colbert Report and The Daily Show waxing election-wise) just checked out the politics of the cheesesteak and the great Pat’s vs. Geno’s divide:


At the crossroads of Passyunk & 9th St. in South Philadelphia, an ideological war is brewing. On the northeast corner (or right side) of the intersection sits Geno’s Steaks: big, bright, flashy and clean(ish). On the southwest corner (left side) sits Pat’s Steaks: small, dirty, dark, oddly-shaped, dirty and dirty. Geno’s has Harley-Davidsons and a confederate flag in the window. Pat’s has bums hanging around the trash cans. The steaks themselves are practically identical, leading nearly every non-vegetarian in the city to fight over which is the better. (Ed note: It’s Pat’s.)Last year, however, Geno’s owner Joey Vento got sick to death of all the Swedes, Albanians and Mongols who flood his shop attempting to buy cheesesteaks in their native languages. So, he put up a helpful sign which reads:THIS IS AMERICA
WHEN ORDERINGSPEAK ENGLISH“Rudy Giuliani – so moved by Vento’s patriotic support of the language George Washington and the Founding Fathers invented – decided to show his support for Vento’s sentiments by pilgrimaging downtown while passing through Philadelphia. And Vento, in turn, made a trip to Fox News to show his support for his Republican paison and to rail against illegal immigrants.Meanwhile, on the other side of the intersection, Pat’s owner Pat Francona, a Democrat, is reaching out in the other direction…”We serve everyone here. It doesn’t matter if you speak English or any language. If you need help getting through a cheesesteak order, we’ll help you. This is a multicultural neighborhood now. We have a range of different people now. We have to teach them. We can teach them to say “cheesesteak.”In fact, you can drop by Pat’s any time, day or night, and find a group of immigrants and orphans circled around a grease-splattered fry cook patiently learning them to talk like real good and sh*t.

Remember, Filipinos and Vietnamese of the world: It’s wooder ice.

Well, it’s not cheesesteaks on film. But it’s even better. Comedy Central’s Indecision 2008 blog (you know… writers for Colbert Report and The Daily Show waxing election-wise) just checked out the politics of the cheesesteak and the great Pat’s vs. Geno’s divide:

Cheesesteaks On Film Part II: The Virtual, Comedy Central-Film