Pillow Fight

Good Grief guys! Are you a bunch of woosie Girls? A Pillow Fight??? A PILLOW fight!? 'Now here This..., now hear this... everyone With, or Without 'gonads' will fall out onto the parade grounds with your most favorite Pillows for our, as always, Fun, Fun, Fun, Pillow 'fight'. Now remember, leave your Bats, bricks, chains, and brass knuckles in your Dorms. No knives, and Please, No guns! Yo...u must remember the rules of 'PillowFighting'; no whacking above the shoulders or below the belt, before you 'swing' you must say 'Mother May I', your 'Safe' word is 'Ouch', do Not continue whacking if your 'whackee' yells 'ouch', no dirty fighting, and absolutely No 'stuffing' your pillows with things like...oh let's see..ahhh..oh yeah, bricks, rocks, shoes, soap bars, marbles, apples..well, in general, nothing harder than marsh mellows. Oh, and another thing...don't swing your silly pillows like a Girl! Remember, you are Men amongst Men, swing with some authority, swing it like you Mean it, swing it like Men. One day you will be World Leaders, Military Commanders, and you will owe it all to this grueling contest. Now, get at it, remember, no head whacking!  ;) ;)

BuddyBlack

 

30 hurt as traditional pillow fight at West Point turns rough

By Ralph Ellis, CNN

Updated 9:44 PM ET, Sat September 5, 2015 | Video Source: CNN

Story highlights

30 first-year students were injured in mass pillow fight held August 20 at West Point

• The pillow fight is designed to allow students to blow off steam, West Point superintendent says

(CNN)West Point thrives on tradition, including a mass pillow fight held on campus to give first-year students a chance to blow off steam after a "tough first summer" of basic training, academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. said in a statement.

But the pillow fight held August 20 got rough, with 30 members of the class of 2019 requiring medical attention and 24 suffering concussions, Caslen said in a statement.

Other injuries included a broken nose, a dislocated shoulder, and a hairline fracture of a cheekbone, he said. All the students have returned to duty.

Caslen didn't say how the injuries occurred but that an investigation has been started.

The New York Times, which broke the story, reported some plebes swung pillow cases containing hard objects.

A video posted on YouTube showed several hundred students pouring into a courtyard and swinging pillowcases in a disorganized manner.

"While these spirit events do occur, we never condone any activity that results in intentional harm to a teammate," he said. " Although the vast majority of the class appears to have maintained the spirit of the event; it is apparent that a few did not."

Medical personnel will follow up with the injured students, he said.

Caslen also said he takes full responsibility for the pillow fight. "We remain committed to the development of leaders of character. We will continue our investigation, ensure accountability, and reinforce with the Corps that we must all take care of our teammates."