Poverty-Stricken Greeks Waste Eggs, Water

[Lucky]

AP reports: Police say about 50 people threw eggs and plastic bottles of water at about 400 people holding a gay pride parade in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.

Police moved in to restrict the attackers on Saturday, but no injuries were reported.

In recent days, Anthimos, the senior Greek Orthodox cleric in Thessaloniki, had publicly criticized the planned gay pride parade. Anthimos, who only uses one name, is known for outspoken speeches on social and political issues.

[lookin]

In recent days, Anthimos, the senior Greek Orthodox cleric in Thessaloniki, had publicly criticized the planned gay pride parade.

There were gays in Greece long before there were clerics. I think he should shut his big fat pierogi.

[TampaYankee]

I believe pieroges are Polish, not Greek.

[Lucky]

You need a gyro to keep up with it all.

[TampaYankee]

You need a gyro to keep up with it all.

That would make me happy.

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Work on the new Thessoloniki subway ground to a temporary halt today when workers found an ancient underground road dating back 1800 years. Paved in marble, the road lies atop a second road that is 500 years older and is believed to mark the route of the first Greek Gay Pride parade held in 300 BC. The Grand Marshall is shown below with his boyfriend, Anthimos the Amenable.

[Guest Hoover42]

Anthimos the Amenable? Why don't people get nicknames like that these days? Fred Smith? No Frederick the Inconsolable!