Archive for February 9th, 2006

Winter Olympics.

Curling.

From the World Curling Federation.:

Curling is an extremely complex sport based around a very simple idea. Slide a stone down a sheet of ice and have it stop as near the centre of a set of rings (called house), the problem being that your opposition will do everything tactically to stop you from achieving this goal. So the game contains elements of great skill, strategy, finesse, exertion and endeavour and we promise you that the perception of a slow-paced game is just that, a perception.

CW disagrees and has come up with several events to replace curling:

  • Space Heater Event: how long can you go without opening the door to let in fresh air without passing out
  • The Bathtub Event: how hot of a bath can you get into when your feet are ice cold from the floor
  • Kerosene Pump Event: who can fill up the kerosene tanks fastest with a hand pump
  • Kerosene Carrying Event: who can get the full ones from the shed outside fastest in a blizzard
  • Firewood Event: chopping fire wood

Uniforms for these events are: PJs and a hanten.