New York blames New Jersey for stench.

[flvegan]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/09/nyc.odor.ap/index.html

NEW YORK (AP) -- The gas-like odor that hung over Manhattan's streets was gone Tuesday, but city officials were still trying to pinpoint its source -- and eyeing New Jersey.

Charles Sturcken, a spokesman for the city Department of Environmental Protection, said Tuesday that his agency was pretty sure the source of the smell was along New Jersey's industrialized waterfront, just across the Hudson River from New York.

"The way we tracked the dispersion of the smell and the prevailing winds indicates that it came from New Jersey, somewhere near Secaucus," Sturcken said.

The strong odor, detectable from Manhattan's southern tip to well past Central Park, led to some precautionary evacuations, and about a dozen people were taken to hospitals complaining of difficulty breathing, Fire Department spokesman Tony Sclafani.

[T_i_B]

1. I blame the baked beans!

:hide:

[johnnie]

2. Woohoo...fight fight fight!

3 o'clock... at the flagpole.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. I blame the French....

... farting in our general direction.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. Of course, it came from Secaucus. I don't know why this should surprise anybody.

Incidentally, I also came from Secaucus, and smell very nice.

[Little Wing]

5. He who denied it supplied it

:P

[T_i_B]

6. Whoever says the rhyme

committed the crime! :P

[Maine-ah]

8. you smelt it you dealt it!

(please excuse the mis-spelling on this, it's how we said it, lol)

[reformedrepub]

7. It is their fault (sorry Haruka)

You should have seen all the people thinking it was a chem/bio attack,,,That made for a fun day!!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

10. Hey, it came from Secaucus. No apology needed.

[sarge43]

9. And this is something new? n/t

[Deja Q]

11. New Jersey? I first thought The Onion posted the article, but nope - it's CNN!

:spray:

[Book Lover]

12. Oh yeah ... we'll be milking this one for a few weeks!

The bad smell came from Jersey? Like duh!