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Undertoad

08-27-2003 12:36 PM

8/27/2003: Tomatina 2003

http://cellar.org/2003/tomatina2003a.jpg

It's the annual Tomatina Festival in Spain, the last Wednesday of every August. The IotD has seen it before, but this glorious event deserves full coverage every year.

Tens of thousands of revelers do battle with over-ripe tomatoes. Here a truck backs up with fresh ammo.

http://cellar.org/2003/tomatina2003b.jpg

99% of the mass is men, all shirtless and stuff, which makes me wonder if it's considered a guy-watching event, for visually-oriented guy-watchers.

http://cellar.org/2003/tomatina2003f.jpg

But this year there were also a few gals spotted in the crowd.

http://cellar.org/2003/tomatina2003c.jpg

http://cellar.org/2003/tomatina2003d.jpg

And after, with the streets full of pulp and juice, it's a good kind of tired.

http://cellar.org/2003/tomatina2003e.jpg

warch

08-27-2003 12:56 PM

Salsa dancing!

dave	08-27-2003 01:21 PM

Holy smokes on that second to last one. I'd move to Spain in a heartbeat for that.

smed	08-27-2003 02:13 PM

I know who that is...

Quote:

Originally posted by dave
Holy smokes on that second to last one. I'd move to Spain in a heartbeat for that.

oh-my! It's MaryAnn! She got off the Island at last...and looking lovely as ever!
Ginger couldn't hold a candle to her timeless beauty.

LUVBUGZ

08-27-2003 02:23 PM

Watch out UT, Quzah the Vegan might turn you in for supporting veggie abuse (BTY, I know tomatoes are actually fruit;) )

xoxoxoBruce

08-27-2003 05:46 PM

Right on, Smed..er..Sir Smed.:beer:
Thanks UT, super set.:D

elSicomoro

08-27-2003 05:56 PM

An MSNBC story on the event.

chrisinhouston

08-29-2003 08:52 AM

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Thanks for the timely posting of the tomato images. Reminds me that we just up the last jar of home canned tomatoes. Better get the canner out and start boiling!

tjennings

08-29-2003 09:59 AM

I'm surprised they haven't made this into one of those reality shows that are all the rage now. They could call it "Spaghetti (straps) with Meathead sauce"

dar512

09-03-2003 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by LUVBUGZ
Watch out UT, Quzah the Vegan might turn you in for supporting veggie abuse (BTY, I know tomatoes are actually fruit;) )

There's a wonderful folk song "Carrot Juice is Murder" by the Arrogant Worms - it made me snort my soda the first time I heard it.

Lyrics here:

http://www.letssingit.com/arrogant-w...r-sdnfw88.html

mp3 here:

http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/cds/36/36858.html

e unibus plurum

09-06-2003 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dave
Holy smokes on that second to last one. I'd move to Spain in a heartbeat for that.

yeah, but she still throws like a girl...

I'm just a spud boy
looking for that real tomato:D

dave	09-06-2003 08:05 PM

Heh. It's funny, I was going to write tonight and say "It's been two weeks and I'm still in love with her." So thanks for resurrecting the thread. 'Cause man... good lord.

Between her and Lacey Chabert, I would be one happy happy man.

(Of course, I am already, but I can dream, right?)

xoxoxoBruce

09-06-2003 10:10 PM

But Dave, you know somewhere, some guy, is sick of her bullshit.:D

dave	09-08-2003 09:29 AM

But not me yet!

xoxoxoBruce

09-08-2003 07:08 PM

Touche:D

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