What should be dropped at Times Square for New Year's Eve?

December 18, 2001 8:10 AM

What should be dropped at Times Square for New Year's Eve? Perhaps a change is needed this year. Which item listed would you vote for? Or do you have one not given here?
posted by Postroad (43 comments total)

Bomb shields and Cipro.
posted by skwm at 8:13 AM on December 18, 2001

I vote for a return to the big apple of yore.
posted by msacheson at 8:27 AM on December 18, 2001

jack valenti, on hilary rosen.
posted by quonsar at 8:29 AM on December 18, 2001

Things that are listed on the page you linked to, as of the time of this comment (the page must've changed):

• Paul O'Neill
• Ken Dam
• President Bush
• Linda Chavez
• Phil Gramm
• Dick Armey
• Bill Archer
• Steve Forbes
• Donald Marron
• Osama bin Laden

Personally, I'd say drop 'em all and make sure Galileo knew what he was talking about.
posted by sylloge at 8:29 AM on December 18, 2001

The very best non-perishable food products from all 49 countries who lost people in the WTC attacks - prosciutto, smoked sturgeon, swiss chocolates with sweet little parachutes, preserved plums, etc. Don't know of a good delivery system for booze. That could be distributed by firetrucks full of the best cognac, vodka, whisky, wine, etc.
Stuff to party with!
posted by MiguelCardoso at 8:31 AM on December 18, 2001

C'mon... drop a big-ass water balloon.
posted by fleener at 8:35 AM on December 18, 2001

trou.
posted by Harry Hopkins' Hat at 8:39 AM on December 18, 2001

This FPP.
posted by Carol Anne at 8:42 AM on December 18, 2001

Don't know of a good delivery system for booze.
well...
posted by transient at 8:43 AM on December 18, 2001

Bloomberg should drop more money on New York City.
posted by panopticon at 9:01 AM on December 18, 2001

acid
posted by ColdChef at 9:01 AM on December 18, 2001

knowledge
posted by Samsonov14 at 9:16 AM on December 18, 2001

horse tranquilizers
posted by thewittyname at 9:33 AM on December 18, 2001

White doves.
posted by alumshubby at 9:33 AM on December 18, 2001

prices
posted by monkeyJuice at 9:36 AM on December 18, 2001

you
posted by geoff. at 9:40 AM on December 18, 2001

I'm with Carol Anne
posted by eyeballkid at 9:45 AM on December 18, 2001

linked this, meant that
posted by eyeballkid at 9:46 AM on December 18, 2001

helium-filled condoms
posted by SilentSalamander at 10:01 AM on December 18, 2001

fat horses
posted by holloway at 10:39 AM on December 18, 2001

Carol Anne's attitude.
posted by Danelope at 10:44 AM on December 18, 2001

giant frogs
posted by David Dark at 10:45 AM on December 18, 2001

mefi cops
posted by quonsar at 10:54 AM on December 18, 2001

Dick Clark's pants. Ewww...on second thought, nevermind.
posted by airgirl at 11:08 AM on December 18, 2001

mefi cops

Couldn't agree more.
posted by SilentSalamander at 11:21 AM on December 18, 2001

Giant nutsac. Everyone could benefit from the healthy goodness of nuts. They contain a lot of protein!
posted by hellinskira at 11:50 AM on December 18, 2001

How about the attitude of the juvenile morons who think that even suggesting dropping human beings from a great height is in any way funny or acceptable, that would be a good start.
posted by Dreama at 11:56 AM on December 18, 2001

Well, dropping a bad attitude sounds like a nice idea, but it would hardly be as exciting...
posted by ColdChef at 12:01 PM on December 18, 2001

I think that suggesting dropping Dreama from a great height is both funny and acceptable.
posted by jammer at 12:04 PM on December 18, 2001

start the year with a new pony
posted by gluechunk at 12:08 PM on December 18, 2001

the beat
posted by tru at 1:26 PM on December 18, 2001

Interest rates. If they could get Alan Greenspan to show up drunk, I'd appreciate that too.
posted by brookedel at 1:44 PM on December 18, 2001

the funk bomb down up in here
posted by thewittyname at 2:03 PM on December 18, 2001

The chalupa. Or the debt.
posted by allaboutgeorge at 2:31 PM on December 18, 2001

A load.
posted by laz-e-boy at 2:42 PM on December 18, 2001

celebrity names. At least, that's what my pal, Charlie Sheen said.
posted by ColdChef at 2:46 PM on December 18, 2001

celebrity names. At least, that's what my pal, Charlie Sheen said.

LOL... i asked him if he thought he should drop his womanizing habits... he preferred that i drop the subject... then little wayne came in and told us to "drop it like it's hot." and then santa drop kicked him in the face...

i vote that we drop the facade. i can't lie to you any longer... i love you.
posted by lotsofno at 4:19 PM on December 18, 2001

George Bush's inflated approval ratings.
posted by rushmc at 5:52 PM on December 18, 2001

Geraldo?
posted by spilon at 8:30 PM on December 18, 2001

Peeps!
posted by chiheisen at 8:42 PM on December 18, 2001

This morning's papers report that the Mayor will be sworn in (and the new mayor "sworn out") in Times Square just after midnight.









I think the noise should drop this year. There should be silence. It's still not the time for the traditional celebration. Sobriety. Respect. Maybe some polite applause. Shaking hands and hugging with those around you and wishing a better 2002 (I was also opposed to a Yankee parade, had the WS turned out differently).
posted by ParisParamus at 7:20 AM on December 21, 2001

why did that space just happen?
posted by ParisParamus at 7:20 AM on December 21, 2001

ParisParasmus: see MetaTalk.
posted by Carol Anne at 8:05 AM on December 21, 2001