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A phrase I never expected to hear - ka jowct - 02-18-2006
I swear I just heard this:
"a crucial curling showdown".
I have to addmire the announcer for not cracking up on the air.
Re: A phrase I never expected to hear - blooz - 02-18-2006
Every time I hear the word "curling" I think of hair.
PS - blooz - 02-18-2006
I have had girlfriends who regarded their "curling" as "cruciaL" (this was back in the sixties) but that's as far as it went.
Re: A phrase I never expected to hear - rgG - 02-18-2006
I was wondering the other night, who was the first person to think up curling and why. Did it just suddenly seem like a good idea to throw some big old heavy round tub down on a patch of ice and then frantically start sweeping in front of it? Who would think up such a thing? And why did they do it the second time? I just don't get it.
Re: A phrase I never expected to hear - Carm - 02-18-2006
Here you go rgG take your pick on the history.
http://www.google.com/search?q=curling%20sport%20history&sourceid=mozilla2&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Carm
Re: A phrase I never expected to hear - Jimmypoo - 02-18-2006
What????
You think there are bowling alleys at the North Pole?!?
GET REAL!
Re: A phrase I never expected to hear - blooz - 02-18-2006
Good point, rgG. There's a lot of stuff like that in this world.
Re: A phrase I never expected to hear - rgG - 02-18-2006
Here is my favorite quote from the history of curling:
"Curling is a highly tactical sport." Right.....
Re: A phrase I never expected to hear - ka jowct - 02-18-2006
Who would think up such a thing? And why did they do it the second time? I just don't get it.
Winters are long and dark in northern Europe. Curling fits right in with some of the other traditional coping strategies (despair and drinking).
Re: A phrase I never expected to hear - Jimmypoo - 02-18-2006
It's snow shuffle board.