| Modern Uses for Tomatoes |
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| Written by Barb Wyre | |
| Tuesday, 05 June 2007 | |
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Rotten tomatoes are generally used as an insult against performers. If a performer does badly on stage (in a comedy act, or a play, for example), one might throw rotten tomatoes at him or her, although in practice, this is done rarely. In contrast, one would throw cheese on stage if a performance were done particularly well. Thanks to Wikipedia for the great references on tomatoes! Goodtimes! Happy Pride!
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| Last Updated ( Thursday, 14 June 2007 ) |
The town of Buñol, Spain, annually celebrates La Tomatina, a festival centered on an enormous tomato fight. Tomatoes are also a popular "non-lethal" throwing weapon in mass protests; and there is a common tradition of throwing rotten tomatoes at bad performers on a stage, although this tradition is more symbolic today. Embracing it for this protest connotation, the Dutch Socialist party adopted the tomato as their logo.
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