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There’s Something about Curling

2:31 pm on 11.27.2006 That's Entertainment

I don’t know what it is, but my wife and I share this fascination with curling.

One of the benefits of moving back to Olympia is that Comcast carries CBC television which means we’re sure to stumble upon a game of curling every few weekends.

Another thing that makes our interest in curling so odd is that we don’t even know the rules! Of course you can pick up some of it just by watching, but as I was reminded this weekend, even though we speak the same language, when the Canadian commentator is talking about the game, I only understand about half of it. After telling myself for years that “I really should jump online and find out more about this game,” I finally did.

The linked Wikipedia article is a good start, and I also found a Flash intro to Curling on the official Canadian Curling Association website. As popular as the sport is in Canada (according to their Curling Facts page – 872,000 people play curling in Canada), I have to assume the intro is aimed squarely at Americans. Those Canadians are so darn polite.