September 4, 2007: Tomatina 2007

It's that time of year again - time for the annual Tomatina tomato battle in Bunol, Spain.



As a reminder - in case you're new to IotD or something - this festival involves tens of thousands of people battling it out with hundreds of thousands of tomatoes.



Pictures of the battle are interesting enough...



...it's the aftermath shots which are the most fun.



The people are always completely exhausted.



And drowning in tomato soup.

IotD's previous Tomatinos:
2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002

My very favorite festival. Thanks, UT.

Welcome home IOTD!

it's the Attack of the Tomato Killers!!!

I get it. You have been a little behind with the IotD so now you are trying to KETCHUP! lol!!!

Toad, can we put this guy on salary?

Sheldonrs;381590 wrote:

I get it. You have been a little behind with the IotD so now you are trying to KETCHUP! lol!!!

That was awful.

And by that I mean awfully good.

And the Italians are like:

"Mama mia, what a waste of sauce!!!!!!"

Ah, another Cellar Tradition Observed, the yearly Running of the Tomatoes.

I like in the 5th picture how there is a slipper covered (and probably filled) with tomato, just kinda chillin' there.

Look! Even giant's Pizza has stray olives and mushrooms and precious little cheese.

monster;381736 wrote:

Look! Even giant's Pizza has stray olives and mushrooms and precious little cheese.

Wonder how the "meat" tastes.

Undoubtedly, the "meat" prolly tastes very tomato-y ;)

Not to be confused with the wallpaper that comes with the new Taliban Operating System.

Brianna;381752 wrote:

Undoubtedly, the "meat" prolly tastes very tomato-y ;)

And very ASSidic too.

Sheldonrs;381750 wrote:

Wonder how the "meat" tastes.

Looks like it's the pits!

Oh that reminds me, I need to put tomato sauce on my shopping list.:D

Perhaps he's just regretting persuading her to party while her friend was in town?

How long you think before IOTD is able to cover a festival for every day of the year?

We could kick that off with an IOTD Festival.

Thank god nobody hosts a watermelon festival! :eek:

chrisinhouston;381995 wrote:

Thank god nobody hosts a watermelon festival! :eek:

A few years ago I attended the Jack-O-Launch. Equipment included trebuchets, catapults and compressed air cannons for shooting pumpkins up to 1200 feet.

chrisinhouston;381995 wrote:

Thank god nobody hosts a watermelon festival! :eek:

Perhaps less dangerous but surely less desirable would be a chicken giblets festival......

Not for the chicken...

monster;382093 wrote:

Perhaps less dangerous but surely less desirable would be a chicken giblets festival......

You've inadvertently hit upon the exact reason why the cotton ball festival failed so miserably.

Flint;381593 wrote:

Toad, can we put this guy on salary?

Perhaps you could create a Sheldon Hall of Fame thread.....

.....

Cellar Fag Lines?


Jeez I kill myself........ :p

monster;382271 wrote:

Perhaps you could create a Sheldon Hall of Fame thread.....

.....

Cellar Fag Lines?


Jeez I kill myself........ :p

:-) I thought this WAS the Sheldon Hall Of Fame!

And I think it should be called HOMOgination