Who here remembers the 1999 Seattle riots?

[TheMightyFavog]

[Omphaloskepsis]

1. I took the bus from Eugene..

For peaceful purposes.

[Missy Vixen]

2. I'm a Seattle native

I don't think we'll ever forget them.

Julie

[Broken_Hero]

3. I sure as hell do...

I just arrived at a pool hall, and the three tvs had the riots on...I stopped in my tracks, and started ordering brews...I knew this was going to last a while...:)

[SeattleGirl]

4. I sure do. Still pisses me off to think about it.

:nuke:

[Roon]

5. What were they rioting about? eom

[flamingyouth]

6. Uh, I do. I was surrounded by tear gas for several days in my apartment.

My favorite was this one guy, amidst all the signs, cardboard turtles and chaos, he just held this sign that read, "GABBA GABBA HEY." I loved that guy. :D

[Downtown Hound]

7. I saw someone doing something similar to that once

at a "breakaway" demonstration (one of those marches that intentionally breaks away from the designated protest route). In the midst of tear gas, arrests, and all kinds of angry shouting, this guy was holding up a sign that said, "I LIKE PIZZA!"