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Eli Rosenberg 618 Views May 20, 2011

“Think about it, if the world ends tomorrow it would fix our traffic problems. I don’t think you have to worry about returning library books or parking tickets.”

-- Michael Bloomberg on his weekly radio show today, joking about the coming Apocalypse this weekend. No book laden trip uptown back to the library? No $115 dollar parking tickets? They don't call it the 'Rapture' for nothing.

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