International Pillow Fight Day landson April 2 this class . And while this sacred occasion is all about whop your do it ones with your favorite feather - fill weapon of choice , remember to use caution : Pillow fight can lead to some serious trouble . Do n’t think us ? Here are some example of clip pillow fights shoot a turn for the bad , rip direct from the headlines .
1. “Fights Postponed”
In 1896 , a carnival prize fight between pugilists named Fitzsimmons and Maher had to be put over when " Maher came in here this morning with a badly inflamed eye,“The New York Timesreported [ PDF ] . Maher claimed the inflammation was a resolution of dirt from training , but the Fitzsimmons party insisted it was from a pillow fight Maher enter in under " Vassar College rule " with his trainer . no matter , Maher claimed he could not fight down until the follow Monday .
2. “[Boy] Tumbles Out Window During Pillow Fight, but Recovers and Asks for Ice Cream”
In 1921 , theNew York Tribunereportedthat a 4 - class - quondam boy named Charles Hunton fall from his building after feature a pillow fight with his brother , Arthur . Although Charles was knock unconscious , a hospital examination found no broken bones or interior injuries . When asked how he was feeling , the boy casually said he was “ okay , ” then told his mom to " get me some methamphetamine hydrochloride ointment . "
3. “Wealthy Boy Received His Injuries in a Pillow Fight”
In this hard - off bulletin from 1905,The New York Timesprovided the unspoilt news that William Ziegler , Jr. , heir to the " great Ziegler land , " was recovering nicely after a pillowy kerfuffle with his school chums — thank good !
4. “Hurt in Pillow Fight”
According to theNewcastle Morning Herald and Miners ' Advocate , a adolescent son was hurt during a pillow fight in 1948 . Don Hewitt have a nasty cut on his brow after being struck by a light shade , which is clear a violation of pillow fight etiquette .
5. “The Parliamentary Pillow Fight”
TheGippsland Mercuryreported a disorderly scene in the Australian House of Representatives in 1914 . The majority political party had become peeved with what it discover as obstruction from the opposition , so it declare oneself an all - night session of parliament . Members of the absolute majority were give blanket and pillow so they could doze off , but foe members were n’t so lucky . It quickly became apparent that the two sides were even high-risk at sharing linen paper than they were at construct a consensus .
agree to theNorth westerly Courier , the opposing sides were shortly fighting over pillow and blanket . A wire story described the scene as " a battle royal , recalling nursery days … soon almost the whole membership of the house was stray on the level , wrestling , hitting , and claw . "
6. “Pillow Fight a Fluffy Legal Case”
A pillow fight with 50 participants led to a court day of the month in Vermont in 2009 . TheBurlington Free Presssaid the Facebook - schedule issue endure about two minutes before a policeman strolled by and apprehend a single pillow pugilist . The battler was given a quotation for disorderly behaviour , despite no property damage or injury .
7. “Featherweights: Detroit Police Halt Pillow Fight”
Leave it to the law to ruin yet another unspoiled pillow fight . In 2009 , another public pillow fight planned at Campus Martius Park was close down before it even began . The Associated Press said constabulary arrived at the scene and ship likely fighters home . Detroit law representative James Tate said the issue was n’t the fight that they were concerned with — it was the potential killing .
8. “He’s Convicted in Pillow Fight”
In 1956,The Baltimore Sunreported that37 - year - old Thomas Ruby was convict of violation — with a pillow . It was John Ruby , the assailant ’s blood brother , who agitate the charges , say he was hit with a pillow and strangled at 2:30 a.m. Thomas was said to have piled up 50 to 60 charges for standardised offense .
A translation of this article originally ran in 2015 ; it has been updated for 2022 .
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