If the loveliness of the Royal Wedding wasn't enough to make you wish you were a Brit, maybe the ridiculousness of the annual cheese roll will. Officially, Gloucestershire's annual cheese rolling competition was canceled in 2010, but that hasn't stopped the tradition. Brave cheese rollers continue to risk life and limb to tumble down the extremely steep Cooper's Hill, and thank goodness, there are videos and pictures to prove it.Let's just start here:What is the prize for this dangerous display of dairy-ing courage? Cheese. No money, medal or trophy. Just a whole lot of cheese. And, of course, the glory. As Australian Nathan Anstey told BBC, "It's the most exhilarating thing you can do." Exhilarating, indeed. Look at the size of this hill!According to Getty, competitors chase 8-pound wheels of cheese down the 200-yard hill, and have done so annually since the 1800s. Apparently, it is a very British thing to do.Here's some more amazingly ridiculous content to enjoy:And finally, the winner, with the most pure look of pride ever seen:Check out footage from last year's event in the video above.
If the loveliness of the wasn't enough to make you wish you were a Brit, maybe the ridiculousness of the annual cheese roll will. Officially, Gloucestershire's annual cheese rolling competition was canceled in 2010, but that hasn't stopped the tradition. Brave cheese rollers continue to risk life and limb to tumble down the extremely steep Cooper's Hill, and thank goodness, there are videos and pictures to prove it.
Let's just start here:
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What is the prize for this dangerous display of dairy-ing courage? Cheese. No money, medal or trophy. Just . And, of course, the glory. As Australian Nathan Anstey told BBC, "It's the most exhilarating thing you can do." Exhilarating, indeed. Look at the size of this hill!
According to Getty, competitors chase 8-pound wheels of cheese down the 200-yard hill, and have done so annually since the 1800s. Apparently, it is a very thing to do.
Here's some more amazingly ridiculous content to enjoy:
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And finally, the winner, with the most pure look of pride ever seen:
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Check out footage from last year's event in the video above.