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Extra, Extra: New York Voted "Most Arrogant" State By Other Less Important States
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John Del Signore
Published Aug 20, 2013
Modified Aug 20, 2013
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John Del Signore
Published Aug 20, 2013
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- Bill de Blasio, the man who would be mayor, is a Red Sox fan.
- New York is the rudest and most arrogant state, according to a vote by a bunch of nobodies out in the provinces.
- A convenience store clerk in Connecticut was seriously injured trying to stop some thieves from stealing David Hasselhoff ads.
- Eight people were hurt in an explosion at a naval weapons station in New Jersey today.
- "Football can be a confusing and often vexing concept, especially for women," an Alabama news website reports.
- Meanwhile, Tucker Carlson's conservative website thinks it's very interesting Obama only has black dogs, and not a single white dog.
- This guy's vowing to quit the Internet for a year. Good luck, pal!
- Finally, here's a video of an animal doing something silly:
John Del Signore
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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