Pillow Fight Anyone?

Yesterday, Saturday April 2nd 2011, was International Pillow Fight Day. Yes, a day after April Fools Day. Was somebody trying to tell somebody something? Calling for a gathering of -- not fools, but a gathering for fun. The were massive pillow fights in cities, in places, around the world! Like there were massive pillow fights in 2008, 2009 and 2010.So this wasn't a sudden breakout of early spring madness, for those in the Northern Hemisphere, and early fall fanaticism for those in the Southern Hemisphere.

International Pillow Fight Day is organized by The Urban Playground Movement which wants to encourage people to make use of public spaces. The Associated Press reports that organizers of the International Pillow Fight Day says there were massive pillow fights in 130 cities.

Public pillow fighting looks like an excellent way to have fun, and to get off a little of out primal aggressive urges. It looks like more fun, and like it is easier to play than football. And as long as people don't start organizing teams and begin year long training regimes, and start giving out prizes, or worst cash awards, and getting sponsors, and selling TV rights, and paying salaries, and turning the best pillow fighters into celebrities, public pillow fighting will probably remain fun.

Video from ITN News: Hundreds of people battled it out with their pillows on the streets of Hong Kong.

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