Stan Gula wrote:
William Claspy wrote:

Personally, I've been enjoying the games.

Me too. Once every four years that we (in the U.S.) get to watch
curling...


Screw the other stuff - I'm adicted to curling this year. Does anybody else
live in an area where shuffleboard is played in bars? Not the one played on
cruise ships, but on a raised wooden table with hand pushed pucks? It's
pretty must the same game in miniature.

Stan:

Curling is basically played in bars. Every curling rink in every town in
western Canada has a lounge that overlooks the ice, so you can sit and
drink after the game, during the game, or before the game.

Curling and shuffleboard.....yep pretty much the same game, except one
is played with 40 pound rocks, two people sweeping, 80 feet of ice, and
no rebounds off the sides.....yep, except for that, pretty much the same.

I used curl, but gave up a number of years ago. I figured it was more
efficient just to go straight to the bar. Besides, it used to creep me
out seeing people kneeling on ice with their butts in the air yelling
"Hurry, Hurry Hard!!!"

I still go to the curling rink every once in while, mostly for the
french fries.

Tim Lysyk