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Monday, June 29, 2009
Events The Mercury: Assaulting Defenseless People for Fun!
Posted by Sarah Mirk on Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 4:15 PM
I just want to say a big "thanks!" to the many hundreds of people who stopped by our awesome booth at Multnomah County Bike Fair on Saturday. Special big thanks to the brave people who participate in the track stand contest, withstanding thirty seconds of intense water balloon bombardment from the feisty crowd in exchange for a cool multi-tool prize from Bike Gallery.
It has always been a personal fantasy of mine to pelt trackstanders (those people stop at stop lights and twitch back and forth rather than putting a foot down) with water balloons and you helped make my dreams come true! And more so! One of the first winners was this guy with a seriously broken arm, who could not be talked out of sitting dangerously atop his bike while children with Mercury-supplied water balloons assaulted the shit out of him. Good job, guy! Next year we'll have water balloons AND waivers.
More ridiculous photos below the cut!
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That being said, the MCBF needed a way better food selection. Hot dogs and donuts just aren't cutting it. Where were the taco trucks?
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