Anyway, now that we have the atmosphere down (for those of you who haven't been to Burlington), it's time to describe the insanity. These people were rowdy!! The man in the picture (whoever the hell he is) was having a birthday. His friends bought him a cake, and instead of eating it, they smeared it all over him. Now, this was no simple food fight. This was like food wrestling (as in mud wrestling)! It had been a very hot day that day, so you can only imagine how much that cake melted in the sun. It was stuck in his hair, all over his clothes, you name it. It was everywhere.
As if this man wasn't odd enough, his friends literally took the cake (bad pun intended). One guy kept bragging about how he was a real man because he lived in the woods. In a strange tone of voice, he told me all about how only real men shit in the woods and wipe with their hand. Oh, and did I mention he was hitting on me?
Another friend of his was the most violent hippy I've ever met. He was huge, mad, and too drunk to stand. The guy kept picking fights with his friends and everyone around. He wasn't kidding, either. They had to hold him back when a friend of mine showed up because of an insignificant disagreement. Anyway, they were all crazy.
When I took this picture, the guy had been rolling around on the ground with his friend, Mr. "I live in the woods". They were both shooting snot rockets at each other and throwing grass. Then, some creepy old guy showed up with half eaten chicken. They treated him like he was the messiah for providing food. They also shared it with a random dog. These people were not squeamish about putting chicken bones in their mouths after a dog had just chewed on them. When this guy put the bones in his nose and ears, I couldn't resist taking a picture.
In case anyone is wondering how he washed all of this off... he later jumped in the water fountain notorious for being a bathroom and a vomitorium for the homeless.
How is that for disgusting?
