Page 1 of 2
Only in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:47 am
by Johnimus Prime
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7770368.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And if that wasn't daft enough -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpzEF0D2xfE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; yes they really are chasing after a cheese
Re: Only in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:52 am
by HankVenture
Xmas pudding just shot out of my nose.
I lol'd a ton
<- Screw that, Im fucking crying with laughter right now.
Re: Only in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:00 am
by cockijoe
lol everyyear someone gets hurt at that cheese one the bloody idiots
Re: Only in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:27 am
by heavy_the_hobbit
The cheese one is making me roll in my seat XD
Re: Only in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:28 am
by S.COREA
heavy_the_hobbit wrote:The cheese one is making me roll in my seat XD
And brits roll down hills!
Re: Only in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:31 am
by HankVenture
watch the 2007 one and see the whiplash that guy gets on the beginning...OUCH
Re: Only in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:49 am
by YamNivek
That is a proper hardcore sport.
And it sums up rural britain perfectly.
Throwing yourself down a hill that steep is a fairly normal thing around the world.
But adding the cheese just gives it that touch of madness that makes it very english!!
Re: Only in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:40 pm
by Fester
Its another one of those WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! moments
Re: Only in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:16 pm
by Jonnywhy
Similarly, I believe somewhere in the UK (can't remember where) do a proper big pancake race every year on shrove Tuesday. Not as weird perhaps, but still.
Re: Only in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:41 pm
by Johnimus Prime
Jonnywhy wrote:Similarly, I believe somewhere in the UK (can't remember where) do a proper big pancake race every year on shrove Tuesday. Not as weird perhaps, but still.
There is one better that I forgot about. The nearest town to where I'm from originally have a ball game every year on Shrove Tuesday. There are two posts - one put at either end of the town. Then a big leather ball is dropped from one of the high street shop windows (all the shops shut and get boarded up for the day). The town splits into two teams, and obviously try to score by getting the ball to hit the opposing teams post. But there aren't really any rules - people can and always do get hurt!
The winner is actually the person who ends up holding the ball at the end. And at some point a gold sovereign is dropped from one of the shop windows.
http://www.atherstoneballgame.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;