#Baltimore is getting served some food for thought 🤔🦀 pic.twitter.com/iPRfvIlQB3
— PETA (@peta) August 23, 2018
PETA made headlines earlier this month by bringing an anti-crab public service announcement campaign to Baltimore, of all places, a city that thrives on its blue crab industry. “I’m not me, I’m meat,” proclaims the billboard situated just north of the inner Baltimore harbor, with a “cute” picture of a crab raising its claws in the air. “See the individual. Go vegan.”
Suffice to say, the billboard did not sit well with locals, who found it downright offensive. At least one Baltimore institution was not about to take this slander lying down however, and Jimmy’s Famous Seafood in the O’Donnell Heights neighborhood on the east side of the city fired back.
Soon after the billboard was erected, Jimmy’s sent PETA a cheery morning greeting, accompanied by a delicious-looking plate of steamed blue crabs, crusted in Old Bay seasoning.
Good morning, @peta! 🦀 pic.twitter.com/Bh1GRhWFO2
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 24, 2018
PETA feebly attempted to defend itself by making the argument that no one wants to be boiled alive, but it only further instigated the crab house.
We shall not be deterred by taunts because no one wants to be boiled alive, and we suggest you incorporate #vegan options like these restaurants. https://t.co/jObHSyuLyv
— PETA (@peta) August 24, 2018
Don’t want to be boiled alive but want to be slaughtered. Got it! 👍 pic.twitter.com/9wMtsSK8qg
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 24, 2018
At that point PETA gave up, or as Jimmy’s tweeted, “Disappeared like the Hulk in Infinity War after Thanos laid those hands!” But that didn’t stop the restaurant from continuing to taunt the so-called animal rights organization.
.@peta you mad? pic.twitter.com/PEddaAdP8z
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 24, 2018
🦀 Despite the best efforts of @peta, tomorrow’s Crab Feast will go on as planned! Come support @BriganceBrigade & #GetFamous! pic.twitter.com/Sd73cUrq42
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 25, 2018
🦀 Found some photos of @peta – People Eating Tasty Animals – and one 🐐, too! pic.twitter.com/ME0auHQ6qT
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 25, 2018
Come outside and show your face @peta. pic.twitter.com/JHwPtZhboA
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 25, 2018
Be sure to try our vegan options. 😃 pic.twitter.com/JB8Jwf2MvF
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 29, 2018
4 shrimp, 2 crabs, and one lobster died to create this beautiful masterpiece.
That’s still 35,993 less animals than @peta has slaughtered. pic.twitter.com/zUzAP2GPTl
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 26, 2018
Damn, went viral today! But instead of dropping a SoundCloud link, we’re gonna trigger @peta a little more. pic.twitter.com/V4X253J72p
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 26, 2018
And god help anyone who jumped into the fray.
Ah childish taunts are good for business, apparently.
— Megan ⚡️💋 (@meganxmacabre) August 24, 2018
Look, we won’t give you hair advice – and you won’t give us business advice. Cool? Cool.
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 24, 2018
Yo Yo Jimmy's Lets be real for a moment Megan's Hair is Super Rad, so trying to make a joke about her hair is lame AF! And its 2018 can we not all just be Besties. And once again her hair is Super rad!
Your Friend,
Kip#Growup #Pinkhairrules #BFF #Besties #Saladsarebetter— KIP GRAHAM (@graham_kip) August 25, 2018
She’s still not going to date you.
A for effort tho – rad effort! 🤙🏽
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 25, 2018
🦀 As the crab industry continues to come under attack by the hypocrites at PETA, be sure to support your local crab house this Labor Day Weekend! We wish our fellow businesses luck. You didn’t have the 🥜 to push back & stand up for yourselves, but we wish you luck nonetheless. pic.twitter.com/hlRzNco3K7
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 31, 2018
You know they have a little saying in Baltimore: “You come at the king, you best not miss.” It’ll probably be awhile before PETA shows its face in this town again.