[Ansteorra] The tradition of the "Second Place Cheesecake"

[Sarapenrose]

I think you mean 1998. :)

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On Jan 13, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Michael Gunter <dookgunthar at gmail.com> wrote:

>> Can anyone tell me about the origin of the tradition of presenting a
>> cheesecake to the person who takes second place in Crown Tournament?
>> Curiously,
>> Zubeydah
> 
> It started way back in 1988. I was on a losing streak of placing 2nd in
> Crown for the third
> time in a row.  A young squire named Timotheous (Timo) felt that it was
> kind of disappointing
> that the person who got so close to the big hat never got any
> acknowledgement and should
> have something to make the loss a little sweeter.  So in Court the night of
> Crown tournament
> he awarded me a cheese cake with a candle in the shape of a "2".
> 
> The next Crown tournament I won and Duke Jean Richard was presented with
> the cheesecake.
> I tried to make sure there was a cheesecake presented to the second place
> finisher either at
> Crown or soon after for a few years but the tradition eventually died out,
> especially once I'd moved
> to Atenveldt.
> 
> Side note: I started the tradition in Atenveldt when I lived there as well.
> 
> Gunthar
> 11 time bridesmaid
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