Brass Tacks

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They may be “street fighters,” but they back down when the cops arrive.

We’re referring, of course, to those wacky renegades at Mezzina/Brown, whose hooligan-themed promo materials may be a hit in New York but raised some hackles after a recent pitch in Pittsburgh.

As staffers prepared to board a flight back to New York, David Kreinik was stopped at the X-ray machine. The offending item in his carry-on? Brass-knuckle paperweights, sitting suggestively next to a guide titled “Street Fighting for Marketers.”



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