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A bit of humour. I wonder how these would go over in today's world? I remember my friends and I walking around with them.
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I remember them well. How attitudes have changed. For the better in this case.
Remember liquorice pipes?
Remember liquorice pipes?
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What could be used in Thailand to have an event like this? I think no cheese wheels available so perhaps watermelons or similar? 
English village prepares for annual Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling race
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/06/03 ... 654267316/
June 3 (UPI) -- The small village of Brockworth, England, is bracing for an influx of visitors celebrating the return of an unusual -- and infamously dangerous -- tradition: the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling race.
The annual event, which returns Sunday after the 2020 and 2021 cheese chases were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, features multiple rounds of races where the participants chase a 9-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese a distance of about 625 feet down Brockworth's famously steep Cooper's Hill.
The winner is either the first person to catch the cheese or, more frequently, the first reach the finish line after the wheel, which has been known to reach speeds of up to 70 mph. The winner gets to take home the wheel of cheese.
The event is normally held on the United Kingdom's Spring Bank Holiday, but the 2022 event was moved to Sunday as a result of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
History
The first printed reference to the cheese rolling race was in a message to the Gloucester Town Crier in 1826, but locals claim they can trace the event back to at least the mid-1700s -- and the tradition is locally believed to be even older, with some suggesting it was started by the ancient Romans, who had a fort on Cooper's Hill.
Local legends hold the origins of the cheese rolling could be tied to maintaining grazing rights or a pagan fertility rite.
The Cooper's Hill Wake -- "wake" being a local word for festival -- formerly featured cheese rolling alongside other events including wrestling matches and shin-kicking competitions. The modern Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake featured only cheese rolling and an uphill race for children to win sweets.
The event was traditionally held on Whit Monday, the day after the Christian Pentacost, but was later moved to the Spring Bank Holiday.
Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake was an officially-sanctioned event until 2010, when the growing popularity of the event due to videos shared on the Internet caused officials to raise concerns about the safety of spectators and the ability of paramedics to reach any injured racers.
The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling races since 2010 have been put on by a group of local volunteers, without official involvement. The 2013 race was run with a fake wheel of cheese, after local cheese maker Diana Smart, who had long provided the double Gloucester for the race, was told she could be liable for injuries. Real cheese returned the following year.
Injuries
Cooper's Hill, bearing a gradient of 50%, is a steep surface for a footrace, leading to a number of injuries each year. Ambulances are often parked at the bottom of the hill, and local volunteers are employed to carry participants who become too injured to reach the bottom of the hill.
Chris Anderson, who has won a record 22 cheese races between 2005 and 2018, has suffered injures including a concussion, bruised kidneys and a broken ankle in his years of cheese chasing. Flo Early, a four-time winner of the women's race whose cheese-chasing career was featured in the Netflix documentary series We Are The Champions, scored a victory in 2018 despite a dislocated shoulder.
The most dangerous year on record, 1997, featured 33 reported injuries ranging from splinters to broken bones. The high total of injuries led police to cancel the 1998 race, but it returned the following year.
2022
Organizers of the 2022 cheese race said on Facebook that they are now sponsored by Witcombe Festival, and this year's cheeses will come from Smart's family business.
The organizers said they are expecting a large turnout, and only 25 people will be allowed to participate in each round of races.
"You must be 18 or over to take part," they wrote on Facebook. "And we advise strongly that you wear suitable clothing and footwear."
The children's uphill race will also be held this year, with the children being escorted on their ascent by the medical team and members of the local rugby club.
"All participants and spectators attend this event entirely at your own risk," the Facebook event states.
English village prepares for annual Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling race
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/06/03 ... 654267316/
June 3 (UPI) -- The small village of Brockworth, England, is bracing for an influx of visitors celebrating the return of an unusual -- and infamously dangerous -- tradition: the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling race.
The annual event, which returns Sunday after the 2020 and 2021 cheese chases were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, features multiple rounds of races where the participants chase a 9-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese a distance of about 625 feet down Brockworth's famously steep Cooper's Hill.
The winner is either the first person to catch the cheese or, more frequently, the first reach the finish line after the wheel, which has been known to reach speeds of up to 70 mph. The winner gets to take home the wheel of cheese.
The event is normally held on the United Kingdom's Spring Bank Holiday, but the 2022 event was moved to Sunday as a result of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
History
The first printed reference to the cheese rolling race was in a message to the Gloucester Town Crier in 1826, but locals claim they can trace the event back to at least the mid-1700s -- and the tradition is locally believed to be even older, with some suggesting it was started by the ancient Romans, who had a fort on Cooper's Hill.
Local legends hold the origins of the cheese rolling could be tied to maintaining grazing rights or a pagan fertility rite.
The Cooper's Hill Wake -- "wake" being a local word for festival -- formerly featured cheese rolling alongside other events including wrestling matches and shin-kicking competitions. The modern Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake featured only cheese rolling and an uphill race for children to win sweets.
The event was traditionally held on Whit Monday, the day after the Christian Pentacost, but was later moved to the Spring Bank Holiday.
Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake was an officially-sanctioned event until 2010, when the growing popularity of the event due to videos shared on the Internet caused officials to raise concerns about the safety of spectators and the ability of paramedics to reach any injured racers.
The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling races since 2010 have been put on by a group of local volunteers, without official involvement. The 2013 race was run with a fake wheel of cheese, after local cheese maker Diana Smart, who had long provided the double Gloucester for the race, was told she could be liable for injuries. Real cheese returned the following year.
Injuries
Cooper's Hill, bearing a gradient of 50%, is a steep surface for a footrace, leading to a number of injuries each year. Ambulances are often parked at the bottom of the hill, and local volunteers are employed to carry participants who become too injured to reach the bottom of the hill.
Chris Anderson, who has won a record 22 cheese races between 2005 and 2018, has suffered injures including a concussion, bruised kidneys and a broken ankle in his years of cheese chasing. Flo Early, a four-time winner of the women's race whose cheese-chasing career was featured in the Netflix documentary series We Are The Champions, scored a victory in 2018 despite a dislocated shoulder.
The most dangerous year on record, 1997, featured 33 reported injuries ranging from splinters to broken bones. The high total of injuries led police to cancel the 1998 race, but it returned the following year.
2022
Organizers of the 2022 cheese race said on Facebook that they are now sponsored by Witcombe Festival, and this year's cheeses will come from Smart's family business.
The organizers said they are expecting a large turnout, and only 25 people will be allowed to participate in each round of races.
"You must be 18 or over to take part," they wrote on Facebook. "And we advise strongly that you wear suitable clothing and footwear."
The children's uphill race will also be held this year, with the children being escorted on their ascent by the medical team and members of the local rugby club.
"All participants and spectators attend this event entirely at your own risk," the Facebook event states.
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Politicians, one of the daftest ideas I have heard of. New zealand proposing to tax cow burps to reduce emissions.
Woke up this morning breathing that's a good start to the day.
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And the farmers themselves generally agree with the proposal!
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You can fart but you can't burp.
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US woman who contracted STD in car awarded $5.2m from vehicle insurer
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/23241 ... le-insurer
LOS ANGELES: A US woman who contracted a sexually transmitted disease from her partner during romantic encounters in his car has been awarded $5.2 million in damages from his vehicle insurance company.
The woman in the state of Missouri successfully claimed her partner had negligently infected her with HPV, and that his policy covered her for "injuries and losses."
Referred to in court documents only as M.O., the woman had requested an award of $9.9 million, before an arbitrator determined a sum of $5.2 million would cover her "damages and injuries."
"Insured should have disclosed his diagnosis to M.O. prior to the sexual activity that occurred, but he did not," found the arbitrator.
GEICO, the insurer, had rejected the woman's initial settlement offer, and last year contested the award, but it was upheld by the Missouri Court of Appeals this week.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States, and high-risk strains can cause cancer. There is a vaccine against it.
In her initial settlement offer, the woman said she had contracted HPV during unprotected sexual encounters in her partner's vehicle in late 2017 despite him "having knowledge of his condition."
The arbitrator found that her partner had "been told that his throat cancer tumor was diagnosed as HPV positive."
The woman requested compensation for "past and future medical expenses," as well as "past and future mental and physical pain and suffering."
Reports of the ruling quickly went viral on social media, prompting humor as well as outrage.
"Crazy damages claims like this are a big part of why car insurance costs so much," tweeted Elon Musk.
"It should be possible to sue law firms for pursuing insane damages claims."
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/23241 ... le-insurer
LOS ANGELES: A US woman who contracted a sexually transmitted disease from her partner during romantic encounters in his car has been awarded $5.2 million in damages from his vehicle insurance company.
The woman in the state of Missouri successfully claimed her partner had negligently infected her with HPV, and that his policy covered her for "injuries and losses."
Referred to in court documents only as M.O., the woman had requested an award of $9.9 million, before an arbitrator determined a sum of $5.2 million would cover her "damages and injuries."
"Insured should have disclosed his diagnosis to M.O. prior to the sexual activity that occurred, but he did not," found the arbitrator.
GEICO, the insurer, had rejected the woman's initial settlement offer, and last year contested the award, but it was upheld by the Missouri Court of Appeals this week.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States, and high-risk strains can cause cancer. There is a vaccine against it.
In her initial settlement offer, the woman said she had contracted HPV during unprotected sexual encounters in her partner's vehicle in late 2017 despite him "having knowledge of his condition."
The arbitrator found that her partner had "been told that his throat cancer tumor was diagnosed as HPV positive."
The woman requested compensation for "past and future medical expenses," as well as "past and future mental and physical pain and suffering."
Reports of the ruling quickly went viral on social media, prompting humor as well as outrage.
"Crazy damages claims like this are a big part of why car insurance costs so much," tweeted Elon Musk.
"It should be possible to sue law firms for pursuing insane damages claims."
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How on earth could you prove or disprove that the sex took place in the car - only in America!!
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Drops of fluid. Also, the man didn't deny it. When will people learn to use condoms?Dannie Boy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:08 pm How on earth could you prove or disprove that the sex took place in the car - only in America!!
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Let it rip!
Influencer forced into wheelchair due to 'trapped farts'
https://au.news.yahoo.com/influencer-fo ... 32283.html
An outspoken influencer has revealed the "unbearable pain" that forced her to be wheelchaired through an airport was caused by nothing more than a giant fart.
Online star Viih Tube, real name Vitoria De Felice Moraes, 21, alarmed her millions of social media followers after posting a photo of her being pushed through a Portuguese airport in a wheelchair.
Moraes had been visiting the country for the Rock in Rio Lisboa 2022 music festival with her reality-star boyfriend Eliezer when she said shew was overcome with agonising pain.
However she went on to discover her pain was, in fact, caused by nothing more serious than trapped gas.
Moraes shared the diagnosis with her 23.4 million social media followers and a further 11 million YouTube subscribers.
“At the airport, started to feel unbearable pain and I was even put in a wheelchair and it turned out to be gas (laughs),” the Brazilian personality explained to her followers.
She added: “I understand you, mummy Pocah.”
Pocah, a Brazilian singer who hit the headlines earlier this year for a similar incident, replied: “Get well, my daughter. Farting is serious!”
In March this year, Pocah claimed she had to go to hospital with an accumulation of trapped gas because she was not on "farting terms" with her new boyfriend.
Pocah - real name Viviane de Queiroz Pereira - 27, shared images of herself in hospital and said: "I woke up at 5.30am with severe stomach pains and ended up in the hospital."
The singer-songwriter assured her followers: "But that's it, guys. I'm now fine. Just an accumulation of trapped farts."
Moraes had been visiting the country for the Rock in Rio Lisboa 2022 music festival with her reality-star boyfriend Eliezer when she said shew was overcome with agonising pain.
However she went on to discover her pain was, in fact, caused by nothing more serious than trapped gas.
Moraes shared the diagnosis with her 23.4 million social media followers and a further 11 million YouTube subscribers.
“At the airport, started to feel unbearable pain and I was even put in a wheelchair and it turned out to be gas (laughs),” the Brazilian personality explained to her followers.
She added: “I understand you, mummy Pocah.”
Pocah, a Brazilian singer who hit the headlines earlier this year for a similar incident, replied: “Get well, my daughter. Farting is serious!”
In March this year, Pocah claimed she had to go to hospital with an accumulation of trapped gas because she was not on "farting terms" with her new boyfriend.
Singer hospitalised after holding in fart: 'Severe stomach pains'
Woman's fart gender reveal video slammed
Pocah - real name Viviane de Queiroz Pereira - 27, shared images of herself in hospital and said: "I woke up at 5.30am with severe stomach pains and ended up in the hospital."
The singer-songwriter assured her followers: "But that's it, guys. I'm now fine. Just an accumulation of trapped farts."
Viviane de Queiroz Pereira refused to fart in front of her boyfriend and ended up with severe pains. Source: Instagram/pocah
She advised her female fans: "Girls, don't be ashamed to fart in front of your guy, because what's really embarrassing is not letting your guy sleep because you're in discomfort, going to hospital with your guy, and the diagnosis being 'trapped farts'. From now on, I'm letting them rip, guys."
While some might accuse them of being full of hot air, there's nothing stinky about that advice.
Influencer forced into wheelchair due to 'trapped farts'
https://au.news.yahoo.com/influencer-fo ... 32283.html
An outspoken influencer has revealed the "unbearable pain" that forced her to be wheelchaired through an airport was caused by nothing more than a giant fart.
Online star Viih Tube, real name Vitoria De Felice Moraes, 21, alarmed her millions of social media followers after posting a photo of her being pushed through a Portuguese airport in a wheelchair.
Moraes had been visiting the country for the Rock in Rio Lisboa 2022 music festival with her reality-star boyfriend Eliezer when she said shew was overcome with agonising pain.
However she went on to discover her pain was, in fact, caused by nothing more serious than trapped gas.
Moraes shared the diagnosis with her 23.4 million social media followers and a further 11 million YouTube subscribers.
“At the airport, started to feel unbearable pain and I was even put in a wheelchair and it turned out to be gas (laughs),” the Brazilian personality explained to her followers.
She added: “I understand you, mummy Pocah.”
Pocah, a Brazilian singer who hit the headlines earlier this year for a similar incident, replied: “Get well, my daughter. Farting is serious!”
In March this year, Pocah claimed she had to go to hospital with an accumulation of trapped gas because she was not on "farting terms" with her new boyfriend.
Pocah - real name Viviane de Queiroz Pereira - 27, shared images of herself in hospital and said: "I woke up at 5.30am with severe stomach pains and ended up in the hospital."
The singer-songwriter assured her followers: "But that's it, guys. I'm now fine. Just an accumulation of trapped farts."
Moraes had been visiting the country for the Rock in Rio Lisboa 2022 music festival with her reality-star boyfriend Eliezer when she said shew was overcome with agonising pain.
However she went on to discover her pain was, in fact, caused by nothing more serious than trapped gas.
Moraes shared the diagnosis with her 23.4 million social media followers and a further 11 million YouTube subscribers.
“At the airport, started to feel unbearable pain and I was even put in a wheelchair and it turned out to be gas (laughs),” the Brazilian personality explained to her followers.
She added: “I understand you, mummy Pocah.”
Pocah, a Brazilian singer who hit the headlines earlier this year for a similar incident, replied: “Get well, my daughter. Farting is serious!”
In March this year, Pocah claimed she had to go to hospital with an accumulation of trapped gas because she was not on "farting terms" with her new boyfriend.
Singer hospitalised after holding in fart: 'Severe stomach pains'
Woman's fart gender reveal video slammed
Pocah - real name Viviane de Queiroz Pereira - 27, shared images of herself in hospital and said: "I woke up at 5.30am with severe stomach pains and ended up in the hospital."
The singer-songwriter assured her followers: "But that's it, guys. I'm now fine. Just an accumulation of trapped farts."
Viviane de Queiroz Pereira refused to fart in front of her boyfriend and ended up with severe pains. Source: Instagram/pocah
She advised her female fans: "Girls, don't be ashamed to fart in front of your guy, because what's really embarrassing is not letting your guy sleep because you're in discomfort, going to hospital with your guy, and the diagnosis being 'trapped farts'. From now on, I'm letting them rip, guys."
While some might accuse them of being full of hot air, there's nothing stinky about that advice.
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Le Petomain. A Frenchman in the late 1800s, made his living at the Follies Berger by being able to fart melodies and imitate birds and orchestral instruments. His biography is still
available.
available.
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From the BBC world news site.
How do they discover how to process these drugs.Concern as Somalis 'get high' on ants
Police in Somalia have classified a particular kind of ant as a drug, after discovering that people were steaming the insects and inhaling their vapour to get high.
Odorous house ants, whose scientific name is tapinoma sessile, are known to contain formic acid.
There are accounts of birds appearing "drunk" after eating large quantities of these ants, and a security officer has told TV station Somali Cable that humans are deliberately using it to similar effect.
"They cut off the ants' bottoms, then they put them in the pan with the lid on - after it's boiled for a while people sit around and hover over it, and they get high.
Woke up this morning breathing that's a good start to the day.
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^^Oh please! Don't try to tell me you never sniffed an ant or two in your youth!
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Shush you will give away our secret pharvey will be after you for the recipe.dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Sun Jul 10, 2022 4:19 am ^^Oh please! Don't try to tell me you never sniffed an ant or two in your youth!
Woke up this morning breathing that's a good start to the day.