Curling...looks interesting, but I don't get it.

[Omag 2.0]

 Somehow this thread has lost its way......

For that sharp analysis of the current state of this thread, we will Mud Pit Belly Flop you 20 times!  ;D  ;D

That's simv for you denishc, we never stay on topic... It's just like Fozzer finding pubic hair between his false teeth when putting them in at morning... it gets there, but we rarely know how!  ;D  ;D  ;D

[Souichiro]

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For that sharp analysis of the current state of this thread, we will Mud Pit Belly Flop you 20 times!

[Fozzer]

That's simv for you denishc, we never stay on topic... It's just like Fozzer finding pubic hair between his false teeth when putting them in at morning... it gets there, but we rarely know how!  ;D  ;D  ;D

..If you like I'll guide you through the sequence, stage by stage...

...it's the novel way I do it......!

LOL...... ... ...!

Paul... ... ...!

[denishc]

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For that sharp analysis of the current state of this thread, we will Mud Pit Belly Flop you 20 times!

[beaky]

Yee-Hawww! Ever'body relax, now; this her's jus' a good ol' thread-hijackin'...


Talking of daft exotic sports. Have you seen the Redneck Olympics? http://www.hotget.com/videocode/Jeff_Fo ... -3339.html

Bless you Hagar for that touching tribute to the unsung sportsmen of America's sunbelt... that was damn funny. And 100% true... it explains why any redneck of good character makes excellent company in any situation: they are individuals "of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy"...

Anybody who just looked at the pic should really go back and check the video: it's hilarious, and any "dang furriners" who don't understand rednecks will learn all they need to know...

[Hagar]

Bless you Hagar for that touching tribute to the unsung sportsmen of America's sunbelt... that was damn funny. And 100% true... it explains why any redneck of good character makes excellent company in any situation: they are individuals "of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy"...

Anybody who just looked at the pic should really go back and check the video: it's hilarious, and any "dang furriners" who don't understand rednecks will learn all they need to know...

I was in the area during the runup to the Atlanta Olympics (1996). The flame actually came through Washington DC while I was there. Jeff Foxworthy's 'Games Rednecks Play' was very popular on the radio at the time. I managed to get the CD in Virgin Records in Manhattan.

PS. That was during my last visit to the US. I've been searching for this vid for a long time. http://www.hotget.com/videocode/Jeff_Foxworthy-Redneck_Games--3339.html

[Hagar]

Still, I would like to know what all the sweeping's about.

All you wanted to know about curling. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/4464752.stm

After the delivery, the two sweepers stay ahead of the stone and brush frantically to make the ice surface slicker. By stopping the sweeping at a certain time, the stone can be slowed to finish up at a precise point.

The sweepers can only sweep in the area between two lines called tee lines.

[Craig.]

I am sorry but curling is not a sport. Sport is where you get sweaty and hopefully bruised and bloody. Curling is a hobby at best and how it got to be an olympic sport is beyond me :-/

[Scorpiоn]

Talking of daft exotic sports. Have you seen the Redneck Olympics? http://www.hotget.com/videocode/Jeff_Foxworthy-Redneck_Games--3339.html

...seed spitting...

Well... some of us might've actually done this...

I am sorry but curling is not a sport. Sport is where you get sweaty and hopefully bruised and bloody. Curling is a hobby at best and how it got to be an olympic sport is beyond me :-/

I think most of the things in the Olypics aren't sports.  Dancing on ice skates is not a sport - it's dancing on ice skates.

Lawn bowls is an outdoor game in which a ball (known as a bowl) is rolled toward a smaller stationary ball, called a jack. The object is to roll your balls so that they come to rest nearer to the stationary ball than those of an opponent; this is sometimes achieved by knocking aside an opponent's ball or the stationary ball.

I must say, the U.K. sounds like an interesting place!  The most important thing though - are women involved in these events?  Otherwise I must make a note of staying away from these events...

[Fozzer]

Lawn bowls is an outdoor game in which a ball (known as a bowl) is rolled toward a smaller stationary ball, called a jack. The object is to roll your balls so that they come to rest nearer to the stationary ball than those of an opponent; this is sometimes achieved by knocking aside an opponent's ball or the stationary ball.

I must say, the U.K. sounds like an interesting place!  The most important thing though - are women involved in these events?  Otherwise I must make a note of staying away from these events...

I don't think so, Scorp...

It's only men who play with the contents of their trousers*......!
The ladies are otherwise endowed......!

LOL... ..!

Paul...

*  ....Pocket Billiards... ...!

[Hagar]

I don't think so, Scorp...

Of course the ladies play bowls. This is the Wigan Ladies team circa 1920s. You wouldn't want to tangle with this lot.

[denishc]

The object is to roll your balls......

 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     ouch.....

[denishc]

I am sorry but curling is not a sport. Sport is where you get sweaty and hopefully bruised and bloody. Curling is a hobby at best and how it got to be an olympic sport is beyond me :-/

 Maybe the name should be changed to Olympic Sweeping.  Nobody can sweep that fast and not get sweaty!  I bet the floors at those guys homes are REALLY clean.

[Craig.]

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[denishc]

After the delivery, the two sweepers stay ahead of the stone and brush frantically to make the ice surface slicker. By stopping the sweeping at a certain time, the stone can be slowed to finish up at a precise point.

The sweepers can only sweep in the area between two lines called tee lines.

 Thanks Hagar, you've come through again!  I thought the sweeping had something to do with speed control but wasn't sure how.  I suppose the path of "the stone" can be altered slightly with the correct "sweeping".