lawrocket 3 #1 April 17, 2005 Over the past few years, my interest in the sport has been rising to near fascination. It's weird being a SoCal native and nobody seems to really grasp why I like it so much. I think it's because it defines what I thin makes great sport: a mixture of skill, finesse, strength with teamwork and a chess-master's mind for strategy and a healthy dose of math and physics. Maybe that's why so many Americans don't like it. It's too bad I've got no local friends who know anything about it. It looks like a really fun game that I'd probably suck at. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #2 April 17, 2005 Go rent " Men with Brooms" Curling is on CBC all the time here.. Channel 99 on Cable HURRRRRRRYYYYYY HURRRRRRRRFY HAAAAAAARRRRDDDDD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #3 April 17, 2005 QuoteIt's too bad I've got no local friends who know anything about it. It looks like a really fun game that I'd probably suck at. It's a lot more difficult than it looks - you've got to have pretty good strength and balance and the one time I tried it, I flailed around quite a bit (there's a local curling club here that has open house nights where they'll teach you the basics). The best part about curling? Curling clubs all have bars in their observation areas. I think you have to give respect to that! Oh, and I agree. Men With Brooms is hilarious."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #4 April 17, 2005 QuoteCurling clubs all have bars That's also struck me as a probability - that like pool, bowling and golf, drinking would be one of the requirements of the sport. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #5 April 17, 2005 Michelle Hoyle ("Shell666") has posted the best comments about Curling that I've yet seen... mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #6 April 18, 2005 hehe - come visit the home of curling - Britain. That's right... the only Gold medal we took during the last winter olympics - curling. Go figure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #7 April 18, 2005 QuoteCurling - great sport - joke right? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #8 April 18, 2005 I just wish I knew what curling was..... Out of the loop again. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #9 April 18, 2005 Imagine crown green bowling (NOT 10 pin) but with circular things that look like irons (ie the hot thing you use to flatten out shits) instead of weighted balls... oh yeah, and it's on ice... and you can slow or speed up the iron thingy by scrubbing the ice with a sweeping brush. Yup... someone somewhere got very very bored one winter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 April 18, 2005 what he said ... here's a picy.... (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 80 #11 February 24, 2006 Quote... my interest in the sport has been rising to near fascination. It's weird being a SoCal native and nobody seems to To paraphrase a local TV advertisement : "In South Africa snow she is not very beeeg", but in spite of our lack of snowy and icey sports I too am really enjoying the curling at the Games. It is a game of immense skill, it takes a lot of concentration and team work, it involves a lot of strategy (and shouting) and it is never dull. I do suspect though that the Canadian female skip may have contributed to my new-found interest in the sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #12 February 24, 2006 the women on the US team are hot! they should do curling nekked. i'd be amused Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gofast_ER 0 #13 February 24, 2006 so what next? bingo? Just how old are you people that you find curling to be such a great sport? and you guys feel free to come to my room and play. Just have dust pans down on the floor when your "sweeping" the ice.....no....linoluem. I may not agree with what you have to say but i'll defend to the death your right to say it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #14 February 24, 2006 QuoteI do suspect though that the Canadian female skip may have contributed to my new-found interest in the sport. She was surprisingly attractive no? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kid_Icarus 0 #15 February 24, 2006 so should chess be in the summer olympics??? ________________________________________ "What What..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #16 February 24, 2006 I sat down and watched 2 hours of the womens gold medal match yesterday. I don't know why but I just could'nt peel myself away from it. It almost made me want to see if there are any curling clubs around here. Almost.. but not quite enough to look yet.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #17 February 24, 2006 My friend said that curling was invented by parents who tried to turn sweeping into a "fun game" so that kids would do chores.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #18 February 24, 2006 I'm good at 12-ounce curling. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #19 February 24, 2006 Quotemy interest in the sport has been rising to near fascination I'v been getting interested in Skeleton the last couple weeks. I'v even considered trying out just for the fun of it even though i'm not much of a sprinter.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #20 February 24, 2006 i love curling playing and watching.... its a game of planning, skill, strategy, and finesse.. but calling it a "sport" is laughable.. and no, golf is not a sport either...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #21 February 25, 2006 Did you hear....? U.S. men got the Bronze! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #22 February 25, 2006 Canada GOLD ! Congrats, even if they killed the game with the 6points end.(could easily have been 7...)scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #23 February 25, 2006 I was wondering what the trophy for the Caber Toss looks like and if the picture is NSFW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gulaz 1 #24 February 25, 2006 QuoteCongrats, even if they killed the game with the 6points end. That was amazing... not too many of those happen in anything professional. I agree about calling curling a sport to be laughable... along with ice dancing or whatever, and golf, etc etc... but it is a team activity that takes a lot of skill. If you think it looks easy, give it a try sometime. Guaranteed you will be hurting the next day (that ice is pretty hard when you eat shit and fall down) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #25 February 25, 2006 QuoteDid you hear....? U.S. men got the Bronze! There was a moment of spectacular entertainment during the bronze medal match with Great Britain too!!! See attached. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
