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Post by Red Rackham on May 30, 2023 18:04:27 GMT
England’s annual cheese-rolling event was a thriller and made the news in the US & Canada. Matt Crolla, 28, from Manchester won the first of several men’s races and 19 year old Delaney Irving from Canada won the women’s race after being knocked unconscious. Hundreds of people gathered near Gloucester to watch the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake race Monday, the Associated Press reported. The rules are simple: Be the first person to finish behind the 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. Dozens of competitors chased the wheel of cheese down a 200-yard steep hill, but only one person could come out victorious. The event has been held at Cooper’s Hill since at least 1826, when the cheese rolling was mentioned in a message to the town crier, but the race may have been ongoing for centuries before that, according to Visit Gloucester. eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/05/30/cheese-rolling-race-2023-coopers-hill/70269026007/#:~:text=Canadian%20woman%20wins%20cheese%2Drolling,the%20cheese%2C%E2%80%9D%20Irving%20said. The worst injury of the day was a broken leg, so all in all, a superb day of classic English sport. Hurrah.  |
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Post by Montegriffo on May 30, 2023 20:33:28 GMT
England’s annual cheese-rolling event was a thriller and made the news in the US & Canada. Matt Crolla, 28, from Manchester won the first of several men’s races and 19 year old Delaney Irving from Canada won the women’s race after being knocked unconscious. Hundreds of people gathered near Gloucester to watch the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake race Monday, the Associated Press reported. The rules are simple: Be the first person to finish behind the 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. Dozens of competitors chased the wheel of cheese down a 200-yard steep hill, but only one person could come out victorious. The event has been held at Cooper’s Hill since at least 1826, when the cheese rolling was mentioned in a message to the town crier, but the race may have been ongoing for centuries before that, according to Visit Gloucester. eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/05/30/cheese-rolling-race-2023-coopers-hill/70269026007/#:~:text=Canadian%20woman%20wins%20cheese%2Drolling,the%20cheese%2C%E2%80%9D%20Irving%20said. The worst injury of the day was a broken leg, so all in all, a superb day of classic English sport. Hurrah. I did the food for a unicycling convention near to Cooper's Hill once and went along to have a look. I can confirm it is bloody steep. Quite a climb. |
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Post by wapentake on May 30, 2023 20:40:25 GMT
England’s annual cheese-rolling event was a thriller and made the news in the US & Canada. Matt Crolla, 28, from Manchester won the first of several men’s races and 19 year old Delaney Irving from Canada won the women’s race after being knocked unconscious. Hundreds of people gathered near Gloucester to watch the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake race Monday, the Associated Press reported. The rules are simple: Be the first person to finish behind the 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. Dozens of competitors chased the wheel of cheese down a 200-yard steep hill, but only one person could come out victorious. The event has been held at Cooper’s Hill since at least 1826, when the cheese rolling was mentioned in a message to the town crier, but the race may have been ongoing for centuries before that, according to Visit Gloucester. eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/05/30/cheese-rolling-race-2023-coopers-hill/70269026007/#:~:text=Canadian%20woman%20wins%20cheese%2Drolling,the%20cheese%2C%E2%80%9D%20Irving%20said. The worst injury of the day was a broken leg, so all in all, a superb day of classic English sport. Hurrah. Sorry Red,I know it’s not good for your blood pressure,their cheese wasn’t inclusive  metro.co.uk/2023/05/19/historic-cheese-rolling-festival-asked-to-use-the-vegan-kind-instead-18813406/ |
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Post by Red Rackham on May 30, 2023 21:02:15 GMT
England’s annual cheese-rolling event was a thriller and made the news in the US & Canada. Matt Crolla, 28, from Manchester won the first of several men’s races and 19 year old Delaney Irving from Canada won the women’s race after being knocked unconscious. Hundreds of people gathered near Gloucester to watch the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake race Monday, the Associated Press reported. The rules are simple: Be the first person to finish behind the 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. Dozens of competitors chased the wheel of cheese down a 200-yard steep hill, but only one person could come out victorious. The event has been held at Cooper’s Hill since at least 1826, when the cheese rolling was mentioned in a message to the town crier, but the race may have been ongoing for centuries before that, according to Visit Gloucester. eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/05/30/cheese-rolling-race-2023-coopers-hill/70269026007/#:~:text=Canadian%20woman%20wins%20cheese%2Drolling,the%20cheese%2C%E2%80%9D%20Irving%20said. The worst injury of the day was a broken leg, so all in all, a superb day of classic English sport. Hurrah. Sorry Red,I know it’s not good for your blood pressure,their cheese wasn’t inclusive metro.co.uk/2023/05/19/historic-cheese-rolling-festival-asked-to-use-the-vegan-kind-instead-18813406/Sorry to disappoint, but the cheeses used at the world famous Coopers Hill cheese race were all traditional 9 pound full fat Double Gloucester's, made from cows milk.  |
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Post by borchester on May 30, 2023 21:06:33 GMT
England’s annual cheese-rolling event was a thriller and made the news in the US & Canada. Matt Crolla, 28, from Manchester won the first of several men’s races and 19 year old Delaney Irving from Canada won the women’s race after being knocked unconscious. Hundreds of people gathered near Gloucester to watch the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake race Monday, the Associated Press reported. The rules are simple: Be the first person to finish behind the 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. Dozens of competitors chased the wheel of cheese down a 200-yard steep hill, but only one person could come out victorious. The event has been held at Cooper’s Hill since at least 1826, when the cheese rolling was mentioned in a message to the town crier, but the race may have been ongoing for centuries before that, according to Visit Gloucester. eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/05/30/cheese-rolling-race-2023-coopers-hill/70269026007/#:~:text=Canadian%20woman%20wins%20cheese%2Drolling,the%20cheese%2C%E2%80%9D%20Irving%20said. The worst injury of the day was a broken leg, so all in all, a superb day of classic English sport. Hurrah. Sorry Red,I know it’s not good for your blood pressure,their cheese wasn’t inclusive metro.co.uk/2023/05/19/historic-cheese-rolling-festival-asked-to-use-the-vegan-kind-instead-18813406/Great stuff.
Of course, the joke is that as the hill is concave, the participants don't so much run down the hill as fall off it.
This year's winner was 19 year old Canadian Delaney Irving. Wonderful lass
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Post by wapentake on May 30, 2023 21:21:48 GMT
Great stuff.
Of course, the joke is that as the hill is concave, the participants don't so much run down the hill as fall off it.
This year's winner was 19 year old Canadian Delaney Irving. Wonderful lass
Too much like hard work for me,water biscuits,cheese and some port sat with my feet up is my style. |
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Post by Red Rackham on May 30, 2023 21:53:18 GMT
Great stuff. Of course, the joke is that as the hill is concave, the participants don't so much run down the hill as fall off it. This year's winner was 19 year old Canadian Delaney Irving. Wonderful lass. It is indeed great stuff, the eccentric English at their best, superb. There are several races during the day, and it was good that Canadian Delany Irving was one of the winners because that meant the race got publicity in the US and Canada. I suspect most yanks would watch it and scratch their heads, I don't think they would understand it. But the Canucks are as mad as us. |
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Post by Red Rackham on May 30, 2023 21:56:34 GMT
Too much like hard work for me,water biscuits,cheese and some port sat with my feet up is my style. I like your style, cheese & biscuits are a must, not water biscuits if I'm honest they're too bloody hard and tasteless. In my opinion lol. |
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Post by Montegriffo on May 30, 2023 22:23:37 GMT
Too much like hard work for me,water biscuits,cheese and some port sat with my feet up is my style. I like your style, cheese & biscuits are a must, not water biscuits if I'm honest they're too bloody hard and tasteless. In my opinion lol. Hard to beat an oatcake or a Ritz IMO. |
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Post by wapentake on May 30, 2023 22:46:23 GMT
I like your style, cheese & biscuits are a must, not water biscuits if I'm honest they're too bloody hard and tasteless. In my opinion lol. Hard to beat an oatcake or a Ritz IMO. Tasteless! I always have a decent chutney and I’ll go for oat cake but ritz common as muck  |
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Post by Montegriffo on May 30, 2023 23:22:11 GMT
Hard to beat an oatcake or a Ritz IMO. Tasteless! I always have a decent chutney and I’ll go for oat cake but ritz common as muck Water biscuit you said a minute ago. I bet your port is a ruby and your cheese American. |
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Post by wapentake on May 30, 2023 23:58:59 GMT
Tasteless! I always have a decent chutney and I’ll go for oat cake but ritz common as muck Water biscuit you said a minute ago. I bet your port is a ruby and your cheese American. Yes I do prefer water biscuits but oat are ok as I said but ritz  anyway American cheese? Ermm no,mature cheddar or double Gloucester with chives. Port? Dows lbv |
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Post by Montegriffo on May 31, 2023 0:02:17 GMT
Water biscuit you said a minute ago. I bet your port is a ruby and your cheese American. Yes I do prefer water biscuits but oat are ok as I said but ritz anyway American cheese? Ermm no,mature cheddar or double Gloucester with chives. Port? Dows lbv I recently had the pleasure of a Grahams 2009 vintage. A little young still but nice and smooth. |
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Post by wapentake on May 31, 2023 0:09:04 GMT
Yes I do prefer water biscuits but oat are ok as I said but ritz anyway American cheese? Ermm no,mature cheddar or double Gloucester with chives. Port? Dows lbv I recently had the pleasure of a Grahams 2009 vintage. A little young still but nice and smooth. All good stuff Taylor’s is nice too. |
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Post by Red Rackham on May 31, 2023 0:19:51 GMT
The name is less important, what is important is the price you pay. You can buy Taylors and Grahams in any supermarket, you can also spend hundreds of pounds on a bottle of Taylors or Grahams. I'm sure you agree that age is more important than the name.
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