December 27, 2008
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Snowzilla protest mob falls to security forces.
Christmas morning, a crowd of mini-snowmen, about three feet tall, were discovered at the entrance to the Anchorage city hall. By the time Bob Hallinen, news photographer for the Anchorage Daily News, got there, the riot had been forcibly put down.
They held picket signs with messages like “Heck no we won’t go,” and “Snowzilla needs a bailout.” “Snowpeople have rights,” read another.
. . .[Billy]Powers [the Anchoraguan man whose 25-foot snowman, Snowzilla, started the whole affair] said he had nothing to do with the tiny protesters, though he saw the snowmen Thursday while passing through downtown.
“They’re cute as can be,” he said.
It’s unclear when exactly the snowmen appeared.
Sheila Parker, who works at the nearby Covenant House, said she saw the lot of them, each about 3 feet tall, near the door to City Hall on Christmas.
“There was probably a dozen of them out there, with little bitty signs,” she said.
By Friday morning, remains of the protesters lay in frozen pieces beside the heated sidewalk — a mess of twig arms and coal buttons.
Their signs sat in a City Hall trash bin.
City Manager Mike Abbott said the building’s super removed them. Employees at the nearby Kaladi Brothers coffee shop across the street say it was the security guards.
What do you think? Outside agitators, or local malcontents?
Comments (18)
what a creative rebellion!
It made me laugh – I say leave SZ alone
Good grief! Freakin’ hilarious. Who would have that such a big deal could be made out a snow man.
kids -who else has time and energy.
once there was a for sale sign on the high school -stuck in the ground in the grass and hubby and I laughed.
Is Snowzilla still standing?
I thought Snowzilla was a cool thing…who wouldn’t like a giant snowman around? Sad to see the remains of the picketing snowpeople though. Alas…they also have fallen prey to the lack of respect for our civil rights.
First, who was responsible for turning on the heated sidewalks that killed the little guys? No excuse for that one. Anyone who ever heard Frosty the Snowman knows that heat kills. Second, who trashed all the protest signs? Is nothing sacred?
That was an awesome comeback! No threat to anyone, didn’t hurt anyone and gave most people a giggle.
Were any of the snowmen holding shoes? (smiles)
I blame Calvin.
Rather amusing, either way.
Great stuff.
I’d go with bored locals…
I see a movie in the future…Snowzilla Wars
I support the concept, and the dissent.
I think it was a very creative way to rebel. The city should have moved a few and removed the signs but left the rest of the snow men there.
they’re real ….. BELIEVE!… the spawn of snowzilla.
I think supporters of Snowzilla should have a different location for him to pop up each year, like hosting a forgien exchange student.
yes Timmy (spinsky) Snowzilla still stands… for now.
The city said they would stay any execution until after Christmas, how benevolent of them.
I’m surprised they didn’t send a SWAT team to take ‘em out…
@spinksy - According to an anonymous comment today, Snowzilla still stands.