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MARCH 20 - Call For An Overweight Lard Ass Bloc
by Richard Simmons
Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2004 at 4:33 PM
information on a Overweight XXXL Big Bad Fat Ass You Ain't Moving Me bloc for the March 20th mass march and rally, part of pittsburgh regional convergence against war and occupation.
March 20 Pittsburgh Call for a Lard-Ass Bloc!
Over the last 15 months, Pittsburgh has taken a vehement stand against Super SIzed Beverages, Extra Large Fries, Happy Meals, and the war and occupation of Iraq. And throughout this struggle, the overweight, heavyset, Two Tons Of Fun, XXXL Transgender transfattyacid mumu wearing chunky and huggable people of size and girth of Pittsburgh have been a constant and enthusiastic contributor to our attempts to stop the war and the assault on our freedom to eat whatever adn whenever we damn well please. One year after the invasion of Iraq, one year after beginning of the end of the slaughter of innocent citizens of Iraq, one year after the onset of military engagements results in the grant of freedom to so many promising Iraqi lives, Pittsburgh will once again take to the streets to register its protest. As the future of this city, this country, and this world, adn the Size Sized Menu at McDonalds, chunky folk must rise up to stop these egregious wrongs and assaults on freedom.
This is a call for the Super Sized of Pittsburgh to join together and combine their accumulated mass to say, “Just You Try And Move Me!” On March 20th, the Anti-Lo-Fat-Menu Committee of the Dave Thomas Mutton Center has organized a march and rally, endorsed by 52 different groups (including the Center For The PRomotion Of The Burka In America, The Islamist Students Association, and The Center For Peace And Injustice, as the centerpiece of the weekend long regional convergence events. More information at the convergence and mass march-rally is available at http://www.pittsburghmarch20.org
The overweight, Super Sized, Big as a Barn Crowd of Pittsburgh and the surrounding region must play a key role in making sure that the message of this event gets through and the even if the police turn the fire hoses on the march, all you will get is a bath. "cause not even a Rachel Corrie memorial Bulldozer could move a line of chunky peaceniks motivated by the free buffet at the end of the rally. In order to accomplish this, the XXXXXL Set must play a visible role in all the activities of the weekend. To this end, we, the XXXL and Loving It from all over the region, from all different socio-economic backgrounds, and from all different types of beliefs (i.e. Is Cheesecake a fruit or vegetable), will march together as a ‘Big Ass Bloc’. We must also participate in other activities during the weekend, especially including the civil disobedience (A non-violent sit-in ... we can be particular helpful at the sit-ins) being organized by the Pittsburgh Organizing Group (http://www.organizepittsburgh.org) to directly attack the snack machine at Carnegie Mellon University. This March 20th, let us take a new step towards stopping the arbitrary limits placed on all-you-can-eat specials at Red Lobster.
The ‘Big Ass Bloc’ will be gathering at 1:00pm at Flagstaff Hill, look for the cheeseburger themed banner.
Let us create the world we want to eat in.
For more information, contact:
PghBigAssAntiLoFat@hotmail.com
Ways to help:
1: Download and pass out flyers at your favorite fast food esstablishment (flyers soon to be released and posted on http://www.pittsburghmarch20.org)
2: Participate in the buffet line civil disobedience trainings being organized for March 19th
3: Talk to sympathetic food service workers about lettign you have freerefills and seconds. Talk to teachers about incorporating the protests of the efforts to do away with the McDonalds Super Sixe Menu into the curriculum.
4: Write letters to the editor mentioning how under funded your O-Dog budget is while 100+ billion is being spent on the South Beach Diet, the Atkins Diet and womens and mens magazines depicting an oppressive image of an undernourished waif or low body fat ego-maniac as the appropriate self image for women and men everywhere.
5: Show up on March 20th and take part in the Big Ass Bloc!
Finally
by Big Bill Haywood
Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2004 at 5:54 PM
I'm so there.
Mmmm...overtime
by Moustaches & Gunbelts
Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2004 at 2:15 AM
We'll be there
pittsburgh.indymedia.org/news/2004/03/12845_comment.php#12857
I am so THERE
by Haystack Calhoun
Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2004 at 3:34 AM
Will there be cookies and cake ?
Previous engagement
by R. Kacsuta
Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2004 at 5:59 AM
I won't be able to make it.
1st Annual Cheesesteak Eating Contest
Southside Steaks and City Paper present...
Southside Steaks is hosting its first annual
Cheesesteak Eating Contest on Saturday
March 20th, 2004.
Participants will have 15 minutes to show us how many cheesesteaks you can eat. The winner of the contest will not only enjoy the thrill of victory, but will also get a year’s supply of cheesesteaks* ABSOLUTELY FREE! The second place winner to receive a City Paper Prize Pack.
Think you have what it takes, hotshot?
Email or fax us your name, address, daytime phone number, and most importantly…
WHY YOU? What’s the most you have ever eaten in a single setting? 20 entrants will be selected to take part in the contest (selected entrants will be contacted on or before 3/15/04).
Fax: 412.316.3387 Attn: Paul K
Must be 18 years of age or older. Year’s supply of cheesesteaks amounts to one (1) cheesesteak per week for 52 consecutive weeks.
The Rules:
20 pre-selected participants will have 15 minutes to eat as many cheesesteaks as they can (including roll, meat, cheese and onions). To keep cheesesteak quality high, only 5 entrants will participate at one time. (Ex. – One round of 5 entrants will eat as much as they can in the 15-minute time frame. Once they have finished, the next 5 entrants will have their 15 minutes to eat.) After all entrants have performed, the winner will be selected.
In the event of a tie, there will be a 5 minute resting period, then sudden-death overtime will come into effect. The first person to finish one more entire cheesesteak shall be declared the winner.
The winner will then win a year’s supply of cheesesteaks.
Safe Bet
by Jimmy the Greek
Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2004 at 6:04 AM
My money's on Beilchich, although Pasquarelli can probably hide alot of cheesesteak under his deep-cover Pirate shirt.
George has been known to participate in 'meat-eating' contests, too, but they tend to be in rest stops and public parks.
I see a marketing opportunity
by Lotta Wooman
Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2004 at 6:16 AM
If you could have the Cheesesteak eating contest at the rally, maybe on the back of a flatbed. You could call it "Cheesesteaks For Peace" or "Eat For Iraq". I would be happy to photcopy some flyers for you. My boss doesn't seem to mind (besides, let him try and stop me).
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by ki
Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2004 at 7:10 AM
humerous. It's good to see the pro-war crowd at least make an attempt at satire. There is a lot of good material in this anti-war events, and breaking that monotony, even if it's done by pro-war folks, is cool.
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by ki
Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2004 at 7:10 AM
humerous. It's good to see the pro-war crowd at least make an attempt at satire. There is a lot of good material in these anti-war events, and breaking that monotony, even if it's done by pro-war folks, is cool.
I'll be there with turn signals on my ass
by R. O'Donnell
Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2004 at 7:21 AM
Dancing a jig.
The city is posting overtime on indymedia?
by R. Mc Neilly Jr.
Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2004 at 9:26 AM
There is a lard-ass bloc at every demo, they're called 'police' I just figured they would hang up their recruiting signs in the break rooms, or the rape rooms at ACJ, or in the bathroom of the Alpine Tavern when they collect their bribes.
The City must really be broke if they need to recruit cops for demos on indymedia.
Where were you guys ?!
by *L*
Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2004 at 4:14 AM
We really could have used your help at the "sit in".
We were there ...
by Mama Cass
Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2004 at 7:54 AM
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But I was so famished I couldn't go on any further without a forklift. I was dying for a ham sandwich. Can we get some catering at these rallies or food tents. Yeah, like at teh carnival. Smoked Sausages, cheesesteaks, funnel cakes.
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