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weirdmom Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 5:01 PM |
I know you tried it and I was shocked to find out that there is a curling club here in Austin. I'm gonna try and go ASAP.
Lone Star Curling Club |
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Moray Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 5:03 PM |
weirdmominaustin wrote: I know you tried it and I was shocked to find out that there is a curling club here in Austin. I'm gonna try and go ASAP.
Lone Star Curling Club
Curling is awesome! |
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megg_inc Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 5:04 PM |
weirdmominaustin wrote: I know you tried it and I was shocked to find out that there is a curling club here in Austin. I'm gonna try and go ASAP.
Lone Star Curling Club
As you can see, I'm bored now =P
I'd love to try it! It looks awesome. |
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weirdmom Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 5:04 PM |
| I mock it but it intrigues me. A sport that involves a broom must be mocked a little bit, don't you think? But I know Nikki really enjoyed it the time she tried it. |
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Moray Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 5:31 PM |
weirdmominaustin wrote: I mock it but it intrigues me. A sport that involves a broom must be mocked a little bit, don't you think? But I know Nikki really enjoyed it the time she tried it.
I used to live with a Canadian, who took me along to our local curling club for a shot. It's great fun. I swear the broom did nothing. Certianly not in my hands.
To be honest, I liked it as it was another in a long line of "acceptable drinking sports", e.g. snooker, darts, curling, ten pin bowling etc. Where you can have a beer while you play. And with curling - you can chill your beer during shots!!! |
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Moray Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 5:36 PM |
Boring curling trivia alert - the best stones are believed to be made of granite from Ailsa Craig, a big rock of an island off the Ayrshire Coast of Scotland. Although I don't think they produce anymore, as it's one big bird poo covered wildlife reserve full of gannets and guillemots.
Feel free to tell people that. I dare you. |
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weirdmom Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 5:49 PM |
MoraySwan wrote: Boring curling trivia alert - the best stones are believed to be made of granite from Ailsa Craig, a big rock of an island off the Ayrshire Coast of Scotland. Although I don't think they produce anymore, as it's one big bird poo covered wildlife reserve full of gannets and guillemots.
Feel free to tell people that. I dare you.
I'll bring it up when I go to their practice. I already emailed the lady about it.
It is a good "you can drink while you do it" sport. But the fact that it's in the Olympics and involves a broom really just makes me giggle.
I want that broom in my grubby little hands so bad. |
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megg_inc Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 5:52 PM |
weirdmominaustin wrote:
I want that broom in my grubby little hands so bad.
How Mommy went dirrrty. hahaha |
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Moray Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 5:52 PM |
| They should find a way of incorporating a shovel pan into another olympic sport. Like flippers for the swimmers. Just to complete that broom & pan set. Like ying & yang. |
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Turtleneck Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 5:56 PM |
MoraySwan wrote: Boring curling trivia alert - the best stones are believed to be made of granite from Ailsa Craig, a big rock of an island off the Ayrshire Coast of Scotland. Although I don't think they produce anymore, as it's one big bird poo covered wildlife reserve full of gannets and guillemots.
Feel free to tell people that. I dare you.
You come up with this kinda stuff, but you won't date a librarian? |
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weirdmom Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 6:00 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: You come up with this kinda stuff, but you won't date a librarian?
LOL
But this is what he pictures (from Ghostbusters):
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Turtleneck Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 6:06 PM |
| I'm sure they're both very nice girls with Master's degrees. Probably good at curling, too. |
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ricv64 Posted Mon 28 Jan, 2008 9:59 PM |
| Flag , check but wait ! ! ! No boots , cowboy hat or big silver Belt buckle . You sure thats in Texas ? |
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Nikki Posted Tue 29 Jan, 2008 1:15 AM |
| YES! Curling rocks!!! You're going to have so much fun Anne! :O) Make sure you get a big group together. I think you have to have at least 4 people per team. One to "deliver the stone", two people to sweep with the broomy things, and one person at the end...*ahem* the "skip"...to yell at the broomy people, lol! That's my favorite position. I loved yelling "BROOM HARDER!!!!!!!!!!" or "DON'T BROOM YOU IDIOTS! IT'S COMIN' IN FAST!!" hahaha. |
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