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Old Oct 25, 2012, 8:51 am
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jamm
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Originally Posted by sk3
This story will not die. From the NY Times on Tuesday (Oct 23rd):

Buon Appetito, but Not Next to the Monuments
“You wouldn’t eat a pizza and drop tomato sauce all over the steps of the White House in Washington.”
That would summarize pretty well the contest.

Btw, I just run into this, unfortunately only few parts of the video are in english. So far until now only 7 people have been fined, as the police officer states. Vietato mangiare sui gradini di Piazza di Spagna

Funny answers from the tourists...
^ for the man at 1:41
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