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Cheese-Rolling in the U.K.
Topic Started: May 28 2007, 10:51 PM (140 Views)
TribbleMom
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Don't ask me how, but somehow a film clip of this event made it into our local news (Denver) this evening. It piqued my interest, so I decided to see what I could find on the 'net.

http://www.cheese-rolling.co.uk/the_event.htm

Has anyone else ever heard of this cheese-rolling event? :blink:

Apparently the object is to roll a wheel of cheese down a rather steep hillside and a number of competitors try to race down the hill after it. First one to the bottom wins the cheese. Given the steep grade, the cheese apparently isn't the only thing rolling downhill.

The video clip I saw of this event reminded me of that very old opening scene from the old show "Wide World of Sports" that showed a ski jumper slipping and falling down the ski jump ramp, cartwheeling and tumbling off ... the scene that accompanied the words, "the pain of defeat." Ouch!

Here's another link for more pics:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/conte...gallery.shtml?1
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24thcenstfan
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:loling:


I bet rolling that cheese is not the brieeze that it looks like. :D
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TribbleMom
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On a hill like that, the competiton can crumble quickly.
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24thcenstfan
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I hope people weren't too blue about losing the cheese rolling contest.
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TribbleMom
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I wonder if the competition could drive a wedge between any friendships?
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24thcenstfan
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I bet most had a gouda time though.
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Big Boss
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*groan*

Well, it's interesting to watch, looks fun too. Mad, mad people though...
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24thcenstfan
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Big Boss
Jun 2 2007, 02:56 AM
*groan*

Well, it's interesting to watch, looks fun too. Mad, mad people though...

Possibly, but they are definitely not muensters for cheesing to engage in such an endeavor. :D
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TribbleMom
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I wonder if any Swiss are invited to participate, or if you must be a U.K. citizen only?
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24thcenstfan
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The winner apparently shredded the competition.
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TribbleMom
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After seeing some of those competitors bouncing and rolling down the hill themselves, I think they're all crackers, and maybe there was a wine about the bumps and bruises.
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I wonder if anyone from Wisconsin entered the cheese rolling contest?
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