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I kept reading just to understand why anyone would willingly walk around, all the time, looking like this:

http://estb.msn.com/i/AB/E27F92B0A904EC9D92B8EE897D0B4.jpg

I also wondered how he'd eat and talk and sleep. I didn't understand what it had to do with startups and hurricanes.

It took a while until I realized that that's not what "wearing a disco ball" means in NY.

Oh wow. My bad.

I meant to say "Disco ball necklace". I helped at a 70s themed charity event and ended up taking some home the weekend before the hurricane.

In the first picture you can see it, but here is a picture of a box of them.

http://distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com/63d4661a4fb911e2aa5...

Related: do people "wear disco balls" like that where you are from?!

Please do enlighten me. I read the whole post and am still not sure. Searching the web seems to be polluted by a nail polish brand named 'disco ball'. Is it simply slang for not taking oneself too seriously?

I suspect that he has a little disco ball hanger on a necklace or bracelet or something. I'm sure he'll tell us himself soon enough.

Sorry if I'm being obtuse ... you did see the large photograph at the top of this blog post showing the author wearing said disco ball necklace, drinking milk?

http://i.imgur.com/DdeDfzyl.jpg

I had seen the picture, but I had totally missed the necklace. Thank you.

"Is it simply slang for not taking oneself too seriously?"

That kind of works actually. I'll see if I can get it to stick, haha.

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