[News] Knob throwing festival in Dorset cancelled after growing too large

Stat Brother

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A knob throwing contest in Dorset has had to be cancelled as it has grown too large for the organisers.

The event was due to take place in Cattistock on May 1 alongside the Frome Valley Food Festival which has also been called off.

The contest sees people lining up to throw a Dorset knob - a hard biscuit - as far as they can.

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-01-26/knob-throwing-festival-cancelled-amid-size-concerns

 

Me and my Monkey

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Saucy.

 

beorhthelm

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is that a cheese biscuit?

 

Motogull

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Health and safety gone mad.

 

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clapham_gull

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Motogull said:

Health and safety gone mad.

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To be fair helmets have always been an integral part of the event.

 

clapham_gull

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Stat Brother said:

A knob throwing contest in Dorset has had to be cancelled as it has grown too large for the organisers.

The event was due to take place in Cattistock on May 1 alongside the Frome Valley Food Festival which has also been called off.

The contest sees people lining up to throw a Dorset knob - a hard biscuit - as far as they can.

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-01-26/knob-throwing-festival-cancelled-amid-size-concerns

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Slightly inaccurate headline, because if you read the story they haven't been able to get it up since 2019.

 

dazzer6666

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They’ve gone soft.

 

clapham_gull

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We also sadly lost the support of our event management team late in 2021 and agreements with Moores Biscuits to provide the biscuits for the event’s games also took much longer than anticipated.

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Bit lame of Moores Biscuits, they could have at least tried to knock one out.

 

el punal

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Just a complete bunch of tossers.

 

Badger

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This is what happens when there's too many newcomers.

 

clapham_gull

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I've just read up on the rules, they seem quite standard to me.

When unfurling your knob, only an underarm technique is allowed and one foot must remain on the ground at all times.

 

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Is it PotG?