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This is an annual tradition which is gaining mainstream popularity in America. Here's how it works. Every August 15th, several friends gather and sit in a circle. At precisely 1 p.m., they remove their shoes, roll off their socks and pass the socks to the person on their left. Each person puts on the socks he or she was handed. The people in the circle then slip on their own shoes again and run two laps around the perimeter of a Wal-Mart. The friends regroup in the circle and repeat this process until everyone has run two laps in the socks of every other person. Depending on the size of the group and the age of its participants, it is likely that this may take a considerable length of time. The socks are then stripped and mixed in a giant, multi-colored salad bowl. Candy and sheets of temporary tattoos are added to the mix. Once everyone agrees that the mix is sufficiently blended, the contents of the salad bowl are carefully packed within a pink pig piñata and sealed. A meal of hickory tofu hotdogs and boiled cabbage is served on wooden plates along with cups of mulled wine. Monotonous laments recalling the days before the death of romance are sung low well into the deepness of the night. At a ripe time, lots are drawn. The winner gains sole custody of the pink pig piñata. It is this person's responsibility to drive the piñata through the night to the bus depot and leave it unnoticed in the handicapped restroom stall. If no bus depot is located within reasonable driving distance, the piñata may be force-fed into a library's book return. What becomes of the piñata after that is anyone's guess, for ill fortune always comes to those who inquire.
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