Idiots ran through Long Island City this weekend. Seriously.

It must be so wonderful having a trust fund and being able to spend all your time making a public fool of yourself with all your other self-involved idiot friends.

I love it!

I agree with #3. I would probably never do it myself but I was driving over the Pulaski when they were going into Brooklyn and I got a kick out of the whole spectacle. I bet this will become a parade in the future.

Any idea when Dutchkills will open? i’m thirsty for a $15 drink.

I’m trying to figure out exactly what it is about Idiotrod that really turns me off. The “look at me, I’m so goddamn ironic” thing really makes me want to puke. Also, I see lots of corny white people. The Mermaid parade and the Halloween parade –at least in their early years — had the kind of improvised, multiethnic, anything goes vibe I love about old New York. This Idiotrod is too pat, too clean, too self-conscious — way too “new” New York for my blood.

I don’t get the idiotarod- it doesn’t interest me- but if people find it enjoyable so be it. But more importantly why are all the idiots so upset about people insulting them? No offense- but it’s called IDIOTarod. Obviously- people are dressed up traipsing through the streets doing idiotic things for the purpose of entertainment. If they can’t handle the criticism then don’t be a part of it… you idiot.

more trust funds per capita: participants in the Idiotrod or owners in the big towers?

my money is on the towers.

Idiotrod — it’s only just mildly amusing in an embarrassing kind of way. I’m all in favor of genuine, spontaneous idiocy and quirkiness. I’ve always found oddballs in the city interesting, like the guy who peeled carrots at Union Square and died this week and the assorted other nutters who make spectacles of themselves. They are endearing because they are for real. Participants of the Idiotrod, on the other hand, seem like cornballs who just put on the act for a day. They are unlovable because they are fakers. They are the equivalent of an all-kazoo band — FUN-NY! Or those Ice Capade cartoon characters dressed up in big, fluffy costumes who do their act for the Upper East Side kids dragged by their parents to Madison Square Garden. No one really likes them. Kids would rather play a kazoo by themselves or watch the real Bugs Bunny on TV, not some actor in a costume skating around like an ass.