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Only one hour from now, the ball is going to drop in #FakeNewsSquare

Posted on 12/31/2017 7:59:58 PM PST by ProgressingAmerica

Right there in the heart of downtown Manhattan, thousands of people have gathered in Fake News Square to watch the ball drop.

Boring. Why does anybody care about this anymore? #NewYearsEve2017


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: chat; fakenews; fakenewssquare; newyorktimes; timessquare; vanity
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To: Kirkwood

Was it the one where Ralphie wrenched his back bowling?


21 posted on 12/31/2017 9:07:50 PM PST by Rastus
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To: clintonh8r
Why anybody would be out there in that weather, penned up like cattle in a slaughterhouse, escapes me.

Because it's been institutionalized as "FUN". And then you can tell your co-workers Tuesday that you were there. People really looked like they were having fun, despite the extreme cold, in the 3 minutes I spent watching the ball drop live. I did a big batch of laundry, warmed up some dinner, and will now watch Netflix. In a nice cozy warm home. Mmmm.

22 posted on 12/31/2017 9:20:10 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: clintonh8r

It’s a bucket list item for many. I checked the box about 20 years ago. Have no desire to do it again. But it was fun to do it once, I must admit. We hit a couple bars during the afternoon and then got in place. Hours and hours. This was before smartphones so we didn’t have those to entertain us. But it was before 9/11 so we weren’t penned in like cattle.


23 posted on 12/31/2017 9:28:43 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: eyedigress
More power to them. As far as I’m concerned they are celebrating the second year of a very victorious President Trump.

Trump...Trump...Trump

Hey. Happy New Year to you.

24 posted on 12/31/2017 9:37:38 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: EinNYC

I looked this up, and they’ve been doing this since 1907 ! I never would have guessed anything before the 1920’s, and would more likely have thought the 30’s or 40’s. Actually, it was skipped in ‘42 and ‘43 because of wartime “dim out” rules.

So ... TRADITION!


25 posted on 12/31/2017 10:38:32 PM PST by dr_lew
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To: ProgressingAmerica

>> I refuse to call it “Times Square”. Fight the power

Oh, now...

If you were Rockefeller Center the night Trump won, you’d be damn proud — believe me.


26 posted on 12/31/2017 11:43:09 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: EinNYC

Seriously? I get the cozy factor, but still,... it’s NYC — and you know it’s magical.


27 posted on 12/31/2017 11:45:51 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: EinNYC; SamAdams76

Well, I’ll never begrudge anybody having some fun that harms no one else.....happy new year!


28 posted on 01/01/2018 5:09:56 AM PST by clintonh8r (I've been banned from TheHill.com. #Proud)
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To: ProgressingAmerica

Another 15 minutes or so.


29 posted on 12/31/2018 8:40:18 PM PST by SamAdams76
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