Philadelphia finds new way to use Crisco
Great uses for Crisco include making pie crusts flaky and delicious, cookies and cakes soft and frosting fluffy. Sunday in Philadelphia, Crisco was used for preventing excited Eagles fans from climbing light poles after the NFC Championship Game against Minnesota.
The workers who applied the grease to the poles called themselves the “Crisco Cops,” according to FOX 9 in Minnesota who caught the workers in the act.
It does seem a tad bit excessive, but considering the reputation Philadelphia fans have built for themselves, the city can’t be blamed for taking some sort of preventative measure. After all, an intoxicated fan could have climbed a light pole and started throwing things at people below, or even worse, just fell off.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross
Jr. also advised businesses that planned to close Sunday to take precautions against fans.
“To avoid any problems with celebrants … on Sunday, January 21, 2018, the 15th Police District respectfully request and suggest that if you own a business located in the area of Frankford and Cottman Avenues, and your business will be closed, that you have grates locked and secured in order to protect your property. Please remove anything outside your business — trash cans, flower pots, etc,” Ross wrote in a memo.
“If you are a bar owner, the 15th District is requesting that you sell alcoholic beverages in plastic cups and refrain from selling take-out bottles.”