Coney Island's Tug of War

Who needs Astroland? The folks in Coney Island can make their own fun with a simple piece of rope. Yesterday current and former Wall Street "Masters of the Universe" faced off against a team of regular Joes (many of whom lost their jobs and life savings in the financial crisis) during The Great Coney Island Tug of War. Before the showdown Wall Streeter Hunter Smith taunted "I'm going to derivatize their asses!" A plumber on the Main Street side countered with "I'm going to lay some pipe on their asses!" Sadly there was no Thor Equities vs. Locals fight, but there were many other pairings; other match-ups included firefighters vs. police officers, boyfriend vs. girlfriend, Brooklyn vs. Scotland, and more.

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Is it me or does it seem unsafe for the cops to keep their sidearm on them while rolling around in the sand? Not so much for an accidental discharge, but the fact that I'm sure it's going to be a bitch to clean later.

That was my first thought as well.

Yes, I finally make a gothamist photo!

Hopefully you're not one of the Wall Streeters, especially that heart attack in a captain's hat.

they're the unemployed wall streeters competing, right?
not the one's still employed.

NYPD is not the sharpest knife in the drawer of public servants. Did the NYPD broads shoot the FDNY guys because they loss? And why are NYPD women going against FDNY guys?

HOW DO YOU SPELL STUPID? NYPD that's how.

A plumber on the Main Street side countered with "I'm going to lay some pipe on their asses!"

One of his friends may want to tell him what "laying pipe" also means.

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