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Patriot Game

Stephen Colbert is coming to town. The hunt is on.

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Published: Apr 9, 2008

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It's not every day you get to pursue a worthwhile prize in your hometown. It's only four days. These four: April 14 to 17. That's when the ultimate patriot, Stephen Colbert, will be in town, filming a bunch of shows at the Annenberg Center. He's calling this sojourn into our fair city shudder> Stephen Colbert's Doritos Spicy Sweet Pennsylvania Primary Coverage Live From Chiladelphia the City of Brotherly Crunch. Delicious.

Dear readers, I love Stephen as you do. We must have ourselves a piece of him. And while all interactions with the man are priceless, some are more priceless than others. Hence the Colbert Scavenger Hunt, a game devised by the City Paper staff. It's a point-based method for collecting and rating our run-ins with Stephen. Oh Stephen. You will know him by the flag pin on his lapel and the target on his back. Send us your pics! Is this stalking? No! Stalking is illegal!

Points if you see Colbert:

• Reading City Paper. +22

• Reading City Paper on TV. +1,000,000

• Reading the Evening Bulletin. +1

• Reading Philadelphia Gay News. +12

• Working out at the Bellevue. +11

• Working out at 12th Street Gym. +21

• Behind the counter at the Wooden Shoe. +30

• Eating vegan pepperoni at Gianna's. +20

• Eating a snack chip other than Doritos Spicy Sweet Chili chips. +35

• Talking to Joey Vento. -4

• Talking to Joey Vento in Spanish. +40

• Receiving an honorary degree from any local school. +40

• Behaving in a way that may be reasonably construed as Flyered Up. +30

• Addressing City Council. +55

• Posing for a photo with you. (Send it to us!) +100

• Dancing at 12th Air Command — The Fightin' 12th! +40

• Presiding over a mock wedding between two actors in colonial garb. +76

• Interviewing a giant thumb and pretending it's Michael Smerconish. +55

• Hugging a bear at the zoo. +25

• Hugging a bear at Woody's. +26

• Playing a guitar in Rittenhouse Square. +40

• Stealing one of Jay McCarroll's stupid, stupid hats. +50

• Eating a Philly Taco (cheesesteak wrapped in a Lorenzo's slice). +55

• Making fun of Penn kids. +15

• Lacing up at Delicious Corsets. +25

• Eating buttercake in the Northeast. +50

• Giving a lecture on Reaganomics at A-Space. +25

• Drinking an Americano at La Colombe. +10

• Standing at Penn's Landing, taunting Camden. +45

• Skateboarding in LOVE Park. +80

• Shouting "E-A-G-L-E-S" at a Phillies game. -14

• Catching a hot dog from the Phanatic's gun. +50

• Firing the Phanatic's hot dog gun. +75

• Riding the Phanatic's quad. +250

• Riding a Duck. +5

• Eating whoopie pies at the Terminal. +15

• Welding the Liberty Bell back together. +800

• Adding his own Walk of Fame star to Broad Street. +110

• Comparing wrists with the Rocky Statue. +22

• Being carried up the Art Museum steps on a palanquin. +40

• Taking on Michael Nutter in a staring contest. -13

• Getting mentioned in Dan Gross' column. 0

• Stopping a criminal act in progress. +100

• Not wearing a tie. +65

• Accepting your MySpace friendship. +15

• Entering/exiting a bathroom. +35

• Answering a door in a hotel late at night. +65

• Refusing unwanted room service orders. +95

• Sleeping. +150

• Sleeping like an angel, our little angel. +160

• Stirring in his sleep because someone has gently run their fingers through his hair. +175

• Showering. +200

• Taking a Colbert Dump. +10

(pat@citypaper.net)

Comments

April 10th 2008 8:59 AM | Posted by: P-ist
Umm... Phillyist had this idea last month.

Stalking Stephen

April 10th 2008 5:12 PM | Posted by: Patrick Rapa
Ok I just saw your thing and I really don't think they're that similar.

April 15th 2008 1:22 PM | Posted by: lollersk8s
haha actual writers came up with something funnier than bloggers

WHAT???

and why the heck did you link to digg?

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