Vomit in
Probably one of the most disgusting protests of all time occurred at the beginning of the US war in Iraq back in 2003, when protesters in San Francisco staged a vomit in to show how the war made them sick. Avout 300 protesters demonstrated at the Federal Building on Golden Gate Avenue, blocking a group of 20 federal employees from entering. The anti-war demonstrators then vomited on the sidewalks and plaza areas in both the front and back of the building. Seven of them were arrested.
Custard pie
In a scene out of a Benny Hill skit, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch had a custard pie hurled right in his face by comedian Jonnie Marbles. The incident occurred during a British parliamentary select committee hearing in 2011. Arguably the most interesting part of the incident is the reaction from Murdoch’s wife, Wendi Deng, who lunged at Marbles and even smacked him in the back with a piece of the pie. Marbles received a six-week jail sentence for the incident, referred to as “piegate”.
Two jabs
In terms of farcical protests, British politicians are the gift that keeps on giving. This one is not so much about the protester than it is about the reaction. In 2001, then-Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was walking through a crowd during an election campaign when he was struck by an egg in the back of the head by farmer Craig Evans. Prescot, a former amateur boxer, immediately threw two straight left jabs to Evans’ jaw. His party went on to win the election via KO.
Shoe throwing
In the waning months of former US President George W. Bush’s final term, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi hurled his shows at him while yelling in Arabic “this is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog”. The December 2008 incident took place during a press conference at the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Palace in Baghdad. Bush ducked twice to avoid getting hit and, when asked to reflect on the incident, he said “I didn’t have much time to reflect on anything, I was ducking and dodging”.
Superglue handshake
Dan Glass did not want a third runway at Heathrow Airport and decided to take (sticky) action. He used a ceremony at 10 Downing Street to let then-British Prime Minister Gordon Brown know how bad of an idea that third runway was. Glass put superglue on his palm before getting up to the podium to shake Brown’s hand but ended up sticking it to the PM’s sleeve. No biggie, since Brown shook off Glass’ hand after just 20-seconds. The “protest” was a failed attempt to make Brown stick to his promises.