On Saturday, I was walking to GameStop with my woman to find some video games that the two of us could play together.  You know, some type of Mario Kart game where the controls weren’t overly complicated and she’d actually have a chance.  Whatever.  When we made it to the store, though, we saw “crime scene” tapes surrounding the entrance, a bunch of cops, and tons of bees flying around like crazy.  From Kotaku:

The hive was located in a building between 4th Ave and Irving Place; something stirred them up yesterday afternoon. WABC-TV tried making some phone calls to help the GameStop and got the runaround. The cops said go to the fire department, who said call 911, who said call 311, who said call Mayor Bloomberg. For real.

Finally, they got a bee specialist from the NYPD - had no idea they had one on staff - to get rid of the swarm. He used a queen bee’s scent to lure the bees away, but not before they were upsold to a pre-order of Prototype.

So, we never found a game, but seeing the bees all pissed off and flying around while gamers ran around and spazzed out was worth the trip.  Living in New York City really is the f*ckin’ best.

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