My fight with a subway vagrant led to a standing ovation AND just won me a Mental Floss Contest!
October 9, 2008Thanks Mental Floss, but I am no hero. Just a man.
The good people over at Mentalfloss.com held a subway story contest yesterday and I won. They are giving me a new copy of their yet to be released book, Mental Floss History of the World. 
Umm, yes! I wrote of me sparring with a religious man. The story involves zombies and jesus and yelling and clapping. Sorry, this one is void of nudity. Read my winning entry yourself.
Also, here are some unrelated cool pictures. More posts on their way. I know the difference between frequent and regular. This blog is neither.
That looks like a comfy sweater. My brothers cat would love it.
My brothers cat would love this one more. SOMEtimes if you puff out your chest and think of heavy things like anvils, even if you are tiny, you can scare off someone or something bigger. I had one of these strapped on during my subway story.
Also, a shout to Pravina for giving my www.danieldannydan.com blog props on her site, ‘One Day I will Sleep, And Sleep Deeply. She is a fun writer herself.
Daniel Berman is a cartoonist/ writer/ actor & producer living in New York City. 
Just a man? You are too humble, my friend. You are not just a man. You are a contest winner, and an inspiration to millions. The next time I hear the weird hymn-singing guy on my Metro train, I’m going to launch into a throaty rendition of In-A-Godda-Da-Vida, including singing all guitar solos. Hell, I’ll sing the drum solos too. And my grateful traveling companions will have only you to thank.
We don’t stand silently holding onto a rail and waiting to be transported to a location close enough to walk to work while pretending to read a newspaper so as to avoid eye contact with strangers (and simultaneously checking out the attractive women-folk) in the middle of their churches. They have no business snake-handling, fun-trashing, hands-laying, revelation-threatening, or otherwise churching it up in the middle of our subways.
There’s only one church I need, and that’s the church of Dan, hero, contest winner. Can I get an AMEN?!?
That’s a great story. How was the review?
I see I never did get that AMEN I asked for.
AAAAAMEN!