Vandals smear refried beans at AZ capitol

[Enrique]

http://www.azfamily.com/news/Swastikas-painted-with-beans-found-on-Capitol-grounds-92091314.html

PHOENIX -- Investigators are looking into a case of vandalism at the state Capitol, sparked by the newly signed anti-illegal-immigration law.

Capitol police arrived on the scene at about 6 a.m., after a swastika was found smeared on the glass doors of the House and Senate buildings.

While it first looked like mud on the doors, it turned out be refried beans.

On the sidewalk, beans were used to write "AZ=Nazi," again with a swastika.

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[OneTenthofOnePercent]

1. LOL, refried beans.

Proof positive that Mexicans don't only eat refried beans...
They vandalize stuff with it too. :rofl:

[benld74]

2. Oooh man, imagine that during the 110 degree summer, YIKES!

[ClarkUSA]

3. That gets the point across alright. n/t

[itsrobert]

4. UNREC

Vandalism is not funny.

[Enrique]

8. what if it were guacamole?

:shrug:

[Lost4words]

14. if it hasnt turned brown yet,.. get some chips!!!

love them avacados, yes I do.

[Lost4words]

10. what was damaged? until refried beans come with a spray nozzel we are safe.

but I guess AZ has some soap and water,....

[Dappleganger]

28. Right, not like eggs which leave a stain. nt

[WolverineDG]

36. eggs + flour = bad news

:scared:

really want to mess someone up? eggs & flour.

dg

[Lost4words]

11. but a cream pie to the face is humor.

[jobycom]

13. So I was working at 3 AM last week and heard a sound outside my office window.

We have about two acres of shops and warehouses behind us. Someone had tagged "GO SE CHAPPS!" across one of our warehouses. If I'd looked out the window, I'd have seen them doing it.

My boss is still laughing about it. Says they'd have painted me if I'd fallen asleep. So it can be funny. :)

[petronius]

34. What does that even mean?

:shrug:

Glad your boss is amused - if he was a jerk he could have tried to find a way to blame you for not noticing...

[jobycom]

37. It means the post I responded to was taking things way too seriously.

Calling what was done "vandalism" and therefore denouncing such a potent statement was disingenuous. I responded to such a non-sequitur with one of my own.

[petronius]

39. What I meant was: what does "GO SE CHAPPS!" mean?

:shrug:

[jobycom]

40. Oh, that. One of the cops thought it was a south Austin gang.

:shrug: Sounds more like a sports team or school, but the only thing we could think of was Westlake Chapparels, and then the SE doesn't make sense.

[hootinholler]

41. It's either English English or CHAMPS written by a teabagger n/t

[foxfeet]

5. What, no rice?

Maybe next time.

[saltpoint]

6. I see a certain cohesive integrity at work, actually. Into the Colonial

harbor went the tea; onto the Arizona Statehouse go the beans.

I can't openly advocate defacing public buildings but as gestures go, this one has a very historical dynamic.

[Cleita]

19. How is this defacing if it can be hosed off? n/t

[saltpoint]

20. I have no idea, Cleita. LOL! I don't know if there is a bean-smearing

statute on the books in Arizona.

[izquierdista]

24. It will melt them

Remember in the movie when Dorotea grabbed the cazuela of refried beans and threw it on the bruja?

[saltpoint]

27. In what movie? I need more clues.

[izquierdista]

32. Don't let blue gingham fool you, she trouble!

[saltpoint]

43. Ahhhh. THAT movie.

Good lord, where is my brain!?

[Cleita]

29. Perhaps it will go down in history as the Beaner Rebellion.

:rofl:

[saltpoint]

30. LOL. I love the creative brains of it. I just love it.

One blast with the hose and the building's good as new, but in the meanwhile, I love whoever cooked this idea up.

[defendandprotect]

22. Agree -- quite an exaggeration -- but the symbolism can't be missed!!

[Gormy Cuss]

7. Vandalism is bad, but this is LOL creative.

Refrito swastikas -- now that's a combo I never would have envisioned.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

17. wrong reply - self delete (n/t)

[jobycom]

9. Pretty effective in the satirical grafitti department.

Y'all can moan about the evils of vandalism all you want, I give this one a thumb's up. Clean-up will be no harder than a good spring day of pollen and bird poop, anyway. (assuming there was no more permanent damage).

[tallahasseedem]

16. Exactly...

this was just...awesome!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. REC

Vandalism is funny.

[tallahasseedem]

15. Refried beans, yummy!

This is great, plus it can be cleaned up!

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

18. Go Burrito Bombing - In protest of AZ immigration!

Burrito Bombing: the act of hurling unwrapped bean burritos from vehicles at stationary or moving targets.
The goal is to travel an intermediate speed and "shot put" the burrito away from the car --> let the forward momentum from the car's movement guide the burrito into the unsuspecting target. SPLAT! If the burrito is "thrown" or the vehicle is traveling too fast there is a great risk the burrito will come apart and you'll be covered in burrito guts. Taco bell has cheap bean burritos. Burrito Supremes make especially nice splats but cost more. Covertables are the ideal operational platform.

Points awarded as follows:
pedestrians (front torso/face) & pets = -10pts
Residences/businesses = 5pts
Signs/mailboxes = 10pts
parked cars = 15pts
pedestrian (rear/backside) = 20pts
Limousines or Classic vehicles = 30pts
Cyclists/skaters/hippies* = 40pts
Law Enforcement Officer/car = 100pts & aggravated assault (do not pass go, do not collect $200)

*10 point penalty still applies if cyclist/skater/hippie is struck in the front torso.
**Target scoring is compounded. (ie: A hippie park ranger on his mtn bike hit in the face is worth 40+100+40-10 = 170pts)

[Karenina]

26. Thanks for checking in!

[Cybergata]

35. As a hippie, I protest!

We who have chosen to live off little should not be burrito bombed. I say BURRITO BOMB THE RICH! There should be extra points for hitting a member of the Arizona congress. There should be extra points for burrito bombing the governor of Arizona.

[defendandprotect]

21. Nice response . . . don't see "refried beans" as a crime - - symbolic, that's all...

[BakedAtAMileHigh]

23. when refried beans are outlawed

only outlaws will have refried beans! Viva la Raza!

[seattle_blue]

25. Good thing it was not Kimchi

I'm just saying......:dilemma:

[Beetwasher]

31. Mmmmmm "Vandalism"

n/t

[Cybergata]

33. It isn't vandalism if . . .

it can be washed away with water from a garden hose. If it was spray painted or the windows were broken, then it is vandalism. Oh no, the bean vandals or at it again! ;-) My depression era parents would be upset with me for wasting beans if I were a bean vandal.

[yellowcanine]

38. I like it. Slogan of those protesting law could be "Beans, not Bullets!"

[HopeHoops]

42. Well, at least it is clever, easy to clean, and biodegradable.

[brendan120678]

44. So when is the use of ...

a swastika as political protest acceptable, and when is it taboo?

Shouldn't it always be frowned upon?