>Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 17:10:48 -0800 (PST)
>From: Thomas Seay <entheogens at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: An ugly Canadian -And Curling?????
>Well, if Curling can be an Olympic sport then anything
>can be. I mean, if they are going to allow Curling,
>this shuffleboard on ice, to be an Olympic Sport
>then they should allow synchronized snowball
>pummelling or ice melting to be competitions as well.
>What a dorky game!
>
>The good news, I guess, is that Canada is kicking
>major ass in the Curling competition...they destroyed
>the US team yesterday.
>Thomas
I am a recent curling addict, it is more like NFL football with the breaks between actions while hte teams conside ther next move. (Most people suggest chess, but that's a stretch the options in curling are usually 2 or 3 different possible moves, however unlike chess you have to be athletic enough to carry out your plan). So the action in curling can be, dare I say - downright thrilling. Besides, what's not to like about womens curling. A sport in which a bunch of women can be heard screaming, "Hurry!! Hurry harder!! Harder!! HARDER!! Usually followed by a meek, There. Thats great. Thanks!" :-) To tie into another thread bad girls = women curlers.
But if you want to worry about non-sports in the Olympics I should report that the Canadians did win gold in Bridge, a demonstration "sport" this year.
--Will Thurber