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Idiotard 2008
On January 26, 2008, New York was raided by the crazy kids of Idiotarod, where people dressed up as anything from the gang from Scooby Doo to cops in bondage raced with their carts across New York City. Check out cartsofbrooklyn.com for more information.
—Nadia Chaudhury
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