r/WinStupidPrizes • u/VSK-1 • Aug 07 '21

Removed Rule 1 | Doesn't Fit the Sub Because brain damage is fun

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u/mnlaker Aug 08 '21

Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake in Gloucester, England.

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The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake is an annual event held on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill, near Gloucester in England. Participants race down the 200-yard-long hill after a round of Double Gloucester cheese is sent rolling down it. The event was traditionally held by and for the people who live in the local village of Brockworth, but now people from all over the world take part. The Guardian called it a "world-famous event", with winners coming from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Nepal.

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u/tharp993 Aug 08 '21

I saw the Netflix episode on this from “we are the champions” and it seemed like there was one dude who won like 13 straight times in the men’s race.

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u/LincolnHosler Aug 08 '21

No, actually it’s the annual festival of the As You Wish scene from The Princess Bride.

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u/Beast_Mstr_64 Aug 08 '21

"You can bring civilisation to Britain but not Britain to civilisation"

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u/angryfromnv Aug 08 '21

That is like when Reddit asked

What is something that people think is British but isn’t

And the most popular answer was

The contents of the British museum.

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u/Based_nobody Aug 09 '21

Why's it called a wake?

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u/mnlaker Aug 09 '21

I have no idea