Saturday, August 6, 2011

Today's sign of the apocalypse


From an alarmed reader ... spotted on East 10th Street near Second Avenue earlier today ... per the reader: "I can’t even begin to guess why they were dressed like this. Honestly, they all look like they went to boarding school in Connecticut. Why are these people even drawn to the East Village?"
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15 comments:

  1. MelanieAugust 6, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    Boxer shorts brigade. LOL.

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  2. Laura Goggin PhotographyAugust 6, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    They were demonstrating the attire required to enter the BMW/Gug Lab...

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  3. T.E.V.B.August 7, 2011 at 12:48 AM

    this is fucking AWFUL. just nauseating. honestly, this makes me sick, seeing assclowns like this in EV. go back to wherever you came from.

    two letters, two numbers: AK-47

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  4. AnonymousAugust 7, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    please tell me they were not part of the eat the rich demo or are they the new new group looking for mar's bar

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  5. BOWERY REVIEWAugust 7, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    The Omegas: Conservative and upright, this militaristic gang represents the conformist / reactionary attitude of Americans in the 1950's and 60's. The leaders, Gregg and Niedermayer are pawns to Dean Wormer, who is trying to get the Deltas removed from the campus. This is a criticism of President Eisenhower, who used the NSC and FBI under J. Edgar Hoover (much like the character of Niedermayer) to do his bidding and remove any revolutionaries. The Omegas represent the extremes of the political right- absolute authoritarianism

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  6. JaneDAugust 7, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    You get that this is a goof, right? Yes, a Preppie themed joke, but humor none the less. The fire extinguisher (alone) is a dead giveaway.

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  7. Bride of 7thAugust 7, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    God help us!

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  8. James TaylorAugust 7, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    Clearly this is a joke. Or some spoofy fashion shoot.

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  9. AnonymousAugust 7, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    It wasn't a photo shoot. I saw them, and they appeared to be going to some sort of party. They were standing on the sidewalk but asked a guy walking by to take their picture, then they got into the street for it. Obviously, they were trying to be funny, but they were all preppy, Wall Street guys. You can't fake the hair and teeth and general demeanor. :)

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  10. AnonymousAugust 7, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    "Honestly, they all look like they went to boarding school in Connecticut."

    wow. pretty fucking perceptive there.
    Think maybe that was their (joke's) point?

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  11. AnonymousAugust 8, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    They might have been doing to a frat reunion brunch. And, uh, don't ask me how I know that.

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  12. AnonymousAugust 8, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    They're just having fun, not everybody is a pessimistic New Yorker.

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  13. T.E.V.B.August 8, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Frat douches are welcome to have their fun...ELSEWHERE.

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  14. esquared™August 8, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    i'd call this leisure slummin' (the latest internet craze after leisure diving

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  15. randallAugust 8, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Jocks v. Nerds writ large.

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