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Curling. Sort of.

faeriemoon — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:37:17 GMT

You have probably seen this, but it cracks me up every time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3g01-qiWj8

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Oznell — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:33:19 GMT

I had not seen it before. Very cute! I appreciate it since my Dad is the only person I know who ever participated in the wild and wacky sport of curling!

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pupwhipped — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:02:49 GMT

Curling is the only sport I love to watch where I don't know one thing about the scoring, shot selection, strategy, etc. Don't have a clue how it is played! Yet, I still love to watch. I amaze my own self in this regard. Ha!

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SaRina — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:10:07 GMT

"It's a thingy! A fiendish thingy!"

(George Harrison, "Help!")

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travelin grandma — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:28:21 GMT

My daughter (an adult!) made a joke about shuffleboard with her mop! She then put a photo up of her with her mop and puck and said she's working out for the next olympics. LOL I also saw a clip of a broom and a cat -- use your imagination!!

I love curling, and also don't have a clue about what it is.

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CLEM — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:50:32 GMT

That video is really fun.

If I remember correctly, Canada introduced curling to the Olympics in the 1980s. Nobody gave it a chance. But it seems to be really hot.

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on the bay — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:22:19 GMT

My daughter told me she likes to watch curling.Hers and your responses are funny in that she doesn't understand it either.

I said is that the shuffleboard thing?

Yes.

I always think that is the strangest thing to have in the olympics!

Like hey why don't we have shuffleboard next-we can most of us all join.

And I think I would rather watch paint dry lol!

I must be missing something. They stand around like they are concentrating on something but I have no idea what it is!

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RainCityWoman — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 17:15:43 GMT

Even more strange than the sport of curling itself, is the fact that a Russian competitor felt the need to apparently take performance enhancing drugs in the sport. Seriously????? Is there nothing they won't cheat at? Even a sport that the doping wouldn't aid?

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RainCityWoman — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 17:17:45 GMT

@CLEMwrote:
That video is really fun.

If I remember correctly, Canada introduced curling to the Olympics in the 1980s. Nobody gave it a chance. But it seems to be really hot.

I didn't realize that Canada introduced it. It's a sport that originated in Scotland. The Scots have some interesting sports inventions: curling, caber throwing, and golf. Wonder why Scotland didn't introduce it. Perhaps they thought no one would take it seriously.

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Elri — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 17:52:33 GMT

Though it originated in Scotland, I see no Scots fighting for the medal. Hoot, man.

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RainCityWoman — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 19:34:53 GMT

@Elri wrote:

Though it originated in Scotland, I see no Scots fighting for the medal. Hoot, man.

Maybe the Scots also think it's kind of silly.

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Cakers3 — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 01:44:06 GMT

@faeriemoonwrote:
You have probably seen this, but it cracks me up every time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3g01-qiWj8

@faeriemoonHa! Too funny.

There is something about watching curling that can be interesting yet a natural cure for insomnia. LOL

It must be difficult to learn if it's worthy of the Olympics.

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Oznell — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 02:09:12 GMT

There's a weird synergy between the Scots and Canucks. (I can say that since I have dual Canadian/American citizenship, ha.) There's such a strong strain of Scottish in the Canadian psyche. Ontario and the Maritimes had heavy migration, and at one time the Canadian banking industry was much dominated by those of Scottish descent.

One reason Canadians say 'hoose' for house and 'aboot' or 'abote' for about, is the early Scottish influence among settlers....

So I'm not surprised that the baffling and amusingly eccentric sport of curling "took" in Canada. My Dad had English and Welsh background, not Scottish, but as a Canadian, when he was asked to fill out a curling league, he agreed automatically, despite the teasing we gave him....

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Slugger6990 — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 02:20:21 GMT

@faeriemoon I cracked up, too. Thanks for sharing!