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10.9.08 9:39 PM EDT By Ben Popken
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The balls of the famous Wall Street bull got painted blue today. Before they were cleaned, a Gothamist reader snapped this pic. In terms of the creative comic output it’s sparked, this may be the funniest economic meltdown ever.
Wall Street Really Needs Relief [Gothamist]
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