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'U-S-A' Chants Take Over The Subway System (Or Not) After Bin Laden's Death

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - New Yorkers, who at this point are used to various shenanigans on the subways, seem to be divided on the "U-S-A, U-S-A" chant.

Here's the scene that played out beneath Times Square the night Osama bin Laden got killed.

NYC Subway Osama Bin Laden Reaction by FlakeMusic1 on YouTube

The best we can figure out is that when the chant is organic, it seems to take off.

When somebody deliberately tries to get the crowd going, the result is the usual indifference, and scorn.

WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE

USA Chant Fail by Big J Stokes on YouTube

Shut up on the subway, or U-S-A, U-S-A? Sound off in our comments section.

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