Tomato Throwing Festival Not Happening In West Chester.

I just picked up a few tomatoes at the West Chester Growers Market. I will slice them, sprinkle them with some cheese (no - not velveeta) and sea salt then drizzle some nice olive oil over them. I will then eat them for my lunch.

I will not be throwing them at my family like these people at the Tomato Throwing Festival. Mostly because I only got 5 tomatoes and it would make for a very short festival.

The Tomato Festival does look like a great time though. If I was at that festival I think it would be a great opportunity to throw a rock at someone I don't like without getting caught. How would the catch you? Huh?

I did something similar when I was younger. Everyone was throwing leaves up in the air and there was this kid that I hated so I threw a stick at his head.

The perfect crime.

What? If you knew this kid you would have done the same thing.

As for this festival, I wonder if they ever thought combining it with the Running of the Bulls? It really wouldn't hurt the bulls but I bet it would really piss them off.

West Whiteland Tomato Thief Confession

The following is a confession by West Whiteland Tomato Thief: Denny Throckmorton:

Yes. I admit it. I walked to the back of my property in my West Whiteland home and saw something that I couldn't ignore. In the area by my fence, where I keep my skull collection, I found a tasty treat - tomato escapees as seen in this picture. I have no guilt. I will be chopping off the the sweet fruit and make a tasty salad. I will then march up to my vegetable journal and note that I need one less Burpee seed packet next season. After that, I will kick the door open in my basement and tell my imaginary wife of my accomplishment. She will be proud. We will proceed to the Exton Michael's store and make very sensible purchases of 3 oz votives - (totally unrelated to the tomato story above -but..that's how she is) . We will then retire for the night.