MRE claims victory in 'Slaughter Across the Water'

Eastport outpulls Annapolis in annual tug-of-war contest

By ERIN COX, Staff Writer

Published 11/08/09

The Maritime Republic of Eastport won its annual assertion of supremacy yesterday by the only measure that matters: cold, hard victory in the epic tug-of-war contest.

By Shannon Lee Zirkle — The Capital The Maritime Republic of Eastport claimed its ninth victory in the 12th annual “Slaughter Across the Water” tug-of-war yesterday between Annapolis and Eastport. From right to left, Mike Macri, Kenneth Tubbs, Craig Medley and Brian Antal all unsuccessfully pulled for Annapolis in the “Guns and Hoses” match between the Annapolis Police Department and the Eastport Fire Company.

SLIDESHOW

Tug-of-War

Annapolis takes on the Maritime Republic of Eastport in the 12th annual "Slaughter Across the Water."

Sure, the fun-loving members of the satirical Eastport democracy have anecdotal evidence of superiority: more eccentric parties, higher beer-per-capita consumption, their own Declaration of Independence (from "Annapolis Proper"), and an 8-2-1 record against Annapolis in the "Slaughter Across the Water" series.

But those two losses burned scars into the society's ego, and they were wont to let another loss slip away into Annapolis Harbor,...

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Let it be declared - 2009-11-09 08:18:39

That Josh Cohen was not the preferred Mayoral choice of the Great and Glorious most perfect of all sovereigns, MRE!! Josh now lives in the land of socks, where dogs are not allowed at work and self-importance is more popular than beer.

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