LIC Idiotarod

Yesterday was a really strange day. I left my apartment to see about 75-100 people gathered in the small park across the street. At first I was like okay, great...wtf happened figuring some catastrophe just occured while I was in my apartment watching Lindsay Lohan's E-True Hollywood Story.

I thought it was some anti-war demonstration until I started noticing the costumes. A group of guys were dressed up as Avoid the Noid from those Domino commercials like 20 years ago, another group had Cobra Commander jackets on, another group was dressed as the MacDonalds clan..you know Grimace, Ronald, Fry Guy, and that girl bird with the braids...yeah totally weird, right? Each group had a grocery cart that was fully decked out as if it were being entered into a homecoming float parade.

I discovered what I had stumbled upon was the 4th annual Idiotarod. Here is the wiki description if anyone cares....The Idiotarod is a shopping cart race in which five "idiots" tie themselves to a shopping cart and run through the streets of major metropolises. The race usually features people in costumes and themed floats. The race, though fun, is competitive, and teams are known to sabotage each other in an effort to win. Forms of sabotage include tripping competitors, throwing marbles or large obstacles in their paths, and the spreading of misinformation, such as false route information.

I had my camera with me so I got into the midst of the action. Suddenly, a group of guys wheeling a giant paper machete penis squirting out some sort of white substance pummeled through the crowd.

At that moment, I looked to my left and saw another group of people duck-taping a guy to a tree. It was the most strangest thing I've ever seen. Actually more random than strange. I hopped on the train to go meet up with Meaghan and it was then sitting on the E Train that I discovered I had been hit with the white penis juice. It was all over my jeans. So there I am trapped on the train with everyone staring at me as I try to wipe the crap off of my jeans.