Posted by Editormum on 26 May 2003 in
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In England, apparently, they chase cheese down hills. Reuters reports that this year’s free-wheeling event had to be cancelled when the emergency crew that was scheduled to attend to all the casualties of the race was sent to Algeria to help with the search and rescue efforts resulting from last week’s earthquake.
Casualties? Apparently this is a ruddy dangerous sport, as the large wheels of cheese roll down the hills of Gloucestershire amid the contestants, who get to keep the cheese if they can catch it. It’s rough-and-tumble, with contenders breaking bones as well as incurring contusions, abrasions, and other minor injuries. Even spectators can suffer; apparently one of last year’s bystanders was so overcome by the action that she fainted.
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In England, apparently, they chase cheese down hills. Reuters reports that this year’s free-wheeling event had to be cancelled when the emergency crew that was scheduled to attend to all the casualties of the race was sent to Algeria to help with the search and rescue efforts resulting from last week’s earthquake.
Casualties? Apparently this is a ruddy dangerous sport, as the large wheels of cheese roll down the hills of Gloucestershire amid the contestants, who get to keep the cheese if they can catch it. It’s rough-and-tumble, with contenders breaking bones as well as incurring contusions, abrasions, and other minor injuries. Even spectators can suffer; apparently one of last year’s bystanders was so overcome by the action that she fainted.
Tags: food, humour, news