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Man carves cheese into Mount Rushmore
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| 6/29/07
| AP
Posted on 06/29/2007 8:31:50 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
LITTLE CHUTE, Wis. - A cheese carver has accomplished a task that's a real "Muenster" — or make that a "monster" — in size. Troy Landwehr used his carving tools to turn a 700-pound block of Land O' Lakes cheddar into a replica of Mount Rushmore.
The cheese carver and winemaker was commissioned by Cheez-It snack crackers to make the monumental carving.
He's heading to New York City in coming days to appear on TV and promote the work on Times Square.
Then the carving hits the road on a publicity tour, while Landwehr heads home to Little Chute.
The carving eventually will end up in Oklahoma and be cut into cubes to become a snack itself.
Landwehr said that doesn't bother him.
"In the end, they'll love eating good Wisconsin cheddar down south," he said.
TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: carves; cheese; mountrushmore
Completing a commission from Cheez-It brand crakers, Troy Landwehr puts the finishing touches on a sculpture of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, carved from a block of cheddar cheese weighing more than 600 pounds, Friday, June 29, 2007, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Michael P. King)
To: NormsRevenge
Hmmm...looks like he must’ve eaten the cheese shavings.
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posted on
06/29/2007 8:34:26 PM PDT
by
ironwill
(I want my daddy's records.)
To: NormsRevenge
Cool!
I have to wonder which weighs more, though — Troy or the cheese.
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posted on
06/29/2007 8:35:10 PM PDT
by
JennysCool
("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -Mencken)
To: NormsRevenge
That’s neat. I think Troy may have eaten some of the cheese as he went along.
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posted on
06/29/2007 8:36:53 PM PDT
by
Pinkbell
(I'm a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order. - Mike Pence)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
06/29/2007 8:49:30 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
(Jorge W. Arbusto is the Mexchurian candidate)
To: Pinkbell
Perhaps he should look for a hobby that doesn’t involve large amounts of food.
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posted on
06/29/2007 8:50:57 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
(Jorge W. Arbusto is the Mexchurian candidate)
To: NormsRevenge
The carving eventually will end up in Oklahoma and be cut into cubes to become a snack itself.
her's not wearing gloves.EEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW !
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posted on
06/29/2007 8:54:35 PM PDT
by
stylin19a
(Since bad golf shots come in groups of 3, a 4th bad shot is the start of the next group of 3)
To: Velveeta
Your expert opinion is needed here.
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posted on
06/29/2007 9:12:19 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: SIDENET
I bet he can.
Also, I wonder how fresh the cheese will be by the time it is finished with the tour.
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posted on
06/29/2007 9:39:54 PM PDT
by
Pinkbell
(I'm a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order. - Mike Pence)
To: NormsRevenge; JoeSixPack1; blackie; pt17; Poser; BraveMan; uglybiker; Tijeras_Slim
Can't wait to ride out to see it on my butter Harley.
To: stylin19a
he's not wearing gloves.EEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW ! If you think that's bad, he licked the whole thing to give it its smooth appearance.
Okay, I'm just making stuff up now.
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posted on
06/29/2007 9:43:29 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
(Jorge W. Arbusto is the Mexchurian candidate)
To: NormsRevenge; Charles Henrickson; mikrofon
Troy Landwehr used his carving tools to turn a 700-pound block of Land O' Lakes cheddar into a replica of Mount Rushmore.Telemea an udder one.
To: NormsRevenge
He looks alot like the kid in those old Far Side cartoons ...
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posted on
06/29/2007 9:50:36 PM PDT
by
11th_VA
(Ross was right, and so was Pat !!!!)
To: martin_fierro
Looks like the front tire on yer 'ButterGlide' is going flat.
You might want to wait until it cools down before you make that ride..
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posted on
06/30/2007 1:42:21 AM PDT
by
uglybiker
(relaxing in a luxuriant cloud of quality, aromatic, pre-owned tobacco essence)
To: NormsRevenge
Reminds me of that Starburt commerical that parodied Lionel Richie’s song “Hello”
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posted on
06/30/2007 6:24:17 AM PDT
by
TheRobb7
(The welfare state needs a new customer base--ILLEGAL aliens!)
To: NormsRevenge
As my Yiddishe-grandmother used to say:
“And from dis he makes a livink?”
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posted on
06/30/2007 8:49:16 AM PDT
by
Maceman
To: martin_fierro; NormsRevenge; Charles Henrickson
That’s actually a pretty gouda representation of the monument...
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posted on
06/30/2007 9:27:12 AM PDT
by
mikrofon
(The cheese stands alone)
To: NormsRevenge
weighing more than 600 poundsIs the artist's weight really an important part of the story? ;)
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posted on
07/02/2007 3:03:50 AM PDT
by
Darkwolf377
(Bostonian, atheist, prolifer)
To: SIDENET
Or at least switch to tofu sculpting.
To: NormsRevenge
America sure has talent. /sarcasm
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posted on
07/02/2007 11:01:26 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Satan is working both sides of the street in World Socialism and World Courts.)
To: stylin19a
Heck, how do you think he roughed out the sculpture? He only weighed 90 pounds when he started the project.
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posted on
07/02/2007 11:01:47 AM PDT
by
Oberon
(What does it take to make government shrink?)
To: NormsRevenge
“Blessed are the cheese makers”
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posted on
07/02/2007 11:04:16 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
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