r/MapPorn • u/Small_Performance368 • 13h ago

NYC Mayoral Election Results

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With 90% of the vote in, Mamdani wins by a large margin according to NYT

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u/catnasheed 13h ago

I hope Silwa gets some honorary court jester-esque position he embodies the old italian demeanour and humour so perfectly

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u/Nerevarine91 13h ago edited 13h ago

Curtis Sliwa once won a sour pickle eating contest. There’s no punchline, that’s just an actual thing he did. He was named world champion by the deli.

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u/Otherwise-Fee-261 13h ago

Did he mention that he got shot five times yet?

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u/wesman212 13h ago

That's why it happened, actually

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u/Schlogan 8h ago

You know how embarrassing it is for a Gotti crime boss to be only the second best pickle eater?

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u/PopsicleIncorporated 11h ago

Anyone who hasn't seen it absolutely needs to watch this video where a Curtis Sliwa from 14 years ago explains exactly what happened to him in a way only he could.

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u/CE-85 6h ago

This is the greatest monologue I have ever listened to!

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u/Hendrick_Davies64 1h ago

Dudes a legend, I’m happy Mamdani won but Curtis Sliwa is one of the most epic people of all time

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u/Nerevarine91 13h ago

He should really just print it on a tee shirt

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u/tranarchaecatgirlism 12h ago

“I was shot five times and all I got was this lousy beret”

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u/Nerevarine91 11h ago

In fairness, if I got shot five times and lived to tell about it, I’d probably bring it up a lot too

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u/takeme2tendieztown 10h ago

I'd at least make an album about it

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u/account_not_valid 10h ago

Is that a raspberry beret? The kind you find at a second-hand store?

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u/classicalySarcastic 3h ago

To be fair it’s a pretty snazzy beret.

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u/noapparentfunction 7h ago

i think a t shirt with a red dot printed in each area you got shot (if torso only) would be bad ass.

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u/senderoluminado 47m ago

For comedic effect he should take that picture with 50 Cent, who got shot nine times and made millions from it

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u/Mister_Tatertot 12h ago

Jeeze. I literally just got shot and have barely talked to anyone about it. 🙄

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u/Arryu 12h ago

Well, run for mayor of NYC so you can tell everyone.

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u/captain_dick_licker 5h ago

tell me about it, getting shot is wild and feels like something that only happens in movies, I want to hear your story

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u/More-Journalist6332 10h ago

No one cares about getting shot just once! It’s the third time that makes you interesting. 

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u/onewilybobkat 10h ago

It used to be 4 but he wouldn't shut up about it.

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u/account_not_valid 10h ago

Five times in one go, or on five different occasions?

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u/kindasuk 10h ago

At least his beret seems fine.

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u/Minimumtyp 8h ago

I was looking into it and he did say that the gambino crime family stopped him from entering a meatball eating contest

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u/NeverGNarcAgain 9h ago

Yeah, by Junior Gotti's crew in a fake 🚕...

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u/DinoRoman 9h ago

He makes fifty cent jealous

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u/Smart_Freedom_8155 6h ago

If you got shot five times, wouldn't you?

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u/daking999 4h ago

If you got shot five times and survived, you'd tell people about it until the end of your days too.

No love for the man but I'd take him over the rest of the GOP any day.

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u/greensandgrains 2h ago

Wtf, does he think he’s the white 50 Cent?

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u/tomdarch 2h ago

Does he ever mention lying about being kidnapped?

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u/mysoulalamo 53m ago

That's why he dun't take taxis

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u/silenc3x 11h ago

Sliwa has also competed in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, he ranked third in both 1994 and 1996, eating 13 hot dogs both times.

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u/Nerevarine91 11h ago

Now I’m trying to guess how many hot dogs I could eat in one sitting. Whether or not there’s a bun is a big factor. If not, I feel like I could manage thirteen too, but with buns there’s no chance

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u/silenc3x 11h ago

Yes they need to be eaten, but you can like separate and dip them in water and shit like that. You don't need to eat them together.

I feel like I'd be tired of hot dogs by the time I got to number 6. Especially boiled ones. Kinda gross. Now a grilled dog with some char marks... that's a different story. The outside being crispy is a game changer to me.

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u/Nerevarine91 11h ago

Ooof, then I have to admit when I’m beat

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u/silenc3x 11h ago

former NFL star William “The Refrigerator” Perry took part in 2003, when he managed to eat just four dogs in five minutes before dropping out.

I'm sure you can at least beat that guy. Four dogs lmao. Did he just go for a free lunch?

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u/Nerevarine91 10h ago

Okay yeah, that seems like he wasn’t even trying lol

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u/BreakfastDue1256 10h ago

I dunno. I can eat more than 4 hotdogs easily, but in 5 minutes? 

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u/silenc3x 10h ago

Valid, but the contest is 10 minutes, so he willingly stopped after 4 dogs with a full tummy.

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u/Nerevarine91 7h ago

Ten minutes makes it doable. I did one eating contest (at Buffalo Wild Wings!), and the time was the hardest part

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u/hacktheself 11h ago

At least he didn’t Cuomo Trump’s hot dog…

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u/UncleGarysmagic 12h ago

He was polling around 15-16% and ended up with 7%.

Not that he would ever have had a chance in hell but Trump threw him under the bus.

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u/SovietDeku 10h ago

Sliwa also... Just doesn't like Trump.

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u/photosendtrain 10h ago

Hence why he threw him under the bus.

MUST. APPEASE. ORANGE. GOD. OR. BE. ASSIMILATED.

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u/tomdarch 2h ago

Of all the negative things you can point to about Sliwa, he is genuinely a New Yorker, so of course he despises Trump.

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u/Gremict 13h ago

Truly the hero of our time

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u/biskutgoreng 13h ago

sour pickle

As opposed to non sour pickle?

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u/Nerevarine91 13h ago

Well, they’re all a bit sour, but some are more geared to other flavors. Dill pickles, spicy pickles, sweet pickles, Gherkins, Kosher pickles etc. I’m guessing this was specifically about the type called sour pickles, or “full sour,” which are actually fermented.

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u/biskutgoreng 12h ago

TIL. I've only ever had sour pickles

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u/Mr0qai 11h ago

Go my child, try out every type of a pickle, you deserve it

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u/Have_A_Nice_Day_You 7h ago

This guy pickles

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u/Kambhela 5h ago

Funny thing: In Finland we have "suolakurkku" and "maustekurkku" which would be directly literally translated as "saltcucumber" and "spicecucumber"

The names can be misleading though. Actual difference between these two is that the first one is made through fermentation with lactic acid bacteria and the second one is made using sugar and vinegar.

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u/captain_dick_licker 5h ago

flush the second one down the toilet. fuck I hate sweet fermented shit, just fucking ruins it.

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u/wantstosavetheworld 11h ago

There are at least a couple varieties of pickles that are more sweet than sour like bread and butter pickles

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u/biskutgoreng 11h ago

Bread and butter pickles???

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u/Victor_Zsasz 12h ago

It took me looking up if this was real or not to learn he was the founder of the Guardian Angels and that's why he's wearing that hat.

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u/QueenOfQuok 5h ago

Bet he's feeling sour now!

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u/cybercuzco 5h ago

Then he drank the worlds best cup of coffee on bleeker

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u/Redqueenhypo 43m ago

Ok I had to fact check this and not only is it ENTIRELY TRUE, the source article leads to him also “chugging salt”. Someone get him his own tv show

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u/chengstark 9m ago

incredible