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snowbound
May 30th, 2006, 02:55 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/05/29/ucheese.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/05/29/ixnews.html

I actually saw a clip of the race on the news here this morning and well... it's a hell of a lot to go through for a hunk of cheese. :wacko: ;D



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gerardwil
May 30th, 2006, 05:13 PM
And I thought all my life we were the only cheese heads :D

Cochise
May 30th, 2006, 05:40 PM
It's Brit thing....like Rugby, the Hood and the Wall Game etc.,..........to be any good at getting the Cheese, you have to be able to run downhill at about 42MPH (In English money) whilst chasing a Cheese doing about 65MPH.....

Breaking a vital part of your anatomy is all part of the fun.....if you can emulate the actions of a rag-doll thrown by a petulent child over a long distance, then you are sure to raise a cheer from the onlookers, who obviously aren't stupid enough to take part........

It comes in line with 'Maypole Dancing' and 'Morris Dancing' (Who the hay was Morris, and why didn't his Mother strangle him at birth?)....

Which brings me gaily to another point of interest........Do you know why Morris Dancers wear bells?.................










So they can annoy blind people as well as the rest of us..........;D


Cochise. History in a nutshell in Histanbul........

HandsOff
May 30th, 2006, 06:18 PM
I would assume it's so normal people can here them coming and disappear!

I am assuming from your comments that Morris Dancing is not a sign of a well adjusted human being. Just what exactly is Morris Dancing. (Please tell me it has nothing to do with the chow, chow, chow!


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snowbound
May 30th, 2006, 06:24 PM
-{ Quote: " Just what exactly is Morris Dancing.
" }-

If this link is correct(what the Chief is speaking of),

http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/morris/whatisit.html

the description of the Morris does sound as if it could be rather annoying. :dry: ;D



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beetlejuice
May 30th, 2006, 06:29 PM
-{ Quote: "http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/05/29/ucheese.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/05/29/ixnews.html

I actually saw a clip of the race on the news here this morning and well... it's a hell of a lot to go through for a hunk of cheese. :wacko: ;D



snowbound" }-
Let them try this out. :o

iceni60
May 30th, 2006, 07:23 PM
-{ Quote: "

I am assuming from your comments that Morris Dancing is not a sign of a well adjusted human being. Just what exactly is Morris Dancing." }-
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6045228023776602617

if you don't fall asleep watching the Morris dancers you can watch them dancing around the May Pole too. fantastic stuff ???

iceni60
May 30th, 2006, 07:34 PM
http://www.cheese-rolling.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/entertainment/festivals/cheese_rolling/

i'm a big fan of Bog Snorkeling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog_snorkelling) and Shin Kicking (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/4605157.stm) myself

iceni60
May 30th, 2006, 07:41 PM
it looks like the yearly Shin Kicking is this Friday :o :lurking:
http://www.olimpickgames.co.uk/

iceni60
May 30th, 2006, 07:48 PM
right, this is my last post in this thread :P
World Gurning Championship (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/3670504.stm)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/3670400.stm

Gurning is held at the The Crab Fair which was first held in 1267.

"The world gurning championship was a good night and included an Australian competitor, our first Swedish entry and two girls from New Zealand who were touring England and had heard about the competition." lol

eyes-open
May 31st, 2006, 02:40 AM
-{ Quote: "http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/05/29/ucheese.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/05/29/ixnews.html

I actually saw a clip of the race on the news here this morning and well... it's a hell of a lot to go through for a hunk of cheese. :wacko: ;D



snowbound" }-

Yup, it's not easy being a British cheese eccentric these days.

We're Edam'med if we do and Edam'med if we don't.

snowbound
May 31st, 2006, 06:48 AM
-{ Quote: "And I thought all my life we were the only cheese heads :D" }-
There are a few others Gerard :D

http://www.pbs.org/livelyhood/ourtowns/greenbay.html



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big ed
May 31st, 2006, 09:02 AM
-{ Quote: "Yup, it's not easy being a British cheese eccentric these days.

We're Edam'med if we do and Edam'med if we don't." }-

Hey....what are yoo picking on mee for! I didn't doo nuthin!!

I'm innocent I tell yoo, Angelic ed

eyes-open
June 1st, 2006, 09:28 AM
-{ Quote: "Hey....what are yoo picking on mee for! I didn't doo nuthin!!

I'm innocent I tell yoo, Angelic ed" }-

I believe the plea you were seeking is not guilty by reason of insanity - not incredulity.....:P

snowbound
June 1st, 2006, 10:20 AM
-{ Quote: "I believe the plea you were seeking is not guilty by reason of insanity" }-
Would that be temporary or permanent. :wacko:

Ed? ;D



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big ed
June 1st, 2006, 05:47 PM
-{ Quote: "Would that be temporary or permanent. :wacko:

Ed? ;D



snowbound" }-

It's incredible that young e-o has the impertinence to infer that I am insane :wacko:!! I am having my people seek a temporary injunction to be served upon his people. In the likely event he has no people....my Uncle Guido is casting him a new pair of permanent ceement shoes.

It's the "Family Code", Spaghettied.

Ps...hold the chise!!

HandsOff
June 1st, 2006, 05:49 PM
I wanted a closer look at morris dancing, so I found a couple pictures

HandsOff
June 1st, 2006, 05:53 PM
And this one....


-HandsOff!