Arnold Schwarzenegger is accustomed to dodging bullets in his action-packed blockbusters. But one missile the 56-year-old didn't manage to evade was a flying egg launched at him when he arrived at a political rally in Long Beach on Wednesday.
Fortunately the actor, who is running for Governor of California, was rather more forgiving than the tough-guy characters he portrays on screen. Showing that he doesn't lose his sense of humour when he comes under fire, the Austrian-born star quipped "that guy owes me bacon, now".
The Terminator star was about to take the podium at California State University when the ambush took place. The egg splattered his beige jacket, but Arnie simply removed the garment before addressing a crowd of students in his shirt-sleeves.
Later on he spoke to reporters and made another request for his assailant to deliver the rest of his meal. "I mean there's no two ways about it," he said. "You just can't have eggs without bacon."
The identity of his attacker remains a mystery, however, so Arnie may be waiting a while before a flying rasher comes his way.
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