In the mid-nineties three guys walked into a pizza shop with no intention of buying a pizza. They each carried a head of lettuce. There was a man in his mid-thirties playing Mrs. Pacman. He was on the third level with two lives left. He felt pretty good about himself. He never even saw the three men coming.

Each of the three men took four running steps and then let their lettuce heads fly. The first one broke the screen on the video game. The second throw glanced off the top of the man’s head. He was startled and turned around just in time to see that the third lettuce ball was about to hit him squarely in the head.

The three men hi-fived one another and slapped each other’s asses. Then they left as they tried to decide where to go get a victory beverage.

Since this initial lettuce ball attack there have been a number of attempts to duplicate the three men’s efforts. The three men’s identities remain unknown, but their legend has grown. One copycat is known as the lettuce burger terrorist. He runs into random fast food establishments and throws lettuce balls at the employees. Another is known for throwing heads of lettuce at the caged animals at the Jackson, Kansas zoo. One person was even successful in attempt to hit the daughter of the French ambassador to the United States.

Because of the growing popularity surrounding this game a set of standardized rules are in the process of being drafted. There is no word yet what all the regulations will be, but many are worried that these new rules will take away from the purity of the sport.

game created by Mark Baumer