History
The International Rutabaga Curling Championship started spontaneously in December 1997. Vendors at the Ithaca Farmers' Market began rolling their wares down the main aisle with the intent to stay warm; vendors did not discriminate about what they threw, and even frozen chickens were utilized. Rules have since been developed by Steve Sierigk, the High Commissioner of the International Rutabaga Curling Championship.
The 2010 Championship saw a small turning point in local acknowledgement of the event. A group of protesters showed up with signs and slogans against the event, such as "Say No to Rutabaga Curlty", "Greet Your Veggies, Don't Eat Them," "Get a Clue Folks, Brassica is not Brad Pitt and Jessica Simpson", and "It's all fun and games until somebody loses and eye" with a picture of a deoculated Mr. Potato Head. Having a protest organized against your event is an old Ithacan tradition to fully acknowledge that you have become an accepted member of the community.
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