A Chili Cook-Off

At the beginning of June, firefighters from twenty-one fire departments across San Diego cooked up a whole lot of chili for the 29th annual Tailgate Party and Chili Cook-Off to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties, which helps cutie patooties like this guy:

Prim, as you can see, was there.  And did I mention that firefighters from twenty-one departments were also there?!  That's a lot of firefighters. 

The bad news is that all those firefighters weren't in uniform.  The good news is that they wore costumes instead.   

 

Those ladies in the background totally crashed Prim's photo op.  But those men in the front are firefighters.  Hopefully off-duty ones.  Imagine if this guy showed up to save you from a burning building:    

See, the thing about the chili cook-off is that the firefighters try to win your vote with their winning personalities.  And their winning bodies. 

There were rockstars, cowboys, men in kilts, Baywatch babes, and the cast of Jersey Shore, who tried to give Prim a spray tan:   

  

There were also pirates. 

And hillbillies, who made some pretty good chili.  Or chilly, as they call it. 

Each booth was also decorated.  Like this one from the "scater" firefighters. 

And this one, from "the most interesting firefighters in the world."

Needless to say, everyone had a pretty good time, including this group of attendees.  They took quite a liking to Prim.

Prim, however, preferred to hang out with the firefighters.