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Karl Rasmussen

XFL Fans Pelt Field With Lemons After Massive Beer Snake is Confiscated

Fans at Sunday night’s XFL game in Washington between the D.C. Defenders and Seattle Sea Dragons were not pleased when security took away their beer snake. After security confiscated the coalition of cups at Audi Field in D.C., fans responded in bizarre fashion—by launching lemons onto the field. 

Exactly where the lemons came from remains unclear, but the disgruntled Defenders supporters didn’t hold back while pelting the fruits onto the playing field as they booed security.  

ESPN’s commentators were left befuddled as a barrage of lemons cascaded onto the turf. Then they explained the situation with the beer snake, which apparently is a tradition among D.C.’s XFL fan base.

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