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Dupont Circle Snowball Fight a Success in the Blizzard of 2010
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by Amy Judd | February 6, 2010 at 01:31 pm
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As the snow continues to fall in Washington DC and the surrounding areas, at least one group of people found a way to have some fun in what is being called the 'blizzard of 2010'.
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Over 5,000 people showed up to take part in the Dupont Circle Snowball fight, organized by a group on Facebook, which started at 2pm and the event was even live streamed on Ustream.
A bar was also set up outside the Dupont Hotel and the police were there to control the crowds.
The organizers, 30-somethings Ami Greener and Michael Lipin, first tried to put together a snowball fight on Facebook during the December snowstorm, but only about a half-dozen friends showed up. This time they tried much harder, getting advice from friends about how to use Twitter and to get the word out.
The group did post a disclaimer that if you took part in the snowball fight it was at your own risk, but the event was a success and was a definite way to have some fun in the snow rather than worry about how much the snow is piling up.
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Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpokeat 14:42 on February 6th, 2010
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at 18:55 on February 6th, 2010
Now that is nice to see. Good for them.
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A. Tranat 19:14 on February 6th, 2010
It was good that they had a fun snowball fight, especially, people in that region don't have that much snow on a frequent basis.
It's nice to know that none of the WDC police panics this time. :)