Add Doing A Gymnastics Routine On Scaffolding To The List Of Batshit Crazy Things People Do In New York City

Girl 1 : "Hey it's Friday night ... do you want to do anything in the city tonight? 

Girl 2 : " Sure let's hit dinner and a bar maybe just keep it loose" 

Girl 1 : "Great I'll call Girl 3 and we can all go together" 

Girl 3 (after dinner and the bar): "Hey you know what would be fun? Doing a High Bar routine on that makeshift scaffolding over there! " 

What Girl and 2 actually said : "That's awesome! Let's Tik Tok it! " 

What Girl 1 and 2 should have said : "ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE?" 

Wild wild scene . There's no chance this girl was from NY City because you cannot walk past those makeshift scaffolding setups that seem to be on every single street, and think it's safe. No disrespect to the union boys (and girls) but swinging and doing a 360 on something that could come down in 2 seconds? No thanks. You must be a clear eyed and bushy tailed out of towner to have that kind of optimism in the strength of the scaffolding in this city. 

What's even crazier is that she pulled it off. I guess I commend the confidence, because you don't pull a move that crazy unless you know you can do it. Bonus points for having the smarts to lay down boxes on the ground so your feet don't touch the gross sidewalk. Although, that box is likely covered in piss so your feet touched grossness anyway. 

Quick shoutout to the 96 Olympics team ... that summer I remember watching the Kerri Strug thing live. I also think Dominique Moceanu is my favorite name ever for an athlete. Probably said it to myself 585949 times if gymnastics comes up. 

Those girls were true Americans.