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Gangs Of Top Hat-Wearing Victorians Exhibit British Kung Fu

Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

The Opening Ceremony is featuring droves of downtrodden workers carrying sections of fencing down a makeshift “English countryside.” This is basically exactly what the equestrian events would look like if horses were abolished.

And then, all of a sudden, VICTORIAN TOP HAT GANGS OF NEW YORK-STYLE BRITISH GANGS!

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OH NO! LOOK OUT! THE ABRAHAM LINCOLNS ARE WIELDING THEIR KUNG FU!

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ADVANCE TOWARD US, KNAVE. ADVANCE TOWARD US.

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