Gay Coral Grinding of '69

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The Gay Coral Grinding of '69 was a tragic collision between Fire Island and Greenwitch Village in 1969.

• Unattached to any tectonic plate, Fire Island is a free-floating island nation. In its gradual drift from Very Long Island, the coral reef surrounding Fire Island happened to snag on the coral reef of Greenwitch Village. This change in momentum jerked Fire Island back, creating further snags between the reefs. The snagging and scraping of the coral reefs continued for several months, creating what felt like earthquakes for both Fire Island's and Greenwitch Village's citizens.
• Natural water-soluble gas deposits in New Yorkie's continental shelf were released as the reef shook the soil it was in. The oil-to-water ratio in the waters between Fire Island and Greenwitch Village increased as the scraping and snagging of the coral increased. Eventually, the mixture was high enough in oil content that the friction of the coral ignited the waters and shot a wall of fire between the two land masses.
• Fundamentalists in the area took the sky of flames as a repetition of the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah (although historical records do not indicate which of Fire Island and Greenwitch Village was compared to which biblical town; survivors of the Grinding say it does not matter since the individuals drawing a comparison were nuts to begin with). They immigrated from the two locations to Jesusland, leaving behind progressives and gay rights' activists. Thus, both locations became known for their high homosexual populations and for being "flaming."
• Once the conflagration died down, it was discovered that both coral reefs had been completely eradicated, eliminating, at last count, 27.5 endangered species, including the gayfish and the seamuncher. Although both lands were in disrepair from the earthquakes that had resulted and fire that had rained down on them, they were no longer caught. Fire Island resumed its island drift and eventually settled down around Oz.