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bar

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Feb 18, 2010, 1:07:57 PM2/18/10
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heather

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Feb 18, 2010, 6:14:59 PM2/18/10
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I saw those too, in action even. At first I thought they were pajamas.
Or maybe I was projecting since I usually fall asleep during curling
matches.

h

Steve Freides

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Feb 18, 2010, 8:50:59 PM2/18/10
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heather wrote:
> bar wrote:
>> ... he wants his pants back
>>
>>
>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/winter-olympics/picturegalleries/7264562/Vancouvers-worst-dressed-strange-outfits-at-the-Winter-Olympics.html?image=3
>>
>> (I'm assuming that somehow tyler farrah snuck onto the norwegian
>> curling team)
>
>
> I saw those too, in action even. At first I thought they were pajamas.

What's wrong with playing shuffleboard in your pj's?

-S-


William Asher

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Feb 18, 2010, 11:48:41 PM2/18/10
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heather <cle...@comcast.net> wrote in
news:7u5vvk...@mid.individual.net:

> I saw those too, in action even. At first I thought they were pajamas.
> Or maybe I was projecting since I usually fall asleep during curling
> matches.

Is "curling matches" another rbr euphamism?

--
Bill Asher

Donald Munro

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Feb 19, 2010, 5:01:55 AM2/19/10
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heather wrote:
>> I saw those too, in action even. At first I thought they were pajamas.
>> Or maybe I was projecting since I usually fall asleep during curling
>> matches.

William Asher wrote:
> Is "curling matches" another rbr euphamism?

That's why she prefers sprinters.

Steve Freides

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Feb 19, 2010, 9:28:50 AM2/19/10
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Curling matches - refers to the amount of weight a typical bikie can
move in the exercise known as a curl, namely a match stick.

-S-


Fred Fredburger

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Feb 19, 2010, 11:54:19 AM2/19/10
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Well, I can do that with my right arm, at least.

William Asher

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Feb 19, 2010, 12:48:20 PM2/19/10
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Fred Fredburger wrote:

Yeah, but that one is all buff from using the mouse.

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Bill "yeah yeah, Dilbert" Asher

Michael Press

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Feb 19, 2010, 1:11:11 PM2/19/10
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In article <7u7lh3...@mid.individual.net>,
"Steve Freides" <st...@kbnj.com> wrote:

35 reps [puffs out chest]

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Michael Press

heather

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Feb 19, 2010, 1:37:30 PM2/19/10
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William Asher wrote:
>
> Is "curling matches" another rbr euphamism?
>

I wanted to come up with something suitably euphemistic for you, but
it's just not a challenge when curlers really are screaming things like:
"Hard! Hard! Never stop!"
heather
ps. "easy..easy...right on the button"

heather

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Feb 19, 2010, 1:41:21 PM2/19/10
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Steve Freides wrote:
>
> What's wrong with playing shuffleboard in your pj's?
>
> -S-
>

it cracked me up when an announcer described it as "chess on ice". I
think of it more as "checkers on ice".

Admittedly, I don't know much about curling and "chess on ice" could be
entirely accurate, but it made me giggle.

h

William Asher

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Feb 19, 2010, 2:54:06 PM2/19/10
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heather wrote:

Men With Brooms

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263734/

--
Bill Asher

ilan

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Feb 22, 2010, 6:55:46 PM2/22/10
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So what do you call this: http://www.chessbase.com/news/2007/icechess10.jpg
Curling on a chessboard?

heather

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Feb 22, 2010, 7:30:29 PM2/22/10
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funny!

unless it's speed chess, I just call that cold hell! brrrrr.

heather

bar

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Feb 22, 2010, 8:51:41 PM2/22/10
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and the little ginger on the right could be a young tyler farrah!
http://gritandglimmer.com/seven-reasons-to-love-tyler-farrar/

Henry

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Feb 22, 2010, 8:58:25 PM2/22/10
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On Feb 19, 7:07 am, bar <barbari...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ... he wants his pants back
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/winter-olympics/pictureg...

>
> (I'm assuming that somehow tyler farrah snuck onto the norwegian
> curling team)

from the right angle, it looks like Floyd Landis!

Ryan Cousineau

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Feb 22, 2010, 11:34:11 PM2/22/10
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In article
<15526799-f5af-42f2...@l19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
ilan <ila...@gmail.com> wrote:

From the people who brought you chessboxing, it's chesscurling.

No crazier than shootskiing,

PS: I've decided to name my 4x-shooting-XCS-costume sport "postmodern
pentathlon."

--
Ryan Cousineau rcou...@gmail.com http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

William Asher

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Feb 23, 2010, 2:08:24 AM2/23/10
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Ryan Cousineau <rcou...@gmail.com> wrote in
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> PS: I've decided to name my 4x-shooting-XCS-costume sport "postmodern
> pentathlon."

Now I want to come up with an event that involves those things and
anaesthetics so I can call it the pentatholalon so I can talk about the
podium pentatholalon.

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Bill Asher

Steve Freides

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Feb 23, 2010, 9:55:29 AM2/23/10
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Ugh!

-S-


bar

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Feb 23, 2010, 12:51:55 PM2/23/10
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On Feb 23, 9:55 am, "Steve Freides" <st...@kbnj.com> wrote:
> William Asher wrote:
> > Ryan Cousineau <rcous...@gmail.com> wrote in

> > news:rcousine-DD99DF.20341022022010@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]:
>
> >> PS: I've decided to name my 4x-shooting-XCS-costume sport "postmodern
> >> pentathlon."
>
> > Now I want to come up with an event that involves those things and
> > anaesthetics so I can call it the pentatholalon so I can talk about
> > the podium pentatholalon.
>
> Ugh!
>
> -S-

what would be the ideal performance enhancing drug for that sport?
pentosterone? erythropentatoetin?

nevermind. I'll just ask LANCE

ilan

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Feb 23, 2010, 3:27:27 PM2/23/10
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On Feb 23, 5:34 am, Ryan Cousineau <rcous...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article
> <15526799-f5af-42f2-a3e8-1149ebb63...@l19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,

>
>
>
>
>
>  ilan <ilan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Feb 19, 7:41 pm, heather <cle...@comcast.net> wrote:
> > > Steve Freides wrote:
>
> > > > What's wrong with playing shuffleboard in your pj's?
>
> > > > -S-
>
> > > it cracked me up when an announcer described it as "chess on ice". I
> > > think of it more as "checkers on ice".
>
> > > Admittedly, I don't know much about curling and "chess on ice" could be
> > > entirely accurate, but it made me giggle.
>
> > > h
>
> > So what do you call this:http://www.chessbase.com/news/2007/icechess10.jpg
> > Curling on a chessboard?
>
> From the people who brought you chessboxing, it's chesscurling.
>
> No crazier than shootskiing,

Which reminds me, didn't some famous Kennedy clan guy die Frisbee
Skiing?

Michael Press

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Feb 23, 2010, 6:09:26 PM2/23/10
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I call it standing out in freezing weather to watch a
two hour chess match. "Oh is that the time? I promised
to help my ex-girlfriend move into her new place."

--
Michael Press

Ryan Cousineau

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Feb 23, 2010, 6:34:06 PM2/23/10
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In article
<ad4da580-555e-4681...@o8g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>,
bar <barba...@gmail.com> wrote:

Beta Ritalin.

Donald Munro

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Feb 24, 2010, 4:00:55 AM2/24/10
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Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> Beta Ritalin.

Sounds like a Bollywood star.

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