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Watch Two Men Fight With Crutches In Times Square
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John Del Signore
Published Aug 27, 2012
Modified Aug 27, 2012
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"Hey, what'cha watching?" our conscience asked us a few moments ago as we chuckled at a YouTube video. "Well, see, it's a video of two guys hitting each other with crutches in Times Square. Check it out," we replied. "Wait, you're laughing at a violent altercation between two men, one of whom appears to be homeless—or at the very least very down on his luck and without shoes? You really are a horrible person," our conscience concluded. "Yeah yeah," we replied. "But just watch—there's this part at the 30 second mark where the tourist picks up the other crutch."
"Dude, play it again," said our conscience, laughing and wiping away the tears. "Then let's watch some Cheaters."
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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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