[Diana in Wisconsin]

[GnuHere]

NOOOOO!
People have the right to be insane, dammit!

[mlocher]

A 200-year old traditional festival of rolling the cheese down a steep hill has been canceled following rising fears over the safety of the participants.

What's a few injured or dead peasants when compared to the entertainment value for m'Lord?

[Red_Devil 232]

Has the Big Cheese ever been caught?

[mylife]

This is crazy! Last years event bleu me away!

[proudofthesouth]

Oh good grief! The Nanny State at work again! Roll the Damm cheese!

[Young Werther]

There's alway

On Toast!

[Farmer Dean]

Dangerous rites like this abound in the world.How about those crazed Japanese who ride an enormous log down a mountain?

[SunkenCiv]

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	Gods Graves Glyphs	I'd always been told that the cheese stands alone. A 200-year old traditional festival... saw participants chase down large blocks of Double Gloucester cheeses down the steep side of Cooper's Hill with injuries being a common side effect of the event. Couldn't they just start using the safer Single Gloucester? BTW, they've been using the same large blocks of cheese for the entire 200 years. To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. GGG managers are SunkenCiv, StayAt HomeMother, and Ernest_at_the_Beach
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[6SJ7]

It’s like a cross between rugby and Monty Python.

[Bean Counter]

Just think of the job creation opportunities here, if we can only get some stimulus money to sponsor Gubment Cheeze Rolling all over the Country...

[Chuckster]

We used to have fun.

But it was decided it was too dangerous.

You see?

[marsh2]

So, a few people got creamed...

[TheRealDBear]

Looks like the Amazing Race got there just in time, then.

[GnuHere]

For a close-up look at the tradition, by coincidence I note Food Network is rerunning their “Glutton for Punishment” episode on this exact topic in about 24 hours - check your local listings and DVR it for posterity!

[gnarledmaw]

I watched the youtube footage and it reminded me of the way kids used to throw themselves down the hill at Whitnall Park in the Boerner Botanical Garden area. We werent chasing anything, I think Wisconsin kids knew better than to abuse an innocent cheese.

(From the pictures on the park website, I dont think they want to promote such behavior anymore. Todays kids are so fragile doncha know...)