Ignorant American question about European sports...

[Narrew]

I thought hurling (besides what Slick's comment) was that big stone on ice with all the brooms, haha, see what kind of things people thought up during the middle ages

[General Woundwort]

Originally posted by Narrew:
I thought hurling (besides what Slick's comment) was that big stone on ice with all the brooms, haha, see what kind of things people thought up during the middle ages

That's curling. One of the more (un)interesting "sports" to be displayed at recent Olympics, along with 'synchronized swimming'.

[Ed Kolis]

Sliothar? Sounds like a good name for an evil reptilian race... Atrocities!!!

[TerranC]

Originally posted by General Woundwort:

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Originally posted by Narrew:
I thought hurling (besides what Slick's comment) was that big stone on ice with all the brooms, haha, see what kind of things people thought up during the middle ages

That's curling. One of the more (un)interesting "sports" to be displayed at recent Olympics, along with 'synchronized swimming'.

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Geo, to answer your question, yes, that is cricket. But it's not really a british sport anymore, but rather, a colonial game, where the biggest contenders are India and Austrailia.

And Woundwort: What's wrong with curling? What is so dull about curling that you label it uninterresting? I fail to see Curling uninterresting, nor do almost all canadians who play the sport. (Although it has to with the fact that Canada won the gold in Women's Curling in Nagano. )

[ May 06, 2003, 00:47: Message edited by: TerranC ]

[General Woundwort]

Originally posted by TerranC:
What's wrong with curling? What is so dull about curling that you label it uninterresting? I fail to see Curling uninterresting, nor do almost all canadians who play the sport. (Although it has to with the fact that Canada won the gold in Women's Curling in Nagano. )

I grant that there is skill involved in smoothing the ice for a big moving block of stone, but it's not something I'm interested in watching on TV. And it's not an anti-Canadian thing either - I have the exact same mindset about bowling and golf. It may be fun for the participants, but what's the point in televising it?

[kalthalior]

General, the point in televising things like gold & bowling is that a lot of people (more than you might suspect) participate in those sports, and take an active interest in "how the pros" perform & approach different situations that arise in their sport.
Personally, for example, I am in a bowling league, so I watch the bowling tour, and get pointers to improve my game --- mostly from observation, sometimes from a "tips" segment. I have a friend who golfs, and he watches the golf tour religiously (when he isn't playing). It may not interest most people, but there is a segment of the population that cares, or it wouldn't be on TV.

EDIT(response to above): No prob GW, just trying to answer your question. Didn't mean to come across as indignant -- however, I DO enjoy bowling.

[ May 06, 2003, 19:05: Message edited by: kalthalior ]

[General Woundwort]

Okay, okay. I was just expressing my opinion. No personal attacks intended.

[Narrew]

hurling? curling? I still say that the middle ages must have sucked to spawn these games I mean, "ohh lets take the heads of our foes and slide them on the ice, and lets have peasants with brooms 'smooth' the ice". Yep, those were the days

note: the above is just a joke, probably funny only to myself, this is by NO means the offical history of these FINE *cough* games

[GMLocutus]

huh

[ May 08, 2003, 00:57: Message edited by: GMLocutus ]