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Euro Food Surplus Triathlon
Put the European food surplus to some use
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While half the world starves, Europe has food surpluses, with warehouses in every major city filled with beef, wine, cheese, milk powder etc. The idea is to organise an event which would refocus media attention on this pathetic waste. This event would be called The Euro Food Surplus Triathlon.

Competitor's first event would be swimming, in the form of a straight forward freestyle across a large pool of either Beaujolais or Burgundy from the legendary wine lakes of France. This would provide the perfect mental and physical incentive up for next event -The Swiss Cheese Troglodyte race. In this leg the participants would enter a building sized block of swiss cheese, by crawling in through the hole of their choice. Once inside they would be faced with the prospect of either eating or otherwise navigating the labyrinthian passageways, until they emerged ready for the final event.

The finale is to scale an escarpment of frozen beef, then toboggan down the other side, using a sledge they have had to fashion themselves by stitching together multiple strips of bacon rind. Marks would naturally be given for style and stamina. The winner gets to keep all the food. At least this way someone gets to use it.


xenzag, Oct 08 2005

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       // While half the world starves//   

       I think that if Europe could be convinced to use their surplus in a triatholon maybe it would be better if they were convinced to use their surplus for those who are starving. Of course maybe this was tongue in cheek (I hope) and I am an idiot (I can live with that). If so will gladly remove fishbone from the pool of Beaujolais.

PollyNo9, Oct 09 2005
  

       I'm submitting you for the extreme fish boning marathon - that's the one where you get a thousand sardines to fillet using a garden fork

xenzag, Oct 09 2005
  

       Clap. Clap. 3.5

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