The ball weighs in at an impressive 1,026g(Picture: Darren Thomas/Cover Images)

一名男子20多年来一直保存着他的巴比伦奶酪的蜡皮,他说他打算把它传给他的孩子们。

来自布里斯托尔的达伦·托马斯从12岁起就开始收集午餐盒里被丢弃的奶酪包装纸。

他现在自豪地拥有了一个重达1026克的变色石蜡球,看起来很吓人。

36岁的达伦是一名铁路运营经理,他说:“我从12岁开始就有了足球。我记得我只是用手玩蜡,所以我留了一个,第二天再加一个。它就是从那里发展起来的。

“我把它放在厨房的窗台上,这可能是它有点褪色的原因,但它是人们走进我家时首先看到的东西。”

“他们通常会问这是什么,当我告诉他们时,他们说这很恶心。”

达伦不得不说服他的妻子让他在家里展示它,但她仍然认为这是“一堆狗屎”。

“她讨厌它,但我不会放过它。她认为这很愚蠢,是在浪费我的时间;她说那很难看,而且是一堆垃圾。“但我很自豪,”他说。

A Bristol man who has been saving the wax rinds of his Babybel cheese for more than two decades has spoken of his plans to hand it down through the generations after his death. Darren Thomas, from Yate, has been collecting the discarded wrappers from his lunchbox cheeses since he was 12 and is now the proud owner of a 1,026g ball of discoloured paraffin wax. Darren, 36, a railway operations delivery manager, said: ?I?ve had the ball since I was a<em></em>bout twelve. I remember just playing with the wax in my hands so I kept one and then added another the next day. It just grew from there. ?I keep it on my windowsill in my kitchen, that?s probably why it?s a little discoloured, but it?s the first thing people see when they walk into my house. They usually ask what it is, and when I tell them, they say it is disgusting.? Like Darren?s wife, who is not a fan. ?She hates it, but I won?t let it go. She thinks it?s stupid and a poor waste of my time; she says it?s unsightly and a load of crap. But I?m quite proud of it. I plan to hand it down to one of my children, probably my youngest one, as he seems to appreciate it for what it?s truly worth,? he said. The ball which is made up of up to 200 cheese waxes has seen better days, and needs tidying up a bit; he had to remove a wasp that was stuck in it and the glorious red has faded to an orangey, pink. Darren added: ?I used to work away a lot and would be away from home around 120 nights a year in hotels. The Holiday Inns I would stay at often had them at the breakfast buffet so I would nab a few each morning and take the wax home.? When: 23 Nov 2024 Credit: Darren Thomas/Cover Images **All usages and enquiries, please co<em></em>ntact info@cover-images.com - +44 (0)20 3397 3000EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS o<em></em>nLY TO BE USED IN Co<em></em>nJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH STATED PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR SUPPLIER.**

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A Bristol man who has been saving the wax rinds of his Babybel cheese for more than two decades has spoken of his plans to hand it down through the generations after his death. Darren Thomas, from Yate, has been collecting the discarded wrappers from his lunchbox cheeses since he was 12 and is now the proud owner of a 1,026g ball of discoloured paraffin wax. Darren, 36, a railway operations delivery manager, said: ?I?ve had the ball since I was a<em></em>bout twelve. I remember just playing with the wax in my hands so I kept one and then added another the next day. It just grew from there. ?I keep it on my windowsill in my kitchen, that?s probably why it?s a little discoloured, but it?s the first thing people see when they walk into my house. They usually ask what it is, and when I tell them, they say it is disgusting.? Like Darren?s wife, who is not a fan. ?She hates it, but I won?t let it go. She thinks it?s stupid and a poor waste of my time; she says it?s unsightly and a load of crap. But I?m quite proud of it. I plan to hand it down to one of my children, probably my youngest one, as he seems to appreciate it for what it?s truly worth,? he said. The ball which is made up of up to 200 cheese waxes has seen better days, and needs tidying up a bit; he had to remove a wasp that was stuck in it and the glorious red has faded to an orangey, pink. Darren added: ?I used to work away a lot and would be away from home around 120 nights a year in hotels. The Holiday Inns I would stay at often had them at the breakfast buffet so I would nab a few each morning and take the wax home.? When: 23 Nov 2024 Credit: Darren Thomas/Cover Images **All usages and enquiries, please co<em></em>ntact info@cover-images.com - +44 (0)20 3397 3000EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS o<em></em>nLY TO BE USED IN Co<em></em>nJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH STATED PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR SUPPLIER.**

他说:“我打算把它传给我的一个孩子,可能是我最小的孩子,因为他似乎很欣赏它的真正价值。”

这个由多达200个奶酪蜡组成的球曾经有过辉煌的日子,甚至有虫子粘在上面,达伦说他曾经不得不除掉一只黄蜂。

他说:“我过去经常在外工作,一年大约有120个晚上不在家,住在酒店里。”

“我住过的假日酒店经常在自助早餐里放蜡,所以我每天早上都会拿几根蜡带回家。”

A Bristol man who has been saving the wax rinds of his Babybel cheese for more than two decades has spoken of his plans to hand it down through the generations after his death. Darren Thomas, from Yate, has been collecting the discarded wrappers from his lunchbox cheeses since he was 12 and is now the proud owner of a 1,026g ball of discoloured paraffin wax. Darren, 36, a railway operations delivery manager, said: ?I?ve had the ball since I was a<em></em>bout twelve. I remember just playing with the wax in my hands so I kept one and then added another the next day. It just grew from there. ?I keep it on my windowsill in my kitchen, that?s probably why it?s a little discoloured, but it?s the first thing people see when they walk into my house. They usually ask what it is, and when I tell them, they say it is disgusting.? Like Darren?s wife, who is not a fan. ?She hates it, but I won?t let it go. She thinks it?s stupid and a poor waste of my time; she says it?s unsightly and a load of crap. But I?m quite proud of it. I plan to hand it down to one of my children, probably my youngest one, as he seems to appreciate it for what it?s truly worth,? he said. The ball which is made up of up to 200 cheese waxes has seen better days, and needs tidying up a bit; he had to remove a wasp that was stuck in it and the glorious red has faded to an orangey, pink. Darren added: ?I used to work away a lot and would be away from home around 120 nights a year in hotels. The Holiday Inns I would stay at often had them at the breakfast buffet so I would nab a few each morning and take the wax home.? When: 23 Nov 2024 Credit: Darren Thomas/Cover Images **All usages and enquiries, please co<em></em>ntact info@cover-images.com - +44 (0)20 3397 3000EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS o<em></em>nLY TO BE USED IN Co<em></em>nJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH STATED PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR SUPPLIER.**