| Most of us probably had the odd playful pillow fight | | | | One of the finest examples of the Pillow Fight Club in |
| when growing up, usually with our siblings and | | | | action happened in San Francisco on 14th February |
| occasionally a bit of venom would sneak into the fun. | | | | 2007. After receiving meeting instructions by text and |
| But now battering each other around the head and | | | | over the internet over one thousand people gathered |
| body with a feather-filled weapon is just one of the | | | | outside a major hotel in San Francisco close to the |
| many games played by adults participating in the | | | | Ferry Building - all carrying over-stuffed pillows and |
| worldwide craze known as Street Wars. | | | | itching to participate in the pillow fight to end all pillow |
| Although there are other games such as an extremely | | | | fights. |
| elaborate hide and seek and human Pacman, one of | | | | Within seconds of the official start time of '6.00 p.m. |
| the highlights of the Street Wars craze is undoubtedly | | | | prompt' the participants launched into their mass battle |
| the Pillow Fight Club which originated in San Francisco. | | | | and the air was immediately filled with feathers and |
| However, unlike the Fight Club movie that inspired it, the | | | | raucous laughter. Officious-looking Pillow Fight Club |
| first rule of Pillow Fight Club is that you tell absolutely | | | | 'regulators', wearing yellow hard hats and carrying |
| everyone about the Pillow Fight Club! The second rule | | | | clipboards ensured that participants kept to the simple |
| is that you don't hit anyone who doesn't possess a | | | | rules, but happily no-one needed a reprimand. |
| pillow, unless they expressly invite you to clobber them. | | | | The fluffy 'St. Valentine's Day massacre' in San |
| The only other rules are designed to ensure safety, | | | | Francisco involved the total annihilation of one thousand |
| including not loading your pillow with anything other than | | | | pillows, but unlike its infamous Chicago namesake there |
| feathers and not striking anyone with a pillow who is in | | | | were no deaths or even minor injuries! Everyone who |
| possession of a camera and taking a picture. Like Fight | | | | participated had fun, whacked and got whacked and |
| Club the significantly safer Pillow Fight Club is designed | | | | then slipped off into the night leaving behind a scene of |
| to release pent up anger in a regulated environment, | | | | utter feather devastation. One happy participant totally |
| but unlike the violence of the movie no blood is spilled | | | | summed up the event when she said: "No injuries, no |
| as the aggressive pillow whacking soon transcends | | | | cops and lots of fun and feathers! |
| into laughter and mirth. | | | | |