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A cheapskate, small-time operator, or timid bettor, someone who plays it safe, spends little, or "won’t risk a dime." | A cheapskate, small-time operator, or timid bettor, someone who plays it safe, spends little, or "won’t risk a dime." | ||
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| + | a non-profit trading venue in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where cheddar cheese (in 40-lb blocks and 500-lb barrels) was bought and sold in weekly sessions. No known scandals before the 1970s that I could find. Rumors, yes, but nothing specifically linked to the WCE. | ||
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pikers
A cheapskate, small-time operator, or timid bettor, someone who plays it safe, spends little, or "won’t risk a dime."
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
a non-profit trading venue in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where cheddar cheese (in 40-lb blocks and 500-lb barrels) was bought and sold in weekly sessions. No known scandals before the 1970s that I could find. Rumors, yes, but nothing specifically linked to the WCE.
