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Too_LeDip_To_Quit t1_j04i3c9 wrote

Gonna need an explainer for the transplants.

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[deleted] t1_j04jrzh wrote

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First-Owl1453 t1_j04nu66 wrote

I didn’t go to high school here but don’t they take attendance before each of your classes? Do they have something like 5 classes and rotating days for classes here?

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giscard78 t1_j051ame wrote

We did it after getting age of majority so at 18 we could sign ourselves in/out. You still needed your parent’s consent and plenty of people’s parents didn’t sign it.

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lmboyer04 t1_j06lsej wrote

It was for fun not practical. And usually end of senior year so nobody cares at that point about attendance

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unclear123 t1_j06xqy4 wrote

Gonzaga only took attendance for pep rallies for big games.

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wwb_99 t1_j07262i wrote

You could do that and not miss afternoon classes.

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throws_rocks_at_cars t1_j0541qm wrote

My fraternity in college in Baltimore had the cheesesteak challenge for the pledges.

You have to bring $35 in cash and drive to Philly to get 1x Pat’s, 1x Geno’s, and 1x Tony Luke’s. If you can eat all three without throwing up you win.

Also you have to bring some cheesesteaks back for the bros.

However if you actually want good cheesesteaks, avoid pats and genos. And tony Luke’s is a chain. I just spent 5 weeks in Philly and the best one, hands down, is Angelo’s in south Philly. Pats and genos sucks. DelAssandros is barely even in Philly, and it’s not good. Ishkabibble is OK. the rest are all ok. Just get Angelo’s.

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puttinonthefoil t1_j054djt wrote

This is John’s Roast Pork erasure and I simply will not stand for it, sir or madam.

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Xeynon t1_j07d1we wrote

Seconded. Rick's in the Reading Terminal Market is another good one, and there are other places scattered around town that blow Pat's and Geno's away. Of the touristy places Jim's on South Street (currently closed because of a fire that damaged it this past summer) is the best.

Also as a Philly native, I will say that while cheesesteaks are awesome, real Philadelphians know that the roast pork sandwich with sharp provolone and broccoli rabe might be even better. It's called "John's Roast Pork" and not "John's Cheesesteaks" for a reason.

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puttinonthefoil t1_j07m79u wrote

Yeah, those are all good. The above guy mentioned ishkabibbles, and their chicken cheesesteak used to be made with fresh chicken as opposed to the frozen sheets most places use. No idea if that’s still true, but it was awesome back in the day.

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throws_rocks_at_cars t1_j054i77 wrote

The least accessible one in the city. Might as well be on the moon, brother. I only had the roast pork from there and it was bussin

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pgm123 t1_j07afs4 wrote

And they close earlier. It usually goes until they run out of rolls in the early afternoon.

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puttinonthefoil t1_j055vr8 wrote

Tastes all the better for its absurd location, imo. I once drove and got there 10 mins before close and got the last rolls in the place. Felt like a miracle.

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Hamadibad1986 t1_j056757 wrote

No love for Jim’s?

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CraftyAd7065 t1_j05j6fg wrote

Jim's was good. Unfortunately, after 10 minutes in line you'd smell like onions and peppers for the rest of the day. Love the Wizz.

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CraftyAd7065 t1_j05isgl wrote

Delassandos isn't in Philly? Really. Somebody should tell them that. They've gotten " best in the city" numerous times over the years. Not good? You must be from Indiana, or something. Safe to say there's no accounting for taste. Especially yours.

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throws_rocks_at_cars t1_j06igwl wrote

Dude literally every single restaurant in that town has “Best ___ in the City” on their street facing window. Do you really believe that shit? This is you lmao.

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CraftyAd7065 t1_j07bz3z wrote

Ok DUDE! So you're wrong amd now you're a pissy little DUDE . Hilarious! Back to Indiana, DUDE.

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throws_rocks_at_cars t1_j07dpmm wrote

Lol are you ok?

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CraftyAd7065 t1_j0896d9 wrote

Fine DUDE. I'm think in this case dude is short for douche. Which is short for douche bag. Which is, of course, what you are. Lol! Lol! Dude

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hubbu t1_j059ga7 wrote

Dalessandro's is in Philly. But yeah not the best one, it's alright.

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throws_rocks_at_cars t1_j05balc wrote

Maybe by zip code but it’s nowhere near anything else in Philly

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BruxBlonde t1_j05hkbx wrote

It's on West Henry in Roxborough....so yeah...that's in Philly. Pro tip: across the street is Chubby's, also good cheese steak.

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hubbu t1_j06ju99 wrote

Closer to stuff like main st Manayunk or Germantown Ave, both Philly, than to center city or touristy stuff.

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throws_rocks_at_cars t1_j06k6aa wrote

Well yeah, and Staten Island is technically in NYC. I was in center city and south Philly and I walk/bike everywhere and even I found wissahickon/manayunk too far away for anything, let alone a sandwich.

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hubbu t1_j06q1z0 wrote

All I said is it's in Philly. It's not like Dalessandro's is in Conshy (which somehow people living there claim is Philly). If you like to bike, I do too, you can put your bike on a bus or a train on the way to Manayunk or Wissahickon. There's a bus depot and train right there, it's even down hill.

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ironic_fist t1_j06ws77 wrote

> DelAssandros isn’t even in Philly

Is this one of those "no true Scotsmen" things? Because Delassandro's is about a mile inside of Philadelphia city limits.

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VoodooGirl47 t1_j0f56s9 wrote

Having lived in the SF Bay Area for 24 yrs before moving out here almost 2 yrs ago, the only real cheesesteak I know is from this Bay Area chain.

https://www.cheesesteakshop.com/about/

They are hella good though, and they have chicken ones too that I'd affectionately refer to as a 'Chickencheese'. 😅

Many years ago, they also had the best burgers ever. The burger meat got too expensive so they discontinued them. They were so addictive though. 😭

I did have the occasional one at Charleys but that was in the mall food court and seemed more like an average sandwich versus real cheesesteak so I didn't count those. 😬🤷

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crimsonCapo t1_j04g1p7 wrote

Didn't do it but it is, indeed, real. Some people in my class did it.

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choochoopain t1_j04cea3 wrote

You just unlocked a core memory of mine. I was in HS from 2009-2012 and I explicitly remember a friend of mine at the time my freshman year doing this. I do love Philly as a city though.

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frankie_fudgepop t1_j04p7zn wrote

From DC, went to high school in DC, graduated high school in 2004. Never heard of this.

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Gumburcules t1_j07qqe4 wrote

Also from DC, also went to high school in DC, also graduated in '04, also never heard of this.

(I wonder if we know each other in real life?)

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RandomCreeper3 t1_j04ldoj wrote

I’m from Philly originally and hearing people do this greatly pleases me!

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ahaaracer t1_j07boj5 wrote

The bigger question I’m curious to see is where did most of them get their cheesesteaks from while there? Feel like that would say a lot about them.

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Snoo-14331 t1_j04d3uf wrote

My friends did it at the end of the last school year!

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bigkutta t1_j04le4h wrote

Yeah it’s a thing in some MD high schools as recently as 3 years ago at lesst

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giscard78 t1_j04lyew wrote

We did it in the Maryland suburbs ~15 years ago. The college version was to get a slice of pizza in Manhattan but I can’t remember what made it a timed challenge, maybe leave at a certain time and back for morning classes.

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TommyTornstus t1_j04qa9t wrote

Lol I had forgotten that I did this

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DefinitelyAFakeName t1_j04nf5o wrote

I've been working in schools for the last year and I was so scared. That one is actually super adorable. This is the kind of challenge that's acceptable. Good in yall!

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isabellla321 t1_j05grwn wrote

I did! We left at 8:10AM and were supposed to be back by 2:55PM. We failed horribly. Had a blast in Philly the whole day instead. So much fun! This brought back many memories.

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chemeazy97 t1_j05cvze wrote

Yes haha I can’t believe other schools did it too!! My friends and I “failed” the challenge because of some traffic on 95-S coming back, but I‘ve heard others did it so efficiently they got back before the last period of the day lmao

Edit: did this in 2014. Really surprised to hear this is still a thing

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JMan9391 t1_j055mql wrote

Went to high school in DC, never heard of this. We had the Chipotle Challenge (or whatever it was called), where you tried to eat a bunch of burritos and ran a mile.

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overnighttoast t1_j07tyik wrote

I won't speak for all, but most of us public school kids didn't have cars so this wouldn't be possible lol. I've also never heard of it.

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katthekat t1_j057q6o wrote

Went to HS in Fairfax (graduated 2013). This was a thing, definitely

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darockerj t1_j08xwar wrote

Also went to high school in Fairfax, graduated 2015. I must not have been cool enough to know about this, lol.

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KillroysGhost t1_j05pcla wrote

West Potomac High School graduate here, we did it as Seniors

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jestervalen t1_j06a7zx wrote

Yes I did it. That was my first and only time ever stepping foot in Philadelphia.

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unexpectedones t1_j06ff6f wrote

It was a big thing when I was in high school in Falls Church City.

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lmboyer04 t1_j06lu8z wrote

Grew up in FCPS and yes we 100% did this. Was a fun time

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Millatello t1_j06lxkz wrote

My kids went to Marshall High School and can confirm they participated in this insanity.

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xSlappy- t1_j04t0w3 wrote

From Long Island, I know someone who did it. Huge pothead

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crack_spirit_animal t1_j057qjf wrote

I went to a private high school in DC and later had roommates who went to high school in Fairfax that did it. It's definitely hit or miss.

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Low-Injury-3371 t1_j05c9xt wrote

A few of my friends did it! My parents wanted to know about every tardy and absent notification they ever got so I was too scared to try. In HS from 2007-2011

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smgoalie13 t1_j05dkrc wrote

yesss - went to high school in Rockville :)

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CraftyAd7065 t1_j05jgz6 wrote

Aldo's in NE Pilly. Great pizza too. Now I'm hungry.

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serialkillertswift t1_j06jcq2 wrote

I did it in 2012 at an FCPS high school. We failed though lol; got back around 4:30.

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jbstewart985 t1_j07963u wrote

Went to George C Marshall and graduated in 2017…this was very much a thing during my time there…not sure if it’s still a thing post pandemic

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22304_selling t1_j079g6w wrote

FCPS early 2000s was definitely a thing, although I think people talked about it more than actually doing it.

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Smooth_MD t1_j07ax14 wrote

Did it in, ‘‘twas amazing.

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ForbiddenFruit_Femme t1_j07vr9h wrote

Former Silver Spring kid tapping in. I did not but knew people who did. We just grabbed cheesesteaks from Jerry’s or Santucci’s, the latter bring their bread in from Philly anyways (iykyk). Hilarious tradition though.

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slobis t1_j08tulf wrote

No, but I did the Tastee Diner Pancake challenge during third period calculus quite a bit...

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YourLocalNavi t1_j04xesg wrote

I grew up in Montgomery County and i've never heard of this~

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dreamydragonfly t1_j093c9v wrote

It was real in my high school! I was in Fairfax county

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Iyammagawd t1_j08gyc7 wrote

lol this is not a dc thing who the hell had the money (or a good enough car) to be driving back and forth from dc to philly lol

This is a rich out of towner thing

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