Oh no! The poll in the sidebar is closed & the Brooklyn Bridge has WON by a margin of 53%-46%!! It is a whopping but Pyrrhic victory! If you missed the rap battle / dirty mudslinging campaign, here is a brief recap of the arguments:
19th Century Dundee poet William Topaz McGonagall's "An Address to the New Tay Bridge" rediscovered as a revolutionary proto-hip-hop:
The Brooklyn Bridge's poet D.B. Steinem HAMMERS BACK:
William Topaz McGonagall raps nostalgic about the Tay Bridge Disaster:
A mysteriously-funded PAC releases this radio spot asking Brooklyn Bridge: "BUT IS IT LONG ENOUGH?"
Another radio ad appears in time, maturely reasoning "Tay Bridge, Schmay bridge".
An artist renders the Brooklyn Bridge in bold asian strokes.
The polls close &, in a shocking upset, the Brooklyn Bridge has been voted America's Bridge. The New Tay Bridge loyalists regroup.
April 01, 2009
Poll Closed! Brooklyn Bridge slams New Tay Bridge in popular vote!
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Stay Tuned for more Celebrations and memories from the Brooklyn Camp
Well, like we say in Scotland, it ain't over yet.
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