Curling...God, it's so fun to watch...*Spoilers from yesterday*

[YellowRubberDuckie]

Anyone else enjoying watching this totally weird, wonderfully confusing sport? And yesterday Canada Women beat the italian women 11 to freaking 3!! Not that it's surprising really. The only time Italians see ice is when they buy it at the store. And the women from USA lost by one measly point to the Swiss women. It was a great game, back and forth. And Am I the only one who loves to watch but has no idea what the hell is going on most of the time? :rofl:
Duckie

[billyskank]

1. Buying ice at the store

I still can't believe people do that, and I've seen it!!

I have a freezer (check)... I have water (check)... :think:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

2. Have you ever had a party where you needed lots of ice?

And more specifically, have you ever had Italian Ice? Yummy stuff, and the kind of ice I was referring to.
Duckie

[billyskank]

4. I must admit

I have never needed large quantities of ice cubes.

[tjwmason]

5. Guilty here I'm afraid.

I'm just too damn lazy to remember to refill the ice-tray.

Will I ever be forgiven?

[billyskank]

8. Yes of course!

If you want to pay someone to freeze water for you, then more power to you! :rofl:

:pals:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

11. Happens all the time in Brazil

Big sunday barbecue, lots of beer in big polystyrene boxes, ice being ordered to fill them.

[henslee]

3. I like when your round thing finally knocks out the other guys round thing

thing and one of the guy with the fuzzy brooms brushes the new trajectory of the other guys knocked out piece. Absolutely thrilling.

[tjwmason]

6. I find that putting some wet paint onto a wall.

Then sitting back to watch it dry has much the same effect. :P

[YellowRubberDuckie]

7. It's exciting.

It's not like watching paint dry at all! Why do people keep telling me this!?
Duckie

[billyskank]

9. Many people say that about cricket

But remember how much fun we had with that last year?

[Lars39]

10. Italy gets snow.

:hi:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

18. It was a joke.

And I stole it from my husband, if that tells you anything. :evilgrin:
Duckie

[pokerfan]

12. I like it

Watched the US men defend their lead against the UK yesterday by simply knocking out as many stones as possible. Soon it was handshake time as there simply weren't enough stones left for the UK. It made me think of Forrest Gump, "Sometimes, there just aren't enough rocks." :)

I think I got the basics down, the guard, draw and take out throws. I can see which way the rock is gonna curl.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling
http://www.curlingbasics.com/

Has anyone seen the loafs of bread that are supposed to look like a Curling rock? The host has been giving one to all his guests. Is it just me or does the handle on those loafs look like errr.. a "male member."

[ncrainbowgrrl]

13. Awesome links- thanks!

I'm also starting to get addicted to watching this sport... it's pretty fun. Reminds me of when I played shuffleboard at my grandparents' place down in Florida every Christmas!

on edit: (Not to brag, but I was pretty good at the shuffleboard action back in the day... however- I bet I'd absolutely be awful if I tried to play now, though!)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

19. It's a Banana! OF course it looks like a male member!!

:silly:

[RubyDuby in GA]

14. Hell yeah!!!!!!!!

I watched the men's match yesterday from beginning to end and figured out a lot of what was going on.

www.curlingbasics.com

Good stuff.......the US Men's lost today to Canada but they get a rematch on Wednesday at 7pm. I'll be on the couch for this one......

It's like a combination of pool, croquet and bocce ball on ice. On a serious note, someone must have been bored to death to come up with this game.

And I see the women's team couldn't hang.....I see there is lots of room for improvement. 2010 Olympics here I come! Well, maybe not...it might be useful to live somewhere where there is actually ice...

[BEZERKO]

15. What I love is

when they replay it in slow motion... THE WHOLE GAME IS IN SLOW MOTION. "WHOA! WHOA!... HARD, HARD, <b>HARD!!!!!!!</b>

[RubyDuby in GA]

16. No - what I love was the people in the audience

With their faces painted and the cowbells.....
I think I'm going to go to the next Winter Olympics just to hang with these people.

Curling groupies. Yeah. Sweet...

[Canadian Socialist]

17. Next Winter Olympics are in Vancouver

Have fun!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

20. The women's team is pretty good though...

Cassie and Jamie, the sisters, are rather good skips. The other girls are good too, but they mostly do the brooming. What struck me was how young they were...
And on how the game got invented: We've decided someone in a very cold climate got very drunk and started sliding rocks down the oh so frozen lake.
Duckie

[RubyDuby in GA]

21. That's what my husband and I think too about the origins of the game

I'll be honest. I didn't see any of the women's matches, but I hear they did not perform up to their standard. But as you say, they are young.....

Perhaps I'll focus my skills on a 2012 berth for the US Badminton team.

[pokerfan]

22. Have you seen Olympic Badminton?

Doesn't resemble the backyard game at all.

[RubyDuby in GA]

23. Yes, I saw it in person at the 96 Olympics

That shit is serious. You could take out someone's eye with those birdies.

[pokerfan]

32. All I'm saying, is I'm closer to curling than badminton

[DrDan]

37. they sure do look young, but Cassie just

graduated from college - so she has to be at least early 20's

[ghostsofgiants]

24. Curling? Seriously?

I've curled. It's a pretty fun sport to play...but watching it?

[YellowRubberDuckie]

26. I love every minute of it.

It's so fun!! Mostly because I love the guy who is announcing. I have a thing for Northerners/Canadians, and he has the best accent.
Duckie

[ghostsofgiants]

27. Haha, I see.

Well, as long as someone's enjoying it!

[Darth_Kitten]

28. heh heh....you're a dear.....

:D

[YellowRubberDuckie]

29. What's that supposed to mean?

:shrug:

[Darth_Kitten]

30. LOL You find the announcer cute......

:D

[YellowRubberDuckie]

31. Just his voice...

He's an old man!
Duckie

[Darth_Kitten]

34. Well then voices can be sexy.

;) I haven't been watching too much curling as of yet so don't know who is doing the commentating.

[Darth_Kitten]

25. Actually, the Italians are slowing but surely taking to curling!!

It's still in it's early stages in Italy, but good for them....

:D

[AtomicKitten]

33. it's more fun than watching paint dry - but barely

[KitchenWitch]

35. I love curling

I have been transfixed by the olympic coverage of the sport!

[Radio_Guy]

36. I'm sorry, no offense

But to me, curling is about as exciting as NASCAR. :boring: