Jews against the Internet use Internet to broadcast their Citi Field rally

On Sunday, there was crazy traffic around Citi Field. We thought it was because of some big baseball game, but it turns out that the gridlock was caused by the thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who converged upon the stadium to denounce the evils of the Internet. Women watched the event at viewing parties elsewhere using the Internet, according to the New York Times. Isn’t that kind of like a punchline?

More than 40,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews were expected to attend — a sellout in a season where the average attendance at a Mets game has been barely half that.

Oddly enough, some rally attendees even admitted to using the Internet:

Shlomo Cohen, 24, of Toronto, said he used the Internet for shopping, business and staying in touch with friends — “Everyone needs e-mail,” he said.

Then someone reminded him he was at a rally against the Internet. He looked up from his iPhone and was genuinely shocked.