On Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 3:36:40 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
On 2/24/2018 12:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 12:04:23 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
On 2/24/2018 12:27 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
It's 01:25 EST. Here's hoping my next post is to congratulate Team USA for winning Olympic Gold.

#TeamUSA
#TeamShuster
#USACurlingGold


My wife and I were on the edge of our seats watching last night.

We wondered about a few things and realized a few things.

The action is so rigorous we now know why Russia curlers had to dope.

How much technology went into the uniforms?

Did the guy on the Canadian team shave his head to cut down on wind
resistance?

Do you think their sponger's budget is over $500?

Will the future Summer Olympics ever have flips and tricks while being
launched from a Seesaw? Bail out tricks from a swing set? Hop Scotch?
Hide and go seek? Mother May I? Your It/Chase? ;~)

Oh Wait, Red Light Green Light. Almost for got that one.

One question:

Have you ever tried Curling?

No But I have played shuffle board.

Table or deck?

I'm more of a Boccie guy myself.




Ok, two:

Do you think you could slide a 42 lb rock ~120' down the ice and have it end
up within inches of where you planned to put it, especially when your plan
is to put it behind 3 rocks that are in the way of your intended target,
while at the same time moving other, specific rocks, with your rock and
often having *them* also end up where you want them to?

With practice, yes. A lot like shuffle board.

Serious question, since I think I've played shuffle board maybe once
and I'll bet there was alcohol involved:

Can the shooter cause a shuffle board disk to spin such that it travels
in a mostly straight line until it slows, at which point it begins to
curl (curve) and can end up behind another disc? I'm speaking about
deck shuffleboard, where a cue is used. I assume that one could spin the
disks on a table although I don't know that they would curl in the same
manner on a curling rock.






Just asking...

(Yes, the doping thing is really stupid, but I seriously doubt that he doped
(if he actually did) to improve his curling skills)

I was just poking fun. Most Olympic sports are either dangerous or test
your endurance......

I know. Me too. Speaking of endurance, Mike Hamilton, of Team USA, curled
for over 40 hours at the Olympics. He curled with his sister in the Mixed
Doubles competition and then curled 9 games with the Men's Team.

Obviously, it wasn't 40 straight hours. It was 40 *curling* hours.

(Permission to groan granted)