http://www.metafilter.com/tags/zanta Posts tagged with 'zanta' at MetaFilter. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:47:52 -0800 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:47:52 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/56789/Ive%2Dalways%2Dwanted%2Dthisto%2Dbe%2Dwell%2Dknownto%2Dleave%2Dmy%2Dmark <a href="http://www.torontozanta.ca/">"YES! YES! YES!"</a> He's got a <a href="http://www.torontozanta.ca/">website</a>, 200+ <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Zanta&z=t">photos</a> on flickr, fans documenting their run-ins on youtube ([<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-1cQc-RXnc">1</a>] [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4G0UYPDTbo">2</a>] [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZpV9wO-TQQ">3</a>] [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPV5a9tEU0Y">4</a>] [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InIH2VEqfaU">5</a>]), is the subject of a <a href="http://www.robotomedia.com/zanta/">documentary</a>, and even has an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Zancai">inspiring backstory</a>. (I won't mention the inevitable <a href="http://www.myspace.com/zantayesyesyes">myspace page</a>.) But life is not all red Santa hats and pushups for David "Zanta" Zancai, 36, of Toronto. A local TV station got him <a href="http://torontosun.com/News/Columnists/Burnett_Thane/2005/11/07/1296119.html">banned</a> from downtown, Toronto's subway <a href="http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/toronto/story.html?id=dafcedaf-db11-474a-858f-6d408f931ac8">won't let him</a> do his bare-knuckle schtick on trains, and now even the <a href="http://www.blogto.com/city/2006/12/zanta_deleted_from_wikipedia/">bitter pedants</a> on Wikipedia wants him <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2006_December_5#Zanta">deleted</a>. Pissed? <a href="http://www.torontozanta.ca/contact.html">Email him</a>! tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.56789 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:47:52 -0800 agitator DavidZancai flickr myspace pushups streetlife toronto TTC wikipedia yesyesyes youtube zanta docgonzo http://www.metafilter.com/51725/Yes%2Dyes%2Dyes%2Dyes%2Dyes <a href="http://www.robotomedia.com/zanta">Zanta: The Movie.</a> If you live or work in downtown Toronto, <a href="http://flickr.com/search/?q=zanta">you've seen him</a>. Shirtless, wearing a Santa hat, and most likely doing pushups, he's David "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanta">Zanta</a>" Zancai, and one of the city's most enigmatic characters. tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.51725 Fri, 19 May 2006 07:52:32 -0800 davidzancai documentary film santa toronto video zanta Robot Johnny