Cheese rolling
Dec 13th 2005, 3:51 am
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Guinness is good for you.
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Cheese rolling
Just found this article on a web site. Looks like that old Gloucestershire tradition could be in trouble soon.
Read more about cheese rolling here:
http://www.truebrits.tv/cheese_rolling.html
NO CHEESE, PLEASE, WE'RE VEGANS June 2005
Good news -- this year's Cheese Roll racked up only twenty casualties, including a winner who was still clutching his cheese as he was stretchered into an ambulance.
'The pain was worth it,' he said of his sprained ankle.
Cheese Rolling has run into plenty of opposition over the years, mainly from health and safety officials. At one point, a local hospital refused to treat the wounded, arguing that they had only themselves to blame for their injuries.
However, this year a new group joined the Anti-Cheese Rollers.
According to the Guardian, vegans view the Cheese Roll as 'unethical' because the race uses a, um, cheese. They'd prefer a non-dairy projectile.
Read more about cheese rolling here:
http://www.truebrits.tv/cheese_rolling.html
NO CHEESE, PLEASE, WE'RE VEGANS June 2005
Good news -- this year's Cheese Roll racked up only twenty casualties, including a winner who was still clutching his cheese as he was stretchered into an ambulance.
'The pain was worth it,' he said of his sprained ankle.
Cheese Rolling has run into plenty of opposition over the years, mainly from health and safety officials. At one point, a local hospital refused to treat the wounded, arguing that they had only themselves to blame for their injuries.
However, this year a new group joined the Anti-Cheese Rollers.
According to the Guardian, vegans view the Cheese Roll as 'unethical' because the race uses a, um, cheese. They'd prefer a non-dairy projectile.
Dec 13th 2005, 3:56 am
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Re: Cheese rolling
Originally Posted by Airseir
However, this year a new group joined the Anti-Cheese Rollers.
According to the Guardian, vegans view the Cheese Roll as 'unethical' because the race uses a, um, cheese. They'd prefer a non-dairy projectile.
According to the Guardian, vegans view the Cheese Roll as 'unethical' because the race uses a, um, cheese. They'd prefer a non-dairy projectile.
Whatever happened to those village events where hundreds of people chased a big pigs bladder ball through the cobbled streets ? Or the mass hundreds-a-side games of olde worlde footeballe ?
Have the health and safety fascists stopped that too ?
[the gurning competition starts Saturday in Kamloops]
Rich.
Last edited by Rich_007; Dec 13th 2005 at 4:10 am.
Dec 13th 2005, 4:33 am
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Guinness is good for you.
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Re: Cheese rolling
I was thinking more of hurling politically correct people down the hill, but I guess no one would want to run after them. Talking about good old British traditions what about setting up some bog snorkeling as well 
Originally Posted by Rich_007
Like, let's use big f-off rocks instead ? Yeah !!!
Whatever happened to those village events where hundreds of people chased a big pigs bladder ball through the cobbled streets ? Or the mass hundreds-a-side games of olde worlde footeballe ?
Have the health and safety fascists stopped that too ?
[the gurning competition starts Saturday in Kamloops]
Rich.
Whatever happened to those village events where hundreds of people chased a big pigs bladder ball through the cobbled streets ? Or the mass hundreds-a-side games of olde worlde footeballe ?
Have the health and safety fascists stopped that too ?
[the gurning competition starts Saturday in Kamloops]
Rich.
Dec 13th 2005, 4:44 am
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Re: Cheese rolling
Originally Posted by Airseir
I was thinking more of hurling politically correct people down the hill, but I guess no one would want to run after them. Talking about good old British traditions what about setting up some bog snorkeling as well
Dec 13th 2005, 4:52 am
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Location: Ontario
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Re: Cheese rolling
Originally Posted by Souvenir
I think the sport of bog snorkelling is alive and well and living on Church Street, Toronto.
Dec 13th 2005, 4:52 am
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Re: Cheese rolling
Why not roll Vegans down the hill - doesn't their breath smell anyway ?
Dec 13th 2005, 8:10 am
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Re: Cheese rolling
Originally Posted by Tangram
Why not roll Vegans down the hill - doesn't their breath smell anyway ?
