Taxikid Gets Keys to City From Rudy
- New York, May 18, 1998 (Reuters)
New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani today announced that the "Cyber Keys to New York City" are to be awarded to the poster known as "taxikid", for his continued efforts to counteract negative stereotypes of New Yorkers online.
Said Hizzoner, "Taxi really shows us the softer side of the city that never sweeps. He posts early, he posts often, and doesn't waste any time with that punctuation crap, or capital letters. Reading his posts really helps people understand what it's like to be sitting in the back of a New York cab. Well, except for the smell, maybe. But my people tell me the Dryers are working on that."
The Cyber Keys award is made possible by the NYC-based Coalition of Benevolent Baseball Owners, and consists of 700 hundred pounds of potato knish in the shape of a Yale key. Also part of the award is a year's supply of kitty litter, made from recycled NYC garbage.
"ya know, this award really gives the freakin' finger to those scum bags who say people from noo yawk are rude," said taxikid. He added, "yo, dickhead, get that microphone outta my face before i..." |
