Tomato Tomatina Festival

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  Tobacco Road, Miami's Oldest Bar brings in 10,000 Pounds of Tomatoes for Miami's First Tomato Bash. Dump trucks delivered loads of 25,000 tomatoes (10,000 pounds) ripe for flying through the air on Saturday, February 11, 2012. Al Diaz / Miami Herald Staff

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  Cody Colleran, 20, got plastered with tomatoes during the tomato battle. Al Diaz / Miami Herald Staff

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  Participants make a run for the 10,000 pounds of tomatoes available for Tobacco Road's Tomato Bash. Al Diaz / Miami Herald Staff

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  A participant in Tobacco Road's tomato battle gets plastered with tomatoes. Al Diaz / Miami Herald Staff

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  Participants in Tobacco Road's First Tomato Bash do battle with 25,000 tomatoes as their weapons. Al Diaz / Miami Herald Staff

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  Crushed-tomato angels form as participants in Tobacco Road's First Tomato Bash take a break from battling. Al Diaz / Miami Herald Staff

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  Participants in the tomato battle run toward the piles of tomatoes available as ammunition for Tobacco Road's First Tomato Bash. Al Diaz / Miami Herald Staff

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  One participant kneels during Tobacco Road's tomato bash on Saturday, February 11, 2012. Al Diaz / Miami Herald Staff

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  Patrick Gleber, owner of Tobacco Road, enjoys some tomato tossing during his bar's Tomato Bash. Al Diaz / Miami Herald Staff

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  Tomatoes fly as participants in Tobacco Road's Tomato Bash battle with 10,000 pounds of tomatoes. Al Diaz / Miami Herald Staff