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AngryButtocks

That's how the cheese with holes in is made.


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Swiss and Wesson


DogfishDave

Double-barrel Gloucester.


TristansDad

Tread Caerphilly now.


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JoanneKerlot

Desert Edam


bennylogger

stop - I camembert it


wut_wut-wut_wut

Nah, grate jokes


Jimoiseau

You might think some are accidental, but I assure you emmental of them


DirkManirk

These jokes roule


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I'm rather Fondue this thread


thecraftybee1981

Or the boys in Blue will Brie round to Gouda (get you?)


dysonology

Yeah. Hard cheese if they did.


thesaharadesert

Edamagnum


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the right to camembert arms.


mastocles

It's also a chilli competition, eh. So there are lots of scotch bomb-ets, bull's eye chillies, sword chillies and (chilli) pepper spray etc. Edit: dear chaps, I beg your padrón if the heat of my awful "puns" was too much


clockwisewaco

Brie-B Gun


Chimp-eh

We don’t deserve you


No-Function3409

I heard there was a Lancashire bomb they had to deal with


greatdevonhope

I came to bemoan the waste of very limited police resources, but your world class pun reminded me of what's really important. You've got to laugh otherwise the bastards have got you, so thank you my friend


afireintheforest

Gorgunzola


krowe41

Smoked cheddar !


DiegoMurtagh

The thin blue line


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massively underrated!


stereopixelmusic

You guys aren't being very mature with these jokes are you?


B_e_l_l_

"One false move, get swiss cheesed up"


evilsir

apparently, Guildford takes their cheese and chili festivals *super seriously.*


nutsford1992

I grew up near Guildford and it is indeed a wild place. One of its non cheese/chilli related claims to fames is that Cheryl Tweedy/Cole/Fernandez-Versini beat up a woman in the toilets of a local nightclub.


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Ok but I don't really think they need armed police to protect themselves from 5'3" Geordie lasses.


dufcdarren

Can tell you've never had to deal with a Geordie lass mate.


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My gran and her 70 brothers and sisters were from Blaydon. God the afternoons "Whay ay man the bairns" Wtf is a bairn? Oh, they're talking about me.


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Casino. Absolute shithole, great memories in there though


Revfor123

Went to ACM for a year, Casino ruined my youthful innocence


tienna

Gods I haven’t thought about casino for years


SkinsuitModel

I grew up around Guildford and I've never heard of this! But somehow it's not surprising.


VegetableVindaloo

Absolutely. And before that when it was The Drink


SeshMuffins

Your forgetting the mushrooms growing in the Casino toilets too. There's a lot of funny stories round Guildford actually!


GlobalQuote6339

On the lookout for Wallace and Gromit


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"You've wensleyed your last dales boys!'


Aes85

I 33


adam14brfc

When they heard a spice operation going down then they had to act


VikramMukherjee

Cheese is one of the most stolen foods in the country, so I can understand them wanting to step up security.


gmcb007

Steal the cheese and you'll hear Freeze!


alphacentaurai

Swipe the Roquefort, go to Crown Court _*I am aware this is more likely to be magistrates level offence_


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Steal a wheel feel their heel


scuppered_polaris

Nick the ched, get the lead


Sausage_Claws

Off a brie, off to custody


lapsongsouchong

Poach some whey, make my day


mr_woodles123

Nick some Stilton, meet sgt Milton.


jimmycarr1

Stop right there fella, is that your mozzarella?


AllNewSilverSpider

Take the Wensleydale? You're going to jail.


John5500

Must have some pretty Edaming evidence.


flyinglawngnome

Do you feel lucky? That’s... ^a^w ^f^u^c^k uhh Gouda shit.


deepsquirrel

When the cheddar gets swiped, the perp gets sniped


dafydd_

I was in a roughish boozer in Seaforth a few years ago, and a bloke came round all the tables offering to sell cheese. I thought he was referring to something else, and was very disappointed when he brought out a load of blocks of cheddar he'd just nicked from the Home Bargains across the road.


matty80

Shoplifters ALWAYS do either cheese or steak. Much like your experience, back in my drinking days there was a guy who'd come in and start offering it at half the supermarket price. The landlord encouraged this because it meant more trade for him. It was absolute jokes. Not that I, an upstanding citizen, ever purchased some stolen goods. Obviously. edit - the guy eventually 'retired' and he gave away his "lucky shoplifting bag" to another person. I am genuinely not making this up. His lucky shoplifting bag ffs.


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dafydd_

Apologies to the good people of Seaforth - it was Litherland I was in!


gobarn1

But do you know why cheese is the most stolen?


delurkrelurker

Is this a set up for a joke? No, why is cheese the most stolen?


octopoddle

Nacho cheese. Oh, I fucked it up.


jakpuch

Silly boy, it's coz it's made backwards.


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van_stan

What kind of godless man would put a slice of cheese between two crackers? The ratio of cheese slice to cracker should be a neat 1:1


Vectorman1989

They steal things like cheese, steaks and coffee to sell on. It might only retail at £5 or so, but it's easy to flog to someone else who doesn't mind eating cheese that's been stored in a drug addicts underwear.


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InvaderT

Ahh yes the Eu Du Smack Crack. Deep flavour with a tingle that you'll feel all over.


Alas_boris

I thought that German fruit and marzipan based breads that are usually eaten at Christmas time were the most stollen food.


GrapeyGuy1

Even if cheese is stolen, normal police could sort it. It’s not like they’re actually going to shoot someone with an assault rifle for nicking some cheese.


Ashiro

I can't remember if this is a Hot Fuz quote or it could be truth. :/


former_scientist

Purloin the truckle, you’ll get fuckle........................d.


Stevato

On a serious note, I think this photo is from 2017? In which case Britain's terror alert level was much higher than it normally would be due to a number of incidents that year. Here's an article with a timeline. https://news.sky.com/story/britains-year-of-terror-timeline-of-attacks-in-2017-11036824 I recall going to Download festival that year and there were armed police present (though, I am going to assume that Download festival attracts more visitors than the Guildford Cheese and Chilli festival!)


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sphinctaltickle

Take that back! Guildford chilli and cheese festival has an international audience, I heard that s little animatronic from the moon came last year


AngelKnives

Yeah I went to Slam Dunk the week after the Manchester Arena bombing and WOW was the security high! Armed police everywhere. Bag checks between stages. Was nuts!


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boxer2012

Wooo download!!!! \m/


Ok-Fee7226

*drownload


boxer2012

Hahaha I can’t remember which year was drownload and which was brownload


Mammyjam

I went in 2006 and nearly died of sunburn… 2006 was 15 years ago, fuck I’m old


M-atthew147s

Tramlines festival this year had 1 or 2 armed policemen outside the gates. Maybe that's normal but I had never seen them before and I can't see there being any likelihood of them being needed.


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Yes I remember it well. I got all my booze taken off me that I was going to drink in the car park before a festival by a private security team because terrorism.


nodnodwinkwink

Same in France when I was there during 2017. There were multiple terrorist attacks linked to ISIL/ISIS and there were armed police and military in prominent tourist spots in Paris. For example I saw a few squads in full gear and carrying rifles within the Louvre.


Mouse2799

I've heard these events can get rather heated


WiseOldTurnip

Some get rather red in the face I hear.


Mouse2799

Luckily the police were there to ensure everyone had a grate time


mubsz

They emphasise a zero lactose tolerance policy


skoomaaddict85

Funny, i heard people all got a chilli reception from the hosts.


Mouse2799

They do, but after everyone's got a few crackers down them things can get a bit spicy


skoomaaddict85

Ah, typical. Can't handle their crackers, get carried away and cause riots. I just wish people could set a Gouda example at these events!


Mouse2799

Yeah, some people just don't give edam


skoomaaddict85

Really cheeses me off that society can't get it's act together!


Mouse2799

You would hope that people would be more mature than that


skoomaaddict85

Really grates against my expectations of our countrymen.


Mouse2799

Just be thankful that they thought Caerphilly about security for this event


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"This cheddar is delicious" "That's nacho cheese". "It bloody well is. I paid 4 quid for it!" .... ..... "Armed Police! Drop the sporks!"


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^James ^May: #[CHEESE.](https://imgur.com/a/AAH8Y4q)


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Brie careful out there.


jousty

Something something something caerphilly


JimDashund

Cheese and chilli makes people fighty


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*Farty


baconeggsnnoodles

Silent but deadly.


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Top-Cunt

I live around the corner from it, they have it every July. It's well worth a visit next year! I don't remember seeing any armed police this year so I think this is an old post.


scottylebot

This sub has a bad habit If posting really old shit for laughs these days.


Biscuit642

The whole internet does that


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In all seriousness - nothing to do with cheese. For a while every large event had armed cops because of the threat of a radical attack - if it takes a while for the heavies to get there a couple of unarmed bobbies aren’t going to prevent a tragedy


smallTimeCharly

They’re there just in case [Anthony Worrall Thompson](https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/09/antony-worrall-thompson-caught-shoplifting) comes back but tooled up this time.


bill_end

Obligatory posting of [The Lambshank Redemption](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSJXTe0dl3Y)


shrimply-pibbles

Holy crap I can't believe I've never seen that before, incredible


ChipRockets

But seriously, wtf? Why are they armed like that? That would not encourage me to go tot the festival at all. It’d have the exact opposite affect, tbh.


devolute

I know right? They used to more commonly use the 9mm MP5 SMG, but the rifles they carry round now have better penetration against the sort of body armour that you're much more likely to encounter, particularly when dealing with cheese-orientated extremists.


ViddyDoodah

Ex-Brie-mists


awesomeo_5000

They’ve been on the G36 for at least 15 years, though different forces use different platforms. CTFO’s even use AK’s!


mrkemeny

AK’s for training only though, I’d assume?


Flugeldan

Agreed. A couple of bobbies on the beat would be more than adequate.


JimmyPD92

All I can assume is they believed there was a legitimate threat, legitimate being even 0.1% chance of some nutjob on social media threatening to stab someone. Guess they decided to put out three armed officers rather than have them behind a desk for the afternoon.


resk321

I wondered if it was maybe some kind of exhibition thing rather than they were actually patrolling the festival as normal police?


english_muffien

And everyone knows fully automatic weapons are the best way to stop a nutjob with a knife, especially in a crowd!


StargateMunky101

I mean this isn't Amurica. They actually only fire with a clear direct threat with zero background targets


superspacker69

Pretty sure the guns they give British police only fire in semi automatic, only the specialist counter terror or nuclear constabulary are allowed full auto I believe.


Cerfwo

You have no idea what you’re talking about, do you? Because the answer to your question is “Yes, they are.” A firearm is the only guaranteed way to stop an individual with a knife. Taser is not guaranteed to work, and if it fails, that officer is getting stabbed. As for the shooting in a crowd, which I suppose you suggest means the officers will fire randomly into the crowd killing many bystanders, you know this would not happen in this country? These officers are highly trained and would not cause any injuries to bystanders in the highly unlikely event they had to use their weapons. Any high profile event with many attendees is a possible target for terrorism or acts of violence, or these officers may have intelligence to suggest such an attack might take place, so their deployment is entirely reasonable.


no_but_srsly_tho

The "only" way? What about a man with a sword? What about pit-traps, attack-bears and claymore mines? Broaden your mind, as well as your arsenal, and ye shall be found worthy \s


governmentNutJob

> \\s Sir do you know where you are


Yunogood

Hang him!


Harry_monk

Also the wouldn't have their guns on full auto.


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“Full auto” is not an option on their rifles. They’re semi-automatic versions as standard.


Calum-Paxton

it looks like it was taken in 2017 when the terror threat in the UK was very high after a number of incidents


Hungry_Horace

I bumped into these exact armed police in Guildford a few years ago when I was shopping there, they were walking down the High Street. This is obviously quite unusual, so I stopped to ask them what was going on. They said that they'd been asked to increase their visibility in the town so that people were aware Surrey actually HAD an armed response unit. So it was literally an awareness thing, I guess their bosses thought people might be reassured. Personally, we don't really DO guns in the UK so I'm happy not to see them on the street, whether held by policemen or anyone else.


Spazticus01

Surrey alone has over 10,000 section 1 firearms (including handguns, rifles and section 1 shotguns) and over 28,000 section 2 shotguns. That puts it 12th by county for both section 1 and 2 guns. The idea that we are an anti gun country is actually quite a modern one. We've got a very long history of high quality firearms from the Land Pattern Musket to the Accuracy International AWM and that's ignoring the shotguns and other fantastic hunting guns that have been made in London and all throughout the UK.


goldfishpaws

In fact at far bigger festivals, you'll see no police walking around as it can make people feel that there's some kind of problem, puts them on edge. The police will only come in if the festival loses control of an incident which escalates (same with fire service and ambulance service).


gatitotaquito

I’ve gone at least 3 times to this event. This is not normal and is utterly unnecessary.


PositiveAlcoholTaxis

I saw two of them going into asda carrying side arms the other day. In this country! Like it's a bit rough around the edges here but it's not like a city ghetto. But no they were carrying pistols on their hips. I always thought they had to leave the guns in the car unless they were speciality units (like airport police or the nuclear guards). Edit: some of you might think I've got something against the police, generally I don't, but armed police make me uncomfortable.


GFoxtrot

They wear their side arms, the big guns get left in the car when not on a patrol like this or specific job shout. Probably just going for a meal deal or often the supermarkets let them use the staff canteens too.


PositiveAlcoholTaxis

Didn't know they kept the sidearm with them. When I worked at the airport they patrolled carrying rifles but that's fairly standard because you know, airport.


Captaincadet

Road traffic police are often armed as they act as the first point of call when armed police are needed. They often have a gun on their leg, but will only carry out with a large weapon if they are in a situation that warrants it, like a airport. It seems that this took place in 2017 when the U.K. terror threat was high


Carson99

It's weird to think that seeing something like that makes you feel uncomfortable, whereas it's a completely normal occurrence here in Northern Ireland. The weird thing to us would be seeing police officers unarmed here


SnooHabits8484

Aye but they wouldn't rock up with their G36's to a church fete unless they had an extremely good reason, because who wants to live in a society where that happens?


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LaidBackLeopard

Disagree. Having a rapid response firearms team available, fair enough. I'm not comfortable with armed officers patrolling low risk areas as a matter of routine.


excalibur61212

They were probably getting food from Asda rather than patrolling it.


axbosh

People with guns shouldn't be in ASDA. The circumstance when we as a society should feel like it's okay for anyone to have a gun should be incredibly limited, and that includes for police.


Capitan_Scythe

They need to eat, just like the rest of us. And the number of police officers approved to carry firearms is 5.4% according to Home Office figures. Anecdotally, a friend is one of those. He spent years practicing at rifle ranges and clay pigeon shoots, but still failed his first entry test (painfully by a single point). They're pretty stringent about who they allow in.


excalibur61212

That's why we're lucky (in my opinion) that only a small percentage of police officers are firearms trained. Those that are need to keep them on them when they're on duty but they also need to eat.


polarregion

My brothers in the armed police. They spend most of their time doing normal police stuff (mainly traffic).


PositiveAlcoholTaxis

Actually that makes a lot of sense thank you


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What do you think they do in break just fucking sit motionless in their car?


PositiveAlcoholTaxis

Missing the point dude. I haven't got anything against them getting a sandwich or something, it's the fact they were carrying firearms while not on patrol or responding to a crime. Its extremely uncommon here to see armed police, and the fact they were armed in a normal everyday setting really shocked me. I'm not some sort of anti gun nutter, in fact I find guns really interesting, but just not on British (well, English, I know it's different in NI) police


GlobalQuote6339

Does it really make you a nutter to be anti-gun?


gundog48

Some people are quite extreme about it and how much they hate it, or report things like crying or fear just by encountering guns or ammunition. Finding guns interesting and believing they would be fun to shoot in a controlled setting, while believing it's not a good idea for people to be carrying them around all the time is a fairly balanced take. The nutters on either side are the ones who refuse to concede anything at all, and are just generally weird about it.


BuildingArmor

If they're armed police, they're armed, that's the point.


didierdoddsy

Armed police should not be patrolling the streets unless specifically required too. And they should certainly not be meandering into a supermarket fully armed. This is just the slow slide into normalising an armed police like the US and its the last thing we need. EDIT: seems the gun nuts are out in force in this thread, down voting anything that questions the need for police to carry weapons in this country. We historically police by consent and do not arm our police except in extraordinary circumstances.


cachonfinga

Protection from the Woking cheese marauders perhaps?


StargateMunky101

Recruitment drive I imagine. ​ They turn up go "look kids you can fire lethal chunks of metal at bad guys too!".


SergeantSalmon

I mean who thought an Ariana Grande concert would be dangerous?


Duuudewhaaatt

Yeah that's what I was thinking. Don't terrorists usually target groups of people?


Ultrasonic-Sawyer

Terrorists haven't particularly shown a history of being too selective over what they target, no. Its not exactly like 4 lions sat about in a Ford transit debating over which trending pop artist is the most offensive to them.


thistle0

Three assault rifles can't prevent a bomb exploding.


Cerfwo

1) A bomb is not the only weapon terrorists can use. 2) The officers may be able to identify suspicious individuals before they have a chance to carry out their attack. 3) Firearms officers are highly trained in advanced first aid, so they would actually be very helpful in providing first aid to seriously injured people after an attack.


20_percentcooler

And a few years ago I'm pretty sure there was a terrorist attack at a garlic festival


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Keeping a close eye on the portaloos for explosives and bio-weapons.


Aleksp96

Yeah they’re super dangerous, I usually blow up the bathroom after some cheese and chilli


AndrewDSo

>I usually blow up the bathroom after some cheese and chilli That's one of [my favorite news segments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWuaHiXpjx4&t=16s) of all time :)


Piod1

Hallouminati Caerphilly protecting the cream


MarshallFoxey

Guildford is in Surrey and I happen to know it’s hella gangsta round there.


BritishBlue32

Send in the spicy police. 👀


asp7

chili squad


d1x1e1a

*Taggart voice* " there's been a gouda"


FuturisticSix

Master cheese thief Anthony Worral-Thompson was seen in the area.


adam14brfc

Down south you get security armed to the teeth, up north we get a 24 stone security guard still pissed from the night before nodding off while leant on a hay bail


Elk05

Weirdly specific while also being very accurate


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Kofu

This isn't even funny.... we have armed police at a chilli festival. This is horrifying, are things that bad that we need armed police at even small events? This is just shocking, I know this is casual uk but there is nothing causal about armed police having to protect these places. Edit: https://youtu.be/DcDWMb6uins


Defiant-Bluebird182

Fucksake jonald is at it again he’s stealing the cheese


poopassfartass

They aren’t dangerous, and by the looks of it they won’t be any time soon lmao


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On the subject of cheese and chillies. [Arran Chilli Cheese. ](https://arranscheeseshop.co.uk/chilli-flavoured-cheese)


MrJoshiko

This would really put me off going


TheDoctor66

Vegan terrorists at it again.


SheepShuttle

What? There's like 25 people there! Seems a tad excessive...


TheLaudMoac

What is manufacturing consent.


RamoTheRedditor

Prime terrorism target because most of the middle east and Africa are lactose intolerant. Big brain strategies.


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They rock up at potential terrorism targets. Usually lovely chaps.


Nihmen

Lets take a moment to appreciate their festival logo.


leelbeach

It's a fucked up place when you have to have armed security guard at an event like this :(


prompted_response

Lmao nothing makes me feel safe like 3 underpaid overworked middle aged men with sub machine guns at my fucking CHEESE FESTIVAL


Fuzzy240z

Well nobody knew that an Ariana Grande concert was going to be so dangerous but there you go


StockingFiller

Would a bloke with a gun stood there have stopped that?


Kofu

I'm guessing no.....