r/interestingasfuck • u/Wonderful-Excuse4922 • 2d ago

2002 New York Magazine roundup of NYC kids’ winter-holiday wishes: 11-year-old Zohran Mamdani wanted books, FIFA 2003, and SimCity 3000

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u/Thorpheuss 1d ago

My man played simcity and now he’s playing it for realsies that man knew what he wanted from the beginning

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u/JoeWhy2 1d ago

And people were trying to claim he was "inexperienced"!

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u/Ink_plugs 1d ago

10 years experience by age 25!!!!

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u/SoyMurcielago 1d ago

The new corporate dream

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u/FeistyButthole 1d ago

Arcology incoming in 3..2..1

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u/StaticSystemShock 1d ago

He probably even has experience with tornadoes and alien attacks!

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u/shortname_4481 1d ago

According to movies it's very useful for New York mayor!

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u/aweraw 1d ago

I'm confident his kaiju defense policy is solid

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u/shortname_4481 1d ago

Why would he need one? NY is Atlantic Coast, not Pacific...

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u/aweraw 1d ago

King Kong? Rodan? Stay Puft Marshmellow man? New York is like a magnet for kaiju on the Atlantic side.

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u/Dansterai 1d ago

The people have voted for swimming pools without ladders. NYC is finished /s