1st Mar, 2010

Attempting to explain curling

in an internet chatroom to someone (B) who had never heard of it (I am J in this convo). I was just about falling out of my chair laughing.

B: What’s curling
J: hair, B, hair
O: lol J
G: B they slide a big paper weight down the ice and 2 ppl with swiffer brooms chase it
B: hahahhaahahahahah J
O: roflmao
G: its huge in canada

J: G, she’ll believe my explanation before yours.
G: i did some reading on it and found out it was invented in scotland in 1541
M: 40 lb stone pushed towards a goal circle and guided by two sweepers.. (ice must be dirty)
B: Y’all are full of it
a: lol

G: im serious B
G: they dont use swiffers but they are called sweepers
M: no B that is basically the game
B: No G it’s like get serious
G: M described it perfectly
M: big shuffleboard on ice
B: Y’all are pulling my leg
O: lol

G: its one of the goofiest things i’ve ever seen
B: LOL
a: thats what S calls it – shuffleboard
M: G described it best right there
G: thats pretty much what it is, a.

B: I’ll have to watch curling
J: G and M, think Bob believes any of us about curling yet?
B: I dont, J
G: nope i will send her a video to watch

Responses

Sorry I don’t know how to make this smaller, but here’s a blog post that will actually explain curling.

http://eatfordinner.blogspot.com/2010/02/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know.html

I thought it was very interesting, in a Canadian way:).
.-= G´s last blog ..What I am reading: February 2010 =-.

Weird Al said it best in one line from Canadian Idiot:
They treat curling just like it’s a real sport.

- from a Canadian who thinks curling is probably fun to play, but a waste of time to watch
.-= ian in hamburg´s last blog ..This story smells like the south end of a bull facing north =-.

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