My degree is in international relations and economics, so unfortunately this is where I need to be to at least start my career. Denver and California tend to be pretty decent for it, too, but I definitely wouldn't be able to afford California, and as cool as Denver is, I really hate the idea of being landlocked all the way inland since I'm originally from Puerto Rico and grew up on the coast of South Carolina.
- Victoro311

Oh wow, so how did you become a pens fan? And good luck with moving to California one day👍

Oh wow, so how did you become a pens fan? And good luck with moving to California one day👍
- 668710

Story’s pretty dumb. We moved to Philly when I was one years old cus my dad was doing his residency at Temple. I was really into Mario games when I was a toddler and my dad would always point out that Super Mario was playing hockey when the Flyers would play the Penguins. I had no idea I was supposed to be a Flyers fan, so I decided I was a fan of the team Mario was on.

Story’s pretty dumb. We moved to Philly when I was one years old cus my dad was doing his residency at Temple. I was really into Mario games when I was a toddler and my dad would always point out that Super Mario was playing hockey when the Flyers would play the Penguins. I had no idea I was supposed to be a Flyers fan, so I decided I was a fan of the team Mario was on.
- Victoro311

Hahahahaha thats pretty awesome

Hahahahaha thats pretty awesome
- 668710

Haha so yeah in an alternate timeline I’m a Flyers fan like I was supposed to be.

Haha so yeah in an alternate timeline I’m a Flyers fan like I was supposed to be.
- Victoro311

Imagine being an Eagles and Sixers fan, having to explain over and over again why I am a Pens fan. I really hate the, if you aren't from the City you aren't a true fan BS. I agree there are different levels, but to say someone isn't a true fan because they aren't from the city is just BS.

Imagine being an Eagles and Sixers fan, having to explain over and over again why I am a Pens fan. I really hate the, if you aren't from the City you aren't a true fan BS. I agree there are different levels, but to say someone isn't a true fan because they aren't from the city is just BS.
- Thorny

Yeah you can't argue that Vic isn't a true fan hes a sixers fan, that's all you need to know about his loyalty haha

Haha so yeah in an alternate timeline I’m a Flyers fan like I was supposed to be.
- Victoro311

So I’m guessing you didn’t wear a jersey to school very often. I heard Philly fans are just crazy as hell. Utah doesn’t have anything nhl so people never give me to much grief. They always just ask me if I lived there or something. Then I gotta explain the whole damn story.

That's a huge overpay. AA is a tantalizing player but he's not actually that good. We already have like three Nick Jensens.
- Victoro311

Sorry I started typing the proposal for Ceci and Dzingel. Then I put AA and Jensens place without adjusting the payment from the pens end. Sorry it was bad editing by me.

Another early (frank)ing game

Sorry I started typing the proposal for Ceci and Dzingel. Then I put AA and Jensens place without adjusting the payment from the pens end. Sorry it was bad editing by me.
- 123Kid

Ceci sucks ass.

So I’m guessing you didn’t wear a jersey to school very often. I heard Philly fans are just crazy as hell. Utah doesn’t have anything nhl so people never give me to much grief. They always just ask me if I lived there or something. Then I gotta explain the whole damn story.
- Chuck-Norris

I'm not originally from the burgh either. I was born on the west coast in Seattle. I followed the seahawks, sonics and Oregon ducks. Of course we never had an nhl team so outside of thunderbird/Silvertips games, i used to follow the pens since lemeiux was also my dads fave player. When I was in junior high we moved to the burgh and then I really started following pens hockey. I've stuck with it despite living in new York after college. (frank)ing expensive too, but I think DC is prob worse.

It's funny though, I never got any grief for wearing a jersey. Most ppl just don't care about hockey . It's football, baseball, (and what used to be basektball), and now Sounders.

Imagine being an Eagles and Sixers fan, having to explain over and over again why I am a Pens fan. I really hate the, if you aren't from the City you aren't a true fan BS. I agree there are different levels, but to say someone isn't a true fan because they aren't from the city is just BS.
- Thorny

I am a Sixers fan too, actually. My dad started following them during the Dr J years before we even got to Philly and I inherited that one. Die hard Process truster. Hinkie died for our wins!

So I’m guessing you didn’t wear a jersey to school very often. I heard Philly fans are just crazy as hell. Utah doesn’t have anything nhl so people never give me to much grief. They always just ask me if I lived there or something. Then I gotta explain the whole damn story.
- Chuck-Norris

I didn’t stay in Philly long enough for that to be a problem. I moved to SC when I was 5.

I'm not originally from the burgh either. I was born on the west coast in Seattle. I followed the seahawks, sonics and Oregon ducks. Of course we never had an nhl team so outside of thunderbird/Silvertips games, i used to follow the pens since lemeiux was also my dads fave player. When I was in junior high we moved to the burgh and then I really started following pens hockey. I've stuck with it despite living in new York after college. (frank)ing expensive too, but I think DC is prob worse.

It's funny though, I never got any grief for wearing a jersey. Most ppl just don't care about hockey . It's football, baseball, (and what used to be basektball), and now Sounders.
- DeflatedPucks

Hockey isn’t huge here so when you see someone wearing a jersey from any team you kinda have to be friends. You East cost folks are lucky because there are so many teams so close. I’m an 8 hour drive to Vegas and Colorado. Also black out teams on center ice are the coyotes, Avalanche and The Knights. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I’ve only went to one pens game and it was an incredible story.

So who are we trading and for what this morning?

I see Pearson being thrown out again... and while I want him to turn it back up, I'll tone down my resisting it. Mostly because I want Simon and Kessel with Malkin, which leaves Pearson on the 3rd line at best with a 4 mil cap hit

I am a Sixers fan too, actually. My dad started following them during the Dr J years before we even got to Philly and I inherited that one. Die hard Process truster. Hinkie died for our wins!
- Victoro311

I loved Dr J, had a poster on the wall growing up. Then Chuckwagon came along, and I was like...man, I am built a lot like him Was exactly how I patterned my game around, so I was hooked as a Sixers fan. Jaws was the QB here at YSU, thats how my Eagles fandom started. I can remember watching the Pens on KBL and WPGH in the early 80s, pre Mario days. They were baaaaaaaaaad

Side note: I was more of a Ducks fan than Penguins fan as a young lad... obviously Gordan Bombay's fault. But it got me my first date freshman year with a girl from Cali. Just had to pretend I also liked the Lakers (who gives a (frank) about basketball )

I was born in Pittsburgh and lived here my whole life aside from four years when I was younger (4 - 7 years old). I guess like any place it has its positives and negatives. I would definitely take it over any of the bigger cities east and north. It is much cheaper. The main things I don't like about it are the weather and getting around (we may not have the volume of traffic that the bigger cities do but due to a wide variety of factors getting from point A to point B can be an incredibly frustrating experience).

I have been to a total of 26 states including Hawaii and if I could live anywhere else I would choose southern Texas. It has some similarities to Florida except that it is much less crowded and built up (and of course drier). It definitely is not a hockey place but surprisingly I did see the Stars on tv while there. I think most of my fellow Pittsburghers would not like it there but I did. Mexican food is also my favorite kind of food.

Accountant/Enrolled Agent
- Rinosaur

No wonder you're boring lol

No wonder you're boring lol
- Barnaby36

That’s not what your mom said. Ohhhh!

Story’s pretty dumb. We moved to Philly when I was one years old cus my dad was doing his residency at Temple. I was really into Mario games when I was a toddler and my dad would always point out that Super Mario was playing hockey when the Flyers would play the Penguins. I had no idea I was supposed to be a Flyers fan, so I decided I was a fan of the team Mario was on.
- Victoro311

Not the same story at all, but Lemieux is the reason I’m not a Rangers fan.