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They say "It's cancelled because 19 people were hurt last year," and I see, "14,981 people enjoy 200-year old tradition."

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Mar 12 '10, 11:29

My sister is so bummed because she was going to do it.

"Centuries-old English cheese-rolling competition cancelled for
overcrowding concerns

/1 hour, 47 minutes ago/

By The Associated Press

LONDON - A 200-year-old English race in which competitors chase round cheeses rolling down a hillside has been cancelled this year because of overcrowding concerns.

Organizers say the event in Gloucestershire in southwestern England has become so popular that anticipated crowds have far outgrown the capacity of the location.

The event has been held at Cooper's Hill since at least 1826.

Organizer Jean Jefferies said Friday that more than 15,000 people tried to attend last year, and some 19 spectators were injured while watching competitors run after - and tumble down - the steep hill in pursuit of a Double Gloucester cheese.

Dozens of people were treated for bruises and sprains at the event each year."

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go to pamplona then -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 12, 11:40
your sister should bring her own wheel of cheese. if there is no law against running down a hill, it'll be kind of hard to cancell it -- nm - dogbert Mar 12, 11:37
At first I read it as 19 people DIED - Guigue Mar 12, 11:35 2
- I like those odds! -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 11:40
- easy, you build a stadium (colluseum if you will) and sell seats -- nm - dogbert Mar 12, 11:39
They cancelled our university's Engineers vs. Agros event even though no one ever was hurt. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 11:30 1
- heh. I read that as Argos -- nm - zork Mar 12, 11:33

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They say "It's cancelled because 19 people were hurt last year," and I see, "14,981 people enjoy 200-year old tradition."

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