Curling
Curling? Seriously? What the fuck is up with this shit? Since when did shuffleboard on ice qualify as an Olympic sport? Why isn’t regular shuffleboard in the summer games? Better yet, why isn’t bowling in the Olympics? Or bocce ball? Or fucking quarters, for that matter?
You know what needs to happen to make this curling shit somewhat legit? These fuckers need to have a beer and a smoke at all times during competition, and they should be doing a shot after each frame, or whatever the fuck they’re called. I’d watch that shit. And why the hell are there separate teams for men and women? Can they not possibly compete together? Is the musculature of the male specimen better suited for the rigorous athletic task of sliding a rock from one end of a hockey rink to the other? I would think that the women would be better sweepers. Come to think of it, they should be topless. I’d watch that, too. That’s what needs to happen – the men need to be drinking and smoking while they’re running down the ice, in loafers, mind you, trying to beat the rock to the other end and do a shot without busting their asses, while the women are sweeping up all the beer and cigarette ashes that they spill on the ice, topless, and if the men look at any of the other team’s tits, they get whacked on the head with the broom. There. That’s a sport I’d watch. I’d even cheer. I might even try to get on a local team. But until those critical changes are made, get that shit out of my fucking Olympic viewing experience.
Curling. What a fuckin’ joke.
February 23, 2010 at 7:52 am
I have shocked myself and begun to get embroiled in curling through watching the winter olympics in Vancover. To begin with it looked like a briefer version of bowling but now I figure it has all the scheming of chess. At the moment I am getting as much as I can on the matches from the Net. Then next stop will be ascertaining somewhere to have a go like the nearby ice rink.
February 23, 2010 at 6:27 pm
It’s funny ’cause it’s true!
While we’re ripping on NBC, why in the hell did they waste 15 minutes of primetime last night interviewing Michael Phelps? 2600+ athletes in Vancouver & they get this tool?? WTF??
I want to thank who ever invented the DVR so I can skip thru all the B.S. & 40 minutes of commercials every hour just to watch a few shredders.
February 23, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Beautiful! I think you were channeling Tarintino. And Steeplechase, why doesn’t the horse get the damn medal? Is it hard to hold on? Fucking Ping Pong! How ’bout fucking Beer Pong?
February 25, 2010 at 7:57 pm
agreed, they finally have ac/dc playin while the half pipe is rockin. and yet the thrill of a rock sliding on ice is still an event. the only thing interesting about curling is how and where they actually get the rock from. i gotta say the pants that one team had on, were ridiculously AWESOME.
May 1, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Many promising writers make the error of assuming that scatological
words and phrases add interest and shock value to their writings.
In truth they are an indication of a shallow vocabulary, and an inability
to convey their thoughts by use of the beauty of fine English language.
Thankfully some mature and begin writing prose that sounds like music
when read.
May 17, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Thanks, Marty, but maybe you should read more than one of my pieces before passing judgment on me as an author. You’re a smart guy. So am I. You have your style, I have mine. Your audience appreciates your writing, and my audience appreciates mine. Some people like spicy food. Some don’t. Words are like spices, Marty, and I like to use all of them. Even the hot ones.
May 20, 2010 at 3:13 pm
I accept that styles differ, and do not pass judgement–that is too egotistical even for me. I think you have writing talent, so I look at
your work through the lens of time—how will it stand up over
generational change? When youthful rebellion morphs to mellow
contemplation will your work still stir readers?
As the old song goes, don’t change a hair for me. I am no longer of
your era.