Pillow Fights anyone??

Hundreds of San Franciscans braved the rain and descended on Justin Herman Plaza on Monday night(Valentine’s Day)  to participate in the annual pillow fight in The City. The event attracts folks from miles around to participate. And no one seemed to be complaining. People even seemed to enjoy the rain.  On the other state of USA, North Carolina, there was another pillow fight going on. But this one was specifically anti-valentine’s day. Now I don’t know if they were against the day or  just some lonely singles. ((http://ashvegas.squarespace.com/journal/2011/2/9/anti-valentines-day-flash-mob-pillow-fight-at-the-vance-monu.html)

But the surprising thing was that this event was organized by an event organizer called Flash Mob. Well whats surprising you ask? Because, the same day, a pillow fight was going on in Kathmandu(Patan Durbar Square). Guess who the event organizers were? Yes! The Flash Mob Kathmandu.  Their  description about the event read something like this:

“From the people who brought you this event: http://vimeo.com/9458580

A fight of epic hilarity, No one will die, Or get hurt!

but
THIS IS WAR
Pillowfight Kathmandu 2011, Feb 14

On February 14, 2011, there’s going to be a pillow fight in one of the most public places in Kathmandu.

Hundreds of total strangers will be acting completely normal until a predetermined time. ABSOLUTELY Normal. And just as the clock strikes a certain time, everyone starts taking their pillows out, and starts hitting friendly shots to other pillow-fighters. The onlookers, who will know NOTHING about the pre-planning, will see just random strangers EVERYWHERE around them hitting each other with pillows.

Randomness is the point.”

Lol!

It had around 250 people attending on the facebook event. So im guessing it must have been good. But hopefully it wasn’t all boys event. That would have been awkward! Also, hopefully they had some ground rules such as:

a)     No hitting in the face!

b)    No heavy pillows!

I don’t know about you but I would have been pretty pissed if I get hit by a dude with a heavy pillow in your FACE!! Anyways here’s hoping you attended, made out alive and even got hit at by a girl/boy and got hit on afterwards.

Also check out the pillow fight that broke out in a  lufthansa aircraft here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8ZTZEvcvNg

and get ready for world pillow fight day on April 2^nd too! According to their website, http://www.pillowfightday.com/, Ireland, Germany, Hungary, USA and so many other countries are lined up already. Who knows Nepal is next! Get your pillow ready. Maybe also invest in a heart shaped pillow. :P

Read more about the sanfrancisco pillow fight at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/02/feathers-fly-during-annual-pillow-fight-san-francisco#ixzz1E0QFkXSU