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O Caption! My Caption! Folks in Spain smash tomatoes as they wait for delivery of a million liters of vodka, a dump-truck full of Worcestershire, and an oil drum full Tabasco, for the world’s largest bloody mary. Or, maybe not. Maybe they’re just playing “ketchup ball…” Whatever, they’re probably figuring this beats the hell out of running with the bulls at Pamplona. Drop us your captions via Post a Comment. 
Revellers are covered in tomato pulp during the annual “Tomatina” (tomato fight) in the Mediterranean village of Bunol, near Valencia, August 30, 2006. The origin of the tomato fight is disputed – everyone in Bunol seems to have a favourite story – but most agree it started around 1940, in the early years of the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo
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The Wall
Anybody told these people that Franco is still dead?
Strawberry daiquiri night at the vomitorium?
ew.
I’ll have the large pepperoni pizza with extra cheese and Gallagher sauce.
The sauce bolonaise tastes great and has such wonderful big chunks.
When you swim the 1000m freestyle in tomato sauce you’re gonna cramp up.
WARNING: Keep fingers and hands outside the rotating blades.
Parmasian cheese. My kingdom for some parmasian cheese.
The world’s largest drink blender has a wardrobe malfunction.
Trust me. Tomato wine will never catch on. Tomato vodka, though
Dear Reuters,
Please send lots and lots of roast chilis, diced onions and blue corn tortillas. I’ve got the munchies like you would not believe. Tequila, marguerita mix, a few tons of ice and a really big punch bowl would be nice too.
Thanks.
Love,
your fan.
It would be easy to dispose of a body
ew.
again.
You’d think there would be a profit from tourism with an event like this but each year Bunol ends up in the red.
And so, Peter Benchley was inspired.
You saucy wench.
Bunol, Spain. The one city on earth where having garlic breath can be a major plus.
Holy cannole, Batman!
The best seats are behind home plate during a fast-pitch tomato game.
The headwaters of the Heinz secret underground pipeline lie somewhere downhill.
Are the tomatoes suddenly getting warmer?
i´m spanish and “la tomatina” is one of the funniest parties i´ve ever seen. Next year you should visit Valencia, is a must!