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@Suzianne saidDon’t they do that in Wisconsin too?🧀🧀
Just what in the hell is this about?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/25/sport/cheese-rolling-coopers-hill-england-spt-intl
@Great-Big-Stees saidI have no idea what they do in Wisconsin.
Don’t they do that in Wisconsin too?🧀🧀
The rest of us try to ignore them. 🙂
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@Suzianne saidI spent many an enjoyable visit there as a member of the EAA. Their beer and cheese are wonderful. Maybe we Canadians should see, since you folks try to ignore them, if they might consider becoming a Canadian province?🤔👍
I have no idea what they do in Wisconsin.
The rest of us try to ignore them. 🙂
@diver saidOne thing I do love about the British is that they are not afraid to get muddy and make complete fools of themselves having fun in public. I can’t imagine the Swiss doing anything this silly.
Traditional British fun and silliness.
Looks a bit dangerous to me, but go one them for having a laugh.
Who doesn’t need a a good laugh these days 😂
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@moonbus saidLike their cheese🧀, the Swiss sense of humour is full of holes.
One thing I do love about the British is that they are not afraid to get muddy and make complete fools of themselves having fun in public. I can’t imagine the Swiss doing anything this silly.
@diver saidAnd y'all do this every year? Well, some of y'all, I guess.
Traditional British fun and silliness.
Looks a bit dangerous to me, but good on them for having a laugh.
Who doesn’t need a a good laugh these days 😂
That one guy was talking about all the broken bones he's had over the years.
I admit that some of us do some really stupid stuff over here, yeah, I'll give you that.
@Great-Big-Stees saidBe my guest. 🙂
I spent many an enjoyable visit there as a member of the EAA. Their beer and cheese are wonderful. Maybe we Canadians should see, since you folks try to ignore them, if they might consider becoming a Canadian province?🤔👍
We'll keep Minnesota, though. They have a tad more sense.
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@Suzianne saidWe don’t all do it, this event is locale specific. But there are a few bonkers things which happen around the country, especially in the summer.
And y'all do this every year? Well, some of y'all, I guess.
That one guy was talking about all the broken bones he's had over the years.
I admit that some of us do some really stupid stuff over here, yeah, I'll give you that.
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Its a bit boring watching that.
I prefer the wife-carrying competitions 🙂 Wife carrying (Finnish: eukonkanto or akankanto
Eukonkanto originated in Finland. Tales have been passed down of a man named Herkko Rosvo-Ronkainen (aka Ronkainen the Robber[1]). This man was thought to be a robber in the late 1800s who lived in a forest. He supposedly ran around with his gang of thieves causing harm to villagers. From what has been found, there are three ideas as to why/how this sport was invented. Firstly, that Rosvo-Ronkainen and his thieves were accused of stealing food and abducting women from villages in the area he lived in, then carrying these women on their backs as they ran away (hence the "wife" or woman carrying). The second suggestion is that young men would go to neighbouring villages, and abduct women to forcibly marry, often women who were already married. These wives were also carried on the backs of the young men; this was referred to as "the practice of wife stealing". Lastly, is the idea that Rosvo-Ronkainen trained his thieves to be "faster and stronger" by carrying big, heavy sacks on their backs, from which this sport evolved.
@congruent saidNot really a fan, but I get it, it's a culture thing.
Its a bit boring watching that.
I prefer the wife-carrying competitions 🙂 Wife carrying (Finnish: eukonkanto or akankanto
Eukonkanto originated in Finland. Tales have been passed down of a man named Herkko Rosvo-Ronkainen (aka Ronkainen the Robber[1]). This man was thought to be a robber in the late 1800s who lived in a forest. He supposedly ran around with his ga ...[text shortened]... be "faster and stronger" by carrying big, heavy sacks on their backs, from which this sport evolved.
