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Title: San Francisco dog owners plan to ‘leave a gift’ for right-wing protesters: Poop
Post by: Suppressed on August 25, 2017, 09:30:53 pm
San Francisco dog owners plan to ‘leave a gift’ for right-wing protesters: Poop
By Samantha Schmidt August 25 at 4:39 AM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/25/san-francisco-dog-owners-plan-to-leave-a-gift-for-right-wing-protesters-poop


It all started as a joke, a borderline “absurd” idea from a San Francisco artist who goes by the name Tuffy Tuffington. Yes, really.

As he was walking his dogs in Golden Gate Park last week, he stewed over white nationalist movements and the recent violence in Charlottesville. As he did, a right-wing group was in the midst of planning an upcoming “free speech” rally in San Francisco, and Tuffington wanted to find a way to peacefully push back.

“My dogs were doing their business,” Tuffington, 45, said, “and I was struck with the image of a bunch of alt-right folks stomping around in a field of poop.”

So he decided to make a Facebook event with a group of about 15 friends, encouraging them to “leave a gift for our Alt-Right friends” in Crissy Field, a public park near the Golden Gate Bridge where the rally is planned for Saturday.

“Take your dog to Crissy Field and let them do their business and be sure not to clean it up!” he wrote in the event description. It encourages dog owners to stop by the park Friday night or Saturday morning before the rally, which is planned by the group Patriot Prayer. By Saturday night or Sunday morning, organizers plan to return to the park to clean up the poop.

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Title: Re: San Francisco dog owners plan to ‘leave a gift’ for right-wing protesters: Poop
Post by: Suppressed on August 25, 2017, 09:31:16 pm
@Freya  Uh, not sure whether it warrants a ping.
Title: Re: San Francisco dog owners plan to ‘leave a gift’ for right-wing protesters: Poop
Post by: Gefn on August 25, 2017, 09:44:50 pm
Um.... no.  Poop does not ping.
Besides, how do you know it's canine poo? It might be Mr. Hankey.

@Suppressed 💩
Title: Re: San Francisco dog owners plan to ‘leave a gift’ for right-wing protesters: Poop
Post by: GtHawk on August 25, 2017, 11:21:13 pm
Dog poop, people poop, it's San Francisco the big pile of poop by the bay.
Title: Re: San Francisco dog owners plan to ‘leave a gift’ for right-wing protesters: Poop
Post by: Applewood on August 25, 2017, 11:28:43 pm
I should donate the deposit some moron's dog left in my driveway this morning.
Title: Re: San Francisco dog owners plan to ‘leave a gift’ for right-wing protesters: Poop
Post by: mountaineer on August 25, 2017, 11:30:06 pm
Dog poop, people poop, it's San Francisco the big pile of poop by the bay.
The city government of San Francisco should consider making a pile of poop the symbol of their lovely stinking metropolis.
Title: Re: San Francisco dog owners plan to ‘leave a gift’ for right-wing protesters: Poop
Post by: Emjay on August 25, 2017, 11:32:05 pm
@Freya  Uh, not sure whether it warrants a ping.

Innocent dogs should not be used to promote hate.  Dogs are lovers, not haters.
Title: Re: San Francisco dog owners plan to ‘leave a gift’ for right-wing protesters: Poop
Post by: Gefn on August 25, 2017, 11:37:06 pm
Innocent dogs should not be used to promote hate.  Dogs are lovers, not haters.

 goopo